Things you should not have to look at #25

You see all kinds of things in the Wal-Mart check out line. I don't know what's worse, the tight jeans, the cropped shirt, or the fact that she seemed oblivious to how gross this actually looked.

Christmas on a Sunday...

is great! I get to celebrate the birth of my Savior, Jesus Christ in the place that is set aside for worship and do it with my church family. So without a bunch of sentimental shtuss, I just want to say that we had a good day and got to spend it with the whole mishpocha. Oh, yeah...I got a book called Yiddish with Dick and Jane. My meshugge sister got it for me. Couldja tell? heh heh.

Dollywood pictures

I put some pictures on my other blog so take a look-see and imagine yourself there.

Nuncrackers cast

here's a shot of the whole cast after the last performance.
check out the groovin' tights.

check it out

OK OK so I lied about posting pictures on here but I have to show off the doll I made. I saw the pattern on an HGTV show and decided to give it a try. I'm a proud mama even though she's a little lop-sided. One leg is too long and one arm is sewn on funky but for my first attempt I think I did quite well. I still have to make her a face but other than that, she's done. I think I'll call her Delia. Take a look:


She's ready for her first piano lesson


Let's go for a sleigh ride!

Self Expression is good

Well, since this was my first attempt at self protrait tuesday I will say that the picture is not all that good, but I think I was concentrating too hard on getting my reflection in the ornament and failed to notice my expression. Thus the hateful look. But hey, since this is about discovering other sides of yourself, I see it as my more pensive, thoughtful side revealing itself within a confined space. Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket.

What's up with Lost? It's like we get one new episode and then 2 weeks worth of reruns and well, that's just sucking big time! The whole season started off kinda weird and slow and now when it's finally getting good, they go and show reruns. *harumph* What will Sayid do now without Shannon? And who's gonna get Jack, Kate or Ana Lucia? Will Walt come back or have "the others" captured him for good? I just want to know!!!!

Looky...

what I scored today at the thrift store!



It is so awesome and yet I have no use for it. When I saw it hanging there I knew I had to have it but I didn't really examine it close but when I got it home and took the price sticker off I found this on the inside:
So I got me an original piece of Austria which I think is totally awesome.
Ignore the sticker on the mirror, I tried to get a good shot without it but to no avail. Here's a close up with detail:

The apron is so beautiful with the little dutch people on it and I love the color. It's a good size too so it's useful if I actually wanted to use it, but I think I'll just look at it.

I also picked up these adorable little pin cushions:

I think I got these because the pattern of the material of 2 hearts was like a dress I used to have when I was little and it just brought me back to when my nana was alive. Here's what it looks like:


The lace is different on each set and I think I'm gonna cut them apart and use them as tree ornaments because they all have a little ribbon tab on them. That would be so cute. Or I might give one or two sets as gifts, I haven't decided.

In other news, I'm better now. My throat's not swollen anymore, and I feel good. I think I had strep throat because the day after I went to the doctor there were white spots all ovet the back of my throat and I had a fever, so I guess it's good I went when I did. I'm just glad there's no more coughing.

I'm still unemployed. It just totally sucks to be jobless at Christmas.

Again?

yep, I'm sick again. This time it's a sore and swollen throat along with a fever and nausea. I did go to the doctor and she said it was an infection and gave me some antibiotics, so by Thursday I should be better. I hope. We have a second weekend of shows ya know.

Although I felt like crap tonight I did go to the theater board meeting seeing as how it's the last one of the year. It seems that we won't be doing Steel Magnolias because they won't release the rights to it. I don't know why. We have a group from Russia coming next Tuesday called Moscow Nights and I really wanted to see them and now I get to because they're not serving dinner which means I get to do my favorite thing, concessions. Hey, at least I get to see the show for free so I'm not complaining.

Saturday show

Well, we made it through opening night without much fuss. The music was a little slow but overall we did good. It wasn't the worst run through we ever had. That would be dress rehearsal. hehe. I think tonight's show was the best so far because the audience was really responsive and laughed at practically everything. There was lots of ad libs but that just made it better. Alison is so funny, I swear she could cuss out the pope and people would be rolling in the floor in fits of laughter.

Tomorrow is a matinee and then we have 3 days to rest which I'm so glad of. Everyone seems to be burned out with this show and this is only the first week. They come walking through the door saying "I don't wanna do this play no more" and I'm right there with 'em. I don't know why but it's kinda like this play wasn't meant to be done but we're doing it anyway to spite the theater board.

I really want to take a break from the theater for a while, but next year they're doing Smoke on the Mountain and Steele Magnolias and I've wanted to be in both of those plays ever since they did them the first time years ago. What to do, what to do? I guess I'll wait and see who the director is and who else is going to be in them.

I still don't have a job and I'm getting really discouraged about finding one. I've put in so many applications at places that I don't really want to work at but I feel like those are the only place that will hire me only nobody's hiring! I know I could do something more challenging but I sell myself short because I don't have the right degree and I don't have any specialized training. I don't want to end up in a dead-end job that I hate, but I also don't want to be in a job that makes a ton of money that doesn't let me have a life. Office jobs sound great at first, but the ones I've had are so boring and repetitive that I look for any opportunity to get out. I want a crafty/artsy kind of job, and the only thing close to that was when Iworked at Dollywood making candles. That was the best job I ever had and I was insane to give it up. Even if I was making more money, I hated filing. So go back there, you say. Well, I wish I could but they have cut their employees and there's no room for me. Eh, I'm just gonna trust God to bring me into the right job. He's been faithful this whole time so why should he stop now?

Opening night!

It's opening night!

sorry...a little of the Producers there. Yeah so we had the dress rehearsal last night and parts that were horrible went really well and the songs that were really together just fell apart and sucked a big one. I guess that's how it goes. I'm ready for it to be over with but I say that about every play I do because I'm just so tired.

I know this is a blog of no real importance, it's not gonna change the world and there's no real insight into what's going on in the rest of the world, just a place for me to vent and keep track of things but dang it if I want to talk about my cat farting or my dog scratching all her hair off or my boobs or any other part of my body doing something weird, that's my perogative and I sound like Janet Jackson or whoever sung that song so there. I don't take negativity well and my defenses come up and I strike back with words that sound harsher than I intend for them to. So yes, if you read this blog, you have to hear about my cat farting and by the way, my dog farts too and she stanks!