The Call from the Governor Came Through!

All day long I’ve been a mess – dreading the appointment I had for an interview on TELEVISION! Gasp.  Wheeze.

The day didn’t start well.  I didn’t wake up until 7:40.  Sassy had to be at camp by 8:00 for a field trip.  They were roller skating and I’d have never heard the end of it if she’d missed it. 

I came flying out of bed, “Oh my God! Oh my God!”

“I tried to wake you up, Mommy,” Sassy told me, “But you wouldn’t get up!”

I know she did.  I dimly remember her trying to get me up but I just couldn’t seem to rise.  Shining was out of the question.  And poor Bandit, he was having none of this running around nonsense.  The boy is not a morning person.  It’s how I know he’s mine.

So the one day I have to dress nice, do my hair, wear makeup.  Unbelievable.  I called Ava – she’s my boss (hahaahahahaha – that’s so amusing!) and told her I’d be late.

I threw on jeans and a tshirt and got the kids off, came home and groomed myself.  I was only an hour late.  It all worked out since I didn’t take lunch. 

So all day, every time I thought about the interview, I wanted to be sick.  I’d given myself a headache over it.  Ava was beyond excited.  She kept giggling from her office at me.  Kelli kept telling me I was crazy.  My mother told me not to worry as I would be more attractive than Eleanor Roosevelt.

uuuh....yeah....thanks Mom

Deep beleagured sigh.

So my entourage met for dinner after work and then headed to the studio to be there by 7pm.  Ava, Kelli and her daughter, our friend Leigh, and I trooped down there like I was going to the gallows.  Actually, Ava kept giving me little hints like:  “Don’t giggle.  Don’t gesture too much.  Don’t look at me during cause I’ll be laughing.”  Isn’t she helpful.

Anyway, we got down there and there was a sign on the door: Closed until further notice.

They’d run out of funding!  Praise to Allah, Glory to God, Thank the Saints, who ever is up there, out there, where ever that saved me from that horrible experience.

The sign asked for donations so they can reopen.  I’m sure that Cable Access is a very worthy cause and that there are many good things that go on there.  I know our friend that does Meeting the Writers LIVE really enjoys what he does.  But I’m begging you not to send in money. 

I can’t go through this again.