I’ve taken on too much by way of things to do that got added to my things to do and now I’m crashing and burning every day at around the same time – about 5ish my brain waves flatten and I’m incapable of even making small decisions like should I sit or stand, should I eat or not? Yesterday, in this catatonic state, I got one of the last of the Strawberry Abitas and my…
We finished A Star is Born last night – the Barbra version, having watched the Judy Garland version recently. It’s one of those perfect metaphors for life, that when everything is coming up roses, someone is shitting all over you. Sort of reminds me of the Croatian “joke” my mother in law told me where the little bird is freezing high on a wire and falls into a pile of shit and then a cat…
Try this Pavlov method at home – named after none other than T Pavlovic who watches Tin on the video while he is in his crib getting ready for his nap – only he is singing a blue streak and so Tatjana knocks three times on the wall by his crib from our bathroom and says Put Your Head Down on Bingo (his big dog pillow) – only she says it in Croatian [GLAVU NA…
Yesterday, we woke Tin from his nap to go see one of his super heroes – Trombone Shorty – performing at Wednesdays on the Square and I’m so glad we did. You can’t imagine what it must be like for a 2 year old who has been so devoted to Trombone Shorty that he studies his every move and uses his drumstick to play his own imaginary trombone to see live and in the flesh…
From today’s police update: On Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at approximately 8:14pm, the two victims were near their vehicle which was parked in the 200 Block of South Lopez Street when an unknown black male subject approached and robbed them at gunpoint. The perpetrators made good their escape with an I-phone which was equipped with a gps tracking system. With the victims assistance the phone was tracked to the 200 Block of South Lopez Street. Detectives…
Everyone assumes that because we live in New Orleans we drink a lot and while that may be true, I happen to know more nondrinkers in New Orleans than I have ever known elsewhere. Factoid number one. Number two is that Croatia has the 8th highest consumption of alcohol in the world. Now that is a little known fact. Uganda is first – who knew? Ireland is fourth – we might have figured that one…
French Quarter Festival starts tomorrow and runs through Sunday. Gal Holiday is playing at the Botanical Gardens Thursday night. Trombone Shorty is at Wednesdays on the Square with Soul Rebels. A friend’s birthday on Saturday, a friend’s child’s birthday on Sunday. Oh where or where has this year already gone, oh where oh where could it be? It’s already April and I missed some blooms, oh where oh where could it be.
This morning I cut up a juicy naval orange and served the sweet slices to Tin who threw one on the floor. I slammed the spoon down I was about to bring to him for his nicely warmed oatmeal and plumped raisins and decided to put myself in a time out – I took my delicious tea in my cup with the beach scene on it and sat on the porch to the sounds of…
So Tin got a gold star for his performance at Sound Cafe and he gets one today too for his artwork. He and his nanny checked out the brand spanking new Mid-City Library (I can’t believe in these days that we would even get a branch) for Story Time and he crafted this doozy – I know I’m not supposed to brag about my kid, really I’m not and believe me there are other things…
Someone said that to me today and I just thought whatever. Meanwhile, about two blogs – Louise Logs got a revamped website and a mention from Roger Ebert, while LikeTheVodka writes she is getting inspiration from my Love Slav. I think she and I have a lot to discuss but it must be over a cocktail – preferably Wodka Tonics handmade by same Love Slav – particularly as her latest entry is on the fascination…