Day 55

Feb. 24th, 2017 10:57 pm
schadenfreude: (Cool Breeze)

February 24, 2017

Tomorrow is the Sertoma Chili Cook XXXVI (think Super Bowl). Tonight I went to help get my area set up, had a team meeting, then wandered around taking pictures and enjoying a few adult beverages. If you're in the area, like to eat chili, like to drink beer, and enjoy raising money for the Boys & Girls Club, you should definitely stop by! This video is from last year, but definitely catches the spirit!

schadenfreude: (beginnings)

February 11, 2017 - It's Working

This isn't a prompt, just me rambling.

Evidently, this writing exercise is working. I've had to think about the prompts, determine how they apply to me, then form a coherent post. Some of the prompts have been pretty personal, requiring me to reflect on things I haven't for a while, or they have made me remember happier times and that felt really good.

Also? For some reason known only to the Universe, I came to the realization that even though life hasn't dealt me the best hand, I'm still standing and I have something tangible to show for it, even if it's the gray in my hair and the wrinkles on my face.

But wait, there's more. The best part has been the delightful dreams I've had the past couple of weeks, and during waking hours, I'm actually thinking about stories. They're just in my head for now, but that's so much better than nothing...

I still have 323 days to go. Who knows? There may be something really good hiding in wait for just the right time to appear.
schadenfreude: (foreign)

Most of you know that over the past four years, my sister Linda, the Eldest Katzen, and I both lost our sons, our mother, and our sister. Saturday morning, we were talking on the phone and she stated that the two of us should take a few days and forget about everything; no worries, no tears, no responsibilities, and just have fun, like we used to do before life got complicated.

Totally out of the blue, I told her that I've never been to New Orleans. She asked if I had the computer on (like she had to ask), then told me to search for cheap flights from Kansas City, St. Louis, and Tulsa. She started searching for hotel deals. I booked flights from KC and she booked the hotel. The total price for both is so low, I'm too ashamed to quote it.

So, we're heading to the Big Easy and staying on Conti Street in the French Quarter 10/10-10/14!!11!!!eleven!!1!

I barely slept last night, and a couple of times today at work, I got so excited, I actually felt a bit fluttery, bordering on nauseous.

Now, here's where you all come in. Since I've not been at all, and Linda hasn't been for dangerously close to twenty years, neither of us have a real clue what is hot and what is not. Aside from having a Hurricane at Pat O'Brien's and dinner at Oceana, what else do we need to make a point to see/do?

schadenfreude: (gold star)
I just finished watching The Secret In Their Eyes and thought it was so good, I had to tell everyone.

Without giving too much away, it is the story of a group of people still struggling over a 25-year-old unsolved rape/murder case. The film is in Spanish with subtitles, but after the first three or four minutes, I was so completely engrossed, I literally forgot that I was reading along.

The majority of violence is at the very beginning; it is disturbing and hard to watch, but the story would not be as powerful without it.

I can't think of a single negative thing to say about this film and I would highly recommend it to everyone.

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