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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were today, but there's always tomorrow, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - there's always tomorrow because they certainly aren't budging right now.
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And the word of the day is: RESIPISCENT!
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY DR MISS KAREN
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I once had a fortune cookie that said :
" Do not worry about the world coming to an end - It is already tomorrow in Australia"
Unfortunatly I have misplaced it...
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totd:
dvd - "Secret Army" Series 2.
CDs Taking A Chance on Love - Milla Ilieva
Music To Be Murdered By
Danny Boy - The Immortal Irish Song.
Vinyl: "Try to Remember" 45 rpm - The New World ( a hit in OZ Jan 1969)
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Happy Birthday DR and friend KAREN MURPHEY!!!
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Sad to say DR Adriana - it's still today (July 20th) - I guess that means worry.
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cd- If I have time something I haven't heard, or maybe just good old reliable Peter Pan
dvd- Hotel Rowanda ( have not seen it, but really want to )
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Sad to say DR Adriana - it's still today (July 20th) - I guess that means worry.
That is the funny part!
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Resipi scent - check out the French town of Grasse.
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But you only have less than seven hours to worry!
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Sad to be all alone in the world...
;)
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In my DVD player: two versions of "Taming of the Shrew." One from 1929 with Mary Pickfor and Douglas Fairbanks...their only movie together. And it's only 63 minutes long! There have obviously been some major cuts in the script! ::) The other version is from 1980 and is 127 minutes long (fewer cuts) and stars John Cleese (yes, THAT John Cleese!) as Petruchio. We'll see what that's like. ;)
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And now...to sleep.
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DR Noel, thanks very much for the handy-dandy summary of the most crucial NYMF dates!
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DR JMK, ***CONGRATULATIONS*** on your new position! More details when possible, please!
DR Jason - glad you're home safely after that horrible travel experience.
DR JoseSPiano - ***SAFE & EASY TRAVEL VIBES*** to you today!
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There's always Tomorrow...
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up.... And as of about a minute ago, so is my father (since he will be driving me to the Amtrak station shortly).
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There's always Tomorrow...
DR singdaw - Didyahavta?
;)
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As for the Friday Media Check...
Whatever ends up coming up on my iPod during my train ride back up to NYC this morning.
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Happy Birthday to Miss Karen!!!
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OH!
DR JMK - or others - I keep meaning to ask... Is there a proper term/name/label for that accompaniment pattern... you know, the one goes "da da da, da da-da da-da..." That one? ;)
It's the basis for the "Brasil", as well as a slew of other tunes. -The fifth rises a half step, then another one, then back down to the fifth.. -"Buenos Aires" from Evita uses/steals the same accompaniment pattern.
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MISS KAREN!!!!
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And I believe this concludes my pre-train-ride posts for today. Thanks for the Travel Vibes, and I'll check back in once I'm back in the Big Apple.
Laters...
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Good Morning, Good Day, Ben and Larry.
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Good morning DRs Jose ,Ben & Larry
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Good morning, all! Today I have an edit session at Toyland and I wil go through several cartons to see what I want to cart back here. Before I end up there, I have a trek to the post office to mail several packages and a stop at the bank.
TOD:
DVD: Still the 4th season of UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS
CD: Milla, Guy Haines, David Campbell
VCR: The usual
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and Noel.
Safe journey Jose.
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Goodnight all.
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Travel and arrival vibes and vacation vibes to those on the go here at HHW.
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Happiest of Birthdays to HHW'er MISS KAREN....may all your birthday and NON-birthday wishes come true.
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TOD
DVD - Racing Fever, from DR MBARNUM
CD - Nipper's 30's Hits
VHS - Easy to Wed, inspired by DR MATTH's posts yesterday.
I saw the MAD MEN title on the AMC schedule when I was surfing last night, but didn't know what it was, I will try to catch it when it comes around again.
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DR JOSE....that would be FABOO!!
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TOD - Media check:
CD [car]: Keely Smith: The Essential Capitol Collection. I think Keely was one of the best we've ever had singing American Popular Song.
CD [home]: Milla: Taking a Chance on Love, along with Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
DVD: The Page Turner [on bk's recommendation]
VHS: Something for Everyone [w/Angela Lansbury & Michael York]
Bedside Table: [very soon!] Harry Potter 7
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Didyahavta?
Yes. It was an unavoidable compulsion.
Sort of like Chik-Fil-A. 8)
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Top o' the mornin' all.
Congrats to DR MusicGuy on the escrow coming through, and to DR Cillaliz on the interview.
DR Jason, glad you finally made it home and can put the ugly travel mess behind you. Happy chicken day!
Congrats also to DR JMK on becoming a DVD reviewer.
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To help you celebrate, maybe DR FJL will get you chocolate and flowers!! ;D
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Last night I decided to check out a couple of shows at the Midtown International Theater Festival.
The first one was Nosferatu, playing at the Where Eagles Dare Theater. I was very pleasantly surprised by the creative staging and thought it was wonderfully directed. The acting was good, and they told the story very well. It turns out that what they presented, while it stood on its own quite nicely, was actually Act 2 of a larger show, the first part of which was presented last March. They said they plan to put the whole thing together and present the entire piece - when? - why for Halloween, of course!
Te second show was Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter,? at the Mainstage Theater. This is a new production of George Axelrod's Broadway show about a reporter who interviews Rita Marlowe and makes some unsavory deals with the devil along the way. There is a film with the same name, but my understanding is that the story in the film is entirely different from the one in the show. This one was more silly, which I don't ordinarily like, but I found myself unusually entertained.
All in all, a good night.
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Friday morning greetings! Today is my last information-waitressing day until August 11 - YAY!
Last night's book group potluck was great - in addition to the barbecued chicken we provided, our guests brought:
Shallot quiche
Mixed salad greens
Salt-crusted sourdough bread
Veggies & dip
Homemade mango ice cream and Milano cookies
We enjoyed part 1 of Helen Mirren's Elizabeth I.
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All the best to DR Miss Karen on your first HHW birthday!
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MEDIA check
iPod (it's back, you know): HAIRSPRAY and ONCE soundtracks
Tivo: American Masters--something about David Hockney and his scenic design work for opera
DVD Player: SLINGS & ARROWS Season Two!
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chocolate and flowers for DR Miss Karen on her birthday:
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So, DR Ginny - the freshly-purchased ice cream is safe for later? :)
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DR Julie - Thanks so much for your theatre reports!
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There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true.
Believe in your dreams come what may.
There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true.
And so little time in a day.
We all pretend
The rainbow has an end
And you'll be there, my friend,
Someday...
There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true.
Tomorrow is not far away.
The lyrics to this song never really made sense to me.
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Miss Karen will be peeved--her chocolates are gone already.
Oh, look at that--someone's replaced them!
Never mind...
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ROCK HUNTER :)
Well I will be the Vice President in Charge of Operations, but you will be the titular head of the Corporation.
Jayne Mansfield's response can be imagined or remembered. I am still laughing for than 40 years after seeing it for the first time.
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So, DR Ginny - the freshly-purchased ice cream is safe for later? :)
And the assorted cookies - my family is very pleased ;)
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There's always tomorrow, tomorrow never comes, here comes tomorrow, tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow.....
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Happy Birthday Miss Karen!!!!!!!
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Miss Karen will be peeved--her chocolates are gone already.
It's magic...now they are back! :)
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RESULTS spoilers for last night'sSO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE.
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rant ahead.
I am so so annoyed with both the judges and the voting public.
To me two of the weakest dancers are still there (sara and kameron). And we lost 2 great dancers.
I get that the judges wanted to save jamie. She was my first choice to save as well. But lauren, come on. I am not liking her much at all. Okay maybe they did say one thing that was right. She has not gone as far as she can go, yet anya is already at the top of her game. But i think anya is a better dancer.
Although to me lauren and neil and danny/anya's dances were 2 of the best on wed night.
As for the men though, i am LIVID. I love love love Hok. He is the best solo dancer (and did the best solo last night). It is just a crime that he will not make the tour. I get it that he probably had the weakest partner routine of the 3 in the bottom. But neil and danny are the same type of dancer. And to say that dominic and sara already represent B dancing. Well Hok is a thousand times better than them.
Ughh. I was really upset that the public did not put lacey/kameron in the B3. Because i think kameron would have gone for sure. I am hating that his partnering with lacey has kept him safe all this time.
And what is up with the public loving sara/pasha. They did not like either of them before.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,290096,00.html)
4.1-Magnitude Earthquake Hits San Francisco AreaFriday , July 20, 2007
SAN FRANCISCO —
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake jolted San Francisco Bay area residents awake early Friday.
There were reports of items falling off shelves and broken glass, but no immediate reports of serious damage or injuries.
The earthquake struck at 4:42 a.m. about 2 miles east of Oakland, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and it could be felt on both sides of the San Francisco Bay.
An early morning wake-up for DR Pulliam.
der Brucer
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I did some librarian detective work and emailed DR DakotaCelt at work. She's been having problems with her home computer and at work she's working off-site and cannot access HHW from the computer there.
She's OK and thanks everyone for their concern.
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After all...tomorrow is another day!
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There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true
Believe in your dreams, come what may.
There's always tomorrow
WIth so much to do
And so little time in a day.
We all pretend the rainbow has an end
And you'll be there, my friend, some day.
There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true
Tomorrow is not far away.
We all pretend the rainbow has an end
And you'll be there, my friend, some day
There's always tomorrow
For dreams to come true
Tomorrow is not far away.
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After all...tomorrow is another day!
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Your prom dress?
der Brucer
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!!
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Happy birthday to Miss Karen!!!
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I just had some breakfast cocoa and cereal with flour in it in Miss Karen's honor. :)
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May you have a lovely day!
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Good Morning, HHW!
Travel vibes for Jose and any others who need them.
Recovery-from-travel vibes to Jason.
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Singdaw mentioned Keely Smith. Now there's a name I've haven't heard in ages! I don't have any of her recordings, but I must revisit her work.
Speaking of someone I hadn't thought of recently, Nina Simone is on the soundtrack to GOLDEN DOOR. I was a fan of hers at one time, long ago. When I heard her the other day I was pleasantly surprised. I really enjoyed the two songs of hers in the movie.
Any other H/Ks have feedback on which singers they feel hold up well after not hearing them for years and years?
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TOD:
CD: UNSUNG IRVING BERLIN
Guy Haines
DVD: MANCHILD
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Your prom dress?
Actually, I didn't spend very much of my prom night IN my dress. :o
:P
:-*
[Not actually true, but it was fun to say it.]
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Good morning!
A bit cooler today, but when the high is 90, that's not saying much. Ugh!
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Happy Birthday to DR Miss Karen!!!
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Some gray clouds have rolled in in the last fifteen minutes, but it's still very warm outside for 10 a.m.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - MAME (OCR)
DVD - MOONLIGHTING, Seasons 1&2, Disc 4
DANGEROUS WHEN WET
CAMELOT (Richard Harris stage version)
DVR - FANNY
THANK YOU FOR SMOKING (can't believe I still haven't gotten to this)
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Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).
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Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).
At least they are not doing an all-musical episode! (Yet :-X)
der Brucer
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Our favorite family fortune cookie story: We had just taken the boys out to get them new school clothes, and then went to a Chinese restaurant. At the end of the meal, we got our fortune cookies. Zach opened his, read it, and then exclaimed in a hilariously loud and absolutely disgusted 6 year-old voice: "Hey, what kind of stupid fortune is this?" His fortune read: You will soon get new clothing.
Bossa Nova: oy, don't get me started on Bossa Nova. TOO LATE!! As any DR who has been in my home environment will attest, I have a literal wall of Brasilian CDs. I am still amazed that BK had no previous Joao Gilberto in his collection, as Joao is one of the seminal forces behind the Bossa Nova. Luiz Bonfa is a little less to my liking, kind of a second-tier Jobim, but his early albums (all available on CD) are nice. BK and others--you should check out the legendary guitarist/composer Baden Powell (yes, named after the founder of the Boy Scouts). Baden Powell mixed Bossa Nova with more indigenous African rhythms and wrote several big hits which made it north, notably Canto de Ossanha, which became Let Go.
But I digress. If you love Jobim and those of his ilk, check out (in no particular order):
Edu Lobo
Marcos Valle
Ivan Lins
Milton Nascimento
Jorge Ben (later Jorge Benjor)
Gilberto Gil
Oscar Castro-Neves
If you're a fan of Astrud (personally I rate her far down the list of great Brasilian chanteuses), check out (again in no particular order):
Elis Regina
Gal Costa
Elizete Cardoso (Jobim was her arranger in the 50s and her early album Cancao do Amor Demais--with Joao Gilberto, BTW--is considered one of the seminal early Bossa Nova albums, though it doesn't sound particularly Bossa to our modern ears)
Gracinha Leporace (Mrs. Sergio Mendes, and one of the most sadly underrated singers of her generation)
Wanda Sa (also transliterated as Wanda da Sah)
BK, don't know if you're aware, but Jobim's early (like mid to late 50s) recordings of his own orchestral pieces (orchestrated by him) are now out on CD, on a release called Sinfonia de Rio. Good companion listening to your Symphonic Jobim.
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Tonight are new episodes of PSYCH and MONK (Snoop Dogg guests on MONK; not a good sign).
PSYCH is just plain silly!
Silly is fun.
We need more silly!
der Brucer
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PSYCH is just plain silly!
Silly is fun.
We need more silly!
Last week's show seemed sillier to me than the first season's episodes, but I may have just been away from the show too long. It was still highly enjoyable. Looking forward to tonight's episode.
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Last week's show seemed sillier to me than the first season's episodes, but I may have just been away from the show too long. It was still highly enjoyable. Looking forward to tonight's episode.
I think you're right - it is sillier - but tightly crafted.
der Brucer
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I'm heading down now to clean up a bit before I do my Friday errands.
WBBL.
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DR JMK - or others - I keep meaning to ask... Is there a proper term/name/label for that accompaniment pattern... you know, the one goes "da da da, da da-da da-da..." That one? ;)
It's the basis for the "Brasil", as well as a slew of other tunes. -The fifth rises a half step, then another one, then back down to the fifth.. -"Buenos Aires" from Evita uses/steals the same accompaniment pattern.
Dear DR Jose Jo jo ....... I actually think of the 2 parts of your question as 2 different things. The rhythm pattern is to me just a basic samba rhythm (or at least one of the variations of a samba), and the "rising and lowering" fifth is a device that shows up in lots of other stuff also. I have often "stolen" that pattern for an accompaniment...... and as far as being used by show composers, think of "That Mister Man Of Mine," and even the added song "Maybe This Time" by the lovely Mr. Kander.
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Oh, and to quote the quixotic pixie.......
"I'm up, I"m up......"
A large good morning to all assembled and present. Dear DR Laura was right..... we had a very big desert storm move through last night, and it was rich with dust and thunder and lightning and rain..... I thought it was pretty damned glorious!
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And I thought I would post a picture here of the lovely old house that we've lived in for the past ten years. We have sold "the ranch" and it was the escrow that closed yesterday. I have found a smaller "patio home" that should close escrow today or Monday, and Kerry is taking a little time to look around and decide what he wants to buy.
Even though I will miss my fruit trees and the very friendly neighborhood here, it is a very good and positive move forward for both of us. I like to think that the Universe knows better than I what is the best direction and outcome for me. ::)
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...we had a very big desert storm move through last night...
I don't know about that, but...hit me with a dessert storm...please!
Best wishes to you and yours in your new home, DR MusicGuy!
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DR Ron Pulliam apparently survived this morning's jolt from Mother Nature.
I am glad.
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4.2
All shook up!
Rudely awakened and tossed.
Nothing fell.
Nothing broke.
Woke me up and scrambled my brains.
Had to pee.
Went right back to sleep!
Another day in Californ-eye-a!
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Happy Birthday, "Miss" Karen!
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Ron's here! Hi, Ron!!
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Good mornin' to the stirred and shaken DR RLP!
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A very very happy birthday to Miss K! I hope we get to meet in NY!
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Mornin'!
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I hope we get to meet in NY!
Wild horses couldn't keep her away! :)
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DR MusicGuy - Thanks for the photo of the "old" house. We'll be looking forward to shots of your new home when you're ready to share them!
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The title of today's topic brings to mind that wonderful trunk song of Sondheim's from Anyone Can Whistle, "There's Always a Woman."
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For you close harmony lovers, check out these Brasilian groups:
Quarteto em Cy (the first iteration of this group was all sisters, all of whose names started with "Cy", later they added some non-family members)
MPB4 (a kind of male version of QEC)
And for BK & other Astrud lovers: get the Elenco (the great Bossa Nova label founded by Aloysio de Oliveira) release "The Astrud Gilberto Album," which is arranged by Mr. Jobim personally.
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A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR MISS KAREN!! ;D
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And Congrats, JMK, on the New Review Gig!!
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Man, I overslept (I needed it), but woke up just five minutes before Joan and Boswell arrived at my house, where we're doing the run-through. I'm trying to be coherent - it's not working. Oh, well - there's always tomorrow.
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Coherence is overrated.
:)
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Continued Topic of the Day:
CDs that I have here at work (not necessarily CDs that are in my CD player or will be played anytime soon...and not in any particular order):
Legally Blonde (OBC) - I'm listening to this now
Grey Gardens (OOBC)
Grey Gardens (OBC)
This Ordinary Thursday: The Songs of Georgia Stitt
Live in Concert 2006: Barbra Streisand
Hairspray (OST)
Taking a Chance on Love: Milla Ilieva
The Harvey Milk Show (OCR)
Miss Saigon (Hoogtepunten Uit...original Dutch cast recording)
Love, Ella: Ella Fitzgerald
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
The Brain From Planet X (OCR)
Curtains (OBC)
A Doll's Life (OBC)
Evil Dead: The Musical (OCR)
Return To Oz (OST)
Chess (På Svenska...in Swedish)
Summer of '42 (complete OCR)
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DR George: I strongly suspect that our CD collections are almost mirror images of each other.
Gee, if we moved in together, think of how much money we could save!
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Just finishing my "homework", reviewing the plot details of the past 6 Potter novels. The detailed summaries alone run to 40-50 pages per novel! Once I speed through the new and final volume this weekend, so as to avoid spoilers, I may re-read the entire series at a more leisurely pace.
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The title of today's topic brings to mind that wonderful trunk song of Sondheim's from Anyone Can Whistle, "There's Always a Woman."
That's exactly what I was thinking! :D
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DR George: I strongly suspect that our CD collections are almost mirror images of each other.
Gee, if we moved in together, think of how much money we could save!
What's mine is mine and what's yours is mine!
;)
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Horace, you go your way (points stage left) and I'll go mine (points in the same direction) - a Hello Dolly reference
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But I don't want my wings cut!
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I've just finished listening to the HAIRSPRAY OST and the Milla Taking A Chance On Love CD has arrived at my desk. I'm popping that into the ol' iPod-a-rooni next.
Has anyone else listened to HAIRSPARY yet? With the exception of Travolta and Michelle Pfeiffer, I like it a lot.
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Nice to see DR RON has visited and given us a quake report. Glad he had no damage.
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TOD Media check:
CD:
The debut CD by Indian pop singer Raageshwari titled SAGARI RAYN.
A very cool and groovy import cd by Peter Thomas titled MOONFLOWERS AND MINI-SKIRTS.
DVD:
FRANKENSTEIN CONQUERS THE WORLD
DVR:
Episodes of THE GENE AUTRY SHOW
VHS:
Will make another attempt to watch the RESCUE 8 episodes that I got some weeks back. I keep getting sidetracked away from watching them.
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Glad he had no damage.
You are being polite, of course, in not mentioning the pre-existing mental damage... :P
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You are being polite, of course, in not mentioning the pre-existing mental damage... :P
We are always polite here, are we not? Polite and charming and witty.
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Thank you, DR JMK, for the information on Bossa Nova. Bossa Nova 101?
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No sign of that feisty MISS KAREN. Must be off celebratin'.
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Today at Toyland, just before my colleague Tom Murray arrived, I was visited by a process server, giving me two copies of a legal document telling the Institute that we needed to appear in court next Thursday with our landlord to be evicted. I faxed the document to our New York attorney and to our California office. An hour later, I was notified that the new landlord had finally sent the lease for the new office to our attorney this morning, and it will go to California for its final procedures.
Around an hour later, I was informed that our NY attorney has contacted the landlord's attorney about postponing the court date to August 3rd. At this point, we either will move on Tuesday to a temporary storage space or stay put till July 31 and move to a new office. Both sound positive, but I'm waiting for the lease and the payments to arrive.
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And the word of the day is: RESIPISCENT!
Humbert took great pleasure in watching his NIECES STRIP and, being Humbert, there was no chance of his ever being RESIPISCENT.
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I once had a fortune cookie that said :
" Do not worry about the world coming to an end - It is already tomorrow in Australia"
Unfortunatly I have misplaced it...
"... It is already tomorrow in Australia in bed."
Somehow, that doesn't quite work. :-\
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Good Afternoon!
Greetings from Uptown/West Harlem in New York City!
:)
-The train ride up was nice and easy, and even though it was basically a sold out train, it didn't feel so crowded and crazy as sold out trains can feel. Due to some track traffic, the trip between Richmond and DC took about 30 minutes longer than scheduled, but they made up some of that delay by the time we reached Penn Station. *It was the first time I had heard the announcement: "This train is authorized to travel at speeds up to 125 mile per hour." -And I guess that's how they made up the time.
And now...
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DR MusicGuy - When one door closes, another opens. Literally, in your case. ;) -And I guess you'll soon be "opening a new window" too. :)
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Happy Birthday, Miss Karen!
May it be marvelously scandalous!
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I'm a little tired right now to post a page dance, so... Be my guest... ;)
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And when I got home, the UPS man came to the door with a package from Amazon.com waiting for one of my roommates. -The new Harry Potter book! The man in brown even said as I signed for it that he shouldn't be doing this, but since it got put on the truck a day early... -The box even has "warnings" on it that Muggles should not open it until July 21. Well...
-She's already read the first two chapters. :)
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Miss Karen
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
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Rehearsal is over, and I've done errands, and I'm still not caught up - I shall now be on my way to the Hollywood Collector's Show for a brief visit, then to a meeting, then home. I gotta tell you. Monday is a DAY OFF!!!
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DR Ron Pulliam - Glad to know you were able to pee this morning. :)
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DR elmore - Do you want to do dinner tonight? -I actually feel like I sort of owe you a dinner, so... ;)
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Noel, thank you for the complete list of showtimes.
Ginny-Thank you for the update on DakotaCelt. I was worried about her father.
JMK-Good news, I look forward to the details.
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DR elmore - And a conditional Congrats on the new lease and the new office. It sounds like this real estate nightmare is coming to an end somehow or another.
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Good afternoon, fellow Dear Readers.
DR MusicGuy has promised I can see the "before" of the new place before he does a bit of fixing up. It sounds lovely.
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Well, Elmore, I guess it will be a relief to finally have things settled, one way or another.
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And so nice to have Ron Pulliam back!
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I just had some breakfast cocoa and cereal with flour in it in Miss Karen's honor. :)
-When I first read this, I had images of you sprinkling flour over your bowl of cereal (instead of sugar). ;)
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4.2
All shook up!
Rudely awakened and tossed.
Nothing fell.
Nothing broke.
Woke me up and scrambled my brains.
Had to pee.
Went right back to sleep!
Another day in Californ-eye-a!
What a relief that nothing happened to the HDTV!!! ;D
Seriously, glad to read that you're OK.
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4.2
All shook up!
Rudely awakened and tossed.
Nothing fell.
Nothing broke.
Woke me up and scrambled my brains.
Had to pee.
Went right back to sleep!
Another day in Californ-eye-a!
;D
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TOD Media Report -
Book - The Zen of Fish, by Trevor Corson. (If you want to read an excerpt, here's a link to "How to Eat Sushi." (http://www.trevorcorson.com/sushi/eat.html))
CD Player - What's a Brayne and Wenda?, a live cabaret recording from the Rose Tattoo, starring Wayne Moore and Brenda Silas Moore.(Includes the aforementioned (a couple of days ago) "Brassieres/Jock Straps")
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Where are the photos of the children, DR Jose????
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~~~Continued Vibes for Elmore!!~~~
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DR Ginny - There was a review in the NY Times of a new dance piece, and I think you might like the headline/title of the review:
When Librarians Go Bad, Texts Tumble (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/arts/dance/18memo.html?ref=theater)
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The sun has played hide and seek with the clouds all day today, but no rain yet and no cool air either.
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Where are the photos of the children, DR Jose????
Well.. Once I hook up my camera to my card reader - which I left here in NYC - I shall post the pics. Alas, it turns out that I only took about four or five pics of Emily. My brother, Mike, was snapping a bunch of other photos with his camera, and I also took some with his camera too. So, it may take a few days for the "full display". Mea culpa.
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Jason, short flights often don’t serve snacks anymore, longer ones charge your for small meals/large snacks. Whenever possible I pack a sandwich & snacks to take with me. If not possible, I try to buy something at the airport (not always possible).
On flights where we were delayed after boarding, the extra supply of snacks were brought out & passed around. Did you ask? Sometimes if I mention I don’t feel well & just need some pretzels, some can be found. Pretzels are no longer the standard snack, there are cookies, chips & other strange goodies.
And I would complain about the toilet, rude flight attendant & the lack of a snack under the circumstances. Even if it doesn’t get you anything, an official complaint should be made
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I began my afternoon viewing with another MOONLIGHTING episode. In this one, David and Maddie are implored by a leprechaun to help her save her pot of gold from someone who's trying to claim it. A charming bit o' the blarney and a lovely episode. One of the best I've seen for season 2.
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Whew! I can't believe it's Friday already - but I'm so glad it's finally Friday all at the same time....does that make sense?
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4.2
All shook up!
Rudely awakened and tossed.
Nothing fell.
Nothing broke.
Woke me up and scrambled my brains.
Had to pee.
Went right back to sleep!
Another day in Californ-eye-a!
Dear DR Ron:
Most guys shake it after they pee.
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Next I watched the 1961 movie version of FANNY. I had never seen it, and it's a lovely film (maybe a bit too long). Now, I'll need to listen to my cast album of FANNY to hear the songs that were omitted from the film.
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I met with my web site designer this morning. His office is in the building and he's done some great sites. He hasn't done a lawyers site before so he's really excited about it. Plus because he's in the building I get a discount.
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I ended the afternoon with another viewing of the 1929 RIO RITA. I waited for so long to get this movie, and I've only watched it once since I burned a DVD-R off TCM some months ago, so I watched the first 40 minutes of it to conclude the afternoon's viewing. I'll finish it when I go back downstairs later.
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DR MusicGuy- Good closing vibes! Will there be a photo of your “patio” home? Is that the same as a town-house? Do you have a yard, and/or a patio? I hope there will be photos to share.
DR elmore-Good news on the lease &
CONTINUED VIBES IT REALLY HAPPENS!!!
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Cilla-I hope your web-site turns out great!
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DR Ginny - There was a review in the NY Times of a new dance piece, and I think you might like the headline/title of the review:
When Librarians Go Bad, Texts Tumble (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/arts/dance/18memo.html?ref=theater)
LOL - sounds like fun!
Oh, and welcome home to NYC, DR Jose.
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DR elmore - Do you want to do dinner tonight? -I actually feel like I sort of owe you a dinner, so... ;)
You do? Why? Yes, dinner would be fun and I'd love to see you!
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DR Elmore - sure hope this is the beginning of the end of your office rental woes.
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Has anyone here had any experiences with Craig's List? Good? Bad? Ugly?
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Oh my! Oh My! I've been remiss......
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MISS KAREN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I second all the DRs wishing a successful conclusion to DR elmore3003's lease woes!
And, DR Cillaliz, great news on your web site foundations!
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Ugly: Beware of anyone who sends you a cashier's check for more than the correct amount and asks you to refund the difference.
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VIBES TO ELMORE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I'd still take home whatever matters most and/or is most valuable until this mess gets worked out. You just never know what will happen
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I'm very excited about the web design. TIm is a nice guy, he did a big presentation and tried to sell be on using his services even though I had already told him I wanted to hire him. I was going to tell him to stop, but he'd obviously been working on the presentation, he had a mock up of a website and everything. It was fun.
So this weekend I'm putting together what I want on the site and getting some links to lawyers' sites that I like so he can get an idea about it. Should be fun.
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Let's see. I've been running ragged today. I'm loving every minute of it. I have been told by several people this week that I'm one of the happiest people they've seen in a long time....too funny. I am loving every minute of my new venture, but I didn't realize it showed that much. And after being accused of being the wicked witch of the west for 2 years it's quite a surprise
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So this weekend I shall be working. Some at the office and some at home. Mostly at the office, setting things up for Nadia. Tim told me how to fix an email snafu I thought was unfixable. So that was sweet. He said he'll help me out with any other computer problems at any hour of the day or night. Now THAT'S service
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And after being accused of being the wicked witch of the west for 2 years it's quite a surprise
No...No, I really don't see it....(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/YaBBImages/avatars/Cillanewlook.jpg)(http://www.weirdload.com/art/wwitch.jpg)
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Has anyone here had any experiences with Craig's List? Good? Bad? Ugly?
DR PennyO had a bad Craig's list experience looking for a New York sublet. Where is our Ms O?
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Has anyone here had any experiences with Craig's List? Good? Bad? Ugly?
Good!
When Katrina hit, a lot of people relocated to Atlanta. We had already bought our house in Atlanta but hadn't moved in yet. I was so depressed about the whole situation that I couldn't sleep at night and felt that I had to do something. I decided that I could offer this house. Although my DH was skeptical and worried about everything, I went to Craigs' list to see if there was someone from N.O. who needed a place to stay. I was specifically looking for someone with a large dog who was having a hard time finding a place because of the large dog.
I found a nice couple, with a huge dog (a big red dog who looked like a German shepherd but twice the size---he ate the back door!). They had only been together for a few weeks and were sort of thrown together by the hurricane. They weren't perfect guests but it was more because they were in their 20's and didn't know better a lot of times. It was worth it for the friendships that came out of it and we still stay in touch (they are no longer together but we didn't expect them to be...).
The only thing that bugs me about Craig's list is when people have sold items and don't bother to remonve them from the listing.
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DR Ron Pulliam - Glad to know you were able to pee this morning. :)
Thanks ever so.
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What a relief that nothing happened to the HDTV!!! ;D
Seriously, glad to read that you're OK.
Ain't THAT the truth!
I feared the worst after hearing a crack and lots of rattling. I got up and dashed into the living room (as much as I was able to "dash" at 4:42 a.m. PDT) and you'd never have known anything had happened except for the relaxed swinging of a light fixture on the ceiling.
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You can find great deals on household items on Craig's List---sometimes people just want to get rid of stuff and don't care how much return they make.
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You do? Why? Yes, dinner would be fun and I'd love to see you!
Larry: NEVER question a young man who will buy you dinner because he feels "guilt" over something.
;D
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Dear DR Ron:
Most guys shake it after they pee.
There's actually a joke here:
A Marine and a sailor are in the men's room at the Navy Exchange. Both turn from the urinal at about the same time and the sailor heads for the door.
The Marine says, "Hey! They teach us Marines to wash our hands after we 'P'!"
"Yeah, I know," the sailor says. "In the Navy, they teach us not to 'P' on our hands!"
And thatta is my story.
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And thatta is my story.
And you're sticking to it?
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TOD: I listened to Michael Buble at the office today. It is the only CD I have left over there.
VCR: My son as some movie in. Lots of noise, shouting, clanging, etc. I'm not watching it, just hearing it.
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And you're sticking to it?
Well, of course, I'm.....Hey! What are you tryin' to pull?
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I'm guessing I'll finish RIO RITA and then have time to watch a MOONLIGHTING episode before the MONK/PSYCH comedy hours come on.
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Once again, my mail had not been delivered when I came upstairs at 4 p.m. to get on-line. I'll beheading down in a bit to check it.
One good thing: I got up early enough this morning that I had time to mop the kitchen then! I don't have that awful chore ahead of me. Hooray!
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Has anyone here had any experiences with Craig's List? Good? Bad? Ugly?
Work wanted:
I thought about advertising my services as a personal trainer on my local Craigs List, but after checking out the nature of some of the ads put there, I thought I'd do better to stick with referrals from my customers. No room for misunderstanding or misinterpretation that way!
Work needed:
I've offered jobs three times, each time carefully specifying very low rates, for easy work, as that's all I wanted to pay and if no one wanted to do the work for that amount, fine.
I got two good workers for two of my tasks, lots of enquiries, and got abused via email by one person who did not want the job in question, but wanted to tell me what a jerk I was for offering such a low wage.
Depending on what you need done, I'd suggest going through Elance, and make sure you're VERY CLEAR about what you want, when you need it, and that there must be communication at all times between you both. People have to bid on jobs, so you know what they think the job is worth, and you can check out their feedback online.
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Off to check the mail and do some reading.
WBBL.
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Because it rained last night, it is much cooler today. It is only 98F with 26% humidity.
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Once again, my mail had not been delivered when I came upstairs at 4 p.m. to get on-line. I'll beheading down in a bit
I don't know, DR Matt H...
Beheading seems a pretty severe punishment for a late mail delivery... ;)
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Because it rained last night, it is much cooler today. It is only 98F with 26% humidity.
Is that considered a dry heat? ;)
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Thanks for the input, DR 3D.
I think DR Ginny was asking about Craig's list relative to housing options for NYC in September/October.
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Not today it's not!
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DR Sandra...
I'll have you know that yesterday, I drank a Cherry Coke in your honor!
:)
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Just checking in.
Glad to see Ron P is back.
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Good to see that DR RLP has been shaken and stirred.
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And when I got home, the UPS man came to the door with a package from Amazon.com waiting for one of my roommates. -The new Harry Potter book! The man in brown even said as I signed for it that he shouldn't be doing this, but since it got put on the truck a day early... -The box even has "warnings" on it that Muggles should not open it until July 21. Well...
-She's already read the first two chapters. :)
DO NOT tell me what happens!
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Harry Potter on sale here in One Hour and three minutes. I'll wait until about Tuesday. (I'm seeing the movie Tuesday too).
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Coldest night here for three years so those queueing will have needed some magic for warmth and to find the shops in the heavy fog.
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DR Sandra...
I'll have you know that yesterday, I drank a Cherry Coke in your honor!
:)
Thank you very much. I will soon be drinking a Cherry Coke too. In your honor, of course.
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Here at my library, we ordered 120 copies of Harry Potter and they arrived Tuesday...except that one copy was missing!! We called our jobber for a no-charge replacement and it arrived yesterday. But today, the missing copy turned up and we're keeping it! Anyway, I had to check in the new copy and I actually flipped through the pages! I saw pictures! BUT I didn't read any words...no really! I didn't!
;D
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I'm almost finished with my read-down. Only 98 pages to go.
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Well, of course, I'm.....Hey! What are you tryin' to pull?
Wait a minute...let's not get personal here!
;)
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And happy birthday to DR Miss Karen!!
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DR Tomovoz, I have Melbourne on a weatherbug, so I know you are COLD today!
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Harry Potter Spoiler!!!!!
The last book goes on sale tonight.
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Harry Potter Spoiler!!!!!
The last book goes on sale tonight.
Do you see what I'm putting up with, people?
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She also told me Snape gets Transfigured into a bowl of spaghetti or some such crazyness.
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That was your brother who said that.
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DR Sandra, is your phone charged up?
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That was your brother who said that.
Whatever.
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Yes.
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Because it might storm tonight and I might just drop you off.
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I'm guessing I'll finish RIO RITA and then have time to watch a MOONLIGHTING episode before the MONK/PSYCH comedy hours come on.
"Ghost Whisperer" and "Jericho" would be a good choice, too.
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Wait a minute...let's not get personal here!
Why not? ::)
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I am back... Puter is back up and running...
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The local barnes and Noble is having a costume party this evening to celebrate the release of the Harry Potter book.
DBF and I are going to go and listen to Irish music later tonight.
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Laura, how far is St. George, UT from Tucson? DBF said is 100 miles and I am disagreeing with him.
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Happy Birthday Miss Karen and I hope you have a lovely day filled with friends, love and suprises!
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The power supply unit in the computer died... It took a few days to replace it and my work schedule this week has been rather brutal.
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Glad all is OK with you, DR DakotaCelt! :)
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Laura, how far is St. George, UT from Tucson? DBF said is 100 miles and I am disagreeing with him.
I have no idea, DR DakotaCelt, but I know that you win.
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Nice one Laura!
Welcome back Dakota.
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I think DR Ginny was asking about Craig's list relative to housing options for NYC in September/October.
oooohhh!
I suppose I should have deduced that as there has been talk of trying to find accommodations in NYC...
But I only ever used it or thought of it about work-related topics so it just never occurred to me that that wasn't what it was about!
:-[
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533.87 miles
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Tell him that it's 120 miles just from Tucson to Phoenix, and then you have to keep going.
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The local barnes and Noble is having a costume party this evening to celebrate the release of the Harry Potter book.
DBF and I are going to go and listen to Irish music later tonight.
They're even having a "party" at Super G.
I'm not exactly sure what kind of party, whether anyone will be in costume or anything.
I'm pretty sure there won't be any Irish music.
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Thanks singdaw...and everyone...
My dad is still hanging in there but he has his days.
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Laura, I will inform him.....
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Is Sandra camping out at Barnes and NOble or a local bookstore to get her copy?
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I have a large cd collection but no where nears as large as Goerge's or bks.
I keep a few cds at work.
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She plans on keeping me up until way past my bedtime to go get it.
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she should have to buy you a treat...
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We've already discussed this.
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she should have to buy you a treat...
And she should be very nice to me, too.
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I agree Laura...
Perhaps she coudl get you a Cherry coke??
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or a nice ice cream sundae...
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Enjoy the book Sandra!
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We're talking Harry Potter here.
DR Sandra should get DR Laura a nice bottle of butterbeer.
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I'd better start getting dinner cooking.
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My mother doesn't know from butterbeer. And any way, we'd have to go to Hogsmeade to get it.
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My mother doesn't know from butterbeer. And any way, we'd have to go to Hogsmeade to get it.
One of my co-workers made chocolate frogs and gave each of us a cute gift bag containing a pair of them. She even gave me one for my DH and one for my DS.
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Why not? ::)
Well, if you put it that way....
:D
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I have some Jelly Slugs I'm saving for tonight. I already ate my Chocolate Frog (I got a Snape card).
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DR Julie - Thanks so much for your theatre reports!
;D Glad you like them!
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ROCK HUNTER :)
Well I will be the Vice President in Charge of Operations, but you will be the titular head of the Corporation.
Jayne Mansfield's response can be imagined or remembered. I am still laughing for than 40 years after seeing it for the first time.
That was a mighty fine moment, indeed!
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Welcome Julie!
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Has anyone here had any experiences with Craig's List? Good? Bad? Ugly?
DR Ginny, I have used Craigs list to buy and sell tickets, and once to sell furniture. All times, the transaction went very smoothly. But I have always used a simultaneous exchange of cash and merchandise.
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I'm very excited about the web design. TIm is a nice guy, he did a big preentation and tried to sell be on using his services even though I had already told him I wanted to hire him. I was going to tell him to stop, but he'd obviously been working on the presentation, he had a mock up of a website and everything. It was fun.
So this weekend I'm putting together what I want on the site and getting some links to lawyers' sites that I like so he can get an idea about it. Should be fun.
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~Continuing vibes on a great web design :) ~~~~~ [/color][/move]
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Welcome Julie!
Thanks! :)
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[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%]~~~~~Continuing vibes on a great web design :) ~~~~~ [/color][/move]
Thanks Julie! BTW, did I meet you in New York with FJL? From your avatar you look very familiar :)
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One of my co-workers made chocolate frogs and gave each of us a cute gift bag containing a pair of them. She even gave me one for my DH and one for my DS.
Cute.
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Thanks everyone else for the vibes. This is really going to be fun. Of course I'll send a link when he gets it done.
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Boy, having never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie...I really feel out of the loop today
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Thanks Julie! BTW, did I meet you in New York with FJL? From your avatar you look very familiar :)
LOL! FJL actually said to me that the drawing of me looked more like the real me than his actual photograph looks like the real him.
We did not have the pleasure of meeting in NY yet. I hope to remedy that soon. :)
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Boy, having never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie...I really feel out of the loop today
Me. Too.
Never read the books and never saw the movies.
There are people who routinely ask me if I want to borrow their copies.
(I always say no.)
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May I share some juvenalia with you department:
I wrote my first musical when I was probably 9 or 10. It was actually optioned by the Salt Lake City Library Theater (don't ask--they had a theater there and they optioned two of my plays, oy). One of the big 11 o'clock numbers (there were several, LOL) was called "Always Tomorrow." My 10 year old lyric:
Always tomorrow
There's always the next day
To think of your problems
And then try to solve them
Yes, tomorrow never comes
It turns into today
And when today arrives, just turn away
I know my Tony is just around the corner (as Maria was heard to say). ;)
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One word for DRs Cillaliz and Julie (and anyone else who hasn't experienced Harry Potter):
[size=8]Audiobooks![/size]
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Well, I'm off to see a local production of Once On This Island. It's one of my favorite shows. :) It's being done by a local children's summer theater group and it's probably the fourth time that they've done it. ::) Anyway, it should be very good...and big.
Have a good evening, all!
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Me. Too.
Never read the books and never saw the movies.
There are people who routinely ask me if I want to borrow their copies.
(I always say no.)
LOL. It's one of those things...I've made it this long without reading or watching, I am not going to start now.
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One word for DRs Cillaliz and Julie (and anyone else who hasn't experienced Harry Potter):
[size=8]Audiobooks![/size]
Thanks but no thanks.... Truthfully, I'm just not interested
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DR Cillaliz - I'll be looking forward to checking out your new website!
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DR Ginny-Did you find something of interest on Craig's List?
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DR Ginny, what have you been finding?
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Good Evening!
Well, since DR elmore has reported yet...
Instead of heading to the East Village for macaroni and cheese at S'Mac, we stayed in the UWS and had Indian food. We walked by one place that's now an Italian restaurant, and we walked by a new-ish place, and then ended back up at Swagat - which we had tried before. We both ordered Vindaloo's - I, lamb; he, shrimp - plus some appetizers and breads. All very good. And since they place was not that busy tonight, the waiter was able to use the next table next to us to set up all our dishes.
And, as usual, the company was sparkling, and the talk scandalous! ;)
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After dinner, DR elmore headed home, and I headed down to Grom for dessert. Again, not really much of a line. :) Tonight's selection: a medium cup, half Extranoir Cioccolata, and half Fior di latte con Menta. Buon giusto! (I'm not sure if that's the properly Italian for "very good", but I think you get the gist.) :)
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DR Jose, are there any hotels on the Upper West Side that may be more reasonable than those closer to the theater district the end of September?
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And it's an absolutely beautiful evening here in NYC. The temp is cool, the humidity is down, and there's a light breeze. Aaahh... :)
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It's a great evening here too, I have the windows open and the fresh air is fabulous
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DR Jose, are there any hotels on the Upper West Side that may be more reasonable than those closer to the theater district the end of September?
Hmm.. You may want to check The Beacon. However, there are some truly "hidden" hotels on the UWS, none of which whose names come to mind right now.
I've also been hearing about some great deals at the Mela and QT off of Times Square, as well as The Roosevelt over on Madison Ave.
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We are under a storm alert again.
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Boy, having never read a Harry Potter book or seen a Harry Potter movie...I really feel out of the loop today
Same here Cillaliz! LOL!
Perhaps I will read the book I picked up the other day, FILMI, FILMI, INSPECTOR GHOTE. I am sure it is just about the same as reading the Harry Potter book.
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Back from the memorabilia show (deesaster) and meeting, and I'll have a full report on both.
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As I enjoy my newly aquired high speed internet (no more dial up! Hurray!) at the same time I am listening to and partly watching some Punjabi music videos. Lots of men in turbans of various and sundried colors singing and dancing.
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Sorry the Courts show as a deesaster. It seemed to have a pretty good line-up.
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And a wonderful birthday greeting to Miss Karen!! Hope you are having a fantastic day!
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DR Michael Barnum
I'm listening to a compilation cd:
Amr Diab
Warda
Ragheb Alama
Assi El Halani
Mary Sleiman
Wael Kfoury
Dania
Walid Tawfic
Hamid El Shari
Nawal Al Zoughby
Rajaa Bel Maleh
Mohamed Abdou
FairuZ
I do not blame Jose!
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Hmm.. You may want to check The Beacon. However, there are some truly "hidden" hotels on the UWS, none of which whose names come to mind right now.
I've also been hearing about some great deals at the Mela and QT off of Times Square, as well as The Roosevelt over on Madison Ave.
The QT and Roosevelt are really high that week. I have a feeling everything will be...
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OH!
DR MBarnum - I meant to mention this earlier in the week... Well, maybe I was hesitant to mention this earlier in the week...
While going through my parents' new cable-TV set-up, I checked out their various "Comcast On Demand" channels they have. Well, lo and behold, there's a Bollywood On Demand channel. And it even has sub-categories: Classics, Romance, Action, Thriller, etc. I wuz scared. ;)
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I need to finish reading MAGIC TIME before I begin the Potter book. My friends down the street are no longer going to the Midnight party so I will have to wait & get my copy when the bookstore opens tomorrow at 9:00AM. I hope they aren't busy then.
Off to read. I may not be back until after I have read the 7th book, I'm just too afraid to turn on my computer & have my fun spoiled. Keith can let me know if I have email. :)
'night
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DRs Jane, Cillaliz, etc: What I've been finding on Craig's List under vacation rentals for Manhattan sound promising, but I'm real cautious. I have emailed about one that I found there and cross-referenced at Vacation Rentals (http://www.vacationrentals.com).
I was pointed to CL by my friend Doug, who lives in Manhattan and who works very near where that explosion took place Wednesday. He's OK and says he has a long story to tell about it when we see him in October.
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Absolutely gorgeous day today in NY. My parents are still in town, so I spent the day with them and my aunts. We went to the Bronx Botanical Gardens, and we couldn't have asked for a nicer day to be out and about amongst all the glorious trees and flowers, flora and fauna. They are running a lovely exhibit on Carribean flowers at the moment, and I especially enjoyed wandering around the conservatory and the various lily ponds.
Then, we all went off to early dinner on City Island - Sammy's Seafood Palace - or something like that. The service was awful. They brought two people's entrees (but not their side dishes that went with them), and completely ignored the other four people, never bringing their food, and ignored our repeated requests to get our waitress or the manager. >:( My father got up and went to find the manager, but when he told her what was going on,, the manager, rather than aopologizing and dealing with the situation simply said to him, "The waitress is excellent so if she hasn't brought out the food there must be a very good reason for it," and never even bothered to go check on what was happening. >:( >:( I responded that we, in turn, had a very good reason for leaving. So after about 15 minutes of the two people who had half their meal served getting cold, with no one else getting any food and no explanation being offered, we got up and walked out. As we were leaving, a waiter finally started to bring out the other food - but at that point it was way too late. We left and found a much nicer and more gratious place to eat, where the food and the service were both wonderful. ;D
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So... Is every Border's, Barnes & Noble, etc., having a Harry Potter party tonight? I know that the Scholastic Store in SoHo is having a HUGE gathering tonight. -And since the book is published by Scholastic, there will be apparently be some special party favors given away there tonight. -And when I walked by the Barnes & Noble by DR elmore's place earlier, the line was already weaved throughout the upper and middle levels of the store! -Will Red Bull sales be spiking this weekend? ;)
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DR Julie - Glad to hear that you got out to the Botanic Gardens today.
And as for your restaurant experience, if you can recall the exact name of the restaurant, I'd call back tomorrow and ask for the Day Manager.
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The Harry Potter partying that I will be involved in will consist of parking the car, getting a cup of coffee, and waiting until DR Sandra's number comes up so she can get her book, and then coming home. And going to bed.
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The Harry Potter partying that I will be involved in will consist of parking the car, getting a cup of coffee, and waiting until DR Sandra's number comes up so she can get her book, and then coming home. And going to bed.
You really know how to party.
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I have finished the read-down, and now I'm just waiting for midnight.
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So... Is every Border's, Barnes & Noble, etc., having a Harry Potter party tonight?...
Five Dayton Metro Library (http://webster.daytonmetrolibrary.org/default/content.cfm?id=499) locations are having HP events tonight. I am not attending any of them, but our Assistant Director for Youth Services will attend all 5. I told her that's like when the President manages to get to all the Inaugural Balls!
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So... Is every Border's, Barnes & Noble, etc., having a Harry Potter party tonight? I know that the Scholastic Store in SoHo is having a HUGE gathering tonight. -And since the book is published by Scholastic, there will be apparently be some special party favors given away there tonight. -And when I walked by the Barnes & Noble by DR elmore's place earlier, the line was already weaved throughout the upper and middle levels of the store! -Will Red Bull sales be spiking this weekend? ;)
There are two parties in Sioux City, at Wal-Mart and at Barnes & Noble. I know Barnes & Noble here had 1500 copies coming in. Wonder how long it will take them to sell out.
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I have finished the read-down, and now I'm just waiting for midnight.
DR Sandra, I think you're doing it the right way, re-reading them all. If I ever do read the books, that's how I'll do it.
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Well, I won't re-read them, just read them in order the first time without having to wait for another to be written
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Getting close to 10,000, but I have a couple things to do, so I have to wait
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Well, I have to leave the house at 7am tomorrow :P to drive to Columbus for a board meeting I do not want to attend and for which I am not prepared.
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Well, I won't re-read them, just read them in order the first time without having to wait for another to be written
Now THAT'S the way to do it. I don't like the waiting.
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Good evening all........ I am not buying Harry Potter tonight, and i am not standing in any line anywhere tonight !
It was a productive day today, but it required long periods of time of me being outside of air-conditioning, and waiting for things to happen. The good thing is that I managed to get one of the estimates finished for some work that I want done this coming week. And they can even schedule it for the time period I have available.
And I have the other man scheduled for the other estimate I need, tomorrow morning. So the 2 really big, yucky, and messy projects look like they can both get done just before I have to move heavy furniture and even heavier musical instruments.
Pray for Rosemary's Baby........and me.
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Hi dear DR Sandra........ your Mom is such a party animal!! Good luck later on your book adventure.
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Hi Jo jo..... my back hurts and my shoulders are sore. Wish you were closer... :)
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Thank you. Should I get her some chocolate?
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hu hu hu hu hu hu.... Hi Ciwwa -- maybe you'll weach your thweshold water this evening ....Happy 10,000 !!
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Thank you. Should I get her some chocolate?
Yea,..... be nice to the Mom. She's good people ! :D
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And,..... A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO
T H E O N E A N D O N L Y
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And now, time for some food and relaxing. This may be a very early evening!
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Nice photo from DR MUSIC GUY.....
Website vibes for DR CILLALIZ....
No Harry Potter for me either....I will stick with THE COLOSSUS OF RHODES on DVD.
I was thinking of DR RLP today when I heard the news and it was great to see him checking in.
I was anxious to hear about MR BK hob-nobbing with the other see-celebriteez.....but dee-saster doesn't sound good.
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I spy me a DR edisaurus... Whew! ;)
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DR JULIE,
So sorry to hear about your deesasterous restaurant (we can't call it dining, can we?) experience. I can't believe that people get away with this sort of thing. There used to be a restaurant near me that had a clever name, but a reputation among locals for poor food. I think they depended solely on the tourist trade--no need to please them because they probably wouldn't return soon, anyway. I do loathe that attitude. I'm glad you all walked out and were able to find a good meal with good service.
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Successful project vibes to DR MUSIC GUY!!
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And soothing of sore muscles, as well.
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Really enjoyed RIO RITA again. So glad to have this in my collection.
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No HARRY POTTER for me, either. I'm currently reading a Rosamunde Pilcher novel. I did enjoy the first two HP movies, though.
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GINNY, have you read any Rosamunde Pilcher? A Canadian friend of mine told me about her. I don't think she's all that well-known in the US.
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Next came another MOONLIGHTING episode. In this one, a painter who seems to have been fixated on Maddie is found dead after painting a very lifelike picture of Maddie. This was another good mystery with some really nicely placed surprises.
One of my great crushes John Calvin was a guest star.
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I was surprised how much I enjoyed MONK tonight. A well thought-out mystery for a change, and Monk set loose in the world of rap was pretty funny.
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PSYCH had an excellent episode tonight, less silly than last week which I really enjoyed. Also, there was a lot more of Shawn's notable observations worked into the story which I always like.
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Page Eleven Hagrid Dance!!!
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So, it looks like I'll finish up disc 4 in the MOONLIGHTING set tomorrow. I set the DVR to capture an episode of BURN NOTICE which DR Elmore has highly recommended. And I'll probably dip my toes into DANGEROUS WHEN WET.
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DR JRand, I saw that TCM showed EASY TO WED this afternoon. I was watching FANNY at the time, but I wonder if the print they showed looked any better than the DVD I endured yesterday.
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DR Michael Barnum
I'm listening to a compilation cd:
Amr Diab
Warda
Ragheb Alama
Assi El Halani
Mary Sleiman
Wael Kfoury
Dania
Walid Tawfic
Hamid El Shari
Nawal Al Zoughby
Rajaa Bel Maleh
Mohamed Abdou
FairuZ
I do not blame Jose!
LOL! Amr Diab is my fave!
Are you enjoying this music???
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OH!
DR MBarnum - I meant to mention this earlier in the week... Well, maybe I was hesitant to mention this earlier in the week...
While going through my parents' new cable-TV set-up, I checked out their various "Comcast On Demand" channels they have. Well, lo and behold, there's a Bollywood On Demand channel. And it even has sub-categories: Classics, Romance, Action, Thriller, etc. I wuz scared. ;)
Don't be scared, Jose! LOL!
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Well, I've been spending time with the DVR this evening...
As for "So You Think You Can Dance?"...
All I can really say is that it really is a true competition this year. The level of the dancers and the dancing is really high this season. There are no easy decisions, and no real losers at this point in the game. Disappointments, yes. Obvious choices, no.
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DR Sandra, have fun with you new book tonight! What fun!
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Yes Michael - I bought it!
And .....
My 3 Cd set of "Arabic Lounge" is great.
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The newspaper this morning listed about 10 different Harry Potter parties going on tonight at various bookstores. Since I'm only reading the books about 10 months before the release of the movies, I won't get to this last one for awhile.
I plan to start THE HALF BLOOD PRINCE at CHristmas.
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Since I got a little less than six hours of sleep last night, my eyes are really heavy, so I'm heading down to bed.
Good night!
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I think I shall now retire to my first Bollywood movie of the weekend (I hope to get several watched over the next two days...but we shall see...even I can only take so much Bollywood).
KEEMAT (1973) a spy action thriller starring Dharmendra, Rekha, Prem Chopra, Agha, and Murad.
(http://www.thehotspotonline.com/PostersEtc/B70s3/092b.JPG)
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DR Tomovoz, I am glad to see you are
hooked on moving into the area of Arabic pop music! It really swings!
My work here is done.
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And in case you CD doesn't show Mr. Amr Diab, here is his lovely face!
(http://img9.exs.cx/img9/5382/amr1.jpg)
By the way, I highly recommend Turkish and Pakistani pop as well!
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(I always say no.)
Ado Julie - "I'm just a girl who can't say yes."
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Gabe and I drove by Border's today to get our "bracelet" to hold our place in line for tonight's midnight madness. At 9:00, there was a line of probably 250-300 all around the Border's parking lot; I took one look and said "Forget it." Unbeknownst to me, the custodian at the church where I work was already in line and he brought an extra bracelet for Gabe--wasn't that sweet? We still don't know if we're going to go tonight--Gabe has a swim meet at 8 tomorrow morning and we just don't think he should be up that late. I can get up at 7 and run down to Fred Meyer and get a copy then. Or just hit Border's later in the day for our reserved copy.
I am an officially official reviewer now at DVDTalk.com, which has some remarkably intelligent and well-informed reviewers (so what are they doing hiring me, you might ask? Well, don't ask that, it's rude). I don't get my first "real" screeners until next week, so I put up a short review of Land of the Pharoahs (one of my not-so-guilty pleasures) here:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=29271
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Der B and I are about to head to the store.
I've two other reasons for going - I need my schedule for next week, and dinnerstuffs for tomorrow's eatings.
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You are not fooling us, DR SWoody. You are going to get your book.
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Greetings from Louisville!
Food report:
Lunch: Fried fish at my favorite local fish shop. And hush puppies. YUM!
Snack: A banana milkshake (small) from Sonic. YUM!
Dinner: It was fried chicken night at home. Fried chicken, mashed potatoes, gravy, broccoli casserole, buttered rolls (of which I did not, sadly, partake) and green beans. YUM-O!!
My dad and I had a lovely day, running errands and doing some shopping while my mom was at work. He even treated me to some a nice pair of pants and a couple of pairs of shoes. Very exciting stuff!
Then, mom and I went out grocery shopping for the two big parties she has planned over the next couple of evenings. While we were at Costco, she treated me to the DVD set of "Planet Earth," which I almost bought at Chicago O'Hare for $30 more than we ultimately got it here. I'm racking up here!
And I went swimming today for a little while, making sure I swam some laps to get in some actual activity. Good stuff.
DR Jose: Glad you got home safely!!
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Running errands burns off more calories than walking errands.
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You HHWers are ALL so sweet and kind and thoughtful and sure know how to make a gal feel special on her BD. I felt the good vibes all day long -- so thanks to all of you for the birthday greetings. It was a great day!
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We were hoping you would check in to get your Birthday Greetings, Miss Karen!
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DR Jason - Thanks for your food and shopping reports.
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Oh, and thanks for the virtual flowers and chocolates -- but I see DR FJL got to them before I did... well, at least I'll always have Paris, I mean, the pictures which will always be in the archives if I want to go back and look at them wistfullly ... *sigh*
Where have all the flowers gone.
Gone to FJL, everyone
When will we ever learn
Not to let the flowers AND the chocolates
Get around FJL
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I got booted out of the bedroom so DH can go to sleep.
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Happy Birthday, DR Miss Karen!!!
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DR Jose: Wish you could've been here to enjoy the fried chicken. It really was delish. :)
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Well, Miss Karen, you've done it again. I waited until midnight on your birthday so that I could share the fudge bars Skip brought home, but once midnight came along, I figured your East Coast birthday was over and that you weren't going to show up. So if I can't sleep tonight from all that caffeine in the chocolate, I'll know who to blame and it ain't Jose.
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I like fried chicken.
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I am just waiting around until it is time to go to the bookstore.
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My DS is watching some movie called "Without a Paddle." It is noisy.
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My cat has learned how to use the TV remote. He seems to be rather fond of the Spanish channel.
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Are you making up words to go with the soap opera, DR Sandra?
Remember when we did that with that Japanese soap opera that time we got a cable channel in a motel room somewhere?
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But of course.
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There are two parties in Sioux City, at Wal-Mart and at Barnes & Noble. I know Barnes & Noble here had 1500 copies coming in. Wonder how long it will take them to sell out.
They had close to that number in fargo...
My guess is not long...
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My life is a soap opera at times
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Now there is a Tom Green movie on.
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Well, Miss Karen, you've done it again. I waited until midnight on your birthday so that I could share the fudge bars Skip brought home, but once midnight came along, I figured your East Coast birthday was over and that you weren't going to show up. So if I can't sleep tonight from all that caffeine in the chocolate, I'll know who to blame and it ain't Jose.
Uh-oh, you may have dreams about DRs MusicGuy and Jose frollicking atop a giant fudge bar with DR Jason looking aghast or agape or something like that as he realizes they are way over the daily point total -- hey, wait a minute that is too similar to that Baked Alaska dream, so never mind....
But you will need to let us know tomorrow if you have any wild dreams from eating all MY fudge so late at night ... If I were mean and spiteful and catty and cruel, I'd say you deserve a tummy ache, but you'd NEVER hear that from me... :-*
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Next came another MOONLIGHTING episode. In this one, a painter who seems to have been fixated on Maddie is found dead after painting a very lifelike picture of Maddie. This was another good mystery with some really nicely placed surprises.
One of my great crushes John Calvin was a guest star.
MattH, I am jealous...
I would love to see Moonlighting again.
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I like fried chicken.
Me Too!
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DR Tomovoz, I am glad to see you are hooked on moving into the area of Arabic pop music! It really swings!
My work here is done.
I have a tape of middle eastern inspired music I would love to convert to CD and it is called "Voice of the Turtle". Intriguing music. I have had the tape for years and made a copy of the tape so I could keep the one copy in good condition.
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No storm yet. My guess is it will start when we leave for the bookstore.
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My cat has learned how to use the TV remote. He seems to be rather fond of the Spanish channel.
Mi gato le gusta mirar el televisor in espanol
Or something like that
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I would love to stay and play, but my birthday was so full of fun and adventure that I'm about to fall asleep at the keyboard ...
THANKS again for all the wonderful birthday wishes -- oh, what a nice birthday present from you, Mr. P, to see you back posting on HHW on July 20th!
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Well kids, don't know why I stayed up so late, definitely not to go to the bookstore. I'm going to pack it in and get some sleep. Lots to do tomorrow.
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Lovely evening tonight here in Fargo, DBF and I went downtown to the street fair and I purchased a hand-tooled leather belt at a very reasonable price and it is very nice quality.
We walked around a bit and looked at some of the other vendors and watched a street performer juggling with glass balls. He was very good. As DBF would say, he would pick him any day over Boy Shakira on America's Got Talent.
The then roamed to the Dempsey's Pub and listened to Poitin rock the pub and they were quite good. WE stayed until the smoke started to bother my sinuses and then headed back.
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Pleasant dreams Cilla!
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Uh-oh, you may have dreams about DRs MusicGuy and Jose frollicking atop a giant fudge bar with DR Jason looking aghast or agape or something like that as he realizes they are way over the daily point total -- hey, wait a minute that is too similar to that Baked Alaska dream, so never mind....
Hmm... I hesitate to think what that would do to DR JRand's Dream-O-Matic 5000.
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Miss Karen, I just ran out to get you flowers so that we can make up and...
Oh, poo, I guess I just missed Miss Karen. Well, I guess I'll have to keep these flowers for myself and get her some when she's in NYC, assuming it's still her birthday then, that is.
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I made DS turn off the Tom Green movie. Ugh.
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May I share some juvenalia with you department:
I wrote my first musical when I was probably 9 or 10. My 10 year old lyric:
Always tomorrow
There's always the next day
To think of your problems
And then try to solve them
Yes, tomorrow never comes
It turns into today
And when today arrives, just turn away
Scarlett's song from your GWTW?
der Brucer
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Well... I have a matinee in 12 and a half hours, so...
Goodnight.
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The Harry Potter partying that I will be involved in will consist of parking the car, getting a cup of coffee, and waiting until DR Sandra's number comes up so she can get her book, and then coming home. And going to bed.
It could be worse, like:
"Mom, where are the car keys?"
der Brucer
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I noted this name in the new member...
FifiLePew....
that is definitely what my freinds poodle smelled like after it crossed paths witha skunk...
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Still no storm.
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I got booted out of the bedroom so DH can go to sleep.
Hmmm...sounds like the honeymoon is over 8)
der Brucer
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And we're off!
Yay!