I awoke at 4 and left the house around 4:45. I met my Aunt Helen at the bus station around 5:45. We got to the studio and were one of the last ones admitted.

Seating occurred around 8:45 and Aunt Helen and I were seated in the FRONT ROW! The show hasn’t changed since the last time I watched it which was sometime in the mid-90’s. The one thing that I found rather surprising was how artificial the conversation seemed between Regis and Kelly. It felt like such an act yet on the monitor it looked fine. I don’t know how that works. Roseanne Baar Arnold was the first guest. I felt so bad for her. At one time she was on top of the world yet this morning she was on the Regis and Kelly show dressed like a cowgirl singing a song about a donut tree. The next guest was Tia Carrere. She was absolutely beautiful and surprisingly tiny. For some odd reason I thought she was a big girl. Talking about tiny, Kelly was absolutely skeletal. I coveted the dress she wore– it was lovely.

The most interesting part was watching the people behind the camera. It was facinating seeing what goes on behind the scenes.

After the show, my aunt and I walked around NY. We went to Teresa’s Polish restaurant and had pierogies, halupki, and potato pancakes. It was delicious. We continued walking around the city. We stopped in a few shops and I gingerly touched dresses that cost more than my sofa. I think we caught the 4:00 bus back to New Brunswick. Traffic was intense but I finally got home around 6ish. It was a great day. THANK YOU, AUNT HELEN!!!

Here are the PIX! Notice how Kelly poses for me! I really wanted to have my picture taken with her but I was frightened I might overstep and crush her to death. I could just see the headlines, “KELLY TRIPAED OVER” (I’ve been reading too much Dawn Eden 🙂 )

If anyone watches Regis and Kelly Lee, keep an eye out for me in the audience tomorrow! My aunt and I are going to New York and she has tickets for the show. I don’t know how these things work but I suspect there is a chance the camera may pan the audience so I may get some national exposure!!! John said he is going to TIVO it. I just need to make sure I don’t do anything embarrassing. I certainly don’t want to be immortalized picking my nose.

I remember an episode of Kung Fu: The Legend Continues in which Kwai Chang Caine is introduced to Regis Philbin and Caine’s response is, “Regis Philbin? Isn’t that a type of plant?”

I must wake up very early tomorrow morning. My aunt told me I must be at her house by 5:45 AM! That means I must leave the Donnavilla by 4:45AM! Tonight I am going to get everything ready so all I really must do is wash and dress and then dash out. Hopefully I can get ready in 45 minutes. I think that is possible.

We left for RHSP at around 11:15. There were about 20 people lined up at the Newtown Theater. The majority of them were teenagers or at least that’s what they looked like to me. There was only one kid dressed up. Unfortunately he was dressed up like Charles Gray and not Frank. He was such a cute kid, in a way he reminded me of a young Dean Stockwell. His earlobes had plugs almost a 1/2 inch in diameter through them. I wonder what will happen when he takes those plugs out? Will that gap close or will he have to get that bottom bit of flesh trimmed off?

Right after the Sword of Damocles scene, Audra leaned over and told me she was taking Steve home. He had fallen asleep. Lisa and I stayed for the entrance of Doctor Scott. I could have stayed until the end but Lisa whispered in my ear, “I am tired and if you want to go, that would work for me.” I think if they had a cast performing it in front of the screen, we would have stayed for the entire movie.

I had a very nice evening last night. The food was delicious! I did a fabulous job boiling those packets of aloo mutter tiki masala stuff and frying the ready made bread. This morning I drank the leftover Mango Lassi, it tasted even better than it did last night.

After dinner I modeled the Bridesmaid dress for Audra and Steve. I think they were very happy with it. Audge admitted that her sister and mother are upset they weren’t included in the decision to buy the dress. Her sister is also worried that it’s not going to fit. I told Audra to tell them to think of it as material. Have the dress tailored. If Erin wants little straps, a tailor can tack some on. Even after the tailor works her magic, it is still going to cost considerably less than if we bought a bridesmaid gown at David’s or anywhere else for that matter.

I have to get over to Joe and Judy’s house. I am walking their Bichon Frises, Lady and Bear, while they are away this weekend.

Tonight I will be serving INDIAN FOOD for dinner! Audra and Steve are joining us for a late dinner before RHPS and I am just going to knock their socks off with all this incredible food! I am excited!

I am heading out to meet Erin. We’re going shopping at an Indian Grocery store. She’s going to show me all the cool foods she’s discovered.

The Newtown Theater is projecting Rocky Horror this Saturday at 11:50. Yes, I am going. Each time I see RHPS, I come back and blog snarky things about the weirdo audience. Why do I keep going back? The answer is simple: I am addicted to the cringe factor.

I just realized that there is an amazing similarity between Clarence “Frogman” Henry’s song Ain’t Got a Home and Rod Stewart’s Some Guys Have All the Luck. It’s the Ooo Ooo Ooo Ooo part. It’s the same.

I am GIDDY! I am EPHERVESCENT!

Today I bought 4 bridesmaid dresses. They are perfect! Absolutely perfect! Audra and Steve wanted royal blue dresses. Audra’s sister wanted a long dress. Lisa wanted a dress that fit. AND I WANTED ANYTHING CHEAP.

They were on clearance. I paid $25.99 for each dress!

I truly believe they were sent by God because there were only 4 dresses and they were in our sizes. Unbelievable! Miraculous!

Me so happy!

In one of the 100 posts Charles will post today, he talks about picking one’s best entry from last year. This got me thinking, what do I consider my best post of 2005? After about 3 seconds of consideration, I realized that this post, is not only my best but also one of my worst. Sadly, it only received one comment. I think most people were too disgusted to add anything.