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Faye said she went to see Clay and he showed her a spot he was going to plant some shrubs.

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The next time she talked to him he'd changed his mind.

I wonder if it was fear of cat smell?

I'm one of those who loves Phantom - the stage presentation. The movie? Sucks. Really sucks.

All this talk of Les Mis makes me want to see it again.

Baby carrots & sugar snap peas are main veggies for the week too, jamar. The peas are really good with almond butter - yum! I've found that kiwi fruit lasts well. So does any kind of citrus.

My mom & I are planning to be there.

YAY for the new job, claylove! :14:

Sending positive & healing thoughts for {{{Jack}}}, 00lsee.

Stealing from {{{{Scarlett}}}} because it's sooooo pretty....

Happy Easter, FCA!!!

Claytonic... thanks. For those where there are Trader Joes, they carry a Crunchy Raw Almond butter that I love with a passion. Sprouted bread is alkaline and a toasted sprouted muffin with raw almond butter on it is delish and fills me up for hours. They carry raw cashews, too. I eat raw cashews, but they just aren't as yummy as the light salt roasted ones, dang it. More and more, researchers are finding the benefits to overall health are unbelievable by switching to a more alkaline diet. I'm down 53lbs now and loving it and the arthritis in my hands is gone!!! [/alkaline diet commercial]

That's GREAT! Big congrats, liney!! :7:

I love the raw almond butter from Trader Joes too. Also their frozen brown rice. I'm always finding something interesting, tasty & healthy there. Good prices too!

Ha ha, yes, FromClaygary!

And, on another entirely unrelated note, I am curious, how is Jerome's name pronounced? Is it like Jeh-rome, or pronounced like Jeremy? I met a guy once who spelled it Jerome but it was pronounced like Jeremy.

It's Jeh-rome.

Love the reports...do I tape the first or second episode of ANTM.

First, Couchie.

FWIW I did agree to take the job. I can do a big part of it remote from home.

Congrats, Fear!

Great appearance! I thought he gave really good, constructive criticism. And I loved him cracking up during that one part of the judge's panel.

Anna I think I saw your puppy on a commercial for Pet Smart today.

I need to get him in commercials! Puppies are expen$ive!!

hey people I was just trying to be funny there, which is why I said probably the only French Clay knows is a la mode as in "I want my apple pie a la mode".

I had not heard that term when I went to Juniors last year.

Ausdon: "Could I have ice cream with my apple pie please?"

Juniors waiter: "One apple pie a la mode"

Ausdon: "Oh no I would just like apple pie with ice cream"

Juniors waiter: ( suppressing a smile and talking realllly slooow) Yes, that is a la mode.

Ausdon: " Oh OK!"

Juniors waiter: (fakes smile and thinks "stupid foreigners!)

I love it!

BTW: On the 2nd April it was exactly 12 months since we started our excellent American adventure.

My mom & I were just talking, over the weekend, about it being almost a year since our Spam-a-venture. I still remember all of us standing around in Shubert Alley, well after the stage door, finally looking at each other, and deciding we might as well ask each other if we were the people we were looking for!

"Le or la" I could care less. Since I did not take one ounce of French in school. All I know, that he is adorable, and I watched that clip more times than I care to admit. Can not wait for tomorrow.

Why is something happening tomorrow?

Tomorrow is Clay's guest appearance on ANTM.

From the OFC:

04/06/09 CLAY TO RECEIVE EQUALITY CIRCLE AWARD

On Tuesday, April 21st, at Family Equality Council’s Night at the Tavern event in New York City, Clay will receive the Equality Circle Award for his commitment to loving families of all kinds, taking a stand, and sharing his journey to parenthood proudly. Family Equality Council is proud to honor Clay for all of his work on behalf of children and for all that he does to make the world a safer place for his own child and the children of LGBT parents everywhere. Tickets to join Clay at this special event are $250 and all revenue goes to support the important work of Family Equality Council. For a limited time, Family Equality Council is holding a limited number of tickets specifically for Clay’s fans. If you would like participate in this special event, please email FECtickets@clayonline.com for more information.

My take, for what it's worth... He knows fans want to hear him sing again. He wants to sing again. But he's been going practically non-stop for 6 years and needs some time to recharge, especially now that he's a daddy. Appearances like ANTM & 30 Rock are great ways to keep his face & name out there without him having to be away from home (Parker) for long periods of time. They also aren't likely to impede much on any musical projects upon which he may be working. I'll be here, looking forward to whatever he offers.

ETA: Where oh where has our dear Scarlett gone?

Awe Luckiest1 the puppies are adorable. Emily came over and got Trixie today, so we are once again down to one dog...he is sleeping right now so it is really quiet. I always miss Trixie after she has been here...but not enough to get a second dog.

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Awww, they're so cute, luckiest! Let's see - I think I can figure out who's who... Jersey has the overall darker forehead (left & behind) and Piper has the darker 'wrinkles' on her forehead?

Another beautiful day here - sunny, cloudless, almost 70. I bought a flexline leash for Gnocchi yesterday so he can run a bit more when we walk in the grassy areas. We took several walks today. He loves to run, but he's a bit hesitant to get too far away from me.

Totally random, but maybe w/a little more walking I won't resemble that emoti so much...

Thunderstorms moving in now. We're under a tornado watch until sometime in the early morning. :thtwister2:

On our way back from Windsor and the Seal concert yesterday*, laughn and I were discussing our favorite actors from Spamalot and what they might be doing now. laughn got this news about Tom Deckman from Clayphan from the OFC :

His next project is a series of webisodes, which he was starting to shoot on Tuesday morning. It can be found on www.teen.com starting May 4th, under the heading of "Haute and Bothered". He plays an 18 year old fashionista kind of guy. Tom wanted me to thank everyone for all the love and support we all showed him and the rest of the cast during Spamalot.

Thanks for the update on Tom. I miss Prince Herbert. *Where are you? Where are you? Where are you, my heart's desire?*

I still get updates from Broadway.com and saw this regarding Rick Holmes:

Headlines: Rick Holmes to Join Cast of Distracted April 7

by Broadway.com Staff

Rick Holmes is set to join the cast of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s production of Distracted, Lisa Loomer’s comedy about parenting in the age of Ritalin and the internet. Holmes will play the role of Dad, starting April 7 and ending May 17, when the show finishes its run at the Laura Pels Theatre. Holmes replaces Josh Stamberg, who’s leaving to fulfill a prior film obligation.

Holmes New York theatre credits include Spamalot, The Pillowman, Major Barbara, The Deep Blue Sea, Cabaret, The Government Inspector, Timon of Athens and Saint Joan on Broadway. Off-Broadway he’s appeared in Stop Kiss and Dog Opera at the Public Theater, Othello and the Tragedy of Richard III with Shakespeare in the Park, and Christina Alberta’s Father at the Vineyard Theatre.

Distracted stars Cynthia Nixon as a contemporary American mom who reaches out to teachers, psychotherapists, and neighbors to figure out if Attention Deficit Disorder is the root of her son’s problems.

The cast also features Peter Benson, Shana Dowdeswell, Lisa Emery, Natalie Gold, Matthew Gumley, Mimi Lieber and Aleta Mitchell.

Have a good Sunday everyone!

ETA:

claytonic

, what kind of a dog is Jess? Sounds like you've done wonders with her.

For some reason, Photobucket keeps giving me this error message "Upload failed for Jez closeup.JPG with error: A network error caused your upload to fail. Please try your upload again."

It doesn't happen all the time but it happens MOST of the time now ... very strange as it never happened AT ALL until a couple of months ago.

Is there a way to post a pic directly from my hard drive, or another way besides Photobucket?

Yes.

When posting a reply in which you want to post a photo, click the 'Browse' button in the 'Attachments' window, directly below your posting window.

This will allow you to browse the files on your computer and choose the pic you're looking for. When you find it, click on it, then click 'UPLOAD'.

Voila!

ETA: You're welcome, claytonic. Awww, Jess is a cutie! I love stories like yours. Most of my pets throughout my life have been strays or shelter adoptions.

I seem to remember scruffy doing some great "montages" of the JNaT 06 banter, clayzy. Not sure if they're up at CU...

Glad Piper's procedure went well & she's back home with you, luckiest. We've got thunderstorms moving through tonight & they're making Gnocchi even more wired than usual.

I can't wait to see Clay on my tv! ANTP looks like it's gonna be verra, verra interesting!

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