Well, dear readers, I’ve got workers coming to the home environment this morning, round about eight o’clock, so I shall have to hurry these here notes along, oh, yes, I shall have to hurry these here notes along. Yesterday, I had a nice day – uneventful, really, but pleasant, certainly. I did some clean-up work on the book, printed out the final sixty pages for my friend Margaret, and began organizing the reams of odd bits of paper on which I have scrippled hundreds of notes. Has anyone noticed I just accidentally typed “spripples” instead of “scribbles”? How unseemly. In any case, I began organizing the reams of odd bits of paper on which I have both scrippled and scribbled hundreds of notes. I like to keep all that stuff in a box. I have pads everywhere in the home environment, because one never knows when inspiration may strike, or, for that matter, when one may strike inspiration. I also met up with dear reader Rodzinski – we went to Du-Par’s and he had their yummilicous pancakes and a double cheeseburger and fries. I had a big bowl of clam chowder and a BLTA and fries (my only meal). We had a lovely chat and spent about two hours there. I then drove about in my motor car and did some errands, and picked up several packages that were waiting for me. I then came home, and my TV Man came over and brought me a brand spanking new replacement TV. Mine had a strange little problem – when one was in the “narrow” normal TV mode (with black bars on the sides of the screen) the bars were quite abnormal, sort of bowing out at the bottom of the screen. The new TV is better, but not perfect, so it must just be the way these TVs are. And that was my day, don’t you know.
Last night, I watched a motion picture entertainment on DVD entitled The Mysterians, a Japanese sci-fi movie from, I believe, 1959. I saw it back then and enjoyed it. I’m afraid it isn’t a very good film, but I have a good deal of affection for it anyway. And, it’s the first time it’s ever had a US release where we get the original Japanese language track instead of the ludicrous English dub. It’s quite a silly affair, but does contain some classic dialogue and special effects. My favorite dialogue from the film is so brilliant that it boggles my mind every time I hear it. When the Mysterians have a meeting with five people about what it is the Mysterians (from outer space) are up to, the head Mysterian says, “We only want this two-mile strip of land. That is all.” The Japanese delegate look at each other thinking, well, that’s not so bad. Then, without missing a beat, the head Mysterian says, “And we want to marry your women.” That is just great dialogue writing, and I laughed for about thirty minutes after it was uttered. He says it about five times, too, which even makes it more brilliant. And We Want to Marry Your Women – that’s the title of my next novel. The transfer is thankfully full scope ratio and enhanced for widescreen TVs. It’s a bit soft at times, and the color is erratic, but overall it’s pleasing.
What am I, Ebert and Roeper all of a sudden? Why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because, you know, we want to marry your women.
Today I have quite a full day. First, the workers arrive and repair the dry wall where the rain leaked down the wall. Hopefully there is some of the proper paint in the garage for the touchups. Yesterday, the Roof People were here, redoing the entire back half of the roof. There was much hammering and noise – I have no idea if they finished or not. Then I must go to my storage facility and look for some charts that various and sundried people need. Then I must have a lunch appointment, then do some errands, and then attend the belated-birthday dinner for our very own Miss Barbara Deutsch. And we want to marry your women.
Tomorrow night I am seeing a new play by John Patrick Shanley entitled Doubt. It is interesting that the play is being done here just as its beginning previews in New York. How often does that happen? Here the star is Miss Linda Hunt. In New York it is Miss Cherry Jones. I shall, of course, have a full report for you upon my return.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must attend to my full day, I must flit about like a gazelle in a mini-skirt, I must go hither and thither and, yes, perhaps even yon. Today’s topic of discussion: What are your favorite Laurel and Hardy films, and your favorite Laurel and Hardy bits? Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, and let’s have some ACTION, baby. We need some ACTION. We need dancing and ha cha cha, and ribald tales, such as The Randy Vicar and the Pogo Stick. And we want to marry your women.