No, I did not get up between midnight and 5 a.m. to try to witness the Leonid meteor shower last night. But I can’t help wondering if I’m being affected by it anyway! Because this has been a weird, weird week.
Our house has been burgled TWICE in less than a week. It happened Thursday, then again on Monday.
Yes, it did. Nope, not kidding. Yes, it’s awful.
Needless to say we’re outfitting it with every kind of protection possible now, and I think we’ll simply cease to leave any computer at all in the house when we’re out.
It does a number on you. I admit it, I’ve been really rattled. It’s not that I think I’m in danger exactly, but I’m just - well, rattled. Having trouble concentrating at work and the like. It’s just thrown me off-balance.
Why can’t they rob somebody rich? Jeez, we have almost nothing. Go to a house where you can score some good stuff!
I had one nice little distraction from the burglary business –
I got my first controversy on an article I wrote.
I’ve written over 20 articles, many of them review-type articles, and they all just went out into the great nowhere. Then all of a sudden, boom! People had some super strong opinions on this one.
I was ready, one day, for someone to get pissed off about something I wrote. I mean, of course that’s going to happen. But I assumed that when the day came, that person would be upset about something critical I said about a show, or someone in it.
Wrong! Turns out in this case, the offended party - parties, actually - thought I was too nice.
That was a bit of a surprise. But as a theatre reviewer friend of mine said, at least it means people are reading your stuff!
One more thing, and this is really cool . . .
My friend Treena is going to be on 48 Hours this weekend!
She’s a homicide prosecutor and they’re featuring this high-profile case she handled. I read some snippets of her closing argument from the trial, and wow! She’s a bad ass!
So you should all check out “48 Hours Mystery” on CBS this Saturday. That’s Treena Kay, MY friend, fighting for justice on the national newsmagazine silver screen! And while it’s airing my girlfriends are going to have a viewing party with her as the guest of honor.
I’m bringing fruit and cheese to go with the boxed wine.
I’m excited to see everyone! I could really use a nice yentas’ evening. I haven’t even told any of them about the burglaries yet. Ha! There’ll be some fodder for conversation.
You have GOT to be kidding me! That is unbelievable that you can be robbed twice in a week. I’m sooo sorry! What did they take this time? Any luck on the house hunt?
Allyson
November 18th, 2009
The new computer they figured we got.
Maile
November 18th, 2009