I'm watching the cast of Glass Menagerie on last night's Theatre Talk, and I must say, they really are making a case for their interpretation of the piece.

Jessica Lange, though, is a textbook example against too much facial surgery and Botox. She looks grotesque, and would be so much more beautiful with a couple of wrinkles than those sunken, doll-like eyes and broad, flat expanse of expressionless forehead.

Sunday I got to sleep in a bit, and even got up before my alarm, which was lovely.

I talked to Mom and wished her Happy Mother's Day, though she had not gotten the card as of yet. I only sent it on Thursday and warned her that it might not make it all the way to L.A. by Saturday. Hey, I didn't have a stamp!

Which means that she doesn't yet know that I got her a year's subscription to TV Guide as a gift, which will really please her. She was economizing, so she cancelled her subscription, but now she misses it, so I subscribed for her as a surprise. TV Guide, of course, is no longer any good as an actual guide to TV shows, but it still has the TV Guide crossword puzzle, so it's not all bad.

Matinee and evening shows yesterday, three people came to the matinee, eight to the evening.

I ended up making $85 in concessions for the week, and spending $85.50 in supplies, but the wine will last quite a while, and if it doesn't, that'll mean I'm having another blow-out week!

I love Aleve very much, and if they take it off the air because it makes people drop dead, I will buy as much as I can beforehand, but I am very suspicious about the new commercial that says "People whose doctors have told them the good news about the strength and safety of Aleve," then proceeds to say "good news" three more times.

It's so obviously been run through the psych-o-meter, "Use the word safety, stress, then talk about "good news" in a cheerful tone of voice, like you're asking if people have heard the good news about Jesus."

I love Aleve, but I don't love drug companies, and I don't love being manipulated in such a blatant fashion.

Today's horoscope:
You're still feeling exhilarated and enthusiastic, and quite ready to do what it takes to accomplish something you've wanted to do for a very long time. Don't lose that feeling. Stage one was recognizing your dream. Put stage two into operation now.

One year ago today:
That said, there were some nice moments by some of the performers sometimes, although if Le is going to cast such old actors in the roles in Lulu One Last Time, they shouldn't be reminiscing about being teenagers 15 years ago. I expected them to say, "Remember 15 years ago? When we were 40?" Perhaps they should start saying that it was 25 years ago.

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