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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were Bb and G, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're having a Christmas Eve Moo, and can't be bothered now.
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And the word of the day is: OLIGOPSONY!
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I'm midnight snacking on popcorn flavored with Montreal steak seasoning.
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It was very yummy, BTW.
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I think I'm ready for the bedroom environment.
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I went on a brownie baking binge today...er, yesterday rather. Anyhoo, those I come in contact with between now & Christmas had better like brownies.
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Otherwise, I shall be overtired tomorrow, or I'll oversleep, and I cannot do such a thing.
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But first, let me just say will we never get to page two?
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*waves a flag for page two*
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It can be done!
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Exhaustion takes it's toll.
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This is kind of fun: Shopdropping (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/us/24shopdrop.html?hp)
This is the season of frenetic shopping, but for a devious few people it’s also the season of spirited shopdropping.
Otherwise known as reverse shoplifting, shopdropping involves surreptitiously putting things in stores, rather than illegally taking them out, and the motivations vary.
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DearReaderLaura DR - fun picture yesterday. We also had our pageant. They used a live infant for the baby Jesus!
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DR JoseSPiano - lovely family stories.
Like DR elmore3003, I took a tape recorder to my grandmother's place some years back and have a wonderful, irreplaceable treasure there.
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Well, some DR [was it Laura?] had requested postings today of Christmas light displays. I am now finding that most of the shots I look in my local neighborhood while walking Zach are pretty blurry, but perhaps during the day I'll post a few.
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Starting with this one. It's just so wrong, in so many ways :) :
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It's Christmas Eve, December 24, 2007.
Happy Christmas Eve, everyone!
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It's cold and clear, and the threat of thunderstorms later in the day looms over Johnston SC.
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I definitely have "the sniffles" this morning.
Nothing much more advanced than that. But I am "sniffling" and minding my p's and q's.
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TOD:
In no particular order,the 10 best TV shows I've seen this past season (September thru December):
Life
Chuck
Heroes
Moonlight
Ghost Whisperer
Desperate Housewives
Brothers and Sisters
Journeyman
Smallville
Supernatural
Ugly Betty
Some of the Best episodes of TV shows this season:
Heroes -- "Four Months Ago"
Ugly Betty -- 1st episode of season (Hilda coming to terms with death of her fiance)
Moonlight -- episode in which Beth learns truth about Mick St. John (in desert)
Desperate Housewives -- tornado episode
Brothers and Sisters -- Kitty's wedding episode
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Good morning, Ron. And Merry Chrismas Eve.
I had trouble getting to today's notes. I had to go thru Column Archives to read them.
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Good morning, Ron. And Merry Chrismas Eve.
I had trouble getting to today's notes. I had to go thru Column Archives to read them.
Merry Christmas, Tom!
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I am sitting here, sipping coffee, trying to motivate myself to go to work. My junkie kitty, Angel, is sitting in the kitchen staring at the cupboard where the freeze-dried salmon is stored. Every few minutes she will moan in hopes that I will notice her waiting there.
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I have a few pix of Christmas lights, but photobucket's resizing doesn't seem to "take" for me on them. They still "post" at full size, even though the "bucket" says they're smaller.
Oh, well!
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Time for breakfast.
Ciao-ders!
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I believe tonight will be the night when I will watch my all-time favorite holiday movie.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
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What? I didn't say which holiday.
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Thanks to DR TCB for the WONDERFUL LIFE jibjab....I think I will make one later.
Of course today is for Amy....no I mean today is a work day, retail you know. Everyone get out there and SHOP!!
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Good morning, all! Apart from work this morning on "The Lady of the Slipper." I'm having a holiday and enjoying myself. I have a couple of things to wrap, and I have a ticket to see SWEENEY TODD again this evening.
I've been reading the Brian Kellow bio of Ethel Merman, and last night I was reading the section on HAPPY HUNTING, so I'm listening to the OBC recording. What a dog! Poor Ethel!
TOD:
Life
The Brotherhood
The Tudors
The Sopranos
Reaper
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So sorry you did not enjoy CASINO ROYALE, DR MBARNUM. I liked it and thought Mr Craig was a fine James Bond although my favorites are Mr Sean Connery and Mr George Lazenby.
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BK, have a faboo do! I can already smell the infamous Kimmel spaghetti sauce a simmering! Your do is one of those things I miss about LA. Have a faboo do and faboo Christmas! Ho! Ho! Ho!
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Christmas Light Dance
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Merry Christmas, Chuck, it is nice seeing you on here again.
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Do do do - the do.
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TOD briefly:
MAD MEN.....my favorite regular drama series on the air.
THE AMAZING RACE - my favorite reality series
TORCHWOOD - very CLOSE to MAD MEN.
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Off to work.
Everyone GO SHOPPING!!
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Christmas Eve greetings! We're having a family "do" here today - our guests will be my mom, my sister and her husband, their daughter, and my aunt. DS Rob and DG (dear girlfriend) Mary Linda will leave early tomorrow morning to have Christmas with her family in Michigan.
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And the word of the day is: OLIGOPSONY!
And The Song Of The Day Is : THE COFFEE SONG
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Thanks for the alert to the shopdropping article, singdaw.
Who says ya can't give 'em away?
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In the immortal words of Bette Davis: "Merry Christmas, Eve"
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Oh dear - I did have to come back and post this planetary caution:
A home-cleaning campaign fits in nicely with the extra Mars dynamism that needs to be poured into a safe mold. Your interest in computers, high technology and scientific advances peaks as the Moon makes a flowing trine to Uranus in water signs (3:04PM PST). This is amplified this evening when the Sun approaches a mentally-stimulating 72-degree link to Uranus (exact at 1:04AM PST tomorrow). Learn more about ancient history, mythology, and the ageless wisdom teachings of many cultures from around the world.
With the moon making a flowing trine and the Sun approaching a direct link to Uranus.....anything can happen, that's for sure!
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Jrand - Maybe there's too many folks trine Uranus
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Thanks
You are quite welcome, DR FJL! :)
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An ode to Jrand's prognostication:
Trine to Uranus
It's likely to pain us
Until you see a Neptune follow
Trine to Uranus
Our parents must train us
Without a hurt the moon is hollow
Deep in Uranus
It gets so darn heinous
Unless it can drain us
Or make us wallow
Trine to Uranus
And if it's Uranus
Just follow
(Follow, follow, follow)
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That was a selection from one of my favorite shows - The Fanny-tasticks
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You're in a merry mood again today, Mr. Fred! :)
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If only there were a way to sneak the "swallow" rhyme into that ode and still not violate the decency rules of this family site, I'd be even merrier
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I was grumpy until I read the shopdropping article
Mr. singdaw, what a charming notion
No it's isn't practical and inappropriate as always
(I have nowhere to go with this :) )
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That has never stopped you before! :)
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And that's just ONE of the reasons we love you!!! :)
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Swing Uranus high, Sweeney
Hold it to the skies
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You're in a merry mood again today, Mr. Fred! :)
A merry mood indeed, sir.
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(That, My Friend, is a single entendre)
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Swell tacky pics, DR Singdaw!
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Hmmm, SWEENEY TODD came in 5th at the box office this weekend, I wonder what the spindoctors will do with that? I expected the attendance of HHW posters and HHW Guests, alone, would be enough to put it in fourth place.
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Attend the tale of HHW
The wit is frail, the puns might trouble you
They prattle on about such and such
The point is they love to keep closely in touch
Before you shave off all your stubble, you
Read HHW
Most popular site on all the (pause, pause, pause)
Internet
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Shhhhhhh! I am posting from work. Don't tell anyone. :-X
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If only there were a way to sneak the "swallow" rhyme
As in Capistrano?
;)
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Shhhhhhh! I am posting from work. Don't tell anyone. :-X
You'd think the alarms and strobing lights would have been enough of a clew!
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...We also had our pageant. They used a live infant for the baby Jesus!
I'm glad they used a live infant. The alternative would have been reprehensible.
:P
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The page three baby dance is so dated.
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Swell tacky pics, DR Singdaw!
;D Oh, believe me, I have many more. I'll try to post them throughout the day.
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...We also had our pageant. They used a live infant for the baby Jesus!
Der Brucer wants to know what you're going to do for Easter?
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The alternative
Ewwww! :P
:)
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I definitely have "the sniffles" this morning....
Watching sad movies will do that.
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Fred, what can you do with PRETTY
WOMEN POSTERS?
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TCB - No parody needed there. With all the HHW gods, HHW is actually proof of heaven, as we're living
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"Your Brucie, picking out DVD's out of alley ashcans"
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TOD - Episodes
This is absolutely impossible! Doctor Who has thirteen episodes per season, it is impossible to narrow the best down to ten!
;)
More seriously, that series had some of it's best stories over the past year. The best of the lot was Blink, a time-travel sci-fi/horror story filled with "wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey" stuff, made even more remarkable in that it was a) told from the p.o.v. of someone who was not jumping around in time, but witnessing it happening to the people around her, and b) involved the Doctor and Martha minimally. Brilliant writing.
Another episode, Gridlock was also very good, and fun, while demonstating the positive effects of faith. And the two-parter, Human Nature and The Family of Blood, gave a chilling example of what war's effects can be, not by being anti-war but by showing how different real war is to the glorification it gets by those not involved directly.
I'm trying to think of any other series that had individual episodes that really stuck. Nope, not happening.
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TOD, Series -
Doctor Who
Torchwood
Ugly Betty
Heroes
Pushing Dasies (which I wasn't expecting to enjoy)
Good Eats
Iron Chef America
This list being short makes up for my episodes list being long. ;D
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Oh, Donna, I can beat that one! Just Bear With Me (http://www.bearwithme.us/index.php?strip_id=248) and click on the blue type!
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Nice, DR Donna! :)
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Der Brucer has shopping to do before I get to work. High time for me to get him in gear!
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I just saw a "Santa Tracker" update on Fox News (don't ask...I'm in the SOUTH!).
Santa is over Australia right now!
Good luck, Tomovoz! I hope the old man leaves you something wonderful!
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DR Woody: I don't see any blue type.
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And the word of the day is: OLIGOPSONY!
Wasn't he married to Gene Tierney?
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This is kind of fun: Shopdropping (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/24/us/24shopdrop.html?hp)
Wow, you get your news a day before we do. That was in this morning's Oregonian. ;)
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Good morning!
Simply gorgeous day outside. Colder this morning than yesterday morning, but still we have a brilliant cloudless blue sky and promises of a wonderful Christmas Eve.
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All the demons in hell DR F.J.L. is sent to torment me! ;)
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My Top Ten Series for 2007: (in no particular order)
DEXTER
THE CLOSER
BURN NOTICE
MOONLIGHT
MAD MEN
THE SOPRANOS
BROTHERS & SISTERS
PSYCH
UGLY BETTY
LOST
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Santa is over Australia right now!
...
Well, he better get here quick, because these stockings need to be filled before the relatives arrive in less than 4 hours!
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Is this a photo of your bedroom, slingblade?
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I just saw a "Santa Tracker" update on Fox News (don't ask...I'm in the SOUTH!).
Santa is over Australia right now!
Good luck, Tomovoz! I hope the old man leaves you something wonderful!
He already did - Colin.
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Yes, DR TCB...
One light for each conquest!
[ ::) ]
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To quote Santa in Clement Moore's famous prose on this merry Christmas Eve:
"Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
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As far as memorable episodes of 2007, that's harder.
The penultimate episode of TORCHWOOD as Captain Jack met his namesake certainly ranks as one of the most poignant episodes I saw in 2007.
I also loved the mix of comedy and pathos with the season one finale of BROTHERS & SISTERS.
Christopher's death episode on THE SOPRANOS was a shocker.
DEXTER's season finale had me on pins and needles for the entire episode.
There were half a dozen LOST episodes that had me riveted including the season finale episode which not only dealt with the death of a major beloved character but also instituted flashforwards into the construction of the episodes that was a major shock!
I agree that UGLY BETTY's season two premiere and HEROES' "Four Months Earlier" were superb episodes in every way.
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Well hey there DR Miss Karen!!! A very happy Christmas to you, too! :)
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We figured that pampering your DS had kept you from posting these past few days...
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With nothing coming on TV tonight of any interest to me, I'll be Blu-raying and DVDing it today.
I have the review copy of THE OMEGA MAN that I'll deal with first. Doesn't appear to be a great number of bonus features on it.
I will watch A CHRISTMAS STORY at some point today.
I received some Blu-rays for Christmas and will choose from among them for later this evening. Not sure what quite yet.
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Another of the best episodes of the season was Mick St. John's near-death experience in the desert in MOONLIGHT. A truly superb episode of one of the best of this season's new shows.
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TOD:
MAD TV
Colbert Report
The Office
Bones
Moonlight (is that guy sexy or what?! Wowsa!)
House
Numbers
My Name Is Earl
Dancing With the Stars
Law and Order SVU
Runner Ups:
The Simpsons
The Jon Stewart Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Medium (whenever it happens to be on)
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TOD: Um, Hmmm. Uh.
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Well hey there DR Miss Karen!!! A very happy Christmas to you, too! :)
Hi ya, SingingintheRain! Yeah, I know, it's kind'a that E and T "look what the cat dragged in" reaction when it comes to me, heh?
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Oh, and look at that -- I'm close to Post 3,500! Now that's a lot of gratuitous-ness!
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An ode to Jrand's prognostication:
Trine to Uranus
It's likely to pain us
Until you see a Neptune follow
Trine to Uranus
Our parents must train us
Without a hurt the moon is hollow
Deep in Uranus
It gets so darn heinous
Unless it can drain us
Or make us wallow
Trine to Uranus
And if it's Uranus
Just follow
(Follow, follow, follow)
DR FJL ~ You so fanny -- me love you long time!
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Now if there's one thing you can say about ol' Karen, it's that she's most gratuitous...
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This mini-frenzy is proof...
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Slow news day at HHW -- you'd think it was Christmas Eve or something...
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Well, by cracky, it is so it's time to go get Merry ...
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...and Sherry
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May Santa bring you exactly what you want ..
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The End
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Fini !
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Over and Out!
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Not sure how I could have forgotten about BONES, one of my very favorite shows. I will go back and adjust my list.
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The new TV list for 2007:
DEXTER
THE CLOSER
BURN NOTICE
MOONLIGHT
MAD MEN
THE SOPRANOS
BROTHERS & SISTERS
BONES
UGLY BETTY
LOST
Runners-up: PSYCH
HEROES
JOURNEYMAN
TORCHWOOD
THE OFFICE
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I'm cooking a turkey breast today rather than tomorrow since I'll be at SWEENEY TODD in the late morning. I need to go check on its progress, check the mail, and tidy up the bedroom and other environments.
WBBL.
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Great vibes for a successful do...
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Clark Griswold's place?
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TOD:
THE OFFICE
THE AMAZING RACE
DESP. HOUSEWIVES
for favorite episode:
THE OFFICE: season opener
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Actually, JRand, my thoughts on the 007 movie were only for the first half hour...I will see the remainder of it later today at my sisters house, most likely.
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TOD:
Doctor Who
Torchwood
Ugly Betty
McLeod's Daughters
since my work schedule is wonky to say the least and it makes it a tad difficult to watch the telly.
I do like:
Life
Journeyman
Two and a Half Men
Sexy Dirty Money
Episodes:
I have to echo MattH's comments on the episode from TORCHWOOD where Captain Jack neets his namesake. Well written and acted.
Shakespeare Code from Doctor Who
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I also really liked the American Masaters Program on Carol Burnette
PBS's WAR
I know the following is an older program but it is the first time I have seen it and perhaps DR Jennifer has seen it:
Canada at War In Colour. Very well done.
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I was grumpy until I read the shopdropping article
Mr. singdaw, what a charming notion
No it's isn't practical and inappropriate as always
(I have nowhere to go with this :) )
I feel bad about the animals, but the rest of it was great.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I've been up for a while. I took the dog out for his morning walk. -Thankfully, Iki is a chihuahua so he doesn't walk that far. I've made breakfast (scrambled eggs, whole grain english muffin, an orange and some green tea). And I watched a cool program on the Travel channel about bizarre foods. And now...
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TOD:
MAD TV
Colbert Report
The Office
Bones
Moonlight (is that guy sexy or what?! Wowsa!)
House
Numbers
My Name Is Earl
Dancing With the Stars
Law and Order SVU
Runner Ups:
The Simpsons
The Jon Stewart Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Medium (whenever it happens to be on)
And here I thought Miss karen was busy with her master's program! ;)
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Hello!
TOD:
I watched UGLY BETTY Season 1 on DVD and really enjoyed it. I catch Season 2 when I can. I don't watch any other shows.
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As for the Topic of the Day... Hmm... Let me see what comes to mind...
(In no particular order)
"Samantha Who"
"Lost"
"Ugly Betty"
"The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency" ;)
"Chelsea Lately" - So funny, and just sooo wrong.
"Brothers and Sisters"
PBS' "American Masters" - Especially the Carol Burnett and Charles Schulz profiles
"Dexter"
"Heroes"
"One Life To Live: Prom Night: The Musical" - Just bad, bad, bad, bad, bad! ;D
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It's a beautiful day here in Dogpatch, USA. Frankly, I'd enjoy a bit of snow tomorrow, but it isn't likely.
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My "camera shake" produced the image of trees full of question marks.
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DO VIBES for BK today!
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How funny!
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It's a beautiful day here in Dogpatch, USA. Frankly, I'd enjoy a bit of snow tomorrow, but it isn't likely.
Well, as long as you wear your red polka dot top.
And post a picture.
:D
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And just because...
It seems the TV stations here in Richmond have rounded up a couple of new news anchors over the past couple of months...
NBC:
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ABC:
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;)
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Must sign off for a while - need to wind up my internet cable so the relatives don't trip over it.
Bye for now...and Merry Christmas Eve!
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bk, raise a bowl of red sauce tonight to those DRs who aren't with you, but are there in spirit!
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a couple of new news anchors
Don't you just wanna pinch their cheeks? :)
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And speaking of Christmas decorations... I'm actually planning on heading back into town tonight to take pics of some of the classic light displays here in town, but the meantime, here are some pics from the living room here:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/Mantle.jpg)
The reindeer sort of scare me:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/Reindeer.jpg)
???
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I'm up, and have taken all pots and pans out and placed them in their proper positions.
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Oh, and The Tree:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/Tree.jpg)
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Their faces! Their faces!!
Geez, you have to be so careful around here... :P
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The sky is blue and I am pink.
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I also have to sweep leaves today, as it is very leafy outside.
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I'm up, and have taken all pots and pans out and placed them in their proper positions.
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I am making my men move furniture around today, since their holiday rushes are over now. DS works for Amazon.com and DH works for USPS.
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Some pundits attribute Sweeney's fifth place because of being in only 1200 theaters, and they point out to its second highest per-screen average for the weekend. The problem with doing so is that had it been on 1500 more screens it would have come in 4th, most likely, but its screen average would, again most likely, have been fifth. And had it been on 1500 more screens I think it actually would have done worse than it did. All that said, there's nothing wrong with its opening week gross - however, it's clear it will not be a record-breaker, which is what everyone, all these teenage box-office-following-theater nerds were saying.
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DearReaderLaura DR - fun picture yesterday. We also had our pageant. They used a live infant for the baby Jesus!
I can't wait 'til Good Friday!
der Brucer
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Don't you just wanna pinch their cheeks? :)
;)
It's been sort of interesting here in Richmond in regards to news anchors. There always seems to be at least one quietly "open" news anchor at each station at any particular point and time. You will see them at Gay Pride events, hanging out at the local "special interest establishments", etc. For a market that still "likes" to be "traditional" and dare I say "prudish", I've always found it kind of cool.
Of course, there is the CBS affiliate in DC that always seemed to have a gay weatherman. Alas, some of those meteorologists seemed to be a bit too partial to the weather - well, at least being outside, if you get my drift. :o :-\
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PARTIAL TO WEATHER - my new sequel to the coming-out tome PARTIAL TO LEATHER
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...I took a tape recorder to my grandmother's place some years back and have a wonderful, irreplaceable treasure there.
Unless you have transferred it to CD, that "irreplacable treasure" tape will bleed through with time - particularly the old reel-to-reel stuff.
der Brucer
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I just saw a "Santa Tracker" update on Fox News (don't ask...I'm in the SOUTH!).
During the Noon news here, the Santa Tracker had Old St. Nick and Sleigh over Georgia (Russia).
*I also got a kick out of the weather forecast for the next 24 hours. Instead of 3:00pm, 6:00pm, etc., they had it listed as:
"Final hour of Christmas shopping"
"Christmas Eve Mass"
"Midnight Mass"
"Children's Christmas Mass"
"Christmas Lunch"
"Christmas Dinner"
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Ooh, that animal part of the shopdropping article was sad. :( That'll teach me to skim articles rather than read the whole thing before commenting.
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Unless you have transferred it to CD, that "irreplacable treasure" tape will bleed through with time - particularly the old reel-to-reel stuff.
der Brucer
Ever the Scrooge. ;)
-Well, at least Debbie-Downer.
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If only there were a way to sneak the "swallow" rhyme into that ode and still not violate the decency rules of this family site, I'd be even merrier
Trine to Uranus
No cage can contain us
A robin and swallow
Will follow, follow, follow
der Brucer
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I'm trying to think of any other series that had individual episodes that really stuck. Nope, not happening.
How about the Torchwood "Capt. Jack Harkness" episode?
Another depiction of the ironies of war.
der Brucer
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Yonkers has a whore house in it
God have mercy on our soul!
der Brucer
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And one for Marley
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(ooh, too late by 8 seconds)
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"Ooh" is going to be my new expression for 2008. I've been using it so much lately.
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Unless you have transferred it to CD, that "irreplacable treasure" tape will bleed through with time
Good point, and thank you, DR dB. It's on my "to-do" list!
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I hate to reference another chat board discussion, but I must ask - am I the only one who finds Topol in the FIDDLER ON THE ROOF film (when he was 35 years old) sexier than Johnny Depp in the SWEENEY film?
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I can't wait 'til Good Friday!
;D
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Night on Calhoun Street, Johnston SC's main strip:
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May Santa bring you exactly what you want ..
Bless you - I always fear I'll get what I deserve.
der Brucer
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FINALLY!
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Bless you - I always fear I'll get what I derserve.
der Brucer
Well...ummm...you already HAVE S. Woody....
;D
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"Ooh" is going to be my new expression for 2008. I've been using it so much lately.
Are those more the butch-type of "oohs"? Or are they more closely akin to nelly-moment "oohs"?
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I don't have a tripod, so my night shots are terribly blurred. This is among the "better" and is of a front yard display outside Johnston town limits on the Saluda Highway:
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Oh, and The Tree:
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e49/JoseSPiano/Tree.jpg)
That tree needs a train running around the base!
der Brucer
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(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/singdaw/PC200026.jpg?t=1198518107)
Hmm, I wonder if these are the types of lights Doctor Who would have on his tree?
Great shot singdaw
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Beautiful tree Jose!
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DR Ron Pulliam - I apparently don't have a very steady hand, or was using too much digital zoom. Most of mine came out that way, or worse. Of course, having Zach tugging at my arm with his lead didn't help!
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Are those more the butch-type of "oohs"? Or are they more closely akin to nelly-moment "oohs"?
Well, considering the crush on Topol, probably the later.
der Brucer
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DR Ron Pulliam - I apparently don't have a very steady hand, or was using too much digital zoom. Most of mine came out that way, or worse. Of course, having Zach tugging at my arm with his lead didn't help!
Seems the four egg nogs didn't calm your nerves.
der Brucer
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Der B is right, only it's more a My Fair Lady "Ooh, 'enry 'iggins" type of "ooh" than a Fiddler on the Roof type.
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(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/singdaw/PC200026.jpg?t=1198518107)
The owner yelling "I told you no pictures!"
(http://www.matthewlesko.com/images/matthew-lesko.jpg)
der Brucer
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Also more Eliza Doolittle "ooh" than a Nellie Forbish "ooh" - but still more nelly than butch.
Or is that more bitchy than butchy?
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That's funny, DR dB! Actually, a surprising number of planned photos were aborted by owners coming out of houses, and/or driving up at the crucial moment. I felt too self-conscious to go ahead, and they probably would have been a bit weirded out as well.
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Merry Christmas, y'all!
It's been very slow in the parking garage lately, so I had a lot of time the other day to draw a picture of my lunch. Here it is.
(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/allegedcherrycoke.jpg)
Einsteins says that that's Cherry Coke, but it sure doesn't taste like it to me.
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Cherry Coke taste is relative, though.
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Some pundits attribute Sweeney's fifth place because of being in only 1200 theaters, and they point out to its second highest per-screen average for the weekend. ... All that said, there's nothing wrong with its opening week gross - however, it's clear it will not be a record-breaker, which is what everyone, all these teenage box-office-following-theater nerds were saying.
The LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-fi-boxoffice24dec24,0,7683002.story?coll=la-home-entertainment) noted:
Star power propelled two films to solid openings in the $9-million to $10-million range.
The political romp "Charlie Wilson's War," with Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman, ranked fourth. Fifth was the gory musical "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street," with Johnny Depp. Both opened in the upper range of expectations.
In this busy field, ST may well be everybody's second/third choice - so the numbers for the next two week will tell us if it has legs. It's hard to gauge what "word of mouth" might do. The film is nothing like the TV promos (which in only the last few days hinted that this slasher flick might have some singing).
The great hope is that the film will do well enough, financially, that producers will not be turned off on doing more stage-film musicals. I was envouraged that our theatre full of RENT look-alikes seemed to like the film.
Woody is doing missionary work - he loaned out both the Broadway CD and the hard cover libretto to the new bag boy at the the market.
der Brucer
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Isn't Mrs. Lovett's first name Nellie?
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If so, then it's "ooh" as in "Ooh, Mr. Todd!"
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The LA Times person should be fired. A nine to ten million dollar Christmas opening is anything but solid, Jackson. He's just repeating what he's being told by the studio flacks. Dreamworks was HOPING for a twelve million weekend and coming up three shy of that does not paint a rosy picture. The coming weeks will tell the story, although box-office, in this current way of things, is not known for going UP.
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Wasn't there a ride called "Mr. Todd's Wild Ride?"
:)
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Wasn't there a ride called "Mr. Todd's Wild Ride?"
:)
Complete with a tricked-up barber chair!
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Alas, for some, it was the last ride they ever took.
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That said, why people care so much about the box-office (a phenomenon of the Internet) is anyone's guess. Love the film, hate the film, but the box-office will be the box-office. Studios are on a musicals kick right now - why is anyone's guess, but one presumes they read the chat boards and think those people have sufficient numbers to turn these things into blockbusters, which, of course, is folly. They're also all trying to match the success of Chicago, but they forget that the studio did not shove Chicago down anyone's throat - they marketed it quietly and cleverly the first two months and let it find its audience without sending plants to every website to post how brilliant it was. Only after it was finding an audience did Harvey and Bob start their insane campaign to win it Best Picture, a compaign that was so over the top that the Academy changed its rules for what studios can and can't do to promote a film to its members.
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Good Afternoon!
Well, since my last set of postings, I've walked the dog yet again... And I have to say, there are quite a number of neighbor dogs in this housing development. Alas, one of the neighbor dogs was running around without a leash while the owner was trying to unload some packages from her car, and since Iki tends to go into "territory" mode... Well, thankfully, the owner was able to get her big ole Chocolate Lab in the house before Iki's yelps and barks got too annoying or noticed.
And then when I made the final turn back onto my parents' street, we met up with a whole slew of "minis" - two toy poodles (one black, one white), a mini-dachshund, and a mini-schnauzer(?). Needless to say, all those mini-barks ended up causing all of the leash-holders to start laughing. Merry Christmas!
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Most upscale dog hotels have mini-barks, don't they?
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That said, why people care so much about the box-office (a phenomenon of the Internet) is anyone's guess. Love the film, hate the film, but the box-office will be the box-office. Studios are on a musicals kick right now - why is anyone's guess, but one presumes they read the chat boards and think those people have sufficient numbers to turn these things into blockbusters, which, of course, is folly. They're also all trying to match the success of Chicago, but they forget that the studio did not shove Chicago down anyone's throat - they marketed it quietly and cleverly the first two months and let it find its audience without sending plants to every website to post how brilliant it was. Only after it was finding an audience did Harvey and Bob start their insane campaign to win it Best Picture, a compaign that was so over the top that the Academy changed its rules for what studios can and can't do to promote a film to its members.
I'm curious BK, and I don't think you've ever discussed this before, but was there any sort of Academy campaign for FNM?
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Isn't Mrs. Lovett's first name Nellie?
In this version.
Wikipedia comments:
Stephen Sondheim composed the Broadway musical Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, with a book by Hugh Wheeler, based on the Bond play. The character of Marjorie Lovett was renamed Nellie Lovett for this version of the story.
der Brucer
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In other news...
I believe I'm going to walk over to the Mall for my annual Christmas Eve Shopping Observation. I started doing this a few years ago up in DC at the Pentagon City Mall. Yes, I'm a relatively last-minute shopper myself, but it's always nice to know that there are others out there who truly cut it close to the wire. ;)
*And I've also come across some amazing deals during my annual CESO. I don't always take advantage of them, but they do give me an idea of the first set of stores I hit after Christmas.
I also just want and need to walk - like I'm used to doing in NYC on a daily basis. Alas, the sidewalks here are practically non-existent, but I should be fine on the shoulders and medians. I also want to check out Virginia Center Commons Mall. It's still a relatively new mall, and I remember going there when it first opened. Basically, it was not-so-good. However, mall business, in general, here in Richmond has taken quite the upturn over the past couple of years, and, apparently, this mall survived it's initial dip in business and has become a sort of "destination shopping" place. We shall see.
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Most upscale dog hotels have mini-barks, don't they?
Only if there is a lake or river nearby.
der Brucer
Us grown-ups need full size barks to ply the waters
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I'm having quite a festive day. At noon I took myself to see ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS since the film's a bit mature for my beloved Charlotte, and I laughed a lot at a fable even DR MBarnum could follow about family, boy groups, show biz exploitation and Christmas. It was fun. After that, I took my last package to the post office and sent it to California. I think it's time for a bit more work on Victor Herbert and his musical shows now, so I will return later.
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The LA Times person should be fired. A nine to ten million dollar Christmas opening is anything but solid, Jackson.
But ranking 4/5 is pretty solid.
der Brucer
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Wasn't there a ride called "Mr. Todd's Wild Ride?"
:)
Oh... And didn't it go out of business due to lack of revenue? Something about too many of the customers not paying upon exiting?
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As for movie box-office numbers... Well, I only care when I've contributed my $8-12, and find that I want a refund after seeing the movie. For my money and time. ;)
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*And I still can't believe the matinee pricing here in Richmond is only $6.50!?!?!? I don't even think matinee pricing exists anymore at any of the major theatres in NYC.
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OK... I'm off to the Mall.
Laters...
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OH!
DR Sandra - Love the artwork! Have you come up with any Christmas-themed doodles?
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As for movie box-office numbers... Well, I only care when I've contributed my $8-12, and find that I want a refund after seeing the movie. For my money and time. ;)
Us dixie old farts Delaware senior citizens only pay $7.
der Brucer
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Christmas day here in OZ.
Have a wonderful evening everyone and may your day to follow be full of love.
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TOTD:
Only watched one TV show worth mentioning:
"Life on Mars".
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Christmas day here in OZ.
Have a wonderful evening everyone and may your day to follow be full of love.
And to you, sir
(https://gifts.bestfriends.org/images/card/holiday_parrot_448x293.jpg)
der Brucer
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Merry Christmas Eve! I'm at my parents after a wonderfully fun time at my friend Gretchen's house last night. Tonight we are having a Christmas Eve get together with friends of the family, good food, good drink and then a sing a long. Later my nephew, his wife and baby Gabe will be appearing as Mary, Joseph and Jesus at the local Methodist Church. Gabe is being baptized. It will be an interesting evening, I'm sure
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Don't have time to catch up on posts right now, but I thought I'd let you all know I made it to my parents. I'll see DR Samantha tonight and hope to play the Birthday video for her sometime over the next couple days.
MERRY MERRY Ho Ho Ho to all......
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Just traded with our mailman:
He got a $20 gift card.
We got a lovely card from a Washingtonian Cannibal (or is it Zombie now?)
Happiness all around.
der Brucer
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A Merry Christmas to all DRs (or lurkers) in OZ!
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A Merry Christmas Eve to everyone else!
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Jesus may save, but Christians spend (http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_7789121)
I AM PEACE
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_2956_images/1224071112_M_122407_i_am_peace.gif)
Fishermen, Inc.
der Brucer
The Ultimate in Holiday kitsch:
(http://jewishsource.com/Prod_images/P0003565b.jpg)
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Topic of the Day (in alphabetical order):
Battlestar Galactica
Chuck
Desperate Housewives
Doctor Who
Heroes
How I Met Your Mother
Lost
Psych
Torchwood
Ugly Betty
Honorable mentions:
Brothers and Sisters
Ghost Whisperer
Journeyman
Medium
Pushing Daisies
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Happy Holiday to All Our DR's
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Things I need to do today:
Take a shower (and get dressed)...which I need to do NOW!
Get stuff at Fred Meyer for my sister
Get hair cut (hopefully)
Wrap presents
Go to parents' house for our traditional gift giving/receiving
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PAGE EIGHT DANCE!!
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And on that note (F-natural), I'm off! Have a great day, all!! ;D
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Sweeney Todd Grosses-
My Opinion
I went on Friday Night to a 20 Screen Multiplex in Boca Raton for a 7:15 Showing.
The Entire Theatre Complex was like a Morgue. Very few People. I believe this weekend(especially Friday)was slow because of Christmas Shopping.
I guess we will know by next Weekend's Results
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I hate to reference another chat board discussion, but I must ask - am I the only one who finds Topol in the FIDDLER ON THE ROOF film (when he was 35 years old) sexier than Johnny Depp in the SWEENEY film?
I have NEVER found Johnny Depp sexy. I think he can be a fine actor, funny or affecting as the situation warrants.
But not sexy to me. Not my type AT ALL.
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As for movie box-office numbers... Well, I only care when I've contributed my $8-12, and find that I want a refund after seeing the movie. For my money and time. ;)
We/re going to an AMC theater tomorrow to see SWEENEY. The 10:50 a.m. show charges $5 for admission! This makes me happy since I'll be getting a review copy of SWEENEY from Dreamworks when they're ready to release it on DVD.
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I began my afternoon viewing by finishing THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT Part II which I had begun last night. Aspect ratios continue to drive me batty with these films. The Esther Williams finale was zoomed in and sides chopped giving very wonky compositions when the water skiers where in formations. The ANNIE GET YOUR GUN scenes also varied from 4:3 to widescreen. Just plain weird.
The Blu-rays of the 3 movie set came today, but I won't likely start them until tomorrow.
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Next, I watched A CHRISTMAS STORY. I absolutely love the film, and love it more every time I see it. Even though the time period was probably ten years before I was born, the shop windows, the Christmas parade, the elementary school classroom all seem eeriely familiar.
I laughed at all the electric plugs jammed into the two available outlets on the wall. How well I remember that at our house, too!
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I just can't quite see why Sweeney Todd would be released at Christmastime.
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For a Christmas treat, I watched my favorite episode from the second season of THE CLOSER - "To Protect and Serve" and laughed at all the places where Brenda pulls the wool over the eyes of her superior and other LAPD officials.
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I made some eggnog to enjoy tonight.
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I concluded my afternoon's viewing with today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay characters today, and they also were not in the previews for the next episode. (I'm assuming it won't be on tomorrow.)
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I have NEVER found Johnny Depp sexy. I think he can be a fine actor, funny or affecting as the situation warrants.
But not sexy to me. Not my type AT ALL.
And I bet Leonardo DiCaprio is not high on your personal "sexy" list.
der Brucer
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I made some eggnog to enjoy tonight.
I hope you used lots of booze (to sterilize the eggs, of course).
Pure medicinal purposes.
der Brucer
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Tonight I'll be watching THE OMEGA MAN on Blu-ray. It's only 98 minutes with a few brief looking bonus features, so I'll find another Blu-ray to watch afterwards. I may start the THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT Blu-ray set just to get going on it.
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And I bet Leonardo DiCaprio is not high on your personal "sexy" list.
der Brucer
No, he isn't, but I'd choose him over Depp if I were picking just one.
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I just can't quite see why Sweeney Todd would be released at Christmastime.
Was last year's Christmas offering more to your taste:
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51bMQLaxHhL._SS500_.jpg)
der Brucer
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No, he isn't, but I'd choose him over Depp if I were picking just one.
I'll leave room under the tree for both 8)
der Brucer
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(http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/singdaw/PC210035.jpg?t=1198533274)
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I guess that one was post eggnog, also. ;)
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Or is that more bitchy than butchy?
Why do I sense another "But Alive" parody in the making? :)
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(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w247/SaltonSeaTrip/allegedcherrycoke.jpg)
Love you artwork, DR Sandra!!!! :)
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I'll leave room under the tree for both
THAT give new meaning to the term "stocking stuffer"! 8)
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"But Alive" parodies should be accumulated and let loose at the proper time, which I believe is the second week in February.
I also promise not to repeat the story about the friend who worked the box office at North Shore being asked for "two tickets to Dorothy Collins in APPLESAUCE" until then.
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Oops!
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I mean: Spoo! I did it again!
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I never repeat embarrassing stories about other people. So listen carefully the first time.
(But I have repeated that joke, so go figure.)
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Although a friend with a crappy record player heard "She's No Longer a Gypsy" and thought they were singing "She's no longer Egyptian, no more Equity calls"
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I got a very lovely holiday card today from DR George. Thank you, kind sir! :) And a wonderful holiday to you and your family.
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Most films released at holiday time have nothing to do with that holiday. It's the time of year where folks have more leisure time on their hands and film attendance takes a big bump. So, all types of films look to holiday times for their launches. Don't forget that several James Bond films, Harry Potter films, as well as ALL THAT JAZZ that I mentioned some days ago were released in the Thanksgiving-Christmas holiday season.
Does NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS, which led the holiday grosses this past weekend, have anything more to do with Christmas than SWEENEY TODD?
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I got a very lovely holiday card today from DR George. Thank you, kind sir! :) And a wonderful holiday to you and your family.
So did I, and I greatly appreciate it, DR George. Happy Holidays to you and yours!
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Page Nine Professor Lockhart, Ron, and Harry Dance!!!
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Guess I'll head down now and get started on Mr. Heston's 1971 sci-fi adventure.
WBBL.
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Welcome to Los Angeles during the holidays.
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SOYLENT NIGHT - that's the name of my Charlton Heston sci-fi Christmas movie sequel
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I guess SOYLENT NIGHT's already been done as a song parody. :(
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Michael Kidd has passed away - no need for sadness since he lived a grand life all the way to 92.
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I have finally finished all the slicing and dicing and mincing and chopping and preparing - the tuna pasta salad is in the fridge, and the spaghetti sauce is now doing its long three-hour simmer. Former dear reader Hisaka stopped by and brought some Christmas food such as Vanilla Flan (I think that's what she said it was), and some California Rolls. She can't make the party, but it was very sweet of her to drop off those lovely items.
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No packages today - which means they either lost the one from Saturday or whoever filled out the slip made a mistake. The guy did say he'd looked everywhere for it.
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OK... I'm off to the Mall.
Laters...
The Mall must be where they have the local Reservoir.
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JMK - because Paramount was actively trying to kill Nudie, they didn't do anything for it. I personally got the songs eligible for consideration, but at that point in time the average age of the Academy member was about forty-five, and the average age of the music branch members was about sixty-five.
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I did have to stop at Gelson's, as I forgot to get the rolls. I was smart, though, and just walked across the street from the mail place. I was in and out in four minutes, but the madness of these fools doing huge shopping for their parties this evening and tomorrow this close is just wacko to me. The parking lot was ridiculous (so glad I didn't attempt that) and I suppose it never would occur to any of these people that they could have done this last night and saved themselves a lot of the annoyance.
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I just can't quite see why Sweeney Todd would be released at Christmastime.
You're right, a film about feasting should be released at Thanksgiving!
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Just saw Oscar Peterson passed, too. :( Wonder who will be third.
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I guess SOYLENT NIGHT's already been done as a song parody. :(
Tastefully.
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The baby Jesus, with the bottom of Santa's sleigh just visible above:
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Deck Them Halls With Matzah Balls
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Deck Them Halls With Matzah Balls
Yum!
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Grocery shopping is always crazy when it comes to holidays. Today was no exception, with customers getting testier and testier by the hour.
There was one loony who was at the self-scan registers when I came back from my break. Very high-maintenance, very much a drama queen. Jen, who had been "assisting" her, passed her over to me as quickly as she could. Well, Ms. Drama slaps this heirloom tomato into my hands and says "This won't scan!" I calmly entered the correct Produce Look-Up Code into the terminal (there was no bar code). At which time she loudly says "I don't want THAT tomato! You've SQUEEZED it!"
At this point, my boss, Dixie, comes over. "I don't want that tomato!" Ms. D knows nothing about turning down the decibles. "He SQUEEZED it!" "I'll get you a new tomato," Dixie replies, leaves for the produce department, then returns. "Will this tomato do?" she asked. Ms. D sort of nodded, and Dixie nodded at me to tend to the other three self-scan registers.
Much later, after my shift ended, Dixie admitted that she had simply gone to the produce department and returned with the exact same tomato. I have my reasons for liking my boss.
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I am normally long asleep by 10:00 PM, but tonight at that time I shall be rehearsing for Christmas Eve services.
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At which time she loudly says "I don't want THAT tomato! You've SQUEEZED it!"
I would have SQUEEZED it, all right... Right over her head!
There is no excuse for idiots like that. >:(
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I was tempted to reply "You don't know me well enough to have me squeezing your tomatoes," but I let the moment pass.
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I just programmed the DVR for a boatload of holiday musical offerings over the next 48 hours. Worth checking out your local PBS programming. Plus fun to see what's going on at the National Cathedral and other institutions which broadcast their services.
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I thought they released SWEENEY TODD over the Christmas season because it's set in poverty-torn London, as another holiday classic is. . .
Depp NOT sexy? Oh, my! I think he's very sexy! CRY-BABY, PRIVATE RESORT, DEAD MAN, BENNIE & JOON, GILBERT GRAPE and those PIRATES movies for quirky sexiness. . .I even think he's sexy in THE 9TH GATE! Not too shoddy in THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, either IMHO. . .
Leo. . .well, y'all can have him as your stocking stuffer. . .he's bland, bland as Dorothy Collins' APPLESAUCE, IMHO. . .
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I think I've got everything under control.
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Then again, I always think I have everything under control.
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Depp NOT sexy? Oh, my! I think he's very sexy! CRY-BABY, PRIVATE RESORT, DEAD MAN, BENNIE & JOON, GILBERT GRAPE and those PIRATES movies for quirky sexiness. . .I even think he's sexy in THE 9TH GATE! Not too shoddy in THE ASTRONAUT'S WIFE, either IMHO. . .
Yes, Especially Benny & Joon & definitely NOT 21 Jump Street. And he just looked goofy in Nightmare on Elm Street.
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As for TOD:
PUSHING DAISIES
LOST
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES
CALIFORNICATION
UGLY BETTY
THE MORMONS
As for individual episodes:
PUSHING DAISIES' premiere, which I've now watched several times.
LOST's first five minutes of "A Tale of Two Cities," the entire episodes of "The Man Behind the Curtain," Through the Looking-Glass" and "Expose."
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES' Halloween episode, tornado episode and the introductory episodes with Dana Delany's Katherine Mayfair.
Pilot and "LOL," the fifth episode.
UGLY BETTY's season premiere, the WICKED episode.
I'm not fond of HEROES as much this season, but, maybe time will tell.
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The brownies came out tasting GREAT, but cutting them & removing them in one piece is difficult.
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And just because...
It seems the TV stations here in Richmond have rounded up a couple of new news anchors over the past couple of months...
NBC:
(http://bimedia.ftp.clickability.com/wwbtwebftp/graphics/talent/RyanNobles.jpg) (http://bimedia.ftp.clickability.com/wwbtwebftp/graphics/talent/JoryRand.gif)
ABC:
(http://WRIC.images.worldnow.com/images/1893005_BG1.jpg) (http://WRIC.images.worldnow.com/images/141385_G.JPG)
;)
Does Storm Fields still do the Weather in New York? I believe it was on WNBC.
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And now to mapquest my way to Studio City.
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The brownies came out tasting GREAT, but cutting them & removing them in one piece is difficult.
Talking about Brownies so close to our discussing Sweeney Todd is making me think about composing a new verse for "A Little Priest" involving Girl Scouts!
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Does Storm Fields still do the Weather in New York? I believe it was on WNBC.
Is Dallas Raines still doing the weather in Los Angeles? (KABC)
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"I'll buy a cup if you buy a box of my delicious Girl Scout cookies. Do we have a deal?"
"Are they made from real girl scouts?"
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Is Dallas Raines still doing the weather in Los Angeles? (KABC)
I think so.
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Cherry Coke taste is relative, though.
My relatives don't think it tastes like Cherry Coke, either.
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Off to a party at Dear Friend Mary Jay's, right here in the building.
If I drink too much Diet Coke or apple cider, Skip will have to drive the elevator.
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Fondest Christmas Eve Greetings to one and all!
I couldn’t let the day pass without wishing my HHW Family the very merriest and joyous Christmas ever!
I didn’t post yesterday because I did something foolish. The duplex on the West side of me has been empty since I came home from Pittsburgh. The owner is not very good about keeping his side of the fence cleaned up. There are those mulberry trees that grow like weeds all up and down the fence on his side. I'm not joking. You have to keep on top of them or you will have a full grown (20 foot plus) tree before you know it.
So I went over sawed every one of the darn things down with a hand saw. I didn’t chop them up or drag them up front for the garbage man to pick up. Let him do that and he had best not say a word to me.
You have to cut those trees down in the winter months because of the sap. In the winter it stays towards the bottom of the tree making it easier to cut.
Anyway, after doing all that hand cutting, my arthritis kicked in and my entire right arm hurt so badly that I didn’t feel like doing anything.
I even considered taking one of the prescription pain pills I had for the surgery but they always make me feel so weak/dizzy/sick and knock me out that I didn’t feel it was worth it. I just took a couple Advil, pulled out the old heating pad and kept moving it from my hand/elbow/shoulder until the pain was to a manageable level.
I received a lot of wonderful Christmas cards today from George, TCB, VixMom (the Vixter is turning into such a lovely young lady in front of our eyes) and others. I also received a package from Pittsburgh with a “Do NOT open until Xmas” sticker on it. I shall honor it and promise not to open it. I didn’t say I would not shake, rattle, fold, spindle, etc, etc, etc.
;) :D ;)
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TCB - Hence the Einsteins' theory of relativity.
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Grocery shopping is always crazy when it comes to holidays. Today was no exception, with customers getting testier and testier by the hour.
There was one loony who was at the self-scan registers when I came back from my break. Very high-maintenance, very much a drama queen. Jen, who had been "assisting" her, passed her over to me as quickly as she could. Well, Ms. Drama slaps this heirloom tomato into my hands and says "This won't scan!" I calmly entered the correct Produce Look-Up Code into the terminal (there was no bar code). At which time she loudly says "I don't want THAT tomato! You've SQUEEZED it!"
At this point, my boss, Dixie, comes over. "I don't want that tomato!" Ms. D knows nothing about turning down the decibles. "He SQUEEZED it!" "I'll get you a new tomato," Dixie replies, leaves for the produce department, then returns. "Will this tomato do?" she asked. Ms. D sort of nodded, and Dixie nodded at me to tend to the other three self-scan registers.
Much later, after my shift ended, Dixie admitted that she had simply gone to the produce department and returned with the exact same tomato. I have my reasons for liking my boss.
:D ;D :D I like your boss too!
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I might need to get my contacts adjusted. I was scrolling through the posts and for what ever reason I thought todays title was "The Day of the Ho".
I will not comment further but it sure did give me a good laugh. :)
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TCB - Hence the Einsteins' theory of relativity.
I aways throught the ultimate proof of the theory of relativity was when you knock on the only bathroom door because you have to go badly and the person inside calls out, "I'll just be a moment!" :)
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Sauce is a-simmering and I shall soon shower.
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I've managed to listen to about ten CDs today - great way to catch up or, at the very least, to ketchup.
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The owner yelling "I told you no pictures!"
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der Brucer
I was thinking that tree belonged to the Riddler from Batman.
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Oh, dear. I was afraid someone would start. We just had a "boom" that shook the whole house. Sigh. Christmas and fireworks.
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Just saw Oscar Peterson passed, too. :( Wonder who will be third.
Oh my God. No one told me. I am in shock. I have known Oscar's wife Kelly for almost 30 years.
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Sorry if that post sounded a bit hysterical. Kelly is my ex's niece. As I said, I have known her for 30 years. What saddens me most, is that Kelly and Oscar asked me to come up to Seattle to hear him play the last time he performed at Jazz Alley. I don't remember now why I couldn't go, but I feel terrible about missing it now.
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Sorry about that. We had three big booms. Enough to shake the house and rattle the windows. The dogs were really scared.
It seems to have stopped now. Thank goodness. I expect it on New Years but not on Christmas!
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Sorry if that post sounded a bit hysterical. Kelly is my ex's niece. As I said, I have known her for 30 years. What saddens me most, is that Kelly and Oscar asked me to come up to Seattle to hear him play the last time he performed at Jazz Alley. I don't remember now why I couldn't go, but I feel terrible about missing it now.
Don't feel bad, TCB. We all have regrets that we didn't do this or that but hindsight is 20/20.
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Actually, my hindsight needs glasses, too.
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Where in tarnation IS everyone. I am now ready for company. Of course, we don't begin until six, and only a few show up then, but that won't stop ME from eating! The sauce is simmering and is almost there (I futz with it until the last minute - alternating a pinch of this and a pinch of that until it's to my liking). I've started the water boiling for the pasta, because I'm making four pounds of it and it takes quite a while for the water to boil.
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So, esteemed BK, whose partay I won't be attending because I'm on the wrong coast at the moment...
What are you serving along with the spaghetti? Any inspiring side dishes?
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The taters are in the oven. Simple steaks and taters tonight, with a wedge of iceberg, nicely dressed of course. Maybe some sauteed mushers in with the baked taters.
Sure, we'll be feasting on a roast beef tomorrow at Magic Mommy's, probably with taters again, and lordy knows what all else. But at least tonight der Brucer will be getting the beef and spuds done right.
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I have heard der Brucer creeping quietly downstairs, to raid the downstairs refrigerator. I believe that he is going to check on the quality of the egg nog I made last night, to make sure it will be good enough for tomorrows goings on.
Here's a question: Who out there loves egg nog? And who isn't partial to the mix?
Der B's verdict? It's "smooth as silk." I'll trust his judgement. (All families should have it as easy with their differences.)
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I love egg nog.
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I'm off to my kitchen.
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I had Italian-buttered sausage ravioli for dinner.
After work, I needed to nap. It's not easy getting up at 4:45am.
It was a very busy day at Borders.
It was also a very happy day - customers, managers, co-workers were all in great, friendly moods, except for the opening manager who said in her morning meeting comments that she's sick and tired of having to wake up at four in the morning and come to work! It was quite a strange meeting.
I got hugs from two very unexpected sources, and one from an expected one. Some things are beginning to show a lot of promise. . .
There's no 10pm showing of SWEENEY tonight, so I'll hit the first available showing tomorrow after the family get-together, which Mum has decided she's not attending. For now. Tomorrow she may have changed her mind again! Her trip for her cortisone shot last Thursday did wear her out, plus that day was cold, chilly and rainy. Tomorrow it's supposed to be nice, so, if she wants to go out, I'm more than happy to take her.
Tonight, I'm introducing her to the joys of A CHRISTMAS STORY on TBS' marathon showing. I can't believe, nor can she, that she'd never seen it.
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It's a new page, and I'm sure that Michael Kidd is seeing a new sun in a new sky. . .
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Loved DR JOSE's photos of the Simbulan Christmas.
And DR SINGDAW's photos of Christmas lights....look exactly the way I feel sometimes.
DR RLP posted the main street USA photo....very nice.
And I must mention DR FJL's odes to Uranus.....
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DR SWW - love the tomato story...no I LOVE THE TOMATO STORY.
DR TCB....thoughts going your way....
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Enjoyed DR SANDRA's drawing of lunch.
DR DANISE has turned into a lumberjack, and she's okay.
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MK did some great stuff! Favorite: Challenge Dance-Barn Raising in SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS.
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I also found the TORCHWOOD episode with Captain Jack meeting Captain Jack very very good.
BUT my favorite IMAGE of the entire season is Mrs. Betty Draper (Donna Reed with an edge) - standing in her backyard in her negligee, with a Salem hanging out of her mouth, and shooting the neighbor's carrier pigeons one by one.....MAD MEN.....
My favorite new series of the year....TORCHWOOD a close second.
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Okay folks - since we need more reality television during the strike.....I think MR BK should host a new version of QUEEN FOR A DAY....from the Moulin Rouge in Hollywood.....
And DR CASON can be the announcer saying: Would YOU like to be Queen for a Day?
And DR PENNYO can model the gowns while DRs JANE and JEANNE show off the appliances....
I would watch....even in prime time!!
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Merry Christmas Eve to the most wonderful group of folks on all of the World Wide Web.
And to all a good night!
Party vibes for MR BK on location in Studio City.
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Deck Them Halls With Matzah Balls
Betsy cooked matzoh ball soup tonight, as a matter of fact!
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Merry Christmas Eve to the most wonderful group of folks on all of the World Wide Web.
And to all a good night!
Party vibes for MR BK on location in Studio City.
And a Merry Christmas Eve to you, too, Jrand.
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Our Christmas Eve do is complete. We had a grand time visiting, eating (dinner), opening presents, and eating (dessert). Rob and Mary Linda are now packing up for their drive to Michigan early tomorrow morning and Richard and I are listening to the dishwasher run.
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Merry Christmas to us all!
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And I'm back from the 7:25 showing of SWEENEY TODD, which I liked even more the second time. I'm starting to think the film makes anthony less a passive character than the stage show, and that the characters are not so short-shrifted after all.
I think I will now open all the cards I've received in the past month. I have two packages to open tomorrow morning before I head to the Raines' residence around 11 am.
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Just home from the Christmas Eve service at church.
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Oh, how nice to know. The books I ordered at Barnes & Noble two weeks ago just came in and are ready to be picked up.
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Back from Mary Jay's Christmas Eve party. Quite a lot of fun and quite a lot of good food.
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Sorry, but I don't find Johnny Depp sexy in any of those named movies, DR td. Different strokes, I guess. I just go for beefier men than either Depp or DiCaprio.
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Very sorry to read about Michael Kidd. He was a truly great choreographer. Makes me want to watch the entire SEVEN BRIDES right now, but it's late, and I have an early screening of SWEENEY TODD to get to.
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I guess you could say I've had a Blu-Christmas, or at least a Blu-Christmas Eve.
I began my evening with the Blu-ray of THE OMEGA MAN. It had an interesting premise for a sci-fi movie, and it was eerie seeing LA all deserted as Heston prowled the streets. The Heston scenes looked really great in high def (and the old fashioned fake blood they used to use comes across as tomato paste now), but any time there was second unit work or stock footage inserted into the film, the quality of the image fell drastically. The old mono sound dates the picture, too, as does the "jive" talk that Rosalind Cash uses throughout the picture.
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I find Johnny Depp rather frightening.
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Then, I went ahead and started the Blu-rays of THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT beginning with the first movie. All those "zoomed to be widescreen" images are still there, and in high def, it ruins the sharpness when they do that accentuating the grain structure of the image and, as I said before, throwing off compositions sometimes with people's heads being chopped off. I noticed on THE GREAT ZIEGFELD one, Sinatra says in the voiceover, "If this lavish number could be done at all today, it might look something like this" which, I guess, gives them license to crop the sides and blow up the image, but no such pronouncements are made for GOOD NEWS, HARVEY GIRLS, SHOW BOAT, AN AMERICAN IN PARIS, or the other films that get this treatment.
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I also watched all of the special features on the first disc. It's the same special features as on the sDVD versiion: the promo featurette, the 25th anniversary footage (embarrassing when George Murphy forgets Errol Flynn and the poor man stands there waiting to be introduced and never is), the Robert Osborne introduction, and the George and Alana Harrison TV special on the premiere night interviewing six or so of the stars in attendance that night.
All of the vintage stuff looks really bad - faded, very soft, and loaded with scratches and dirt.
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The baby Jesus, with the bottom of Santa's sleigh just visible above:
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Hark - 'tis the Night of the Triffids.
der Brucer
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Well, I have some writing to attend to, so let me get to that.
I hope everyone has a wonderful holiday eve. See you here tomorrow!
Good night!
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I am enjoying some eggnog.
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Party is going well!
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So I went over sawed every one of the darn things down with a hand saw. I didn’t chop them up or drag them up front for the garbage man to pick up. Let him do that and he had best not say a word to me.
Well, were I your neighbor, I might not say a word; but, I sure a hell would take all the trimmings and dump them over on your side of the fence!
der Brucer
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Mill Avenue, Tempe
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The brownies came out tasting GREAT, but cutting them & removing them in one piece is difficult.
Did you try removing them in one piece and then cooling them on a rack before slicing?
der Brucer
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Some things are beginning to show a lot of promise. . .
:D
Tonight, I'm introducing her to the joys of A CHRISTMAS STORY on TBS' marathon showing. I can't believe, nor can she, that she'd never seen it.
Nor have I! :o
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I'm at my parents' house, posting from my sister's present...a wireless tablet browser!!
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:DNor have I! :o
Nor have I.
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DAILY MAIL (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/femail/article.html?in_article_id=502889&in_page_id=1965&ito=1490)
The dress that changes colour to reflect your mood
By CLAIRE BATES
After centuries of wondering, men can finally work out if their partner really is 'fine' or not thanks to a new dress that changes colour depending on a woman's mood.
The Bubelle Dress is made up of two layers, the inner layer contains biometric sensors that pick up a person's emotions and projects them in colours onto the second layer, the outer textile.
The sensitive dress, which was designed by electronical giants Philips, works by monitoring physical changes associated with different feelings.
Emotions such as stress, arousal, or fear affect the body's temperature and sweat levels and these generate the light that changes the pattern and colour on the dress.
This would make a great fabric for church vestments - if the priest's garb turned red when the altar boys walked by...well...
der Brucer
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I'm at my parents' house, posting from my sister's present...a wireless tablet browser!!
So now you can be permanently logged in to HHW! :D
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I am Amazon.com customer service hell... :(
Usually they're pretty good, but when they're bad, they're horrid!
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I keep trying to post pictures from tonight's "do" at Cousin Debra's.
The pictures "won't" cooperate. I've resized them to near miniscule dimensions (thumbnail size at Photobucket) and they still post FULL size here.
It's exasperatin' in the extreme...especially since several photos reduced nicely.
I can't do anything with them here, and I'm sick of trying. So they'll ALL just have to wait.
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Nor have I.
Well then, DR TCB... You and I shall have to have a private screening.
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That said, it's Christmas here on the east coast.
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So now you can be permanently logged in to HHW! :D
Sadly, no. It's my sister's gift...not mine. ::) l'm still otherwise stuck to a real computer.
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And it's very slow going.
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And to ALL a good night! :)
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Well...I gotta go. My niece wants to play with this thing. Until later!
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Neato Mosquito!
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:DNor have I! :o
Me neither; if I had I'd get into touble for making Heather Mills jokes.
der Brucer
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Party has basically ended, although one group of people always end up coming around ten-thirty, so we'll see if that happens this year. We had a lovelier than lovely group of folks, about fifteen in all, and it was ever so comfy and fun and a LOT of spaghetti was consumed, as well as tuna pasta salad, and our various and sundried desserts. All in all - splendiferous.
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Merry Christmas to one and all!
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Just dropped in to catch up and say goodnight, and to mention that my haul thus far included some See's chocolates. :).
So: Goodnight and Merry Christmas
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Good Evening!
Merry Christmas!
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I am Amazon.com customer service hell... :(
And I am The Enabler. Nice to meet you "Amazon.com Customer Service Hell".
;)
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In other news...
Well, VA Center Commons Mall is pretty much like I remembered it. It's basically a mid-level mall trying to be a upscale one. It was busy, but not crazy busy. I did stop by the Virginia Diner kiosk, and I picked up a few tins of their famous peanuts, almonds and cashews - they were marked down 50%. -I was "good", and passed on buying the chocolate-covered peanut brittle. I also bought an Almond Milk Bubble Tea from one of the drink stands. Yummy!
There were still plenty of people lined up to have their pictures taken with Santa, and the Food Court happened to have live entertainment today: a young woman singing original songs. Of course, none of her songs had anything to do with the holidays. In fact, I'm not sure what any of her songs were about. She sang loudly and her guitar was in desperate need of tuning. But at least her mic was working fine. ;)
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After my walk through the Mall, I headed across the parking lot to the movie theatre complex. By the time I got there, there were only three movies that were about to start: "The Golden Compass", "I Am Legend" and "Sweeney Todd". However, when I got to the automated ticketing machine, there was a ticket for "Sweeney Todd" sitting in the dispenser. Hmm... Well, I passed a few minutes by checking out the showtimes for tomorrow and Wednesday. No one came back to the machine, so I went ahead and took the ticket, and saw "Sweeney Todd" again.
It was another basically deserted theatre, and, thankfully, no talkative teenage girls sitting down the row from me this time. I enjoyed the movie the second time, and I took the opportunity to concentrate on some of the elements that certain reviewers were not too keen on. I've read a couple of reviews - both "professional" and amateur - that thought the boy playing Toby was as stiff as a board throughout, and never changed his expression. Wrong! It may not be the most nuanced performance in the world, but I have a sense that may have been Tim Burton's doing rather than the actor's. I was also hoping to decipher the one piece of dialogue I could not understand the first time, but it still puzzled me. Does anyone know what Judge Turpin says when Anthony runs up to him right after Johanna is carted away? Something about "Here I stand.... " ???
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I had planned to walk back to my parents' house after the movie, but once I realized that it had gotten colder and that there are no street lights along the road back to my parents housing development, I went ahead and called for my Dad to come pick me up. I felt like I was a freshman in high school again. ;)
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After I got back home, I then headed back out again and over to Steve's place. I wanted to drop off his Christmas present, and since neither of us had had dinner yet, we were going to head out to get something to eat. Well, when I got over there, we both "realized" that it was Christmas Eve, and that none of our old stand-bys would still be open at the hour. And, after a few phone calls to see if anyone might still be open, well... Steve checked to see what he had in his fridge, and I ended up cooking dinner for both of us. He had a nice pork tenderloin, so I cut that up into thin slices, seared them in his cast iron skillet for a bit, then improvised a sauce/glaze out of some leftover canned pineapple slices and juice and some Heinz 57 sauce. It actually came out quite well, although, I did end up smoking up his apartment quite a bit. -But it looked cool.
After dinner, we drove over to the James Center to take pics of their Christmas display. Then we drove up to the Jefferson Hotel to take pics of their Christmas display. Then we drove a bit through the Fan to take some pics of the houses there. Alas, no one had any really tacky house lights up - at least on the blocks we checked out. Ah, well. Then we headed back to Steve's place, where we went up on the roof of his building and took a few shots of the "illuminated" skyline of Richmond. -And, yes, pics will be posted.
All in all, a very nice night, and Steve may come over tomorrow to join us for our Christmas dinner. We shall see.
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However, when I got to the automated ticketing machine, there was a ticket for "Sweeney Todd" sitting in the dispenser. Hmm...
A shopdropper at work?
der Brucer
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PAGE 13 DANCE!!
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So... As I was saying earlier, our first stop was the James Center in downtown Richmond. Each year, they set up this great display of lights, and each year it seems to grow just a little bigger. This is basically Richmond's Christmas Tree. A few days after Thanksgiving, they have a their "Grand Illumination" where they flick the switch, and a good chunk of downtown Richmond lights up. They even outline the buildings in lights - which you can see in the background of one of some of the pics. -And which you'll be able to see clearly in the last photo post.
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Nice pictures, Jose!
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Today, I received a lovely card from TCB! :)
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Then we drove up to the Jefferson Hotel (http://www.jeffersonhotel.com/). The Jefferson is a truly beautiful hotel, and even moreso at Christmas. When we entered the lobby, we saw this:
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And here's a view from the upper level:
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*The staircase of the Jefferson Hotel has long been fabled to have been the inspiration for the staircase in "Gone With The Wind".
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The upper lobby is where the check-in area is, as well as where you can see a statue of the hotel's namesake:
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If you look to the right in the pic I posted above, you can see the Gingerbread House that is set up in the lobby. Alas, due to that pesky marble column in the way, it was hard to get a complete shot of the house, but here is a detail:
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*I liked how they used Gummi-Worms for the icicles.
OH!, and it even came complete with it's own Dog House:
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Underneath the Christmas tree, there is a display of folk dolls - all of which can be purchased in the gift shop, of course. There are some classic figures (Santa, The Three Kings, Nutcrackers, etc.), as well as some historical ones too:
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And before we leave the Jefferson Hotel, here are a few pics for some of our DRs in Arizona:
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And, finally - for tonight at least - here is a pic of the Richmond skyline I took from the rooftop deck of Steve's building:
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*And I owe a big Thank You to Steve for showing me how to set my camera up properly for night-time shots. :)
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DR Jane - If you ever find yourself in Richmond, the main restaurant in the Jefferson Hotel, Lemaire, actually features some haute vegetarian cuisine.
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A shopdropper at work?
der Brucer
Possibly. Or maybe just someone who hit the "+" key too many times by accident on the purchase screen. ;)
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Great night pictures, Jose! I wish I had a camera that could take pictures at night that well.
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And while driving back from Steve's, I heard about the deaths of Michael Kidd and Oscar Peterson on the radio. All I can say is that there must be some kickin' party with some great music and dancing going on somewhere right now. :)
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Great night pictures, Jose! I wish I had a camera that could take pictures at night that well.
I didn't think I did until Steve looked at my camera and asked what "that" did and what "that" meant. Well, after exploring some of the menus I had never seen before, and after getting some guidance from Steve about setting my exposure levels, I was able to take those pics.
He also gave me a great tip in regards to keeping the camera steady while taking a pic with a long exposure: If there is a "solid" object nearby - a building, a pillar, a wall, etc. - and if you can still get the proper angle/view, just place your camera against it while you take the picture to help steady your camera. It's not a foolproof method, but it does help immensely. *However, if you have one of those new digital cameras with the anti-shake feature, well, then just make sure that that is turned on.
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Second wave of people did, in fact, show up, so I'm quite behind and shall now attempt to write very fast notes.
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bk - Sounds like you had another wonderful Christmas Eve Do!
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I didn't think I did until Steve looked at my camera and asked what "that" did and what "that" meant. Well, after exploring some of the menus I had never seen before, and after getting some guidance from Steve about setting my exposure levels, I was able to take those pics.
He also gave me a great tip in regards to keeping the camera steady while taking a pic with a long exposure: If there is a "solid" object nearby - a building, a pillar, a wall, etc. - and if you can still get the proper angle/view, just place your camera against it while you take the picture to help steady your camera. It's not a foolproof method, but it does help immensely. *However, if you have one of those new digital cameras with the anti-shake feature, well, then just make sure that that is turned on.
My camera was a Christmas gift from my parents last year. It does have a night setting and I've set it on solid objects (my car, usually), but it's just not good enough to really make much difference for night pictures. :-\ But for the most part, it does take pictures during the day or with the flash that are good enough.
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My camera was a Christmas gift from my parents last year. It does have a night setting and I've set it on solid objects (my car, usually), but it's just not good enough to really make much difference for night pictures. :-\ But for the most part, it does take pictures during the day or with the flash that are good enough.
Try turning off your Flash when in Night mode - my camera will still use the flash in night mode. That will cause the camera to take a longer exposure. Additionally, another trick I use is to use the self-timer, this way I'm not pushing the button down and moving the camera while I'm taking the pic.
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Try turning off your Flash when in Night mode - my camera will still use the flash in night mode. That will cause the camera to take a longer exposure. Additionally, another trick I use is to use the self-timer, this way I'm not pushing the button down and moving the camera while I'm taking the pic.
Thanks for the info. :D
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Well, this creature is still stirring, and he really shouldn't be since he has to be up in five hours, so...
Goodnight.
*Besides, Santa won't stop by until I'm asleep with visions of sugarplums dancing in my head.
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Good night, Jose.
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...a LOT of spaghetti was consumed, as well as tuna pasta salad, and our various and sundried desserts. All in all - splendiferous.
Too stuffed to try the desserts, but they looked delicious. The spaghetti & tuna/pasta salad were wonderful, though. :)
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Home safe from singing at midnight mass (which actually starts at 10 so it can be done by midnight). Now off to dreamland, so I can be up in time to sing tomorrow morning!