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Holiday for Slashers?

Posted on April 14, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to my Lame Friday the 13th Post. I always feel as if Friday the 13th should be a holiday, but I have hardly done anything to celebrate today. I am doing a few of my favorite things, though: sitting on the couch in comfy clothes, husband nearby, glass of wine at hand, Snapped on the television, and I will go back to crocheting as soon as I make this blog post.

Not even close to mine.

I thought an illustration would pep things up, because my mind is in a strictly non-peppy mode right now. I say once again that it is flatly amazing to me how I sit down, stare at a blank screen, feel I have less than nothing to say, and yet I type in words. Good words? Interesting words? Let’s not ask for miracles, especially on Lame Post Friday, and Friday the 13th.

“It’s OUR holiday!”

This is the Friday the 13th guy, right? I’m not as up on my ’70’s slasher flicks as some. I’m more of a black-and-white horror chick, heavy on the cheese, with a little Hammer thrown in on occasion. But when it is Friday the 13th, one likes to give Jason a nod (I just quickly used Google to check that his name is really Jason, which is not the same thing as doing real research, but I am only a silly blogger after all).

Speaking of Hammer Horror…

And it is Lame Post Friday, after all. I wish one and all a Happy Weekend. Don’t walk under any ladders or let a black cat cross your path.

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Thirsty or Non-Sequitur, It’s Thursday

Posted on April 13, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

So I had a real post yesterday and I am not going to continue the trend. I’m exhausted! Never mind what all I did after work (and work wasn’t easy). I ran around, I wrote some stuff, I did some housework. I did not work out. Don’t judge me. Oh, what do I care? Go ahead and judge me! I’m pathetic!

Oh dear, that sounded suspiciously like whining. I apologize. I recently made the observation that we do not have the luxury of giving in to despair. I guess I don’t even get to be too tired to make a blog post. Well, too tired to make a good blog post. But perhaps I can rouse myself enough to say something reasonably entertaining.

“Do you need a shave?”

Looking through my Media Library, I find a picture that mentions Thursday, which is today (that’s two days in a row of me knowing what day it is, for anybody who is keeping track). It reminds me of a thing in my high school. Some girls started this thing of running a hand along a guy’s face and saying, “Have you shaved?” I was, of course, too shy and geeky to do such a thing myself, but I witnessed it on several occasions. The practice stopped when a guy grabbed for a girl’s leg and said, “Have you?”

“Who were you expecting me to dance with, Deborah Kerr?”

I was looking for a related picture when I remembered: It is Non-Sequitur Thursday! I can be random as well as silly! So here is Vincent Price dancing with a skeleton. Who doesn’t love Vincent Price? If you just raised your hand, you are probably reading the wrong blog. However, I will not judge. Love whoever you like!

This is what I’m waiting for!

To make another non sequitur, I go from monsters to flowers. I am waiting and waiting for things to begin to bloom around here! Today at work, I overheard some guys saying things like, “I keep hoping it will snow,” and “I can’t wait till it’s winter again!” Eventually I called over to them, “Say, are you fellows doing some of that there sarcasm thing?”

Speaking of Thirsty Thursday (see first picture), I think I’ll have a glass of wine.

I Feel Like a Monster

Posted on April 11, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

It was going to be another Monstrous Monday. I found some monster pictures in my Media Library, I wrote some foolish comments about them. I was just finishing up and ready to think up a title and hit publish when I remembered: It isn’t Monday! It’s Tuesday! This is what happens when you don’t go to work on Monday. It messes up your head. It doesn’t help that I’m not feeling well (my ostensible reason for taking a Monstrous Monday). In fact, my stomach is starting to roil as I type. I’m just going to slap a headline on this, hit publish and stretch out. Here is what I typed in when I thought it was Monday:

I’m afraid it is going to be another Monstrous Monday. Both Steven and I seem to be down with some 24-hour (I hope) bugaboo. But I shall not go on about our health woes. For one reason, it would be a HIPAA violation. For another reason, it is boring and a little disgusting. Never mind, let’s find a picture of a monster to share.

Raise your hand if you think these Monster Monday posts are silly!

I couldn’t find a new picture so I went to my Media Library and found one of Frankenstein’s monster I haven’t used recently (I hope).

He’s been hanging around for a while now.

Here is a friendlier monster. My husband Steven got me this nice vampire for Christmas some years ago. He’s been hanging in our living room ever since. As regular readers know, I like to make Halloween last all year.

This plant required a red thumb, not green one.

Oh, here’s a picture I haven’t used more than once, I don’t think. It is from Roger Corman’s Little Shop of Horrors (1960). I confess to not being a fan of the musical, but I LOVE the cheesy black-and-white horror flick.

So say I.

I end with how I feel: tired and ready to say good night! Full disclosure: I probably won’t go to bed for a while yet, because I don’t want to wake up at 2 a.m. unable to get back to sleep. You know how it is. I’m afraid this has been a foolish post. We’ll call it a blogger’s sick day and drive on.

I Like a Semi-Colon on Lame Post Friday

Posted on April 7, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Oh crap, it is almost 10:30 at night and I have not yet made my Friday Lame Post. Can I make it before midnight? A more practical question is, why am I up so far past my bedtime? Well, I just got back from A Bad Year for Tomatoes at Ilion Little Theatre. I think I can write a quick post while I sip a glass of wine with my husband. What, you thought I wasn’t going to have a glass of wine on a Friday? I don’t think anybody thought that.

Normally when I have someplace to go on a Friday, I try to make my blog post first. I did not do so today, because I was working on Spring Into Murder, the murder mystery we are putting on for Morning Star Methodist Church in Ilion on April 28. Earlier today I saw a flier about said murder mystery, so I was all psyched up to get what I have typed into the computer so I can get it out to the cast and we can start rehearsals. I’m getting there! Oh, you think I should have had it completed, typed in, polished, and have started rehearsals already? That would have been nice. But this is me we’re talking about.

Oh dear, two paragraphs into the blog post and I’ve got the type-it-in-backspace-it-out disease. Part of me is saying, “You’re over 200 words; that’s plenty for Lame Post Friday!” Yes, the voices in my head use semi-colons when they talk. The voices in my head are all about grammar and punctuation. If anybody would like to comment below, pointing out any errors I may have made today, go right ahead. I will only laugh, because I have forgotten more grammar than most folks ever knew. The rest I willfully ignore as it suits my purpose (insert evil laugh here).

In the meantime, I think I need to hit Publish, finish my wine, and go to bed. I hope to see you all tomorrow on Scattered Saturday or perhaps Slacker Saturday, whatever it turns out to be.

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Fay Wray, Can You Help Me Now?

Posted on April 6, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Tired Thursday just does not have the same alliterative charm of Tired Tuesday. And yet, I am just as tired. Well, we all know what I do when I’m tired: I make a blog post anyways! I’ve been trolling my monster and movie groups for new pictures, but I am having no luck and really want to get this post made. I wonder if there is anything in my Media Library I haven’t used lately.

I’ve always had a thing for tall guys with long hair, but this is ridiculous!

I forgot to mention that my clever husband Steven got our DVD/Video player working again. Movies may be in my future! I have not seen King King with Fay Wray in a long time. Steven got me the Jack Black version recently and we have never watched it. Oh, we rented it back when it was first available (wow, was it really so long ago that there were still video rental places? Why yes, a quick check tells me 2005! How the time flies!). That was the only time I saw it.

Is it really better than Dr. X, do you suppose?

I found and downloaded a new picture after all. Thinking of Fay Wray made me think of Mystery of the Wax Museum, another one of my favorites. Wray plays an intrepid girl reporter who cracks wise. I just love an intrepid girl reporter.

Yes, this is how I feel much of the time.

I went to my Media Library and added the first movie picture I saw, because I like to include three pictures. We don’t have The Blob on DVD or video, so I guess One of These Things Is Not Like the Others (remember, from Sesame Street?) Then again, that makes this a Non-Sequitur Thursday, doesn’t it? And over 300 words, which I deem sufficient for a blog post. Happy Thursday and I hope to see you all on Lame Post Friday.

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Breakfast Twins at Heidelberg

Posted on April 3, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

My husband Steven had a rare Saturday off on the 31st; he had requested it for the murder mystery (which I believe I mentioned once or twice). We celebrated with breakfast out at Heidelberg Cafe in Herkimer, NY. For another reason, we wanted to purchase some yummy rolls for Easter dinner on Sunday.

We got an early start, to beat the crowd, but were not there at the crack of seven, when they open. There were plenty of tables available. Some neighbors already enjoying breakfast said hello (I love small-town living). We took a table for two, and a waitress almost immediately asked what we wanted to drink. We both asked for a cup of coffee and a glass of water. Looking over the menu, I noticed some lunch choices that sounded delicious. I’ve only had breakfast at the Heidelberg. I’ll have to expand my horizons.

We continued twinning when we ordered food: two eggs over medium and sourdough toast. YUM! We enjoyed listening to the local radio station while we ate (I’ll have to write a blog post about that radio station one day soon; it is a recent addition to the Mohawk Valley). We also discussed how may rolls to purchase, counting on our fingers how many were expected at my Mom and Dad’s for dinner. A dozen and a half sounded good to me.

For once we refrained from getting any goodies other than the rolls. I had a bad moment when I saw the English Tea Cookies — I LOVE them! But I am far enough from my weight loss goals.

I’m afraid this is a rather dull post. In my defense, I am waiting for Steven to get home for dinner. It will consist of sandwiches made with Heidelberg rolls and leftover ham from Easter dinner. I’m SO HUNGRY! But I have proven to myself that I can compose a blog post while hungry. I also avoided having a Monstrous Monday, so I will content myself with that. No promises for Tuesday, though.

Heidelberg Cafe is located at 3056 State Route 28, Herkimer, NY, phone number 315-866-0999.

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Most of the Time, I’m a Regular Fool

Posted on April 2, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

So I guess my stomach problems yesterday were not purely nerves. At least, I seemed OK during the murder mystery (which was a blast, by the way) and not bad this morning, but as soon as I ate something… well, these things happen, I suppose. I really hate to make another blog post whining about my petty health complaints. I will try not to whine but merely state the facts. Then again, it is Wrist to Forehead Sunday. Perhaps a “woe is me” followed by a swoon is appropriate.

Most of the audience seemed to really enjoy Secrets at Suiter House, our murder mystery, last night. Now I must rush headlong into the next, Spring into Murder. I’ll have more blog posts about that, no doubt. Theatre is my life! Part of my life, anyways.

I had a very nice Easter dinner with some members of my family. My stomach allowed me to partake of ham, cheesy potatoes, and Heidelberg rolls, among other treats. I admit it: I am rarely too ill to eat. I keep thinking if I eat the right thing, it will make me feel better. This explains my continued failure to meet my weight-loss goals.

However, as I often say, tomorrow is another day. I guess a lot of people have said that. How embarrassing to resort to cliche. Well, what do you people expect of me when I have a bad stomach on Wrist to Forehead Sunday? I can’t be profound under these circumstances! But apparently I can make a blog post, however foolish. Hey, I just remembered something else: it’s April Fool’s Day. That’s it! I’m just an April fool. Happy Easter, everybody.

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Stomach-ache at Suiter House

Posted on April 1, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

I’m sitting here wondering if my upset stomach is due to the piece of leftover pizza I had for lunch or to nervousness about tonight’s murder mystery. It feels more like a pizza upset stomach, quite frankly, but one cannot completely discount pre-performance butterflies.

As more astute readers will have guessed, this is going to be another foolish post. However, since I often have foolish posts before a theatrical performance (oh, OK, and the rest of the time too), I think I will be forgiven. And if not, oh well, I will just have to live with the disapproval.

The murder mystery, in case you didn’t read about it in a previous blog post, is Secrets at Suiter House, to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society. I think it is one of my better scripts, but perhaps I flatter myself. I have an excellent cast assembled. I know they will do a marvelous job. I dare to include myself in that confidence. Accuse me of tooting my own horn if you like, but I maintain that there are worse things than having an ego the size of Manhattan, especially for an actor.

Is my ego the size of Manhattan? I’m sure these things are difficult to measure. I certainly have ego enough to set my foolish words afloat into the blogosphere (there’s a silly word) and trust some people will be entertained by them. I have ego enough to write a murder mystery and present it to a room full of people, trusting that they will be entertained.

And yet I sit here with my stomach roiling, saying to myself, “What the hell am I thinking?” I guess a gigantic ego does not always translate into a plethora of self-confidence. Never mind. Overconfidence is a dangerous thing, and sometimes nerves are a good sign. So I say, break a leg, me.

Maybe I’ll try the effects of some ginger tea on my stomach.

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Chardonnay on Lame Post Friday

Posted on March 31, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

OK, today is Lame Post Friday, and I am going to make a fast post, because my husband, Steven, has not been on the computer since this morning. I can’t hog the laptop, after all. So here is a quick shout-out to a few Herkimer, NY, businesses that made our Friday evening a little bit better.

First I went to Hot Spot Salon and Spa to get a hair cut. I did not know quite what I wanted, but I wanted it to look good and I didn’t want to do to much myself to make it so. Clair helped me out as always, and I left looking pretty damn good.

I went to Asteroga Ale House, where I got a glass of Chadornnay, sat down, and wrote on the next murder mystery till my husband, Steven, showed up. I enjoyed sitting there amidst the Friday Happy Hour crowd, but after Steven showed up and had a glass of Chardonnay himself, I wanted some food and I didn’t feel like cooking. Accordingly, we went to Salvatore’s Pizzeria and Restaurant, where we had some food and, yes, another glass of Chardonnay.

This is looking like a Scattered Friday post, which lacks the alliteration of a Scattered Saturday. Well, I can’t help that. For one reason, I am home how and Steven has poured me yet another glass of Chardonnay. I have to watch Snapped. It is Friday, after all. Happy weekend, everybody.

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I Think I’ll Have a Drink Now

Posted on March 30, 2018 by mohawkvalleygirl

Check out the hair! Mine’s curly! And Steven has, well, more than he has now.

No, it is not my wedding anniversary. However, I thought I would try for a Throw Back Thursday theme and share some old pictures. Naturally this one came to mind. Look at us sipping champagne out of those wide glasses. I prefer a flute, to preserve the bubbles (not that I generally nurse a glass of champagne long enough for it to lose its bubbles). Also, I love the look of a flute.

This is about what our hair looks like now, although I am getting my cut tomorrow.

And here we are, still together, still sipping the bubbly. This bubbly is beer from Woodland Farm Brewery in Utica, NY. This was actually some time ago. I have not worn that sweatshirt since my hot flashes got severe and frequent (not complaining, just noting the effect on my wardrobe).

Drinks and friends, what’s not to like?

I didn’t think I had another picture of Steven and me drinking (we’re not complete lushes, after all), and then I saw this one! It isn’t throwing back all that far, only till last October. This is a cast shot from A G.R.A.V.E. Murder, an interactive mystery we presented to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society. Ooh, and that brings me to the present time: our next murder mystery, Secrets at the Suiter House, is the day after tomorrow, Saturday, March 31, at Ilion Moose Lodge, once again to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society. For more information, consult the Facebook event.

Well, I kind of like how this post worked out: past to present. Does that make it Throw Back Thursday or Non-Sequitur Thursday? Or possibly Pictures of Me and Steven Thursday? You decide.