What kind of car? What show?

Cruze. Only Kidding!

(Not kidding about the car, that's the name of the show)

Cruze. Only Kidding!

Very cool, on both accounts!

Driving home from TJs just now, there was a full sized hook and ladder truck stopped at a stop sign at one of the cross streets. The nearest car behind me was at least half a block away, and seemed to be keeping to the 25 MPH speed limit, so there was no danger he would hit me, so I stopped and waved the fire truck on, even though I clearly had the right of way.

I think the guy behind me was having a bad day, because he started honking at me.

To be fair, I think he didn't realize why I was stopped at first, because the honk was pretty short, and he kind of waved at me when he stopped behind me, but still, seriously dude--how do you not notice the full size hook and ladder that was in the intersection before you honked?

Ha. I have to tell this jackass story on myself. I drive a lot of country roads late at night. It's common courtesy to dim your brights, and almost everybody does it. But one night I was coming home from rehearsal, tired and cranky and headachey. And I almost never do this, but the oncoming car had its high lights on and I flashed my lights at it to make it dim them. It did, right away. And then got close enough for me to realize it was an ambulance. With a patient in the back being worked on. Gee, Liese, you think maybe they might be better off SAVING SOMEONE'S LIFE than worrying about just how close they are to you before they dim their brights? Hee. Oops.

Hipster Spidey.

Liese, as someone who deals with assholes who won't dim their lights and who understands your pain, think of it as the driver going "Oh, good, a reasonable driver, I'm glad I won't blind him and possibly have to pick him up later."

I think some of the people around here don't even know they have a non-bright setting on their lights. And don't get me started on those damned halogen lights. I just love staring into twin oncoming dwarf stars on busy streets.

I have my fingers and toes grossed for Cricket at the Tony's, Pix. I checked, but the costume designer I know who did Bloody, Bloody Andrew Jackson was not nominated-- just the set designer.

Relatedly, since I do not have ateevee-- does anyone know how/where I can possbly stream the Tonys?

So, Amina, "Gay Girl in Damascus" is an American man living in Istanbul. [link]

The sad thing is, there is no authentic voice reaching the west from Syria, and god knows we need one.

Had to run back to my car several blocks away in a torrential rainstorm (at least I had an umbrella?) Had to take my shoes off, they were too slippery.

And I come home to discover dripping in the back bedroom ceiling by the downspout. Sigh. Roof's only 2 years old. I oughta call the roofer. And the downspout people.

So, Amina, "Gay Girl in Damascus" is an American man living in Istanbul.

Seriously?

::sigh::

Oh, you have to read his justification. It's special.