Terrible... Terrible...

Lovelies, I was SHOCKED when I was checking msn.com today and noticed that one of the trends of 2008 was the stache... Uugh...

Now I love my Dad, but he has a problem that he's still stuck in the moustache era - and now here's all these movie stars doing the same thing to encourage him! Blah! I've been trying for YEARS to get him to shave that shit, but he's firmly planted on this issue: the tuft of hair below his nose is here to stay.

The trend may be current right now (and here's hoping it'll be out the window in a red hot minute) But all I can say is that the stache reminds me of one word & one word only: Smarmy... and Pedophile is a close runner up.

Early Planning....

Lovelies, I'm thinking about Halloween costumes for this year and trying to decide between the Marie Antoinette that's peachy-tan (see first picture) or the Marie Antoinette that's pink. The blue is out of the question, as I was a Alice in Wonderland last year & don't want to re-do the blue thing...

I'm leaning towards the peach - the material looks nicer... I also own the petti coat for both already! And I'm going to buy the big wig that the girl is wearing! I love me some big hair!

Perhaps I should walk around with a little guillotine and say "Let them Eat Cake" all night long!

I Want this Item more than I want a Boyfriend - is that wrong??

Must. Get. Sometime. 2009.

I love Minnesota!

Lovelies, I followed my own little yellow brick road to my Minnesota home this past week...

There's nothing like a little trip to MN to make me re-charge my batteries and feel better about the world as a whole! I LOVE coming home!

I feel so rested and calm here and enjoy my family & friends more than anything! I do miss the city, but c'mon - MN is pretty freakin' great!

Here are some Random things that I love about Minnesota:
- People say "Excuse Me" when they need to get in front of you in the shopping mall or Target.

- Drivers wave you in because they're nice people& give a "thank you" wave when you let them in!

- The roads are clean & there's no graffiti - at least in the burbs.

- There's all 4 seasons. Always. No matter what type of global warming is happening, you can bet your bottom dollar you'll have a white Christmas in Cake Eater, MN.

- There are usually people you know in the About Town section of Minnesota Monthly.

- The theatre community is SO tightly knit & supportive! (I love me some MN theatre folk!)

- Quality of human beings as a whole is significantly higher than many other regions I've lived in. Thus it equals smart, spiritual & overall healthy folk live here.

- The volume of gay men is less, leaving there more straight men for me to date. (Side note - most of the people in MN get married VERY young, so I figure I'll be able to snag the "starter marriage" leftovers if I decide to move back in a few years... Aaah, the incompatible getting married because society tells them to...)

- Wollet's Bakery. 'Nuff said.

- The State Fair.

- The fact that when someone has a flat tire or is off on the side of the road that not one, not two, but usually Three other cars have pulled off to help the person - in NY people just drive by, point and says "It Sucks to be them!"

- Clerks at Target, the bank & various stores say "How are you?" and genuinely mean it. (and most of the time they're interested in your response...)

- The Targets are all well stocked & clean. And the staff in MN is VERY helpful!

Maybe I'm just a nostalgic for home, but really Dorothy got it right - there really is no place like it!

Newsflash: Miss Musical finds out she's a Jew! (and Merry Christmas to that!)

Lovelies! I had some news today that shocked & excited me: my great-great grandmother on my mom's side was a Jewess! I never knew that before today!

We were all just sitting around the table this fine Christmas morning with my Grandma Ruth and talking about the Leonard Bernstein concerts that are happening soon in Minneapolis when Grandma says "Oh, my Great Grandmother had that same last name as the fella with those concerts. She was a Jew."

WHAT??? I have been chosen all this time & I never even knew it!!!

I guess it works where the Jewish-ness is passed along down through the women - and so even though we thought we were all Christian & such, we're not. My brother & I are fo'-sho' Jewish.

Exciting news!

So where do I go from here?

Do I convert? Maybe.

Do I start eating challah bread? Yes!

Do I sign up for J-Date? Feasible!

I feel so surprised & delighted by this news! I AM chosen after all! Hooray! (but I still love me some Jesus - but that's OK, cause he was a Jew too!)

Happy Birthday Jesus! -- Which I like to pronounce "Hey-soouse" - like the Spanish say it!

I'm REALLY Mad today!!!

Grr lovelies.... I'm really pissed off right now. All on account of my friend Espresso Genius - who is now demoted to Espresso Guy.

I just got off the phone with him and he's taken 2 of the holiday activities that I thought we were supposed to do together (or that I thought he was reserving for me, as I am only home for 2 weeks and then gone for another 4 months) and is taking someone else for BOTH!

When he came to visit me in NYC at the beginning of December I told him "Gee, I'd like to go to a Wild game when I'm home." He is taking someone else to the ONE FRICKIN' GAME that he & I are both available for! I also told him "I had such a nice time shopping with you last year - let's make that happen again!" and guess what lovelies - he's got SOMEONE ELSE to go shopping with him!

Seriously - WHAT THE FUCK??? My "friends" don't do this to me... Usually my "friends" are thoughtful and sensitive people who think ahead as to when I'm coming home & invite me to partake in Holiday activities that we did in previous years!

I know it may seem like a little thing, but I was looking forward to it in my mind and I'm just really disappointed that Espresso "so-called-friend" Guy didn't even take the time to think "Gee- I wonder if Miss Musical would like to see a Wild game when she's home?? She told me she did, so that would mean of course that she still wants to go!" (I took him to a freakin' RANGER game for christsake!) and "OH, and Miss Musical won't be home for another 4 months so wouldn't it be a nice friendly gesture of me to ask her shopping."

Pissed. Off.

And the worst part is that I totally didn't give him the what-for on the phone! I was just Miss Minnesota-Nice Musical! UUGH!! I'm so mad at myself for controlling my emotions - what kind of an actress am I if I can't fly off the handle with my friends??

Please lovelies, if you have any ideas to help me get over my little anger today let me know... I'm debating on forwarding him the link to this blog... Grrr......

Judy Holliday has to be my Grandma....

Lovelies, I am often told that I bear a resemblance in looks & manner to the late-great Judy Holliday by many MANY people. (Casting directors, voice teachers and sometimes even total strangers have alerted me to this fact...)

And guess what - the woman (Judy) is a COMIC GENIUS! (not to mention one of the biggest stars of the 1950's before her tragic death from cancer.) Pretty sure she was in her early 40's when she passed...

So I'm watching her in the movie Born Yesterday and it's BRILLIANT! They really don't make movies like this anymore! This scene where she deals the cards & starts singing is amazing for a comic study - or if you just want to laugh your ass off!

The fact that people even put this woman's name in the same breath as mine always amazes me - her acting and comic ability seems so effortless... But it's strangely comforting to know that she was a big star and yet crazy down to earth- so perhaps there's hope for all of us!