I am all alone, there is no one here beside me.

I'm a little disappointed today, for a lot of reasons. One of those reasons is because my birthday extravaganza that I had planned for the upcoming weekend isn't going to be as spectacular as I hoped. Secondly, I was going to go through my Bette files on my external hard drive to find a picture for today's challenge. Going through my stuff, I realized that I had deleted all of the pictures I once had. I've cleaned off my computer because I expect it to fail at any moment, and I don't want to lose any files, so I transfered my things to an external hard drive, but decided to delete my celebrity pictures that I had saved because I've "outgrown" that sort of thing. So the pictures I had of Bette, Stevie, Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney, Agnes Moorehead...all gone. All that was left were the two pictures I have of Bette and Stevie together, and a few collages I had made to use as wallpapers. I understand that I didn't transfer them because they're not "important" and they're not personal documents or pictures or things, but why did I think I wouldn't want them at all anymore? I am terribly sad now.

I'm having a hard time finding good Bette pictures, because no website has a definitive archive. Google searches often bring up "Bette" pictures that aren't of Bette at all, and I don't know what picture I want to use for the one that makes me go UNF. I really want it to be striking, so that other people can see why see makes me go UNF.

Sigh. I'm just a little depressed today. Don't mind me.

Happy Birthday Bette!

December 1st is my favorite day of the year because, yes folks, it is Bette Midler's birthday. Today I celebrate the life and career of this woman that I hold so dear to my heart. I am listening to her albums on my iPod while I'm at work today. I'm up to Broken Blossom so far. (I keep getting interrupted by phone calls!)

I just found this article on Slate today. It's about the Disney Channel show The Suite Life on Deck and how the lessons the show teaches about "scoring chicks" isn't something that should be targeted to the age group that most watches the show (6-11 year olds). Although I agree with the content, the final paragraph borders on infuriating. Here's a snippet:

"Right now, a startling volume of tween culture is devoted, directly or indirectly, to puttin' on a show in the manner of Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. It seems important to remember that things didn't work out too well for Judy in the long run."

That doesn't seem like a necessary reference to me (read the article to see what I mean), and I'm sure if Liza were coherent and she heard about this, she would raise some HELL.

Wizard of Oz stuff for sale

I have decided that I am a grown-up now. Not only do I feel the need to get rid of unnecessary things in my life, I also feel the need to let go of some of the things in my past. I have tons of Wizard of Oz stuff, and while I still love Judy Garland eternally, I'm a little too old to have so many dolls and toys in the house. Plus, can you imagine bringing a guy home to my place with all the collectibles I have sitting around. What a cockblock that would be! (Or vag block, I suppose.) Anyway, if you're interested in any of it, let me know. I can send pictures or let you come over and take a look at what I've got (depending on who you are, naturally).