Just Checkin' In

This is an update on my life. Please feel free to skip it.

The play is over.

It was a success. To my surprise, I received a glowing write-up from The New York Theater Review. My part was small, but this lady loved the shit out of me. I wouldn't advertise it on here right now, if I were using my real name instead of Wanda Tate.

I just filed my taxes.

And I owe a total of $510.00 (god damn it). The good news: I filed for free through OnLine Taxes or OLT.com.

There's a tub of Brownies to my right.

I purchased them today at the store. They're almost gone and not very good.

Yesterday, my boss begged me to come back to work and succeeded.

I'm sad, because I fear I won't have time for Xena, just when I was getting going again. However, with the pay offered and sushi dinner used to coerce me, I couldn't turn it down. I restart Monday.

I'm addicted to comic books.

Perhaps I've mentioned this before, or you should've seen it coming when you saw my Strangers in Paradise post. I've since expanded my graphic explorations to cover several writers, artists, heroes and publishers. I'm mostly focused on supporting female-lead comic books, but I'll read anything, if it's good. So far, my pull list is 18-deep. Here's what I'm currently following:

1. Ghost, Volume 4 (Dark Horse)
2. Batgirl, Volume 4 (DC)
3. Batwoman (DC)
4. Legends of Red Sonja (Dynamite)
5. Red Sonja, Volume 5 (Dynamite)
6. Maxx Maxximized (IDW Publishing)
7. Lazarus (Image)
8. Pretty Deadly (Image)
9. Revival (Image)
10. Rocket Girl (Image)
11. Afterlife with Archie (Independent)
12. Rachel Rising (Independent)
13. Black Widow, Volume 5 (Marvel)
14. Captain Marvel, Volume 6 (Marvel)
15. Hawkeye, Volume 4 (Marvel)
16. Ms. Marvel, Volume 3 (Marvel)
17. She-Hulk, Volume 3 (Marvel)
18. X-Men, Volume 4 (Marvel)

 Comics I'm reading that have ended:

1. Birds of Prey, Volume 1 (DC)
2. Gotham Central (DC)
3. Secret Six, Volumes 2 and 3 (DC)
4. Echo by Terry Moore (Independent)
5. Strangers in Paradise (Independent)
6. Fearless Defenders (Marvel)
7. Journey Into Mystery, featuring Sif (Marvel)
8. Manhunter, Volume 3 (Marvel)
9. Ms. Marvel, Volume 2 (Marvel)
10. Red She-Hulk (Marvel)
11. Witching Hour (Vertigo)

I think that's all of them. If you wanna talk about any of these, I'M DOWN. I love comic books. So much.

The brownies are all gone.

Because I ate them all. I'm not ashamed.

My good friend Jolisa just broke up with her boyfriend.

I feel so bad for her. That shit sucks. There's a small possibility she'll move in with me, if her life implodes.

Yes, I've been fucking around on Tinder. 

So sue me. If you see a hot chick cuddling with a sleeping kitten, that's me.  

I'm all caught up on Girls. 

I can't say I love this show, but I love watching it for a few reasons. 

1. Lena Dunham is so young and totally succeeding with this show.
2. It's filmed and takes place in New York City.
3. I love Adam. 
4. I love the music choices.
5. Lena's life sort of parallels my own, so I hang on everything she says. 

I have panic disorder.

And am slowly looking forward to CBT therapy as soon as my benefits are restored through work. Have you ever had a panic attack before? I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy.

I just mailed my rent check.

For February. I'd say it's really fucking late. Trying not to think about it. 

I just paid my bills.

And will have no money, until I get my first paycheck from work, yet I need money for subway rides to get there. I'm happy though. 

A "catastrophic nor'easter" is blowing into NYC as I type.

Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhh!!!!...We may get up to 14" of snow. This is on top of all of the other mounds of black and brown snow that have turned to ice, because it's snowed and snowed and snowed all winter here and the temperature hasn't risen above 32 degrees since November, so the snow can't melt. Also, even weirder, the city is running dangerously low on salt, so it's awfully slippery. People have been eating it right and left. I fear I'm next.

In the past week, I've eaten two pounds of bacon.

I earned it.

The construction next door is muffled.

But far from finished. I'm to the point now, where I can sleep through it and seldom require earplugs. I still plan to move in June, mainly because my sunlight is gone. I'll probably stay in NYC, though I'm considering California. It's just getting too expensive to live here these days.

My face is peeling.

And my fingernails and other parts of my skin are dyed black from all the makeup involved with my costume from the play. Also, another side effect of the production, I've maintained a myriad of bruises in unusual places, such as the top of my right foot and on my chest.

Yes, I'm following Bridgegate.

I watch Rachel, so I know all about it. I'm one who hopes Chris Christie is telling the truth in not knowing about the lane closures or the Hoboken/Sandy incident. I'm pretty liberal, but I liked him. Crossing my fingers, though it doesn't look good.

I can't think of anything else.

Yeah, I think I'm done. Now I gotta rework the calendar. Talk to you soon.

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