Chateau Lascaux!

Photo cred: Gale Chester Wgittington's "...........Somebody Needs To Say It!"

Maggie Griffin photographed by Adam Bouska and Jeff Parshley

Oops... ...where did that bottle of Chateau Lascaux wine go?

I have a glass in my apartment that was left here by the lovely Jessie Christen. She's been on Mercy. She's KIND OF A BIG DEAL.It's a lovely little glass with a deceivingly LARGE bowl that can appartently drain a bottle of wine in three glasses..

...oops.

Anyway... I really want to talk about "TIP IT!: The World According To Maggie. by Maggie Griffin."

for those of you seriously not in the know, or... heterosexual (WHOM I LOVE) who don't know a thing about Kathy Griffin... Kathy's mom wore a book.

...and this book is adorable.

It reminds me of my grandmother. And, she has an idea about life in the depression, and beyond that totallly reminds of me of things that my Nana said. :) She has a sweet outlook on life, (minus her love of Bill O'Reily, Sarah Palin and Dr. Laura...) and the last chapter is surprisingly fufilling. :) I didn't expect to love it as much as I did. I read it because I adore Kathy, and love her Mom on the show, but she has some things that people really should take to heart, and use as a mirror to the silly things most of us do in this generation, (I'm no different. I'm as much a product of my generation as the frat boy who lives up the street.) (And let's be honest... ...eight months ago, I was the frat boy who lived up the street.. ...so...)

If for nothing else, it's a page turner that I read in three days, and gives you a sweet perspective from a woman with 90 years of experience, and a refreshing point of view that's progressive, self-confident, and still holds enough of the ideals from eras gone by that she can really teach us a thing or two when we honestly think about the world today.

[Ps. Kathy Griffin's bracketed comments make the book more perfect. The book would have been adorable by itself, but having read Kathy's book, it's almost like a sequel cop-authored by an old friend... just from another angle. (Sharon Engel? ...not really.)]

Anyway, I love Kathy. Her last episode (other than the one I'm watching right now... ...she's wearing a shower cap and is on Joy Behar right now.)  was inspiring. I've spoken to the HRC (befre the episode, actually.) about how their not being at Syracuse pride gave the message that they didn't care about Syracuse and had other things to do.

However, I called the HRC and spoke with a lovely man who apologized that it seemed like that, and assured me that the HRC has been doing a lot in the Syracuse/Onondaga county area in the legislative area to repeal DADT and the Marriage business, and I asked him about trying to start an HRC office here in Syracuse to reallly get into the community and try to make a difference.

So, more updates on that sooon. :D

Meanwhile, I have to get to bed. (After I finish Kathy.)

Meanwhile, if i get the chance to date Rachel Maddow, I'M ON IT. (apologies to my boyfriend Michael and her girlfriend, Susan.)

I'll keep you updated on how that goes.

Anyway. I'm sure this post was fulfilling... not.

...and PS. Sarah Palin and the fucking Tea Party (see my last twitter update) are pissing me the fuck off. (However, I only watch MSNBC at work, and I haven't the stomach to watch FOX NEWS yet, so... until I can watch both sides and objectively make a decision... I'm still pissed off by Sarah and her Mama Grizzlies.)

Until tomorrow, when I have more upon which to be updated (and no wine buzz...),

PEACE OUT!! <3