Making my move to be Grays Harbor's Billy Crystal

You know, how he hosts the Oscars all the time? Or is that Whoopi now? I dunno, not like I watch awards shows.

Anyway, I get to host the Young Artists Showcase again and it's been two nights of talking to kids and reading their little bios and stuff and, hey, what can I say, I dig the gig. It's my little way of supporting the arts and the people who are working their tails off to create a vibrant arts community in a Harbor that hasn't always been a real receptive audience. Anyway, the kids are always so excited to do this event. It's precious.

Oh, a YAS first this year: A married, pregnant performer. She's 23 so although she's young, she's not THAT young.

I'm thinking of debuting a dress I bought like two years ago at this thing. There are not a lot of opportunities to wear a sleeveless anything in Grays Harbor. Even though it is almost May it gets up to the high 60s with lots of wind. There is a reason the Pacific NW/grunge look was flannel and jeans, and it is the weather here. Seriously. One chance to wear (this) nice dress in two years.

Still reading "A Fraction of the Whole." It is amazing.

Made a huge batch of rice pudding with leftover rice. It was ploughed through in about four or five nights. Man, I love sugar. I balanced it with salads and stuff in my lunches and dinners.

There are still many, many block party baked beans in the fridge. Perhaps because the kind of party they throw keeps the neighbors up with the noise and the garbage left all over the street. Metaphorically speaking.