All posts by marilyn jaye lewis

writer, editor, publisher, thinker -- all-around joyful gal!

Yes! Back to Work Today, But…

They have finally stopped giving me double shifts! I checked my schedule for the month of February, and between today and the end of February — I have NO double shifts!!

Yay. (I sent my coordinator an email on Saturday morning, re-stating, once again, that I didn’t want to do any more doubles. That I was exhausted.)

Plus, they announced recently that we’re all getting raises by the end of this month — so I shouldn’t notice the lack of doubles on my paycheck.

Another yay.

I can’t tell you what a relief this is. When I was first hired, I only wanted 20-25 hours a week. And for the last 5 months, I’ve had 27-30 hours a week. And that’s not counting all the hours and hours and hours of driving.

So, now, I should be able to get more writing done. I can’t tell you what this means to my sanity.

Everyone, the world over, is better off when I’m sane

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If you’ve been reading the blog everyday, you’ve likely noticed that Peitor and I are behind the deadline to complete the first draft of the pilot script. But we’re getting there.

This means, though, that we are going to have a TON of work on the rest of the materials that need to be ready with the pilot by March 18th.

So, no end in sight. Which is why it is such a relief to get my hours cut back, finally.

And in March, Sandra and I, et al, start back to work on the staged reading of our play, “The Guide to Being Fabulous”, Off-Broadway.

Starting to get my life back, gang. After 5 years.

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Regarding the rest of the world–

I am very, very excited about the Executive Order to start releasing the information about the assassinations of JFK, RFK, and MLK.

The info on JFK is supposed to be released in 15 DAYS. I’m hoping that they will find a way to bring JFK, Jr. back into the public eye around that time, too. We’ll see.

From il donaldo trumpo yesterday:

[And nary a hint of popcorn anywhere…]

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Okay. That’s it for now.

Enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world.

Thanks for visiting!!

I love you guys. See ya!

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Believe it or not, this song (assuming the producers will license even part of it) has a spectacular feature toward the end of the pilot episode.

It will be so fucking perfect — I hope that it pans out.

Last night, I was playing this song over and over, just picturing the scene in my head, and just LOVING it!! (Our show is a dramedy, btw.) And using this particular song, and the specific characters involved in this scene (from Finland), were essentially some of my primary contributions to the story.

So while listening to the song, I imagine, in my head, that if the show becomes a hit, how happy these as- yet-unknown actors in Finland are going to be to get such “out there” and FANTASTIC roles!!! Yay!!

Okay.

From 1977, from Saturday Night Fever, the Bee Gees’ iconic, “Stayin’ Alive”. Enjoy, gang!!!!

Thanks, Everybody!

Wow. Whoever you are, I really appreciate you.

I was just looking over the sales stats on my various self-published novels and I see that the Kindle version of The Guitar Hero Goes Home (written 5 years ago), is ranked #1,731 in sales of Biographical Literary Fiction (!!!). (Holy Cow!!!)

And the Kindle version of Twilight of the Immortal (from FIFTEEN years ago!!!), is ranked #2,686 in sales of LGBTQ Historical Fiction. And #5,824 in LGBTQ Literary Fiction!!

This astounds me in the best possible way, gang.

Not just the sales rankings, but the “Literary Fiction” categories.

It just made my morning. Thanks, everybody.

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On other topics–

I am really eager to see those much-promised Energy Bills come down. I just got my heating bill and it’s ridiculous.

I’m guessing that everyone is aware of what is going on with Trump and all the Executive Orders and the progress of all that, so here’s hoping we soon see an end to this robbery (meaning: when it gets super cold like this, the cost of natural gas heat soars.)

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Nick Cave sent out a really sweet Red Hand File yesterday!! I just loved it. It was a letter written by a group of French school children — aged 12 and 13. Their English was, for the most part, good, but also sort of funny.

In part, they asked: “We found you sometimes weirdos, strange and dark in your differents songs, but we like it! So how do you see yourself in your songs? Are you happy sometimes?

Nick replied, in part:

As for being ‘weirdos, strange and dark’ – this is not only an accurate reflection of my songs but also describes me, or at least how I often feel. Yet, amidst the weirdness, the strangeness, and deep within the darkness, I am mostly happy. I am mostly happy because beautiful things keep happening to me, such as receiving your letter.

You can read it in full here. It was just wonderful.

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And that is really all I have for today, because the TV pilot has me overloaded with work. And I find I am getting depressed about having to return to the caregiving job tomorrow. 5 days was just not enough of a break. But I’m trying not to dwell on it. And trying to just keep moving forward…

This is helping! I began watching it last evening on Amazon Prime. I loved the Flip Wilson Show when I was a kid, but as an adult, I’m actually understanding the humor! And it makes me laugh out loud.

All right. Enjoy your Thursday, wherever you are in the world, gang.

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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As promised, the Best of Cajun Country is no longer in the kitchen CD player. However, the CD that’s in there now includes songs that are nearly 100 years old. That, alone, kinda depresses me. When did that happen??

Rudy Vallee, The Voice That Had Them Fainting: Hits from 1928-1937.

Anyway. Yes, from Rudy Vallee. “These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)” from 1936. Enjoy, gang!

So Nice!!

It is currently -8 degrees Fahrenheit here in the Hinterlands, and this fine gentleman has offered to drive me to town and back to get the groceries!!!

Yay!

But seriously, gang, between the weather here (my upstairs toilet is frozen, but so far the hot water pipes are working in the shower & sink because I have a milk house heater going full blast, nonstop, in that bathroom. It’s like a sauna upstairs.)

Portable milk house heater — meant for dairy cows but it also works great for us!!

Anyway, between protecting my house from the weather here, and the cold and snow in NYC — it’s a really great thing I postponed my trip. (Even though I keep thinking wistfully to myself: I would have been in Manhattan right now…)

But at least, here, it is not snowing today and the sun is out. And I have to go to town to get the groceries, so it could be a whole lot worse.

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Yes, I’m on vacation from the caregiver job until Friday evening at 6PM.

And — YES! — they keep texting me, asking me if I’d like to pick up a shift….

Not sure what “I’m on vacation” means in their vocabulary.

However.

My non-NYC “vacation” now involves nonstop work on the TV pilot, so I’m actually kind of exhausted. No joke.

Me, yesterday

But I am enjoying the heck out of this new life — wherein I no longer gather the news and post it to my blog.

Now, I just watch and listen and read the various alt news stuff and I am digging the heck out of what Trump is doing!! It is actually kind of blowing my mind sometimes.

But now I can just sort of enjoy it, or be aghast by it, or astounded by it, without needing to make any notes about it.

I thought his press conference yesterday was sort of jaw-dropping. As much as I hate AI and MRNAs, it did sort of seem like MedBeds under a new name, didn’t it???

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And remember, if you want to keep on top of Q-related news, be sure to follow:

NewsTreason Channel17

Phil Godlewski (and Phil will be live Thursday at 7 PM)

This channel is non-Q, but a good one to follow for international non mainstream updates:

BRICS News

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Okay. I gotta scoot to town now. And then when I get back here, 2 hours from now, this will be me:

And then it’s back to the TV pilot…

Have a great Wednesday, wherever you are in the world!!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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This will probably be the final morning of the Best of Cajun Country at breakfast, but I leave you with this today!!

Rod Bernard’s “Papa Thibodeaux” !! From 1968. You gotta like Cajun fiddles to like this one. We love them around here! Okay. Enjoy, gang!!

No Bible?

Well, 2 days ago, Absolute 1776, posted this — and now I’m guessing it was true, since Trump was “sworn in” just now without his hand on the Bible. And Chief justice “Roberts” was the one to “swear him in” — a Judge long thought to be removed for Crimes Against Humanity. Hmmmmm....

“I find it interesting that President Trump gets the full Government ride 2 days before he “officially” takes office.

I also find it interesting that Margo Martin referred to the plane as “Air Force One”. Surely she knows it isn’t “Air Force One” until the President is onboard.

She is Trump’s Deputy Director of Communications – I doubt she would make that mistake.

Now, admittedly – the Q Drop itself isn’t really a hit .. it isn’t a delta, and the topic matter isn’t really a match, either.

But the phrase “2 days ahead of schedule” is.

Basically:

  • Trump gets the full Government ride for his trip to DC (he could have taken Trump Force One).
  • Margo Martin refers to the plane he boarded as “Air Force One”.

My point? I think it is more than possible that Trump has already been sworn in. Especially given the threats and elevated security level currently present.”

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Okay, now back to the Inauguration.

A Great Day

I’m guessing you all saw the rally last night. Luckily, I was able to watch it in its entirety with one of my favorite clients, who is a huge Trump supporter. We had a great time watching it.

If you somehow missed it, here’s the replay:

President Trump’s Celebratory Victory Rally (3 hrs):

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Today will be very interesting, indeed.

While I’m looking forward to the Inauguration itself, I am extremely interested in those 200 Executive Orders.

I get the feeling I’m going to be celebrating tonight. We shall see.

Meanwhile…

I have a ton of work to do with Peitor this morning on the TV series, before the Inauguration begins. So I gotta scoot.

And remember, gang, after today, this blog goes back to just being a blog. For me, today signifies that the war is over. Even if a whole lot of work remains for the New Administration to tackle, I’m guessing it will all be carried in every other media outlet imaginable.

So, thanks for visiting all these years, wherever you’ve been in the world!

I love you guys.

I leave you with this joyful, delightful exit! If you’ve never seen this, you must watch!! Okay. Enjoy!!!!!

What A Wonderful Day!

It is actually SUNNY here right now. And the temperatures are going up to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit!

And then rain very early tomorrow morning — all of which means the snow will be gone before the temperatures plummet to below zero this coming week.

This could likely be my only post until Monday, because I have to do back-to-back doubles this weekend. And interestingly enough — I really can’t find any news to post today.

The news just keeps getting better and better — and news that we would have normally considered “Q” stuff, or alternative news, is now all over the MSM pretty much every day.

It feels incredible.

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The only thing that I thought was of interest was posted on Eyes On Christ last night — 2 TikTok videos and 1 ABC News footage video, made by private individuals in LA, claiming/showing there are no fires.

Click link and then scroll down.

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Similarly, from President Trump yesterday:

“It is my honor to announce Jon Voight, Mel Gibson, and Sylvester Stallone, to be Special Ambassadors to a great but very troubled place, Hollywood, California. They will serve as Special Envoys to me for the purpose of bringing Hollywood, which has lost much business over the last four years to Foreign Countries, BACK—BIGGER, BETTER, AND STRONGER THAN EVER BEFORE! These three very talented people will be my eyes and ears, and I will get done what they suggest. It will again be, like The United States of America itself, The Golden Age of Hollywood!”

[FYI: these 3 actors have been all over the alternative news during the last 4 years.]

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Phil is supposed to be live tonight at 8PM Eastern time. Check here to confirm.

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I love Simcha Jacobovici as much as I love James Tabor! I’m so excited about his TV show, “The Naked Archeologist” returning soon.

Uncovering the First Cross: The Birth of a Christian Icon! (8 mins):

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In other news–

Johnny Depp was in London the other night, sporting some great-looking teeth and looking fit and maybe even rested (?) at the Jeff Beck Guitar Auction event at Christie’s!

And honestly, gang, that is all I have for today. The news items that I find most interesting are all over the MSM now, so you can find them everywhere. Yay!

I don’t have to leave for my evening shift until 5:30pm, so I have the whole day to tackle the TV pilot.

And just in time for not only my schedule freeing up (after the Inauguration, that is), and my active involvement again with Peitor and our company, Abstract Absurdity Productions (based in the South of France), my Mondly Language App auto-renewed for another year yesterday! So I’m gonna have time now to keep tackling my French lessons. (This only makes 58 years (!!) of studying French!!!)

Abstract Absurdity Productions home base in Nice, France!

Meanwhile, enjoy your Friday, wherever you are in the world!

Thanks for visiting.

I love you guys. See ya!

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Last night’s driving home music!!

The Pogues’ , “If I Should Fall From Grace With God.” From the album of the same name, 1988. Enjoy, gang!

Another Update!

Curious that Trump announced this just now!

“I am pleased to announce that Bill Pulte will serve as the next Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Bill needs no formal introduction to the Great Citizens of our Country, because they have seen, and many have experienced, his philanthropy firsthand. He believes in the incredible potential of our Nation, and will help us restore the American Dream FOR ALL.

Congratulations Bill!”