I don’t know why, but I watched the Grammys last night. (I usually only do one award show– The Oscars!) I’m glad I got the chance to watch it though. I loved the performances by Norah Jones, the Dixie Chicks, N*Sync, etc to name a few. And I was ESPECIALLY happy to see Ms. Jones pick up all those Grammys. Her CD is one of my all-time favorites and she deserves all the accolades. So, from a big fan, MANY CONGRATULATIONS NORAH! 😀
The other day we headed out to a Sonics. Yeah, in Turlock. It’s so cute! You drive up, check out the menu, press the button and order. Your order arrives via a server on roller skates and you eat in your car while oldies play on the speakers outside. Very cool…
1. What is your most prized material possession?
My wedding album.
2. What item, that you currently own, have you had the longest?
My first doll, Tiny. She’s kinda scary looking, according to the hubby, but I love her! 😀
3. Are you a packrat?
That would be a big YES!
4. Do you prefer a spic-and-span clean house? Or is some clutter necessary to avoid the appearance of a museum?
I’d prefer a spic-and-span clean house, but there’s clutter here because I’m lazy.
5. Do the rooms in your house have a theme? Or is it a mixture of knick-knacks here and there?
No theme, unless you count my attempts at keeping things green. 😉 It’s really a mixture.
The Warriors/Knicks game last night was good. Except that the Warriors won. Ah well, it was just great being there. Basketball is cool. Very energetic! 😉
And of course, it’s always nice having a day off. 😀
1. I missed the traffic of “those heading back home” from wherever they went for the long weekend.
2. I didn’t have to go into work aka The Dungeon!
3. I get to do long overdue laundry.
4. I got to burn 3 CDs. (Two of Harry Connick Jr. and the other a jazzy bluesy thing.)
5. I get to spend time with my doggies.
6. Did I mention I didn’t have to wear polyester today? 😉
It’s been a year since Kevin Smith died. I still remember the moment I read the message, then the internet article. I was listening to a CD I had recently burned and I read the article in disbelief. How could it be? I wanted to scream. I wanted to pound something into smithereens. I wanted time to rewind.
Instead I cried. Silent tears broken only by shaky breaths. In the background my music played a jazzy tune. I remember a line that went “I’ll remember you.”
It seemed so harsh and impersonal reading about Kevin’s death. I wouldn’t hear it on the radio or see it on tv. I would only read about it in emails and online articles. Each time I would read of someone else’s grief, I wanted to cry again. And when I watched Lucy Lawless’ tribute to Kevin, I did cry again. When I read Michael Hurst’s tribute, the tears fell once more.
A month after he died, I wrote this:
Not a day shall pass
without a thought of you,
Your memory I hold fast…
I try and smile now
when I remember you,
I know the tears will pass…
But sometimes I falter
in the laughter
And wish you still upon this earth—
To hear you sing once more,
To see you smile again,
Another lifetime’s worth…
Now a year later, the tears have passed. And I don’t think a day has gone without a thought or reminder of him. Does it still hurt? A little, yes.
I still remember how it felt to be in the same room as him, the warmth of his smile, the sweet boyishness about him. I remember the first time he took the stage at the first cabaret and I remember closing my eyes to “In the Ghetto” and thinking the King himself sang through his lips. I remember best the first time we met, how he paused when writing my name, then happily took a picture with his arm around me.
I shall be ever transfixed by him, whether when listening to “Melt into Me” or watching him as Ares. And I am eternally grateful for the friends I made because of him, for the wonderful times I had because of him.
So once again, Kevin, thank you ever so much for gracing us with your talent, your sweetness, and your warmth. I will remember you in smiles and laughter and sometimes with the rain and always with the sunshine. I celebrate the life you had and will forever keep a special place in my heart. I did not know you, but you touched my life with the light of your soul.
