Gud, I'm so pleased to hear that things are going better. I was you in your neck of the woods last week, but way too crazy busy to get together with you and Erin. Maybe next time...

The Hec and JZ show is pretty damn funny. And poor JZ, but what a nice, sweet homeless man!

Mom and I are quilting like crazy over here. Must. Get. This. Quilt. DONE!

Timelies!

Obviously the homeless man has impeccable taste. He saw a beautiful woman with a cart and the beauty so befuddled him that he didn't think that perhaps the beautiful woman wasn't going his way. (I laughed too.)

Daniel, I'm sorry for your loss. Vibes for your mom.

Gud, lovely news. I'm glad things are going well.

Beautiful children! I also need pictures of Plei.

There was more, but I mislaid the notes in my head and they're all jumbled up with work stuff. I will likely attach a picture of beautiful sleeves to the next marketing proposal I send out.

((((Daniel and familiy))))

Raq, I don't know about a 50th, but I've always had luck with jewelry as gifts for women, even in the days when my budget meant a very inexpensive stick pin. But it's really a question of the personality of the women in question -- if she doesn't wear jewelry, that doesn't help.

{{Daniel and Mom}} I'm here with the WTF, too. Peace~ma to your mom.

Raq, I love the thought of a spa package. One of my favorite presents from my daughter was for a half body massage at her salon. Just that left me all relaxed and feeling pampered.

I made sure my 50th birthday was perfect for me. Took off by myself and went to the W&H thing in LA where I stayed with lovely Lee, then off for a couple wonderful days camping and climbing at Joshua Tree with Lori. It was 5 days of no responsibility. I don't know when I have been so relaxed.

Time off for working mothers is a wonderful gift. It doesn't have to be a fancy spa or cruise either. For Brendon's 40th I did the big surprise party thing which he loved, and was totally surprised. People we hadn't seen in years.

quilt vw quilt!

Oh SA. Save this love for a show that's worthy of it.

One word: RYLOR.

And don't you know my heart is full of love for many a-striped show? This one broke, and re-broke, my heart until I left it in disgust for greener, Winchester-brother filled pastures; and then, like the evil heartrending bitch J. Schwartzman really is, there was Ryan, cagefighting. And lo, was I brought back, curious, but with extremely low expectations. As if knowing my inner soul, J. Schwartzman gave unto me RYAN/TAYLOR, which thus filled me with a squee heretofore unknown to woman. It was like a heterosexual slashgasm. I know it sounds disturbing. But that's how it felt. And thus I fell in love all over again, and hope my show is not doomed.

And then I pimped.

And all was well.

continuus:

Pleiades, I just showed Fay Kitchen Confidential, and she was like, "bloke from Alias! Xander! Random English guy!" and I pointed out Seth and Harold, and she was like, "OMG this show! They got a show! They got leading roles in a show!" And then I explained it got cancelled.

And then she cried.

I probably shouldn't be laughing.

As if knowing my inner soul, J. Schwartzman gave unto me RYAN/TAYLOR, which thus filled me with a squee heretofore unknown to woman. It was like a heterosexual slashgasm.

THEY SO ARE!

I'm not surprised or disappointed about the cancellation, though -- I figured this was going to be the last season going in. I'm just glad it's going out on a high note.

So it *did* get cancelled? I'm still unsure if that's a rumour or not.

By the by, picture of me and Fay: [link]

My info (from DH, whose gossip tends to come from fairly official sources) is that they'll let it finish out the season, but it won't be renewed. So it's effectively canceled.