Just wanted to send out a quick post tonight about stuff w/me and stuff that is going on in the world.

I’m feeling better now that I realize that even though I’m getting laid off, living in Michigan, and have little chances of working in my field with the type of degree I have, at least I won’t have to be exposed to the toxic work environment much longer.  I’ve only cried once in 36 hours, so I’m doing good.  But my darn medical doctor asked me this morning what kind of vendetta does this man have against me for doing that, and his unexpected kindness just took me by surprise.  He was also kind enough to write me 90 day supply prescription for all of my drugs, before my good insurance goes bub-bye, as well as whittle down my medicine list so I knew which ones I can stop buying and which ones I can’t.  Most of the ones I take are name brand, $25 or $15 co-pays per month.  He even told me to go to Kmart and Walmart for the cheaper priced drugs; I had no idea that different stores charged different prices for medications.  OK, that is crazy to me, but at least I can avoid the hottie druggist who had to help me last week, if you remember, lol!

My entire work is in uproar, and people I never expected to say anything have sent me emails of support or very public displays of support and sensitivity. I’m shocked.  A friend who moved away from my section hates working there so much that she just listens to her ipod all day, and takes work off once per week, every week, all year round, who also basically just stopped leaving her cubicle, went home Wednesday night and made me this card, which had the nicest message inside, part of which you will get a kick from.  Even one of my older lady friends yelled so the boss could hear her “this place sucks!”  God bless her! 

I also got an interesting job offer today.  From time to time I get offered movie extra work from my secret source.  Most of the time I have to turn it down, as most movies don’t film on weekends, unless they are doing big scenes.  I’ve been an extra in some dumb movie I won’t name, but I was also an extra in the movie Whip It a few days last year which stars Drew Barrymore and its coming out in the fall.  This is also her directorial debut, and Jimmy Fallon also makes a cameo.  I loved doing it, even though it was hot as hell and I was almost fainting for the 15 hours I was on set.  If you search my tags to the right of my blog, you will find one for Whip It to read all about it.  (Lazy today, sorry, no link.)  But, back on track: today, even though I already declined, I was offered to be one of five extras in a new HBO show called Hung.  I thought at first it was like an almost porn because of the name, so I originally declined.  It’s not, I just learned that it is a new racy summer HBO show about a grown man in crisis who is also, ummm, large.  I’m one of a few extras going tomorrow and that is all I know or legally can say for now until it airs.  Man, how fun is that?  The show premiers Sunday June 28 @ 10pm, and they have no idea that I’m a blogger, so how nice for them that they get a free shout out here.  I hope it is good.  I adored Soprano’s and 6 Feet Under, so, let us keep our fingers crossed. 

http://www.hbo.com/events/hung/

I read the coolest story about Julian Lennontonight, who I’ve felt bad for and loved all my life.  The first concert I ever went to was his, when I was 14, and I won tickets off the radio.  Got to go w/my mom and my fun cousin Patty and her friend, and we went to a bar before hand and had drinks.  Yes, I repeat, I was 14 and they served me a crown royal and coke, lol!  (Sadly, I was already drinking a whole year on a regular basis by the time the show rolled around.  How bad does that sound?  If you are a Beatles fan, you must be aware that John basically abandoned his son for Yoko and Sean and all poor Julian got was a guitar and a few bucks from his father.  Yoko let him live poor, even though John left her a FORTUNE.  After reading Cynthia Lennon’s book that she wrote basically to get some cash, because she is broke and easily admitted this, just not so bluntly.  I was so disturbed by what John had done to them that I couldn’t listen to his solo stuff for a week.  See, my own dad has some cash, a GM job and also inherited a bundle from his uncle who owned a major MI company and I have nothing from him, either.  I’m his only child, he is divorced, and he has given me a total of $300 in my lifetime ($100 for a wedding gift, and twice he sent me $ for Christmas) after I hired a PI when I was 25 to find him, as we never met, and he now won’t speak with me, just ignores that I exist and he never helped raised me, pay child support, etc.  My mom had to write him a letter asking for detailed medical advice, because he refuses to take my cards.  And my dad is just some Finnish Schmuck.  Julian’s dad is JOHN FUCKING LENNON.  I know what that boy must go through whenever he hears Beautiful Boy.  I get near suicidal every Father’s Day, but how can you escape The Beatles your entire life?  Poor, sweet Julian.  I’m really losing focus here, huh?  Anyway, Julian heard that his little friend Lucy who inspired Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds was sick with Lupus, and even though Julian was living in France, he has contacted her, and has helped her out a bit, because he is so sweet and sensitive.  It is a beautiful story and I beg you all to read it here.  I’d recap it all myself but the writer did a better job than I could in my rush. 

http://www.comcast.net/articles/music/20090612/EU.Britain.Beatles_.Lucy.Ill/

Lastly, I am just loving Twitter, and wonder if any of you want to follow me there?  I’m enjoying the funny writers who just tweet fun crazy things and the shameless self promotion of it all.  I beg of you, if you join, don’t bother to follow that couple.  Boring.  Follow me instead!

http://twitter.com/thegirlghetto

P.S.  I just said that Kid Rock predicted that the Red Wings were going to lose tonight earlier when he was on WRIF, and the moment I repeated it to hubby, the Wings lost that very second.  Freaky, right?