Just thought I'd let you all know that, unfortunately, for the second year in a row, I can't afford to go to the Dark Shadows Festival that will be held in two weeks. I hate to miss it, but it's unavoidable. I will miss everyone, and I hope everyone who goes has a great time! Maybe next year!  

----- Sally -----

I just wanted to let you all know that I have an employment test scheduled for tomorrow at 11:00 AM!  It's for a Clerk - Beginning Level position for the county. I will have to get up early, as the registration starts at 10:45 AM and the test location is about 30 minutes away. They are REALLY SLOW - I applied two months ago. I hope I do well enough on the test for them to offer me the job AND that it won't take ANOTHER 2 months (or longer) for that to happen. I REALLY need the money NOW. Wish me luck!

----- Sally -----

In case you all haven't heard, I just wanted to ask you to turn off your lights tonight for one hour during Earth Hour, from 8:30-9:30 PM (local time). Here's the website for further information: http://www.earthhourus.org/main.php

----- Sally -----
 

This is my 1,111th post! All 1's. I couldn't resist posting this. Isn't it cute!?  This is a monumental occasion, never to happen again for me.  There should be a reward for this!


----- Sally -----

Hello there, just thought I'd say I had a great time at the Fest and got acquainted with more people who I didn't know who post here. It's nice to connect faces to the people.  Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to meet everyone I wanted to.  I'm sorry I didn't get to meet everyone, but I enjoyed hanging out with the people I was able to find there!  Too bad there isn't a way for everyone to get together - some meeting place. Oh well... I think more people attended than last year! It was great to have Jonathan Frid and David Selby both there!

----- Sally -----

This appears on Page 90, under TV GUIDE Wed. 9/26 Highlights. Once again, if this is a copyright infringement, the Moderators will delete the text. It's an article about the Bionic Woman remake which premiered on that night. The article talks about other remakes of classic shows. Dark Shadows is mentioned first!

Dark Shadows (NBC, 1991) Ben Cross was vampire Barnabas Collins in an erotic update of ABC's 1966-71 soap. It bit the dust after two months.

The other shows mentioned are The Fugitive, The Night Stalker, and The New Odd Couple.

Wow! Two magazines in one week talking about Dark Shadows! 

----- Sally -----

I just thought I would let you all know that my beloved mother, who was 92 years old, died of respiratory failure on Tuesday, July 17th.  She was very ill with a really bad case of pneumonia and had the use of only 25% of her lungs, due to fluid build-up around the lungs.  After getting the fluid drained a couple of times, it was determined to be a futile exercise, so we decided to make her comfortable at the end without more poking, prodding, and tubes that would cause more pain and suffering.  Essentially, her body was shutting down.  She also had septic shock, low blood pressure, high blood sugar levels, renal failure, and her lung cancer may have returned after a 2-1/2 year absence.  She had been complaining to me about periodic bouts of shortness of breath and a "noise in her chest" (she was deaf) for about 2 or 3 weeks before she went into the hospital.  She had been in the hospital (mostly in ICU) for 11 days.

She was a very sweet and special woman who was liked and loved by many.  She had a smile that would light up the room.  She was a happy and positive woman with lots of love to give who always looked at the bright side of things.  My mother and I had lots of fun playing cards and dominoes once or twice a week.  She used to win numerous times when she played bingo and pokeno at the nursing home where she lived, to the chagrin of the other people who lived there.  I love her and miss her very much.

----- Sally -----