And the word of the day is: BOUSTROPHEDON!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
And As Far As BK's Pipe Challenge
PASS THAT PEACE PIPE
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Choctaws,Chickasaws,Chattahoochees,Chippewas,Chickamecks,Cherokees,
Chapultepecs,Choktohs,Changos,Chattanoogas,Checkarohs
Do-o-o-o
...(Though I'm suspect of the Vitamin D thing--it seems that every one I know who has had bloodwork done has failed this test. I think it's a vast conspiracy between the vitamin makers and the medical profession.)
Today is a work day.
Last night I started burning a DVD - but of course sometime during the night, there was a Windows update that restarted my computer and interrupted the burning.....grrrrrrrrrrrr
Here is actual photographic evidence of the Book Soup signing.
(http://i55.tinypic.com/hv5q0y.jpg)
There is also some talk that Mark Salling who plays Puck is off the show.....but who knows for sure.
I forgot to mention that I had a visit to my GP yesterday. I thought it was just to go over my bloodwork but it turned out to be time for a full-out physical. I'm glad I wore nice underwear. But the results was very good--no signs of any skin abnormalities, reflexes good, no hernia, prostate was, er--there and ok. So coupled with the excellent numbers from my bloodwork (with the sole exception of a Vitamin D deficiency), I'm not doing too bad...
bk - Congrats on the book-signing!
*And I think you should go to that "gal's" book-signing... But just sit there reading your book the whole time. ;)
A Bridge Too Far will be sold out within the next hour - one of my dealers just upped his order so we're just about done.great news.
bk - Congrats on the book-signing!
*And I think you should go to that "gal's" book-signing... But just sit there reading your book the whole time. ;)
Now, off to the screening and the panel. Thanks for all the vibes, and pray for Rosemary's Baby!
Oh...
Apparently my landlord can't tell the difference between ConEd requesting access to the basement to read the meters and turning someone's power off. At least I finally met the rest of the tenants in the building this morning in the foyer. :-\
Oh...
Apparently my landlord can't tell the difference between ConEd requesting access to the basement to read the meters and turning someone's power off. At least I finally met the rest of the tenants in the building this morning in the foyer. :-\
Too bad you didn't have some cookies (or Monkey Bread) to pass around.
No, Artie the wheelchair guy from GLEE is NOT the actor I am annoyed by - although it turns out the actor first auditioned for Artie.....they say.
DR Ginny - Is your lip gloss OK? ;)
Thanks for the disk, George. It arrived today. I hope to watch it in a day or two.
Powerful. Thanks for posting the link. I've seen others post it on Facebook and am glad it's getting around.I just spent the past couple of minutes watching this:
Councilman Joel Burns (Ft. Worth, TX) Tells Gay Teens "It Gets Better" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4)
And if you have 13 minutes to spare right now, I think you should too.
Powerful. Thanks for posting the link. I've seen others post it on Facebook and am glad it's getting around.I just spent the past couple of minutes watching this:
Councilman Joel Burns (Ft. Worth, TX) Tells Gay Teens "It Gets Better" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4)
And if you have 13 minutes to spare right now, I think you should too.
Playbill.com has learned that Tony winner Linda Lavin, who will be inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame in January 2011, will play the role of Hattie Walker in the Kennedy Center Follies, which will be directed by Signature Theatre artistic director Eric Schaeffer (Million Dollar Quartet) with choreography by Warren Carlyle (Finian's Rainbow).
Lavin joins the previously announced Bernadette Peters, who will play Sally Durant Plummer. Performance dates are May 7-June 5, 2011, in the Eisenhower Theater.
<SNIP>
The Tony winner says she has never worked with Peters, and "I've never worked with Danny [Burstein, who will play Buddy]. I'm thrilled about that."
Had a nice call from Linda Purl - she and Gregory Harrison have been trying to put together a two-person show - they've got a date booked in February and are stymied - so she's asked me to come in and help and I think I will.
From Playbill.com: "Three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase will star in the City Center Encores! production of Bells Are Ringing, ..."
Can someone tell me why? Neither seems to fit with any degree of comfort. O'Hara is too perfectly beautiful, Chase too nondescript. maybe if the roles were reversed ...
Had a nice call from Linda Purl - she and Gregory Harrison have been trying to put together a two-person show - they've got a date booked in February and are stymied - so she's asked me to come in and help and I think I will.Sounds like a good duo. I don't think either has gotten the recognition for stage work that they've deserved.
I just spent the past couple of minutes watching this:
Councilman Joel Burns (Ft. Worth, TX) Tells Gay Teens "It Gets Better" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4)
And if you have 13 minutes to spare right now, I think you should too.
My vet gave me some medicated shampoo and told me to give Ricky a bath. I haven't used it because....well, every cat I've ever known hates water, She told me there are cats who love water....right.
So, it's been since Monday and I haven't given him a bath...so I decided to try it and see what happens. I am now waiting for the Humane Society to come to my door with the police to arrest me because only sheer torture could evoke the howls and wailing that came out of Little Ricky when I dared to pour a little luke warm water on him. He screeched, he howled, he climbed over my shoulder and stood on my back refusing to go up or down....
It was a scene I will not repeat. I didn't leave the shampoo on for the full 5 mminutes like it says to, it was just impossible. I also didn't quite get it all rinsed out so I had to go back with a wet towel and rub him . He calmed down after awhile and enjoyed a treat of tuna. He was fine when I left, but man I will not do that again
Ok, I am pretty brain dead this afternoon, but I will try.Nice to have the company!
Ok, I am pretty brain dead this afternoon, but I will try.Nice to have the company!
Yes, I'm feeling better, but mentally I'm still brain-dead. Though the thought of correcting someone else's mistake on my "free" time is numbing even to my empty head.Ok, I am pretty brain dead this afternoon, but I will try.Nice to have the company!
I hope you are feeling better, John.
So, we ventured out to our local cinema for a 4:45 showing of Social Network and as soon as the previews started they were accompanied by a very loud buzzing. Richard went out to the lobby to find someone to address the problem and the movie started. Said person finally reduced the volume of the buzzing but it still drowned out the dialogue. Richard left again, followed shortly by the pair of girls who were the only other people in the audience. I sat in the theatre by myself for a few minutes, then I left, too. The 4 of us were standing in the doorway when we heard the buzz totally disappear, so we headed back in only to discover that now it was totally out of focus. It was clear the guy in the booth had no idea what he was doing, so Richard and I went to the cashier, got our money back, and left.I remember that theater. Saw some great and some horrible movies there, everything from "Breakfast Club" to "Dune." If ever there were a problem, you just had to live with it. The projectionist was either getting stoned or having sex with someone in the booth.
When our town's one and only movie theatre goes out of business, we'll know why. We should have driven to the Cincinnati 'burbs in the first place.
Like DR ELAN, I was more of a liibrary person as a tyke. I didn't start buying books until my late teens, and then mostly at the drugstore - sometimes people would give me books, but not ones that I was interested in.
My favorite bookstore now is of course The World of Wisdom. I also like Half Price Books. For awhile there was a huge book/cd/video store chain....I forget the name of it. Mostly I order new books from Amazon because it's easier and there is no BIG bookstore around. I also don't have anyone to go bookshopping with since my sister moved to Seattle - so I don't go much.
Earlier this week a woman was brutally mugged a couple of blocks from here, right in the middle of the day! Why is it I always end up living in the bad part of town!
DR CILLA LIZ now Little Ricky knows what bath time at his new home is all about!
We used over-the-counter athlete's foot cream (Tinactin or the like). Sometimes the vet would give pills. I don't remember the name. They can be hard on the liver.
And it took a long time to heal. And we had to bleach everything.
And today he is turning into a chrysalis:
It is my understanding that antibiotic cream would make it worse, since you kill the bacteria that would ordinarily keep the fungus and bacteria in balance.
Oh, my, that's quite a video, DR Jose.
Now, I need to get myself pulled back together for my movie date with DH Richard - bye for now!
And thanks for the vibes for today!
We had a good screening for a 10AM weekday morning; people laughing and responding the the right places. And the panel was a lot of fun! There were 3 people from one film: 904, about how Jacksonville has one of the highest murder rates in the country (good thing I didn't know that before I took a walk along the river last night!) and the director of BREAKING AND ENTERING, about people trying to get into the Guiness Book of World Records. Our film was the first one of the festival, and some of the audience came over to the panel later. That had a light turnout, but a producer who has a studio in town came to that, a guy I used to work for 20 years ago! It was great to see him and he may have some work for me early next year.
A good friend of mine (former Turner producer) came to both events and then went out to lunch with me, the B&E folks, my "handler" and the travel coordinator and we all had a great time.
It turned out that I was the most experienced person on the panel ('cause I'm the oldest!!) and really had a lot more to say than I anticipated. My friend said that she loved seeing so much admiration lavished on my work and that I was getting the respect I deserved (that I don't get at Turner, she said.)
Now all I have left is the opening night party and opening night film, and then I'll fly home tomorrow AM. I feel happy and relieved and VERY TIRED! I'm going to sleep well tonight!
Powerful. Thanks for posting the link. I've seen others post it on Facebook and am glad it's getting around.I just spent the past couple of minutes watching this:
Councilman Joel Burns (Ft. Worth, TX) Tells Gay Teens "It Gets Better" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4)
And if you have 13 minutes to spare right now, I think you should too.
From Playbill.com: "Three-time Tony nominee Kelli O'Hara and Will Chase will star in the City Center Encores! production of Bells Are Ringing, ..."
Can someone tell me why? Neither seems to fit with any degree of comfort. O'Hara is too perfectly beautiful, Chase too nondescript. maybe if the roles were reversed ...
I just spent the past couple of minutes watching this:
Councilman Joel Burns (Ft. Worth, TX) Tells Gay Teens "It Gets Better" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ax96cghOnY4)
And if you have 13 minutes to spare right now, I think you should too.
Thank you, Jose, for posting that link.
And speaking of rain...
THIS is a PAINTING! NOT a PHOTOGRAPH! WOW!(http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_la6xokxTYj1qzqoygo1_500.jpg)