My friend Jackie had her cabaret performance on Friday night and it was a night of celebration – of her talent, of her life and ambition – and also of long-lasting deep friendships. I was surrounded by people I love – people I’ve known all my life (my cousin Kerry was there – so we’ve been in each other’s lives since we toddled about in diapers struggling with one another over Fisher Price people) – Kerry brought her dear friend Jen (who told me she “lurked” on my blog and while she was a little bit afraid of my obsession with Dean Stockwell, she had to admit that she would throw down with me over Scott Bakula, if it came to that) – my dear dear friends David and Maria – my good friend and former roommate of 9 years Jen – and then Jackie herself – her husband Stuart – his good friend Rob, who was best man in their wedding, the wedding I sang in … it was a cornucopia of people I love. Rather overwhelming – my favorite kind of night. There was a funny moment where I complimented Kerry on something she was wearing. She then pointed to her T shirt, her jacket, her pants, and her bag – in succession – and said, at each point along the way: “Target, Marshalls, Filene’s Basement, TJ Maxx.” hahahahahaha We all convened on The Duplex for one purpose only: to support our friend Jackie. The only thing missing was the presence of Mitchell – and man, we felt it. David kept saying, “I feel like it is a literal tragedy<\/i> that he is not here …” I shoud have held up my cell phone so that he could have experienced it vicariously. I had moments, staring up at Jackie on stage – as she told funny stories, as she sang with her beautiful belting voice – when my heart swelled up like the Grinch’s, and I was so proud of her that I felt like I would make a spectacle of myself. It was so moving, and I felt so blessed to be there.<\/p>\n
I had two vodka tonics and I’m such a lightweight now because of this training regimen I’m under that I came home, passed out – and pretty much slept all day yesterday. I took a 4 hour nap which is so not me … I only sleep 4 or 5 hours a night, normally – so I basically took a nap that was like a full-night-o-rest. Disorienting. I woke up at 7 pm, watched two Quantum Leap<\/i> episodes (hi, Jen! I love Scott Bakula – but I love Dean Stockwell more – so we’re safe!) – found myself dissolving in tears at the end of one of them – crying sincerely<\/i> about poor Al Calavici’s messed-up fate – hahahahaha GEEK – and then crawled back into bed and slept for another 8 hours.<\/p>\n
I cannot blame all of that on 2 vodka tonics, can I???<\/p>\n
Today is a gorgeous day. I am doing laundry. I took a 5 mile run. My new workout mix is a “thing of beauty and a joy forever”. It involves:<\/p>\n
The Weather Girls (Michael will scorn me – but he’s a brat\/snob about disco,<\/a> so he doesn’t count!) Oh, this workout mix should win an award.<\/p>\n But I’m still riding high from the energies and joy unleashed on Friday night.<\/p>\n Jackie dear: I am so freakin’ proud of you, and it was an honor to be there for your debut. More to come!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" My friend Jackie had her cabaret performance on Friday night and it was a night of celebration – of her talent, of her life and ambition – and also of long-lasting deep friendships. I was surrounded by people I love … Continue reading
\nELO (naturally)
\nMy Chemical Romance
\nKelly Clarkson
\nHellogoodbye (thank you, Emily!!! I LOVE THEM)
\nMetallica
\nFoo Fighters
\nEminem
\nStevie Ray Vaughn
\nStray Cats<\/p>\n