Well, dear readers, the weekend is over. I ask you, where else on all the Internet can you find such information? Nowhere, that’s where. Of course, since I worked the entire weekend it didn’t really feel like a weekend, so maybe I’ll find a couple of days this week that can feel like the weekend. That way, since I don’t have to do any work next weekend, it will feel like two weekends for the price of one. Thankfully, thanks to Mr. Cason Murphy, I was able to get all the Kritzerland stuff done in about two-and-a-half hours – all packages are addressed and have had postage put on them, so they’re all ready for the CDs arriving on Tuesday morning. Directly after that, I finished typing up my notes for the long musical, which took around two hours. That was a huge load off, and I sent them to the various and sundried authors. I heard back from the co-author of the book and he was very thrilled with all the notes – we discussed them for a few minutes, but he’s on board with every one of them, so that was nice to hear. Of course, it’s now up to he and his co-author to do them. Directly after that, I went to the Studio Café and met former dear reader Hisaka for lunch. I actually hadn’t been there in quite some time, so I had my wings (she had three, I had five), and my barbecue chicken sandwich. I was actually going to try something new because for the first time in all my times there I noticed they have a pulled pork sandwich, but they’d sold out of it – by two-thirty. It is to laugh, isn’t it? I have a vision of hundreds of people suddenly coming for lunch to the Studio Café and all ordering the pulled pork because they felt that was the only thing on the menu they should have. I had a side salad with my sandwich, and had a nice visit and chat with former dear reader Hisaka, who sends her best to all. I then came home and began the marathon watching of the already aired first six episodes of Mad Men, Season Three. I must say, I really didn’t care for the first three episodes – while each had a scene or two I liked, I found the writing not quite as sharp as season two, and lots of little subplots that I just didn’t care about. Several of the characters continue their repellent behavior, and I haven’t thus far cared for the Brits taking over Sterling Cooper. But, Bryan Batt had a terrific scene in episode one culminating in a moment we’ve all been waiting for since his first appearance. And I do think Elizabeth Moss is giving a brilliant performance, and I now enjoy John Slattery. Starting with episode four, things improve dramatically, and there is a scene once again with Bryan that is priceless, where he shows his wife how they’re going to film a knock-off of the opening of the Ann-Margret Bye Bye Birdie song. As he acts it out for her, rather flamboyantly, and a little too well, her expression goes from delight to confusion – an absolutely great performance by the gal playing the role. That, for me, has been the highlight of the entire series. I’m not that thrilled with the young daughter’s reaction to her new brother – it gets old really fast, but the Joan story is always good and I love that actress. Robert Morse continues to have a good time, and the look of the show is very nice, although it’s a bit of a come down and shock to see it pillarboxed and letterboxed after the Blu-Rays of season one and two. So, I’m all caught up save for last night’s new episode, which I’ll watch tonight. The other slight annoyance is having to fast forward through endless commercials.
Well, why don’t we all click on the Unseemly Button below because I actually have to get up really early and get to an eight o’clock dentist appointment to get my permanent back tooth crown.
Today, as noted, I shall be crowned at eight in the morning. I’m hoping no shot will be necessary. This isn’t quite the last visit – no I have to return one more time so Dr. Chew can replace an ancient filling. Then I will be done with all that for at least six months. And that’s a good thing.
I’ll then head directly to my engineer’s home studio where we will comp all the Brent Barrett vocals. I haven’t done this process with him, but it’s twelve songs total and two of them are using one complete take which has already been selected, so we really only have to do ten songs. I’m hoping we can get it done within a three-hour time frame – I have pretty good notes, although I do end up listening to every take – sometimes that’s two takes, sometimes three, and sometimes four.
After that, I’ll head home, do some errands and whatnot, hopefully pick up a package or three, and then find something amusing to eat – I may even try to do a jog in the late afternoon if the heat has died down.
Tomorrow, the Taras Bulba CDs arrive bright and early and also early and bright, and I shall package them all up and get them to the postal office. Then, later in the afternoon, Mr. Cason Murphy comes over and we ship out all the big boxes. And then the evening is mine all mine. I have made no plans for Wednesday or Thursday and I’m going to really try and keep those days free or at least light.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, get crowned, comp vocals, do errands and whatnot, try to do a short jog, and eat. Today’s topic of discussion: What are your favorite “shocking” moments in all of TV – those things that just come totally out of the blue and take you totally by surprise and cause you to gasp. Mad Men had such a moment, in the sixth episode at Joan’s going away party in the office – one of the secretaries is riding a John Deere tractor in the office (don’t ask) and loses control and runs over the foot of one of the Brits – you’re laughing until the huge spray of blood hits three people who are watching. Those kinds of things. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I get ready to have a new crown – it’s good to be the king.