Beautiful!
Typical Clevelander’s St. Patrick Day
I can’t take credit for this. I found one person’s supposed schedule on the Internet
St. Patricks Day Itinerary
8:00 snoopy snowcone maker Jamison slushy
9:00 Rapid, look how “wasted” i am
10:30 West Side IA mass at St Colemans
11:31 First pee “Aaaaah”
12:00 Velvet dog/W. 6th/Flannery’s/Clevelander
1:05 Parade begins
1:45 arrive at parade
1:50 move away from guy with big loud green horn
1:50 piper doown
1:55 find bathroom is locked at Subway
2:00 Prodigals @ HOB
2:15 first horrible corned beef sandwich
2:30 I think I can still irish dance
2:45 run into people i don’t like/ don’t remember name
3:00 witness first fight- drunk old man v house of pain/keepin it real
4:00 jamison
4:15 chaser
4:30 bathroom
5:00 Beer muscles need refueling in westpark
5:15 oh yeah, i have a camera-group picture!
5:30 10th bathroom break
6:00 Realize I am more handsome, charming, and funny than ever
6:01 hey,baby, whucher name? I’m Dannyboy
6:30 First drunk dial/tell friends with kids that they suck
7:00 maybe water is a good idea
7:30 guilted into buying raffle tickets
7:45 I’m not slurring my words, am I?
7:45 bathroom
8:15 will eat anything
9:00 realize St. Patricks Day is my own personal groundhog day
9:30 feeling snoozy, I think I’ll just lay down here for a second… zzzzzz
Whoever this guy is, I have to give him credit for an accurate portrayal of what happens in Cleveland March 17th. I hope he doesn’t fall asleep on a curb, I hope its his bed, instead!
The Young & The Restless
Things are heating up in Genoa City and behind the scenes of my favorite (and only) soap. It celebrates 35 years on the air. I think I’ve watched it for at least 23 years. God, that’s amazing.
Singer/Actor Michael Damian is coming back to reprise his role as Danny Romalotti. You’ll see his first episodes later this week. There’s also talk on the Internet of the show’s creator’s daughter, Lauralee Bell coming back again. If you watch the show, you know the history between Damian and Bell’s characters, Danny and Christine Williams. Their relationship forms more than a love triangle. Danny was married to Phyllis and they have a son, Daniel, who’s already had his own troubled past. Christine divorced Danny to marry Paul Williams. Of course, I could keep going but you get the picture. However, Soap Opera Digest says Bell is telling the show “no thanks!”.
There’s also been a big shake-up in the shows writing and production ranks. The executive producer and head writer of the show has been let go. That move makes many fans of the Y&R happy because they didn’t like the direction she was taking the show. They’re not the only ones either, apparently, Victoria Rowell (Drucilla Winters) is happy she’s gone as well and discussing a possible return to the show. When Rowell left the show, she’d fallen off a cliff and everyone presumed her dead. Everyone knows no one ever really dies for good in the soaps. John Abbott died but Jerry Douglas keeps coming back in cameos as the Jack’s father’s ghost.
I hate reading more about my favorite actors, singers and entertainers. I did a wikipedia search on Sharon Case (Sharon Abbott) and this is what it lists:
Personal life
Co-star Melody Thomas Scott has said that Case is her closest friend from the show.[1]
Case has been married to Sandy Corzine since April 2007.
Case is a member of the Church of Scientology.
I’m glad she’s friends with Thomas Scott and happy she’s married but the last part is what gets me. I guess she’s friends with Tom Cruise as well.
Friday’s Here…
and I’m not dead yet. Nope, I made it through my first week working the vampire-ish shift overnight. Yes, I know, some detractors out there would say I’m whining but when you completely switch your body around going to sleep when you normally get up and vice-versa, it’s a little kick to your system.
St. Patrick’s Day is Monday and look for everyone in Cleveland to turn Irish if only for the day. There’s the parade which is one of the biggest celebrations of St. Patrick’s Day in the United States. St. Patrick’s Day is practically a holiday in Cleveland because everyone takes off work for the day to celebrate being or not being Irish.
Bars will open early. The House Of Blues is opening at 5am. Flannery’s will start the beer flowing at 5:30am along with some great breakfast. That restaurant/bar will be packed and the people who get out of line will have to answer to DeShawn. Believe me, you don’t want to have him on your bad side. Even the Martini bar in my building is pushing their celebration.
It’s always a good time if you can stay away from the fights and the really drunk people. They’re the ones normally who are drinking the green beer at 5am in the morning. All of the TV station morning shows will be at one of the bars broadcasting live.
Make sure you’re wearin’ the green and be safe,
Who Needs Sleep?
I do but actually I’m feeling the most refreshed I have at this time of the morning all week long.
Here was Wednesday’s sleep schedule:
12:45 – 5:00pm
10pm – 12:40am
1:15am – 2:30am
I don’t know what that adds up to being. I could figure it out but I don’t wanna. I just know it’s the most I got all week. I’m not as cranky and even got accused of being energetic, not perky as my co-worker, James, called himself.
I also got through 45-minute workout. (Read: Tired taawd out and better sleep!)
Let’s now look forward to the weekend. This week has been particularly long for me. I know it’s the schedule but I truly wished Wednesday was Friday. I plan to take it easy and relax a little. My place has suffered a little in the cleaning department. Anyone know a good maid?
By the way, I no longer resemble Shaggy. I put more money into Cleveland with my first ever haircut downtown. I hate the fact I’m not going to my normal barber out in North Olmsted but by the time you figure in gas and time costs, it’s just as cheap to go get my hair snipped minutes away from my apartment.
Luke & Lauren
Nope, not a soap opera just players in a hometown band. Lauren makes the group.
That’s The Power Of Five…
As promised, here’s the clip from Saturday’s big snow storm. My rear makes its TV debut. Yes, that’s me at the end with the high “five”.
On Being A Vampire
This overnight schedule that I’m working is really starting to mess with my head. It’s not as easy for me to swing my body clock around like it once was. I think I got a whole four hours of sleep today and I’m hoping to get about two more before I get into work this morning.
It’s also really playing with my emotions. I’m cranky, short and sensitive. I feel like I’m Clint Eastwood. “Go ahead punk, make my day!”
Today was a particularly difficult day because a lot of people called off sick and we had to make the day work without them. As I said before, I’m pulling double duty at work and there’s a lot on my plate right now. I do have to admit though I like the new challenge but I’m not so keen on the hours I’m working right now.
Somebody once used to joke with me when I worked the overnight hours earlier in my career that I was a vampire. I feel like I’m one again but this time I get to function a little during the day. Working 3am until 12pm isn’t the most desirable shift but it does give me a little time to get things done. I got to go to the bank today and get some milk. I didn’t, however, have time to get my hair cut and that needs to happen. I’m starting to look like Shaggy. I’m not talking about the rap artist either.
I’m resisting the temptation to take Tylenol PM. I got addicted to it back when I worked overnights in the past. It does the trick but I don’t like the feeling the day after. I can’t wait for this weekend so that I have a little time to get a good amount of sleep. I wish today was Friday.
Happy hump day tho,
The Fame Index
You ever just wonder how much information is out there about you? I decided I’d “google” my name Todd Sheppard. I get all sorts of hits back on people who aren’t me but also see a couple of hits. It’s a fame index sort of thing.
I also “googled” (I use Yahoo! however) “taawd” and found something else. My blog entries get picked up by all sorts of websites (at least the good ones!). I was glad to see the Plain Dealer put one of my posts on their website. Check it out here.
I got in a good workout today. I’m going to be sore tomorrow. I’m going to try to get back to doing more cardio. This means back to the Elliptical but I don’t think I’ll be hitting my seven miles a day that I was doing for a while this past summer. I just want to burn some calories. I’ve got someone to keep me motivated too, although I haven’t needed that help in the past. I’m proud to say I got some discipline apparently. That’s a rather new trait for me. My friend, Paul, will probably just keep me honest. I’m a little worried about working out with this new schedule, we’ll see how that goes…
Have a great Tuesday,
Life In The Mornings
With little sleep under my belt, I got into work at 3:00 this morning. Getting through 7:00am wasn’t the tough part. Getting through the rest of the day was!
Our assignment manager (the person who lines reporters and photographers up together and arms them with stories) had an off-site meeting. I took over her duties for a couple of hours. Assignment editing was one of my first jobs in television. Many times it’s a complicated and thankless job. You are constantly figuring out how to cover new stories while getting the ones you’ve already planned, finished. For some reason to me, it’s a challenge and can even be fun. (I’m waiting on mom2amara‘s comment on that last statement.)
It wouldn’t be right to talk about assignment editing without giving some kudos to the people who taught me how. Lisa Lowry and Danielle Fink walked me through “workin’ the desk” in the mornings and the evenings. They are both a different monster and both come with their own distinct problems.
We got through the morning with me “on the desk”. We even got a couple of spot news stories. I want to thank the photographers for making life “on the desk” a little easier for a “new face” who was sleep deprived.