I think you're right that it was a shtriga on the show, but I think they spelled it striga. When I looked it up on wikipedia, it sounded like it had earlier root derivations. The Albanian shtriga is related to other witch/vampires such as the Romanian striga and the Roman strix. Of course, my eyes and my hearing isn't so good, if you think they actually used shtriga, they probably did.

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I always think Strega Nona. Is that wrong?

Heh. You're not the only one. That's actually one of the Tomie dePaula books that I didn't read when I was little, so I didn't have that immediate association when I picked "Strega." But I had several of his books, and when I was maybe 6 my dad could get me to laugh just by saying "Tomie dePaula." I thought that was the funniest name ever. So it works.

If you want to tell this story, and are only refraining out of concern that people don't want to know, you should not have that concern. If you don't want to tell the story, you should drink more beer. Or do both.

Aw, thanks. More beer! But no, it's not a dramatic & painful story. See previous post, I guess. Turns out it's not so long after all! It just can sound like it's crazy in the bad way rather than crazy in the neat way. When he was telling me the whole story I was thinking, "Well, I'll be bummed about this later, but it is awfully sweet. Sigh."

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I really hope

Me too! But oh well. Poor Brooklynite! I should go bring him some soup. (Except I have no idea where in Brooklyn he lives.)

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So glad you were there with me, Brenda.

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Does anyone have a CALM orange kitty they can mail me?

After my directors insistance that the character of Puss in Boots (a 10second walk on) be played by a woman in a giant orange mascot like cat costume, my joke about the character being played by my orange kitty in little boots... my directyor and designer now want the woman dressed as puss in boots carring my craxy cat across the stage in a boot! Whiel I am a) crossing the stage in th opposite direction as Puss in Boots, playing my character of "woman wih laundry" and b) doing quick changes. There are also 2 pigeons, a lamb and a dog in this show!!!!

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Why did you pick Strega?

I need to go rewatch to read the spelling on Supernatural. I thought it was longer than 6 letters, which is why the Wikipedia entry felt right.

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I need to go rewatch

Thank heavens for TiVO. I really need to get that one of these days, since half the time I forget a show's on or end up getting home late.

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Does anyone have a CALM orange kitty they can mail me?

Jesse can! Or at least a mellow attentionhound. I've got a gray tabby, but he might try to hump you. Still really calm, just species and anatomically (no balls left) confused.

ita, try that song that I think is called "Unbelievable." Or at least that seems to be the chorus. Someone inflicted that on me today. I'm sharing.

I think I shall go to bed. My weekend may have reset my schedule even though I stayed up reading past now.

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It's an Andrew Vachss book (and character) which was sitting within eyesight when I was registering at Dawson's Wrap nine million years ago. Strega is a creepy crazy witchy noir-ish broad who scares the fuck out of the protagonist. And is, therefore, entirely unlike me, but what is the internet for if not wish-fulfillment?

I would have used the name of another Vachss character I relate to more, except her name was Belle and that was just such a dopey name. Er, no offense to anyone named Belle.

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My cat is often very calm, it's true. I'm not sure how he'd do in the mail, though.

Food Network Star: AWWW! As long as he had a live audience, he'd be fine! Nice guy. I can't believe they're buying the shtick of that bald guy.

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