On Saturday took the J-man to Open Season at the Prytania Theater – darling boy, he still calls me Ocho. Part way into the movie he said, “I don’t like that bear.” I was kind of like, uh oh, so I said, “honey it’s all about the bear. The bear lives in a house but he is supposed to live in the forest and he is conflicted about where his home is. This is all…
Saturday night was going to head to Covington with L to go to the art walk that they have there once a month but as he was making dinner I said I was happy he put Better than Ezra on the CD he made me because I hadn’t listened to them before and was curious – presto chango – we were off to hear Better than Ezra at House of Blues where L was able…
Last night, G called to come meet her and E for a cocktail at Wit’s End. E is in town to rehearse for a touring gig that is starting up – playing with some of the greatest musicians New Orleans has to offer right now. Our conversation turned to the many pieces of ourselves that outsiders pick up on that we have no idea we wear on our sleeves. For him, it was a remnant…
Went to the game with L, man of mystery, to watch another great game by the Saints. Again, the energy level of the fans, the thunderous noise, the joie de vivre made for an exuberant occasion. I was coming out of the restroom and the coonass tapped me on the shoulder and said he had run out to pee too because he was having a heart attack since the Saints were tied 24 to 24…
Renny is here for a spend the night and later I return him and pick up Hal who is going to have a spend the night. In the meantime, I was uptown taking care of some business this morning and dropped over to see mom while she was getting her hair done. She was whining about getting new grey hairs – she’ll be 71 this December – good grief. L called and said he was…
I took my mom to get a colonoscopy yesterday after a couple of scares over the past two weeks. I’ve had the veiled threat of something being wrong with her hanging over me like a black cloud about to explode. The doctor gave her an excellent bill of health after the procedure and there was certainly a sigh of relief that was palpable.
Friday the 13th proved to be a push day at the LaLa. The master bathroom windows got sandblasted – I was told I could have gators or naked ladies etched in the glass, but I said, nah, why not just a clean etch. Then the mega truck pulled up to pump polyurethane foam into the roof rafters – $4400 later – I have the best insulation money can buy. My contractor D came by, usually…
So I was telling E the other day that I don’t know how it is that I have partnered with men who don’t dance for so long when I love to dance about as much as anything in the world. I grew up dancing on my dad’s toes and dancing with my brothers and sister all the time. My sister and I choreographed dance moves to Three Dog Night and the Monkeys, and to this…
My neighbor’s usual uncommunicativeness turned to defiance when she told the inspector that we were in a “private” driveway and we both told her “my property goes into her private driveway.” She said “talk to my husband” when I said my property goes into the private driveway.
I woke up yesterday cranky and stayed that way pretty much all day and then Wala! – this morning woke up not cranky – mysterious how that happens. Hmmm. It seems like everyone and their mother are showing up next week to work on the LaLa – I had an estimate for the glass showers and mirrors, I’ve got Sean in red shower grouting with that ruby color that makes the whole inside feel like…