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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were early, and now it is time for you to post until the early cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ANTONOMASIA!
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Isn't that a line from West Side Story? Te adoro, Antonomasia.
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I fixed the date thing - guess I just had to go into "edit" mode.
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Would that make a great ad campaign?
How many dates left, Chino? How many, and still have one left for me?
(http://www.thenutfactory.com/photos/fruit-dried-dates-deglett.jpg)
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At least today's title isn't The Horror Show... :)
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Sleep well, bk.
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TOD: Eerie, Creepy, and of course, MAD.
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Oh, if only I could have forseen ebay before my mother threw them all out...
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I never read any magazines on a regular basis. I remember reading MAD a little when I was in middle school, but that was about it...other than TV Guide (before it became the magazine that it is today :P).
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And now, to bed...finally. 8)
Good night, Edi!
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I read
MAD
Starloge
Cinefantisque (When I first stated to read it they had "lengthy, information-filled "retrospective" articles devoted to the full production details of such classic films as The Incredible Shrinking Man and Planet of the Apes. Based on the popularity of these articles, Cinefantastique began producing huge double-issues centering on comprehensive Making-Of looks at such movies as Star Wars (the magazine's first double-issue), Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Blade Runner and The Thing."
Recently I would read Video Watchdog but Borders or Barbes and Nobel no longer carry it down here and not sure if it still publishes
I currently read Instinct
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Happy Birthday to DR NOEL.
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DR CILLA LIZ - that's great news....I am only in the second week of my diet and the end of the first week of my exercise program, so I haven't seen much change....although the clothes do fit better. I am hoping to have a give away party as well.
Also if you have a friend in a theatre company, you might ask if they would like the clothes for their costume collection. If they do contemporary plays, they always need different stuff.
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And it's still deductible if they have their Non-Profit Tax status.
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TOD:
MAD MAGAZINE of course.....only 25 cents....I loved everything except SPY vs SPY which I thought was dumb. The parodies and the Don Martin cartoons - the parody ads.....the television parodies.
I also bought FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND and CREEPY and EERIE. I liked CREEPY better, I don't remember why.
I also liked Tales of the Unexpected the Comic Book....but that might not be the title...the stories usually had a little Twilight Zone/O. Henry twist ending.
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And the word of the day is: ANTONOMASIA!
Antonio Masia used to drive everyone crazy by refusing to use people's names, and using pronouns instead. "Did you hear what she said about her? She said she was a two-bit floozy, and then she said she was a frigid emasculator, and then she said she didn't think she could even spell that, and that's when she slapped her, so she slapped her back, and when she tried to stop the fight they both slapped her, and when they finally broke them up they all looked like something their cat had drug in."
(I used to know someone who did this. The above monologue is almost exactly the sort of thing she Carla would say. I swear, listening to her Carla talk drove me nuts.)
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I'd wish DR Noel a happy birthday, but he never writes, he never calls....
::)
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Would that make a great ad campaign?
How many dates left, Chino? How many, and still have one left for me?
(http://www.thenutfactory.com/photos/fruit-dried-dates-deglett.jpg)
Wrong. Authur Laurents would insist it all be said in Spanish, with supertitles, for authenticity.
¿Cuántas fechas dejaron, Chino? ¿Cuántos, y todavía ha dejado uno para mí?
And don't forget to pronounce the "j" as an "h". We must be authentico, si?
;)
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The Heat Goes Off At Midnight
That is the name of my new mystery thriller - a stage adaptation of the novel The Heat Goes Off At Dawn, which was filmed as The Heat Goes Off At Noon.
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Wow, Jrand, that really could be the clue in a mystery, couldn't it? :) The person turning the heat on after committing a crime, not realizing that if no one were home at midnight per his alibi, the heat wouldn't have been on.
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Happy happy birthday to DR Noel!!!
(To those who've read Noel and my arguments online :) , I really do like Noel a lot and admire his abilities a great deal, and wish him much success and happiness. I reserve the right to argue vociferously with some of his points online, but still get along well with him at the HHW gatherings!!!)
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The heat is on in Saigon...
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(http://www.happybirthdaynoel.com/images/HBD%20Noel%20M.png)
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Vibes to Jrand for appropriate closure with that person, assuming that's what Jrand wants.
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Can i just say how much i loved last night's GHOST WHISPERER.
This show has gotten so good now.
Such funny moments. And the end!
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Oddly, I have that sort of interaction with two people on All that Chat - that I find myself arguing with their posts, but when I see them in person, I find them to be the most delightful people.
Maybe that's a question for an Ask BK Day - Are there people that you get into arguments with online but think are great when you meet them? Or vice-a versa also, perhaps.
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Good morning, all! As soon as the Staples around the corner opens, I have to photocopy this score that consumed my yesterday and deliver it. After that, hopefully, I can get back to the Napa Valley and Mr Esposito's wedding. I have a telephone conversation later today with a Houston conductor about a concert Ron Raines is doing in April.
DR Nursie, to answer your inquiry about MONK: I liked the show quite a lot in its frst two seasons and I occasionally enjoy an episode, but I find that when the writers screw up - and they seem to do it a lot because they're running out of ticks for him - they lose the sense of the character (how could the fool I saw last night ever pass the exam to be a cop?) and I thought if I heard Mr Shalhoub be cruel to Natalie or whine one more time about his leg I would throw things at the tv. As to characterizaton on the show, why the passive Ntalie would take such crap from him is still beyond me. There have been at least two episodes now where he is a complete horror to her andtakes it because at around one minute before the episode ends he apologizes. She should drown him in a tub and ask her agent to find her a new sitcom. Last week's episode was a lot of fun; I hated last night's.
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Vibes to Jrand for appropriate closure with that person, assuming that's what Jrand wants.
Yes and it seems to be the case....although to her it is "all my fault" and I "don't deserve to be her friend" - this is cause for celebration.
I think there may have been a thermostat mystery already....if not, you can have the plot device.
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I am now headed for work.
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Interesting - someone on castrecl found this video of the Pet Shop Boys singing Sondheim's "Losing My Mind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_iu_cnq-A
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for Laura DR!!!!!
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Interesting - someone on castrecl found this video of the Pet Shop Boys singing Sondheim's "Losing My Mind"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK_iu_cnq-A
Well... It's a concept. :)
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DR Ann I am just reading about your hospital visit now. Vibes that everything is better. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thumbs down from my niece on the new Howie Mandel show.
My brother-in-law was watching. The threw a bucket of wine on some lady. My niece ran out of the room screaming, "this show is not for me!".
I have never seen her run screaming from tv. But she was scared by the show and kept asking me why they were throwing wine on the lady!
:(
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Was it red wine or white?
If it was red wine, it could have been a lead-in for an OxyClean ad.
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And the word of the day is: ANTONOMASIA!
And The Song Of The Day Is: CALL ME MISTER
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HAPPY NOEL BIRTHDAY
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***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES***
for Laura DR!!!!!
Thank you. We are about to board.
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Quoth MattH yestereve:
TOmorrow I'll be working on a Comedy CEntral stand-up special which shouldn't take all afternoon and evening. I've never heard of the comedian, so it should be interesting and at least something new.
Then, on Sunday, I'll begin the final season of CHEERS in its upcoming boxset release.
Betsy's brother's wife was Production Manager on Cheers for most of its run. All of the support staff play bar customers in the two-part finale (when Shelley Long returned). You can see Betsy's brother and his wife in the booth stage right (screen left of the bar) throughout that episode. :)
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Well, folks, it's PRODUCERS audition day. We have Bialy pre-cast (shhhh....don't tell anyone), but here's to finding a decent Bloom. I think we may need to go with a less than statuesque Ulla, but the woman I have in mind is gorgeous and can belt, so we'll simply put her in the highest heels she can walk in. ;)
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Catching up with yesterday's posts. Lawdy, this group can be a bunch of Chatty Cathys.
Yesterday, der B was not entirely truthful about how his wife never knew he was gay. OK, what he said was that he never told her, but...
Since his wife and I met, at a Christmas dinner at their daughter's, then yes, she knew. I mean, c'mon, what other reason was there for my being at that table? Nobody is that dense. (She and I were cordial and polite the entire evening, if you're wondering.)
However, since I don't believe der B and his spouse ever discussed his sexual inclinations, he wasn't being dishonest, either.
...ADDITION
Never mind, I just read his further post where he told the same story.
However dot dot dot...
People figure us out as a couple a lot faster than the hour he figured it they would take to figure. Like, minutes, say!
We are cute together. ;D
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...I think we may need to go with a less than statuesque Ulla, but the woman I have in mind is gorgeous and can belt, so we'll simply put her in the highest heels she can walk in. ;)
Send whoever is doing her costumes to Victoria's Secret, she'll look fine.
So I've been told.
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I'm back from all my errands so I'm very happy for the nonce.
Today's taxi driver from Tunisia was a cheery and pleasant fellow to and from my drop-off place and I ran into my Cincinnati librarian friend Peggy and her husband Peter on their way to buy a tv at the closeout selling Circuit City. Peggy moved to New York in 1978 with her young man at the time, the late Eugene Sher, who was the primary mover in getting me to New York in June 1979. That's another story involving a U-Haul truck containing all of their property burning to a crisp on State Route 80, somewhere between Cincinnati and Manhattan around 4 am, an aborted theatrical showcase and the Drama Book Shop.
By 1983, Peggy was engaged to Peter, author of the New York history UPPER WEST SIDE STORY, and by 1986 or so, Eugene had moved to Los Angeles, where he died from a heart attack around 1999, too young and too unappreciated as an actor and mensch.
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***AUDITION VIBES***
for DR JMK
and ***PATIENCE VIBES*** for DS Zach!!!
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Lawdy, this group can be a bunch of Chatty Cathys.
Yourself excluded. ;)
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Lawdy, this group can be a bunch of Chatty Cathys.
Yourself excluded. ;)
Just don't mention $2 bills! :)
I'm making ginger tea from some ginger root and the apartment smells delightful.
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Favorite magazines?
I certainly remember getting the first issue of MAD. I even recall there was a hilarious spoof in there of the Gary Cooper/Burt Lancaster movie, VERA CRUZ, which was a big hit back then.
But, before that, I was really into all of the EC comic books, from MAD to TALES FROM THE CRYPT to FRONTLINE COMBAT to CRIME SUSPENSTORIES and the Sci-Fi mags, which occasionally ran a Ray Bradbury story.
I bought them all.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR NOEL!!!!
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TOD:
MAD magazine, of course
LIFE
Look
Saturday Evening Post
My grandparents got the latter 3, and I spent a lot of time with them and would would spend hours looking through them. I am still amazed at how grim some of of the Life photos were.
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Matt & Bruce, your various DVDs/BDs are on their way.
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TOD:
My very first magazine was HIGHLIGHTS, but I only liked that one for the hidden picture puzzle--otherwise, I considered it "baby-ish".
I quickly moved on to the vastly more sophisticted JACK AND JILL, with its interesting stories (I loved the Baba Yaga tales), fun craft ideas and games and puzzles. I still have some of those stashed away.
Of course, there was FAMOUS MONSTERS which I devoured cover to cover. My devotion to this magazine and its subject matter led to my incessant viewing of horror movies, consequently leading to an interest in classic movies in general which, through movie musicals, opened my eyes to musical theatre and the stage.
MAD was another must-read for me, my favorite features being the TV and movie and song parodies. But I absolutely laughed my young butt off reading Al Jaffe's Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.
Also, while they were not my magazines, our household was always stocked with the latest issues of LIFE, WOMAN'S DAY, FAMILY CIRCLE, READERS DIGEST, 16, TIGER BEAT, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC and TV GUIDE.
Comics, along with CREEPY, EERIE and VAMPIRELLA, are a different subject all together. (Not to mention PLAYBOY, PENTHOUSE and, eventually, PLAYGIRL.)
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Good morning!
Bitterly cold once again though it's going to warm to the mid-30s today, something we didn't get close to yesterday. The heat has been running almost constantly even though I have it set on 60 while I'm upstairs since my office is much warmer than the downstairs.
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Matt & Bruce, your various DVDs/BDs are on their way.
Thank you! Looking forward to receiving the package! :D
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The comic whose special I'll be watching later today is Russell Peters and his special is RED, WHITE, AND BROWN. There appear to be a fair number of special features on the disc, too, so I'll likely be tied up with this for a good chunk of the evening.
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Happy Birthday to DR Noel!
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Hello everyone out there!!!!! The Vixter is back and I need to tell you somthing.
*Inhale* GIRL SCOUT COOKIES ARE BACK FOR THE REST OF JANUARY!!!!!!!
...My troop always hands out stuff late.
Anyway, heres what we got:
Thin Mints: 28 per box
Tagalongs: 15 per box
Do-si-dos: 20 per box
Samoas: 15 per box
Trefoils: 36 per box
*Suger free* Chocolate Chips: 15 per box
*New* Lemon Chalet Cremes: 20 per box
*New* Dulce De Leche: 15 per box
They took the All Abouts off, I have no idea why...
All of the cookies have 0 transfat, all packages are 3.50 last time I checked.
On a more important note, Mom is feeling better, and she now has the bell to signal me for when she needs me. (Why Amy? WHY?!?!?!?!)
But she'll be better soon, and that's what's really important to me right now.
...That's all I got right now. I'll post again later if I can.
The Vixter
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And if nothing else but questionable taste:
http://www.wikio.com/video/747973
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JUNO is making its paycable premiere on HBO today, but I never had much interest in the story after I read some reviews on the picture, so I doubt I'll record it.
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The earliest magazines I can remember looking forward to reading were MAD and WALT DISNEY MAGAZINE (produced during the run of THE MICKEY MOUSE CLUB). I was also a BIG fan of the DC/Superman universe, so I had to have ACTION, ADVENTURE, SUPERMAN, SUPERBOY, JIMMY OLSEN, and LOIS LANE whenever they appeared.
The biggest discovery for me as a kid was that I could SUBSCRIBE to my favorite magazines and not have to try to find them every month at the dime store. As I've always been someone who looked forward to mail delivery (like Christmas every day!), it was thrilling getting my magazines delivered to my home often days before they appeared on newstands.
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DR CILLA LIZ - that's great news....I am only in the second week of my diet and the end of the first week of my exercise program, so I haven't seen much change....although the clothes do fit better. I am hoping to have a give away party as well.
Also if you have a friend in a theatre company, you might ask if they would like the clothes for their costume collection. If they do contemporary plays, they always need different stuff.
That's a good idea. And it's still deductible if they have their Non-Profit Tax status.
This reminds me I have a roll of carpet to take to the Habitat Re-store
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DR CILLA LIZ - that's great news....I am only in the second week of my diet and the end of the first week of my exercise program, so I haven't seen much change....although the clothes do fit better. I am hoping to have a give away party as well.
Also if you have a friend in a theatre company, you might ask if they would like the clothes for their costume collection. If they do contemporary plays, they always need different stuff.
I need stuff for my clients to wear to trial too, so I'll keep a few of the trial appropriate things for my female clients
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My very first magazine was HIGHTLIGHTS. I liked that puzzle too, DR DAN. I also had Jack and Jill which I also enjoyed. When I was a little older it was Self and Seventeen. My brother always got MAD so I read that. I was very into comics - The Archies, Richie Rich, and others.
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Time for me to take off. I am hoping that the check that's been in the mail from a certain Southern California Lawyer who has hired me as local counsel on a case here arrives today.
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Time to head downstairs to check the mail (and no mail delivery on Monday due to MLK DAY; BOO!!!) and then start fixing some lunch.
WBBL.
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Hello all. Sorry I haven't been in touch but it has been a very busy time.
I'm waiting for the guy to show up to take me to go pick out some hardware for the house.
I am so thrilled and scared that I really don't know what to say.
I will have new windows, tiled floors, a new utility room added, heat and air, rewired, privacy fence on the west side of the house (don't need it on the other sides because it's already there), fans with lights, a new kitchen sink, water heater, etc, etc.
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Hello all. Sorry I haven't been in touch but it has been a very busy time.
I'm waiting for the guy to show up to take me to go pick out some hardware for the house.
I am so thrilled and scared that I really don't know what to say.
I will have new windows, tiled floors, a new utility room added, heat and air, rewired, privacy fence on the west side of the house (don't need it on the other sides because it's already there), fans with lights, a new kitchen sink, water heater, etc, etc.
DR Danise! What great news and what a surprise. You've been quite busy while our backs are turned. I think it'sfantastic.
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Hugs and vibes to all who need them. Especially our very dear VixMom and family. You are never far from my thoughts even if I'm not posting all the time.
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Hello all. Sorry I haven't been in touch but it has been a very busy time.
I'm waiting for the guy to show up to take me to go pick out some hardware for the house.
I am so thrilled and scared that I really don't know what to say.
I will have new windows, tiled floors, a new utility room added, heat and air, rewired, privacy fence on the west side of the house (don't need it on the other sides because it's already there), fans with lights, a new kitchen sink, water heater, etc, etc.
DR Danise! What great news and what a surprise. You've been quite busy while our backs are turned. I think it'sfantastic.
Yes, I have! I just thought that I might as well get everything done that I wanted so I will be content with this house. I only feel bad that Mom won't be here to see it when it is done.
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I am taking lots of pictures--at least a few every day so you all can see the before and after shots when it's done.
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Saturday morning greetings! Richard and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today - quietly, with dinner at The Meadows tonight.
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Happiest of birthdays to DR Noel!
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Saturday morning greetings! Richard and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today - quietly, with dinner at The Meadows tonight.
Congrats on the the wedding anniversary, DR Ginny!
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And a very happy Birthday to DR Noel as well!
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...Eugene had moved to Los Angeles, where he died from a heart attack around 1999, too young and too unappreciated as an actor and mensch.
Ah, memories...We've lost several from that Look Homeward, Angel cast, haven't we?
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Saturday morning greetings! Richard and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today - quietly, with dinner at The Meadows tonight.
Congrats on the the wedding anniversary, DR Ginny!
Thanks, DR Danise! I'm looking forward to your home improvement photos.
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opps have to go! Have a GREAT day all!
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Mornin' HHWers!
TOD: started with Highlights
Life
Look
National Geographic
of course MAD Magazine
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Hello all. Sorry I haven't been in touch but it has been a very busy time.
I'm waiting for the guy to show up to take me to go pick out some hardware for the house.
I am so thrilled and scared that I really don't know what to say.
I will have new windows, tiled floors, a new utility room added, heat and air, rewired, privacy fence on the west side of the house (don't need it on the other sides because it's already there), fans with lights, a new kitchen sink, water heater, etc, etc.
Congratulations!!!!
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Boy did I sleep. I think I had interesting dreams, too, but they're already faded away. I went to bed around eleven-forty, head hit the pillow, and I was out until she of the Evil Eye knocked at the door about five minutes ago.
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CONGRATULATIONS to DR Danise on all the spiffy new additions to your house!!!! :D
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
to DR Ginny & DH Richard!!!!
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TOD - earliest memory is of something called Humpty Dumpty, then Highlights and Jack & Jill. I, too, loved comic books like Archie and Katey Keene.
For economics class in high school, I was required to subscribe to Newsweek and still read it, 40+ years later. Richard also subscribes to The Week, which I like a lot and now have more time to read. My personal subscriptions now are Good Housekeeping, Country Living, MORE, Real Simple, and Midwest Living. Through Facebook, I met a 7th grade language arts teacher in central Ohio whose students make collages and I send her all those mags when I'm finished with them. In return, she sends me a Vera Bradley trinket.
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Thanks, DR DAW! Three years ago, we spent our anniversary week in NYC - wish we were there now!
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I'm reading about Dewey, the library cat [and also a lot about Iowa!] and drinking some hot chocolate.
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I am so not ready to jog, but I think that in fifteen minutes that is exactly what I shall do, otherwise I won't get it done. Tomorrow is my taking a day off from jogging day.
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Who is this DAW person and why does his avatar look like our beloved Naomi? What has he done with Singdaw and all those gratuitous posts SingingOne had compiled?! Hmmmm? I can't leave HHW for a second, without things getting all topsy-turvy... (well, that's not true -- things are always topsy-turvy at HHW, I'm just not always here to experience them ...)
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY
to DR Ginny & DH Richard!!!!
DITTO! And many more!!!!
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DR Miss Karen: Laura DR and yours truly have started over - re-inventing ourselves, as it were! :)
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Happy Birthday DR Noel!
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Not to mention DR DAW's love of bragging about his full member...ship.
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Yesterday's posts:
JELL-O - During his final three months of in and out of hospitals and nursing home stays, Stan took great delight in telling the story of my surviving for seven very long days in the hospital eating nothing but celery JELL-O.
Lye Soap - Up until September, Stan always made lye soap from his grandmother's old recipe. I still have a bag of the soap that is great to use on whites and sheets in the laundry.
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And an o' so happy anniversary to Virginia and Richard! Congrats!!
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Happy Anniversay to DR Ginny and to Richard.!!!
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I had a subscription early on to HIGHLIGHTS magazine. If I am not mistaken my Grandma Cooper got it for me.
I graduated to FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND (I have all of my old issues packed away). I can remember getting each issue and sitting on the front stoop looking at it with the neighbor girls from next door, Tracy and Krissa.
At about this same time I regularly purchese Marvel's THE INHUMANS comic book and on occasion would also pick up other Marvel comics like THE SILVER SURFER, THE AVENGERS, THE FANTASTIC FOUR and GODZILLA.
My current subscriptions are FILMS OF THE GOLDEN AGE, CLASSIC IMAGES, FILMFARE, VIDEO WATCHDOG, and FILMFAX.
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DR MBarnum, i stopped watching SUPERSTARS of DANCE after the first week. I thought the dancing was just alright. But I could totally see you liking it.
Go to youtube. There are clips of most numbers, including week 1.
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And an o' so happy anniversary to Virginia and Richard! Congrats!!
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/02/i/001/2b/27/d07a_1.JPG)
WHAT IS IT, FISH??
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TOD:
MAD MAGAZINE of course.....only 25 cents....I loved everything except SPY vs SPY which I thought was dumb. The parodies and the Don Martin cartoons - the parody ads.....the television parodies.
I also bought FAMOUS MONSTERS OF FILMLAND and CREEPY and EERIE. I liked CREEPY better, I don't remember why.
I liked Eerie better, but I think it was because it was the first one I started reading.
Currently my must-haves are Oxford American, Paste, Believer, and Filmfax
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DR Ginny, I completely missed the anniversary comment. A very happy one to you and Richard!
Lordy, it's cold in this apartment today! I should be wearing gloves. I suppose I could close the window.
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Happy Anniversary Ginny & Richard!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY NOEL!!
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Hi TCB! How are you feeling today?
Today is Stan's memorial isn't it?
~~~~~COMFORT VIBES TO TCB~~~~~
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I'm back from all my errands so I'm very happy for the nonce.
Today's taxi driver from Tunisia was a cheery and pleasant fellow to and from my drop-off place and I ran into my Cincinnati librarian friend Peggy and her husband Peter on their way to buy a tv at the closeout selling Circuit City. Peggy moved to New York in 1978 with her young man at the time, the late Eugene Sher, who was the primary mover in getting me to New York in June 1979. That's another story involving a U-Haul truck containing all of their property burning to a crisp on State Route 80, somewhere between Cincinnati and Manhattan around 4 am, an aborted theatrical showcase and the Drama Book Shop.
By 1983, Peggy was engaged to Peter, author of the New York history UPPER WEST SIDE STORY, and by 1986 or so, Eugene had moved to Los Angeles, where he died from a heart attack around 1999, too young and too unappreciated as an actor and mensch.
That looks like a good book...I'm going to check it out!
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I caught up to yesterday. Thanks for all the pictures Jose!
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I never did see a DVD last night - this pain med keeps zonking me out. Every time I sit still I'm off to dreamland.
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TOD:
My very first magazine was HIGHLIGHTS, but I only liked that one for the hidden picture puzzle--otherwise, I considered it "baby-ish".
I quickly moved on to the vastly more sophisticted JACK AND JILL, with its interesting stories (I loved the Baba Yaga tales), fun craft ideas and games and puzzles. I still have some of those stashed away.
My first ones were JACK AND JILL and GOLDEN MAGAZINE. I had poems published in each. That was the extent of my career as a poet.
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Edi the bell really has been useful - when the Vixter is upstairs or downstairs she can hear me now when I need her.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ODR NOEL!
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY TO DR GINNY AND DH RICHARD (her dear husband, not mine)
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Prince Sirki has been very busy this month and I wish he would just stop.....
The lovely SUSANNA FOSTER, star of the 1943 version of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA as well as several other 1940s Universal films, died this morning at The Actors Fund Home in New Jersey.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2231/2217097106_e073ff23dc.jpg?v=0)
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JUNO is making its paycable premiere on HBO today, but I never had much interest in the story after I read some reviews on the picture, so I doubt I'll record it.
Greg and I really liked JUNO, FWIW.
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May I join the round of congrats to DR Ginny and DH Richard?
Wait a sec, why am I asking permission?
CONGRATS TO DR GINNY AND DH RICHARD!
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Edi the bell really has been useful - when the Vixter is upstairs or downstairs she can hear me now when I need her.
If you got an air horn, your neighbors could hear you, too!
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JUNO is making its paycable premiere on HBO today, but I never had much interest in the story after I read some reviews on the picture, so I doubt I'll record it.
Greg and I really liked JUNO, FWIW.
Charlotte and I wanted to see it, so maybe I'll catch it tonight.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Happy Birthday Wishes to our DRNoel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm watching The Train.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DR GINNY AND DH RICHARD!!!!!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY ODR NOEL!!!!!
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TOD
Jack & Jill
Golden Magazine
I had subscritptions to both from the age of 5 to 9. Then I was given a subscription to a National Geographic Magazine written for kids, but I don't remember the name of it It was very interesting though and I had it until I was about 14
My teen years I read 16 and TigerBeat -- OH Bobby Sherman!!!
I ocassionally read MAD at friend's houses but my parents thought it was inappropriate and wouldn't let it in the house
My parents always had LIFE and LOOK and my Mom had Redbook. My grandmother took McCall's and I loved reading the Betsy McCall stories in the back and she would always let me cut out the Betsy paperdolls.
For many years I took Smithsonian and Natural History but I let them lapse a few years ago.
Now we get Asimov's, Analog, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest.
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Hello all. Sorry I haven't been in touch but it has been a very busy time.
I'm waiting for the guy to show up to take me to go pick out some hardware for the house.
I am so thrilled and scared that I really don't know what to say.
I will have new windows, tiled floors, a new utility room added, heat and air, rewired, privacy fence on the west side of the house (don't need it on the other sides because it's already there), fans with lights, a new kitchen sink, water heater, etc, etc.
Danise, great to see you. We've missed you! Congratulations on all your house stuff. I feel kind of stuck because my DH knows how to do pretty much everything that needs to be done around here, but is too busy to do any of it, and doesn't want me to hire anyone. But if I did hire someone, they would be fixing the dishwasher, installing the washer/dryer we've never used, and replace the toilet (that that previous owner painted purple!) and sink with new ones we've had for several years. Then, hanging a lamp and a few pictures would take care of the living space. Then there's the apartment downstairs, which is still a burned out shell.
I wish my brother would move back home for a few years. We could keep him busy!
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DR Danise - So... Are you still getting a new porch/deck? ;)
It sounds like things are working out home-wise. I look forward to the "Before" and "After" pictures.
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T.O.D.
I read MAD, CRACKED (was that the name?), and lots of comics (mostly Archie); but none of them on a regular basis. The only magazine that I would read, cover to cover every week, was TV GUIDE. My mom would buy it at the store on Tuesday afternoon for the next week that started on Saturday. I read every article and feature in the magazine.
Later, I moved on to AFTER DARK and PLAYBOY, but TV GUIDE remained an addiction until the late 90's.
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Wonderful to hear from Danise. I hope all the projects go very well. I can't wait to see the photos!
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Edi the bell really has been useful - when the Vixter is upstairs or downstairs she can hear me now when I need her.
When your voice gets better, you can yell "Front!", like they do in the fancy hotels! (Or in the movies that take place in fancy hotels...)
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Oh yeah TV Guide! I used to get that as well and so did my parents when I was growing up. Then they "improved" it by taking out the TV listings - that was it for me!
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Edi the bell really has been useful - when the Vixter is upstairs or downstairs she can hear me now when I need her.
When your voice gets better, you can yell "Front!", like they do in the fancy hotels! (Or in the movies that take place in fancy hotels...)
;D
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My brother and I always looked forward to the new Archie comics. And I read Tiger Beat/16--anything that had The Monkees on the cover! Swooooooon....
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Just arrived in the mail:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker by Michael B. Druxman.
I have no idea how a book that isn't about food came to be sent to this house.
;)
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Thank you for the vibes. Yes, today is Stan's memorial @ 1:00 p.m.
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My brother and I always looked forward to the new Archie comics. And I read Tiger Beat/16--anything that had The Monkees on the cover! Swooooooon....
I loved Micky - when his hair was straight
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Yes, I always looked forward to TV Guide, too. I would look through the whole week to plan what movies I wanted to see. (I lived out in the middle of nowhere as a teenager so there wasn't much to do!) Anything listed as a "lurid melodrama" had me at "lurid."
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Thank you for the vibes. Yes, today is Stan's memorial @ 1:00 p.m.
Will you be speaking? Are you feeling better (healthwise)?
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Thanks for all the anniversary wishes from DRs:
Miss Karen
MBarnum
Jennifer
Elmore
Vixmom
TCB
SWW
Jose
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Mickey! Me, too! (All my friends liked Davy.) And I was not a fan of the perm.
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I could take advantage of your weakened state and fight you for him! :-)
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~~~~TRAVEL VIBES FOR DR LAURA~~~~~
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Happy Birthday to DR Noel!
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And a very Happy Anniversaurus to Ginny and Richard!
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I could take advantage of your weakened state and fight you for him! :-)
LOL - take him, he's yours! I could never understand the fuss about Davy.
With the Beatles it was Paul...and I couldn't understand the girls who though John was "dreamy"
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As for the Topic of the Day...
I did not - well, my parents did not have a subscription to "Highlights", but my grade school did, as well as my dentist's office. -Dr. Morabito!
My Mom had subscriptions to "Family Circle" and "Better Homes and Gardens", and I'm guessing that's where my love of food and cooking came from. Both magazines had "cooking with children" features, but I usually gravitated toward the regular, "adult" recipes. It's amazing how much both of those magazines have changed over the years. "BH&G" seems really dumbed-down now.
I did like "Mad" - mainly for the folding cover - but even at the age of nine or ten, I knew that most of the humor was beyond my age and frame of reference at the time. But I do remember buying any of the "Star Wars" related issues. Oh, and there was also "Bananas" magazine.
Right after college, I went through a MAJOR magazine phase due to all of those "2-years for $10" offers that were out there. "Men's Health", "GQ", "Gourmet", "Bon Appetit", "Cook's Illustrated", "Keyboard", "Electronic Musician", "Opera World", "The Advocate", "Out" and a couple of others. I remember doing a major cleaning, and after bundling up hundreds of back issues - and realizing that I had hardly read any of them - I finally stopped renewing my subscriptions. All that paper! All those trees!
Currently, I don't subscribe to anything, but will pick up copies of "Time Out New York" and "New York Magazine" regularly.
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If I had to chose based on my life experiences, I'd go for Mike Nesmith, who had much more talent. But in my youth I always went for the guys who could make me laugh. (I guess I still do, because my DH can always make me laugh!)
I saw a play once that was based on the idea that you could tell which friends you would be compatible with based on their favorite Monkee. Can't remember the name of the play, but it was fun.
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DR Nursie, to answer your inquiry about MONK: I liked the show quite a lot in its frst two seasons and I occasionally enjoy an episode, but I find that when the writers screw up - and they seem to do it a lot because they're running out of ticks for him - they lose the sense of the character (how could the fool I saw last night ever pass the exam to be a cop?) and I thought if I heard Mr Shalhoub be cruel to Natalie or whine one more time about his leg I would throw things at the tv. As to characterizaton on the show, why the passive Ntalie would take such crap from him is still beyond me. There have been at least two episodes now where he is a complete horror to her andtakes it because at around one minute before the episode ends he apologizes. She should drown him in a tub and ask her agent to find her a new sitcom. Last week's episode was a lot of fun; I hated last night's.
Exactly why we stopped watching MONK after the 2nd season, or maybe it was midway through the 3rd.
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John was my favorite---I loved his sense of humor (see?) and his books.
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I may have some news to report about Sir Paul in the near future. Watch this space... :-)
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Quoth MattH yestereve:
TOmorrow I'll be working on a Comedy CEntral stand-up special which shouldn't take all afternoon and evening. I've never heard of the comedian, so it should be interesting and at least something new.
Then, on Sunday, I'll begin the final season of CHEERS in its upcoming boxset release.
Betsy's brother's wife was Production Manager on Cheers for most of its run. All of the support staff play bar customers in the two-part finale (when Shelley Long returned). You can see Betsy's brother and his wife in the booth stage right (screen left of the bar) throughout that episode. :)
Fun. :)
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Thanks, DR Edi, and for your Facebook comment, too!
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Topic of the Day... Addendum...
My parents also subscribed to "Reader's Digest" for a number of years, and we still have a couple of the "Condensed Books" books somewhere in storage. *Which came in really handy for grade school book reports. ;)
And I also subscribed to "Sheet Music Magazine" for a number of years too. For a while, I had a complete set of the first five years. And probably still do somewhere in a box.
OH! -And the still-missed "Show Music" too.
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It's hard to type on a laptop while juggling two cats trying to usurp my body heat.
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Thank you for the vibes. Yes, today is Stan's memorial @ 1:00 p.m.
Will you be speaking? Are you feeling better (healthwise)?
No, I won't be speaking today. I did that only once, when I did the eulogy for my Aunt Ruth. I think I will probably feel better, healthwise, after the service is over. There is a reception at the church, and then I think that Mark and I will go out to the cemetery, and then back to the house.
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DR Vixter it is such a pleasure to see you posting, and all with good news. Your torment from the bell is making me laugh-sorry :).
As tempting as mint thins in winter are, I'm sorry, I think I will have to pass on them.
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As for the Topic of the Day...
Both magazines had "cooking with children" features, but I usually gravitated toward the regular, "adult" recipes.
Was that part of the Mrs. Lovett cookbook series?
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DR NOEL,
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HAVE A GREAT DAY!
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I may have some news to report about Sir Paul in the near future. Watch this space... :-)
:o
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Topic of the Day... Addendum...
My parents also subscribed to "Reader's Digest" for a number of years, and we still have a couple of the "Condensed Books" books somewhere in storage.
Part of the Campbell Soup Collection. (Lord, where is FJL when you need him?)
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It's hard to type on a laptop while juggling two cats trying to usurp my body heat.
I am now trying to imagine you repeatedly tossing two cats into the air. Are you sure that "juggling" was the word you were looking for?
And when are you going to add a third? Juggling two is far too easy!
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Oh my parents had some of those condensed books!
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY DR GINNY & RICHARD!
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I want the toffee coffee cake at MILK
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Thank you, DR Jane!
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DR TCB - Wishing You a day filled with wonderful memories and Peace.
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Thinking of you today in love and support, DR TCB!!!
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This cat has an interesting way of "climbing" stairs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGQywdzvysU
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DR TCB - Wishing You a day filled with wonderful memories and Peace.
I like this thought.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNy9jTeolUk
this is cute!
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Vixdad wants the computer so I will see you laters!
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DR TCB, I hope Stan's service goes well for you and all his friends.
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How cute, DR vixmom!!!
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DH knows how to do pretty much everything that needs to be done around here, but is too busy to do any of it, and doesn't want me to hire anyone.
I have just seen my husband off on a four day business trip to Phoenix.
His parting words?
Love you, dear!
Oh, by the way: I started a repair project that isn't finished. The water is turned off in the kitchen. Don't use the kitchen sink, the dishwasher, or the ice maker.
Bye!
:P
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Did you line up at Circuit City (http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/news/local/article/CIRCUITGATER17_20090117-133203/181070/) this morning?
-Sounds like it is best to wait another week or two or three for the real deals. On the local news last night, there were interviews with some shoppers who had rushed to Circuit City just after the liquidation announcement was made hoping that the deals and steals were already kicking in. "Come back tomorrow". -And there was one guy who bought a couple of things yesterday, but was planning on taking them back for a "price adjustment" once the liquidation started. Alas, I don't believe under the rules of the liquidation that price adjustment "refunds" will be allowed.
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DH knows how to do pretty much everything that needs to be done around here, but is too busy to do any of it, and doesn't want me to hire anyone.
I have just seen my husband off on a four day business trip to Phoenix.
His parting words?
Love you, dear!
Oh, by the way: I started a repair project that isn't finished. The water is turned off in the kitchen. Don't use the kitchen sink, the dishwasher, or the ice maker.
Bye!
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WHAT?!?!?!?
So, will you be starting a repair job in the bathroom just in time for his return?
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My brother and I always looked forward to the new Archie comics. And I read Tiger Beat/16--anything that had The Monkees on the cover! Swooooooon....
I loved Micky - when his hair was straight
I loved Peter Tork!
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TOD
Jack & Jill
Golden Magazine
I had subscritptions to both from the age of 5 to 9. Then I was given a subscription to a National Geographic Magazine written for kids, but I don't remember the name of it It was very interesting though and I had it until I was about 14
My teen years I read 16 and TigerBeat -- OH Bobby Sherman!!!
I ocassionally read MAD at friend's houses but my parents thought it was inappropriate and wouldn't let it in the house
My parents always had LIFE and LOOK and my Mom had Redbook. My grandmother took McCall's and I loved reading the Betsy McCall stories in the back and she would always let me cut out the Betsy paperdolls.
For many years I took Smithsonian and Natural History but I let them lapse a few years ago.
Now we get Asimov's, Analog, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest.
I think one year they had a twin boy and girl as younger siblings for Betsy McCall. I think the boy's name was Kerry and the girl was Merry (it being around Christmas). It was one of the few times I found someone (even a paper doll) who spelled their name the same as I do. God, I lead a dull life!
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Matt & Bruce, your various DVDs/BDs are on their way.
Thank you! Looking forward to receiving the package! :D
Me too - I hope it's in a plain brown wrapper ;)
der Brucer
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! ! ! ! ! Happy Anniversary to DR Ginny and her DH Richard ! ! ! ! !
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Richard and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today - quietly, with dinner at The Meadows tonight.
Ah - frolicking in the meadow - a quaint, delightful way to celebrate an anniversary (but a tad chilly).
der Brucer
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DR Ginny, re the Meadows: the salmon I had there on Christmas Eve was really delish! So was the dessert. Now what the hell did I have?
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My first ones were JACK AND JILL and GOLDEN MAGAZINE. I had poems published in each. That was the extent of my career as a poet.
Ah! GOLDEN MAGAZINE and (as mentioned by DR Ginny) HUMPTY DUMPTY--I would occasionally pester my parents to buy them for me when I couldn't get my JACK AND JILL fix.
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Just arrived in the mail:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker by Michael B. Druxman.
I have no idea how a book that isn't about food came to be sent to this house.
;)
It seems someone got suckered into going to a publisher's website and paying full price + shipping, instead of adding it to an Amazon order at 25% off and free shipping!
der Brucer
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Thanks, DR Dan(the Man)!
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Happy anniversary to Ginny & Richard!!!
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Poor DAW!
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Guess you'll have to take all of your meals out the next 4 days!
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TOD
Saturday Evening Post
Colliers
Life
Reader's Digest
Donald Duck Comics
(later on Superman, Tales from the Crypt, Illustrated Classics)
We did not get get TV guide because the Philadelphia Inquirer had not yet started publishing it - the absence of commercial braodcast TV was probably the reason (I was in school before I ever saw a TV set).
I relished the first editions of MAD, of course I was in high school at the time.
I started reading National Geographic at such a young age that I was most interested in the animal pictures.
der Brucer
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I'm up, I'm up... And I'm watching The Train.
Brings back memories:
The first time I rode a train into the Wilmington Station I looked on the platform a saw two water fountains; one labeled WHITE, and one labeled COLORED. Today I saw a colored President Elect arrive on the same platform. I suspect the signage has been changed.
der Brucer
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Thanks, DR FJL!
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DR Ginny, re the Meadows: the salmon I had there on Christmas Eve was really delish! So was the dessert. Now what the hell did I have?
DR Elmore - that sounds good. I have my mouth all set for prime rib, but if the end cut is not available maybe I'll go with salmon. The Meadows doesn't have the same thing every night, though.
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Well, thanks to my grandmother being my baby sitter, I was exposed to PHOTOPLAY and SILVER SCREEN long before I was introduced to HIGHIGHTS. . .but, my first subscription was to HIGHLIGHTS.
Then of course, it was MAD, FAMOUS MONSTERS, EERIE, CREEPY and VAMPIRELLA.
REDBOOK, MCCALL'S and GOOD HOUSEKEEPING were always around the house.
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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, DR GINNY!
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HAPPY NATAL DAY, DR NOEL!
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ VIBES FOR THE DEAREST OF THE DEAR, DR TCB ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Vixmom's prompting me for thoughts on Obama and the repeal of the ban on gays in the military forced me to encapsulate my thoughts on the issue. I shared that post with the Chair of Log Cabin-CA, who forwarded same to the BofD of Log Cabin - National for their consideration in their meeting in Atlanta today.
Vixmom - thanks for the nudge
der Brucer
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
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Thank you, DR td!
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I still read HIGHLIGHTS at the dentist and doctor's wating rooms. I love the Hidden pictures, the Timbertoes, and I always loved Goofus and Gallant. Unfortunatley they felt the need to modernize the look of Goofus and Gallant, and it just isn't the same.
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BK - you can dowload most of the old FAMOUS MONSTERS here:
http://cosseyedcyclops.blogspot.com/2008/09/magazine-famous-monsters-of-filmland_29.html (http://cosseyedcyclops.blogspot.com/2008/09/magazine-famous-monsters-of-filmland_29.html)
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I have my mouth all set for prime rib, but if the end cut is not available maybe I'll go with salmon.
For Holiday dinners I always have the prime rib roast cut in two before roasting - that way there are four end cuts!
der Brucer
And for a large roast - 4 or more ribs - cutting it in two also provides a better distribution of medium-well, medium, and rare cuts.
And since I love the end cut, and also like steak tartare, I'm hard to displease.
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~~~~~FEEL BETTER VIBES FOR DR TD~~~~~
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Vixmom's prompting me for thoughts on Obama and the repeal of the ban on gays in the military forced me to encapsulate my thoughts on the issue. I shared that post with the Chair of Log Cabin-CA, who forwarded same to the BofD of Log Cabin - National for their consideration in their meeting in Atlanta today.
Vixmom - thanks for the nudge
der Brucer
and thank you for your thoughts I found it most interesting. These are issues I never had to personally face and you opened my eyes.
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
~~~FEEL BETTER SOON VIBES FOR td~~~~~
I am glad to see you back, you have been missed!
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aww..... shucks . . . . :)
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aww..... shucks . . . . :)
They can't resist a man with a dog!
der Brucer
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DR td - FEEL BETTER soon!!!!!
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Well time to go get a can in!
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These are issues I never had to personally face and you opened my eyes.
Well, I hope I can open some eyes at LCR. Whining about losing the election will do no good. Campaigning to point out Obama's short-comings when he fails to live up to the Gay community's expectations based on campaign promises is folly. Obama is the President - if we are going to make strides in human rights issues, it will be with his leadership; our job must be to see that we can muster the necessary Republican votes (mainly in the Senate) to ensure those bills passage. We must challenge Republican legislators to live up the promises of the party of Lincoln.
der Brucer
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Still bitterly cold outside. Just getting the mail out of the mailbox was an icy experience.
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Sorry to read you're under the weather, DR td. Hope you feel better really soon!
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I got a call from my good friend Jeff that kept me on the phone an hour causing me to be really late in my afternoon schedule. Thus I didn't get much watched this afternoon at all, and didn't get to any work disc. I'll do that when I go back down.
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I did get a chance to watch last night's PSYCH while I ate lunch. Very funny episode (James Roday had more zingers last night than I remember happening in a long time). The mystery was one of the easiest to solve in the show's history, but the Shawn and Gus interplay and their comments to others were just priceless.
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I will be watching a work disc when I go back down. Hopefully, it will be funny since it's a stand-up act, and at 78 minutes (20 extra minutes of footage not on the network broadcast), I hope it's not a waste of time.
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DR td, I hope you feel better soon.
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Morning auditions went surprisingly well. Only a couple that made us recoil in horror (after they had left, of course). The fun part, as it is in any show, is after the audition, when the door is closed, and the producer and director start dishing about the various actors. ;) I think we've found our Bloom, though Ulla is yet to be cast. A couple of people who have given me personal grief walked in and blanched at the sight of me, knowing their prospects were nil, which made me laugh silently to myself. :)
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Funniest audition--guy with a lovely voice comes in and does a gorgeous version of "I Hear Bells" (or whatever that Maltby/Shire tune is). Director, thinking of him for Roger, asks him to do it again, camped up. The guy hit it out of the ballpark, with one of the most hilarious "physical" readings of the song imaginable. I'll probably never be able to play the song again for anyone without laughing.
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Morning auditions went surprisingly well. Only a couple that made us recoil in horror (after they had left, of course). The fun part, as it is in any show, is after the audition, when the door is closed, and the producer and director start dishing about the various actors. ;) I think we've found our Bloom, though Ulla is yet to be cast. A couple of people who have given me personal grief walked in and blanched at the sight of me, knowing their prospects were nil, which made me laugh silently to myself. :)
As someone who has auditioned countless times, sometimes getting a role and sometimes not, I'd LOVE to be a fly on the wall at some of the shows I got and didn't get to hear the discussion that went on about the casting of the roles I was interested in.
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I can't seem to get to the site where I work, so it must be down at present. I'm hopping off-line now to get to work and maybe later I get get to the workplace and do something with the work I'll do.
WBBL.
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Morning auditions went surprisingly well. Only a couple that made us recoil in horror (after they had left, of course). The fun part, as it is in any show, is after the audition, when the door is closed, and the producer and director start dishing about the various actors. ;) I think we've found our Bloom, though Ulla is yet to be cast. A couple of people who have given me personal grief walked in and blanched at the sight of me, knowing their prospects were nil, which made me laugh silently to myself. :)
As someone who has auditioned countless times, sometimes getting a role and sometimes not, I'd LOVE to be a fly on the wall at some of the shows I got and didn't get to hear the discussion that went on about the casting of the roles I was interested in.
A word of advice that I give to many young actors - and I'm not the first one to give this advice - is to intern with a casting agency for a couple of months (if you can afford to "work for free" for a while). -Or find a casting director, director, producer, music director or pianist who can get you in the room for a session or two.
Sitting behind the table is truly one of most eye-opening experiences anyone can have. You see the Good, the Bad, the Ugly. But, more importantly, you see the "Not There Yet", the "Not Right", and the "It Could Work". It helps actors take some of the pressure off of themselves - It really is all about them and not you.
*And, yes, DR JMK - I ove that feeling when you know you have a tidbit or two of information that you can use for "the better". ;)
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Oh... And I guess the "Obama Express" is the reason the Amtrak schedule today ended up becoming so "weird".
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Back from my errands and my noon meeting with John Scott, which took much longer than I'd thought it would. I must now do some writing, but there's no way I'll get more than two or three pages done today, which is slightly annoying - unless I decide not to go to Benjamin Button this evening and see that Tuesday. We'll see how far I get. I'm taking pages to muse Margaret tomorrow no matter what.
John had made a sandwich for each of us, but I really didn't want to eat it - had to, to be polite, but he had it cut into four pieces of which I only ate three. John is a fantastic composer, but not a fantastic cook. This was some sort of egg salad thing with way too much mayo and pine nuts and some lox added on. Not for me, but I was a good soldier.
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Do we know that Mr. Scott won't google himself at some point and find out what you thought of his sandwich?
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bk - Very interesting sandwich components. Now, if he had put all of that stuff into a Jell-O mold, well..
*And just remember, "Benjamin Button" is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
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Further to bk re Mr. Scott - I suspect that it doesn't matter, since he'll care more about what you think of his music, of course. :)
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Benjamin Button is 2:45? I'll be able to feel myself aging during such a long movie.
Or getting younger, as the case may be.
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Benjamin Button is 2:45? I'll be able to feel myself aging during such a long movie.
Or getting younger, as the case may be.
Well, "Che" runs just under 4 hours. But at least the "Roadshow Engagement" had an intermission and a program book. It will be shown as two, two hour movies in a few weeks.
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OK... Off to a movie and then a late dinner. I believe Steve and I are going to see "Slumdog Millionaire" - my second time, his first - and then we'll probably head to the Chinese place next to the theatre or not.
Laters...
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I think that the cajun fried shrimp and ravioli I ate yesterday are the reason that I've felt logy today. I may have eaten a tad too much, since I was very hungry and the food itself looked great and tasted even better.
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I'm reading about Dewey, the library cat [and also a lot about Iowa!] and drinking some hot chocolate.
Spencer is about 40 miles or so from where I grew up. I haven't read Dewey yet, but her description of Iowa, is going to be where I'm from. An interesting side note. Around Christmas this year a woman was driving in the country near Spencer and saw something on the ground. She stopped and discovered it was a kitten. She picked it up and took it to the Library....it looks exactly like Dewey only it is a little girl. I'm not sure, but I think they are keeping her
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Happy Birthday DR Noel~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Happy Anniversary to Ginny and Richard~~~~~~~~~~~~
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TOD
Jack & Jill
Golden Magazine
I had subscritptions to both from the age of 5 to 9. Then I was given a subscription to a National Geographic Magazine written for kids, but I don't remember the name of it It was very interesting though and I had it until I was about 14
My teen years I read 16 and TigerBeat -- OH Bobby Sherman!!!
I ocassionally read MAD at friend's houses but my parents thought it was inappropriate and wouldn't let it in the house
My parents always had LIFE and LOOK and my Mom had Redbook. My grandmother took McCall's and I loved reading the Betsy McCall stories in the back and she would always let me cut out the Betsy paperdolls.
For many years I took Smithsonian and Natural History but I let them lapse a few years ago.
Now we get Asimov's, Analog, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest.
I think one year they had a twin boy and girl as younger siblings for Betsy McCall. I think the boy's name was Kerry and the girl was Merry (it being around Christmas). It was one of the few times I found someone (even a paper doll) who spelled their name the same as I do. God, I lead a dull life!
Oh man! I remember Betsy McCall. And there were paper dolls. I loved those
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNy9jTeolUk
this is cute!
Awwwwww....that's so sweet!
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TOD, I guess I didn't talk about now. I get a lot of professional discounts so some things like People I get for the waiting room. I also get Newsweek, Bon Apetit, Vanity Fair, and several legal magazines. I often try out a magazine for a year and if I don't like it don't renew.
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Oh, I think I'm also getting Weight Watchers magazine and Prevention. Isn't that the combo. Bon Apetit and Weight Watchers, lol
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Yes, the Button length is weighing heavy on my mind - and I can see it at the DGA on Tuesday night on their big screen. Then again, I may need to get out of here this evening. The problem is, this guy never starts on time, so I probably won't get out of there until close to eleven. Then again, tomorrow is mine all mine. We shall see.
I just wrote a little over four pages, so I'm feeling better now. I'll definitely finish this chapter in the morning, then print out this week's pages and take them to muse Margaret. I just passed 100 pages.
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I have returned from the memorial service and the reception. The service was lovely. I was very impressed with the pastor of the church. Perhaps I will consider changing churches. The only thing keeping me at my old church is history.
Thank you all for the kind thoughts and vibes.
I decided not to go back out to the cemetery today. It is very cold here today.
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
I will be right over! :-*
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These are issues I never had to personally face and you opened my eyes.
Well, I hope I can open some eyes at LCR. Whining about losing the election will do no good. Campaigning to point out Obama's short-comings when he fails to live up to the Gay community's expectations based on campaign promises is folly. Obama is the President - if we are going to make strides in human rights issues, it will be with his leadership; our job must be to see that we can muster the necessary Republican votes (mainly in the Senate) to ensure those bills passage. We must challenge Republican legislators to live up the promises of the party of Lincoln.
der Brucer
How beautifully phrased, derBrucer.
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Morning auditions went surprisingly well. Only a couple that made us recoil in horror (after they had left, of course). The fun part, as it is in any show, is after the audition, when the door is closed, and the producer and director start dishing about the various actors. ;) I think we've found our Bloom, though Ulla is yet to be cast. A couple of people who have given me personal grief walked in and blanched at the sight of me, knowing their prospects were nil, which made me laugh silently to myself. :)
I am curious, JMK, are they correct in that assumption?
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I think that the cajun fried shrimp and ravioli I ate yesterday are the reason that I've felt logy today. I may have eaten a tad too much, since I was very hungry and the food itself looked great and tasted even better.
That is rather a strange dinner combo!
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
I will be right over! :-*
I'm out of the bath.
I'm out of the bed.
You may still come over. ;)
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
I will be right over! :-*
I'm out of the bath.
I'm out of the bed.
You may still come over. ;)
Are you out of your jammies?
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I'm out of the bath.
I'm out of the bed.
You may still come over. ;)
Are you out of your jammies?
Yes.
I'm wearing sweats.
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Big warm hugs to TBC!
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TOD
Jack & Jill
Golden Magazine
I had subscritptions to both from the age of 5 to 9. Then I was given a subscription to a National Geographic Magazine written for kids, but I don't remember the name of it It was very interesting though and I had it until I was about 14
My teen years I read 16 and TigerBeat -- OH Bobby Sherman!!!
I ocassionally read MAD at friend's houses but my parents thought it was inappropriate and wouldn't let it in the house
My parents always had LIFE and LOOK and my Mom had Redbook. My grandmother took McCall's and I loved reading the Betsy McCall stories in the back and she would always let me cut out the Betsy paperdolls.
For many years I took Smithsonian and Natural History but I let them lapse a few years ago.
Now we get Asimov's, Analog, National Geographic, and Reader's Digest.
I think one year they had a twin boy and girl as younger siblings for Betsy McCall. I think the boy's name was Kerry and the girl was Merry (it being around Christmas). It was one of the few times I found someone (even a paper doll) who spelled their name the same as I do. God, I lead a dull life!
Oh man! I remember Betsy McCall. And there were paper dolls. I loved those
I still have my Betsy McCall doll.
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DR TCB, I'm glad it was a good service. Keep warm.
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I guess I've written about eight pages.
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Two more pages in the morning and I'll be finished with this chapter, and then will Xerox and deliver pages to muse Margaret. She'll be getting fifty pages or so.
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TCB - So glad the service went well.
Continued hugs to you.
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JMK - Why did those people bother coming in to audition? Did they not know you were the music director and it wouldn't be worth their time?
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I guess I've written about eight pages.
Were their uniforms cute?
Did they wear pageboy haircuts?
Did you also write about the people they worked for?
;D
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Has anyone else on this site (probably of the gay persuassion) seen the film ALMOST NORMAL? I watched it last night on Netflix, and although I am not sure I totally understood everything that happened at the end of the film; I certainly thought that Tim Hammer, who played the boyfriend, was a hottie!
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took a nice long nap this afternoon and am now prepared to watch some Bollywood movies....I am almost done with my first one, ANKH MICHOLI (1960) starring Mala Sinha and Shekhar.
It is a enjoyable, thought slightly confusing, mystery thriller.
And I love the poster for the film, which was what made me want to see the movie.
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Has anyone else on this site (probably of the gay persuassion) seen the film ALMOST NORMAL? I watched it last night on Netflix, and although I am not sure I totally understood everything that happened at the end of the film; I certainly thought that Tim Hammer, who played the boyfriend, was a hottie!
I have not heard of this film...however, after looking at the photos of Tim Hammer on IMDB.COM, I was compelled to add this film to my Netflix queue.
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Vibes to DR Danise all goes well with the home remodeling!!!
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Happy Anniversary to Ginny and Richard~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks, DR Cillaliz!
Richard and I had a delightful dinner at The Meadows. No prime rib on tonight's menu, so I took DR Elmore's recommendation and had the grilled salmon, along with a house salad, baked potato, Brussels sprouts (yes, I do like them!), and a small caramel sundae for dessert. The Meadows is one of our favorite restaurants where we've celebrated many anniversaries. I was most pleased at how busy it was tonight - we saw several friends, including the parents of one of DS Rob's good friends. One of the things I'm liking about being retired is reconnecting with my friends here in town - not easy to do when you're out of town 55+ hours a week.
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DR Ginny :)
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Sounds like a lovely dinner DR Ginny!
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DR Ginny :)
Are you smiling about my dinner or my comment about friends? My book group met here Thursday evening and it was so nice to be back with them. They're looking forward to my being able to pay more attention to the group, our selections, and out website.
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Sounds like a lovely dinner DR Ginny!
It was, DR MBarnum and Richard and I talked about your Facebook wish for us to have another 28 years - he'll be 90 and I'll be 86.
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Well time to go get a can in!
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DR Ginny :)
Are you smiling about my dinner or my comment about friends? My book group met here Thursday evening and it was so nice to be back with them. They're looking forward to my being able to pay more attention to the group, our selections, and out website.
Both. :)
Have you read "The Book Thief" yet?
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'night
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DR Ginny :)
Are you smiling about my dinner or my comment about friends? My book group met here Thursday evening and it was so nice to be back with them. They're looking forward to my being able to pay more attention to the group, our selections, and out website.
Both. :)
Have you read "The Book Thief" yet?
No, but we're reading People of the Book for February.
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'night!
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Whew! I have been spending the evening doing laundry and trying on everything in my closet to see what fits and what doesn't.
Der Brucer you are right. I'm getting rid of all the stuff that's too big with only a couple exceptions. One pair of jeans I bought when I was at my heaviest and a business suit I bought then too so I have something to look back at when I start feeling like I'm not making progress. The rest is going including some of my favorite jackets. I thought about eBay, but I don't really have time to mess with it so, I'm going to take it all to Goodwill. I like that idea a lot better. I did think about having things altered, but I think I just want a clean break. I still have plenty to wear for now, so ... It feels good
The most fun was trying on my former "skinny" clothes and finding that they fit! I was dancing around in the dress I wore to my nephew's wedding. It was a kick
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I've had a busy evening of viewing.
I began with my work assignment for the day: Russell Peters' RED, WHITE, AND BROWN. It was a very funny 79 minute comedy act recorded last February at Madison Square Garden. I laughed a lot and really enjoyed it. He has a sparkling personality on the stage which engages the audience rather than assaulting them. I really like that kind of comedian.
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There were a fair number of bonus features, too, so I worked on it until about 7:45.
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It was 37 degrees today. I saw someone walking around outside in a tank top and shorts. LOL, it was too cold for that, but apparently he didn't think so.
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Whew! I have been spending the evening doing laundry and trying on everything in my closet to see what fits and what doesn't.
Der Brucer you are right. I'm getting rid of all the stuff that's too big with only a couple exceptions. One pair of jeans I bought when I was at my heaviest and a business suit I bought then too so I have something to look back at when I start feeling like I'm not making progress. The rest is going including some of my favorite jackets. I thought about eBay, but I don't really have time to mess with it so, I'm going to take it all to Goodwill. I like that idea a lot better. I did think about having things altered, but I think I just want a clean break. I still have plenty to wear for now, so ... It feels good
The most fun was trying on my former "skinny" clothes and finding that they fit! I was dancing around in the dress I wore to my nephew's wedding. It was a kick
Congratulations, Cillaliz! I'm not at that point yet, and my "skinny" clothes would be so old...I don't know if I would have anything I would want to wear, so I'll probably keep wearing my same clothes until they're too baggy to stay on. (I hate shopping for clothes!)
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BK- I know that Benjamin Button was long, but I didn't think it felt as long as it is. Of course others may disagree. I think I'll try to see Gran Torino tomorrow
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Then I pulled out another DVD I got for Christmas, the new Legacy Edition of PSYCHO. Having seen it so many times, I watched it this time with the audio commentary turned on. The speaker had written a book on the making of the film, and while his commentary was all right, it just pales in comparison to the kind of intricate research that someone like John Fricke puts into his commentaries for Judy Garland films.
I was a bit disappointed in the transfer, too, as it seemed to still have a fair amount of dirt on it; certainly not the pristine presentation that something like CASABLANCA has received. At least it's now anamorphic. I only had the first DVD release which stupidly was not released with anamorphic enhancement.
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In a Hitchcock mood, I ended my evening watching the middle section of NORTH BY NORTHWEST. I began on the train sequence and continued through the cornfield sequence. I needed to come up and write my review of the program I had watched at the beginning of the evening, so that's why I didn't finish it.
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On the DVR, I still have SMALLVILLE, THE OFFICE, MONK, and LEVERAGE as far as last week's TV shows. I should be able to get at least two of those watched tomorrow.
I'll also be starting on the CHEERS set. It has 28 episodes, so that will take me a good two-three days.
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Whew! I have been spending the evening doing laundry and trying on everything in my closet to see what fits and what doesn't.
Der Brucer you are right. I'm getting rid of all the stuff that's too big with only a couple exceptions. One pair of jeans I bought when I was at my heaviest and a business suit I bought then too so I have something to look back at when I start feeling like I'm not making progress. The rest is going including some of my favorite jackets. I thought about eBay, but I don't really have time to mess with it so, I'm going to take it all to Goodwill. I like that idea a lot better. I did think about having things altered, but I think I just want a clean break. I still have plenty to wear for now, so ... It feels good
The most fun was trying on my former "skinny" clothes and finding that they fit! I was dancing around in the dress I wore to my nephew's wedding. It was a kick
Congratulations, Cillaliz! I'm not at that point yet, and my "skinny" clothes would be so old...I don't know if I would have anything I would want to wear, so I'll probably keep wearing my same clothes until they're too baggy to stay on. (I hate shopping for clothes!)
I've been wearing my baggy clothes but bought one pair of jeans that fit a week or two ago. After wearing them for a while, it started to bother me that my other clothes were so baggy. I also have noticed at work that some of my clothes are just too big and I don't think that looks very professional. So, I'm hoping to have a smaller wardrobe that actually fits.
There were some great sales at Younkers today (it's a department store) I actually got 2 pair of pants for $5.02 each! At these clearance prices, I'll buy the size that fits. Anyway, I haven't bought a lot, but have bought enough that I have clothes to wear to work and if I go out with friends.
What I'm calling my skinny clothes are only a few years old. I got rid of a lot of them, but kept the things I really liked the best. If I get too small for these clothes, I'll be in a pickle. I don't have any of my really skinny clothes. Those would be about 20 years old by now if I did.
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DR Edi, since you mentioned it, how is the diet going for you?
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Gotta go check the laundry. Be right back
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Happy Birthday, Noel!
Happy Anniversary, Ginny and Richard!
I'm glad the memorial service went well and that it is over, TCB.
Congratulations on the house repairs, Danise. I hope yours goes faster than our new bathroom went a couple years ago!
Feel better soon, td.
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I have had a very long day of meetings. Even during dinner, the discussion continued. I was a very good girl and ate broccoli and fish for lunch, then ate only the vegetables for dinner and skipped the cheesecake. It was too hard to get the cholesterol under control for me to ruin it now.
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Tomorrow we get more all day meetings again. So I think I am going to try to go to sleep. There is cable here, so I think I'll see if HGTV is available and let it lull me to sleep.
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Oh -- I bought some teen magazines for the pictures of Donny Osmond, which I taped to my bedroom walls.
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Heading down to bed now.
Good night!
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DR Edi, since you mentioned it, how is the diet going for you?
I've lost a little over 30 lbs. but still am not feeling it, although my clothes are looser... The WW program has been great.
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The heat went off at midnight again - the sequel
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Just back from dessert and drinks with my brother, sister-in-law and nephew. Well, anyway, for dessert i had two pancakes and for a drink i had an Oreo milkshake. Just to be social.
If i were on Weight Watchers, the estimated points would be approx. a gazillion.
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Tomorrow we get more all day meetings again. So I think I am going to try to go to sleep. There is cable here, so I think I'll see if HGTV is available and let it lull me to sleep.
They're still running our gardening show on Thursday mornings at 7AM est. I wrote and edited this show (along with another writer/editor) for 15 seasons, so I miss it, but HGTV has ditched most of their gardening shows.
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I am actually surprised how little it feels like a diet. I'm just more aware of the types of food I'm eating and trying to make smart decisions---something I should have been doing 20 years ago, but oh well...
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DR Edi, since you mentioned it, how is the diet going for you?
I've lost a little over 30 lbs. but still am not feeling it, although my clothes are looser... The WW program has been great.
CONGRATS!!!! I agree about WW. If you really want to feel it, take the time to go to a store and try on clothes. If you've lost 30 pounds you should be a size or two smaller. My guess is you'll really start to feel it when you see what you can fit into now.
I've been slacking on my exercise and really need to get back into it.
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I saw one of your gardening shows when I was at my sister's house, Edi. I saw your name. It was about a man who had a hammock gazebo with rain.
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Sadly, no HGTV here. But flipping through looking, I came across Kim Criswell and Audra McDonald singing "The Wrong Note Rag"with an orchestra and backup singers. The audience applauded nicely, as though they thought it was serious.
Nothing of interest. Well, maybe channel 33, which seems to be a surveillance camera on a lightpole in a park. The picture hasn't changed, even though I have flipped through the channels four times, looking for something interesting to watch.
I did get to see an episode of COPS -- the only real reality show.
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I am actually surprised how little it feels like a diet. I'm just more aware of the types of food I'm eating and trying to make smart decisions---something I should have been doing 20 years ago, but oh well...
That's exactly how I feel. I've noticed I'm starting to automatically pick the better choice. I really do feel better. Today was a big boost for me. It seems like a little thing, but I was able to visualize the change and that makes me want to keep going.
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Good Evening!
Back from the movie...
"Slumdog Millionaire" still got to me the second time around. What was really cool was being able to see how the literary and operatic references in the movie actually play out in the movie's plot. And, yes, I cried again too. I was also very pleasantly surprised to see that the movie was sold out, and I even saw a few familiar faces in the crowd. I didn't manage to catch up with an actor I've worked with before, but I did run into the guitarist who played for the production of Violet I music directed a couple of years ago.
*And Steve liked the movie too. -Whew!
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Back from dinner...
We ended up back at Joe's Inn. Steve had the Broiled Salmon Special, and I had the Spaghetti a la Joe - baked spaghetti topped with provolone and meat sauce. All very yummy, and quite filling. -Oh, and we had dessert too: Oreo Mudslide Pie and Chocolate Mousse Pie. Again, very yummy and very filling. And in the case of the Oreo Mudslide Pie, very(!) rich too.
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I am watching old Mexican films now. That Ricardo Montalban sure did work out at the gym a lot! Whew!
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Congrats to DRs Cillaliz and Edisaurus on your "lessening". :)
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Thanks DR Jose. Glad you enjoyed Slumdog again. I really want to see it, but right now I'd have to drive about 100 miles to get to the closest theater. I'm still hoping for a wider release SOON
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Umm... I guess I sort of knew in advance that "SNL" would sort of suck tonight since Rosario Dawson is the host... :-\
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Time for me to get some sleep. I installed one of those rain shower heads today. I was planning to take a shower before bed, but as late as it is, I'll wait until morning. I'm looking forward to it
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Sadly, no HGTV here. But flipping through looking, I came across Kim Criswell and Audra McDonald singing "The Wrong Note Rag"with an orchestra and backup singers. The audience applauded nicely, as though they thought it was serious.
We're supposed to shoot Audra McDonald within the next few weeks, doing a song from Johnny Mercer and Harold Arlen's ST. LOUIS WOMAN. Looking forward to that, even though I won't be there when they shoot.
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I saw one of your gardening shows when I was at my sister's house, Edi. I saw your name. It was about a man who had a hammock gazebo with rain.
Wow...that is an old one!!
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Hate to appear unhip, but I don't know of Rosario Dawson. I do have the Fleet Foxes CD, so maybe I'm not tragically unhip...
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Congrats to DRs Cillaliz and Edisaurus on your "lessening". :)
Thanks, Jose. I still have a long way to go; my family hasn't even noticed! And as far as the baggy clothes, I could go to work in my PJs and no one would know the difference. I'm in a dark room all day by myself. And that's fine by me!
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OK... Me sleepy.
Goodnight.
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Back from Benjamin Button, about which more later.
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The gal who usually brings sandwiches to these screenings did not do so this evening. Which means I'd only eaten two-thirds of a sandwich. So, I ate crap - some popcorn and a few laffy taffys. The minute the film was over I hurried out and over to Gelson's, where I got a small thing of righteous red potato salad, a small thing of Chinese Chicken Salad, and an even smaller thing of lobster salad, all of which I just ate.
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At long last page eleven.
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Perhaps I'll read a little of what I wrote today, or maybe I'll just write another page if inspiration should happen to present itself.
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Saturday morning greetings! Richard and I are celebrating our 28th wedding anniversary today - quietly, with dinner at The Meadows tonight.
A Very Happy Anniversary to Ginny and Richard!! ;D
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And a Very Happy Birthday to Noel!!
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Topic of the Day... Addendum...
OH! -And the still-missed "Show Music" too.
OMG! I totally forgot that I subscribed to "Show Music" AND "Playbill"! I have several years' of each AND I just NOW remembered that I'm a charter subscriber to "The Sondheim Review"...and just got the latest issue within the last couple of weeks!
Man, I have a horrible memory...and I'm only 42! :-\
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Thank you for the vibes. Yes, today is Stan's memorial @ 1:00 p.m.
~~~Continued Vibes of Comfort for TCB!!~~~
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I loved Peter Tork!
Me, too! I thought that he was the cutest of them all. :D
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I'm feeling very logy today. Chills. Chills. Chills. Plus a teeny tiny bit of a tummy bug. Tiny headache, too.
I'm just going to stay in tonight, instead of working, crawl into a hot shower or tub, then relax on my couch or in my bed.
~~~Vibes for TD!!~~~
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Funniest audition--guy with a lovely voice comes in and does a gorgeous version of "I Hear Bells" (or whatever that Maltby/Shire tune is). Director, thinking of him for Roger, asks him to do it again, camped up. The guy hit it out of the ballpark, with one of the most hilarious "physical" readings of the song imaginable. I'll probably never be able to play the song again for anyone without laughing.
I wonder what he did. ;)
I love this song! I actually transcribed the women's parts from the recording for a couple of friends of mine to sing when we were in a vocal workshop together. No one knew the song but everyone loved it. :)
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bk - Very interesting sandwich components. Now, if he had put all of that stuff into a Jell-O mold, well..
*And just remember, "Benjamin Button" is 2 hours and 45 minutes.
I actually saw this this afternoon! And I didn't know how long it was. :P
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And while watching it, I never felt like it was too long. I never once asked myself, "What time is it?"