I think that's why I liked them, meara -- they weren't that great, and the wedding looked regular nice, not extravagant.

OK, I am super lucky to have my mother. I was just whining about a work thing, and she was like, "But this is a great opportunity -- It's good for your resume!" and I was like, oh yeah, it totally is!

It's still annoying for the moment, but I can totally make it work for me in the future.

Yay moms!

I'm trying to decide if I should try this recipe from Sothernfood.com. Does beef, apples, onions, curry powder, cinnomon and cloves and lemon juice sound like a good combo or just odd?

It sounds pretty good to me, but then it's a lot like my roast recipe minus the lemon juice (which I have used with lamb and Middle Eastern spices to good effect).

Mom cracked me up by picking Dixie Cafe for her dinner out tonight and then griping about it having the same old food it always does. Yes, Mrs. Lasagna Is Exotic Foreign Cuisine, the place known for specializing in down-home Southern cooking has a pretty familiar repertoire. Which is why you've been eating there since it opened.

I had a nice talk with my mom on the phone. It will probably be another month before I get to see her, but since everything is up in the air as to what's going to happen next month, I'd better not count on anything.

Weird. Just watched a taped "American Masters" on Aretha Franklin which left me feeling quite coldly about the lady. In no doubt about her extreme talent, but put off about the woman. And from living in Detroit I already had a hint of the crazy.

I'm remembering her distancing herself from George Michael--was that about his homosexuality or his legal troubles?

So I'm reading up ahead of time on Marvin Gaye. Now, I already know he was an addict and a woman-beater, but shit. What an unhealthy prick.

At least the Zora Neale Hurston one was about a woman you'd actually want to spend time with.

I'm excited to see Jesse Martin play Gaye in a movie, though.

(Of course, I've already seen him play gay in a movie...)

Didja know Marvin's last name was Gay, but he added the "e" because his dad's crossdressing already made him over-sensitive?

I did not know that.

I think Jesse Martin will do a very pretty job. But I wonder if they'll go as dark as my quick googling indicates. Hell, I wonder if they'll go as far as his own crossdressing...

Anybody watching Brothers and Sisters? Did anything significant happen in the last few minutes, after Kevin told Sarah what he remembered about the picture ? DC's ABC station lost signal right as Kevin was trying to remember the woman's name .