Well, dear readers, if I don’t see another drop of rain for five years that will be fine by me. I have had it up to here and down to there. As Queen Victoria would have said: “We are not amused.” Is that what Queen Victoria said? Or was that some other queen? Whatever queen said it, I wholeheartedly and even wholeliveredly agree. Ixnay on the ainray. Yesterday I heard the rain whilst having a very lovely day. I wrote a bit in the morning, got stuck, took a break, got unstuck, and wrote a few more pages. Then Mr. TV Installer came. He was here from three until ten. It was all very complicated and he is very meticulous. In the middle of it, Miss Juliana A. Hansen and her dad, Dale, came to the home environment. We were supposed to go out, but given the rain and the fact that Mr. TV Installer hadn’t nearly finished, I sent them to the Daily Grill and they brought supper back here. We had a lovely time – her dad is very nice. Juliana looked swellegant and we’re hoping she’ll be around to do a nice duet with Mr. Guy Haines on his new recording. They left at nine-fifteen, and then Mr. TV Installer showed me how everything worked. Even though the brand of TV is the same, they’ve changed certain things, which will take a bit of getting used to. I haven’t even opened the instruction manual, but I know the basics now. We tested a couple of DVDs and I must say that while the image looks different to my last TV, it is quite lovely, and about fifty percent sharper – the sharpness was my biggest complaint with my last TV. Mr. TV Installer has to come back on Tuesday or Wednesday (or whatever the first day is sans rain) to fix one thing, and to remove the old TV and entertainment center to take to Tammy Minoff’s house. I shall have more of a TV report, accompanied by some photographs, on the ‘morrow.
May I just say: “We are not amused.” Yes, we can say that, because we are just as much a queen as anyone else, including fershluganah Victoria. I have had a request from our very own Mr. David Levy, with whom I worked at a certain record label. Here is his request:
My close friend Judd Harrs is one of the twenty-four finalists for this season’s American Idol. He’s the friend I always stay with when I go to the city. He’s got at least some Broadway credits – he’s a graduate of Tisch (and a classmate of Tammy Minoff), and he’s done his share of readings and workshops. Tonight is the first time when America actually gets to vote, following the broadcast at 8pm on Fox. This year, it’s men competing on Mondays, women on Tuesdays, and then results shows on Wednesdays, until the field is narrowed to six of each gender.
So, there you have it, dear readers. We know that many of you tune in to American Idol anyway, so let’s all catch the show and, if we like Judd, let’s vote our little hainsies/kimlets hearts out. I may even tune in myself, because if Mr. David Levy says the guy is good, he must be good.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button because frankly we are not amused.
Have I mentioned that we are not amused? Have I mentioned that we are tired of the rain? Rain, rain, go away, and come again three years from May. As I said many times in yesterday’s posts, I do believe this is the worst rainfall in the history of Los Angeles.
Speaking of rainfall, Donald has a brand spanking new radio show up, so be sure to check it out. If you’re not partaking of his show, you are missing out on the best radio show on all the Internet.
Have I mentioned that I am enjoying my new TV? It sits a little higher than my last TV, so sitting on my couch like so much fish, you must look slightly up at the screen, which I like because it’s kind of like a motion picture theater of old. I’ll be testing out even more DVDs today. One thing I already know is that it handles PAL region other region DVDs much better. Anamorphic PAL other region DVDs always played fine, but 1:33 DVDs had an awful sort of shimmer. The shimmer is completely gone on this spiffy new television set.
Now wait just a darned minute. Let’s all put on our pointy party hats and our colored tights and pantaloons, let’s all break out the cheese slices and the ham chunks, let’s all dance the Hora and the Samba because today is the birthday of dear reader Matthew. So, let’s all give Matthew a big haineshisway.com birthday cheer. On the count of three: One, two, three – A BIG HAINESHISWAY.COM BIRTHDAY CHEER TO DEAR READER MATTHEW!
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must write, I must do a handful of errands, I must eat, I must pray for no more rain, I must make a few phone calls, and I must see if any packages have arrived for me. Remember, there is no mail today on account of it’s President’s Day. We are not amused. Today’s topic of discussion: Tell us your most horrifying or interesting weather story. Where you were, whether you were stuck, whether you had to dig yourself out from under snow, whether you were in a motor car somewhere, whether you were near a twister or hurricane or monsoon. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we? We shall. And don’t forget to watch American Idol this very evening and, if you like him, do vote for Judd.