Tiny Rays Peeking Through the Clouds

I want to thank everyone for your concern and well wishes. And yes, I’m pretty sure I have some sort of depression that requires attention pretty soon. I am one of those people who likes to do for everyone else, BUT me. Trying to carve out the time I need for me is sometimes very difficult for me to do, but I must get better at it.

My first order of business should be to tell my friend, C, to take a flying leap. She has sent me about eight e-mails today, in various degrees of distress, asking for help with some freelancing assignments she’s received. Despite that fact that she is supposed to be this great writer/editor, she can’t use MS Word worth a darn, and wants me to help her figure out document formatting and stuff. I am politely saying a big NO. Besides, she is the one who told them she could do all this stuff, if I do it for her they might as well be paying me.

This weekend is the Del Ray arts festival, and I am so looking forward to going to that. If you can’t tell, I love art festivals . . . even though a lot of the time the actual art is pretty crappy, you get a sense of people’s talents and creativity. One day I should get a booth for myself and put out some of my photos . . .

I really have been enjoying my weekends lately . . . it is the weekdays that get me down.

Am teaching ESL tonight, even though I am kind of tired. Went out at lunch and got some chocolates for the students . . . whatever keeps them coming back!

I don’t have choir practice on Wednesday, which is both good and bad. Good, because it means I have a free evening, but bad, because the reason we are not having it is that our Music Director is going to have heart surgery to clear a blockage . . . and he’s only 38! I’m hoping that the surgery comes out well and that he has a speedy recovery . . . he is just the nicest person . . .

I just realized that I haven’t posted a “Website of the Week” or a “Poetry Selection” in a while . . . I need to rectify that soon.

The new season of “The Apprentice” has started . . . and yup, I’m there to watch. I did watch the 1st Martha “Apprentice,” but somehow they have found more annoying people than the Trump one this season. However, I feel the need to support Martha – the woman has me in awe, what can I say? I don’t care at all for her artsy-crafty stuff, but as a businesswoman and force of nature . . . Man!

A Moment of Silence for Don Adams, who played Maxwell Smart in “Get Smart.” That was one of my favorite shows when I was little, I watched the reruns everyday after school. Don Adams was also a very underrated comedian, whose talents weren’t taken advantage of as much as they could have . . .

Again, thanks to everyone for your lovely concerns. I’ll try to keep you all posted on how I resolve this . . . it should be an interesting ride. Hugs back to everyone!