Haines His Way

I spent the rest of the afternoon watching almost all of the episodes on the second disc of 8 SIMPLE RULES. They weren't really much better than the first disc in the set: still shrill and discomforting to watch one after another. At this point, I just want to get through the box and be done with it.

The weeds that grow in our neighborhood are blossoming,

Please - they are native species!

der Brucer

What GREAT news. However, with ratings topping the list for cable shows week after week, was it ever in doubt?

No...but it's nice when it's official!

TD-GREAT NEWS!!!!

Elmore-Thank goodness your move is over, & for nice understanding movers!

I took an anti-vomit pill, followed by 1.5 fl ounces of Phospho-soda, during which I screamed, gagged & groaned.  I think the pill is the only reason I haven’ barfed yet.  Note I said yet.  I still have another 1.5 oz to take later today.  1.5 oz doesn’t seem like much until you add the water making it 5.5 oz.

All this is for a routine test tomorrow.  The last time I did this I was sick for two days, I’m so damn sensitive.

I’m going to lie down now.

Nothing like a little vomit talk to put a gurgle in my tummy.

This is one time we can refrain from asking for pictures.

der Brucer

Well, I've got to go mow the front yard if it's not too impossibly hot. Later tonight I'm going to have to clean the den (which I haven't done yet) once I've cooled down from mowing the grass.

WBBL.

New NYC picture-taking rules proposed:

NY TIMES

The new rules, which were proposed by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and Broadcasting, would require any group of two or more people who want to use a camera in a public place for more than 30 minutes to get a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance. The same requirements would apply to any group of five or more people who plan to use a tripod in a public location for more than 10 minutes, including the time it takes to set up the equipment. The permits would be free.
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Officials have said that the rules are not intended to apply to tourists or amateur filmmakers or photographers.
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But the language of the regulations does not include specific exemptions for amateurs, and critics have warned that vague phrasing could lead to inconsistent and perhaps discriminatory enforcement.
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Some opponents say the cost of insurance required under the rules would burden independent filmmakers and photographers with limited budgets. City officials said that if the proposed rules were adopted, insurance could be waived in some cases for those who could not afford it.

Sounds like an Insurance agency's full-employment bill.

der Brucer

DR TD, glad to hear positive sounding news on your mom. I am sure it is a relief, at least a bit.

DR Elmore...the move is finally over! Whew! Hebrew movers  ...lucky dog, all we ever get here are guys who look like they are on crack.

It's a good thing you weren't here,  DR MBarnum; the one you would have cornered would have been no help to the movers at all!

Should I bring cookies to the auditions?

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For Immediate Release: THE CLOSER renewed for a 4th season!

Excellent! How soon is SAVING GRACE being pulled?  Of course, I'm amazed that MONK is still on.

Excellent! How soon is SAVING GRACE being pulled?  Of course, I'm amazed that MONK is still on.

There are no plans to pull the show---it's still getting good ratings and the viewership increased despite so many complaints about it. I haven't been able to catch a whole episode yet, but I've had a hard time understanding  some of the dialogue I have heard. And the premise doesn't interest me that much.

OK, I'm off to try and mow the huge yard at the new house. I hope I don't regret it! I'm going to empty the grass bag before it gets too full and heavy, like I usually do.

We have to put clippings in paper bags and haul them up to the street. I'm just hoping I don't mow over another yellow jacket nest, like I did the last time I mowed. Ow!

Nope.  The story of my life is Crumbs in My Bed.

Literally and euphemistically?

I have spent a horrifying forty-five minutes on the phone - being strong, being loud, and probably being a little offensive, all to do with this ongoing funding of the fundraiser, which should have been done by now.  I'm now no longer certain that this show that we've all been working on for three months  will happen at all, and if it doesn't happen, I'm afraid the alumni association will go into the toilet if our opening salvo is a complete failure and disaster.  Doesn't exactly speak well of my capabilities, even though none of it is my fault - I was promised the funding, everything was agreed to in a meeting two months ago, I did everything I was asked to do and here we are in a quagmire of beaurocracy, which is why I gather the president doesn't want to be there anymore.  He is still assuring me that it will happen and that his committment to me will be honored - I'm glad he's sure, because I'm sure not sure.  He's now saying that even if it has to be treated as a loan it will get done.  I told him at this point whatever it is it is - and if we have to pay the dough back from ticket sales then we'll do that - of course our organization will then probably not make any money, but at least we won't look like complete losers - plus I'm still trying to get corporate sponsorships and those would, at least, put a little in our coffers should we have to pay back the funding.  

This is not making me a happy camper right now and I HATE having these conversations.  I may have to go down to LACC tomorrow morning to hash this out some more.  I now have a raging headache.