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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had CGI, and now it is time for you to post until the CGI cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: LABRET!
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And the word of the day is: LABRET!
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/266498172_13018ccec7.jpg?v=0)
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous Canadians do it
Even Jewish Boys and Girls (http://www.myjewishlearning.com/daily_life/TheBody/Adorning_the_Body/Piercing.htm) do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
der Brucer
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/266498172_13018ccec7.jpg?v=0)
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous Canadians do it
Even Jewish Boys and Girls (http://www.myjewishlearning.com/daily_life/TheBody/Adorning_the_Body/Piercing.htm) do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
der Brucer
Thanks a lot, but no thanks.
;)
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I went to rehearsal last night for a couple of hours before I realized that I really didn't need to be there at all. :-\ They were working on zombie interaction with a fight choreographer and I have one scene where I shoot some zombies, but that's all I do. I don't otherwise interact with them, so I didn't need to be there...so I left...with permission from the director.
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And now I'm going to bed.
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Good night, Der Brucer.
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And guests. :)
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(http://www.reason.com/UserFiles/Image/jsullum/absinthe_poster.jpg)
REASON (http://www.reason.com/blog/show/123442.html)
The Green Fairy Gets a Green Card
In his New York Times (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/12/arts/12conn.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin) column, Edward Rothstein notes that two brands of absinthe based on 19th-century recipes, the French-made Lucid and the Swiss-made Kübler, are now being legally imported into the United States.
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(http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2007/11/12/arts/Conn2450.jpg)
Musée de Picardie, Amiens
der Brucer
HINT: Drink one-half bottle before piercing lip
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/111307_horseback.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311038,00.html)
Cowboy Makes Coast-to-Coast Journey
A rancher rides his horse from the Pacific to the Atlantic to call attention to often overlooked rural America.
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der Brucer
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-trekcast12nov12,0,4398194.story?coll=la-home-entertainment)
Casting the future of 'Star Trek'
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Unusual looking people were also encouraged to come: "Talent with interesting and unique facial features such as long necks, small heads, extremely large heads, wide-set eyes, bug eyes, close-set eyes, large forehead, short upper lip, pronounced cheekbones, over- or undersized ears and/or nose, facial deformities, ultra plain-looking people, ultra perfect-looking people, pure wholesome looks, twins, triplets, emaciated talent."
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Tough criteria - but I bet this guy makes it:
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-11/33752866.jpg)
Dominic Bonavitacola, 28
“I mostly do writing, but I have done extra work on one or two films. I’ve only been in L.A. for a year. I’m a huge 'Star Trek' fan and that’s the only reason I’m here.”
(Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times)
der Brucer
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And the word of the day is: LABRET!
Ethyl found that taking off her BRA LET her get a free LABRET at the local tattoo/piercing salon.
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I was conversing with the youngest of our regular cart-wranglers at work (regular meaning not still in high school and therefor working during the daytime), a fellow named Justin who thinks he knows a lot about movies. Ratatouille had just been released on DVD, and we had it on sale, but Justin didn't think the movie was all that great.
So I asked him what his favorite CGI animated films were. "The live-action Transformers," he offered. "And the live action Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer, that was cool."
The line between what is animated and what isn't is blurring. And some of the audience is pretty well blurred, too. :-\
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And, with perfect timing, here's an article in Premiere Magazine about what's happened in CGI over the last quarter century (http://www.premiere.com/features/4226/20-benchmark-films-in-computer-animation-history.html).
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Time for me to head in for work.
Hi, Ben!
Hi, Ben's bowl!
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And the word of the day is: LABRET!
And The Song Of The Day Is: THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS
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CONGRATULATIONS, DR JRand57, on you new lofty perch in the clouds! :)
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Off to learn how to be good.
Customer Service enhancement training.
Ugh.
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-trekcast12nov12,0,4398194.story?coll=la-home-entertainment)Tough criteria - but I bet this guy makes it:
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2007-11/33752866.jpg)
Dominic Bonavitacola, 28
“I mostly do writing, but I have done extra work on one or two films. I’ve only been in L.A. for a year. I’m a huge 'Star Trek' fan and that’s the only reason I’m here.”
(Deborah Netburn / Los Angeles Times)
der Brucer
I think Cason should try out---he has a lot of experience being an alien!
BTW, the producer of this film is the guy who has decided to do his own Johnny Mercer documentary. Waah....
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Good morning, all! The Big Meeting is at 4:30, attorney and two brothers. M has told Randy he's going to behave this week, whatever that means. I want to chill out and remain calm all day because I don't want this going to pieces this afternoon. I'll be glad to see the taxes and this round of nonsense accomplished.
This morning, a stop to the estate bank and then back here for a day of work on the Men's Chorus december concert and Ashley's orchestrations.
Lordy!
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Before I forget, I have a question for all you DRs: when it comes to car rentals, which company do you prefer? I rented my car yesterday from Hertz and I am appalled at the cost for the week!
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I've had good luck with Enterprise lately.
Good luck Lar! I'll be thinking of you and sending you good vibes this afternoon!
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Larry - continued vibes for sense and sanity this week
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And why do I keep thinking it's already Wednesday?
???
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Tuesday morning greetings! Back at work for a shortened workday - I'll be leaving at 3pm in order to be at Montgomery Inn with Birthday Boy DH Richard for the 6pm celebration.
DR Elmore - Glad to know that you're here in our Zip Code for a while and hope everything goes smoothly this afternoon.
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DR elmore - Have a calm, cool, collective and constructive day and meeting this afternoon.
As for car rental companies, I usually go with Enterprise too. Their online specials/discounts are consistently pretty good deals in my experience.
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DR Cillaliz - Your website looks great, both on my eMac at home and my PC here at work!
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Before I forget, I have a question for all you DRs: when it comes to car rentals, which company do you prefer? I rented my car yesterday from Hertz and I am appalled at the cost for the week!
If in Dayton you paid more than $172/week you didn't shop wisely.
Best rates for Hertz are from thier HLE (Hertz Local Edition) offices, NOT the airport or major hotels.
To shop competition, I use Expedia.com (They quoted lots of choices for &172/week)
Enterprise/Budget and Hertz HLE offered the same price.
(All quotes are for an Economy car)
der Brucer
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Another vote for Enterprise, although the lines can be long.
DR SINGDAW is having his socks knocked off as we speak.
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OK... Gym time.
Laters...
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CGI - hmmmm
I like THE INCREDIBLES, but I don't usually go to CGI films.
If A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is CGI, I vote for that.
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Maybe it isn't....now that I think about it.
(http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs5/300W/i/2004/311/5/a/Nightmare_Before_Christmas_by_daekazu.jpg)
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My favorite regular animation film....well I have two -
SLEEPING BEAUTY and 101 DALMATIANS
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RE: last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
My favorite dances of the night were Helio's second dance, and mel's second dance.
I was sort of disappointed with jennie, and cameron and especially marie. But i think at times edyta's (cameron's partner) choreography can be weak. IN turn i think julianne is an unbelievable choreographer, which i think helps a lot!
I think marie will go. But it wouldn't surprise me to see jennie or cameron go either.
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RE: last night's HEROES
SPOILERS
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I really liked last night's show. I love it when they show us what happened in the last few months (before the premiere in september).
I was especially interested in finding out what happened to peter. And the parts with adam were also interesting.
It sort of confused me that the haitian was with elle and bob. But i was glad he tried to help peter.
I was very surprised at what happened to DL (since i had assumed he had died 4 months ago). I loved watching him as a firefighter. And the odd thing is i never cared for him. But i actually started liking him!
And i don't like the brother/sister but the stuff at the wedding actually held my attention.
no hiro. :(
no claire. :(
Interesting that nathan was so hurt and how he got healed.
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Maybe it isn't....now that I think about it.
(http://tn3-1.deviantart.com/fs5/300W/i/2004/311/5/a/Nightmare_Before_Christmas_by_daekazu.jpg)
Nightmare and Corpse Bride were both stop-action animation, not CGI
der Brucer
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(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/87/266498172_13018ccec7.jpg?v=0)
The chimpanzees in the zoos do it,
Some courageous Canadians do it
Even Jewish Boys and Girls (http://www.myjewishlearning.com/daily_life/TheBody/Adorning_the_Body/Piercing.htm) do it
Let's do it, let's fall in love
der Brucer
Ewww. I'm sorry, but that just isn't right. I see people with that sort of piercing and just think OUCH!
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/111307_horseback.jpg)
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311038,00.html)
der Brucer
Does he smoke Marlboros? He looks like he wants to be the Marlboro man
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And The Song Of The Day Is: THE TOUCH OF YOUR LIPS
With the runner up being : OUR LIPS ARE SEALED
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Good morning!
Not as cold this morning, and a warmish afternoon with temps in the mid-70s. A very beautiful day. They're saying we mat get rain showers tomorrow. We'll see.
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CGI - hmmmm
I like THE INCREDIBLES, but I don't usually go to CGI films.
If A NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is CGI, I vote for that.
NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS is stop motion animation.
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Before I forget, I have a question for all you DRs: when it comes to car rentals, which company do you prefer? I rented my car yesterday from Hertz and I am appalled at the cost for the week!
I usually shop around for rental cars on the internet and reserve before I go. I've had pretty good luck with Alamo and I rented from National once without any problems. I've found that Hertz is usually the highest or close to it.
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I've had good luck with Enterprise lately.
Good luck Lar! I'll be thinking of you and sending you good vibes this afternoon!
I've had good luck with Enterprise too.
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Ewww. I'm sorry, but that just isn't right. I see people with that sort of piercing and just think OUCH!
Not as bad as the ones you don't (usually) see!
der Brucer
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My favorite traditional animation is SLEEPING BEAUTY.
I also think FANTASIA is a masterpiece of drawing, but I find it difficult to get through the entire movie without feeling sleepy. Every individual segment is astonishingly animated and beautifully scored, but the whole thing is a too rich dessert.
And all of the usual suspects from the 1940s: PINOCCHIO, BAMBI, and DUMBO. It doesn't get any better than those films. And BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, THE LITTLE MERMAID, and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME feature the best of modern animation techniques.
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DR Cillaliz - Your website looks great, both on my eMac at home and my PC here at work!
Thanks Ginny.
Der Brucer, you missed a typo. My friend Gretchen found it.
MBarnum - congrats you were the first, other than me testing it. I'm glad I can get email all the way from Oregon.
Thanks to all for the compliments and for finding the errors. I really mean that, I was in a hurry to get the site running so I figured once through my friends and all the errors would be found without another delay in the site going online. Hopefully Tim will get them all fixed today (I'm sure he will) and I'll be good to go
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As for CGI films, THE INCREDIBLES is my favorite, a mind-blowing mix of beautiful computer graphics and the most interesting animated characters in a long time. I think both TOY STORY films also feature characters that are SO identifiable which always lends a further dimension to any animated film.
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Cilla:
Note on your web bio:
2001-2007 - Assistant Federal Defender representing individuals charged with federal immigration, drug, gun, child pornography, fraud and other federal crimes.
Gives no indication of where (geographically) you worked.
der Brucer
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RE: last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
My favorite dances of the night were Helio's second dance, and mel's second dance.
I was sort of disappointed with jennie, and cameron and especially marie. But i think at times edyta's (cameron's partner) choreography can be weak. IN turn i think julianne is an unbelievable choreographer, which i think helps a lot!
I think marie will go. But it wouldn't surprise me to see jennie or cameron go either.
I agree. DR Jennifer, we're going to have to find some disagreement in TAR or our lively debate will go by the wayside ;D
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I'll watch CSI: MIAMI as I cook and prepare lunch today (I'm fixing spaghetti and meat sauce). Then, it's back to THE LADY VANISHES to watch the second disc in the set.
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Looking forward to new episodes of BONES and HOUSE tonight. I hope NIP/TUCK holds my attention more this week than it did last week. If not, I may have to drop it from the viewing schedule (even if Bradley Cooper continues taking his shirt off).
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Cilla:
Note on your web bio:
2001-2007 - Assistant Federal Defender representing individuals charged with federal immigration, drug, gun, child pornography, fraud and other federal crimes.
Gives no indication of where (geographically) you worked.
der Brucer
You're right. I'll think about that one. That page is pretty wordy already.
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OK, time to be productive
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Before I forget, I have a question for all you DRs: when it comes to car rentals, which company do you prefer? I rented my car yesterday from Hertz and I am appalled at the cost for the week!
Elmore, we've had good luck with National's Emerald Isle club (you just have to sign up, there's no fee). You get to pre-choose your car, don't have to wait in line, and everything's ready for you when you arrive so that you just go out, get in your car and leave.
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I personally loved, loved, loved Meet the Robinsons--especially after having sat through the last several Disney releases. :) I think it's Disney's new strategy--a market war of attrition.
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FOXNews talking head psychological expert makes remarkable pronouncement:
Yellow is a mix of colors!
der Brucer
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Nothing gets past those FoxNews intellects, does it?
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Of course NIGHTMARE is stop motion.....I couldn't think of the term.
DR MATTH - Fantasia puts me to sleep, too. And when you told the story yesterday about the SOUND problem, my heart stopped.....been there....and like you the first thing I think is: I broke it!
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Watching Judge David Young - sort of a gay Judge Judy.... Television has come a long way since DIVORCE COURT....
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Wonder if DR SINGDAW still has his socks on?
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TOD:
For traditional animation I choose BAMBI
For CGI, I choose either HOODWINKED or FINDING NEMO, both of which I enjoyed very much.
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Page 3 Tab Hunter and Lori Nelson dance!
(http://i9.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/c2/fb/148a_1.JPG)
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Mini-rant on Honeymoons:
An acquaintance was griping recently that he had to cut his honeymoon short because his boss required him to be back at work for a major deal in which he was a key player.
It is not feasible, in reality, to schedule a wedding around a potential "deal" in the making at work, since weddings are often planned a year out.
OTOH, I began thinking about "honeymoons" and their "intent."
Honeymoons were "invented" to give men and women an opportunity to become acquainted "away from" family and friends. It was the chance they needed to learn about one another. It was the chance they needed to become "intimate" without having to face knowing eyes and smiles every time they left their room to take a meal.
I then considered my acquaintance who had been living with his now-wife for more than two years before marriage.
Hell....he's HAD his honeymoon. All he's truly bitching about now is a vacation cut short.
It's not like some irrecoverable opportunity has been lost. That happened the first night they slept together!
Mini-rant over.
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Wonder if DR SINGDAW still has his socks on?
Are you hoping he gets his socks off?
der Brucer
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Are you hoping he gets his socks off?
der Brucer
Or hoping to knock his socks off?
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That "could be" a euphemism.
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It's not like some irrecoverable opportunity has been lost. That happened the first night they slept together!
Have you considered offering your technical-advisor services to Singdaw for his Puritan church extravaganza :)
der Brucer
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Of course NIGHTMARE is stop motion.....I couldn't think of the term.
DR MATTH - Fantasia puts me to sleep, too. And when you told the story yesterday about the SOUND problem, my heart stopped.....been there....and like you the first thing I think is: I broke it!
Yes, I thought the HARRY POTTER DVD had actually blown a circuit on the audio board because I had the receiver turned up too loud. Thank goodness it was a problem reasonably easy to rectify.
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John Lasseter is now the head of ALL of Disney's animation divisions, so his name will be listed as Executive Producer on all Disney animation, Pixar or not. I'm sure he had input on MEET THE ROBINSONS. The studio's previous CGI work without him was not well received, and MEET THE ROBINSONS got much better reviews and did good (but not great) business.
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Think I'll head down now and wait to see if anything interesting comes in the mail. My Deep Discount sale order shipped on Saturday, so I'm not expecting it today, but Amazon owes me a couple of things, and I should be getting the Blu-ray of SANTA CLAUS 3 in the mail. The SD-DVD came on Friday, but it's up next for viewing.
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Have you considered offering your technical-advisor services to Singdaw for his Puritan church extravaganza :)
der Brucer
If Singdaw and I were to both enter a Puritan church, they'd never be able to purify it again.
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I recently bought myself my Christmas (2007) present (I always give me the best present!!). It was a Canon SD 800 Elph digital camera.
I began reading the instruction books (!) yesterday (oy!), and was able to snap a few photos before becoming too overwhelmed with iconography and what it all means.
I stepped out onto my balcony and this is what I photographed:
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And this (of my Angel's trumpet in a pot, and another geranium, and my rosemary plant):
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And this view, looking to the west (toward the Pacific Ocean)...a view of treetops, a sliver of the San Francisco Bay, some small hills...beyond which is the Pacific):
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AMAZON advices:
Amazon Screening Room says: "Coming December 11, 2007: The first five Harry Potter (TM) movies on Blu-ray and HD DVD for the first time. (They'll also be available on DVD again after being out of print.) The "Harry Potter Years 1-5 Gift Set" will also be available that same day on all three formats.
der Brucer
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DearReaderLaura I ain't.
But it's a beginning....
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AMAZON advices:
Amazon Screening Room says: "Coming December 11, 2007: The first five Harry Potter (TM) movies on Blu-ray and HD DVD for the first time. (They'll also be available on DVD again after being out of print.) The "Harry Potter Years 1-5 Gift Set" will also be available that same day on all three formats.
der Brucer
Yes...quite the pre-order, along with the "Blade Runner" 5-disc release on HD-DVD and Blu-Ray and standard.
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I stepped out onto my balcony and this is what I photographed:
WOW - they look pickable!
der Brucer
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Nice photos DR RLP...I love geraniums.
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As for DR SINGDAW's socks - he started the whole thing yesterday. :)
Thanks for reminding me of FINDING NEMO, DR MBARNUM.....another fine choice.
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DR GINNY how are the curls holding up?
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DR GINNY how are the curls holding up?
DR JRand, thanks for asking. They're holding up a little too well and I had to work some magic this morning to avoid the "Mamie Eisenhower" look.
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DR elmore - Have a calm, cool, collective and constructive day and meeting this afternoon.
As for car rental companies, I usually go with Enterprise too. Their online specials/discounts are consistently pretty good deals in my experience.
They also usually upgrade me without even asking. When we were in LA for Sacco and Vanzetti, we had our pick of cars and since I loved the PT Cruiser even before they were on the market, I finally got to drive one. I chose a yellow one; it looked like a taxi. I love driving it but since I'm on my 4th Toyota Corolla and they're so reliable, I'll probably always stick with them.
When I met up with my partner Peter out there, he had chosen the very same yellow cruiser. (His kids chose it, actually!)
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RE: last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS.
My favorite dances of the night were Helio's second dance, and mel's second dance.
I watched this for the first time last night. And learned a lot. Who else knew that Depeche Mode's "Your Own Personal Jesus" was a tango???? ???
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SISTER ACT III
ASSOCIATED PRESS (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311026,00.html)
CATHOLIC NUN, 79, PLEADS NO CONTEST TO SEX WITH BOYS 40 YEARS AGO
der Brucer
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Thanks to all for the compliments and for finding the errors.
And if you need any more help, try my new best friend, Grammar Girl!
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/service_times_36.gif)Headline (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311025,00.html)
GAYS DESERVE TORTURE, DEATH PENALTY, IRANIAN MINISTER SAYS
A suggested UTUBE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixkck8QnjY) response.
der Brucer
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DR JRand, thanks for asking. They're holding up a little too well and I had to work some magic this morning to avoid the "Mamie Eisenhower" look.
When Elizabeth II and Prince Philip visited the White House in the mid-50's, Mamie served them hot dogs. :P
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And this (of my Angel's trumpet in a pot, and another geranium, and my rosemary plant):
The Angel's trumpet is one of my favorites! They can grow up to 8 feet high here and just as wide. If we ever get rain again I will try to find a place to plant one!
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I was awakened from a dream - I'd just found an LP of the London cast album of Li'l Abner, in STEREO, starring Dan Duryea (presumably in the Howard St. John role). Of course, no such album exists - I really wanted to hear it, though.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/service_times_36.gif)Headline (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311025,00.html)A suggested UTUBE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixkck8QnjY)
I love it, DerB! Thanks!!
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Not that anyone will notice, but today is
WORLD KINDNESS DAY (http://www.kindness.com.au/world_kindness_day.htm)
der Brucer
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I love it, DerB! Thanks!!
I wonder if DHS knows I post links to left-wing protest videos :-X
der Brucer
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My sister Paula just called.
Emily and Ryan were married a month ago today, and today Ryan was admitted to the hospital. There is a possibility that he has some cancerous tumors behind his bladder and it will be known for sure probably later today, he will be moved to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore very soon.
Prayers and good thoughts will be most appreciated, and news will be shared when it is known.
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TOD:
Musical - Hunchback and Beauty and the Beast
Non-Musical - Iron Giant and Spirited Away
der Brucer
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The Angel's trumpet is one of my favorites! They can grow up to 8 feet high here and just as wide. If we ever get rain again I will try to find a place to plant one!
Yep. And when they get that large, they drop trumpets like crazy. Of course, they bloom profusely, too. I've had this one in a pot for at least six years (rooted off a cutting), but this is the first year it's actually produced more than one bloom at a time. It has been blooming steadily since July.
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Prayers and good thoughts will be most appreciated, and news will be shared when it is known.
Noooooo! This makes me cry! I hope this is something they can treat and quickly eradicate. Please keep us posted. It seems like we were just enjoying photos of their wedding and now this! :'(
Johns Hopkins is about the best you can get for cancer treatment. A girlfriend of mine went there for breat cancer treatment. After a double mastectomy she has been doing great!
Please keep us posted, JRand. We will keep them in our thoughts.
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Thoughts and prayers for Ryan and Emily...
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Call now! Operators are standing by!
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Call now! Operators are standing by!
What a pair of furballs! I just wanna pick 'em up and squeeze 'em!
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Who, may I ask, are Ryan and Emily?
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Who, may I ask, are Ryan and Emily?
See post #93 above (Emily is Jrand's niece)
der Brucer
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I had a nice surprise yesterday. Our gardening show producer dropped off a wreath she made of things she found in the woods and in her garden. It's so beautiful but I couldn't really capture how amazing it really is. She didn't even stop to say hello but just left it as a surprise.
It makes me appreciate things that you would normally overlook--acorns, fungus on dead trees, things that look like weeds. She can see beauty in the smallest things and figure out a way to put them together to make something like this! I admire her talent so much!
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Recovery vibes for Jrand's family
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I had a nice surprise yesterday. Our gardening show producer dropped off a wreath she made of things she found in the woods and in her garden. It's so beautiful but I couldn't really capture how amazing it really is.
Looks like a wonderful Winter Solstice decoration.
der Brucer
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There is a cat named Furball in Murder At Hollywood High - I should think that would be reason enough to get the book.
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from the gym... And accordingly to the scale there, I've lost four pounds over the past few weeks. -Although, according to the scale I have here at the apartment, I've gained two. ??? In any case, my jeans are fitting "better", and I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
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DR JRand - Are they currently living in the Baltimore area? Or will they be temporarily relocating there for the treatment?
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I think a certain DR who just bought a new digital camera may soon be setting up a PhotoBucket account. ;)
Lovely pics, DR Ron Pulliam.
-Oh, and I've been meaning to ask you - and DR Matthew - Have either of you seen any of the damage/results from the oil spill in the Bay?
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There is a cat named Furball in Murder At Hollywood High - I should think that would be reason enough to get the book.
AHA! An admission to the pirating of pet names.
She deserves her own autographed copy!
der Brucer
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DR edisaurus - What a cool wreath!
-Although, I'm now reminded of that one exhibit at the Spy Museum: A group of children from the then USSR had given a present to a government official. It was basically a decorative wall-hanging. It was later discovered to have been a listening device/bug that had no apparent internal power source. Just sayin'. ;D
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Well, I need to get cleaned up, and head down to catch the final run-thru of Irving Berlin's White Christmas before the company heads up to Boston tomorrow morning. And then it's dinner with some friends.
Laters...
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...and I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
That could mean either "beefy bi-ceps" or "B-Cups" :D
der Brucer
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For a minute I thought that read the oil spill on eBay.
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DR elmore - I'll be thinking of you when the clock strikes 4:30. -Do I need to account for any time difference? ;)
Just remember... Breathe.
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Will we never get to page five?
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I'm listening to Henry Mancini's score to Without A Clew, which has just been released on CD.
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A prop from Avenue Q?
Click - click
FOR DISCRIMINATING GENTLEMEN ONLY!
http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/photos/uncategorized/2007/11/12/mouse1.jpg
der Brucer
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DR edisaurus - What a cool wreath!
-Although, I'm now reminded of that one exhibit at the Spy Museum: A group of children from the then USSR had given a present to a government official. It was basically a decorative wall-hanging. It was later discovered to have been a listening device/bug that had no apparent internal power source. Just sayin'. ;D
Well, at least it's on the OUTSIDE of the house! ;D
I hope to go to the Spy Museum one day!
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Vibes for Ryan and Emily. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
DR JRand, very sorry to hear the news.
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-Oh, and I've been meaning to ask you - and DR Matthew - Have either of you seen any of the damage/results from the oil spill in the Bay?
Only on the news. My acquaintance with the Bay, sadly, is riding either under it on the BART or driving over it in a vehicle.
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Well, I need to get cleaned up, and head down to catch the final run-thru of Irving Berlin's White Christmas before the company heads up to Boston tomorrow morning. And then it's dinner with some friends.
Laters...
Who's doing the "Danny Kaye" part in this production?
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DR Edi - I love the wreath and wish I had the talent to make one for our front door.
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I recently bought myself my Christmas (2007) present (I always give me the best present!!).
Christmas present? The other day several of you were talking about the Christmas spirit. Christmas is here already? Did I miss something?
???
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Happy to see DR Ron's pics just the same.
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My best to Emily and Ryan.
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Love Edi's kitty pics!
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would love to be listening to UNE CHAMBRE DE VILLE...
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I recently bought myself my Christmas (2007) present (I always give me the best present!!). It was a Canon SD 800 Elph digital camera.
I began reading the instruction books (!) yesterday (oy!), and was able to snap a few photos before becoming too overwhelmed with iconography and what it all means.
I stepped out onto my balcony and this is what I photographed:
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Geranium.jpg)
It's Pulliam's Geraniums! :D
Nice pictures of nice flowers!
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I began my afternoon with last night's CSI: MIAMI. A pretty good episode. Dean Cain was the primary guest star as a father whose son was murdered for seemingly no reason.
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I'm listening to Henry Mancini's score to Without A Clew, which has just been released on CD.
Now if they'd only release a decent anamorphic DVD. One of my favorite Holmes-related media (has anyone read The Case of the Philosopher's Ring?).
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Christmas present? The other day several of you were talking about the Christmas spirit. Christmas is here already? Did I miss something?
???
I'm one of those people who start shopping for Christmas in June, or thereabouts.
I do not/cannot/will not put things off to the last minute because I travel 3,000 miles in early December to my mother's home and everything MUST have been done, wrapped, shipped/in the mail before I get on a plane.
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Next I watched the remaining special features on the second disc in the set. Among them are a stills gallery (with some interesting looking lobby cards and posters from around the world), an audio critique of the movie (against film clips, stills, etc. on the screen), and excerpts from Hitchcock's interviews with Francois Truffaut (which were later translated into his 1967 book HITCHCOCK). The only annoying thing about their interview was that Everything said by either man had to be translated by an interpreter, and she's talking over them as they're trying to forumlate questions or particularly answers (which seems to intimidate Hitchcock and doesn't allow him to always seem to complete his thoughts.)
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The final bonus feature on the disc was the 1941 comic adventure CROOK'S TOUR with the two featured characters in the film - Caldicott and Charters. It's 81 minutes of film that could have been done in 30. I'm sure it was wildly popular in Britain at the time, but though I find them amusing, 81 minutes was a bit much for me. That's a bonus I'll never watch again.
I'll watch THE LADY VANISHES many more times (hopefully).
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My socks have been officially knocked off.
I am now a Customer Service Representative Extraordinaire.
:)
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***CALMING & PRODUCTIVE VIBES***[/size][/color]
to DR elmore3003!!!
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***ULTRA-STRENGTH HEALTH VIBES***[/size][/color]
to DR JRand57's DNIL Ryan
and ***COMFORT AND COPING VIBES*** to DN Emily
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If Singdaw and I were to both enter a Puritan church, they'd never be able to purify it again.
Amen, brother! 8)
See ya in church... :P
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DR RLP, love your Western exposure...and that is NOT a euphemism!
Congratulations on your new digital camera. I'm sure we'll all be able to benefit from it around here! :)
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DR Edisaurus - LOVE the smooth operators! :) :)
AND...the wreath is just breathtaking. And so wonderfully personal!
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My socks have been officially knocked off.
I am now a Customer Service Representative Extraordinaire.
:)
DR Singdaw, I suspect you were a CSRE before you had your socks knocked off.
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Before we leave for Montgomery Inn for DH Richard's birthday dinner, here's a tree that we can see from our front porch. It's in the yard next door - I'd have removed the trash cans if it were in our yard.
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I'm one of those people who start shopping for Christmas in June, or thereabouts.
I do not/cannot/will not put things off to the last minute because I travel 3,000 miles in early December to my mother's home and everything MUST have been done, wrapped, shipped/in the mail before I get on a plane.
I did not mean to be critical of you, Ron. I, too, like to plan ahead. It's been a really busy, hectic year for me and I wouldn't have been at all surprised to find that Christmas is TOMORROW! I prefer years when I am less busy and more on top of things.
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My socks have been officially knocked off.
I am now a Customer Service Representative Extraordinaire.
:)
some of us thought you were pretty Extraordinaire to start with!
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Cason came over and we did some business, and had a lively discussion, then went and ate some Mexican food for lunch.
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I also did a phone interview about Nudie Musical for some upcoming book.
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from the gym... ...In any case, my jeans are fitting "better", and I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
Oh, you butch boy, you!
;D
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Cason came over and we did some business, and had a lively discussion, then went and ate some Mexican food for lunch.
Am I the only one who wants to ask (even though I know it isn't): "Is that a EUPHEMISM"?
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My sister Paula just called.
Emily and Ryan were married a month ago today, and today Ryan was admitted to the hospital. There is a possibility that he has some cancerous tumors behind his bladder and it will be known for sure probably later today, he will be moved to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore very soon.
Prayers and good thoughts will be most appreciated, and news will be shared when it is known.
~~~Super Vibes for Emily and Ryan!!~~~
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TOD:
Early Disney: Sleeping Beauty
Recent Disney: The Lion King
Non-Disney Traditional: Yellow Submarine
CGI: The Incredibles
Stop-Motion: Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
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And I, for one, love the score for Meet the Robinsons. I think the songs are fine, and Elfman's music is wonderfully playful and retro.
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Vibes for Ryan
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I had a nice surprise yesterday. Our gardening show producer dropped off a wreath she made of things she found in the woods and in her garden. It's so beautiful but I couldn't really capture how amazing it really is. She didn't even stop to say hello but just left it as a surprise.
It makes me appreciate things that you would normally overlook--acorns, fungus on dead trees, things that look like weeds. She can see beauty in the smallest things and figure out a way to put them together to make something like this! I admire her talent so much!
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Kath_wreath.jpg)
That's a beautiful wreath! Congrats!
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Thanks, DR Ginny! Thanks, DR Jeanne! :)
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bk, your package arrived today. THANK YOU! :)
"With A Song in My Heart" also arrived from Amazon. :)
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Cason came over and we did some business....
That statement can be taken a variety of ways! :o
;)
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I gotta tell you.
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Ginny - that is a wondrous red tree, despite the garbage cans. Thanks!
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I am filled to the brim with Mexican food.
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I'm going to toddle over the hill at about three - that way I won't have traffic when it's time to head over to Fox for the screening at five-thirty.
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I gotta tell you.
You really do! :D
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Topic of the Day:
Beauty and the Beast
A Bug's Life
Fantasia
Finding Nemo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
The Incredibles
The Little Mermaid
Meet the Robinsons
The Point
Toy Story
Toy Story 2
Yellow Submarine
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I'm going to toddle over the hill at about three
As opposed to what you'll be doing on December 8th? :o
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If that is Unseemly...
I apologize.
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"With A Song in My Heart" also arrived from Amazon. :)
Grrrr.... I only got my shipping notice from Amazon for it today. Of course, there were two other discs in the package (one the Blu-ray of CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND), but still!
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!
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Heading down now to finally watch something *I* want to watch for pleasure.
FANTASTIC FOUR: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER in Blu-ray.
WBBL.
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I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
You know, at first glance, I totally misread the word "shirts" as "shorts"
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For our very own Mike Barnum:
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JRand, please know that I am sending the strongest vibes and good thoughts your way and to Baltimore!
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Who in tarnation is that?
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I am off of work early and will now build a bookcase.
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Who in tarnation is that?
Mitch Vogel...your favorite son on "Bonanza".
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Sad news. ROSEMARY'S BABY author Ira Levin has passed away.
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Time to get started on dinner.
POT ROAST!
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I just looked out a window, and this is what I saw (Lake Merritt, and in the foreground, the Cameron-Stanford House):
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I just looked out a window, and this is what I saw (Lake Merritt, and in the foreground, the Cameron-Stanford House):
(http://www.haineshisway.com/community/attachments/Lake_Merritt_001.JPG)
Wow...that's a nice view! :D
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Time to get started on dinner.
POT ROAST!
Ahhh...roasted pot....that sounds savory.
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Who in the heck is Mario Cantone? Judging by the photos at Broadway World, he attends a lot of opening nights. Does he also act? Or sing? Or something?
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Mario Cantone was wonderful in THE VIOLET HOUR and ASSASSINS on Broadway.
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/service_times_36.gif)Headline (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,311025,00.html)A suggested UTUBE (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rixkck8QnjY) response.
der Brucer
derBrucer, you must have been shocked to learn that homosexuals do not reproduce.
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My sister Paula just called.
Emily and Ryan were married a month ago today, and today Ryan was admitted to the hospital. There is a possibility that he has some cancerous tumors behind his bladder and it will be known for sure probably later today, he will be moved to Johns Hopkins in Baltimore very soon.
Prayers and good thoughts will be most appreciated, and news will be shared when it is known.
Very unsettling news, Jrand. My prayers go out to Ryan and the whole family.
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I had a nice surprise yesterday. Our gardening show producer dropped off a wreath she made of things she found in the woods and in her garden. It's so beautiful but I couldn't really capture how amazing it really is. She didn't even stop to say hello but just left it as a surprise.
It makes me appreciate things that you would normally overlook--acorns, fungus on dead trees, things that look like weeds. She can see beauty in the smallest things and figure out a way to put them together to make something like this! I admire her talent so much!
Either that, or she is casting a spell on you.
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from the gym... And accordingly to the scale there, I've lost four pounds over the past few weeks. -Although, according to the scale I have here at the apartment, I've gained two. ??? In any case, my jeans are fitting "better", and I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
I am starting to fill out my shirts, too. Of course, that may be from the turtle cheesecake.
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Who in the heck is Mario Cantone? Judging by the photos at Broadway World, he attends a lot of opening nights. Does he also act? Or sing? Or something?
He's a very funny openly gay comedian. He also had a one-man show on Broadway...he's a:
(http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/08/7e/d5/da_1.JPG)
;)
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T.O.D.
Favorite animated films:
PETER PAN
SHREK
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
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bk, your package arrived today. THANK YOU! :)
"With A Song in My Heart" also arrived from Amazon. :)
WITH A SONG IN MY HEART is my favorite Susan Hayward film, and my favorite Thelma Ritter film (although TITANIC is a close second).
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And I don't think anyone mentioned it here, but actress Laraine Day died Saturday at age 87 in Utah.
She was very good in those 1930/40s Dr. Kildare movies!
(http://i16.ebayimg.com/08/i/000/c1/01/7d90_1.JPG)
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MBarnum: I was reviewing some posts from late November 2005 today when I stumbled across your comment that you could never look at Mitch Vogel in the face because you found him too hideous! LOL :)
That said, I also noted you made a positive comment about Bonita Granville and Frankie Thomas Jr.....and I saw the Nancy Drew movies on TCM a week or so ago. LOVED 'EM. Didn't think they'd be so good, but they are.
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My favorite Laraine Day photo.
(http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u271/actr2000/LaraineDay.jpg)
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The Summit Meeting is over, the estate taxes paid, and the debt settled between the estate and the outstanding debt Macbeth owed my dad's estate paid. Quite grudgingly, and quite unfriendly, but paid. Both Macbeths showed up, and Jo remarked after they had gone that Lady M spent more time trying to eavesdrop on the meeting than visiting with her. Macbeth is clearly pissed at me, and he wouldn't hand things to me; he threw things into the middle of the table. In a surprise twist, the company also paid me the balance of what was outstanding from my dad's equal payment to me, which I was never expecting. My goal to to see Randy and Tom got the full amount of what dad intended to give them, and I never intended to ask for any more money. My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us. During the approximate 90 minutes they were here, Lady M spoke not a word to me, and I'm sure that she's raging over the fact that $28,000 was taken from
her the company's bank account.
Now my nephew Cory and his new bride Andrea are here visiting and playing Wii sports games with Randy and Jo. I couldn't get to his wedding last month in Alabama, but my new niece Andrea is a beauty, and I like her very much.
My only plans tomorrow: the bank.
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Great news, Elmore! Sounds like all the vibes worked. I hope they work as well for JRand's family!
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The Summit Meeting is over, the estate taxes paid, and the debt settled between the estate and the outstanding debt Macbeth owed my dad's estate paid. Quite grudgingly, and quite unfriendly, but paid. Both Macbeths showed up, and Jo remarked after they had gone that Lady M spent more time trying to eavesdrop on the meeting than visiting with her. Macbeth is clearly pissed at me, and he wouldn't hand things to me; he threw things into the middle of the table. In a surprise twist, the company also paid me the balance of what was outstanding from my dad's equal payment to me, which I was never expecting. My goal to to see Randy and Tom got the full amount of what dad intended to give them, and I never intended to ask for any more money. My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us. During the approximate 90 minutes they were here, Lady M spoke not a word to me, and I'm sure that she's raging over the fact that $28,000 was taken from her the company's bank account.
Now my nephew Cory and his new bride Andrea are here visiting and playing Wii sports games with Randy and Jo. I couldn't get to his wedding last month in Alabama, but my new niece Andrea is a beauty, and I like her very much.
My only plans tomorrow: the bank.
[size=8]HOO & RAY[/size]
[size=8]SAVOR THE VICTORY![/size]
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My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us.
You have only one brother.
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And if you need any more help, try my new best friend, Grammar Girl!
http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/
Thanks Edi - most of the errors are errors of starting to write and getting distracted or just quick first draft errors. They have all been fixed now and I'm glad I had the help of so many friends (I emailed the link to a number of other friends). It was a back burner project for me for just too long. The next thing I'm going to look at is have the whole site translated into Spanish. Wouldn't that be cool.
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The Summit Meeting is over, the estate taxes paid, and the debt settled between the estate and the outstanding debt Macbeth owed my dad's estate paid. Quite grudgingly, and quite unfriendly, but paid. Both Macbeths showed up, and Jo remarked after they had gone that Lady M spent more time trying to eavesdrop on the meeting than visiting with her. Macbeth is clearly pissed at me, and he wouldn't hand things to me; he threw things into the middle of the table. In a surprise twist, the company also paid me the balance of what was outstanding from my dad's equal payment to me, which I was never expecting. My goal to to see Randy and Tom got the full amount of what dad intended to give them, and I never intended to ask for any more money. My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us. During the approximate 90 minutes they were here, Lady M spoke not a word to me, and I'm sure that she's raging over the fact that $28,000 was taken from her the company's bank account.
Now my nephew Cory and his new bride Andrea are here visiting and playing Wii sports games with Randy and Jo. I couldn't get to his wedding last month in Alabama, but my new niece Andrea is a beauty, and I like her very much.
My only plans tomorrow: the bank.
I am so glad that your meeting is over, elmore. Do you really care if Lady M ever speaks to you again? I am saddened by the riff between you and your brother, but you know that is not your fault. Sleep well tonight.
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Good Afternoon!
I'm back from the gym... And accordingly to the scale there, I've lost four pounds over the past few weeks. -Although, according to the scale I have here at the apartment, I've gained two. ??? In any case, my jeans are fitting "better", and I'm really starting to fill out my shirts. :P
I always go by whatever scale says I'm losing weight
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The Summit Meeting is over, the estate taxes paid, and the debt settled between the estate and the outstanding debt Macbeth owed my dad's estate paid. Quite grudgingly, and quite unfriendly, but paid. Both Macbeths showed up, and Jo remarked after they had gone that Lady M spent more time trying to eavesdrop on the meeting than visiting with her. Macbeth is clearly pissed at me, and he wouldn't hand things to me; he threw things into the middle of the table. In a surprise twist, the company also paid me the balance of what was outstanding from my dad's equal payment to me, which I was never expecting. My goal to to see Randy and Tom got the full amount of what dad intended to give them, and I never intended to ask for any more money. My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us. During the approximate 90 minutes they were here, Lady M spoke not a word to me, and I'm sure that she's raging over the fact that $28,000 was taken from her the company's bank account.
Now my nephew Cory and his new bride Andrea are here visiting and playing Wii sports games with Randy and Jo. I couldn't get to his wedding last month in Alabama, but my new niece Andrea is a beauty, and I like her very much.
My only plans tomorrow: the bank.
It's the end of an era.
Enjoy your time with your nephew and the people you care about and those who care about you! ;D
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DR Elmore. I'm very glad to hear the meeting is over and you received what your father intended. Whatever the long term outcome with your brother, it sounds like the less you have to deal with him and Lady MacBeth for now, the better off you'll be
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I always go by whatever scale says I'm losing weight
I believe you should never get on a scale unless you are standing on the moon's surface (or in that film studio where they filmed the moon landing).
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Hooray DR Elmore. I expect you to always be in a good humor for now on.
I have finished the book case for my bedroom which now holds a good many watched DVDs. I still need to go through and alphabetize them, but I did manage to separate the movies from the TV shows....I have an awful lot of duplicate Dragnet DVDs.
I also have a lot of left over pieces from the book case! Hmmm.
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DR elmore3003: I am so relieved for you. It sounds like the best outcome you could have hoped for. Perhaps time can mend some rifts, but for now, you are in a healthier place.
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DR JoseSPiano - were you at Borders today, taking advantage of the 40% discount on CDs?
I was. I saw the newish Measha Brueggergosman CD that you had mentioned about a month ago, but I also found an older CD on an obscure label that features her in the Copland Dickinson songs and the Barber Knoxville. I doubt that anyone shall ever surpass Upshaw, but it will be nice to have this one, too.
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Hooray DR Elmore. I expect you to always be in a good humor for now on.
I have finished the book case for my bedroom which now holds a good many watched DVDs. I still need to go through and alphabetize them, but I did manage to separate the movies from the TV shows....I have an awful lot of duplicate Dragnet DVDs.
I also have a lot of left over pieces from the book case! Hmmm.
Do you alphabetize them in English or Hindi?
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Exhale, DR Elmore, exhale!
We are still available Friday and Saturday evenings - in fact, I'll probably be home a little early Friday because I'm having a flu shot here in town at 4pm. That should get me home earlier than my usual 6:15-6:30.
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Generous thanks for all of the Vibes from the magicians here at HHW.
Yes, DRJOSE, Emily & Ryan live near Baltimore.
We have had no confirmation of anything....but I expect we shall hear something tomorrow.
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Lovely kitty pics and wreath pics from DR EDISAURUS, and nature pics from DRs RLP and GINNY.
They cheered me considerably.
I am watching the 50's noir pics that are being shown on TCM this evening. Interesting.
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Time for rehearsal! Have a good evening (what's left of it ;)), all!
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The Summit Meeting is over, the estate taxes paid, and the debt settled between the estate and the outstanding debt Macbeth owed my dad's estate paid. Quite grudgingly, and quite unfriendly, but paid. Both Macbeths showed up, and Jo remarked after they had gone that Lady M spent more time trying to eavesdrop on the meeting than visiting with her. Macbeth is clearly pissed at me, and he wouldn't hand things to me; he threw things into the middle of the table. In a surprise twist, the company also paid me the balance of what was outstanding from my dad's equal payment to me, which I was never expecting. My goal to to see Randy and Tom got the full amount of what dad intended to give them, and I never intended to ask for any more money. My brother was quite insistent that this settled all debts, which it does, but I'm sure as well that it settl;e all further communication between us. During the approximate 90 minutes they were here, Lady M spoke not a word to me, and I'm sure that she's raging over the fact that $28,000 was taken from her the company's bank account.
Now my nephew Cory and his new bride Andrea are here visiting and playing Wii sports games with Randy and Jo. I couldn't get to his wedding last month in Alabama, but my new niece Andrea is a beauty, and I like her very much.
My only plans tomorrow: the bank.
Elmore-
The rest is silence
I'm glad it turned out the way it did.
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Today I finally decided to cancel my trip to Las Vegas next week. If nothing else, my staying home should give Brent Barrett something to be thankful for on Thursday!
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Cilla, we have had TIVO for several. Direct TV has there own DVR system now, which we didn’t realize until the new boxes were installed.
Keith likes the new software, I’m not sure as it is completely different than the old one. We aren’t sure yet what the new high def channels are & it took two days to for them to load the original ones, so I’m still punching in shows to watch. I think all our season passes are on. I need to figure out the “wish list” of shows & actors I want recorded when they air, be it a month or a year from now.
We seem to be missing a nice option of the TIVO software, automatic recording of shows tivo thinks you will enjoy.
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What a pair of furballs! I just wanna pick 'em up and squeeze 'em!
Me too! :)
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Don't be surprised Debrucer, I passed on the Grandlad photo.
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DR elmore, I didn't expect your day to go so well. CONGRATULATIONS! :D I can only hope brother macbeth wakes up one day and makes peace with you.
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Ron, lovely photos with your new camera! I hope there will be more in the future.
Edi-Nice gift, thanks for sharing.
Ginny-magnificent tree!
TCB, I’m sorry about your trip. The crowds of Vegas might not be friendly to your shoulder, it’s probably for the best.
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JRand-what a shock!
May your dear niece Emily and her new dear husband Ryan receive joyous news tomorrow! I’m keeping good thoughts and sending them the best of vibes.
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Lovely kitty pics and wreath pics from DR EDISAURUS, and nature pics from DRs RLP and GINNY.
They cheered me considerably.
I am watching the 50's noir pics that are being shown on TCM this evening. Interesting.
Did you catch STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET with my interviewee Steven Marlo and Mr. Jonathan Haze?
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So pleased for you, Larry! I think it's the best outcome one could ask for. Sure, it'd be nice if MacB did it with more grace, but things got taken care of just the same. And you didn't really expect him or Lady M to be gracious.
I'd say you have had a VERY successful trip!
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Very relieved that part of the estate handling is over, DR Elmore. I hope the rest of the week is as uneventful as possible.
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I took the opportunity tonight to indeed watch FANTASTIC 4: RISE OF THE SILVER SURFER. Not as much fun as the original, but the first 2/3 was an OK adventure. It truly fell apart in the final 1/3 making no sense whatsoever.
It looked spectacular on Blu-ray, though, and it had DTS-HD Master Audio, the highest level of DTS sound available which my new receiver had no trouble at all decoding. Thrilling sound.
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I had about 30 minutes left over before prime time TV started so I watched the last 20 minutes or so of THE LADY VANISHES again, this time in the old transfer which I tend to favor just a bit. I guess I'll be keeping both versions of the film.
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BONES tonight had one of its very easiest cases to solve in its three year history. I enjoyed the show a lot, but I was disappointed in the rather obvious suspects.
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HOUSE had a good episode, but it was very, very talky this week. And the person fired this week was fairly guessable, too.
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NIP/TUCK wasn't at its best either, and I'll only watch next week because Rosie returns as the funny Dawn Budge. After that, I'll probably drop the show from my line-up.
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Back from the screening and found out the sad news about Ira Levin, a wonderful writer and wonderful person, who I got to know very well when doing Drat! The Cat! I'll have more to say about him and many other things in tomorrow's notes. I'll just say that one of my happiest and proudest moments in all my life was when he blurbed Benjamin Kritzer, a book he really loved.
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Tomorrow I'll have tonight's BOSTON LEGAL and SVU to watch in addition to THE SANTA CLAUSE 3.
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I got really tired at the screening.
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Good Evening!
Over the past couple of hours, I've gotten teary-eyed so many times, that I lost count. But they were all "good" near-cries. ;)
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Hooray!
No writing to do tonight, so I can head downstairs now and go to bed.
Good night!
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Are we STILL on page eight?
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Even though they were not in full costume... Even though there was no 24-piece orchestra playing Larry Blank's wonderful orchestration... Even though there was elevator... Even though there was no snow falling from the "skies"... I had a wonderful time at the run-thru of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. What a wonderful show filled with great music and lots of Heart!
They restructured the opening sequence for this year's edition of the show, and as soon as Brian D'Arcy James started singing "White Christmas", well... That was the first time I started to cry. Then when he started "Count Your Blessing Instead of Sheep", well...
Between all my bouts of near-crying, I was treated to some great singing and dancing by a very talented cast. I really liked David Ives' book of the show too. And now I'm thinking of making a trip up to Boston to see the show in all of it's costumed and orchestra-supported glory.
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I will say that one of my fondest memories of Mr. Levin was when he sent me one of the first copies of Son Of Rosemary in which he has an anagram that he never solves and dares the reader to do it. Apparently it took him weeks to do so. I got lucky - because I'm so obsessed with words, I was lying in bed and the word just arranged itself, and I called him the next day and gleefully reported I'd gotten it in just a matter of hours. He hung up on me. Then he called me back and gave me another puzzler - I got that one, too (I think he gave me a name that was the real name of an author who used a nom de plume - Ayn Rand). He also was very impressed that I'd caught on to the book's conceit really early on because he writes that Rosemary is watching a certain movie on TV. I thought to myself, why out of all the movies in the universe would he choose that one? The answer became obvious.
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After the run-thru, I met up with currently E&T DR Jason for dinner. He's in his final days of rehearsal for A Christmas Carol, and he's having a wonderful - if exhausting - time. We grabbed dinner down at East of Eighth, then walked up 34th Street to catch a movie. Alas, once we got to 34th Street, there was really no movie showing there that either of us wanted to see. So we walked up to 42nd Street...
*And, no, I did not cry at all during dinner. However, our waiter Allen did have eyes. ;)
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Of course, Deceit was my Ira Levin homage. I just noticed that what looks like a straight to DVD film that came out today is entitled - wait for it - Deceit.
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We ended up seeing "Dan In Real Life". In short, a very sweet movie. Not a great movie, not a blockbuster. Just a good movie. Yes, I did tear up a few times. -And Steve Carrell and Dane Cook and Nobret Leo Butz and Matthew Morrison (in more or less a cameo) to boot! And I think it was the first time that I was not bugged by Juliette Binoche's presence on the screen. ;)
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/d/d3/Dan_in_real_life.jpg/200px-Dan_in_real_life.jpg)
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Have been in bed with Freddy and Bosco for the last hour while reading MURDER AT HOLLYWOOD HIGH...a book that I am very much enjoying BK!
I am now taking a snack break and then will read a bit more before heading off to slumberland.
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My favorite line from "Dan In Real Life"-
Love is not a feeling. It's an ability.
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My favorite line from "Dan In Real Life"-
Love is not a feeling. It's an ability.
Or a disability depending on who you love ;)
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DR elmore - I hope you are able to spend the rest of your time back in Ohio with the ones you love and the ones who love you.
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When I'm worried and I can't sleep
I count my blessings instead of sheep
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
When my bankroll is getting small
I think of when I had none at all
And I fall asleep counting my blessings
I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads
And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds
If you're worried and you can't sleep
Just count your blessings instead of sheep
And you'll fall asleep counting your blessings
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PAGE NINE "COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS DANCE"
(http://www.cartoonstock.com/lowres/hsc0119l.jpg)
;D
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I think I shall get some sleep. Today was very productive. I worked very hard and worked myself right out of my funk. Tomorrow there is much to do including putting together my power point for my seminar presentation on Thursday. It's for the FPD and I just can't get into it. It's an easy topic and I have a partner who I told to go first. Hopefully she will have a lot to say so I can just skate. I think I've spoken at these silly things for the past 7 years. I have no idea why I agreed to do it again, especially since I don't work there anymore!
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OH! Here's a good one. I got another call today from the phone repair guy for LexisNexis. He wanted me to put him on hold so he could work on the static on the line my rep gets when he calls me. WHAT! At first I did it, then I got on the line and asked why on earth I should allow them to tie up my business line when it's their problem and I didn't ever have static. He told me he thought my local company had a problem. I told him no one else had ever complained. It was strange. Makes me wonder if it's really the gov't tapping my phone
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Who's doing the "Danny Kaye" part in this production?
Jeffrey Denman
-Who happened to direct and co-star in the recent production of Yank! the DR elmore attended - and liked - last weekend.
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Am I the only one who wants to ask (even though I know it isn't): "Is that a EUPHEMISM"?
Which part? "some business"? "lively discussion"? or "Mexican food"?
;D
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You know, at first glance, I totally misread the word "shirts" as "shorts"
Well, that too.
8)
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DR JoseSPiano - were you at Borders today, taking advantage of the 40% discount on CDs?
I was. I saw the newish Measha Brueggergosman CD that you had mentioned about a month ago, but I also found an older CD on an obscure label that features her in the Copland Dickinson songs and the Barber Knoxville. I doubt that anyone shall ever surpass Upshaw, but it will be nice to have this one, too.
DR singdaw - I actually resisted the special 40%-off "sale" yesterday and today. I really do have quite a number of unlistened to, let alone unwrapped, CDs still sitting on my shelves. Frankly, there was really nothing I was interested in buying right now since I already have most everything I want right now. Also, the CD departments at my local Border's (Time-Warner Center and Penn Station) are quite lacking in their selection.
*I even went into Virgin today after the movie to browse and buy... Although I ended up not buying anything. And I even have TWO $5.00 off coupons right now! -Something must in be retrograde. ;)
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My socks have been officially knocked off.
:)
Just your socks?
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No posts in over an hour and no one in the jernt - most unseemly, if you ask me.
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I've been on my computer for about an hour and it's turned itself off four, count 'em, FOUR time!! And I'm just reading posts and checking my e-mail! :o What's going on? To turn it back on, I have to disconnect the power cord. That's $#@& inconvenient. :P
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Otherwise, when I got home and checked my mail, I received BK's new Kritzerland release, "Une Chambre en Ville;" "The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Cameleon Skin;" the original concept album to "Blackbeard: A New Musical;" and from England, the region 2-PAL DVD (not yet available in the US!) "Battlestar Galactica" season 3! Plus a two DVDs, a videotape and a CD for my niece. Talk about hitting the jackpot! ;)
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"Blackbeard: A New Musical;"
Let me know if you like it.
der Brucer
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I will. I'm bringing my CDs to work to listen to them. :)
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My computer is back up...after another TWO shut-downs. :P I'm off to bed. I'll talk to my sister's boyfriend later today (he built my computer) and hopefully, he'll be able to figure out what the heck is going on. :-\
Good night, Der Brucer and Adriana. 8)