Good Children

Jiggity Jig

We all arrived back in NOLA this afternoon safe and sound. I was prepared to post about VT and high school reunions and why two teenage girls would EVER mutilate the insides of their mouths with toothpicks but it's going to have to wait for a day or two.

I'm trying to wrap my head around two deaths; one of a VT classmate a couple years back and one of a UMASS classmate last spring. Both of which I've learned about in the past 24 hours.

Life Lessons

I have picked up some REALLY bad driving habits after living in the Crescent City. Evidence can be seen on Rt. 7 when I passed a utility truck painting lines on the road. There are now wavy yellow lines where my tires rhode over the fresh paint. Total bonehead move. I also routinely pass left-turning cars on the right -- not so common here and is likely to get me ticketed.

My Barbie collection is in VT for any visiting children to get into. Adelaide has decapitated all of the animals. I don't know where the heads are. She also tried to put a dress on a vintage GI Joe doll. It didn't fit but I found some nice leather pants to get her point across.

I like to listen to 99.9 The Buzz when I am in town. However, driving on streets fraught with adolescent emotional outbursts while listening to the same music I was listening to during the early 90's have caused some strange synapses to fire in my brain and I'm hoping that I don't suffer permanent damage.

Try as I might I cannot stay awake to watch a full episode of Conan on the Tonight Show. Must get back to Central Time Zone.

The local grocery store carries shrimp from Thailand in their seafood department. Don't think I didn't give the fishmonger a bit of a hard time. This was only after Adelaide asked if they had any crawfish. Um, no.

Green Mountains

From the moment I stepped off the flight it took me literally six minutes to remember why I don't like Canadians.

The Salon TONIGHT -- BE THERE!

Hey y'all, we've have a pretty dismal showing for our last couple weeks at All Ways. If you are in town, please come out tonight and share something you're working on or just enjoy the show. We have a featured artist this evening (see below). It's FREE, drinks are fairly cheap and I'll be there. What more could you ask for?

the salon

Thursdays

7-9pm

All Ways Lounge

(The Marigny Theatre)

www.marignytheatre.org

2240 St. Claude Ave

NOLA, 70116

All types of performance artists and theatrical presentations are invited to participate, including acting, dance, puppetry, film, spoken word, music, circus acts and any other art that can be performed in front of an audience.

Come early and sign up to perform

Each individual or group will have 7 minutes to get up and do your thing.

 

Artist Inc hopes that this salon will be a nest and breeding ground for emerging and professional artists alike to get up and work out new stuff.

www.artistinc.org

Featured artist:  Chard Gonzalez's ATAWii

8:00pm

ATAWii is a collaborative dance/film work conceived by Chard Gonzalez (choreographer), Daneeta Saft and Patrick Jackson (film makers).  Their objective is to explore the integration of performance with recorded and live video projection.  Using Isadora, a software program created specifically for dance performance utilization, this work encapsulates the technology and the lifestyle of serious (and not so serious) game players.  Joining Chard in this performance are two exquisite dancers, Mary Edmonds and Christopher Forsyth.  For more information about Chard Gonzalez Dance Theatre please visit www.charddance.org.

Things I Could Have Told You

A new survey concludes that the African American and Latino populations of New Orleans are uncomfortable around each other. 

" While both groups say they experience discrimination, the survey indicated they harbor negative feelings and distrust toward each other."

That's just the way whitey likes it.

Take it Outside

I don't understand why people here feel the need to take their domestic disputes out to the front porch. There is a higher incidence of this as the weather heats up.

Given the amount of screaming on the block right now, I am officially declaring it summer.

Goodness

There is a Rouse's cupcake in the refrigerator with my name on it. Now I just need to sneak it into my gullet without the kids finding me out ...

Catechism

I'm not Catholic. I'm not a native New Orleanian. And yet, I find the news of a new archbishop strangely compelling.

Does this mean I've arrived?

T-Tapp-a-Licious

So, I've been keeping with T-Tapp and although I have yet to notice any discernable inch loss (except for maybe my kneecaps), I am pleased to report the following results:

1. The ability to wear ridiculously high heeled shoes with minimal discomfort.
2. My legs no longer fall asleep after sitting cross-legged on the ground. 
3. No hangover symptoms after a late night at Dos Jefes complete with a few rum and cokes and a couple deadly Firefly Sweet Tea Vodkas. 
4. Colorful descriptions from my three-year-old about the new odor emitted from my armpits including "green smoke."

Figures

I've been patting my self on the back all day long. In less than a week I have Daisy telling me when she needs to pee. This has involved a lot of naked time and a lot of mopping. We are nowhere near 100% but I am encouraged about my choice of ditching diapers earlier than I did with Addy.

As we were playing upstairs I wasn't fearful of the carpets or my bedspread. That was until Daisy was bouncing on me and I felt a familiar warmth in the small of my back. I disrobed and showered immediately.

This has led me to wonder just what life will be like to not be consumed with other people's bathroom habits one day.