I had hoped that, by waiting until the last day of the month, I would have something exciting to say in my February post. Well, I was wrong.

Sure, I did go see "A Chorus Line" this afternoon. And I got to go with someone who'd never seen it before. Unfortunately, it wasn't as perfect as I remember the Broadway revival of 2006. (Unfortunately, these things never are.) As for my friend, well, she's been listening to the soundtrack for 25 years, so the deviations were all too apparent.

All it all, it was enjoyable. I still cried during "What I Did For Love." The finale was still incredible. You can't really mess this show up. (Unfortunately, you can hire performers whose voices are a little bit off.)

Of course, going to the matinee meant I missed the 4th birthday of Joshua, held at Chuck E. Cheese's. I've had people tell me I was lucky to have an "out" -- but I still would have loved to see the look on his face when he blew out his candles.

Next time this year, he'll be a big brother. (That was this month's big news.)

Speaking of birthdays, my car turned 1 today. Happy Birthday, Honda Civic! (My Aunt Shoshie also celebrated a birthday today, but it wasn't her 1st. We'll leave it at that.)

In other news, the news business is getting worse. Luckily, I'm still employed and love what I do. Unfortunately, budgets are tight, and I won't be able to get an all-expenses-paid trip to Minneapolis for the annual ACES conference. No matter. I'll be OK. I'm seriously considering going anyway, paying my own way. (I can take a deduction on my taxes, right?) I haven't made a decision yet, but I will by next month's post -- I promise.