For this part of the year, we are entering the ‘bers. If that needs to be explained, you’re probably as dumb as you look. 😉 LMFAO! Hahahaha! JK! Sorry, not sorry. Or not. 2021 is not yet over. Still on the younger side, but I have to say, the seasons are changing. Like, you can feel it in the days, the weather. It’s a great feeling. Like when spring transitions to summer, or daylight savings, beginning or ending, for anyone other than Arizonians. Now, we’re seeing summer transition to fall. I’m excited for it all. I also enjoy “’winter’ in Los Angeles.” LOL.

With entering the ‘bers being said, I/ we can still achieve so much this trip around the sun. We’re entering a great cycle. One of my favourites. On the other hand, I will say it is a little hard planning for the future because we really don’t know what’s going to happen next, still, given the time. It’s become a game not everyone wants to play. Facts. For most of us. Have any new remedies for cleaning the crystal ball? The ‘road to recovery’ is just over yonder, but mind that delta variant detour. Is the switch for seeing the future on?!?! Powers not working today? I feel like one of the things that have been taken away from us, even though we may not see because we’re now permitted in public, for the most part, is the feeling of ‘anticipation.’ We can’t plan too far ahead, or can we, because our event[s] might get cancelled. Plus, it must be a ‘lite’ version of what we’re really expecting. RESTRICTIONS. Full throttle? The works? What it used to be. Hell, the lame gigs seem over the top now! What gave it its reputation: see you in a few? Some are just desperate for anything other than nothing to happen. We’re there but not “there.” There is, however, a difference between goals & things to do, events.

Then, we must think, will I be OK come that time? The people around me? What’s going to close, again? What catastrophe will unfold next? God forbid us going out into the society that pushes us not to go into. Don’t mean to sound bitter/ negative, but it’s been pretty continuous. & then there are events that just aren’t going to happen, again, ever, because of what’s happening & they’ve claimed defeat. Deceased. Some of the most entertaining things/ events/ experiences/ opportunities have died because of the pandemic. People come & go, but experiences are one of a kind. On occasion, we meet a one-of-a-kind person, too, but then we also know, a lot of people are all alike in so many ways, & not in the most attractive ones, so they won’t be missed & we’re sure to meet another. 😊 “What’s past is prologue.” -Shakespeare. The Tempest, Act II, Scene I. One event that was brought back, THANKFULLY, is Shakespeare in the Park. This season they did The Tempest. The irony. Dramatic irony?!? It was a good production. One of my favourite Shakespeare lines is, “We are such stuff as dreams are made on, & our little life is rounded with sleep.” Prospero, Act IV, Scene I. I am fascinated with the Old LA Zoo. It’s one of my favourite spots in Griffith Park. There’s something about it. Rumour is it is haunted. & you know how I feel about ‘Rumours.’ 😉 I also LOVES the ‘Haunted Hayride’ come every Halloween Season. Production is underway for a whole new stage/ venue for performances. I can’t wait for when they perform, Measure for Measure or Antony & Cleopatra, if they ever do. Suggestion box? I’d also like to see Titus Andronicus. I’m supposed to see Julius Caesar next month. LOL. That’ll be different because that’ll be a play I haven’t read versus going to see ones I have read, of his.

It amazes me how people really think COVID is a hoax. Yeah, maybe I wasn’t lying at the opening of this blog. Maybe you ARE that dumb?!? I know some are. I am well aware common sense isn’t common anymore, sadly, ad nauseum. I seriously laugh when I read articles about people who swear by the fact that COVID isn’t real, yet their dying diagnosis: COVID. HA! I did say sorry, not sorry, right? But, I’m not going to go there. Then, going back to “normal” life impediments, we must consider if some group is going to protest or loot & vandalize & contradict, or prove everyone right, to share some distorted message that eventually contradicts itself on so many levels. You know who you are, or what. When will COVID not be the excuse!?! Probably not for a while. Only in hindsight do we now see the beauty of our life from our yesteryears: the good, the bad, the boring. Fuck, for some, they’d love a crisis of some sort from something other than the confines of their home. Has ‘crashing’ something become something of the past until further notice? The biggest issue right now is, as we know: the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated. I guess being rich or poor & coloured or not coloured became a boring excuse? I have to say though, COVID has helped me, in a strong sense, because it is the excuse when I don’t want to hang with someone. I just say I’m social distancing, or just say I’m trying to stay safe. Or I just don’t bother because it is the unspoken truth. I think a lot of people are doing that, too. Well, maybe more so the people who need a break from specific people in their life they just can’t seem to get rid of. I’m not playing the game of telephone. Which is the truth. I tell you! It is a double-edge sword because I wasn’t able to hang with the people I actually wanted to. I was practicing social distancing before it was a thing. Anti-social? For the most part. No, I’m not an only child. I wrote about the rise of agoraphobics a long time ago. Scroll further down this page. You’ll see. & then the world happened, but I don’t have special powers or anything. 😉 If only you could have ‘me’ parties like me.

Going back to the unforeseen future of what we know we know actually making happen & how we’ve been stripped of the pleasing part of anticipation, we plan something, push/ hope to make it happen, because our money has already been taken for the event, but at the back of our mind, some minds, you have to think, something strong might happen to prevent me from experiencing this. It sucks, & I hate saying this, it is what it is. I hate saying that because it makes you feel capacitated. It means you basically have no control in the matter & we should always have some form of control over things. People are so quick to use that phrase because it’s cliché & they try to act like they’re not butt hurt because things didn’t go their way. How about this: GET IN LOSER, WE’RE DOING BUTT STUFF! Hahahaha! The first time I saw that meme, I BUSTED! —out loud laughing! I guess not being able to know the future helps cope with living in the present & not needing to plan? Who knows!?! Double-edge sword. & don’t pronounce the ‘w’ in sword. Again, all over the place. Maybe this is the sign we need to live day-by-day? I do agree this time is seen as a ‘reset.’ I’m not going to get political on the matter, just using it as an expression. It sure was a splash of cold water for some, & some were kicked off their high-horse they just love riding. This time has made us realize a lot. Internally & externally.

It’s been a good summer. In no way a ‘Cruel Summer.’ LMFAO! That’s not a nod to Oliva Rodrigo’s smash hit, currently one of them, “Déjà vu,” that has rocked the summer. ”good4U” being the bigger sister. It’s been more humid than usual in SoCal. That dry heat has gotten a little moist. I’m itching to go to a museum. I went to a buffet for the first time in AGES! You best believed I couldn’t breathe walking out of there given the amount of food I consumed. I rarely have desert. If I have desert, that’s my meal, no food, supersized, but when I go to buffets, there’s ALWAYS room for desert. It’s like going to Vegas & sinning. It is wrong if you don’t. FUNNY! That was the name of the place! ‘Vegas’ buffet in Glendale! HAHAHA! By the Americana. I was with a friend & we crashed it! HAHAHA! Maybe “normalcy” IS coming back?!?! It’s a little challenging, or not, when you’re very far from normal. 😉 I love how we can drink in public now. Basically. Or not. Speaking of ‘ages,’ I experienced getting drunk on overpriced alcohol at an airport just like the good old days! Yeah, too bad idiot drunkards are beginning to abuse that, too, by causing raucous on the plane they board after they slam a few too many!?! & with a flight attendant!?! So, let’s hope that doesn’t actually become a thing of the past! Drinking at airports, that is! Or on flights. I mean, they don’t even take cash anymore… C’mon people! You cry about being cooped up, & pooped up!, & then when you’re let out of your cage, you go & do something REALLY stupid or try to pick a public fight that you know someone can’t wait to record, & eventually fuck it up for everyone, having make the “more civilized” people suffer!?! A lot has already been taken! Don’t take the overpriced, undersized alcohol, too! Think about the people who fly to destinations THEY MUST to see people they don’t want to. All because you couldn’t drive! Maybe you wouldn’t had of drank. Wait, I’m just going to stop. Movie theatre-going is already into play. Meet me at the Los Feliz 3. How much AMC stock you got? What about the crypto currency? I’ve gotten more in-tune with the universe. Literally. Aside from potential butt stuff, I’ve also participated in a lot of astronomical stuff. Out of this world? YES! No sexual pun intended. @ this moment! Have you ever seen Saturn? Or Jupiter & its multiple moon?!?! I think 4, maybe? Call me, maybe. 😉 OMFGG! & what I mean by that, I joined an astronomy club! I’m obsessed with outer space. Now, I can really dig into it & learn some stuff & actually appreciate it! I’ve said before, ad nauseum, I am an alien. I went camping over the summer & I stayed up extra late to stargaze. OH! It was BEAUTIFUL! Thank GOD it wasn’t fire season around Bass Lake! The night sky was so clear! I saw a lot of shooting/ falling stars. Could I had been unknowingly viewing a meteor shower? They came in all sorts of sizes & descensions. Of course, I made some wishes!!! But I don’t wish my life away. I’ll make some. But usually, when I want something, I just go out & get it. 😉 Being up late into the early morning, & not like I’m used to, it was very quiet. I enjoyed it. Then, I was taken aback by the amount of snorers I was hearing. There were so many! I was like, wow! I am positive they were all humans, not bears. Side note: I did see some cubbies. Actual ones! Seriously, I thought bears snored loud. Who am I to talk?!? I tend to snore loud AF sometimes, too. Probably when I’m REALLY intoxicated. At least it’s a sign I’m not dead! & with ‘GG’ being referenced. Yes, I’ve seen the new ‘GG.’ I want to see what ‘part B’ has to say. I was pleased when they featured ‘Milo Sparks.’ In case you didn’t know, I’m all about team ‘G’ —as in ‘Georgina!’ ‘Georgina Sparks.’ Not glass! Like crystal meth!!! WTF?!?!? HAHAHA.

Take your mental health days. Save your sick days for when you’re healthy. If you absolutely need to, lie & say you’ve been exposed to COVID. That’ll get everyone off your back for at least 2 weeks. But you should get vaccinated. All the cool kids are doing it. For some, mentals breaks are really helpful. You gotta let it out! Production needs to eventually resume. The world still rotates. We continue to age. Time does not stop. & yes, getting old is a BITCH! Of course, life will throw curve balls. As it usually does, or it wouldn’t be life, & in case you weren’t told: check your conscience at the door, & ‘there’s no crying in baseball.’ Planet Earth is seriously going through some trying, crazy times. At least it isn’t as bad as it was. LOL. In general, things are way different than they were 2 trips around the sun ago. The ‘refresh’ button was definitely clicked & a virus was concocted. No pun intended, or maybe. In some way or another, we’ve all been affected. I’m looking forward to what’s coming next. Do I know what is? No. That’s a beauty of it, because there are many beauties toward it. Do I have a prescribed rose-colour pair of glasses? No. They’re unprescribed. Mainly used for fashion. I’ve learned to leave things to the gods & the universe, because at the end of the day they get what they want, & when they talk I [try to] listen. Sometimes, blessings are disguised. I’m really looking forward to this upcoming season. Fall is my favourite. The harvest moon is approaching. Pumpkin spice lattes have already launched. Pre ‘‘bers.’ Black Friday is on Thursdays now. I swear! When I came up with the concept of this blog, especially its title, I intended to publish it earlier in the month. It’s all good. We’re almost where we need to be. The world will never stop being crazy. We just gotta be able to live in it.