A Bouquet for Acting Boy

Make 'em feel the blood in their stools!

Pert & koAla to Compound before Labor Day, etc.

We will leave here Thursday or Friday, be there for the w/e, stay till the 12th or so. P can see his pals. I can get hair done. P is on blood draws once a week now and we can carry our order to the compound and do it while we are there. Still see play on Friday the 8th.

We are having ECHO (the 719 house has a new name, dubbed by GT only) fixed up.

New, 36 inch wide back door and storm/screen.

All new windows, where they aren't already done.

Wooden, 10 x 12 deck in back, with railings, level with kitchen floor, with wheelchair ramp toward back and steps to sidewalk, toward front.

New shelter over back door to replace the old metal awning.

New, psuedo wood (golden oak, wide boards) floors in living room, dining room, downstairs bedroom.

Chimney has been repaired and bathroom vent pipe fixed so no more leaking in.

New shower, wall to wall, walk in, with molded seats on both sides, in downstairs bath where washer and dryer are now.
W and D will be moved to kitchen, somewhere tbd later.

New electric furnace and a/c, now or later, depending on what furnace person says tomorrow. (AC has stopped working.)

Sometime after all this is done (except furnace) we will move there. We hope to be able to do Thanksgiving dinner there this year, even if we haven't moved in yet. We hope with many dogs.

We hope this doesn't give anybody hark attacks. This is not an overnight decision and we both ('we' and 'both' are redundant, I know, but makes the point better) agree on it.
Love to all

Boys Beware

Wow. Remember this?

Rainy Days and Sundries

A few pieces of news, or at least information from the Southern front. First, some housekeeping:

• Thanks go to koALa, who figured out the source of her problem posting to the blog: Google has decided to try to tie your GMail ID (if you have one) to your Blogger ID. Therefore, if you decide to create a new post, you might get the sign-in page, with your GMail name and password pre-loaded on the appropriate lines. If you try to sign in that way, you won't be recognized, and it will merely invite you to create a new page. So, you may either (1) log back in with the appropriate user name, or (2) if you want to avoid that trouble in the future, I can send an invitation email to your current GMail address, and you can sign up from there. Let me know if you want to do that, and I'll test it out before trying it on one of you.

• The good news is that this is the beginning of a pretty major upgrade to Blogger (the first since Google bought this POS). The changes aren't available to us yet (unless we create a new blog), but I'll post more when it's time to switch over. I may try to transfer over the pics we have over on EvaPictures, then use that site as a guinea pig before risking all of our data (or whatever it is we have here) in an upgrade, and consolidate the two sites at that time. (If you listen carefully, you can almost hear the entire family struggling mightily to give a damn.)
  

On a more personal level:

• T3 is now in the employ of Hollywood "Hey, at least we're not Blockbuster" Video. He found that restaurant work wasn't to his liking (most of us can relate to that). He started this week, and one of his perks is that he can have three movies out at a time for no charge. This may be the best thing that ever happened...to me.

• The EvaDewer will also be working in a different position soon, though it will be with his current company, in a different group. This may not mean much to the rest of you, but it's a godsend for him. Among other things, this will mean a few trips to India a year. With any luck, some stops along the way might be possible.
  

• Gock has been quiet about it, but he is working again, as well. I'm sure he'll update us as he sees fit. Or maybe I'm not sure, so I just wrote that to be on the safe side.

Ink for the new play

The might Gwinnett Daily Post has some stuff in today's Arts and Leisure about Lionheart, the new play, and other doins.

The print version has the cast names in it, and another picture of me. But you'll have to trust me on that. Because it's all about me.

August 14, 2006 Many Happy Returns, Dear OML

I accidentally posted this message on pictures. Go there for the whole message. Happy Birthday, OML. We love you and miss you.

Life in the City Yesssss

It's 11:40 Friday night and I just got back from an AA meeting and breakfast at Waffle House with Ivy. The windows and the balcony door are open. I'm listening to the roar of motors and the screeching of tires and the laughter and yelling of kids who just left the performance of a rock band that played at the Murat tonight. It sounds alive and exciting and I love it. I walked to the circle today and a violin contest was playing at the Symphony (the old Circle Theater) and I could hear the music a block away. Everyone was out for lunch on the sidewalks and tables at the restuarants were full and people were picnicing on the steps of the circle. One family In Universtiy Park even had a red & white checked tablecloth. The bloodmobile was on the circle too. Summer in the city, I love it.

Low res pictures of where I'm moving are online

Go to the usual place, the one where we rock, and add /HousePics/

You eat like that!

Sure, we've all seen it. But it's still the best.

A Visit Well Spent

Tini and I would like to extend our sincerest thanks to all of you for looking out for us during what turned out to be a more wonderfuller stay then even expected. This refers not just to the love and hospitality that you always show, but also your assistence, patience, and understanding. KOF and JOJO bent over backwards to accomodate OML with all of his special needs, GOCK rocked, and then he and GT1 rolled us around from place to place--including an emergency pick-up, KOALA made last minute arrangements and a real good time, PERT slept in the street so we didn't have to, and EVA, T3, T4, and AGATHA showed their charm, making the foreigner feel at home. Everyone pretty much did all of the above.

Apologies go to all of those who didn't manage to get their pics on EVA's Place. I don't have a lot of experience with documentation. We are safe and sound, and look forward to our next visit.

Do you have to use so many cuss words?

Not safe for work, if the speakers are on. Not worth the time, if they aren't.

Gock 'n' Roll Reprise

Despite his lamenting a lack of disciplined practice, the Gockster rocked hard enough last night for this music lover. Noah, the very talented host of the evening, played with several different combos, exhibiting the give(ing) and take required. My favorite of these was of course the one with his Gockness. Gock on!

While you're dreaming of the moonlight on the Wabash...

It should come as no surprise to most of us that Indiana is ground zero.

Milk, Baby (sort of)

JoJo and I and a friend of ours attended an improv show at PROP THTR in Chicago last night and watched a performance by "The Impending Behavior Orchestra," of which our own OML is a member. There was "movement" and music and projections in the background. Much of the music was interesting, much of it was rockin' good. Some of the movement was interesting, certainly all of it talented. The most fun part for us, though, was the solo stand-up act by OML. He's a funny, clever, and cute guy; all of Eva's sisters are.

Got Any Plans for Christmas?

I have a rather unhealthy fascination with Stallone so I'll (and by that I mean KoF too) be there.

Mais pourquoi!? Mais pourquoi!?

You know who else is gay?

At the end, he sounds like "how do you live???"

Sorkin Rules

If you liked "The West Wing," then you'll like this . . .

Vakashun Skejool Dubble-aught six

Here's your unofficial guide to all things koALapalooza:
All dates and locations subject to change on a whim:

Sunday, June 25-Friday, June 30
Gock and TO tan and dance in PCB










Friday, June 30
OML arrives at Hartsfield Hillbilly Aeropark
Gock and TO drive up to Norx from PCB
Pert and koALa load up and drive from PertoALaville North to PertoALaville South

Saturday, July 1
Day - Pert and klOAa join the rest of the Norx Krewe
Evening - The EvaDewer humiliates himself in front of what may be as many as 10 people, with help from T4

Sunday, July 2
P, K, G, TO, and OML head up to PertoALaville South during the day
The EvaDewer, T3 and T4 head up after the matinee performance.

Monday, July 3 - Wednesday, July 5
Whatthefuckeverwewannadofreeforallhidethekidsanddon'tlookEthel! There may or may not be boats, or boating, or people who own boats. There may or may not be pyrotechnics. But, by god, there will be dancing!











Thursday, July 6
The EvaDewer and his young'ns repair to Norx, to do shows Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
Pert & koALa head for PertoALaville North

After that
Who the hell knows? But if you do, put it in the comments, and I'll update this post.

Father's Day? Ha! There Oughtta Be a Pert Day.

I think all of his children agree, of all his wonderful qualities, our dad's warm and affectionate sincerity stands out most. Sure, he was a little mushy at times, but who of us cared? The hugs and kisses always available, he would pat our heads if the situation called for it--even after we became adults! The man never uttered a cross word; he always--always--had kind, sweet, and supportive things to say to us, even when we had done something wrong--heck, especially when we'd done something wrong.

"Anyone could have made such a mistake."
"That's why they call them 'accidents.'"
"Smarter persons than you have goofed worse than that."
All of us remember words like these just when we needed them.

So, let's all raise our glasses to Father, who--uh, wait a minute. Is this the Johnson family blog? I might have stumbled onto the wrong blog. . . .