Various Bits of Info
An insane press conference last night and now the hearing today. I will be tuning in at 10 am to hear testimony from Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. I believe her. I believe survivors. I don’t think the GOP realizes just how enraged women are over this. But it will be quite evident to them come November 6th.
The sun is out this morning and how welcome it is! Don will be happy. The rain has been cramping his photographer style.
There’s not much to share today. I’m making lists. I’m doing stuff around the house. I’m going shopping tomorrow at the dreaded mall. I have to take my laptop in to have Apple check on something, so I figured I would bite the bullet and look for a jacket and shoes. And socks. And maybe one black sweater. We’re packing very lightly and most of my clothes will be black. It’s just easier. Plus, I look good in black, as does Don, so there’s that.
I have two great documentaries to recommend to you. The first is Quincy. Quincy, as in Quincy Jones. It’s produced by his daughter, Rashida Jones, and it’s excellent. What an amazing life this man has led. It’s on Netflix.
Side note: Don has worked with lots and lots of well-known people over the years, especially in the years he was doing television pretty consistently. But he can still surprise me. As we were watching the doc, a moment came where Quincy’s work as the producer of Fresh Prince of Bel Air was discussed. Don quietly said,”I sat next to him at a read-through.” Meaning at a read-through of Fresh Prince because Don was on the Christmas episode. Me: “You said next to him??” Don: “Yeah.” Me: “Did you talk to him?” Don: “Sure. We chatted.” Me: “You never told me this!”
After 24 years together, I’m still hearing new information.
The other documentary is Jane Fonda in 5 Acts. We watched it last night. Absolutely wonderful. She is so honest about her life. She’s fascinating. Can’t recommend it enough. It’s on HBO.
Okay. Time for another cup of coffee.
Happy Thursday.
Needed: A Massive Rap on Some Knuckles
Thank you for all of your wonderfully supportive comments yesterday. You sure can make a girl feel good. I do appreciate your taking the time to share your thoughts. They help me and I’m sure that they help other readers.
I took it easy yesterday, all the while monitoring the ongoing crap in Washington DC. Someday I’ll write about the patriarchy that pervades our culture and how it’s time for it to go. But not today. Suffice to say, I’m signing petitions, making phone calls, and tweeting at the pompous old farts who think women should be seen and not heard. A few of them (I’m looking at you, Orrin Hatch) pulled the same thing on Anita Hill. I guess they thought their performance was so magnificent that it merited an encore. I think they didn’t learn their lesson. It’s time for a massive rap on their knuckles. And a March on Washington.
There’s a lot to do before we leave on our trip, but I’m curiously loathe to start in on a To Do list. Maybe it’s the procrastinator in me. Actually, it’s partly that, but it’s also an acknowledgment that I need a little peace and quiet right now.
Don has to go into the city tomorrow and I’m going to drive a couple of hours to visit the miniature show that I went to last year. Maybe I’ll find something for my modern dollhouse or for the new project, which I’m envisioning as an English stone cottage. We’ll see. I’ll take pictures.
Okay. I’m off. I have to drive Don to the place where he takes portraits, as the CR-V is in the shop. He got it inspected yesterday and it passed, but something on the wheels is loose. which could be quite dangerous. Gulp. So he’ll pick up the car at the end of the day.
Happy Thursday.
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