i sit here, hoping, always hoping, ever hopefuly (WHEN WILL YOU LEARN TO QUIT BEING SO DAMN HOPEFUL???), that i’ll get an e-mail from somebody. considering all the writing i do, i get an amazingly miniscule amount of correspondence from anybody.
i got a few e-mails today, but tonight there were a couple of note.
instead of especially cheerful things, though, they were just the opposite.
the first, which i’m trying to believe, but it seems so unbelievable to me – one of the people in “you can’t take it with you” died early this morning. his name is gregg tichacek, and he was a really nice guy, low-key, unassuming, friendly. my friend gil sent me an e-mail tonight telling me the news.
erica told me about when they all went to a karaoke night at a bar during “paint your wagon,” which greg was also in, and how he played the harmonica, and he was really good. i’m sorry i missed his performance.
gil also wrote about comedy, his thought on it, and once again, i think, comedy is vital to life.
whew.
i keep saying, over and over i know, that you have to relish life, you have to make the most of it, you have to try to find happiness, joy, fun, in every single day, because you don’t know if it will be your last. don’t forget to tell somebody you love that you love them.
whew again.
i didn’t tell anybody that i loved them today, but i did make my family a perfect pizza. actually, two perfect pizzas, one for my dad with italian sausage, and a veggie pizza for everybody else.
also pretty perfect oatmeal chocolate chip black walnut coconut cookies.
ok, here’s the other sad thing – the warehouse which held a bunch of the props from past wallace and grommit productions burned to the ground. the creator of W&G, nick park, pointed out that in light of the most recent tragic earthquake in pakistan, this destruction isn’t such a big deal.
but it’s still pretty sad to me. here’s the website:
ok, gee, downward spiral here, must think of some funny note to end on…
all right maybe it’s not funny, but it’s going to be fun – well, a few fun things – gee, i can’t believe i haven’t mentioned this before, but randy is in JEKYLL & HYDE, the musical, which opens this friday night at the center for the arts. I’m going, even though he keeps describing the violent murders that occur throughout and i keep telling him that it sounds horrible, but he assures me it’s going to be good.
anyway, go see it, support the arts.
also, the cat show is this weekend, although not the dog show, which is next weekend, and it’s too bad they’re not the same weekend, but that’s ok.
AND, next weekend, there is this very cool thing at washington park – there are (allegedly) going to be 2,000 decorated pumpkins on display a the carillon and around the garden there, friday and saturday nights. it’s a fundraiser, for what i can’t remember, but it’s only five bucks and sounds fantastic.
fun stuff coming up. right here.
enjoy yourself.
(and please, grace, TAKE YOUR OWN ADVICE).
ok then,
grace still on tuesday which is now lasting at least a week.