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I’m a Drama Queen on Slacker Saturday

Posted on October 27, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to a Slacker Saturday Post.  It is not that I have entirely slacked my Saturday away (these judgments are always subjective anyways), but I am pretty much going to slack my blog post.  Here’s a Freudian typo:  first I put “alack” instead of “slack.”  Wrist to Forehead Saturday?  I suppose so.  What do you want from a drama queen such as myself?

I’m everything a big bad wolf could want.

I was looking for a dramatic pose of me but decided to settle for a little bit of leg. This is my Ruby Van Rensselaer costume from Rubbed Out At Ruby’s, a murder mystery set in the 1920s.  I was rather pleased with that script.

I haven’t gotten a pumpkin yet this year.

I veer into a more seasonal picture with a shot from Pumpkin Junction in Sauquoit, NY, one of several autumn destinations I have not yet visited.  The list includes Cullen Pumpkin Farm and Dyn’s Cider Mill, among others.  Will I make it to any of them?  A little uncertainty adds suspense to my fall.

Here are some REAL drama queens!

I close with a real drama queen picture:  Fabulous and Fatal, a murder mystery involving a group calling ourselves Drama Queens Along the Mohawk.  That was another script I felt rather pleased with myself about.

And now I have blathered on for over 200 words, so I shall call it a blog post and drive on.  As always, I thank you for tuning in.

 

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Once Again, The Best Lame Plans…

Posted on October 19, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I really, truly meant to make my Lame Post Friday post on Friday.  They say something about the best laid plans, but my plans are almost never best laid, so never mind that.  It is early Saturday morning, earlier than I have been getting up, so that is something different.  I always say I don’t like getting up, but I like being up.

And now I have the Type It In Backspace It Out Disease!  I even backspaced out “type-it-in-backspace-it-out disease,” because I decided to capitalize instead of hyphenate.  Which is better?  Please feel free to comment or just discuss amongst yourselves if you prefer.

Weren’t we beautiful?

I threw in a picture to pep things up, one I have shared and will continue to share.  It is the cast of Fabulous and Fatal, a murder mystery we presented in 2019 to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society.  It would be a good idea if I started writing more murder mysteries, ahead of the time when I actually have to start rehearsals.

Another kind of fabulous.

In searching for another picture to help along the post, I found this one from October 2020.  For once I was not too lazy to go back and look.  It is from a post I made about a walk in Russell Park I took with my sister Cheryl and her daughter Jenna.  That is Cheryl, posing on a bridge for a photo op.  I should give Cheryl a call and see if she is up for another such walk.

This is what I’m talking about!

I see I am over 250 words, so I close with another fall photo.  I don’t think this is as good a year for color as others (this pic is from 2022), but I am enjoying what I see.  I hope to take a walk or run later and see more.

 

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Slacker, Sick, and No Longer Saturday

Posted on October 13, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to my late Slacker Saturday post.  It is late morning Sunday; I slept in.  I was having the most fun dreams!  Then I dreamed I was trying to write them out, like a novel that might become a weekly series. But that is not what I meant to write this blog post about.  The fact is, I think I am coming down with something, or else my allergies are reaching dreadful proportions,

Random picture to denote passage of time while I get more coffee.

Last night we had our performance of Curtains for Frangelica, the murder mystery to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society.  We had a small but fun crowd, and enjoyed a delicious dinner.  In fact, I ate too much, but you’ll have that.  Earlier in the evening, I felt a little icky, but blamed it on my allergies.  I may still blame it on my allergies, although it may be emotional, as I warded off a panic attack at one point with some deep breathing.  Oh dear, how self-dramatizing I am.

Then again, drama is my life!

That is the cast for Rubbed Out at Ruby’s, a murder mystery I often bring up in this blog.  For one reason, I have some great pictures of it.  For another reason, I would like to revive it one day, perhaps with a few modifications, since I probably will not be able to find the original script.

It seems I have skipped around this morning (in the blog, that is; I am not up for that much movement right now), which is not surprising, since my head is doing a little spinning.  I guess I’ll call it a Blogger’s Sick Day and drive on.  Will I manage to make my Wrist to Forehead Sunday post on Sunday?  A little uncertainty adds interest to my day.

 

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I Follow Different Directions

Posted on October 11, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I went for a walk yesterday but did not take any pictures, so no Pedestrian Post.  I guess the best I can do is a Throwback Thursday, and, yes, I am making it Friday morning and not that early either.  Judge me if you feel so inclined.

But first, another plug!

Ah, but before I throw back to anything, here is one last plug for Curtains for Frangelica, our latest murder mystery.  The last I knew, there were still tickets available, local readers!

The eyes have it.

Before I decided to begin with a plug, this picture from the past caught my eye.  It is the end of my Black-Eyed Susans, before that patch became entirely overgrown with all manner of weeds and things.  That reminds me, I need to get out there and cut everything back.  Perhaps later today if it does not rain (my bunions are non-committal, and I forget what I saw on WKTV News Tuesday).

I think he’s cute.

I was looking for other dead vegetation pictures and came across this adorable fall decoration.  I have no idea where he is now, but I see he is sitting on a Roger Ebert book, I Hated, Hated, HATED That Movie!  I do like reading bad reviews, although I do not agree with all the movies Ebert hated.  I am actually a little uncomfortable looking at the portion of the title showing, because in general I greatly prefer love to hate.  But I digress.

A dramatic conclusion indeed.

Since this is turning out to be something of a Non-Sequitur Thursday, I close by going in yet another direction with a shot from Horror Hotel, from one of my horror movie DVD collections.  I guess this kind of loops back to the beginning: murder mystery, horror movie.  I may be stretching a point.  However, I am over 300 words on one of those mornings when I had at first felt inclined to bag it altogether.  Let that be a lesson to me.  And thank you for tuning in.

 

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Tired Time Warp

Posted on October 9, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

It’s not Wednesday, it is Tuesday.  How did I get into such a time warp?  I have been sitting here debating whether to do a Waste Not Want Not Wednesday or a Wuss-Out Wednesday, when it hit me, TOMORROW is Wednesday.  I’ll be damned.

My favorite Tuesday meme.

It is actually fine with me that it is Tuesday and not Friday.  I need more time to study my lines and figure out my costume for Curtains for Frangelica, the murder mystery to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society this Saturday at the Elks Lodge.

In case anybody wants all the info.

I got back from rehearsal a short time ago, so I guess I can bill this as a Post-Rehearsal Post.  It is an odd thing, but I have noticed WordPress no longer lets me categorize my blogs under “humor” and “personal.”  I guess humor is subjective, and one could argue that not all of my posts are humorous (regular readers know I am no hand at argument), but personal?  What else is this but a personal blog about me, a person?

This is too much for me to figure out on a Tired Tuesday.  I’ll add another picture for good measure and call it a blog post.  Once again, thank you for tuning in.

From a previous rehearsal.

 

 

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A Late Post Concerning Coffee and Procrastination

Posted on October 7, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I did not have a particularly Wrist to Forehead Sunday. I had a pretty good Sunday with a good rehearsal for Curtains for Frangelica.  To make my late Sunday post a little happier, I just figured out what I did to make my post look so odd as I type it.  I went from “Visual” to “Text.”  Let me try to add a picture to see if I really solved the problem.

My delightful cast.

The picture also denoted passage of time while I went and got more coffee.  I actually put on coffee last night instead of waiting till morning to do it, as I have regrettably been doing lately.  It is interesting how often one can say, “Oh, I’ll do it later,” then later be annoyed one did not do it at the time.  And yet one never learns.  One being me, of course.  I am sure any number of you have learned that lesson and are feeling rather smug right now (you know who you are). But I digress.

I had thought this blog might become All Curtains for Frangelica All the Time, with our performance set for this Saturday, Oct. 12, but apparently I am more into typing inanities about coffee and procrastination.

Still one writes what one can, even if one fears that, as Truman Capote once said, That’s not writing, that’s typing.  Once again, one being me.

 

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Slacker to Cinema Plus Shout-Out

Posted on October 6, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I had rather a Slacker Saturday today, but at least I am making my blog post on Saturday. I really did not do much after I made my Friday blog post, so I don’t have much to write about now (as Truman Capote once said, that’s not writing, that’s typing). One thing I should have done was work on my lines for Curtains for Frangelica, the murder mystery we are presenting to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society, one week from today. Yikes!

My computer or my WordPress is still messed up. Instead of seeing the picture I inserted, it is just a bunch of typing. And I can’t edit it to add a caption. Well, I can’t worry about these things now. Right now I want to make a blog post.

As I am typing, I am kind of watching The Tingler on DVD. It is a William Castle produced horror movie starring Vincent Price. It is a bit on the cheesy side, but so entertaining.

Earlier I watched Carnival of Souls. Full disclosure: I only mention it because I saw a picture from it in my Media Library when I was looking for the picture from The Tingler.

So I guess I can bill this as a Cinema Saturday, with a shout-out to my upcoming murder mystery. Just to make it a real plug, here is the flier:

I don’t think they are sold out yet, if any local readers are interested.

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I Just Can’t Wait to Kill Frangelica!

Posted on October 2, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

I neglected to make my Monstrous Monday blog post, if anybody was watching (or do I flatter myself?).  I had meant to do it early this morning (Tuesday).  Alas, I lacked the oomph.  Right now I lack the oomph to do much of anything, so I thought maybe I could do a blog post.  I could do a Pre-Rehearsal and a Post-Rehearsal Post, making up for Monday and taking care of Tuesday.  I suppose it won’t be monstrous this way, but I think that will be all right.

A rather unsavory bunch.

This is from a long ago murder mystery, Rubbed Out at Ruby’s in 2017.  Actually I talked to a cast member recently who is interesting in reviving it.  I don’t know if I can find the script, but that may not matter.  It was a full house murder mystery so was more improvised than our normal dinner theatre plays.

Another great cast.

I’m sure I have shared this picture numerous times.  It is from A G.R.A.V.E. Murder, also in 2017.  That was a fun one, with a Halloweeenish theme involving ghost hunters.

I think I just figured out how to download pictures on my Chromebook!

Here is the flier for our current murder, Curtains for Frangelica.  I suppose I had better get back to studying my lines now.

 

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Post-Rehearsal Post with Pics

Posted on September 27, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

Hello and welcome to a Post-Rehearsal Post.  I have just returned from a rehearsal for Curtains for Frangelica, the murder mystery we are presenting to benefit the Herkimer County Historical Society on Oct. 12 at the Herkimer Elks Lodge.  I remembered to take a few pictures this time!

Big smiles! No suspicions here!

On the murder night, we are all gathered to promote a new play soon to be produced and looking for investors, written by and starring Frangelica Inferno.  Frangelica is a well-known star of, well, a certain type of movie. She is looking to expand her horizons with this new play.  Unfortunately she is absent so far, as is her agent, Teddy “10%” Tardugno.  We do hope nothing has happened to them!

Tensions mount!

I really do not want to say too much more about the plot.  I feel the audience should let it unfold before them.

More clues are revealed!

Rehearsals are always fun, and as we go we often find better ways to present clues, or funnier ways to say lines.  Additionally, rehearsing at the Elks Lodge as we do, I can enjoy a glass of wine at the same time.

Curtains for Frangelica will be presented Saturday, Oct. 12 at 5:30 p.m., with dinner at 6:00.  Tickets are $45, available at the Herkimer County Historical Society.  Catering is by Cacciatore’s Restaurant.

 

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It’s a Mystery

Posted on September 20, 2024 by mohawkvalleygirl

OK, we’re going to call Wednesday a true blogger’s sick day.  I came home from work early but even after a nap felt unable to make Wednesday’s post, even a Wuss-Out Wednesday.  Thursday morning, I thought to make Wednesday’s post, felt truly awful, called in sick, did not make the post.  Judge me if you are so inclined.

I apologize for going on about my health issues, but these things do happen, maybe even to you (perhaps not to YOU, you know who you are) (although you might just be lying about it) (never mind all that).  Where was I?  Ah yes, trying to do another Post-Rehearsal Post.  Once again I neglected to take pictures.  Perhaps I could re-share pictures from previous murder mysteries and bill this as a Throwback Thursday Post.

Pretty good gams for a woman my age, or do I flatter myself?

OK, this is not a murder mystery per se.  It is me as a character from Rubbed Out at Ruby’s, a murder mystery presented by LiFT, Little Falls Theatre Company in 2017.  We were asked to bring our characters to a Ritz and Ragtime fundraiser at a Rutgers Mansion for the Landmarks Society of Greater Utica.

Here is the entire cast.

At a recent event at The Renaissance Pub in Little Falls, NY, I ran into a cast member of this mystery, and she was interested in reviving the show, if we could find a suitable venue.  Who me, want to portray a rich lush in a 1920’s speakeasy?  Yes, please!

A totally different mystery.

Just to avoid making this an All Ruby post, I add a picture from A G.R.A.V.E. Mystery, presented in October 2017.  One of the suspects from that mystery is again a suspect.  I often work with the same people, because they are just so good to work with.

So I end on a positive note, feeling happy with my cast members.  I hope to give more information about Curtains for Frangelica, but for now, I am merely pleased that I am over 300 words.  Still feeling a little icky but hopeful for tomorrow.  Once again, I thank you for tuning in.

 

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