Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 5 => Topic started by: bk on January 03, 2006, 12:12:56 AM
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Well, you, for one, have read the notes, you, for one, have gotten the drift of the notes, and now you, for one, shall madly post away until the cows, for one, come home.
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And the word of the day is: RECIPROCITY!
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First Post! Huzzah! ;)
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If I could take the HHW time machine and go back in time (and return), I'd like to go back to whenever it was that the pyramids in Egypt were built and see how they did it. I'd also like to go back to when (and see how) Stonehenge was built. That's what I'd like to see back in time.
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Good Morning!
Well... I thought I was sleepy and ready for bed...
...Then my brother called me to ask me to tape the late night re-broadcast of "Oprah" since it was a re-run of the show where she had the author of "A Million Little Pieces" on - and my brother, Jay - who is in San Diego - just really wanted a chance to see the interview. So... After digging around for a blank VHS tape, and figuring out how to tape on the VCR here and set the timer... Well...
Due to the football game earlier in the evening, ABC was running about an hour behind schedule. So, then I wasn't sure if they would just bump the late-night lineup by an hour, or make other adjustments. And since my brother was really interested in seeing the show... And he had gone to the trouble of looking up the schedule online. *He would have taped it out in San Diego, but due to the football games and the time difference, there was no "Oprah" today - in neither her regular daytime or late night slot. So...
"Oprah" started at 3:00am. And, of course, I ended up getting sucked in, and watched the whole show. Ah, well...
And then...
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Since I had some time to kill during the commercials, I started going through some of the photos on my digital camera...
And if you look to the left, you'll see what I ended up working on during the commercials.
New Year, New Pic.
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And as promised a couple of days ago...
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And now in close up, the autograph in question...
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And here's a "clean" image of the poster art by Mike Benny:
(http://www.arenastage.org/season/2005/damn-yankees/images/art_poster.jpg)
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Oh, and also as promised, here's my niece, Alyssa, in her Christmas finery. -Just imagine she also has on a pair of black patent leather shoes too. ;)
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Hmm... 5:20AM EST... Let's see... How long has it been since I've done an all-nighter??... Maybe I'm due for one... We shall see...
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...And for those of you interested in a very gripping, painfully(!!) honest, and, at times, harrowing read, "A Million Little Pieces" will provide that for you. However, it also provides a great message of hope - and inspiration - for those dealing with and affected by drug addiction and alcohol. The author, James Frey, really pulls no punches in describing his process from his rock bottom moment though his drug rehabilitation. Not for the faint of heart, but worth the "risk".
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-Sheesh, how "blurby" can I get?
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...And I can honestly say, I don't feel tired at all right now... Hmm... Maybe I'll work out... That will make me tired!... Or not... Hmm...
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Is that pic from the "Mame" playbill Jose?
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Good Morning, Good Day, DR Tomovoz!
-Although, it's actually, Good Evening, for you.
:)
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Is that pic from the "Mame" playbill Jose?
Umm... You lost me...
???
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Well, I think I'm gonna attempt to grab a few winks now... so...
Laters...
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Goodnight Ito.
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Goodnight Ito.
;D
Hmm.... And now I'm wondering who's been cast as Ito for the upcoming production of Mame at the Kennedy Center with Christine Baranski... Hmm...
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...Wasn't I about to do something? Oh, yes... Go to bed... Or at least try to get some sleep...
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Thanks for all the health-ful good vibes!
I have now completed my second full day of work, with no bad things occurring to my health.
The cellulitus has retreated, thanks to antibiotics, rest and positive vibrations.
Tonight, I started out stocking shelves in Health and Beauty, moved over to Cosmetics AND believe it or not, ended the shift in Ladies' Lingerie. . .hey, BK, saw many, many tongs! Some of them had bejewelled butterflies on them!
It's nice to come home to a hot cup of coffee, a toasted bagel and a warm, lick-filled greeting from Dixie Bell!
It's also nice to go out of the house to go to work. . .and work. . .and get paid for working. (of course, all that may change after the 31st when the store has its grand opening).
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Good Morning TD and all other Hainsies and Kimlets!
I said it a couple of days ago but I am really back. I know I'm back because I'm sitting at my office desk, a place I have not been to since November 23rd.
I have much catching up to do, still but I need to regain my posting power besides getting back into the work flow.
As George said in an earlier post, my debut on Radio Wales in a live interview with Beverley Humphreys only plays for about 35 minutes.There was supposed to be a split signal and football was scheduled for FM but something went wrong and we get five minutes of football and no more Showtime. From what I heard, I think there is about 20 minutes more, 10 of Bev and me talking and 10 minutes of music. I'm hoping to get a full copy of the show from Bev or Bridget (the producer) so I can send out copies to those of you who might like to hear the entire show. I haven't heard back yet but when I do, I will let you know.
Being in Cardiff on the BBC was one of the most special moments in my life. It was like sitting in a cozy room and chatting with Beverley for an hour. And then we went out for dinner and continued the conversation. I remember a TOD about best Christmas presents sometime before I left. Well, I have an answer now. It was self-arranged and something of a surprise (I didn't expect to be on for the entire hour) but this was one of the most magical and special presents I could ever have received.
On that high note, I'm going to get some coffee and try to get back into work mode. We are still on Dublin time (it's 1pm in the afternoon in Dublin). I woke up at 4am and started making some breakfast. Anthony woke up soon after (and he's not a morning person). We had breakfast and I came into the office and he's working on the 273 pictures. I won't post them all but in a week or so I should have a few shots of us in Dublin and Cardiff including a shot or two of me in front of the microphone.
TTFN.
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Hello, Dear Larry!!!
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DR Ben
What am I? Chopped Liver?
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Good TOD
I guess I am too stuck in the 20th/21th century to want to go back to any other time. Where diseases, illnesses ran rampant. Also the minor inconvienes of no flush toliets, takeout, electricity and haines his way.
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Hello to Ben and Larry BTW
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Well, it's good to see the morning crew back! Hello, DRs Ben and MichaelShayne!
I have a fraught day with lots of tasks, but I will check in whenever.
TOD:
The Time Machine would break with all my stops and starts. Right now I want to go to June 17, 1903 and sit in the opening night, Chicago, BABES IN TOYLAND to recover the missing lyrics to "If I Were a Man Like that" from BABES IN TOYLAND and pick up the band parts to the missing "Evaline McCook," since they're both getting cut next day. Then I'd want to go to the October 1903 New York opening to hear the lost "An Old-Fashioned Rose."
I'd also like to hit several other opening nights, from THE BEGGAR'S OPERA, 1728, on. Historical events sound exciting, but they sometimes come with violence, mob control, and bloodshed. I'd rather read about them if I can't stop them.
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Hello, Michael!!!
You weren't on when I said hello to Larry but now you are so I can greet you properly.
TOD may be addressed later. Since I just returned from a lengthy vacation I will have to think about which time and place I would return to if possible.
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Good Morning All. Back at my desk after a wonderful 10 day break (and it only cost me 3 vacation days! HooRAY!)
It is grey and cold and rainy and miserable out..and I really cannot hitnk of anything for the TOD at the moment... maybe after ai drink my coffee and catch up on my desk overflow....
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Jose, I love your new avatar , although seeing your lovely smile would have been nice and your niece is absolutely adorable
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Ben, If you get that full program I, for one, would love to hear it!
I listen to your other ones quite frequently while driving in to the office. its like having you chatting to me during the drive
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Glad you are feeling better TD and that you are back posting regularly again. You were missed!
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Welcome back DR Ben! I am so glad you guys had such a fantastic trip! :D
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TOD: I would go back to the 20th century, circa 1954, Universal-International Studios to see all their wonderful contract players make their daily rounds of acting classes, dancing classes, etc. which the studio provided. Particulary I would tag along with Miss Allison Hayes and Miss Sara Shane with a couple of pit stops to see what Race Gentry and Mark Damon were doing!
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TOD: I would go back to the 20th century, circa 1954, Universal-International Studios to see all their wonderful contract players make their daily rounds of acting classes, dancing classes, etc. which the studio provided. Particulary I would tag along with Miss Allison Hayes and Miss Sara Shane with a couple of pit stops to see what Race Gentry and Mark Damon were doing!
Well we KNOW what they were doing off the lot!
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DRJOSE - your workouts are indeed providing results. Your new avatar of the slim and trim JOSE is great!
Perhaps in reciprocity once I get below 200 lbs, I will post a new FACE picture of my new and improved self as well!
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I also watched MEDIUM last night (here it's also on at 9pm).
I echo DR MattH's statements about it being intense. Parts were almost uncomfortable (it featured Alison being "possessed" by a killer).
It is always interesting to see where her dreams will lead. And this season has been extremely unpredictable.
It was a good episode. Although a bit scary.
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Good line vibes to the cast of DECEIT....
Glad that DRBEN is back....DR td is employed. Yes, we have MAIL today. I am expecting a couple of things, too. And I hope they arrive!
TOD: Well....hmmm. I guess I would like to visit my ancestor Henry the Black when he was King of Germany and Duke of Bavaria just to see what things were like in the 11th Century! I guess I would have to learn to ride a horse.
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Good morning!
The rain has come and gone and now we have blue skies and temps steadily rising. Looks to be the beginnings of a beautiful day here.
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Love your new avatar, DR Jose.
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I think I'd go back to the first century B.C. to see what Roman life was REALLY like under Julius Caesar. ROME was a fascinating but somewhat frustrating series for me (after the highs of I, CLAUDIUS), and that entire period of history is just SO intriguing. I'd love to see the life of a royal, a senator, a centurion, and a slave. So many distinct classes of people in that culture, and I think it'd be fascinating to observe them all.
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I'm very happy to see SCRUBS finally back on the NBC schedule even though it's going to get creamed in the ratings by football on ABC. I'll definitely be watching SCRUBS.
LAW & ORDER: SVU has a new episode tonight, too, that I'll be watching. I must remember to set the DVR to get THE CLOSER which is on opposite SVU.
The HOUSE rerun tonight with Ron Livingston is also an excellent episode that I wouldn't mind seeing again.
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I never got around to ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM yesterday, but it's tops on my list for today.
I'm thinking I might start on Season 3 of SEINFELD, too.
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TOD:
I'm thinking that I would like to go to ancient Greece and attend a performance of one of Aristophanes' plays.
BTW, how does the HainsHisWay Time Machine work? Is it like George Pal's comfy settee? Or like the weightless bouncing through the Time Tunnel? Or does one have to consult with the I Ching?
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Good morning all
I'm up, after a somewhat restless night of sleep, due to my body being unaccustomed to a normal schedule. I will attempt to think of a TOD later, after the coffee kicks in. I will add, though, that if I could use the trusty HHW time machine to go FORWARD in time, I'd go ahead to the end of this month and find out if I still have a place of employment.
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Time to head down now and start prepping lunch.
WBBL.
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Second choice....a week at the Roland Reed Studios in Hollywood in 1952 to watch filming of ROCKY JONES, SPACE RANGER and MY LITTLE MARGIE.
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I thought about going forward, too, DR ANN.....but maybe a bit further than January 31, 2006. :)
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How long can we stay when we go back? Can we make changes or just observe? I for one would like to go back and buy that lovely mansion I could have had for $120,000 back in 1984 that is now worth over a million......
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Ron Pulliam... now that you have seen Lestat, do you think it is a show that should be seen by a 12/13 year old?
(Mine f'instance?)
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Or could I go back and get my parents to buy Xerox stock in the 1960's?
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Could I maybe buy Microsoft stock in the 70's?
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And if you look to the left, you'll see what I ended up working on during the commercials.
New Year, New Pic.
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Great new picture, Jose!
And yours, too, Dan-the-Man! (sorry I didin't mention it earlier)
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Now, off to work (after a shower ;)).
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I am now looking at a lovely photo of sunset on Squeaky Beach courtesy of DR TOMovOZ and Colin. A calendar for 2006 of lovely scenes of Australia! Thanks so much!!!
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If we can go forward in time, I'd like to go forward far enough to find out how long I end up living, and whether all this talk of losing weight right now is really necessary for health purposes. :)
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I am now looking at a lovely photo of sunset on Squeaky Beach courtesy of DR TOMovOZ and Colin. A calendar for 2006 of lovely scenes of Australia! Thanks so much!!!
Can you scan and share?
It is cold grey and rainy here... a sunny Austrailian beach would brighten the day!
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If we can go forward in time, I'd like to go forward far enough to find out how long I end up living, and whether all this talk of losing weight right now is really necessary for health purposes. :)
;D
Also should I stop worrying about Social Security and IRA's and just spend all the money now?! :D
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One more Fred and you're at 1050!!
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I am looking at that same Australian scene! Coincidence? I think not!
Thanks Tomovoz!!!!!
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Well, I joined Netflix! And I now have 20 movies in my queu! LOL!
I think this will save me a LOT of money in DVD purchases...they have a HUGE selection. Normally when I am researching someone that I am going to, or might, interview I am forced to buy DVDs of their movies (since the local rental places rarely have the movies I need to look at)...now for $14.99 I can get my movies fast and unlimited...and I can view those movies that might be fun to watch but that I wouldn't necessarily want to spring the big bucks for.
Today they are sending me DOOMSDAY VOYAGE and something else, maybe a Russian film or something with Matt Battaglia in it...I can't recall.
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Glad to share....with DRs VIXMOM & MBARNUM and all and sundry.
From DR TOMovOZ & COLIN. ;D
Sunset at Squeaky Beach, Wilsons Promontory
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Enjoy your NETFLIX, DRMBARNUM!
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I'm up, I'm up. Sun is trying to come out, and I've got packages to prepare and shipping to get done. I shall return.
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Glad to share....with DRs VIXMOM & MBARNUM and all and sundry.
From DR TOMovOZ & COLIN. ;D
Sunset at Squeaky Beach, Wilsons Promontory
Oh that lookis MUCH better than the view outside my window. Thanks!!!
I wonder why it is called "Squeaky" Beach? Did Squeaky Fromme discover it? Does the sand squeak under your feet? Is it populated by the ferocious and carniverous Squeaker Turtle?
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I'm up, I'm up. Sun is trying to come out, and I've got packages to prepare and shipping to get done. I shall return.
I'm glad to know you haven't been washed away by the LA flooding that's all over the news here.
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How does Netflix work exactly? Do you get to request what you will see exactly or do you just get whatever they happen to send?
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Netflix works like this: You pick the movies that you want to have sent to you and in what order. For instance I have, so far, 20 movies lined-up. Two at a time are sent out under the plan that I chose. After I watch them I can send them back and two more will be sent. Postage is paid by Netflix. The turnaround is very fast as there are Netflix centers all over the place, including right here in Salem. You can choose from over 50,000 movies. They even have a TON of Bollywood movies! So I can find all of my obscurities.
If you check out their website it will give more info. www.netflix.com.
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Vixmom - I'm thinking optimistically. If I end up making it to age 90, I don't care what I look like getting there. :)
Trying to time post 1050 as close to 10:50 pacific time as possible. Did I mention that if I can make it to age 90, I also don't care how obsessive-compulsive I seem along the way. (Just kidding about THAT!)
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Indeed it is named for the sound made by the sand under your bare feet! ;D
http://www.promcountry.com.au/squeaky_beach.htm (http://www.promcountry.com.au/squeaky_beach.htm)
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Oh darn my clock is off from the HHW time-stamp clock. Ah well, close enough.
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What a beautiful beach scene! Exactly what I wanted to look at during this cold, rainy, blah-day we're currently having here in Tacoma. Everyone at work is running around stressed out, looking like they need another vacation. I actually am not stressed, and I am firmly resolved not to let their tension seep into me. So thanks for the pic...it helped a lot :D
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:)
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Squeaky Beach--that's the title for my new WB nighttime drama. Shannen Doherty stars as the matriarch of a wealthy Australian family whose members plot and squabble for control of their internet sheepskin boot retailing empire. Also starring Kevin Federline.
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Scheise!
A lengthy post just bit the dust.
Got some message about sockets and mysqls...and....
consarned and tarnation.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
Well... I think as soon as my head hit the pillow, I was off to dreamland. -Although, I'm not sure if I really had any dreams last night, but I think I did. -Of course, my head did not hit the pillow until around 6:45AM, so...
And now to plan the rest of my day.
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Back at work
Lots of stuff...MOSTLY stuff that doesn't belong to me...which I have to research, reroute/deliver to the correct person to take care of.
Incompetence seems to breed profusely when I take time off.
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I am back because in earlier posts I forgot to publicly thank DR George for helping me out during our absence from these shores.
George listened to Showtime on December 21 to see if I would be on and record the show if I was (I wasn't on that week) and then he listened and recorded the show on December 28 (my live BBC debut) so that all my fans and friends can hear the show. As I mentioned earlier, I'm hoping to get a complete copy of the show (with the missing 15 minutes) but George has performed a great service by recording the 35 minutes for me.
You're a Prince George (you can be a King if you want). Thanks for helping me out during this busy time!
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Had a terrible day yesterday.
Just goshawful.
I don't even wanna talk about it, but it was one of the most unpleasant days of my life.
I know....shut up about it if I'm not gonna get into it.
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DR JRand55 -- I think Project Runway's Santino is even more loathsome than Wendy Pepper.
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Thanks for the compliments on the new avatar. In a classic "stroke of vanity", I just wanted to make sure that what I was starting to see in the mirror was really happening, so I set up the self-timer on my camera... And I think I do see "something".
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DR vixmom - There's a hint of a smile there. -Just think Mona Lisa. ;) I did take some other pics, so I may rotate through those over the next couple of weeks.
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DR Jose...are you starting to grow a moustache?
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DR td - Good to hear the the New Year has brought with it Good Health and Good Wages. -Now what is all this talk about "after the grand opening"?
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DR Jose...are you starting to grow a moustache?
Nope. That's just my 5:00 shadow. 5:00AM shadow, that is. ;)
I tried to grow a moustache once, but I couldn't help laughing at myself every time I looked in the mirror. ::) And talk about bristly!
However, I still sort of observe my "tradition" of not shaving during tech weeks, but that's usually dictated by the fact that I'm just too tired - and running late - in the morning to shave. ;)
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We are still on Dublin time (it's 1pm in the afternoon in Dublin). I woke up at 4am and started making some breakfast.
...And judging by my current sleep schedule, I seem to be on Hawaii time... ;D
-One can dream...
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Thanks for the compliments on the new avatar. In a classic "stroke of vanity", I just wanted to make sure that what I was starting to see in the mirror was really happening, so I set up the self-timer on my camera... And I think I do see "something".
:)
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There's something there that wasn't there before!
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DR JRand55 -- I think Project Runway's Santino is even more loathsome than Wendy Pepper.
Sorry your yesterday was such a bummer, DR RLP. I hope you read my thought from the Dalai Lama yesterday.
Yes DRJOSE - your new look has a more sculpted face!
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DR vixmom - There's a hint of a smile there. -Just think Mona Lisa. ;)
Mona Lisa! Mona Lisa men have named you...
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~~~~VIBES~~~~ for a better day dear RLP
Hopefully they won't have locked you out of the house again!
I thought about you this morning when I was the first to arrive at the office and discovered that my key card wouldn't work... yep, they hanged the locks while I was on vacation!
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Happy New Year to everyone. I hate work. Welcome home, Rodzinski & TPunk - how are the kitties?
Back to work...
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I thought about you this morning when I was the first to arrive at the office and discovered that my key card wouldn't work... yep, they hanged the locks while I was on vacation!
OUCH! That's a bit harsh, don't ya' think?
;)
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And NetFlix is brilliant. I currently have 470 movies in my queue. Yes...470. :-\
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yep, they hanged the locks while I was on vacation!
Was there a trial first, or was it just a lynchin'??
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DR Ron Pulliam -
Breathe In. Breathe out.
Inhale Pink. Exhale Blue.
Count to 10 slowly. Backwards.
Have some chocolate.
Drink a cup of herbal tea.
Or just hop on the HHW Time Machine!
:)
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I believe I was supposed to post this a couple of days ago...
Someone was interested in a website where they could purchase blank DVDs on sale. Here it is: www.meritline.com.
Enjoy!
Back to work...
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Was there a trial first, or was it just a lynchin'??
:D
Bet thar wuz a ugly mob - and no name on the bullet!
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And as for the HHW Time Machine...
-Mozart playing and conducting one of his piano concertos. -And sneaking in a tape recorder so that I could eventually transcribe his cadenzas.
The first performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony.
The first performance of Stravinsky's "Le Sacre du Printemps". -Did "classical music" audiences really get that rowdy back then? ;)
-To see what it was like for my parents growing up in the Philippines in the 1940's and 50's... See where I came from.
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Well, time for me to back to those "priorities", and get my workout started...
Laters...
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470 movies!! Well, it probably won't be long before I am there also, DR Jason! In fact I found a few movies that I didn't even know were on DVD...Amazon doesn't even list them! Who knew.
I don't hate work so much as I just hate coming to work. I would rather be home in my robe and slippers drinking coffee and watching movies on TV. How come I can't find a job that will let me do just that? I would find it very fulfilling.
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Well, there is TPunk at that top of the page! Hope you guys had a wonderful trip.
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Jason, I don't think I mentioned this earlier but your "production of Annie" by the Paul Bunyan Players had me laughing out loud!
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And why are there so few Audie Murphy movies on DVD?
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Antonia (TPunk), welcome back! Where did you and Tom/Rod go? We went to Dublin and Cardiff.
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MBarnum: 470 is a bit excessive, I'll admit. Since I'm on the 3-at-a-time plan, it'll be years before I clear out my queue.
I couldn't care less about staying at home at this point. I was so bored yesterday I wanted to die. I just don't ever want to have to talk to these morons on the phone EVER AGAIN! Every teacher in the country got back to school today and apparently realized that they hadn't ordered the materials for their spring musical - all of which seem to be opening in two months.
This is no surprise - they all wait til the last minute and January and February are always the busiest time of year for us. I just don't want to do this anymore. I think 2006 will have to be the year I make my return to acting if for no other reason than to just get the hell out of this place!
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Jason, I don't think I mentioned this earlier but your "production of Annie" by the Paul Bunyan Players had me laughing out loud!
God, I didn't think anyone was reading that blog anymore! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I can't wait to see you and Anthony again and hear all the tales of your trip. Please send him my love...
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Was there a trial first, or was it just a lynchin'??
:D
;D
Someday, someday I will learn to proofread befoer I hit the "send" button!!
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470 movies!! Well, it probably won't be long before I am there also, DR Jason! In fact I found a few movies that I didn't even know were on DVD...Amazon doesn't even list them! Who knew.
I don't hate work so much as I just hate coming to work. I would rather be home in my robe and slippers drinking coffee and watching movies on TV. How come I can't find a job that will let me do just that? I would find it very fulfilling.
Try applying to the local papers as a movie critic!!
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Thanks for the compliments on the new avatar. In a classic "stroke of vanity", I just wanted to make sure that what I was starting to see in the mirror was really happening, so I set up the self-timer on my camera... And I think I do see "something".
I certainly see something, you are looking quite svelte!
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Tuesday greetings! It's nice to see so many folks back on the first work day of the new year.
DR Ben - I haven't told you how thrilling it was to read your posts from Dublin and Cardiff, especially about your guest appearance on Beverley's radio program. I would love to have a CD.
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;D
Someday, someday I will learn to proofread befoer I hit the "send" button!!
Obviously that day is not today
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Hoo and Ray. I got a bonus! I shall receive the check on Wednesday, January 11th along with my first paycheck of 2006 (which contains a 5% raise). The bonus, according to the memo was "For consistently above average performance for 2005"
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Ginny, you're on the list. I'll have one for you when you arrive in just two short weeks. Me hopes it is the full show, but 35 minutes is better than nuttin'
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Happy New Year to everyone. I hate work. Welcome home, Rodzinski & TPunk - how are the kitties?
Back to work...
Hi Jason, thanks for the warm welcome.
We got back into the city yesterday afternoon. Our flight was delayed about 45 minutes, which was great considering the most ginormous hail storm in the history of man began about 5 minutes prior to our arrival at the airport...
I am glad to be back. A huuuuugggee thank you to DR Jason for taking care of our kitties. They were happy and healthy upon our arrival, and they were clearly well cared for in our absence. Thank you!!
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DRS Jack and Michael - Squeaky Beach is a just a couple of hours drive from here. Wilson's Promontary is the southern most part of Mainland Australia.
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Well, there is TPunk at that top of the page! Hope you guys had a wonderful trip.
Hi MBarnum, we had a great trip. Later this week, I'll start to play with Rodzinski's new digital camera to see if we can't post some pics from our trip.
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Antonia (TPunk), welcome back! Where did you and Tom/Rod go? We went to Dublin and Cardiff.
Hi Ben, we spent 10 days in Indiana with Tom's family. And 2 day trips to Chicago (Jose, I have some chocolate for you) and Indianapolis (where we had a mini HHW reunion with JRand.
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This isn't a Dublin picture but it's a shot. We got back on New Year's Eve and were not especially tired (we got back to the apartment at 7pm) so we went to a party a couple of blocks away. This picture shows you how we looked at midnight with a glass of champagne in my hand. We got the funny noses in Dublin. They were being handed out on the street by a cell phone company called Meteor. You can't tell from the picture but they blink when you put them on your nose.
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I'm back at work at GMHC this afternoon. I almost didn't make it, I woke up with a troubled tummy. I think I made a poor choice of leftovers last night for dinner...
Oh well, I suppose a day of fasting couldn't hurt after the excess of the last week and a half. But I am disappointed that I couldn't make it to the gym this morning. My new year's goal is to start running again. I'd like to start by running the mile at least once a week, with the goal of increasing the speed and distance over time.
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Indeed you did!
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Here is another shot sent to me by my cousin, Ray. He lives in Sheffield, England. He and his wife Christine drove down and met us at the Cardiff airport and took us to our hotel. The picture is taken in the lobby. It's a very nice place in the center of Cardiff. Just around the corner from the hotel is a Thornton's Candy Emporium so I was able to get DR Jane a bag of Humbugs.
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On the TOD, I think that I would like to be around at the turn of the last century through now, just to see the enormous amount of change that has occured, in fashion, technology, culture...
I don't have a specific where, but I can say that I wouldn't mind going back to be in the room during the casting sessions for shows I auditioned for in the past.
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DR RLP - forgot to comment, but yes, I agree that Santino from PROJECT RUNWAY is more evil than Wendy Pepper - and THAT is going some. I still think Wendy wrote on her own kid's picture so she could have some drama. AND Kara Saun should certainly have won last year's competition. Jay's Thrift Store Layered Chic was/is ugly.
I don't have a favorite so far this year, but I think Emmett and the Chinese girl who won the Clothes off Your Back challenge are interesting.
The lingerie collections were ALL disasters....from start to finish!
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Congratulations on the bonus, DRBEN.... Great pics!!
DRJASON - I feel your pain. Many members of the board of the PCPH are teachers. There is just a different type of thinking there. Not saying it's good or bad....just different. Of course they have to deal with surly administrators and apathetic students and non-existent budgets...so empathy is in order.
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Ahh...DRJOSE....good choice first performance of Stravinsky's Le Sacre....I am so THERE!!!
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Hoo and Ray. I got a bonus! I shall receive the check on Wednesday, January 11th along with my first paycheck of 2006 (which contains a 5% raise). The bonus, according to the memo was "For consistently above average performance for 2005"
Congratulations!!!
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I am back because in earlier posts I forgot to publicly thank DR George for helping me out during our absence from these shores.
George listened to Showtime on December 21 to see if I would be on and record the show if I was (I wasn't on that week) and then he listened and recorded the show on December 28 (my live BBC debut) so that all my fans and friends can hear the show. As I mentioned earlier, I'm hoping to get a complete copy of the show (with the missing 15 minutes) but George has performed a great service by recording the 35 minutes for me.
You're a Prince George (you can be a King if you want). Thanks for helping me out during this busy time!
It was my pleasure! Now, I just have to get you a copy of what I have! ;)
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And NetFlix is brilliant. I currently have 470 movies in my queue. Yes...470. :-\
Oh my goodness! I thought I had a lot with 68 in my queue!
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I must look into this netflix!
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We love NetFlix! DH Richard was an "early adopter," since the emergence of NetFlix coincided with the date of his retirement. He tries to manage our queue so he gets a disc, then I get a disc, then he gets a disc, you get the idea.
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Has anybody heard any news about those poor miners in West Virginia?
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Back from lunch...I had a vietnamese hot and sour soup called Canh Chua Ga...chicken cooked w/mushrooms, celery, bean sprouts, tomatoes, cabbage, pineapple, okra and lemon grass, topped with cinnamon basil and chili pepper and served with a side plate of steamed rice.
Had I but known from the "spicy" notation that it meant "five-alarm conflagration", I would have ordered something else.
It was very good...but very hot...and I won't have it again.
But I will recommend it to some folks who I know have the palates for hot stuff.
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Well, I got through another day of class today. Four down, eight to go. I am really getting tired of hearing about Freud. What was his problem?
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Well, I got through another day of class today. Four down, eight to go. I am really getting tired of hearing about Freud. What was his problem?
;D
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Back from lunch...I had a vietnamese hot and sour soup called Canh Chua Ga...chicken cooked w/mushrooms, celery, bean sprouts, tomatoes, cabbage, pineapple, okra and lemon grass, topped with cinnamon basil and chili pepper and served with a side plate of steamed rice.
Had I but known from the "spicy" notation that it meant "five-alarm conflagration", I would have ordered something else.
It was very good...but very hot...and I won't have it again.
But I will recommend it to some folks who I know have the palates for hot stuff.
You always have such interesting lunches. I, on the other hand, shared a boring (although delicious) roast beef & muenster cheese hero with a co-worker
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Well, I got through another day of class today. Four down, eight to go. I am really getting tired of hearing about Freud. What was his problem?
Good question for the final exam, I think.
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I began this afternoon's video watching by finishing ONCE UPON A MATTRESS. As I said yesterday, not as crisp as the high definition broadcast, but the DVD is in widescreen and enhanced for 16:9 TVs, so it's the best it can be with current DVD technology. It does look very good.
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You always have such interesting lunches. I, on the other hand, shared a boring (although delicious) roast beef & muenster cheese hero with a co-worker
Ooo, that sounds tasty. I think it's time to find myself some lunch.
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Then I watched ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM. Having watched THE KING AND I so many times over the years, I had forgotten the several deaths that are a part of this version of the story. And I was weeping uncontrollably at the end, much more than I ever weep at the end of THE KING AND I now.
But that could just be familiarity. It's probably been 10 years since I last saw ANNA AND THE KING OF SIAM.
The DVD had one little blemish that I noticed. The rest looked splendid, and the sound was just fine for a 1946 film.
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I have to say that ANNA was interrupted at least four times by the phone ringing. By the last half hour, I just stopped answering and let the machine pick up.
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Great photos, DR Ben! And congratulations on the bonus - well-deserved, I'm sure.
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Great pictures Ben! I can't wait to see the rest of them!
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Well it is 5:03 in the PM so I, for one, am going home. Laters!!!!
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Packages are packed and shipped. I got no packages today, save for the latest Film Score Monthly CDs.
I've spent the last two hours listening to jazz tracks, and choosing a few for the incidental cues for the play.
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About time to head down now to do cleaning chore for the day, and then on the video viewing. More than likely will continue with CSI: NY since I'm getting close to the end of the boxed set, and with new TV coming on tonight, I can't settle in for anything too lengthy.
WBBL.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, I got my one of my "priorities" out of the way for today... When I got the resistance-band/dumbbell sequence, it was actually very noticeably easier. HOO and RAY! The whole lunge sequence is still kicking me in the ass - well, more like kick me in the quads - but I'm getting there.
:)
*And now if I can just manage to get to bed before 1:00AM Eastern Standard Time tonight, so that I have a bit more daylight to get things done tomorrow... I may have to "force" myself to go to bed tonight. We shall see...
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DR Ben - Lovely Pics! I can't wait for the rest of them!
And Congrats on the raise too!
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DRs TPunk and Rodzinksi - Welcome Back! -OH! And chocolate too! :)
*Since Monday is my usual "day off", I believe I shall enjoy some of whatever you brought back for me when I come on the 16th. I hope to see and Tom then - and everyone else too!
**And maybe after Barrymore's with DR Ginny and her DH Richard, we could head down to Chelsea for a bit... I need me some Musical Mondays at Splash!
;D
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...And just for kicks, after I had my post-workout meal, I dug out my "skinny" jeans... I tried a pair on... And I started crying... But it was a good cry. They're still a little snug, but they're not "impossible". I[/b] should be ready for them by the time I head back to NYC on the 16th. Watch out!
I guess after being disappointed by the "numbers" earlier in the week (sheesh, and it's only Tuesday), I wasn't expecting that I could even try them on comfortably, but, gladly, I was proven wrong. It truly was the perfect bit of affirmation that all the work I've been doing over the past couple of weeks has been paying off.
-Sometimes vanity can be a good thing.
:)
*And I have to say that my butt looks great!
;D
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...And there's also just something about this time round... I can tell I'm actually in it for the long haul. It's gonna stick!
:)
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Well, I have to be at the theatre in two hours, and I still have some stuff to take care of here, as well as making a stop by the post office on the way in...
Laters...
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I have to say that ANNA was interrupted at least four times by the phone ringing. By the last half hour, I just stopped answering and let the machine pick up.
I would have torn the phone out of its wall socket!
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I'm very happy to see SCRUBS finally back on the NBC schedule even though it's going to get creamed in the ratings by football on ABC. I'll definitely be watching SCRUBS.
Isn't Scruns on Tuesday? Football is on Mondays on ABC and I believe it was also cancelled and the last broadcast was a couple of days ago.
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Isn't Scruns on Tuesday? Football is on Mondays on ABC and I believe it was also cancelled and the last broadcast was a couple of days ago.
Not the NFL, the bowl games. They were not played on january 1st but instead are being spread over this week! Tonight a game and tomorrow (wed) the Rose Bowl!
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Jose, nice New Year pic and Alyssa gets cuter every day.
Td, good news knowing you are better.
Ben I’m looking forward to my CD of the show.
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Sweet Whillaker's Ghost! Rodzinski is back!!!
Hope everyone had nice holidays. I was, as reported by my esteemed colleague TPunk, off galavanting about my boyhood haunts, what we call "Chicagoland".
I was a bit subsumed by family, so I am sorry to have neglected my internet "family", but I shall do my best to catch up and return to solid citizenship here at HHW.
I did, at least, get to meet the great JRand in person at the World of Wisdom Bookstore.
A million thanks to DR Jason for taking care of Mssrs. Killbot and Walty.
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Meeting JRand was quite a happy accident, as we had checked and they said he was not working the day we were in Indianapolis, and TPunk got the idea to leave him some goodies, which we did, and just by chance he stopped by to help choreograph a little Elvis impersonation/dance.
What else did we do? Saw a few movies, gambled a few bucks on the casino boat in Hammond, and just generally visited with my various sisters and their broods.
There was one day that the sun shone.
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Jrand, beautiful photo. I wish I were there.
Vixmom, NetFlix is GREAT!
Ron I hope today has been much better than yesterday.
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HI all,
Just a warning. I received an email that looked like a legitimate Paypal email, but it said I had purchased an engine for 600 and some dollars with 200 something for shipping. It was addressed to Dear Paypal Member, and had a link to click on if I didn't authorize the payment. I didn't click on it, instead I opened a new window and went to the Paypal site and saw that this transaction had never been taken out of my account. I also read that Paypal NEVER addresses a receipt or email about a transaction to "Paypal member" or anything like that - they use your name. I forwarded the email to spoof@paypal.com and later received confirmation that it was a spoof email and that if I had clicked on the link (I didn't) I should immediately change my Paypal password.
So, I just thought I'd pass on the warning.
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Ben, congrats and I'd love a CD. I was enjoying the show when it cut to sports
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TPunk and Rodzinski - welcome home
Vixmom - I haven't had Netflix long, but I love it. I love being able to keep a dvd until I get around to it and getting the next ones back very quickly when I send one in. Bride and Prejudice should be here tomorrow. I'm inching my way into Bollywood.
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TPunk photos will be appreciated.
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Ben, congratulations!
What tasty treats did you sample at Thornton’s? Thank you soooo much for the humbugs. :D
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I took Dr Jane's Nationally Famous Fudge to work today so I wouldn't eat it all at home.....I proceeded to eat it all day at work. That didn't work, but it tasted great!
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Vixmom - I haven't had Netflix long, but I love it. I love being able to keep a dvd until I get around to it and getting the next ones back very quickly when I send one in. Bride and Prejudice should be here tomorrow. I'm inching my way into Bollywood.
I had a DVD from Netflix for several months before I finally gave up and just paid for it. I couldn't find it at all! I know I have it buried somewhere in my house, but I have no idea where. Someday (hopefully soon), I'll go through all my stuff and get rid of a lot of things and find it...hopefully real soon! ;) But if I do find it, I know I can keep it and not feel guilty. ;D
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LOL Cillaliz. Are you say no one at work helped you eat the fudge?
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Good Evening!
Hmm... 15 posts in five hours? Hmm... We can't have BK getting out that machine so early in 2006.
;)
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We had a good show tonight. A sort of small house, well, maybe more like a smaller house. But very appreciative. -And everyone in the cast, crew and orchestra came back rested and rarin' to get going again after the day off.
...Just five more weeks to go.
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LOL Cillaliz. Are you say no one at work helped you eat the fudge?
They helped, but were much more restrained, limiting themselves to one piece or two at the most. They raved about it but were keeping their diets.
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Had a nice night with bunches of video viewings.
Started with last night's CSI: MIAMI which was a sad case of a girl found drenching wet in a park where there had been no rain for days. As always, the show looked great in HD.
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Thank you, DR Jennifer, for supplying the information to Michael Shayne's "correction." Yes, it is the time of year for bowl games, DR Michael, and that was the football to which I was referring. The bowl game on ABC dominated the ratings on Monday night, and I'm sure the game tonight and the game tomorrow night (the national championship featuring the #1 and #2 teams in the Rose Bowl) will be no different.
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Well, I'm going to have to wussburger. I didn't sleep well last night and am very tired. I think I'm just stressed out over working out the final house details and realizing how much work I'm going to have to do to get the deal done, move in and get this house on the market by March (a self set time limit that I can move but would rather not)...oh yeah and go to work too. I think tomorrow we will have the details worked out and it will just be a matter of everything falling into place.
It will all be over before you know it, but this is when I need the time machine to move me forward until the time that it is all done and I'm happily in my new home.
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One very good thing is that all this packing and moving will require me to do a lot of exercise. I may be svelt before it's over.....that would be very nice :-)
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I followed up with another CSI: NY episode from the DVDs, this one concerning the murders of two longshoremen under mysterious circumstances. A second case involved a sexual thrill game gone wrong.
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BONES had a somber repeat episode involving the team working on the corpse of a six year old boy. Very sad story for the most part
spoiler - - - -
though the resolution did give one feelings of hope that all was not lost.
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SCRUBS is crazier than ever, and for this show, that's going some. I laughed out loud several times, but I did think everyone was trying perhaps somewhat overly hard to be wacky which blunted some of the humor at least for me.
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SVU had a very interesting case with a child (the young actor who played/plays Walt on LOST) witnessing the shooting of his mother. What seemed to be a fairly simple case got more and more involved
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until we got to a truly HUGE surprise during the trial section that I was totally dumbfounded (and delighted) by.
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Just popped in to say Hello and good night. My goodness is it a slow news day here at HHW? I thought I would have lots to catch up on.
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Congratulations to Jose... perhaps I too can get my butt in gear and be svelte and slim by the time the Ozzies come to visit!
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Good luck to you Cillaliz with all your house chores.
VIBES for a quick sale at asking price!
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Continued Health Vibes for Danise, TD and TCB and to anyone else whom I may be missing
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Speaking of missing, where is our esteemed bk?
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I expected to see him on this time o'night
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Well 6:30 AM came a lot earlier this morning than it seemed to before I went on my little break from work (probably because I slept in until 9 or <gasp> even 9:30 AM all vacation) so I had better toddle off to beddy bye now.
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I wonder how long I could just post and post while everyone else sits there like so much fish
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They're probably all practicing Chunkah tunes on their windwinds
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I have nothing to say
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But that doesn't seem to stop me saying it
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This page brought to you courtesy of boring posts
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If I were you I would just skip this page entirely
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NO ONE is going to stop me?
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I must exhibit some self control then
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Athough if you've seen the size my hips you proabably are aware that self control is not one of my long suits
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It's not even a short suit
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I see and post so you won't be alone.
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Good night
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Ah! A friendly face!! Good evening MattH!
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Three more and we can get to 200 and stop the fearsome machine from being brought forth from bk's arsenal of disciplinary equiptment
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I got called tonight by someone connected with the production of SEUSSICAL (that I debated about auditioning for before the holidays but decided I didn't want to) asking me to take a small part. I declined.
I have auditions for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC that come up a couple of weeks after SEUSSICAL closes, and I told her that my days of doing one show after another were gone forever.
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Ah! A friendly face!! Good evening MattH!
Hello, and good evening to you!
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I have auditions for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC that come up a couple of weeks after SEUSSICAL closes, and I told her that my days of doing one show after another were gone forever.
What part are you aiming for?
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Mr. Lindquist, one of the leider singers.
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Excellent Audition Vibes to you !
Can refusing the part in Seussical hurt you in getting the part you want? Is it the same director?
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Well, I think I'm going to call it a night.
Hope everyone enjoys the rest of the evening.
Good night!
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I love A Little Night Music! I was unpacking some boxes last week and I found my videotape of the New York City Opera's production with Sally Ann Howes. I really liked it (although, I really do prefer a Desiree that isn't a good singer ;)), and does anyone know if the woman who played Countess Charlotte was Bernadette's understudy for Gypsy and got great reviews, herself??
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I agree and I shall really go now, safe in the knowledge we are over 200 posts and the machine will stay away another day!
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How long before the audition, Matt?
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Excellent Audition Vibes to you !
Can refusing the part in Seussical hurt you in getting the part you want? Is it the same director?
Not the same theater group at all. So no problem there. And I think they weren't really thinking I'd drive 25 miles (each way) to do a tiny part in a show I didn't audition for in the first place. The only roles I've ever driven that far for were substantial making the cost in gas and wear and tear on the car worthwhile.
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I know not. Good night George!
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How long before the audition, Matt?
It's in early March. Thanks for asking. Still got a few months to enjoy freedom (and there's no assurance I'll get in ALNM. I've never worked for this director before.)
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Well, break a leg on the (future) audition!
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I love A Little Night Music! I was unpacking some boxes last week and I found my videotape of the New York City Opera's production with Sally Ann Howes. I really liked it (although, I really do prefer a Desiree that isn't a good singer ;)), and does anyone know if the woman who played Countess Charlotte was Bernadette's understudy for Gypsy and got great reviews, herself??
I have that tape, too, taped off PBS. I don't even remember who played the part. I remember Michael McGuire as Malcolm, Sally Ann, and was it George Lee Andrews as Frederick?
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Well, break a leg on the (future) audition!
Thanks. I'm sure I'll mention it again when the time gets closer.
I did find out that the theater that's doing SEUSSICAL is planning on OLIVER! for next season which I would be interested in auditioning for.
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Bride and Prejudice should be here tomorrow. I'm inching my way into Bollywood.
I am so proud of you Cillaliz! LOL! BRIDE AND PREJUDICE is nothing but a colorful, fun piece of fluff...but I enjoyed it, as did several other HHW DRs.
I want a full report after your viewing!
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OK, I'll sign off for keeps now! :)
Good night!
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I have that tape, too, taped off PBS. I don't even remember who played the part. I remember Michael McGuire as Malcolm, Sally Ann, and was it George Lee Andrews as Frederick?
Yes, it was George Lee Andrews (the original Frid on Broadway) as Frederick.
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Speaking of football, I'm anxiously watching the Penn State/Florida game. Isn't it funny how the borders of our support territory expands as our home teams lose? Happy Valley is about 200 miles away from me and here I am rooting for them to win because of their "proximity" to Philadelphia.
The only connection I really have with Penn State is a very bizarre trip there when I was in high school. Our school concert choir was chosen to participate in a competition that took place on the Penn State campus. We had to be at our school at 4:00 am to get on the bus that would take us there. The bus trip was four hours, with just one pit stop. When we arrived, there was some sort of hubbub in the parking lot, with police cars and cops all over the place. Our esteemed principal, who tagged along for the trip, went to investigate. He returned to inform us that there were multiple bomb threats at the school and was told that all events were cancelled and we had to leave immediately. So, another four hour trip back home(which seemed a lot longer that the first trip).
Well, we found out the next day that our idiot of a principal misunderstood and that the competition was merely delayed--not cancelled. He was actually told that we had to move our bus to another campus parking lot and not leave all together. Our idiot principal made it up to us by giving us a pizza party. Yeah--that made us very happy.
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Vixmom, your page 'o posts made me laugh so hard my gut hurts now :D
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DR George - Yes, that's the same Maureen Moore who understudied Bernadette Peters in the Gypsy. -She's also been Bernadette's stand-by for other shows including back to Song And Dance. I was fortunate to see her in Sunset Blvd. - she was Elaine Paige's stand-by, and she was amazing as always. A truly great actress.
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Yes, it was George Lee Andrews (the original Frid on Broadway) as Frederick.
And speaking of George Lee Andrews, there was a nice article in the Monday's Washington Post about him and his "employment" in the soon to be record-breaking run of Phantom of the Opera on Broadway. *Mary Leigh Stahl and Richard Warren Pugh have also been with the show since the beginning of it's Broadway run.
Phenom of 'The Opera' (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/02/AR2006010200279.html)
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OHH!!! Bill O'Reilly is on "Letterman"... WOW! This is actually kind of fun.
Go Dave!
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Ohh.. And hunky Eric Bana is on next.
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...And then I shall go to bed.
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Ohh.. And hunky Eric Bana is on next.
:)
He's a reason to watch! ;)
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Some very good news: they've just reported that the other twelve miners in W. Virgina are alive!
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Well... I'm gonna go ahead and get ready to head to the Land of the Wussburgers. I hope BK and Company had a good rehearsal tonight.
Goodnight.
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vixmom, bk was at rehearsal and is now back home. Must take a break, then write tomorrow's notes, which will probably be up a bit late.