WIZARD OF OZ

I went to see the Broadway play "The Wizard of Oz" Sunday with Jenfer, JW, Britnaynay and KD. We had a good time and ate a good lunch before at Red Robin (Yum). I liked the play, but it was kind of like watching the movie all over again. I mean Lion was like the movie, Scarecrow was like the movie, Tinman was like the movie, Dorothy and Toto were like the movie...you get my point.

The one cute thing was they made Glenda the Good Witch a little bit ditsy like Glenda is in the play "Wicked."

Overall, it was fun and a great way to spend Sunday afternoon.

I love going to Broadway plays. I have seen the following (I know you are dying to know):

Annie
A Chorus Line
Cats (4)
Les Miserables (3)
Phantom (2)
Aida
Momma Mia
Wicked
Into the Woods
Miss Saigon

I am going to see "The Color Purple" in April.

Boring post, but that is all I have for you today.



PS. I can't get this song out of my head, so I thought if I wrote about it, maybe it will leave.

I have been wondering why in the song they are like

"Rock the Boat" then they go "Don't Rock the Boat" then again they are like "Rock the Boat" only to be followed by "Don't Tip the Boat Over". Can someone please explain this to me?

Help me. I am on a horse.

~ Britney Spears first marriage to childhood sweetheart Jason Alexander lasted 55 hours

~ In dog sledding, the command customarily given to get the dog team moving is "Hike." "Mush" is rarely used.

~ The assassination unit inside the former Soviet Union's KGB was called SMERSH. The name is an abbreviation of the unit's Russian motto, "smert shpionam" which means death to spies.

~ New Hampshire's state motto "Live Free or Die" was taken from a letter written in 1809 by Revolutionary War General John Stark to members of his company.

~ The dried meat of a coconut is called Copra.

~ I am on a horse. (Just seeing if you are paying attention!)

I HAVE A NEW FAVORITE PHRASE TO SAY....

When I first saw the "Manmercial" for Old Spice during the Super Bowl, I thought it was stupid. Now, I can't get enough of it!!! I have been saying "I am on a horse" all weekend whenever I could. Then I just laugh! It is hilarious.
If you haven't seen the commercial, go to youtube and watch it. I laugh every time! He's like:

"I am the man your man could smell like."

"Look at me, now look at your man, now look back at me."

"I have two tickets to that show you wanted to see."

"Oh, look, they just turned into diamonds."

"and, I am on a horse." my favorite.

I get catchy phrases in my head and have a hard time letting go. There was "That's some bad hat harry," and "Say hello to my little friend." At one point I was stuck on saying "seventeen-fifty" to anything that had to do with a number. How old is she? answer - Seventeen-fifty. I know I am weird.

And now, we can add "I am on a horse!"

I HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON WITH A PORN STAR

....(thought that would get your attention!)

No, it is not my rockin' body, or my beautiful face, or even my sexual prowess....

This is Jenna Jameson - formerly Massoli - who is probably the most popular female porn star ever.
Rachel and I watched a biography on her on E Channel the other night. When she decided to become a porn star she wanted to change her name from Massoli to something catchy, but not too pornish (new word). She was flipping through the phone book, looking in the J's (she wanted her stage name to start with a J like Jenna), and stopped at James. But then she thought that still sounded to pornish (new word again). The next name was Jameson....Jenna Jameson...that had a nice ring. She called her brother to see what he thought. He was drinking on Jameson at the time, so it must be fate. She would then forever be known as Jenna Jameson.

Now, here is where we have something in common....I HAVE A BOTTLE OF JAMESON IRISH WHISKEY IN MY KITCHEN!!!! (I know this is pushing it, but I thought it would make a funny blog!)

I purchased it for the Holiday's and just never got around to enjoying any. I bet TCW has something in common with a porn star too!

Happy Weekend!

SOUTHERN FRIED THURSDAY

MORE GREAT QUOTES FROM "SEVEN SIGNS OF SOUTHERNESS"

"Try to remember that, though ignorance becomes a Southern gentleman, cowardice does not."
- Lillian Hellman "Another Part of the Forest"

"I've always depended on the kindness of strangers."
- Blanche Dubois in Tennessee Williams "A Street Car Named Desire"

"I'm a Southerner and I know neurotic behavior."
- Faye Dunaway

"When I am asked why Southern writers particularly have a penchant for writing about freaks, I say it's because we are still able to recognize one."
- Flannery O'Conner


and my personal favorite today is....

"Sometimes madness is wisdom."
- Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald

USELESS INFO TUESDAY

~ When it comes to ships, the lowest deck on a ship with four or more decks is called an orlop.


~ Thunder snow is a rare winter thunderstorm that is accompanied by lightning and a heavy snowfall instead of rain.



~ Danish fairy-tale writer, Hans Christian Anderson often left a note at his bedside stating, " I only seem dead," for fear he would be buried alive after being prematurely pronounced dead.

~ In medieval England the occupation of someone called a Kellog was a pork butcher. The name is derived from kellen (to kill in Old English) plus hog.

~ Under Jewish law a feather from a kosher bird, usually a goose or turkey must be used in handwriting a Torah, the first five books of the Old Testament. An iron or metal writing implement cannot be used because metal, which is used in making weapons, is considered a symbol of death.

LAP OF LUXURY

I traveled on up to Chelmsford, MA (near Boston) where our home office is last week. I always enjoy going, but this time I was a little apprehensive about the weather. It all went fine, and I was able to arrive home safely Friday night at 10:00 after much greatly appreciated help from Delta. Traveling on Friday was a bitch!

Anyway, when we checked into our hotel we had a nice surprise! We had all received complimentary upgrades to suites! I felt special!

Here is my suite looking toward the door and the bed....
...the little eating, kitchen area....

...the little den area...

...and looking from beside the bed at the rest of the room. (Notice Jeopardy on the TV! You know I am a trivia freak!)

Good trip, good friends, good fun, good food. What more could you ask for? Oh, a good room!!!