And to my little sister Chrissy, for teaching me that life is nothing if you're not obsessed

As I was reading last week's In Touch this morning, two things caught my attention:

1) A new star has emerged on the brutally competitive American artistic scene. But get this- she's only 4 yrs old. That's not a typo- I did say 4 yrs old. And her paintings, which they describe as "abstract expressionism", are selling for as much as $6,000. If you've seen "Pecker", does this not remind you of the blind artist? Or is it just me? Full of grace! Full of grace!

I have to post an excerpt from the article (b/c I find it f*cking hilarious):

Marla Olmstead, The Early Years
In the womb, I did a lot of work with amniotic fluid on a canvas of stretched placenta. It was a difficult medium with which to work, what with the umbilical cord getting in the way. At that time, I hadn’t yet embraced abstract expressionism. Since I was kind of trapped in a confined space, it was hard to reject the use of formal structures.

2) Reba McEntire will design a line of women's clothing at Dilliard's (I didn't feel the need to post a link). I can only begin to imagine the plaids. The horror! Everytime I see that commercial w/ Reba and Leann Rhimes, I make some comment about how much I would hate to be in that car. To think, when I was a child of about 8 or so, I had a Reba tape and "Cathy's Clown" was my favorite of all the songs. Oh, how I loved that song! (I just dedicated a paragraph to talking about Reba...I'm a little embarassed...and by a little, I mean a lot).

Last night I saw Kathy Griffin at The Laugh Factory. I know, a lot of people find her annoying, but I'm not one of them. Okay, sometimes I am. But most of the time I think she's a riot. And last night, she had me laughing so hard, several times I clapped my hands together. Matt- "THANK YOU" for inviting me and amusing me everytime you said "that's so true" after one of her inciteful yet funny comments.

I'm ready for poker night...tonight. Texas Hold 'Em- tournament style. And I'm determined to win. I will win. Watch out for my victorious post on Monday.

Ashley's leaving tomorrow to go to Cabo. I'm jealous (me...jealous...never!). I'm also sad b/c I will be alone all week. And for the rest of my life.
R.