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Archives => Archive 4 => Topic started by: bk on December 27, 2005, 12:06:43 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, you've read of cabbages and kings and King Kong and Godzilla, and now it is time for you to post until the cowbbages and kings come home.
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And the word of the day is: CONFUTE!
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Good Morning!
Yes, I've been sitting here like so much fish for the past hour or so. I started looking up various and sundried things on the internet, some actual research, some things just for fun and curiosity's sake. And then I decided to blow up my new Balance Ball... It really is amazing just how big those things can get. *Calling DR TCB, Calling DR TCB! ;)
In any case... I got a "medium" one which is supposed to inflate to a "height" (diameter) of 65cm - or about 25-1/2 inches. Well... I thought I had inflated it to properly, then measured it, and I was only at 20 inches or so. Well... I pumped some more... 22 inches... Well... I got it to about 24 inches, and I'm going to let it "rest" overnight - which is what the directions recommend anyhow. But it really is amazing just how strong and sturdy that material is.
Abs of Steel - Here I Come!
;D
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Hmmm... The only show that comes to mind is "Lost". And some episodes of "ER". I've been working a lot this past year <knock wood>, so my prime time TV viewing has been relatively minimal.
OH... "So You Think You Can Dance? (Dance, Dance, Dance...)"
;)
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Oh, and the Tony Awards.
...I am such a gay.
;D
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Every time I tried to enter the equation "1+1=3" into my computer, i would get an error message saying, "That does not CONFUTE".
Ehh... :-\
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Well, let's try this one...
He kept saying he was telling the truth, but CONFUTE she says otherwise.
???
Double-eh... :-\ :-\
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...And don't forget to tip your waitress.
Goodnight.
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Might I just ask where in tarnation IS everyone? Oh, it's the middle of the night. I have been up since three-thirty fighting nausea. Nausea and I have been wrasslin' for the last hour. I must say nausea was winning for the first few rounds, but I came back and said, "I ain't down yet" and I've been winning the fight for the last half-hour. Frankly, I'd like to call it a draw, but it doesn't like to be called a draw so what am I to do? I'd like to go back to sleep but that has not been possible thus far, oh, no, that has not been possible thus far.
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Do you know that there is nothing going on on all the Internet at this time of morning? It is deader than a doornail on all the Internet at this time of morning. There was a time, of coruse, when we had early-morning denizens here at haineshisway.com (and there was a time when we had late-night denizens here at haineshisway.com), but now we've only got errant and truant hainsies/kimlets or WUSSBURGERS. And so, I do a monologue.
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I guess I shall attempt to go back to sleep. Pray for Rosemary's Baby, baby.
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Since I watch very little television all I can say is that I continue to enjoy the continuing development of Mariska Hagarty and Christopher Meloni's characters. The latter's inner demons make his character's story arc and the episode's story fascinating to watch. Hagarty character is also interesting to watch as she seems to me to be a person with feelings first and a police officer second and sometimes they conflict in the line of duty.
I enjoy all the Law and Order and can watch a whole evening of the various series without getting bored
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It really is amazing just how big those things can get.
I figure you'd seen everything by now.
Good morning, all! I had strange and frightening nightmares last night. Yes, I slept quite badly. I can't figure which was more terrifying: the vampire/ghost one or the one wherein I was working again at The Drama Book Shop! There was a third alarming one in there as well, and now I forget it. I was unsettled all night.
So, today I have the post office. a trip to the recording office, and a brief visit to my accountant with the good I couldn't deliver because of the transit strike. Then I have some reports to finish about the BABES IN TOYLAND Appendix to Volume One, and two orchestrations sitting here: one for Judy Kaye and one for Ron Raines.
TOD:
My Name is Earl
The Office
The Medium
Ghost Whisperer
I don't have 10 tv shows from 2005.
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DR Jose: Congratulations on your new inflatable toy. Are you going to give him a name? (I'm assuming it's a male toy, since it's got ba...oh, never mind.)
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Good morning, Elmore!
I haven't been watching that much TV, either. Der Brucer watches almost every police procedural there is, and their sequels, but I leave the room. I just don't think they're at all fun. I call them his "happy shows."
I do like Good Eats, of course. And Iron Chef America. That's predictable, I guess.
Almost time for me to get ready for work. Toodles.
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Almost forgot...
Today is National Fruitcake Day.
Waits a beat to see if anyone takes that personally...
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Re: TOD. Again, I can barely remember what I watch on TV anymore. I have not watched Network television in years.
Since a week before moving I have not seen any TV at all. I've not called the cable company here yet, because we're planning on going out and getting wide-screen HD TVs sometime this week.
I must say I've not missed television at all in the last three weeks. I've been able to watch some DVDs and videos but very few. It's been wonderful not to couch-potato it and have mindless sludge wash over me and, say, read a book instead. I hope I can not fall into bad habits again once we're connected and resist the temptation to sit glazed-eyed in front of time-killing mediocrity.
Shows I've liked this year:
ROME
DEADWOOD
JON STEWART
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
LOU DOBBS
COUNTDOWN with Keith Olberman
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I haven't watched a lot of television this year, I'm afraid, but here goes:
BIG BROTHER
AMAZING RACE
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Good morning!
Our line of beautiful days continues with another glorious morning. It's again going to get into the 50s today, and I read in the newspaper this morning that by the end of the week, the temperatures will be hitting the 60s!
The weather of the Southland is a mass of contradictions.
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Outstanding Television Series for 2005 (in order of preference):
1. '24'
2. LOST
3. THE SHIELD
4. DEADWOOD
5. THE OFFICE
6. CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION
7. HOUSE
8. MY NAME IS EARL
9. LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT
10. VERONICA MARS
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And I hated that I couldn't fit in MEDIUM, WITHOUT A TRACE, COLD CASE, RESCUE ME, and LAW & ORDER: CRIMINAL INTENT.
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I managed to get an hour of sleep. I'm still completely nauseous, and I'm telling you that if I once again should have food poisoning, I shall not be happy, oh, no, I shall not be happy. I'm hoping the nausea will pass - we shall see.
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As for performances I've admired, there are so many, it would take pages to list them all. We are blessed with many outstanding actors who are doing bang-up work in television drama at a time when there are more interesting stories being told there than ever before. Among the ones whom I look forward to each week:
Keifer Sutherland - '24'
Christopher Meloni - LAW & ORDER: SVU
Patricia Arquette and Jake Weber - MEDIUM
Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman - DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
Kristin Bell and Enrico Colantoni - VERONICA MARS
Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway, Terry O'Quinn - LOST
Ian McShane and Timothy Olyphant - DEADWOOD
Kevin McKidd - ROME
Michael Chicklis and Glenn Close - THE SHIELD
Hugh Laurie - HOUSE
Tony Shalhoub and Ted Levine - MONK
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I noticed that TNT is tonight beginning their rebroadcasting of the first season of their hit drama THE CLOSER which Kyra Sedgewick. This show got pretty great reviews, but it aired opposite other favorites and just got lost in the shuffle. I think I'm going to sample it tonight.
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Fire trucks and emergency vehicles are trying to come down the street beside my house, but with all the construction still going on with the condo units directly opposite my kitchen window, they can't get by. Blowing horns did no good, so the trucks had to back up and go around the block to enter at the bottom of the street.
However, this construction's end is in sight, heaven be praised!
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And a round of applause to some shows that didn't get the chances they deserved to make it:
EYES
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
LAW & ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY
THE COMEBACK
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Good morning, all. Happy December 27th.
I depart these here premises VERY early in two days. I have a 6 a.m. flight to Cincinnati and will have only minutes -- I repeat, MINUTES -- between arrival there and departure from there to San Francisco.
To get to Columbia SC on Thursday morning, we shall have to arise by 3:30 a.m. and be gone by 4 a.m. That will have us there by 5 a.m., which, given that facility's slugbuttish security procedures, will allow me to arrive at my gate just in time to get on the plane.
It has been a fun-filled two weeks -- with some very weird and nervewrackingly odd moments as silent daggers flew about.
All survived, however.
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Good morning all
Vixmom - Yes, I got the house - well pending inspection, but I'm not anticipating any problems there.
It is quite foggy here today, so my niece won't be leaving for several hours in hopes that the fog lifts. It's a 2 1/2 hour drive once she hits the road, so that works perfectly. She'll call when she's on her way out of town and I don't need to sit here waiting for her. It does give me time to clean house which is also a good thing
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Favorite TV Shows of 2005:
Lost
Grey's Anatomy
Invasion
Desperate Housewives
Everwood
The Medium
The Ghost Whisperer
Out of Practice
House
Two and A Half Men
Favorite "reality" shows:
Big Brother
The Biggest Loser
Survivor: Guatemala
That's my story and I'm stickin' to it!
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She wants to see The Family Stone, so I think that's the plan for this evening. Dinner and a movie. Tomorrow we shall ice skate like we are trying to win Olympic Gold.....well since neither of us skate I don't think it will be quite like that, but it will help us appreciate the figure skaters when the Olympics begin!
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Very gray out.
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I believe the only TV show I watched this year was Alias, and that would make my worst list.
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Thursday, my sister will be visiting my mother (this is the sister that backed out on the deal to have Sam stay with her) but I'm sure Sam will want to see her so she'll most likely be heading for home bright and early. (which for her is the crack of 10:00 ir 11:00) That's just about right for her first visit here.
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Biggest TV disappointments of the year:
"Joey"
"Will and Grace"
Reality:
"American Idol" -- Carrie Underwood, to me, will never be anything more than an insipid c/w clone of Mariah Carey, who also does nothing for me.
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TV Shows...
I really don't watch any other than TAR or BB and I don't think I'd put those on any 10 best list
I do watch Countdown with Keith Oberman regularly and try to catch Real Time with Bill Maher. I do enjoy Curb Your Enthusiasm. That's about it unless you count Local on the 8's on The Weather Channel - I do catch that quite often.
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Have a terrific Tuesday, all.
I plan on being most rested and well-napped.
I watched "The Odessa File" on TCM this morning. I am most thankful Andrew Lloyd Webber did not attempt a career at film music composition. There is a nice-ish song, called "Christmas Dreams", sung over the title by Perry Como. The remainder of Lloyd Webber's "score" is inconsequential muttering.
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Safe Travel Vibes, Ron.
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Ooh! Ooh!
I almost forgot.
Another favorite "reality"-type show of 2005:
"Project Runway" (as fond of Jay McCool as I was, Kara Saun was robbed!)
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'Morning all!
Poor BK. I know you will laugh at me but I am going to suggest something that might help your tummy. Charcoal.
I was (and am) having tummy problems but the charcoal tablets settle it right down.
You can get them at a vitiman store.
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Safe Travel Vibes, Ron.
Thanks, counselor!
:D
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Well, I need to run some errands before Sam gets here. I must admit I'm really looking forward to this. It's the first time she's actually wanted to visit me by herself and she's old enough to drive here on her own, so that's all very cool. We shall have oodles of fun. I have an Auntie Mame reputation to uphold!
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Have a very safe trip, Ron.
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Good morning Danise, I would stay and chat but I must run. Hope you're feeling better
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Oh, I figured out how to hook the new DVD player/recorder to the Tivo/TV. It works wonderful!
It not only plays DVD's but also every type of media that goes onto a CD/DVD. MP3's, JPegs, etc. So I have been showing Mom all of the picutres of the trip to NYC and now SLC.
I LOVE it!
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Thank you Cillaliz! I hope you have a wonderful day. It's my last one off for the Christmas holidays. I have to go back to work tomorrow. Sigh.
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I'm very tiiiiiiiiiiiiiired. Perhaps I'll lie down again at some point.
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I noticed that TNT is tonight beginning their rebroadcasting of the first season of their hit drama THE CLOSER which Kyra Sedgewick. This show got pretty great reviews, but it aired opposite other favorites and just got lost in the shuffle. I think I'm going to sample it tonight.
MattH, I think you will really enjoy this show. I really liked it and judging from your lists, I think we have pretty similar tastes in the types of programs we enjoy.
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Isn't Twiggs one of the judges on Project Runway now? Or is that some other reality show I'm thinking of?
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BK, did you read my post about the charcoal for your tummy?
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Isn't Twiggs one of the judges on Project Runway now? Or is that some other reality show I'm thinking of?
She's the new judge on America's Next Top Model. She replaced Janice Dickinson.
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Twiggy was one of the judges on Tara Banks' America's Next Top Model for this last cycle.
Hello, everyone!
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DR RLP - I am very excited about your LESTAT adventure....it is getting very close!
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Congrats on the house, DR CILLALIZ - and I understand why Dragonwyck won't be its name! LOL
You could of course call it the Schluss Adler.
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Here is my top 10 list of 2005 tv programs:
Medium (which Rodzinski now watches with me)
Project Runway (which we are both addicted to)
The Closer
Grey's Anatomy
Desperate Housewives
Intervention
Alias (yes, it sucks hard this season, but it goes up here for old times sake)
Okay so there are only 7, but those are the only shows that I can say that I make strong effort to watch every week. I will watch Alias to the bitter end...
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DR TPUNK and I know our TV Kulture!
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Hi JRand!
I know a lot of you got gift cards for Christmas. I saw something on the news that might interest you. They said that some of them lose value if you hold on to them.
Interesting since I still have a Barnes and Noble gift card left over from last year. I should go to the web site and buy something before it expires.
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Hmmm...I can't think of many TV shows in 2005 that I would place in a Top Ten other than LOST and THE AMAZIN' RACE. I tried getting into INVASION and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, but I lost interest in both as the fall season progressed. I still prefer watching good old films on TCM over most of the fare offered by the networks.
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Glad to see DR RLP mention PROJECT RUNWAY on Bravo....I enjoyed the show as well. And the new season is running now....Wednesday nights at 10 pm EST. No favorite designer for me yet, although I have some people I like.... Time will tell.
This year on television (in no particular order):
Nip/Tuck
Project Runway
Ballroom Bootcamp
Two and Half Men
Talk Soup
Law & Order
NCIS
And I will think about three others...hmmm. Can't add The Amazing Race since they RUINED it this cycle - but maybe it will improve when it returns!
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Oh...and LOST.
Yes, DR DANISE, look for expiration dates on those Gift Cards!
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Rodzinski and I have been having a most enjoyable holiday season. We are comfortably ensconced in his mother's home in St. John, IN. 3 out of his 4 sisters are here and the fourth is getting into town with her family tomorrow, so it is a family reunion of sorts.
We have made it our goal to see a movie every day (a goal which I am doubly committed too after learning that it only costs $6 for showtimes before 6PM!!) Yesterday was The Family Stone which exceeded my expectations; I thought it was well written, casted and acted. Today I believe we are going to see Syriana.
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Sun is out here. We expect temperatures in the 40's.
Mr BK - does DECEIT have one set - or does it have multiple locations?
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Anything new up on the dEcEiT website yet?
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Okay, now I must pop over to moviefone to check out what time our movie of the day is showing.
The next movie on my list is Brokeback Mountain, and I believe we will have to go to Chicago to see it... it doesn't seem to be showing in any of the neighboring burbs...
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Nevermind - I just looked.....nothing new yet!
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TV shows. Well, I'll confess that until I got the TIVO, my viewing was limited to what was on before nine O'clock.
Now that I've discovered the "later" night shows, I'm off and running!
I do plan on recording the TAR when it starts again. I want to be in on it from the get go.
I love LOST, THE GHOST WHISPERER, BOSTON LEGAL, The one with the female president (can't think of the name), SURFACE to name a few.
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If this was 1957, here's a show that would show up on my Top Ten List: DATE WITH THE ANGELS starring Betty White and Bill Williams. It was shown late night on Christmas Eve on my local PBS channel and my Tivo recorded it for me. The show was flat out funny and had a great supporting cast with Burt Mustin, Richard Deacon and Nancy Kulp. I never heard of this one before and I have no idea if the other episodes were as funny, but I'm glad I caught this.
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Have a very safe trip, Ron.
From you lips to Heaven's ears...thanks, Danise!
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Thank you very much, DR Dan (the Man). I received your pkg yesterday.
Now that my DVD recorder is up and running, if I TIVO anything you guys want or need, just let me know.
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Well, Narnia was sold out yesterday, believe it or don't. So we headed down the street to Border's, used our couponage and saved about $50, which is nice, until you realize we spent $100, LOL. Then we headed home and watched The Polar Express which was visually sumptious but otherwise a vacuum.
BK's nausea: it must be morning sickness, BK, in which case we should be praying for Brucemary's Baby. ;D
CCHR update: in the unbelievable yet kind of true department, the CO$ site actually corrected something on their FF page--they finally got her birthyear corrected to 1913. It's nice to know they gleaned the ultimate truth from my article. Not.
I think about the only TV we still make an appointment to view is Lost. Like I said here months ago, I believe the Desperate Housewives phenomenon is over, despite the ratings. Did anyone see the wire service report this morning about Longoria verbally assaulting a Hispanic cop? (Speaking of which, there was that report a week or so ago about "Ana Lucia"'s DUI in Hawaii where she evidently told the police to "just go ahead and shoot me." What is it with these supposedly rich and happy people, anyway?)
Oh, and BK, you left one very important credit off your 2005 credits. Shame! ;)
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Today is my offical Do Nothin' Day, in which I will do nothin' but maybe watch some TV and take lazy cat naps and do some postin' on this here site with all you good peeps.
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From you lips to Heaven's ears...thanks, Danise!
Your so welcome. We'll be looking for that post that tells us your home safe. :)
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MattH, I think you will really enjoy this show. I really liked it and judging from your lists, I think we have pretty similar tastes in the types of programs we enjoy.
Thanks for the recommendation, DR T'Punk. I will be watching and will share opinions on it during my late night venture onto HHW.
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]! ! ! ! ! PLEASANT TRAVELLING VIBES FOR DR RLP ! ! ! ! ! [/move]
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Glad to see DR Ron's recommendation of OUT OF PRACTICE which I greatly enjoy, but it hasn't quite reached the ranks of my Top 10 (yet). And with CBS taking it off to give Jenna Elfman's new show a spin, I'm NOT a happy camper. It's not slated to come back until March at the earliest. I suspect if Elfman's show bombs, they might pull it and bring back OUT OF PRACTICE early, but unless the show is really terrible, they may let it run on Monday to see how it samples.
What I hate is that OUT OF PRACTICE has been building its audience since its first week, and the last couple of first-run segments was retaining quite an impressive amount of its TWO AND A HALF MEN ratings lead-in. To have that momentum stifled is very frustrating for me (and I'm sure to everyone involved with the show).
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I'd send DR Ron some travel good wishes, but he's not slated to leave for two days.
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TV shows. Well, I'll confess that until I got the TIVO, my viewing was limited to what was on before nine O'clock.
I love LOST, THE GHOST WHISPERER, BOSTON LEGAL, The one with the female president (can't think of the name), SURFACE to name a few.
COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
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I know you guys talked about this before, but what is the difference between a plus and a minus blank DVD? Which is the best and why?
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COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.
That's it! Thanks, Matt!
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As for worst shows, well, I can't stand NUMB3RS any more. I fell out with LAS VEGAS (just too fluffy and silly for my taste), and JOEY has bottomed out, too. (I still will watch WILL & GRACE and will until it ends its run this year. About every fourth or fifth episode this year has been worth watching.) And I left THRESHOLD behind before CBS did and NIGHT STALKER before ABC did. ALIAS is but a shadow of its former glory, but I'll watch it to the end of its run, too.
I'm still sampling SUPERNATURAL, BONES, and INVASION and think they have much to recommend them while there is still room for improvement.
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I know you guys talked about this before, but what is the difference between a plus and a minus blank DVD? Which is the best and why?
DVD-R is compatible with more DVD players than DVD+R, but they're both usually viewable on most recent players.
The different designations have to do with the method by which the digital data is stored on the disc.
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Expecting my ride for lunch will be arriving any second, so I'll stop here, and will be back later.
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Speaking of cabbages and kings, FSM has just released John Barry's soundtrack to the musical version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with the exquisite lyrical brilliance of Don Black. (Well, if Alice can go to Wonderland, so can I. ;D).
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Strange but true department: I got Betsy and me the Season 1 Leave it to Beaver set to bring back happy memories of our childhood (or at least first-run syndication, LOL). So we popped in the unaired pilot, with a different Ward and Wally (the title of my next novel, BTW), and there's this proto-Eddie Haskell character who looks very familiar. And lo and behold the credits come up and guess who it was, in all of his 12 year old (or so) glory?: Harry Shearer!!!!
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Shows I've liked this year:
ROME
DEADWOOD
JON STEWART
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
LOU DOBBS
COUNTDOWN with Keith Olberman
I can't believe I didn't mention DEADWOOD! I love that series, and I missed enough of ROME to know I have to buy the first year when it is released to DVD.
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DVD-R is compatible with more DVD players than DVD+R, but they're both usually viewable on most recent players.
The different designations have to do with the method by which the digital data is stored on the disc.
Thanks once again, Matt. Wouldn't you know I bought what was on sale--50 of the plus for $14.95. :-\ I guess I'll have to get some minus blanks.
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DR DtM - Date with the Angels was MY first exposure to Miss Betty White and I watched the show during its original brief run. I thought she was the cleverest and funniest thing on TV! And I loved the theme song, which I guess was NOT original to the show, but was sung so well...
Got a date with an angel
Gonna meet her at seven.
Got a date with an angel
And I'm on my way to heaven!!
LOL...Betty was a cutie. I wish this show was available on video or DVD...her earlier sketch-type show has some episodes on DVD, but it's not nearly as funny as Date With An Angel.
But then again, I am remembering it from almost 50 years ago!
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Ron - I haven't heard the Perry Como "Christmas Dream" in years and remember loving that song. The chorus is now running through my head incessantly. Not a bad feeling at all.
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Page Three Betty White Dance.
This DVD is her earlier series....MBARNUM sent it to me! 8)
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Speaking of cabbages and kings, FSM has just released John Barry's soundtrack to the musical version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with the exquisite lyrical brilliance of Don Black. (Well, if Alice can go to Wonderland, so can I. ;D).
There's one major flaw in a Don Black lyric in the film, "I've Never Been This Far Before": the line "and I mean . . . slice before I wake." Alice does not know she's dreaming about Wonderland. I like the score for the film quite a lot.
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DR MattH, I have been watching The Closer on Global here in Canada. I really need to find out if the first season has finished here, since we have not had a new episode in 2 weeks.
I really like it. She is fantastic, especially how she interacts with other people, and how she questions the suspects.
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Has anyone ever caught this moronic show for women, STARTING OVER, speaking of tv's worst? The shrink on it just referred to a person's "uncomfortableness." Is that a real word? What the hell happened to "discomfort"?
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Okay well I guess I now know why they stopped showing The Closer here. They have aired all 13 new episodes!
http://www.tv.com/the-closer/show/28972/episode_guide.html&printable=1 (http://www.tv.com/the-closer/show/28972/episode_guide.html&printable=1)
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Now, I do have one TOD question: programs we watched in 2005 or programs that debuted in 2005? My first list was only of show debuting in 2005.
DRJMK, I do think DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES has jumped the shark and will never recover. I'm not certain when it happened, but I think they burned out of plots in all the frenzy last year and lost their way with the storylines. It needs to be overhauled by its writers to find its ultimate direction. I stopped laughing and caring. I now call JOEY "Dead Horse" since they keep flogging it to make it work, and I think WILL AND GRACE should have been put to sleep several years ago before it became shrill, sloppy, and dirty when it once was naughty and nice.
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Here are my favorite shows for 2005:
Veronica Mars
Gilmore Girls
Desperate Housewives
Lost
Medium
The Closer
Nip/Tuck
Favorite new show in 2005: Ghost Whisperer
Favorite reality shows: Survivor, America's Next Top Model, TAR, Apprentice
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One other new show that I really like is Prison Break.
Oh and two girls shows I like on the WB are: 7th Heaven and Charmed. :)
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Good Afternoon!
I finally got to bed around 5:00am. I was just not tired last night. Ah, well. But I did sleep until Noon, so I got a decent night's/morning's sleep. And now...
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DRs TPunk and Rodzinksi - If you do head into Chicago, can you pick me up some popcorn? The Chicago Mix - 1/2 Caramel, 1/2 Cheese. Please.
;)
Or some of those chocolates from Marshall Field's?
;D
Otherwise.... Continue to have a wonderful visit!
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I slept for another hour and am feeling better.
Deceit is a one-set play. The website will be updated shortly with new bios, photos, and a corrected link that will go directly to our page rather than the home page of tix.com. The holidays have slowed all this down to a crawl, as you might imagine.
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Ohhh...
And if you happen to stop by the gambling boats in Gary, IN....
Roulette: 8, 11, 8/11, 22, 26, 22/26
;D
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BK - Any chance your nausea could be related to the remaining party goodies you had yesterday?
;D
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Since a week before moving I have not seen any TV at all. I've not called the cable company here yet, because we're planning on going out and getting wide-screen HD TVs sometime this week.
I must say I've not missed television at all in the last three weeks. I've been able to watch some DVDs and videos but very few. It's been wonderful not to couch-potato it and have mindless sludge wash over me and, say, read a book instead. I hope I can not fall into bad habits again once we're connected and resist the temptation to sit glazed-eyed in front of time-killing mediocrity.
I've always been amazed at how much I don't miss TV when I don't have ready access to a set and a cable box. There have been a couple of gigs over the years where the amenities have been, let's say, spare. And usually, a TV (and cable) are considered "luxuries" - meaning, "if you want it, you have to pay for it yourself". So...
Books. Movies. Restaurants. Walks. Shows. Etc., etc., etc. Or just spending time with my friends and "co-workers".
*But there are times when being a couch-potato can be a good thing.
:)
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Well... I had some Petrossian Chocolates last night, as well some ice cream, so... Time for my workout...
Laters...
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Don't faint, bk, but I'm actually going to post.
Christmas this year was one of the best I can remember. Bouncing back and forth between Jed's house and mine was great fun, and we got to spend lots of time with both families. Present-wise, I scored big this year. Among the favorites was an ipod, which I've been wanting for a while, a programable coffeemaker, from the wonderful DB Jed, and of course the new (used) car that my dad bought for me yesterday and I'll have sometime next week. Yes, I'm spoiled... :D
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Yes, I'm quite certain it was a combo-platter of a very rich dinner (carbonara) and a ton of fudge, toffee, donuts, and whatever else I could stuff into my gaping maw.
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Ann has posted! All is well with the world, except for the other twenty people who've been gone.
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Page Three Betty White Dance.
This DVD is her earlier series....MBARNUM sent it to me! 8)
And I certainly hope that DATE WITH THE ANGELS is funnier then this series was! :-\
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I forgot to list Desperate Housewives! I still love that show.
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I am munching my way through a bag of chocolate covered Maine cranberries from L.L. Bean. Yummy! (But bad--I haven't had lunch yet.)
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DR JRand, what was the bonus cartoon included on the Betty White Show DVD set?
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It does sound like I'm missing a lot of quality TV material. At some point in the past few years, I lost touch with series television. I watch most of AMERICAN MORNING on CNN, and NY1's ONSTAGE series, and tend to have NY1 News in the background a lot of the time I'm at home. But I guess they're not the kinds of shows we're talking about for Top Ten lists.
Skip seems to watch HOUSE, THE GHOST WHISPERER, MEDIUM and the first CSI series fairly regularly.
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DR JRand, what was the bonus cartoon included on the Betty White Show DVD set?
Felix the cat, the wonderful, wonderful cat.
Thanks for the set/website info MR BK.
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Has anyone ever caught this moronic show for women, STARTING OVER, speaking of tv's worst? The shrink on it just referred to a person's "uncomfortableness." Is that a real word? What the hell happened to "discomfort"?
DRELMOORE - when I saw it the first time, I thought it was a comedy sketch. It is indeed one of the WORST shows on tv. The whole premise is dumb and the "problems" created by those women are completely manufactured. I especially like the "drama" created when some woman "returns to the house."
Idiot show.
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There's one major flaw in a Don Black lyric
Only one? You're just not trying hard enough. ;D
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All you DR who watch Medium, The Closer, and The Ghost Whisperer be sure to stop by the World of Wisdom when you are in Indiana - we have some nice merchandise for you.
You, too, can be a medium, a closer, or a ghost whisperer!
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All you DR who watch Medium, The Closer, and The Ghost Whisperer be sure to stop by the World of Wisdom when you are in Indiana - we have some nice merchandise for you.
You, too, can be a medium, a closer, or a ghost whisperer!
I'm just happy the ghosts who flounce through this apartment about once a month are not whispering.
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All you DR who watch Medium, The Closer, and The Ghost Whisperer be sure to stop by the World of Wisdom when you are in Indiana - we have some nice merchandise for you.
You, too, can be a medium, a closer, or a ghost whisperer!
Do you have the Aleister Crowley Thoth Tarot deck or any other of the Great Beast's paraphenalia? I may or may not have belonged to a certain occult order associated with Uncle Al back in my hippified youth. ;)
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There's one major flaw in a Don Black lyric
Or:
That it exists? ;D
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There's one major flaw in a Don Black lyric
Or:
That it's frequently sung to a "tune" by ALW? ;D
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I know we have the Thoth Tarot.
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(I, too, love the Barry Alice, hence my original post. And I actually like Black's early stuff, like the Bond lyrics and even (stop laughing) Born Free.)
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If you ever belonged DR JMK - you still do. It's a lot like Scientology that way....LOL.
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Page Five Thoth Dance - as I try to imagine DR JMK being hippie-fied. :o
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Page Five Thoth Dance - as I try to imagine DR JMK being hippie-fied. :o
I'll try to find a picture--then again, maybe I won't. But I did live in the Haight right next door to the Grateful Dead house and I can tell you first-hand the stories about the bathtub are true. ;D
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My baby niece Megan will be coming over to receive the rest of her presents tonight. Her parents have decided they'd like to have steak. So I will be trying out my new grillpan.
This recipe below sounds awesome. Although I do not think that I will try it tonight. One lady mentioned it might create a lot of smoke. And I have a smoke detector/alarm that is trigger happy.
The only thing I am not sure about is the fact that I have to make 4 steaks. I'm assuming I have to do them one by one?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_99,00.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_99,00.html)
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Oh and The Closer is not about a psychic/medium, it's about a police detective who is fantastic at closing cases.
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Btw, for anyone interested the Kennedy Center Honors are on tonight on CBS.
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Oh and The Closer is not about a psychic/medium, it's about a police detective who is fantastic at closing cases.
LOL....everything seems the same to me from the promos...LOL. ::)
I take it back. ;D
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My baby niece Megan will be coming over to receive the rest of her presents tonight. Her parents have decided they'd like to have steak. So I will be trying out my new grillpan.
This recipe below sounds awesome. Although I do not think that I will try it tonight. One lady mentioned it might create a lot of smoke. And I have a smoke detector/alarm that is trigger happy.
The only thing I am not sure about is the fact that I have to make 4 steaks. I'm assuming I have to do them one by one?
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_99,00.html (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_99,00.html)
That recipe is a good basic one for preparing steaks inside - as opposed to outside on a grill. For a properly cooked steak, it must first be seared on the outside - which requires high heat - and then cooked to desired doneness at a lower temp. On a grill, you just put the steak over the hot coals/burner element, then just move it to a cooler place on the grill once it is seared and all the good stuff is sealed inside.
As for smoke... Well, it is a grill pan. Grilling usually means smoke. I'd suggest opening a window if possible, or disconnecting the battery while cooking - and making sure to re-connect it after your done cooking.
*Which brings back very fond memories of my very first Chicago steakhouse steak. It had a wonderful char on the outside - not burnt, but it had a nice 'crunch' to it. And then it was a perfect medium rare inside. YUM!
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I know a lot of you got gift cards for Christmas. I saw something on the news that might interest you. They said that some of them lose value if you hold on to them.
Interesting since I still have a Barnes and Noble gift card left over from last year. I should go to the web site and buy something before it expires.
I have never NOT used a gift card quickly...I always get something as soon as I can. ;) Why wait until tomorrow if I can get it today??
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Speaking of cabbages and kings, FSM has just released John Barry's soundtrack to the musical version of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, with the exquisite lyrical brilliance of Don Black. (Well, if Alice can go to Wonderland, so can I. ;D).
I bought this DVD not too long ago. It's not remastered in any way and looks like it's a public domain copy of a video, but it's watchable...although, I haven't watched it yet.
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Btw, for anyone interested the Kennedy Center Honors are on tonight on CBS.
And there was a great article in The Washington Post about how the broadcast is put together. And there's even a very brief mention of the retake they had to do this after the ceremony was done due to a problem with Beyonce's microphone during Tina Turner's segment.
*But a few weeks ago, the Post covered the whole mini-faux-scandal - Tina Turner was gracious enough to stay after the ceremony was done for the retake, and sit in her box and clap for the cameras - as did most of the people in her party. Including Oprah Winfrey. Well... Guess who's table a the post-ceremony dinner remained empty?... Ms. Turner took Beyonce and her entourage, including Ms. Winfrey, to a place in Georgetown as a personal Thank You. ;)
In any case...
The Honors, Take 2 (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/26/AR2005122600801.html)
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I have never NOT used a gift card quickly...I always get something as soon as I can. ;) Why wait until tomorrow if I can get it today??
That's my new philosophy! 8)
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I have never NOT used a gift card quickly...I always get something as soon as I can. ;) Why wait until tomorrow if I can get it today??
I tend to use my gift cards up pretty quickly too. -And if I don't, I usually end up kicking my proverbial self for not using it after I had just made a purchase using my "own" cash/credit card. Doh!
;)
If anything, I think of it as just putting my friend's gift to me to good use in a timely manner.
;D
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Well....taking soon to be EX brother-in-law Jason to the airport in the morning. He is moving to Arkansas.
As long as he is happy, that's okay. My sister Molly is happy, too, she says. So that's okay.
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Dos anyone here watch General Hospital?
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I don't want to know anything about the bathtub of the Grateful Dead?
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I got a $50 Costco cash card for Christmas and I've already used it. I got gas this morning for $2.069/gallon!
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Thanks once again, Matt. Wouldn't you know I bought what was on sale--50 of the plus for $14.95. :-\ I guess I'll have to get some minus blanks.
Have you said what brand of DVD recorder you got, DR Danise? Just curious. I know many of the new models record on both DVD-R and DVD+R. Mine will only record DVD-R of those two formats.
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After I got in from a long lunch, I watched CSI: MIAMI which I recorded on the DVR last night. It was an episode from this season, and I remembered it fairly well. I didn't recall one aspect of the ending which is why I watched it all. Well, that, and the fact that the show is so overwhelmingly gorgeous in high definition.
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After that was done, I watched the first hour of STOWAWAY, long enough to watch Shirley do her impressions and sing "You've Got To S-M-I-L-E." Alice Faye is in this one, too, and has already reprised "Goodnight, My Love" after SHirley got to sing it first.
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All you DR who watch Medium, The Closer, and The Ghost Whisperer be sure to stop by the World of Wisdom when you are in Indiana - we have some nice merchandise for you.
You, too, can be a medium, a closer, or a ghost whisperer!
Ha! I can be all three--I still have my sister's Kreskin ESP game:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v130/WandaDuck/kreskin.jpg)
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So, tonight, I'll finish up STOWAWAY (lots of print damage on this one; looks pretty bad and is probably not high on the list for DVD transfer). Afterwards, I'll probably watch another CSI: NY from the DVD boxed set, and then probably the HOUSE rerun (which was this season's premiere episode) followed by THE CLOSER.
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The only TV show I've bothered with much is UK show "Teachers'. I think it is now in its third series.
We've yet to see the final seasons of "Six Feet Under" and "Carnivale" here.
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Wow! It's 61 degrees here right now. I didn't wear a jacket when I went out to lunch, but I had no idea it was that warm! Amazing.
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Have a terrific Tuesday, all.
I plan on being most rested and well-napped.
I watched "The Odessa File" on TCM this morning. I am most thankful Andrew Lloyd Webber did not attempt a career at film music composition. There is a nice-ish song, called "Christmas Dreams", sung over the title by Perry Como. The remainder of Lloyd Webber's "score" is inconsequential muttering.
I quite like the Tim Rice /ALW "Christmas Dream". One of the other "Odessa File" themes resurfaced in "Sunset Boulevard"
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Btw, for anyone interested the Kennedy Center Honors are on tonight on CBS.
I'll be watching it. I'm particularly looking forward to the tributes to Suzanne Farrell and Julie Harris.
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Dos anyone here watch General Hospital?
Have Luke and Laura found the Ice Princess yet? I'll bet that Emma Lutz still has it in her clutches.
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I am currently listening to The McGarrigle Christmas Hour CD featuring Kate and Anna McGarrigle. I didn't care for the first few tracks but it's now growing on me. It's very low key and sweet.
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Good Afternoon!
Ah! I believe I'm actually getting thinner. Or at least burning up some calories. Well, I know I'm sweating a lot. So...
Hmmm...
I need to run a few errands before tonight's show. Welcome back, everyone!
Laters...
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Then we headed home and watched The Polar Express which was visually sumptious but otherwise a vacuum.
I'm with you there.
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I like a lot of Don Black's early work and much prefer his "Tell Me On A Sunday" lyrics to the Americanised version! I've never liked "To Sir With Love" but have a fondness for the the songs from "Billy" and from "Budgie", the song "In One Of My Weaker Moments".
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DtM - the Mysterious and All-Knowing.
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I liked Don Black's lyrics to Elmer Bernstein's TRUE GRIT and WHERE'S JACK? two very different movies!
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I had that Kreskin game, too!! As well as The Amazing Dunninger, about which I remember nothing, absolutely nothing. ???
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I like a lot of Don Black's early work and much prefer his "Tell Me On A Sunday" lyrics to the Americanised version! I've never liked "To Sir With Love" but have a fondness for the the songs from "Billy" and from "Budgie", the song "In One Of My Weaker Moments".
The British cast recording (with American Ann Crumb) of The Goodbye Girl was horrid. Marvin Hamlisch rewrote the score and threw out almost all of David Zippel's (much better) lyrics for new lyrics by Don Black. :P They kept only one or two of DZ's songs.
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I quite enjoyed the simplistic adventure of THE POLAR EXPRESS (a kid's roller coaster ride on film in a way), and the digital imaging was very spectacular.
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I'm heading down to do the living room cleaning now.
Looking forward to THE CLOSER.
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I might try to brave some food right about now, because if I don't I won't be able to eat until after ten, which I definitely do not want to do.
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Eat! Be healthy! You need your energy for the reee-hearsal...
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Ate two bagels with lox and cream cheese. Very nice.
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Tuesday evening greetings! This is a quick check-in, between a couple of sparkling (well, sort of) get-togethers. This afternoon we met both of DH Richard's brothers and their families at the Montgomery Inn for lunch - great BBQ ribs - and we got to know our nephew's fiance. She is a delightful young woman, who's a perfect match for him. The only downside to the event was that Richard's mother didn't make it - she went to the hospital in an ambulance at 11pm last night. Richard met them there and spent all night with her - she was admitted with some sort of intestinal obstruction. She's resting and they're trying to decide how to treat the problem.
Now, I'm on my way to meet my girlfriends for the 7pm showing of Memoirs of a Geisha. Back later with a report.
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DR Ron Pulliam - I wish you pleasant travels and a delightful (if short) visit to Cincinnati. If you had a long wait between planes, we could have a mini HHW gathering!
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Tuesday evening greetings! This is a quick check-in, between a couple of sparkling (well, sort of) get-togethers. This afternoon we met both of DH Richard's brothers and their families at the Montgomery Inn for lunch - great BBQ ribs - and we got to know our nephew's fiance. She is a delightful young woman, who's a perfect match for him. The only downside to the event was that Richard's mother didn't make it - she went to the hospital in an ambulance at 11pm last night. Richard met them there and spent all night with her - she was admitted with some sort of intestinal obstruction. She's resting and they're trying to decide how to treat the problem.
Now, I'm on my way to meet my girlfriends for the 7pm showing of Memoirs of a Geisha. Back later with a report.
DRGinny, I hope Harriet is all right. Give her my regards!
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My goodness, we've slowed to a crawl. I must say, last year at this time, the jernt was positively jumpin'.
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Here are my 10 favorite shows (in descending order of preference):
Battlestar Galactica (I love this show)
Lost
Desperate Housewives
Medium
Grey's Anatomy
Commander in Chief
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
Boston Legal
Invasion
Two and a Half Men/Out of Practice/My Name Is Earl (3-way tie ;))
Honorable Mentions:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
How I Met Your Mother
Las Vegas (guilty pleasure)
Surface
Threshold (cancelled :()
The Tony Awards® (always)
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Good afternoon, fellow Dear Readers.
TOD: I don't believe I've seen ten different shows on tv this season.
I love Starting Over -- like I love plastic lawn flamingos, leopard spots, Wing, and Mrs. Miller. Some things are just stupid enough to be fun.
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It is 5:33 pm and by golly, I am the only one in the joint!
And the last post was almost 1 hour and 30 minutes ago!
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I suspect that there were be slapping heard 'round the country!
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Yes, no comprede really, MBarnum. Everyone just sits there like so much fish, as if it were still Christmas. It's time to get off the butt cheeks, frankly, so we can send out this year with a bang. We are almost 1000 postings behind where we were last year.
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I shall now be on my way to rehearsal - first night off book for everyone. Pray for Rosemary's Baby.
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Just tried watching an episode of HOUSE, and was immediately so revolted by the main character. Are we supposed to be entertained by his Sheridan-Whiteside-esque picking on and belittling a poor kid just out of college who did him no harm?
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Strange but true department: I got Betsy and me the Season 1 Leave it to Beaver set to bring back happy memories of our childhood (or at least first-run syndication, LOL). So we popped in the unaired pilot, with a different Ward and Wally (the title of my next novel, BTW), and there's this proto-Eddie Haskell character who looks very familiar. And lo and behold the credits come up and guess who it was, in all of his 12 year old (or so) glory?: Harry Shearer!!!!
I just had to share this with Keith, a true Beaver fanatic. Keith wants to know what took you so long to watch the shows and next begin on Northern Exposure and we can plan a trip together to the annual Moose Days in Washington.
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Ginny, one thing I did right was to instill the joys of cooking to our boys. Honestly I think I did the same for Keith though he denies it, as well as the fact I taught him how to cook. Now they all surpass me and I reap the benefits.
Bruce I hope you are feeling better. Do you still have junk food leftover? If so I suggest you freeze it or trash it.
Elmore, sweet dreams tonight.
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Oy! Someone should tell kd lang that she shouldn't buy off the rack.
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FJL try and catch an earlier episode of HOUSE. Lately they have been crossing the line, or coming too close to it, with his character.
We missed the first episode, or more, of Closer and have been waiting for the re-runs.
THE CLOSER
LAW AND ORDER: TRIAL BY JURY
HOUSE
MEDIUM
CRIMINAL MINDS
COMMANDER IN CHIEF
HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER
TWO AND A HALF MEN
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I just had to share this with Keith, a true Beaver fanatic. Keith wants to know what took you so long to watch the shows and next begin on Northern Exposure and we can plan a trip together to the annual Moose Days in Washington.
Jane, if I had known that all it would take to get you to come to Washington was seeing some moose; Jed and I would have volunteered to stand next to the main highway a long time ago.
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TCB ;D
I hope Ron made his connection.
Ginny, Good Vibes to Richard’s mother.
Ann congratulations on your new car-enjoy. :D
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Don't faint, bk, but I'm actually going to post.
Christmas this year was one of the best I can remember. Bouncing back and forth between Jed's house and mine was great fun, and we got to spend lots of time with both families. Present-wise, I scored big this year. Among the favorites was an ipod, which I've been wanting for a while, a programable coffeemaker, from the wonderful DB Jed, and of course the new (used) car that my dad bought for me yesterday and I'll have sometime next week. Yes, I'm spoiled... :D
A new used car??? Perhaps your other father should pay attention to what his future son-in-law is driving around!
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What is that?
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Today I learned something-during the period between Christmas and the New Year there is a shortage of appliance repairmen and an abundance of the need for these repairmen. Tomorrow morning I will find out if one of these repairmen will come fix my dryer.
'night
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The Topics du jour this week are really demonstrating how little I have been doing with my life recently.
I only saw one new movie in 2005 and that was HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (although I liked yesterday's title of THE TEMPLE OF DOOM, too).
The only television show I watch on a regular basis, other than MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL, is GHOST WHISPERER. I missed too much of the first half of LOST this year to figure out what is going on now, and I tried watching DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, but I am afraid I found it dumb.
I should say that MTV2"s HIGH SCHOOL STORIES is my favorite TV show, even though I have never watched it yet (I am waiting for the new season to start in January).
And unfortunately, if I tried to make a Top Ten list of plays and musicals; you would quickly figure out that I was in all of them.
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Eagerly awaiting DR TCB's MTV debut!
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I watched MYSTERIOUS ISLAND last night - and even though I think Joan Greenwood is terrible, I like the rest of it.
Bernard Herrmann's scores for ISLAND, JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH, and the JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS films have some remarkable similarities....even heard a bit of NORTH BY NORTHWEST and PSYCHO in this 1961 flick.
Michael Craig and Michael Callan are very easy on the eyes.
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Chinese Shar-pei....would have been a great gift....but it is not to be.
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Enjoyed the last half hour of STOWAWAY especially Alice Faye's delectable "One Never Knows, Does One?" If Darryl Zanuck had any doubts about her star potential, her performance in this film had to have convinced him to give her some films of her own. Within two years, she was in the box-office Top Ten along with darling Shirley.
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Then I watched another episode of CSI: NY from the DVD set. This one concerned an NYC tunnel digger who was found dead after a blast. The murderer's identity was a total surprise.
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The HOUSE rerun tonight guest starred LL Cool J. I don't remember if I mentioned it, but he was at the performance of THE 25th ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE which I attended this past August.
At any rate, he played a death row inmate sent to House's hospital with a mysterious illness setting up the conundrum of curing the man so he could be sent back to be executed. Good show.
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Very much enjoyed THE CLOSER. Kyra Sedgwick certainly carries the show on her tiny shoulders with the greatest of ease. And I'll look forward to getting to know the members of her squad as the season progresses.
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I enjoyed this year's Kennedy Center Honors. I never read up on the event when it actually occurs, so I'm always surprised by the honoring entertainers, and this year's crew were pretty much choice.
The show is also a sad reminder of the lack of variety shows on TV.
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As of now, I have no plans tomorrow for leaving the house, so I'm thinking I will have time to watch a real movie tomorrow on DVD. It seems like forever since I got to one.
Now, what it will be is anyone's guess, but if I had to say right this second, it's probably going to be THE AGONY AND THE ECSTACY. I remember that the DVD got good reviews on its transfer, so I'm expecting it to look really wonderful.
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And now, I think I'm going to turn in a bit earlier than usual. I didn't sleep very late this morning at all, and I'm feeling tired now.
Good night, everyone!
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Beaver Fanatic Department (AKA get your mind out of the gutter, TCB, Department): A good friend of mine moved back to Corvallis, a sleepy little college town (Oregon State University), whose school mascot is the Beaver. Katie was an OSU grad. She set up a very successful local business and several people asked her to run for City Council, which was at that point populated entirely by aging males, all of them incredibly University of Oregon alumni (the Ducks). So Katie agreed to run and chose this classic as her campaign slogan:
[size=8][move=left,scroll,7,transparent,100%]LET'S PUT A BEAVER ON THE CITY COUNCIL!![/move][/size]
She lost. In a landslide.
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Thank you for all the mother-in-law vibes. She's a fighter and is getting good care, but at age 89 can use all the vibes that come her way.
Back from seeing the Geisha movie with 9 girlfriends. Some had read the book, some not, and some (including me) are in the process of reading it. We all enjoyed the movie, but I'm going to continue reading, because there were some scenes that needed clarification that I think the book will provide.
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JMK, ROTFLMAO! ;D
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DR Cillaliz - hope your niece arrived safely and that the two of you are having fun, fun, fun (an Eloise reference). We brought tears to the eyes of our 17-year-old niece with our Christmas present to her, which an elf named Jose is helping us procure.
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Ohhh...
And if you happen to stop by the gambling boats in Gary, IN....
Roulette: 8, 11, 8/11, 22, 26, 22/26
;D
I'm not sure if a trip to Chicago is still in the mix, but I am very curious to visit a gambling boat. I want to play nickel slots, but I'll pass the numbers along to Rodzinski.
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What am I talking about, we have to go to Chicago. I can't miss out on Marshall Fields before it becomes Macys!
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DR TPunk - welcome to the Midwest! Sounds like you & DR Rodzinski are having fun in our neighboring state to the west.
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DR TPunk - welcome to the Midwest! Sounds like you & DR Rodzinski are having fun in our neighboring state to the west.
We are having a good time. Mostly we've been sticking close to home and hanging with him family, but I'm looking forward to exploring more of the surrounding area in the days to come.
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We saw Syriana today and I was correct in my prediction that it should be on my top 10 movie list.
Kind of depressing and overwhelming, but very well done and an important topic, however "fictionalized" the circumstances were.
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I think I have gained a few pounds so far on this visit. We finished dinner 2 hours ago and I still feel stuffed.
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Good Evening!
Well... Getting back in gear after just one day off can sometimes take some "effort"... And after three days off... Well...
;)
Actually, we had a very good show tonight. No real snafus. The audience, however, was a little strange. They laughed at thing that don't normally get laughs, and some of the more obvious jokes fell flat. Must have been all that Christmas turkey and ham!
:)
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...And one of the board members happened to drop off a box of cookies from one of the oldest bakeries in DC. -Of course, the name escapes me right now. Alas, they were too tempting to resist...
But they were so worth the indulgence.
:)
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OH!
And I have six words for all DRs:
Ghirardelli Chocolate Limited Edition Peppermint Bark
;D
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What am I talking about, we have to go to Chicago. I can't miss out on Marshall Fields before it becomes Macys!
OH! I totally forgot that was in the works. Here in the DC area, the Hecht's stores were also bought out by May/Macy's. Of course, most of the malls that have a Hecht's already have a Macy's, so they'll be doing some creative shuffling and reorganizing. I believe Tysons Corner (Tysons I) and Tysons Galleria (Tysons II) will now both have a Macy's.
*In Richmond, the Hecht's/Macy's is divided between two locations in one mall. It's actually kind of cool. One location specializes in men's clothing and furnishings and furniture, and the other concentrates on women's clothing and furnishings, housewares and linens.
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I'm not sure if a trip to Chicago is still in the mix, but I am very curious to visit a gambling boat. I want to play nickel slots, but I'll pass the numbers along to Rodzinski.
Actually, now that I think of it...
If you can find a dollar table, put $1.00 on 5/8, 8, 8/11, 11, 22 and 25, 26, 27 and $2.00 on 22/23/25/26. *I forgot that the 22/26 was a four-corner deal. -That will be an even $10.00. If you win, I'll split with you. If you don't win, I'll take you out for a burger when I get back to NYC.
:)
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...And I also got some "news" from a couple of family members today... Let's just say it's sort of nice to know that I'm actually the "normal" one now.
;)
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Well, I have understudy and brush-up rehearsal in about 12 hours, so...
Goodnight.
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I just had to share this with Keith, a true Beaver fanatic.
I'm not touching this with a ten-foot Pole or even a five-foot Czech.
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Rehearsal was, as expected, herky-jerky, with lots of paraphrasing, but we got through it. My assistant noted every wrong word down to the tiniest Uhs and I means, and we've gone over everything. Now we can start focusing on the energy and the timing and the moments.
Our new special effects person delivered our "gags" tonight - one of them will work exactly as I'd envisioned, and one is quite different and requires some restaging, but ultimately I think we're fine now.