tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15056443468521450452009-07-13T15:50:04.252-04:00Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.comBlogger115125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-62972590398617065812009-07-08T13:19:00.002-04:002009-07-08T13:43:22.008-04:00

Has it really been almost a MONTH since I blogged? Wow, I am the slackiest blogger who ever blogged. Lame. I've been busy. The show I mentioned in my last post has come and gone if you can believe it. I got to work with some really great people and learned a lot, so I call it a win. I can't really talk much about that time, because not much happened in it, other than work and rehearsal. I was in

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-9579062978017282592009-06-09T14:31:00.002-04:002009-06-09T14:49:25.339-04:00

Despite what the weather in the NY area would have you think, it is in fact summertime. OK summer doesn't OFFICIALLY start for two more weeks, but once the calendar turns to June, for me, it's all over. It's my favorite time of year and I'm enjoying it pretty well so far. So what's been going on?The Forum at the Looking Glass went very well. I really enjoyed working on it and I learned a LOT. I

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I said I was gonna be hard to find and I meant it. I've been up to quite a bit.Working on plays again has been great. Even when it's tough, long hours or cranky casts or whatever, it's been great. I'm happy. I'm enjoying what I'm doing. I'm learning a LOT. I have a lot of energy. I feel good about my days and when I'm doing something else and it's sucking, I have rehearsal to look forward to. You

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...you may find it very difficult to find me. I have joined the ranks of my friends with ultra-busy schedules from school or a band or what-have-you. As of now, I have my rehearsal schedule for both shows I'm working on and now know exactly what I'll be doing every day of my life for the next 30 or so, and also throughout parts of June as well. I'm going to be at rehearsal a lot. I'm not going to

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-3141918220947410842009-04-29T14:15:00.003-04:002009-04-29T14:31:05.519-04:00

Hi! So I'm back. Part of the reason I haven't updated in a bit was a 2 1/2 day tv/phone/internet drought  due to a service problem, which was truly tragic. I found ways around most stuff (baseball on the radio, streaming shows I missed online when we got service back, and using my iPhone as a lifeline for email/facebook/twitter), but man does life hurt without the internet. But anyway, another

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I had a lot of interesting facebook updates this weekend, I'd thought I'd use them to tell my story.Friday night Karen thinks life's too short to drink shitty beer. Since being on Weight Watchers, I have had only light beer or wine when an alcoholic drink was called for. Friday night I had points to burn and needed to unwind, so I decided to open just one full-calorie, high quality beer. It was a

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I've been sort of waiting to update till I had something to report on one particular venture I was excited about, but that has sort of fallen through. Being bummed about that and various other minor things made me not want to blog more, but then I remembered that this place is about cheering myself up and remembering the good things so here I am, back again.As I said, the project I was hoping I

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-11384271475444126482009-03-31T12:16:00.002-04:002009-03-31T12:31:35.731-04:00

Oh dear. I seem to have neglected my blog all month. Sorry readers (all 9 of you)! I bet you think I've been busybusybusy with wedding plans and I thought I would be to. But we haven't figured out our budget quite yet and without that, we can't look at venues, which will determine our date. And until we have a date, there's really no planning that can be done. Plus, as much as I can be a

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-30624652445859770992009-03-02T17:43:00.002-05:002009-03-02T17:59:53.734-05:00

If you know me, you've probably already heard somewhere. But if you haven't, here's the wonderful news.On Valentine's Day, my wonderful boyfriend of 4 1/2 years, Kris, took a walk with me through Smithville Village. While we were on the bridge over the pond, watching the lights bouncing off the surface of the water, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. I said yes. We're engaged.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-24329748813311378392009-02-27T22:22:00.002-05:002009-02-27T22:31:29.486-05:00

Back on January 20th, Inauguration Day, there was another, smaller and much less significant event than the swearing in of our 44th president. This blog reached 100 posts. I didn't really notice it until now, 10 posts later, and even now that I've realized it, it doesn't seem like that big a deal. I guess the positive way to look at that is that I have so much going on in my life, that I didn't

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-44166619501689355132009-02-26T16:16:00.003-05:002009-02-26T16:27:34.364-05:00

So, we moved. It was fast and hard and strenuous and well, I guess moving is kind of like teenage sex that way, as Sarah and I hypothesized. Think about the things they have in common:hastyphysically uncomfortablea rush to get stuff from one place to anotherit's probably easier when there's alcohol involvedyou'll end up with bruises in funny placestoo many people want to offer you opinions on how

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-22610818978741667772009-02-19T18:07:00.002-05:002009-02-19T18:23:20.979-05:00

HA HA HA HA HA HA DO YOU SEE WHAT I DID THERE? "MOVE" LIKE DANCING BUT ALSO BECAUSE I'M MOVING!!!!!Oh my God, you guys. I'm sorry. This move, it's...well, moving sucks. This is happening so fast. And the house STILL seems way too intact for people who are moving in 3 days. I am on my own tonight, which sucks because I don't have help, but at least I don't have to take care of my ailing guy, which

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-88252472071659973122009-02-17T11:38:00.002-05:002009-02-17T11:40:26.321-05:00

The ol' blog's slowed down a bit lately. Lots going on with the move and stuff. I have blogs planned, I promise you, but I haven't had the time to give you the quality blogging you deserve. That'll change. Soon.In the meantime, watch this incredibly adorable video of my 6 month-old niece on the swings with her mommy and grandma.

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When we were little, my sister and I really wanted a pet. We both loved animals so much. A coworker of my dad's had a cat who had kittens in the fall, and right around our birthdays, he brought one of them home as a present to both of us. He even helped us name her, for the holiday that fell between both our birthdays, Halloween. Weenie or Weenster for short.We loved our kitty. We played with her

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-36524912692518407342009-02-10T19:53:00.002-05:002009-02-10T19:58:03.558-05:00

Today you would have been 58. A lot has happened in the last 12 years, but I'd like to think I don't have to tell you all about it because you're somewhere where you can see it. I hope you enjoyed the Superbowl this year, we tried to do it up the way you would have. If I wasn't so sick, I'd raise a beer to you, but since I am, I'll have to toast with what you used to call "The World's Largest

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-7490795713691354602009-01-29T16:34:00.002-05:002009-01-29T16:36:51.127-05:00

...but I've got to move in 6 weeks and I have 15 people coming over for the Superbowl and I have been going to the gym like a demon and...I'm a bad blogger.Check out the video for "Water on the Coast" by Schocholautte.

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-85289173432339109632009-01-26T22:19:00.002-05:002009-01-26T22:34:42.826-05:00

Today's Happy Thought is kind of special. It's a realization I had about myself.When I first found that we had to move, I had my typical High Drama reaction. I sank to the floor and started crying and wailing "What are we gonna do?" But in about ten minutes, I pulled it together and got out the door to get on with my day. When I brought it up with my mom, I cried again, but got over it. By the

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-17061896113613212662009-01-24T20:58:00.002-05:002009-01-24T21:07:28.721-05:00

We're moving. We have to be out of our house by March 15th. So, if I don't have a lot of time to update, you'll know why. Here's what happened.You probably know the part where our landlady wanted to sell the house, tried to sell it to us, we couldn't afford it, and so she put it on the market. There were a few weeks of showings and judging by how they went, we expected that it would take a long

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-78887366542917097832009-01-20T23:17:00.002-05:002009-01-20T23:27:50.631-05:00

I was incredibly inspired watching the inauguration today. I admired the gravity in our president's face as he took on the solemn job of leading our country to a bright new day. He didn't look overjoyed. That would have been all wrong. A man facing this many challenges should know how hard the road ahead will be and that was all said by his face as he entered, even before he spoke those inspiring

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-33454204047192930952009-01-14T13:22:00.004-05:002009-01-14T13:44:23.881-05:00

It would seem that quitting the bookstore has one other added bonus: more time to blog!Spent nights in watching some GREAT movies. If we miss a movie in the theater, we don't always catch up, but my foresight about the weather caused me to ask Kris to rent stuff in time and we got to see Burn After Reading, Tropic Thunder, and War Inc. BAR was great, classic Coens, really clever and funny. TT was

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-79993494373041049022009-01-07T17:57:00.003-05:002009-01-07T18:14:18.653-05:00

The wonderful fabulous Miss Sarah gave me a book she no longer needed after last spring. It has kind of languished on my desk for a while as time has ticked down, but it's time to dive into it while I still have time. So make it feel a little less daunting, I started by going through and finding the things I've already done, and as it turns out, I'm already halfway done. I'll try to keep up with

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-63651903866108941422009-01-07T16:48:00.002-05:002009-01-07T17:17:11.107-05:00

Wow. December was the month that wouldn't quit, apparently :) I feel like it would be too long to tell you everything I've been through since then, but the highlights have been:Thanksgiving dinner did indeed go off without a hitch. In fact, everything came together and hit the table at the same time, which impressed my mother (YES!) and all my other guests said all the food was wonderful which

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-89822591137014897672008-11-27T12:39:00.003-05:002008-11-27T12:41:31.952-05:00

A man who loves and understands meA family who loves me and each otherFriends who are always there for me in good times and badA good job that keeps food on the table and the house warmA good home where I am happy to be and happy to call my ownFreedom to do all the things I loveThe promise that the future holdsthat this dinner seems to be actually turning out OKYOU

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-46407033122453928172008-11-14T11:48:00.002-05:002008-11-14T12:01:30.633-05:00

Gentlemen, I apologize. Instead of reading the post, I suggest you watch this clip.Ladies, less dramatically it is not making out with a patient's father that I need to discuss, but actual shoes. I need 'em. I just bought a super-cute pair of casual sneakers to replace my last pair of super-cute casual sneakers which I have worn holes into. But alas, as I have discovered, super-cute as they are,

Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08724398989761786071noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1505644346852145045.post-30780185719715460282008-11-13T17:40:00.003-05:002008-11-13T17:47:23.149-05:00

It's been a trying day, or at least, it was a trying morning at work, spending my hours being bombarded by stupid questions from someone who works for me who clearly hadn't read the instructions I sent him. It made it seem as though I was not very good at my job. But then I remembered the majority of the people working for me were handling things just FINE and that most of the questions and

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