Laptop Attachment

I am now permanently attached to my laptop computer. I can't even watch TV without typing (not that I'm missing anything). I'm supposed to be working on my bowling league team average sheets, my story for this week's newspaper and a cartoon idea for this week's paper. But instead I am going to bed. I'll have to think of some ideas while I sleep.

Cat Scratch Fever

At six a.m. as I lay in bed waiting to hear the morning news on the radio, the cat decided to use my face as a springboard to leap across the bed, digging into my face and lip with her back claws. After rushing to the bathroom to rinse my bleeding face with hot water, soap, neosporin and Listerine, I thought to myself, I love my cat.

Roller Coaster

Wow. Things have been moving fast. February and March were a blur and now it's the end of April. I need to type here every night just as a lesson in discipline. It's gonna be tough, but I'm going to see how many nights in a row I can do it without missing one. Starting now. Go!

And The Oscar Goes To...Hell

What happened to the Academy Award shows I used to love? I guess it would have helped to see some of the movies that were nominated. I think the only one I saw was "Eastern Promises" so I'm going to root for Viggo to win. I just saw his performance in Chainsaw 3 on cable. That was a trip. Anyway, a few good jokes by John Stewart does not an award show make. Where is Billy Crystal? Letterman? Even Ellen might have livened up things (Best Actress for crying over a dog). This year in my book Katherine Hiegl wins for Best Dressed for evoking the spirit of Marilyn Monroe. Best Supporting Actress Tilda Swinton (Queen of Narnia) looked more like Gollum from "Lord of the Rings" although her acceptence speech was sincere. More to come tomorrow after the show (if I make it to midnight...)

DramaRama

The guys in the office were incredibly ruthless today. I was already on edge from being in the Middle School principals office every morning this week, and now I have to deal with the "children" who work in my office. These so-called friends/co-workers readjusted my chair settings so I had no back support, they sang songs about me, and they pretty much just made my day miserable so it was impossible to do my job. And these are adult co-workers. No wonder my 13 yr old is having so much trouble in Middle School. I tried explaining to him that there will always be irritating people in your life; they don't disappear when you get older. There will always be people who will try to break your spirit. Even if sometimes they do it out of love. This is life. And there's nothing we can do about it but live it.

Biggest Loser

The Herald health club has organized The Biggest Loser competition at the company gym. I have entered even though I don't anticipate winning the contest. I'm paying my $5.00 a week to keep myself aware of exactly what I'm eating. So far so good, I've lost five pounds. My eating habits only needed minor fine tuning so eating healthier isn't difficult for me (easy for me to say as I sit here drinking a Cosmopolitan and chomping on Pepperidge Farm Goldfish). I'll let you know how I do this week when I am weighed in on Thursday. Last week I was in third place. Not bad.

Continental Breakfast

Ahh. The Continental. Who knew this imitation dining room of the Titanic could be so exciting. Our Christmas Eve dinner was marred by a fist-fight at the next table. The holidays always bring out the best in people. I wasn't as shocked by the violence in the dining room as I was when I got the bill for dinner. Happy Holidays! God Bless Us Every One!