violetismycolor

Happy Halloween!

Have a fun night!

(This is an illustration I did for Illustration Friday last year...)

tv soap...and I love it...

So, Kitty is pregnant...hah, take THAT presidential bid of hunky-fiance-played-by-Rob Lowe!  "This shouldn't matter in America today," he says. What America are you living in, REPUBLICAN-presidential-candidate-played-by-Rob Lowe?  Isn't this the kind of behavior the Republican right is condeming all the time?  Might as well fold that hand right now. 

And what is up with Tommy?  Sleeping with practically-still-a-teenager friend of the newest Walker?  And he thinks his wife is being a jerk? 

And Justin, Justin...going straight back to taking too many drugs when you went through that rehab just months ago?  What are you thinking?

Ah, Kevin...thank God we didn't have to see that skeevy Scottie on last night's episode.  He's just not right for you.  Don't you know that cute-minister-boyfriend-who-is-in-Malaysia is definitely worth waiting for?  And now that his other show got cancelled (after ONLY two episodes), he's likely to be back sooner than we had hoped.  Don't be like Tommy and run after the nearest guy for some fun!  Wait, oh please just wait!

Sarah,  I almost cried right along with you when those kids left with their dad last night.  Two weeks without them and then no promise that you'll get shared custody.  How is your almost-ex-hubby supporting them, anyway?

And Norah...the pantry?  Don't you know what the pantry signals?  Secrets...delicious secrets that the rest of the family will never be able to keep?  Gossips, the whole bunch of them. 

Oh Brothers and Sisters...how I love you!

the beauty of fall...

I absolutely LOVE the season of fall in Portland.  It is cold today, only 56 degrees.  But it is so beautifully clear and sunny.  The leaves sail in the wind like snowflakes and rain down on the roads while I drive around.  The colors are all reds, oranges, and yellows...gorgeous.  We had such a miserable September that I feel as though I am being rewarded with a nicer October.

Bonnie is coming home next weekend...she is going to work the college fair here, representing Colgate, along with Admissions Director, Gary Ross.  She has to work part of 2 days, but will be able to spend time with us.  Ross is coming home for the weekend, too, and we are going to do a birthday dinner for me (Nov 8 is my birthday).  What luck for me.

the news crazies...

I'm interested in the San Diego wildfires, since they affect Adam.  But even I think that the media is a little overly-obsessed.  I just KNOW something is going on somewhere else in the country and in the world.  You wouldn't know it if you were watching CNN though...

leaving San Diego...

Adam (and 6 of his friends) left San Diego this morning, then spent the day in Orange County in San Clemente playing on the beach and drinking margaritas.  Tomorrow he and 3 of his friends are going north to San Francisco. Can anyone say 'road trip'?  He seems to be having some fun with this.

At least he is on his way northward and getting away from the smoke, which he said was giving them all headaches.

Adam called to say...

Adam called me today and started his conversation with "I just wanted to let you know that I am still alive." 

I said that he must be talking about the San Diego wildfires. And he said yes, that's what it was.

He said that they had just announced that they were evacuating Encinitas, about 15 miles away.  School was cancelled today and for tomorrow.  He doesn't know if they will have to evacuate but he heard that the authorities are afraid that the fires won't stop till they hit the ocean.  He said that the roads to the north, east, and west are so crowded that it would be hard to go anywhere, though he is hoping for a road trip to San Francisco. 

So, keep my Adam in your thoughts.  He's definitely at the top of mine.

ouch, ouch, ouch...

Yesterday:  Flu shot, Pneumonia shot

Today:  Ouch, ouch, ouch...

those kinds of days...

Overwhelming and time-consuming life events have contributed to my blog-silence.  My dad found out that he needed to start chemo, and my mom sort of freaked out.  So, lots of parental TLC was in order, including going along with them to 'chemo class'.  Major stresser.

We did go visit Bonnie for a few days.  Flew to upstate NY and then drove with her to friends in Vermont, where we did little else besides eat, drink, talk, and sleep.  Perfect way to spend a vacation.

My dad's first chemo was Tuesday, while we were still traveling, and so I missed it.  But the next one is Nov. 6 and I have already commited to picking them up and driving them, staying with them, and driving them home. 

Prayers, good vibes, and other positive karmic things encouraged...