One more day until the TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE. In the United States, we haven't had one since February 26th, 1979. So, before I was born...and this is kind of exciting. Not surprisingly, I didn't get those fancy glasses. So, I will be outside with a little paper plate trying to watch this thing by reversed shadow. I'm tempted to revert back to our ancestors and act like this is doomsday, and a sign from the sun gods that we are getting punished for something. Instead, I may pop

11 day work week, at 13 hours a day, plus travel time definitely makes Katie a dull girl. That's 143 hours on my feet, on pure concrete, dealing with fair freaks. Plus, about 40 mins. of drive time (in rush hour) EACH way. Thankfully, I am a well rounded lady and have crash pads all over the state. Still, it was tough. Aphrodite is still recovering from being ignored for the last two weeks. I was so beat, I would grab a hardboiled egg, a beer and get in the hot bathtub. I wou

It's been a long 2 weeks celebrating my birthday. In fear of; sitting home alone, drinking a bottle of Jaeger and calling an ex on my birthday (like some people I know, :::rolls eyes:::). I opted to throw myself a party. Because, why the hell not?! I deserve it and if I don't do it, who will? Gotta live my life, right? Yes. Yes, I do. It was a small get together and nothing like my boat party at 30. But it was good to have a great group of people around me. I also had several