Well, dear readers, I am sitting here like so much fish, not feeling very merry due to this ongoing whatever it is I’m having. I thought for a brief moment yesterday that I was starting to feel better, but noooo, we wouldn’t want THAT. Coughing came back, blowing the nose came back, and one nostril just refuses to unclog. I do realize that while I probably had this since Monday, it really began in earnest on Tuesday, so that’s only three days, but what an irritating three days they’ve been, with incredibly awful timing. I cancelled the podcast I was supposed to do this morning, and today by noon I’ll decide if I cancel the Do, but frankly the Do is looking Dobiuous. I did manage to get eight hours of sleep but could have used twelve. But noooo, she of the Evil Eye arrived at eight-thirty and I had to leave. It was pouring rain then and it’s pouring rain now. I drove over to the Coral Café, which was shockingly jam-packed, but I found a corner booth away from everyone. I had an omelet, hash browns, and toast. Then I left there and went to the mail place, where there was nothing of importance. Then I came home. She of the Evil Eye hadn’t finished, so I just did stuff on the computer until she left about twenty minutes later. I did some work on this new book thing, writing a bit more and then making notes. And now, as if I’m not dealing with enough merde, my stomach hurts. I can’t imagine I ate anything problematic – no onions or spicy stuff at all. Late in the afternoon I had matzo ball soup, and I made a cheese sandwich with the rye bread they gave me. That’s all I ate. Anyway, then I began my viewing, first on the computer, then on the couch.
On the computer, I saw a two-hour documentary, an American Masters thing from PBS that someone posted on Daily Motion. I wasn’t aware that Daily Motion, like all these stupid sites, now sticks commercials in everything – every seven minutes I had to watch the same fifteen-second commercial TWICE. I kid you not. Anyway, I thought the documentary was very well done and all the archival clips are wonderful. Then I watched a documentary on Sergio Leone on Max. I enjoyed it thoroughly, as I’m a huge fan and there’s tons of great footage and some excellent interviews. That was almost two hours, too. After that, I watched something called Six by Sondheim, an HBO thing from 2013. I thought all the archival interviews with him were great fun and there were a few things I hadn’t seen before. And then there were the six songs that he, through the archival interviews, gave insight to. Then we heard the song. The only ones that worked with the archival ones. The new stuff was just so wacky and weird, none more so than the one Todd Haynes directed with some guy I never heard of mangling I’m Still Here like nobody’s business. Audra McDonald sang something and that was horribly directed. The Opening Doors wasn’t well directed, but Sondheim himself played and sang the role of the producer and that was really fun. All in all, a somewhat weirdly put together thing, but I’m glad I saw it.
After all that, I tried to relax, I took a long hot shower and now my tummy is really bothering me, which is thoroughly bothersome. I popped a couple of Pepcids so we’ll see how things go. My intention is to go to bed as soon as I post these here notes.
Today, I’ll be up when I’m up, I’ll do whatever needs doing, I’m praying I’ll feel better, I’m still holding onto hope for a modern major miracle, I’ll write a bit, I’ll have something to eat at some point, I’ll make the Do decision, and then I suppose I’ll watch, listen, and relax.
Tomorrow, if the Do is on I’ll have a lot of shopping to do. If it’s off, I’ll just do a small shopping. If it’s on, I’ll prepare the tuna pasta salad in the evening. If it’s off, I won’t. Sunday the Do will either be or not be. Monday is Christmas Day and I have no idea if the Darling Daughter will come, but given the eleven day trip to India, I’m kind of doubting it.
Well, dear readers, I must take the day, I must do the things I do, I must, for example, be up when I’m up, do whatever needs doing, pray that I’ll feel better, still hope for a modern major miracle, write, eat, make a decision, and then watch, listen, and relax. Today’s topic of discussion: It’s Friday – what is currently in your CD player and your DVD/Blu and Ray/streaming player? I’ll start – nothing. Your turn. Let’s have loads of lovely postings, shall we, whilst I hit the road to dreamland, hoping that someone or something will bring on the merry and put the merry in Merry Christmas.