If you click on the red ribbon (above) you will go to a page that is dedicated to people I've known who have passed away from HIV/AIDS. There's no names, due to confidentiality, but each ribbon represents a unique, special person who touched my life. The artwork on the page was given to me and I'd like to thank the artist, Steven, for his permission to use his beautiful drawing on my web page.

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WEIRD AL CONCERT COUNTDOWN: 43 DAYS!!!
BOWIE CONCERT COUNTDOWN: 93 DAYS!!!

Random thoughts...
I have a mild Johnny Depp obsession
I have a less than mild David Bowie obsession
I have FRONT ROW PIT seats to see Weird Al
I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M GOING TO A BOWIE CONCERT!!!
I forgot to do something kinda important this evening
My cell phone rang while I was using the restroom at Target
My cell phone's ring is a Bowie song
I'm tired...

Got my Weird Al tix today! I actually drove to the theater to get them, but it was only an hour away so I didn't mind. I would have done that for the Bowie tix but I had other things I had to be in town for that day. Anyway, I got front row PIT seats!!! I saw another "Al-gal" there. It felt a little odd, driving there alone after the adventures I had during his previous tour but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. That's it for concert tix for a looong time! I really need to put some stuff on eBay! Off to do my Saturday errands! Happy Valentine's day!

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I feel like such a MORON!!!!! I got stuck in the deep slush & ice in the back parking area at work!!!! AGH! Some nice person happened along and helped me get unstuck. Decided to park in front today.

Oh my. Someone mistook one of my bloggie gripes personally. It was a global gripe. A blanket statement that can apply to so many situations and people - past, present, future. Sometimes...ok, lots of times, there are things that happen during my days that I just can't talk about, even in my blog. They're confidential things. So, I vent my frustrations using vague, global statements. Statements like I can't believe how shallow, narrow-minded and selfish some people are. That could apply to someone I know. Or someone I used to know. Or people I don't care to know. Or all of the above. But it's not about anyone in particular. If I'm bloggin about ya, you're gonna know it! :-)

Now for a funny story. This happened several weeks ago. I went to a friends house and this friend had made a cheesecake for my visit. How nice! When my friend opened the door I was greeted by a very sad face. It seems the bottom of the springform pan fell to floor, taking the cheesecake with it!!! The cheesecake splattered a bit on the fridge and the floor but most of it never left the the pan. I can deal with that. But where was the cheesecake? In the SINK!!!! I rescued a piece before the rest of it got rinsed down the drain. It was excellent cheesecake! Now it's a standing joke between us! Somewhere I have a recipie for kitchen sink stew that I need to find.

This has been a challenging day so far. E is sick again, possibly with strep throat. On the way to the clinic a dog ran in front of the car and I hit it. He ran off so I hope he's ok. On the way home E puked in the car. I have a headache.

Just called for the lab results. She has strep.

HAPPINESS!!! I'm going to see David Bowie LIVE at the Murat theater in Indianapolis on May 20th. I have wanted to see Bowie in concert since I first saw the movie, Labyrinth. I didn't think I'd have the chance to go, even when I found out he was touring in the U.S. But I am! I AM!! I don't care if my seats are in the balcony, off to the left and in row S. I don't care if my seats are on the main floor, off to the left in row Y. What??? Oh, there's a story here. There's always a story!

Yesterday I got an email from a friend, telling me that tickets go on sale for the Bowie concert in Indy on Saturday. What an opportunity! I couldn't pass it up. I was so excited I called my mom after work to tell her about it. For some reason she didn't seem to think it was a big deal. I found this odd since earlier this year we discussed the possibility of going to his concert in Chicago. She really wanted me to have the chance to go because she understands what it's like to see one's ultimate favorite musician in concert. Her favorite is Frank Sinatra and years ago my dad surprised her with tickets to his concert. So I was baffled by her reaction when I told her my good news. I stressed that I've never been to a Bowie concert before and this was a one time chance since he rarely tours this extensively. But then she said she wanted to go to the concert! I was SO confused! So, 10 am Saturday rolls around and I haven't ordered ticktets online from Ticketmaster in years. I SWEAR TO ALL THAT IS HOLY I told Ticketbastard I wanted 3 tickets and when the order was completed I had ordered only 2 tickets! CRAP! What am I going to do now? Order more tickets, moron. So I did, figuring I'll sell the others on eBay. Called my mom to tell her I got the tickets. David Bowie, she says? I thought you were talking about Weird Al!!!! OMG!!! She says she'd still like to go. I try to explain to her what the atmosphere, volume and intensity level of the crowd will be. I finally put on some of his music and cranked up the stereo. Now mom isn't sure she could sit through this concert. After talking about it for a bit she thinks maybe she'd enjoy it. But I got a little worried when she said his music is pretty. I'm going to show her a Bowie concert video and play some of his other stuff for her and then she'll decide.

Ahh...the blog! Today's funny story isn't mine, but it was told to me by my friend, JC. She had a little adventure and excitement last night. She was in her TV room, a room off her living room, watching the news. One of her kids got up and on the way back to bed JC heard her kid say "oops" but didn't think anything about it. Later, her dog got excited and bumped the door, closing it. JC grabbed the doorknob and it fell off in her hand. This usually isn't a problem because the other part of the knob is usually still in the door and if not, they have a screwdriver in the TV room. Now I bet you can guess why her daughter said "oops" when she left the room. The doorknob had fallen off as she closed the door behind her and she sat it on a table or something. To make it worse for JC, the screwdriver wasn't in the room and she didn't have anything to open the door with! She was trapped! No big deal, she thought. She decided to wait for her husband to get up and use the bathroom. When he did she beat on the door and yelled but he didn't hear her and went back to bed. Poor JC! She had to use the restroom too! And there's no bed in that room so she shoved 2 chairs together and tried to get some sleep. But every noise woke her up. When one of her kids would get up she'd bang on the door and yell. Her dog wasn't any help either. The dog wouldn't bark!! Finally, at 6 am her husband got up and by then JC was shedding tears of anger and frustration. It took about 15 minutes to get her husband's attention!!!