Life's too short. I'm not

I have been wrapped up in the world of Wicked and Kristin Chenoweth lately.

I've been reading Kristin's new biography "A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love and Faith in Stages" and I find myself looking up old pictures of her online, listening to my Wicked soundtrack and her Let Yourself Go album.

I've always thought she was just the cutest little thing. But after reading her book I never knew just what a genuine sweet person she is, and how grounded her life is in her faith. Totally not your typical "theatre diva." She has the voice of a diva, but she seems like a famous person that would actually give you the time of day and be sincere about it.

Listen and watch her sing, dance and act into your heart, while I see if I can find a Wicked tour coming to my city any time soon!

Thank you...

"Thank you for being a friend.

Traveled down the road, and down again.

Your heart is true, you're a pal and a confidant."

Bea Arthur died yesterday peacefully in her sleep due to cancer. When Estelle Getty died last summer it made me very sad, and now that I've lost another member of one of my all time favorite TV show, makes me even sadder. I've recently re-started watching old episodes of the Golden Girls on the Hallmark channel and on Thursday I watched a good one about Dorthy. Where she tries to fufill her high school goal of being an entertainer; and the whole reason she takes the risk of getting up in front of people is because a high school friend died and she found a list of things she wanted accomplish before she died. Life is precious, live everyday like it might be your last.

She was one of the original queens of comedy and I will have a slice of cheesecake in her memory.

Pussycat, you'll never be forgotten!

This American Life

This American Life is a weekly talk radio show out of Chicago hosted by Ira Glass. It recently became a show on Showtime too. And if you think talk radio is for older generations (like I did) this particular show will change your mind; because Ira Glass is a radio broadcasting genius!

I used to get Showtime for free a few years ago, and when an entertainment blog I read started giving it such great reviews I went to check it out. The episodes usually start with a little 3-4 minute vignette, about some random topic, but then found a great way to wind the vignette into the main theme of their episode. Since my free subscription of Showtime only lasted a year, I only ever got to see season 1 of This American Life, but I do listen to the podcasts every once in awhile and it helps take the edge off of not getting to see the show anymore.

The best "opener" I ever saw to This American Life came out of season 2, and I only saw the posted video on youtube, so I don't actually know what the rest of the episode was about, but after watching the video aren't you intrigued to watch more? I love how the cartoons are drawn in this video, and just the hilarity of the story told through them.

If you have Showtime, I highly recommend you check it out, or if you have an ipod you can buy the seasons, or subscribe to the podcast.