I'm back

Well, it's not New Year's yet, but no one is online and I've been drinking. That's right, kids, I want to talk to someone. Since no one is around, I shall talk to myself. Hmm...Let's see. What is a good topic? Drunkenness. Ohhh. Is that bad to say? No. I don't think so. It's fun to drink as long as one keeps under reasonable control. Of course, each person defines their own level of reasonableness. I for one am currently under a reasonable control If you heard me talking however, you might say I was not under a reasonable control. Ahh, I amaze myself at my ability to type while drunk. I love you, Mel, you typing goddess. Did I mention that I got a C in typing in high school? That's right kids, I can't type for shit. If this was a typewriter you would see nothing but white out -- corrections all over the damn place. That's the glory of technology, it hides your flaws, and I love the pc for that reason alone.

So this year was good to me. As I said in my earlier post we had a child this year. Our little (or big) Marisa Rae. She is in like the 97th percentile for height and weight, but she is the sweetest baby you'd ever meet. I love her so much. Our family is so wonderful.

Time to take another drink of my Franzia wine. All this typing (and retyping because I'm drunk) is making me thirsty. I have an hour and 15 minutes until the new year. Please come, baby new year...I'm wating for you.

Have any of you ever seen Rudolph's Shiny New Year?? I watched it tonight with Dave and Rylee. That bird (oh, what's his name? Imo??? No, that doesnt' sound right. Ivan? Anyway that bird is just mean) For those of you who have not had the pleasure, here's a review from Amazon.com: Rudolph's Shiny New YearRudolph is legendary for saving Christmas, but did you know he saved the New Year as well? While Santa Claus is recuperating from his December sleigh ride, he receives a letter from an old friend, Father Time. Seems that Baby New Year is missing, and if the little tyke isn't found, Old Year will continue forever--a catastrophe for Father Time, whose job it is to keep things moving forward. A search party is essential, yet with such thick fog, there's only one reindeer fit for the job. "Rudolph with your nose so bright, you've six days left to set things right," says Santa. Trouble hits immediately when Rudolph discovers that Aeon the Terrible, a big-beaked monster bird, is also searching for the missing baby. Rudolph gets help from a giant whale and a good-natured caveman, who dish up plenty of song and dance in between narrow escapes in their race against the end of the calendar year. Sound far-fetched? Perhaps, but it contains as much magic as its predecessors, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town, all produced and directed by Jules Bass and Arthur Rankin Jr., and written by the esteemed Romeo Muller. The same stop-motion animation we've grown to love is here as well, and narrator Red Skelton has as trusted a voice as Burl Ives and Fred Astaire. While the New Year holiday will never be as celebrated as Christmas, this title is a welcome addition to any Rankin and Bass collection of holiday films. --Lynn Gibson

Well, I'd better get going...more to drink and got to get to sleep after that. Have a good one. You never know, I may write again.

Take care and happy New Year!