The Monthly Update: August 2014 Edition
I'm sincerely going to try and make at least one update a month, just to keep track of whatever it is that I'm doing or trying to do. Also, the cat woke me up this morning, so I'm sitting here annoyed yet still sporadically petting the little jerk. I love you, you asshole.
Anyway, since my last update...
My Mother's knee replacement went very well. That happened back on July 21. I learned that she has weird pain tolerance, as she felt no pain at all post surgery. She also revealed to me that she really had no pain during childbirth either, so yeah. She must have been in a hell of a lot of pain pre-surgery then, because she was hurting unbearably. Having her knee be bone-on-bone for like two years and getting through it is damn impressive.
Everything's been okay here. Dad and I are getting along reasonably well. I'm running tons of errands. Mother decided to stay with my cousin post-surgery for a duration of time that keeps getting longer and longer. First it was three days. Then a week. Then three weeks. She was going to come home this Saturday, but now it's been extended to Tuesday. Uh huh. She's using her therapy as an excuse to stay. I don't blame her; she's been waiting on my Dad for quite a while, rarely has time alone, and has to do a bunch of things. Staying with my cousin in a nicer house and being waited on is like a vacation for her!
Since my last post I also saw both Evita and Spamalot at the Pittsburgh CLO, two phenominal shows, Spamalot especially. Oh man. Being desperately late, managing to make it, and going through that adventure with vaguevagabond made it a day to remember. I've been on a Monty Python kick since. As for Evita, the music's STILL in my head a month later, wut. I didn't even like the show that much. Damn it. I blame the OBC and Patti LuPone/Mandy Patinkin.
Finally, I have to address the death of Robin Williams. I had just come home from a nice outing at the mall with my cousin. I walked in the door and my Mom immediately said "did you hear Robin Williams died? They say he committed suicide." My heart fell to the floor and I hurried home to hang out on AladdinCentral and remember.
Years ago, in my especially overzealous fandom period, I made a big to-do about how I preferred Dan Castellaneta as Genie, in large part due to a sort of rebellion over the constant marketing emphasis of Robin Williams and Robin alone when he played the role of Genie. That stopped mattering to me in a any real way a long time ago, as it should; he's just Genie, that's what's important. That said, despite me feeling that way when it came to Genie, I always loved Robin Williams. His films made me laugh and cry, his stand up brightened some sad days, and his character always seemed so strong and important. I admired him for his courage to speak openly about his struggles. And on this day, I miss him. Knowing that he's just not around anymore is so, so sad.
I'll see you lot in September! I hope the rest of August goes well, truly...
Anyway, since my last update...
My Mother's knee replacement went very well. That happened back on July 21. I learned that she has weird pain tolerance, as she felt no pain at all post surgery. She also revealed to me that she really had no pain during childbirth either, so yeah. She must have been in a hell of a lot of pain pre-surgery then, because she was hurting unbearably. Having her knee be bone-on-bone for like two years and getting through it is damn impressive.
Everything's been okay here. Dad and I are getting along reasonably well. I'm running tons of errands. Mother decided to stay with my cousin post-surgery for a duration of time that keeps getting longer and longer. First it was three days. Then a week. Then three weeks. She was going to come home this Saturday, but now it's been extended to Tuesday. Uh huh. She's using her therapy as an excuse to stay. I don't blame her; she's been waiting on my Dad for quite a while, rarely has time alone, and has to do a bunch of things. Staying with my cousin in a nicer house and being waited on is like a vacation for her!
Since my last post I also saw both Evita and Spamalot at the Pittsburgh CLO, two phenominal shows, Spamalot especially. Oh man. Being desperately late, managing to make it, and going through that adventure with vaguevagabond made it a day to remember. I've been on a Monty Python kick since. As for Evita, the music's STILL in my head a month later, wut. I didn't even like the show that much. Damn it. I blame the OBC and Patti LuPone/Mandy Patinkin.
Finally, I have to address the death of Robin Williams. I had just come home from a nice outing at the mall with my cousin. I walked in the door and my Mom immediately said "did you hear Robin Williams died? They say he committed suicide." My heart fell to the floor and I hurried home to hang out on AladdinCentral and remember.
Years ago, in my especially overzealous fandom period, I made a big to-do about how I preferred Dan Castellaneta as Genie, in large part due to a sort of rebellion over the constant marketing emphasis of Robin Williams and Robin alone when he played the role of Genie. That stopped mattering to me in a any real way a long time ago, as it should; he's just Genie, that's what's important. That said, despite me feeling that way when it came to Genie, I always loved Robin Williams. His films made me laugh and cry, his stand up brightened some sad days, and his character always seemed so strong and important. I admired him for his courage to speak openly about his struggles. And on this day, I miss him. Knowing that he's just not around anymore is so, so sad.
I'll see you lot in September! I hope the rest of August goes well, truly...