Hey, hey! As of today, Fio has 1502 blogs! What to do with them now? Well, obviously, she'll run the pages out, sort them into topics, then publish. First out of the gate will be our beloved Wendy Dog. Don't say you didn't see her coming.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Saturday, June 2, 2012
Jig Jag
Yes, when Fiorella isn't hurting, hurting, hurting, she's bored, bored, bored. And Fio is more difficult to to live with when she's bored than when she's hurting. TV helps some, but it gets boring too. And she's not up to playing the piano now. And Lord only know what sort of poem or story she would write while she's hopped up on massive doses of hydrocodone. Which leaves--obviously--A JIGSAW PUZZLE!
Fio adores jigsaw puzzles, although normally she refrains from committing herself to them because then she wouldn't get anything else done. But now's the time, and lines and shapes are the thing. She's giving herself through Sunday to finish this one off, and then she should be able to plow into PRINCESS RED again.
Fio adores jigsaw puzzles, although normally she refrains from committing herself to them because then she wouldn't get anything else done. But now's the time, and lines and shapes are the thing. She's giving herself through Sunday to finish this one off, and then she should be able to plow into PRINCESS RED again.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Headdress
How can Muslim women get used to wearing the hijab, that headdress thing that leaves only the face visible? Fiorella is going crazy in the medical version of same--ace bandages wrapped around her head and neck. They come off on Sunday, but Fio doesn't know if she's going to last. She's already stuffing folded paper towels up under the elastic because it itches so much. And her skin's swollen, which doesn't help matters.
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Buddy at the Palace
Fio googled it, and Buddy Holly's life was a lot more fraught and complicated than Buddy, the Buddy Holly Story, portrays it. The musical, now playing at Georgetown's Palace Theater, is really a tribute to the music of the '50s which uses a storybook version of Holly's life as its vehicle. The songs, of course, are what everyone is there for, as with Beehive--and just as people who attended Singin' in the Rain expected dancing.
And it's a good thing too, because most of the cast was GREAT musically, but only competent as actors. It's Fiorella's old complaint--they were declaiming rather than acting. Ah, where is Stanislavsky when you need him?
There were, however, three stand-outs. The first was Jacqui Cross, who imparted a joi de vivre to her roles that outshone everyone else on stage.. The second was set designer Barbara Jernigan, who made canvas look like cinderblock and brick.. And Fio loved the red lights in the recording studio and the spotlights hanging off the proscenium. The third stand-out was an accident. Justin Wright, playing a hip-swinging Richie Valens, ripped out the crotch of his tight, tight pants during his energetic number. In the great stage tradition, Wright and the cast covered as if it had all been part of the show. At that point every character on stage was energized.
Okay, why is Fiorella so much more aware of "being" the character than she used to be? She thinks it's because romance writing has tilted more and more toward "deep point of view," a sort of Stanislavsky of the literary world, and your Fio's tilted along with it.
She wants to not just observe, but to experience..
And it's a good thing too, because most of the cast was GREAT musically, but only competent as actors. It's Fiorella's old complaint--they were declaiming rather than acting. Ah, where is Stanislavsky when you need him?
There were, however, three stand-outs. The first was Jacqui Cross, who imparted a joi de vivre to her roles that outshone everyone else on stage.. The second was set designer Barbara Jernigan, who made canvas look like cinderblock and brick.. And Fio loved the red lights in the recording studio and the spotlights hanging off the proscenium. The third stand-out was an accident. Justin Wright, playing a hip-swinging Richie Valens, ripped out the crotch of his tight, tight pants during his energetic number. In the great stage tradition, Wright and the cast covered as if it had all been part of the show. At that point every character on stage was energized.
Okay, why is Fiorella so much more aware of "being" the character than she used to be? She thinks it's because romance writing has tilted more and more toward "deep point of view," a sort of Stanislavsky of the literary world, and your Fio's tilted along with it.
She wants to not just observe, but to experience..
Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Surgical Deprivation
Fiorella is in recovery today, just like Sonia. Doggie had one end of her body operated on--she was spayed--and Fiorella had her other end fixed--her face was lifted. Both of us are feeling miserable, Sonia less so than Fio because her operation was last Friday.
Sonia's not supposed to run, jump, or climb for ten days, just like Fio isn't supposed to drive for two weeks. TWO WEEKS WITHOUT DRIVING?!
No way.
Sonia's not supposed to run, jump, or climb for ten days, just like Fio isn't supposed to drive for two weeks. TWO WEEKS WITHOUT DRIVING?!
No way.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Facing the Future
Pray for Fiorella. She's scared, but she's going through with it--the surgery, that is. You got it--she's getting a facelift today. That passport photo was the final straw.
Monday, May 28, 2012
Antique Values
You won't ever see Fio in line for the Antiques Road Show. Between inheritances from her mother and her mother-in-law, she is loaded with old furniture, but she also uses each and every stick of it. Furniture is not sacred to her. She paints it, re-upholsters it, changes out the original pulls and knobs for ones that will work--all of which lower the value of the pieces.
Too bad. Fio is busy taking care of people and doesn't have time to take care of things.
Too bad. Fio is busy taking care of people and doesn't have time to take care of things.
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