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Well, That Didn’t Work Out

Posted on April 3, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had such a good plan for after work today. I was going to come home and put in a load of laundry, so I would be certain to have a good pair of socks to wear to work tomorrow. While the laundry ran, I would make guacamole for tomorrow’s lunch (I love a guacamole sammich). Since I did not intend to use a recipe, I could then make a Tasty Tuesday blog post. I had plenty of time before my 6:30 rehearsal (for Morning’s at Seven at Ilion Little Theatre). IT! COULD! WORK!

That last bit was a quote from Young Frankenstein, by the way, a very excellent and quotable movie. But I digress. I also wasted about ten minutes looking for a picture of Young Frankenstein I thought I had in my Media Library. I am losing it,

As you may have guessed from the above paragraph, IT! DID! NOT! WORK! Well, I got the laundry in the washer. I got the guacamole made (I don’t know that it was really guacamole, but it involved avocados, so I’ll call it that). Then the dithering began. I checked my email. I messaged a couple of people on Facebook. I made myself a sandwich for supper (it wasn’t good enough to rate the term “sammich”). I looked at the newspaper while I ate it. I was still hungry.

Regular readers know I am trying to lose weight, and I am experiencing some minor success. It has not even been all that painful. Therefore, I am completely flabbergasted that I found myself sitting on my couch, mowing down ginger snaps dipped in whipped topping. Oh, was I shoveling those suckers into the old pie-hole. Once again, I have to say, What the Hell, me?

I put the laundry in the drier and went upstairs to take my shower, utterly disgusted with myself. To add insult to injury, when I was getting dressed for rehearsal, I found a pair of socks perfectly suitable to wear to work tomorrow. I could have skipped the damn laundry!

So here’s my stupid blog post. As I read what I typed, it does not seem the afternoon was as disastrous as it felt (full disclosure: still feels). Never mind. I am going to call this a Bad Attituesday, hit Publish, and drive on, because I have to get ready for rehearsal. Is it really only Tuesday?

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It Will Probably Be a Monstrous Monday

Posted on April 1, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Here’s a funny thing: in the past I have been posting at 4:30(ish) in the morning because I am posting late for the day before. Today I am posting early for TODAY! I call that progress. You see, I got up early for a different reason (not worth recounting), so I have a few minutes extra time, which I will not have tonight, so…

Still, this isn’t going to be much of a post. I cannot completely disrupt my morning routine, or this will be an even more Monstrous Monday than usual. I don’t even know how far down my Media Library I will scroll to find a few monster pictures to post. Lame Post Monday? Let’s not call it that; it only reminds me how far away Friday seems (which is not a completely bad thing, since I have a murder mystery on Saturday I am still getting ready for).

“You’re just getting up? It’s almost my bedtime!”

I’m thinking vampires hate summer, because they must spend more time hiding from the sun. Then again, maybe they like the extra sleep. I do not purport to know how a vampire feels, although I do not rule out guessing for the sake of fiction.

“Put my head back, you monster!”

Not exactly a monster, but two horror movie icons, Peter Lorre and Vincent Price (yes, I know I did not need to tell some of you). It is an appropriate picture for me, because this week I may be running around like the proverbial chicken with its head cut off (writer’s trick: you can use a cliche if you insert the words “the proverbial” in there; it’s kind of like “sic” but more hip) (or do I flatter myself?).

I know just how he feels. Come to think of it, I know pretty much how she feels, too.

A splash of color and a big ape to close this week’s Monstrous Monday post. I gotta run now; I’m missing my Local on the Ones. I feel more secure once I’ve heard the weather report.

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Post Rehearsal Pictures

Posted on April 1, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Our director, directing one of our actors.

I promised pictures of rehearsal then almost forgot to take any. These few shots were taken at the end of our rehearsal. I guess I could not have taken many during rehearsal, because I was on stage most of the time.

This lady is really good in her part.

The rehearsal was for Morning`s at Seven, the play I’m in at Ilion Little Theatre. It was a short but useful rehearsal. Only three cast members were there, so it would be a good idea if I bring my Tablet to future rehearsals as well.

And here is our stage manager, you know, stage managing.

The play is to be presented April 26, 27, 28, May 3, 4, and 5, at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays . For more information , you can visit Ilion Little Theatre`s website or Facebook page.

Well, this is a short, kind of dull blog post. I comfort myself with the fact that at least it is about something and not just whining that I can’t make a decent blog post right now. Additionally, I am posting on my Tablet, typing one letter at a time with the stylus . Regular readers know how I hate that.

So I close now and say Happy Sunday. I feel pleased with myself that I am not posting it Monday morning .

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No Scatter to my Saturday

Posted on March 31, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Yesterday (Saturday) morning, when I was making Friday’s post, I had a headache. I thought to myself, “Look what I can do with a headache!” I was making a note to myself that I can so post under adverse circumstances. Well, who knew that headache would blow up into a full blown migraine (oh, YOU probably did) (you know who you are). It was the sort of headache where I could not do anything else but have a headache, if you know what I mean. It faded to manageable proportions eventually but left me too drained to do much besides lie on the couch and watch Cold Justice, my new favorite show.

The other bad thing about yesterday was that I did not have any Mohawk Valley adventures to blog about, unless you call walking to the local lab to have them take a couple of vials of blood. It was a 12-hour fasting blood test, and I had not even had any black coffee, which I understand is allowed. Maybe that was my problem, although I would think the coffee I had while making my blog post would have cured it.

In short, yesterday was a true blogger’s sick day, with yours truly unable to even type a whiny post about how I could not make a post. And today’s post is really, really lame. However, technically, this is not today’s post but Saturday’s post. I still have time to redeem myself with Sunday’s post. Preview of coming attractions: I have rehearsal for Morning’s at Seven at Ilion Little Theatre. I hope to bring my tablet and take a few pictures. A little illustration always livens up the post. As always, I hope you’ll stay tuned.

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8 O’Clock Lame

Posted on March 30, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

One morning, back in the early 1990s, when Steven’ and my coffee was brewing, I whined that I wanted a cup before the pot was finished. Steven cleverly took his cup, pulled out the pot and put the cup in its place, poured my coffee, and switched the pot and cup back.

“We have a fancy coffee maker,” he explained.

Funny thing: since then, we have had many fancy coffee makers with the feature that you can pullout the pot while it’s still brewing, and every damn one of them drops at least a drip when you do it that way. Steven didn’t lose a dropped drip when he did his fancy thing. There’s a lesson there, but I have not imbibed sufficient caffeine to express it properly.

I share this silly story, because I just poured myself a cup of coffee when the pot was still mid-brew, and, yes, it dripped a drop. The other reason is that I am trying to distract from the fact that this is my Lame Post Friday post, and it is almost 8 o’cock on Saturday morning (ooh, we should be drinking 8 O’Clock Coffee, Steven’s mother’s favorite, back in the day).

One other note: It was not Barefoot Pinot Noir I purchased at Ilion Wine and Spirits on Thursday; it was Woodbridge Cabernet Sauvignon. I do not know how I came to make that mistake, but I realized it only when I went to open said bottle and pour myself a glass on Friday (what? I can’t have a glass of wine on a Friday? What is this world coming to?).

So now I am over 250 words. I’ll try to make my Saturday post on Saturday, but no promises.

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Joan Crawford Had Nothing To Do With It

Posted on March 29, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I feel that I have a good excuse for making my Non-Sequitur Thursday post on Friday morning, and it’s not just, you know, non-sequitur. I was late getting home, because I made three stops, then I had two rehearsals starting at 5 p.m. So here is a Non-Sequitur Shout-Out post, because, as regular readers know, Mohawk Valley Girl loves local businesses.

First I had to pick up a prescription at the Medicine Shoppe in Ilion. They are so nice there, and it is the sort of place where they recognize regular customers. That stop did not take long. Right across from the parking lot are Ilion Wine and Spirits. I like to support them, because, in addition to being nice and a good liquor store, they support Ilion Little Theatre (where both my rehearsals were, incidentally). Unfortunately, I did not have anything particular in mind so spent a few minutes wandering around before settling on a bottle of Barefoot Pinot Noir, a favorite of mine. Then I stopped into Honey Brook Hobbies to get a treat for my husband. I easily picked out a brownie with mini chocolate chips on top. I did NOT purchase one for myself, nor yet did I ask Steve for a bite. Weight-loss goals, here I come!

I should perhaps mention that this will be another hasty post, because I have to sit, drink coffee, watch the news, and play solitaire before I have to get ready for work. Otherwise I shall feel too flustered and be a danger to myself an others (that last was a self-dramatizing exaggeration, so don’t shake your finger at me) (you know who you are) (don’t shake your head either, although you may feel free to shake your bootie, I don’t mind that on a Friday) (oops, I just pointed out again that I am making my Thursday post late) (once again, I’d better quit while I’m ahead, if in fact I am).

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Walk to Wuss, it’s Wednesday

Posted on March 28, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had such high hopes for today. I was going to walk to the post office, to mail something. I was going to take my Tablet and take pictures along the way. Alas, the sun defeated me. I couldn’t see the screen for the glare. I tried to get one shot. I haven’t even checked yet if it turned out.

It does not look as striking in photo as it did in person.

Why, look, here it is. I got my Tablet and found it. It took me a minute, being me. This was just a little way down my street. A block or so later I saw a tree with some buds on it and thought, Score! Well, I still couldn’t see the screen but was pretty sure it was in Selfie mode, and I couldn’t get it out. Just now I confirmed it WAS in Selfie mode, so at least I did not take a stupid picture of myself. Anyways, I said to hell with it and took my walk. I will have to do the walk and picture thing on a more gloomy day, which is my preferred kind of weather in any case.

In the meantime, blog posts must be made (because they are not there) (see what I did there?). In the spirit of Wuss-out Wednesday, which I am indeed having, I will take this opportunity to announce that I have decided I will NOT be running the Boilermaker 15K in Utica, NY this July. I just don’t have time to run as much as I need to with all these rehearsals. Perhaps I would have time if I trained really hard after the play, but I can’t take that pressure. I like to start early and build up slow. This way, I can run purely for my own exercise and entertainment, which is what I like. I’ll think about Boilermaker 2020 next year.

I somehow feel that I should have more than one picture. Hmmm….

A toast to Wuss-out Wednesday?

This is a rehearsal shot from A Trivial Murder, the murder mystery we presented this past Saturday to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society. I think they are actually toasting a dead guy, but let’s pretend they are toasting me. Now I think my Wuss-out Wednesday is veering into Non-Sequitur Thursday territory, which is ironic, since I am actually posting this on Wednesday (by my own clock if not my WordPress timestamp). I’d better quit while I’m ahead.

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In Search of Oomph

Posted on March 27, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I am back to last week’s malady: posting the next morning for the day before. I just couldn’t make myself do it. Full disclosure: I did not try very hard. Let us not delve into the sordid reasons why I was having a Bad Attituesday (OK, they were not exactly sordid, but I felt the need to be dramatic just then) (regular readers will understand) (did you notice how I refrained from calling you Shirley? That was what I first typed in) (I don’t have to explain that joke, do I?) (but I digress).

So I guess this is going to be a post with lots of parenthetical comments, to disguise the fact that, as usual, I got nuthin’. In fact, I had a few things I could type about yesterday, but, as I mentioned, I lacked the oomph. I think that is one thing writers need above all other things: Oomph. Where exactly does one get oomph?

Ah yes, I was afraid somebody would say that it comes from within. I have known for years that motivation follows action. You can sit there and say, “I just don’t feel like it,” or you can start to do whatever “it” is, and soon you will feel motivated to continue. Well, if that magic formula worked every time, we would not continue to feel so discouraged when we just didn’t feel like doing it, now, would we? Because it cannot be denied that it does not always work.

However, today it seems to be working out just fine for me. Here I am over 250 words. It could be the addition of coffee that is responsible. Or it could be that these are, I admit it, not particularly inspired words. I was going to say “interesting,” but how do I know what other people are interested in? To each his own, as the old lady said when she kissed the cow. If you have read thus far, thank you for playing. I hope you’ll tune in later today for what might turn out to be yet another Wuss-out Wednesday Post.

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Pre-Rehearsal Monsters

Posted on March 26, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

Really, when you come to think of it, my life is pretty boring.

To begin this week’s Monstrous Monday post, I went to our laptop’s Downloads, to see if my husband, Steven, had downloaded any monsters I hadn’t used yet. This is what I found. I would love an outfit like the one that lady is wearing, but I am less enamored with her escort. She looks as if she is regretting it as well. You just can’t trust those on-line dating apps.

“Did somebody say Monstrous Monday?”

Finding no further treasures in the Downloads, I return to my Media Library and find my old favorite, Nosferatu (1922). I should perhaps mention that I am posting in haste (posthaste, that is an old word seldom used these days), because I have a rehearsal this evening. I feel fortunate that I don’t have any days of two rehearsals this week (unless we reschedule Wednesday’s rehearsal for Thursday, but I can’t worry about that now). One murder mystery is in the books! In less than two weeks, both murder mysteries will be over and done with, and I will only have to worry about Morning’s at Seven (the full-length play I am in at Ilion Little Theatre). Regular readers may recall that I mentioned in a vague sort of way another theatre project I may have undertaken. Well, it seems not, so Phew!

My happy face when I only have one rehearsal.

I hope to do a couple of longer posts, telling more about my theatrical endeavors, especially in case local readers might like to attend. For today, though, I must say Happy Monday and may all your monsters be nice ones.

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Psycho to Snapped on Wrist to Forehead Sunday

Posted on March 25, 2019 by mohawkvalleygirl

I have not watched enough movies for a proper Cinema Sunday, yet I am having too good a time for a real Wrist to Forehead Sunday. Not an unmitigatedly wonderful time, mind you. But let us not dwell on the negative.

Isn’t she pretty?

We just watched Psycho (1960). For being so popular, I must say it is one of my least favorite Hitchcock movies. It is so ponderous.

It is a pretty creepy stare, no?

However, it is an entertaining enough flick. We enjoy it once in a while. I wanted to watch The Birds (1963), because this morning, a veritable horde of birds was making a lot of noise in our back yard. A few were flying around, but most were perched in the tree just behind our deck. They were luckily quiet when I left for the grocery store later on.

The birds I saw this morning were not so large.

But rather than watching another movie, I want to watch the new episode of Snapped, which I am in fact missing as I type this.

Who doesn’t love Snapped?

I couldn’t find my Snapped logo in my Media Library, so I just went to their Facebook page and looked for a Snapped picture. This was the first one I saw.

And now I see I am over 200 words. Score! And I am making Sunday’s post ON Sunday (Freudian typo: I first put “Sinday”). Can I have broken the habit of late posts? Time will tell (time is certainly a blabbermouth).

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