Live, Wednesday night!

Brenda, my cast, and I went to see Sugarland and Brad Paisley last night. What an awesome show!

Sugarland opened and put on an energetic show. They opened up with a cover of U2's "Still Havent Found What I'm Looking For." I really like Sugarland and was so pleased with their performance (I could listen to "Hello" every day from now on) that I thought that Brad would be a let-down.

No way. He opened with "The World" and just kept going. From "Mud on the Tires" and "Alcohol" to a pretty good cover of Dire Straits' "Walk of Life" and a very funny song about "Put the Toilet Seat Down." Haha.

Something I noticed was how very much Brad Paisley resembles Jeff Gordon. I'm not a Gordon fan, so it was a touch unnerving.

It was irritating when he sat down to play acoustic guitar and the stupid drunks around me kept calling for ALCOHOL. It made it hard to hear "When I Get Where I'm Going" which is truly one of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard and a song of personal meaning.

But all in all, great show. In Brenda's words "It was WONDERFUL!"

The View from the Pier

Enjoy. I might run away. Maybe move here and make jewelry, open a little shop...

I could do that.

Splinted!

They were not kidding when they said "splint for 10 days." I have a plaster half-cast from fingertips almost to my elbow. It's wrapped in cottony stuff, and an Ace bandage. And I'm typing one-handed, s.l.o.w.l.y.

I have not had any percocet since last night. I'm not hurting anymore. This is good. Because I can't drink while taking narcotics, and I am about to leave on a trip that I think will require some/heavy consumption of alcoholic beverages, due to events of the last few days.

It's lousy timing to be splinted. But that may be my masochistic side talking. Why wouls I choose nastiness over a surgery that wll help my pain level in the long run? Maybe I don't feel like I'm taking my share of heat? Or that I've left a good friend in the lurch?

I'm sorry I was not there for you, friend. I'm sorry I may not be there for you in the future. I hope karma takes over soon.

Things That Are Irritating

1) Ganglion cysts - mine are coming out tomorrow and I hope the pain will be gone after the surgery. I hope I hope.

2) MP3 Player earbuds - Why do they tangle so badly, so easily? It's crazy!

3) Ex-husbands, husbands, male teenaged children - no explanation is necessary

4) Email - it just plain sucks and you know it

5) Homeowner Associations - I like my plants. They grew this way. I don't like yours. You trimmed them in an unnatural shape. Why does that mean I have to change mine? Plants are NOT meant to be square!

6) Blogger - error messages that aren't really happening are annoying

7) Tea stains on new pants - I hope Kohl's has another pair. Nothing I tried got the stain out and they were my favorite new pants.

8) People who speed down my street on Halloween - The Bird Lady threw Reese's Peanut Butter Cups at speeders on her street last night. That was satisfying.

9) Poor-quality MP3s from Napster - If you're going to put a track up there, clean it up!

10) No Venti cups at Starbucks this morning - Two grandes just isn't the same.