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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were an experience, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently at Costco buying huge things of cud.
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And the word of the day is: UMAMI!
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And now - to bed.
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TOD
Color - Barry Lyndon
B&W - Now, Voyager, Casablanca
Adventurous
Color - What Dreams Might Come
B&W - Zelig
der Brucer
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The Topic of the Day...
Brokeback Mountain (http://www.amazon.com/Brokeback-Mountain-Two-Disc-Collectors-Gyllenhaal/dp/B000JSI7AI/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1225960918&sr=1-3)
The Fall (http://www.amazon.com/Fall-Catinca-Untaru/dp/B001BPJJ9G/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1225961001&sr=1-1) - this is an incredible visual feast!
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaylegal6-2008nov06,0,220763.story)
Gay rights backers file 3 lawsuits challenging Prop. 8
Lawyers for same-sex couples argue that the anti-gay marriage measure is an illegal constitutional revision
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Lawyers for same-sex couples argued that the anti-gay-marriage measure was an illegal constitutional revision -- not a more limited amendment, as backers maintained -- because it fundamentally altered the guarantee of equal protection. A constitutional revision, unlike an amendment, must be approved by the Legislature before going to voters.
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The first action was filed by the ACLU, the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Lambda Legal. Santa Clara County and the cities of San Francisco and Los Angeles also sued, and Los Angeles lawyer Gloria Allred filed a third suit on behalf of a married lesbian couple.
All the lawsuits cited the constitutional revision argument, and two of them asked the court to block Proposition 8 from taking effect while the legal cases were pending.
der Brucer
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LA TIMES (http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-beavers6-2008nov06,0,5690120.story)
Beavers build a burrow and the town gives a dam
(http://www.latimes.com/media/photo/2008-11/43218570.jpg)
Noah Berger / Associated Press
A member of the beaver family creating tension in Martinez, Calif., gathers dam-building twigs during an evening swim.
der Brucer
My Mother had a beautiful full-length beaver coat.
She was not uncomfortable wearing fur - of course her father was a Furrier :)
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And the word of the day is: UMAMI!
Home of the Hurricanes:
(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/76/UMiamiIbis.jpg)
der Brucer
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Time for bed. Good night, Der Brucer.
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Thanks for the cultchah report, DR JoseSPiano. :)
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I am so glad that we're no longer discussing politics. ::)
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TOD:
I thought "Pleasantville" was extremely well done for what it was and achieved the proper moods.
B&W: "Brief Encounter" (those deep blacks and wonderful silver whites) "Sunrise" "Citizen Kane"
Most things Coppola did -- who was it that he used? Laszlo Kovacks!
"Enchanted April" "Funny Face" (especially if you see a good print where the colors are not washed out)
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TOD continued:
"Sound of Music"
"Fanny"
"Meet Me in St. Louis"
"Wizard of Oz"
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TOD:
Color:
The Adventures of Robin Hood.
B&W:
Psycho.
Of course, it's really the cinematographer paired with whoever is doing the lighting that creates the best films, visually. As usual with anything cinematic, teamwork is the key.
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And the word of the day is: UMAMI!
No, me male. Me Daddy (or something like that).
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And the word of the day is: UMAMI!
New ad series on television and in print:
Pretty young housewife pours a dark brown liquid into a pan. Voiceover (or printed over picture):
I, A MUM, use Kikoman!
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Workies. Already.
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good morning all!
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HEALTH VIBES for Jed's dad
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Health Vibes fror Michael S's folks!
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I have to pick up my "films" from the radiologist ina about 45 minutes and thern go to the ENT Dr (no NOT a walking talking tree, I have been assured)
My GP callled yesterday to say that the films not only showed a mass in my lymph node but also nodules on the right half of my thyroid (they removed the left thyriod lobe about 20 years ago...)
I am scared
please keep me in your thoughts today
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Much love and many vibes to vixmom
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BK - In terms of delaying buying your plane ticket and finding you a place to stay, is your Bacharach to the Future producer considering that you are flying on Thanksgiving weekend, at least on the way to NYC?
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Gadzooks!
***ULTRA-STRENGTH VIBES***
of LOVE, HEALTH, COMFORT, & SUPPORT
for DR Vixmom and her family!!!!
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Thoughts and vibes to DR VIXMOM....
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TOD:
The Red Shoes in colour.
Pahkeezah in color.
Gone With the Wind in color.
Psycho in b/w.
All About Eve in b/w.
I shall be interested to see the lists of others at HHW.
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Grocery shopping day.
DR SWW - I always return my cart.
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Actors demonstrate the proper use of a fainting couch...
(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_TmUBWwWLKUU/SRIyGfizajI/AAAAAAAAB8U/uXuv58c2ECA/s400/Glass650.jpg)
photo: The Glass Cage
While the less fortunate have to make do with simply standing about...
(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/SQvwb2AFaYI/AAAAAAAABOg/CUMBW2AW70g/s320/Traviata.jpg)
photo: La Traviata
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COLOR:
BLACK NARCISSUS
GONE WITH THE WIND
A PASSAGE TO INDIA
BLACK & WHITE:
MANHATTAN
CITIZEN KANE
NOW VOYAGER
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Much love and support to the wonderful Vixmom and family!!!
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And with that we move to Page 2
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Vixmom, I have been thinking about you. I knew you had your tests done. Prayers and vibes and much strength to you!
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LOVE, HUGS and HEALTH for DR Vixmom
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TOD
Wasn't crazy about the film and don't t remember the name of the file exactly "Fields of Heaven"? with Richard Gere. The photography won a oscar for if memory serves for Nestor Alamandros and Haskell Wexler did some work I think uncrecdited.
Tess
Geoffrey Unsworth
These come to find right away.
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* * * * * Extra Special Vibes for DR Vixmom * * * * *
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I don't know if this was mentioned yesterday as I haven't had time to catch up, but I heard this morning that
author/film maker
Michael Crichton has passed away.
Andromeda Strain
Westworld
Jurasic Park
ER
The First Great Train Robbery
and many others
(http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20081106/2008_11_06t074905_450x383_us_crichton.jpg?x=213&y=181&xc=1&yc=1&wc=409&hc=348&q=100&sig=Gl3qB8QZeg6dh6n0JRXpoA--)
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Lots and lots of vibes for DR Vixmom.
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And the word of the day is: UMAMI!
And The Song Of The Day Is: DOES YOUR CHEWING GUM LOSE ITS FLAVOR(ON THE BEDPOST OVER NIGHT)
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Good morning, all! I have a trip to Toyland followed by a physical therapy session, and perhaps - if the HMO is still dragging its feet on the therapist's request for a second referral from last Thursday - a stop at my HMO to verbally kick ass.
I'm having a good tme with Loesser score; I'm still amazed at how quickly Don Walker and Red Ginzler scored such a large score and handled the big revisions out of town so quickly. This new computer score is quite beautifully done, and a lot of my criticisms have less to do with wrong notes and copy errors and more to do with the aesthetics of reading the score and how it all looks on paper.
After physical therapy, I think I'll return here, work a bit on a hymn arrangement for a good lady I'm quite fond of, and get back to Act One of THE MOST HAPPY FELLA.
Black & White:
Psycho
Young Frankenstein
Double Indemnity
Color:
GWTW
The Tales Of Hoffmann
Wizard of Oz
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Thursday morning greetings!
{{{{{{{{{{DR Vixmom}}}}}}}}}}
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TOD:
Color:
BLACK NARCISSUS
INTERIORS
OUT OF AFRICA
DR ZHIVAGO
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF
B&W:
CITIZEN KANE
MANHATTAN
SUNSET BOULEVARD
YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
PORTRAIT OF JENNIE
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VIXMOM -You are in my thoughts
Healthy Marimbas to You
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TOD:
That perennial favorite,
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51TT7D7W2EL._SL500_AA240_.jpg)
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THE COSTCO EXPERIENCE, A SHOEBOX DIORAMA:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:2ZcsrjxV9hE-fM:http://www.gahealthsystem.com/Coscopix.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:r8eeV52UCFmlXM:http://www.costco.co.uk/what_is_costco/images/warehouse%2520shot.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:TeojWuDwiJQH1M:http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/images/examples/costco-DSC_0884.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:yBzHAQZYDV0FGM:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20051201/450costco01_cart1.jpg)
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THE COSTCO EXPERIENCE, A SHOEBOX DIORAMA:
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:2ZcsrjxV9hE-fM:http://www.gahealthsystem.com/Coscopix.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:r8eeV52UCFmlXM:http://www.costco.co.uk/what_is_costco/images/warehouse%2520shot.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:TeojWuDwiJQH1M:http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d40/images/examples/costco-DSC_0884.jpg)
(http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:yBzHAQZYDV0FGM:http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/dayart/20051201/450costco01_cart1.jpg)
Where do you find all these photos?
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I was trailing bk with an iPhone.
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Good morning!
Today promises to be majestic. Highs in the mid 70s and bright blue, cloudless sky. Going to lunch today will be pure pleasure. We may even eat outside!
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TOD:
Color: BLACK NARCISSUS
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN
THE GANG'S ALL HERE
B/W: CITIZEN KANE
SUNSET BOULEVARD
SABRINA (the newest transfer is truly gorgeous)
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - UGLY BETTY, GREY'S ANATOMY, LIFE ON MARS
NBC - comedies, ER
CBS - SURVIVOR, CSI, ELEVENTH HOUR
CW - SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL
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Once again, unless KUNG FU PANDA arrives today, I'll be working on TROPIC THUNDER, the first in a big stack of review copies all coming out on November 18th. I am going to be one busy bee for the next two weeks.
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Picking your favorite movie, cinematography-wise, is not easy. There are so many beautifully photographed films out there.
However, off the top of my head, I would say:
Color: LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
B&W: CITIZEN KANE
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I like Costco (have one 5 minutes away). But i never buy fresh food there. I find the prices very high. But good for some bulk non-perishables. I think they have great prices on books, although unfortunately they do not have more french books, than english ones.
They can sometimes have amazing scrapbook stuff (at great prices).
And they have really cheap food at their restaurant (and good snacks).
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I am excited about tonight's SURVIVOR. It's supposed to be a good one.
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re: last night's DANCING WITH THE STARS results
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I actually totally think they got rid of the right person last night (susan lucci). My 3 favs are still there (lance/lacey, cody/julianne, brooke/derek). I really think the latter is the best team by far and should win. My next to go would be maurice. I am sure warren will be in the finals (top 3).
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Guess I'll head downstairs to check the mail before getting cleaned up for my lunch outing with friends.
WBBL.
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Very interesting choices so far. I would, of course, have to include Jack Cardiff's brilliant Black Narcissus, as others have. But I'd also include Sundays and Cybele, which is one of the most gorgeous black and white films ever, William Fraker's work on Rosemary's Baby - no, it's not a show-off film, but the color photography is brilliant, as is John Alonzo's on Chinatown.
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I would include no modern film on my list because all modern films use way too much CGI to change color and lighting.
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And I would be remiss not to include the Von Sternberg/Dietrich films, again some of the most gorgeous black and white photography ever - its like will never be seen again. I also think Joseph Ruttenberg's photography of It's A Wonderful Life is brilliant.
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Oh, and I'm up.
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I have nothing to say except: Are we on page 3 yet?
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I have nothing to say except: Are we on page 3 yet?
You are, anyway.
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I am going to valiantly struggle to get my two 14 disc boxed set reviews finished today. This evening is the recording session for Pacific Pops' "heavy metal" concert. The 12 year old guitarist friend of Gabe's I enlisted to play guitar, after telling me for a week he had been practicing, had his mother call us last night to inform us that in actuality he had lost the music and had not been practicing. Oy. So I have nascent feelings of disaster about the recording session tonight.
Nascent Feelings of Disaster is, of course, the title of the next Pacific Pops session.
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I received a PM this morning here, but it did not alert me that there was a new message - is that a preference I need to set? It did alert me the last time I got one, which was on the new board, so I'm not sure why it didn't this time.
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I guess I slept in (again) today. -I blame the rain.
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I think I found it - I ticked the box that said show popup when you have new messages. But how did I receive the popup before? Maybe things reset when we were hacked.
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I received a PM this morning here, but it did not alert me that there was a new message - is that a preference I need to set? It did alert me the last time I got one, which was on the new board, so I'm not sure why it didn't this time.
The notification could just be running slow. -Or check your Spam folder, just in case.
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~~~~~VIBES TO DR VIXMOM~~~~~
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DR singdaw - Oohh.... Should I have posted a "Spoiler Alert" before my "culture report" last night? ;)
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I got a notification via e-mail, that's not the prob. Normally when you get a PM here you get a notification when you come to the board - a pop-up window. It's always been there, even on the new board, but when I went into the PM settings of my profile, the pop-up box wasn't ticked.
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I got a notification via e-mail, that's not the prob. Normally when you get a PM here you get a notification when you come to the board - a pop-up window. It's always been there, even on the new board, but when I went into the PM settings of my profile, the pop-up box wasn't ticked.
Well, you can also just check the message status listing at the top of each page. -If you see that "# are New", then you know you have a message.
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It was a very short stay in Toyland and I've already made the fixes and adjustments in my various reports. Now it's time to walk up to physical therapy. The HMO referral arrived via fax so all is well.
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were an experience, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently at Costco buying huge things of cud.
Speaking as one who grew up in a farming community, the idea of "huge things of cud" is enough to make me want to vomit on the ground. :D
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Good morning all. Toby and played a few rounds of an amusing game of "who can stay awake longer" last night. Current score: Toby - 3, Mommy - zip. We begin by getting into a semi-comfortable position in bed to nurse...and I sit in the dark and hope he falls asleep and I can move him ever-so-carefully on to his bed beside me, and then roll over myself. Two hours later I wake up with a crick in my neck from leaning against the wall, with a happy baby sleeping cozily up against my body...his preferred place to sleep. By that time he's hungry again and we start the game over. Someday, I will win!
In other news, Toby is exactly two months old today!
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HUGE VIBES AND PRAYERS TO VIXMOM!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Happy 2-month birthday to SB (sweet baby) Toby!
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Oohh.... Should I have posted a "Spoiler Alert" before my "culture report" last night? ;)
Nah. I know how it ends. Although I do have an interesting question to ask you about it, the next time I see you.
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I wonder if DR George will be purchasing the 5th anniversary edition of Wicked's cast album, with an exclusive second disc? :D
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Update on DFIL - Jed's dad is still in the VA hospital in Seattle. They aren't able to find any sign of infection that could be causing the white blood cell count to be so low (it was hovering around 200 yesterday, for those who might understand numbers) so their best guess is that there is something wrong in his bone marrow that is causing the white blood cells not to be produced. There are medications he can take that will hopefully solve the problem. He's having a bone marrow biopsy today and we should hopefully know more after that.
Thank you all so very much for the continued vibes!!! DR Jed and I both appreciate them.
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***CONTINUED MEDICAL VIBES***
to the father of DR Jed!!!
Oh, and by the way, DR Ann... I choose Cake! ;)
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* * * * * Health Vibes for DR Jed's Father * * * * *
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Continued vibes for SB Toby's grandfather!
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Obama has finally won North Carolina.
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Back from the long jog. I was going to go directly to the mail place to get my DHL package, but Druxy has arrived fifteen minutes early (good thing I went early on the jog).
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Vibes for the varied and sundried parents and our own DR Vixomom....everyone be well!
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Good morning all. Toby and played a few rounds of an amusing game of "who can stay awake longer" last night. Current score: Toby - 3, Mommy - zip. We begin by getting into a semi-comfortable position in bed to nurse...and I sit in the dark and hope he falls asleep and I can move him ever-so-carefully on to his bed beside me, and then roll over myself. Two hours later I wake up with a crick in my neck from leaning against the wall, with a happy baby sleeping cozily up against my body...his preferred place to sleep. By that time he's hungry again and we start the game over. Someday, I will win!
You might try one of these:
(http://content.onestepahead.com/assets/images/product/detail/13186.jpg)
Designed by a pediatric physical therapist! This developmental pillow is more ergonomic than others, and more versatile, too. Bend or twist it as needed — it's terrific for nursing, sitting, self-feeding, and tummy time. Unlike evenly stuffed pillows, it's flatter at the curve for baby's comfort and baby can't slide off, either (a common complaint with the leading pillow). Healthier for treating reflux, thanks to the correctly angled wedge accessory. Includes prop roll. Made in USA. For newborns-15 months.
Available at ONE STEP AHEAD (http://www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=533801&cmSource=CrossSell&relatedProductId=534187)
You might enjoy the site - I spent a small fortune "outfitting" my daughter and Grandlads there.
der Brucer
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Good Afternoon!
And I believe it's time for me to get off the couch and off my duff and head out into the Big City for a couple of hours.
Laters...
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I would include no modern film on my list because all modern films use way too much CGI to change color and lighting.
I know the topic was "photography", but to most viewers what counts is what's on the screen, not how it got there. The correct use of computer tools to adjust lighting as opposed to electric lights or camera/film manipulation is just a creator's choice of tools to effect an artistic visualization.
der Brucer
Anticipating a horse racing comment :)
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HUGE VIBES AND PRAYERS TO VIXMOM!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ann, if you shorten the number of well deserved vibes for VixMom you will keep us out of wide screen.
der Brucer
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MEGA VIBES TO VIXMOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I have nothing to say except: Are we on page 3 yet?
You could at least rhyme :)
der Brucer
I said "rhyme", not "pun"!
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Looks like if Stevens steps down in Alaska, Sarah Palin may be headed to the Senate. LOL...Palin 2012!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/us/politics/07palin.html?ref=politics
"Asked Wednesday whether she still believed that Mr. Stevens should resign, Ms. Palin was circumspect, saying only that the people of Alaska "just spoke" on the issue at the ballot box and that "they want him as their senator." She said Mr. Stevens should decide "what happens next." (Mr. Stevens could still be forced to step down, and Ms. Palin is widely viewed as a potential candidate for his seat if he does.)"
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WARNING - OPINION AHEAD!
Girl-on-girl action on TV
Bones - tasteful
Grey's Anatomy - not tasteful
der Brucer
RE Grey's - sad to see writers throw a fine actress under the bus
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Looks like if Stevens steps down in Alaska, Sarah Palin may be headed to the Senate. LOL...Palin 2012!
We could sell tickets to a Sarah/Hilary senate debate - and reduce the national debt! :D
der Brucer
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Does any DR know how I can quote something from yesterday without copying/pasting?
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Re: Sarah Palin -- When she and Joe Biden debated, I thought she acquitted herself extremely well.
I wish she had campaigned with the same degree of pleasant civility. I was favorably impressed with her, and then one day later she was vilifying Obama. It seemed to me she was WAY out of her league in that mode and she did herself and the campaign a great deal of harm.
The brightest spot in the campaign, entertainment-wise, was Tina Fey's rapturously perfect "takes" on Palin....and Palin's good sportsmanship on SNL belied the "shrill harpy" antics in GOP crowds.
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DR Laura: Loved the "Charlie Brown" reference yesterday evening. I've used it quite a bit myself when I find myself either bored or out of whatever loop other people are in.
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I have to pick up my "films" from the radiologist ina about 45 minutes and thern go to the ENT Dr (no NOT a walking talking tree, I have been assured)
My GP callled yesterday to say that the films not only showed a mass in my lymph node but also nodules on the right half of my thyroid (they removed the left thyriod lobe about 20 years ago...)
I am scared
please keep me in your thoughts today
~~~SUPER VIBES FOR DR VIXMOM!!!~~~
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Does any DR know how I can quote something from yesterday without copying/pasting?
It can't be done. :-\
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See what I mean about sexism? You would have posted mud wrestling for a McCain/Obama debate
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Or maybe you would have :)
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The following is
a treatment for FRINGE an Associated Press Story
(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,447964,00.html)
Army Working on 'Ghost' Soldiers, Mind-Controlled Guns
Self-regenerating body parts. Intelligent "virtual soldiers." Mind-controlled weapons. Brain "wipes" to purge traumatic memories. "Quantum ghost imaging."
The U.S. Army's working on all of these concepts, according to a report on Military.com, a private military-oriented Web site.
"Making science fiction into reality" is the goal, says Dr. John Parmentola, the Army's director for research and laboratory management.
"You can imagine people who have horrifying memories, it would be great if we could eliminate them so this way they're not plagued by these memories uncontrollably," he says, explaining research into cleaning soldiers' minds of recollections that cause post-traumatic stress disorder.
Salamanders have long been known to grow back fingers and even limbs, and the Army's trying to figure out how.
"We're beginning to understand how this occurs and if we can, it holds the hope of, being able to regrow limbs on people," says Parmentola.
As for "quantum ghost imaging," it involves the strange but well-documented phenomenon of "twinned" particles that communicate instantaneously -- if something happens to one, the other reacts accordingly, no matter how far away.
der Brucer
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See what I mean about sexism? You would have posted mud wrestling for a McCain/Obama debate
Positing a debate is gender neutral - positing mud wrestling would be sexist.
der Brucer
Paraphrasing Nixon - "I Am not a sexist!"
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I wonder if DR George will be purchasing the 5th anniversary edition of Wicked's cast album, with an exclusive second disc? :D
Does the Pope wear a tall hat?
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I am so glad that we're no longer discussing politics. ::)
Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates, just the basis of how things work instead?
Example, fromDR Jose:
I think we all have to keep in mind that Senator McCain was not the one who picked Governor Palin as his running mate. She was picked by his advisors and the heads of the RNC. It is well documented that Senator McCain and Governor Palin had never even met before under the guise of considering her as a potential running mate. They met for a few hours at a Governors function. That was it.
I wonder who he wanted, and why did he permit himself to be persuaded to go with someone else. It is one of my big issues with how the VP is chosen. Either it should be someone who reflects the person who was the first pick for the party, or the runner up should then be VP. I don't know, something different than how the VP is picked-maybe separate elections. I realize there are problems all of these. More so for McCain than with any other election did I feel the party choice should have selected a running mate closer to himself, highlighting the differences that separated him from his party & the current administration.
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates
I don't know... can we? ;)
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I've lost about 35 lbs now. I'm quite pleased.
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates
I don't know... can we? ;)
Clearly not.
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I've lost about 35 lbs now. I'm quite pleased.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
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I would include no modern film on my list because all modern films use way too much CGI to change color and lighting.
I know the topic was "photography", but to most viewers what counts is what's on the screen, not how it got there. The correct use of computer tools to adjust lighting as opposed to electric lights or camera/film manipulation is just a creator's choice of tools to effect an artistic visualization.
der Brucer
Anticipating a horse racing comment :)
Correct - I completely disagree. Photography is an art - CGI used on top of photography is lazy and subverts the original intent.
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I've lost about 35 lbs now. I'm quite pleased.
Well done! I think I've found it for you. Let me know when I can mail it back!
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I don't know if this was mentioned yesterday as I haven't had time to catch up, but I heard this morning that
author/film maker
Michael Crichton has passed away.
Yes :(
Are you home now?
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I've lost about 35 lbs now. I'm quite pleased.
Well done! I think I've found it for you. Let me know when I can mail it back!
I will never ever send you address!
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DR Jennifer, we find the fresh produce prices at Costco to be very good.
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elmore and I are running neck and neck in the weight loss department, as I, too, have lost thirty-five pounds. I'm on my third pair of running shorts (I wear jean cutoffs) - the first pair were literally falling off me and I had to hold them up. Yesterday, the second pair did the same thing. Today, I put on pair three, which are 33s and very loose, but not falling off loose. I feel so great thirty-five pounds lighter, and I like the way I look again - I literally could not look in the mirror before this diet, so disgusted was I at what I saw. I'm definitely losing another five pounds and then five more beyond that probably, but not in a hurry for those last five. I will then be in my 150s for the first time since 1995.
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elmore and I are running neck and neck in the weight loss department, as I, too, have lost thirty-five pounds. I'm on my third pair of running shorts (I wear jean cutoffs) - the first pair were literally falling off me and I had to hold them up. Yesterday, the second pair did the same thing. Today, I put on pair three, which are 33s and very loose, but not falling off loose. I feel so great thirty-five pounds lighter, and I like the way I look again - I literally could not look in the mirror before this diet, so disgusted was I at what I saw. I'm definitely losing another five pounds and then five more beyond that probably, but not in a hurry for those last five. I will then be in my 150s for the first time since 1995.
150s? Curse you, BK! My goal is 170 and I've got a ways to go yet.
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DR Vixmom, you are in my thoughts today-VIBES TO YOU! Please get back to us & let us know what & when the next step is.
How did your sonogram go?
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I wonder if DR George will be purchasing the 5th anniversary edition of Wicked's cast album, with an exclusive second disc? :D
I did! ;)
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I picked up my DHL package - my early birthday present to myself. I really took a chance on this - it's a new DVD set from France - the complete works of Jacques Demy, including all his short films - tons of extras, and so many films I've never seen, especially some of his last films, which never had US releases. The chance was that on amazon France or the other French sites I checked there was no information about English subtitles and my greatest fear was that except for Umbrellas and Young Girls (for which I figured they'd use the same transfers as before and therefore have subs), that these could all be in French with no English subs. Well, I'm happy to report that this was one chance that worked out - everything in the set has English subtitles. I checked the transfers of Umbrellas and Young Girls - they're the same source material but look a little more solid. I then put in Une Chambre En Ville - this is the first time it's ever been released anywhere on video - it looks and sounds great, and I'll be watching it later this afternoon. But I'm so excited to see his short films and Lady Oscar and Traffic and his film with Yves Montand and Mathilda May (which I only saw once on the old Z Channel), and so many others, most especially his English-language film, The Model Shop, shot here in LA and also never before available. The box is gorgeous and each DVD is housed in a slimline case. The set is very expensive but given the number of films included (14, plus the shorts) and the extras (not sure if they'll be subtitled or not, but there are a lot of them), it's actually quite reasonable. It's 100 euros, which is about $150 US. I shall be in Jacques Demy heaven for at least a week, and let me tell you that is heaven indeed.
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Since you've mentioned Demy, we really should add
THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT
and
DONKEY SKIN
to the great photography in color TOD.
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Lots of love, support and vibes for Vixmom... and a hug too..
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On TV Tonight!™
ABC - UGLY BETTY, GREY'S ANATOMY, LIFE ON MARS
NBC - comedies, ER
CBS - SURVIVOR, CSI, ELEVENTH HOUR
CW - SMALLVILLE, SUPERNATURAL
Tonight, we were supposed to have rehearsal at the Capital Playhouse space and stage a couple of numbers, but I got an e-mail from our stage manager saying that that has changed. We're still going to have rehearsal, but it'll be at The Midnight Sun, which is a much smaller space, AND it'll just be a read-through, so a large space is not needed. So, I'll still have to record tonight's ABC line-up.
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Vibes to the grandfather of the sweet 2 month old Toby!
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I guess I can be honest and say that at the beginning of this diet for the first time in my life I topped 200 - I began the diet at 201, but I suspect that two weeks before that, when I'd begun running again, that I probably weighed 203. I'm now down to 166 and I am buff and toned with abs and buns (oh, those buns) of steel. When I went to the Gardenia, I wore my khakis and my shirt tucked in - haven't tucked a shirt in since the last time I lost weight - back in the summer of 2006. I've now lost five pounds more than that 2006 weight loss.
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Bruce, I thought the weight loss was your birthday gift ;)
I should give myself a birthday weight loss gift. If I begin today I'll be done in time. :)
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I was listening to the news today and heard an amusing story...
A town in west central Minnesota had a tie for one of their races. There were four candidates for teh two open position on the city commission and all four had votes within a few votes of each other. The first place person was won by three votes but the next two candidates were tied. There was a recount and still they came out as tied.
to decide the race they had the two candidates draw cards and the high card won. One guy drew an 8 of spaces and the other a queen. The guy who drew the queen won.
A similar thing happened a few years ago in the same town and they flipped a quarter.
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Congrats bk!!! Your hard work and dedication paid off!
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates, just the basis of how things work instead?
I wonder who he wanted, and why did he permit himself to be persuaded to go with someone else. It is one of my big issues with how the VP is chosen.
Long before Palin was publicly mentioned I did by own research trying to find a "best pick" candidate. The ticket needed some one who was not a Washington insider - so that ruled out Senators and Congressmen. The choice needed to balance the ticket - white men need not apply. Because of the age question, someone under 55 would be best. The choice could not further alienate "the base" or the election would surely be lost.
My initial choice was Linda Lingle - the Jewish women Governor of Hawaii - but because she is so pro-choice, she would have enraged "the base". That left Palin as the last candidate standing with a Governmental background. Limited research suggested that her real-world actions were much more moderate than her ideological credentials - making her sort of a "stealth" candidate. Baring discovery of a Titan of Industry who could meet all the other requirements, I went with Palin (this was back in March!)
As a matter of practical politics, it does little good to have your "second best" candidate as a VP choice if you don't end up with a winning ticket.
Granted, long before I actually supported such a choice I would have wanted more extensive investigation.
der Brucer
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I was trailing bk with an iPhone.
Ah ha... You have now blown your cover.... You are a secret agent :)
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Just got a book catalog e-mailed to me - you know, with the economy the worst it's been in decades, and with people losing their dough left and right, leave it to a book dealer (especially THIS book dealer) to not take any of that into account - not only that, but he RAISES his prices - which are so outrageous it's laughable. He's four times higher than anyone else on the ABE, and I hope he has not ONE sale from this current catalog.
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I'm hungry all of a sudden. I was thinking of making eggs, since I have all these English muffins here - but I have no eggs, so I'll mosey on over to Gelson's and see what they have - I can buy eggs, or I can make tuna sandwiches, or I can do something from their deli. We shall see.
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Correct - I completely disagree. Photography is an art - CGI used on top of photography is lazy and subverts the original intent.
But what if what the Director wants can only be best realized with the help of computer tools? The photographer is only one of the many craftsmen assigned to bring a "visual concept" to the screen.
der Brucer
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I like Costco (have one 5 minutes away). But i never buy fresh food there. I find the prices very high. But good for some bulk non-perishables. I think they have great prices on books, although unfortunately they do not have more french books, than english ones.
They can sometimes have amazing scrapbook stuff (at great prices).
And they have really cheap food at their restaurant (and good snacks).
We dont have a Costco but I have heard they are quite the experience.
There is a store in the Twin Cities you would like called Archiver.
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I've lost about 35 lbs now. I'm quite pleased.
Congrats Elmore!!!
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- I can buy eggs,
Don't you know some folks good at laying eggs?
der Brucer
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I have placed a tuna noodle casserole in the oven. Time to take the foil off. BBL.
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
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We dont have a Costco but I have heard they are quite the experience.
But you do have a Sam's Club - which is very much like COSCO.
der Brucer
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I have only gone into Sams a few times
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I thought the photography b/w of both DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL and A FACE IN THE CROWD had a great documentary look to it....and I also liked that about the original MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE.
Color wise.....SOUTH PACIFIC....filters and all.
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I am now encouraged to begin my exercise/weight loss program. 35 pounds would be great! And even if I lose that, I would not be where MR BK and DR ELMORE now are.....
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
How about rude?
der Brucer
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I thought the photography b/w of both DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL.. had a great documentary look to it....
You mean it wasn't a documentary?
der Brucer
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I am now encouraged to begin my exercise/weight loss program. 35 pounds would be great!
Oh please, who wants an elfin Sheridan Whiteside?
der Brucer
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I wonder if DR George will be purchasing the 5th anniversary edition of Wicked's cast album, with an exclusive second disc? :D
Actually, I was able to get the second disc separately from the 5th anniversary disc.
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HUGE VIBES AND PRAYERS TO VIXMOM!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ann, if you shorten the number of well deserved vibes for VixMom you will keep us out of wide screen.
der Brucer
Or if you add a few spaces, that'll break up the long line but you'll still keep the number of ~s that you want. :)
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Congrats to both Elmore and BK on your weight loss(es)!
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It was just as beautiful out today as I imagined it would be. I certainly enjoyed my time in the fresh air.
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Yesterday, S. Woody White posted:
A co-worker of mine insists that no one who voted for Obama could possibly have also voted for Proposition 8 in California, or for the equivalent Proposition 2 in Florida.
Let's see...
In California, Obama recieved 61 percent of the votes. The yea votes for Proposition 8 are tallying at 52 percent.
Results revealed today indicate that Blacks voted 2-1 in favor of Prop. 8...or, roughly 61% of the Black voters in California voted "Yes on 8".
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When I got in, I immediately put on the movie of TROPIC THUNDER. It's funny, and I enjoyed it, but the review copy is the 2-disc director's cut which has put back in 14 minutes of footage cut for the theatrical release. Those 14 minutes (plus about 10 more) should be taken back out. At 121 minutes, it's just too long, and I got very restless at the climax of the movie wanting it to be over.
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There are two commentary tracks, and I sampled both of them. Ben Stiller (as writer and director and star) is on both tracks. The others in the first are member of the production team. Co-stars Jack Black and Robert Downey, Jr. (who stays in character) are on the second one. They're both OK tracks, but who wants to listen to 4 hours of commentary.
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Page Six Dance!!!
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The second disc if filled with bonus features which I'll get to when I go back downstairs.
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Had a little lobster salad and righteous red potato salad - very tasty. Later, I may have a couple of eggs. Hopefully, there will be more packages at the mail place - if not, I have to write an online dealer in France - I wrote yesterday, but I'm beginning to think they have no one there who can understand English - odd, since they sell to America. Could anyone here translate what I wrote into French? Or steer me to some place online that could?
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And please, I ask again to stop with the volatile political comments. It does no one any good.
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates, just the basis of how things work instead?
I wonder who he wanted, and why did he permit himself to be persuaded to go with someone else. It is one of my big issues with how the VP is chosen.
My initial choice was Linda Lingle - the Jewish women Governor of Hawaii -
My initial choice of women, of course I too would want to know more about her.
I just think the VP pick should represent the party Presidential pick, not someone who doesn't. ;D (I'm in a hurry & must walk Sherlock)
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates, just the basis of how things work instead?
I wonder who he wanted, and why did he permit himself to be persuaded to go with someone else. It is one of my big issues with how the VP is chosen.
My initial choice was Linda Lingle - the Jewish women Governor of Hawaii -
My initial choice of women, of course I too would want to know more about her.
I just think the VP pick should represent the party Presidential pick, not someone who doesn't.My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
I think it isn't in the spirit of discussing the way politics works without trashing anyone.
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I'm going to hop off-line now and do some writing. Then back downstairs to watch as many bonus features of TROPIC THUNDER as I can squeeze in before 8:15 or so when I start watching UGLY BETTY on the DVR.
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Spoo!
WBBL.
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TOTD:
Colour: Elvira Madigan
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Did DR Kerry take a kitten from DR Laura & DR Sandra’s back yard?
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I would like to see a picture of said kitten!
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The press (selective) we had in the land of OZ would suggest that DtM's impression of Ms Palin was right on! She should not have been put in that position.
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Does any DR know how I can quote something from yesterday without copying/pasting?
I don't know of any other way.
Why wouldn't you want to juts copy and paste? That seems like the easiest thing.
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Vibes to DR Vixmom ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And to DR Jed's dad. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Had a little lobster salad and righteous red potato salad - very tasty. Later, I may have a couple of eggs. Hopefully, there will be more packages at the mail place - if not, I have to write an online dealer in France - I wrote yesterday, but I'm beginning to think they have no one there who can understand English - odd, since they sell to America. Could anyone here translate what I wrote into French? Or steer me to some place online that could?
I can translate what you wrote into french.
Or you could just type in "language translator" and put your words in there. If you want i could read it after and see that it makes sense.
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Jennifer, I'll PM you after I do it. So I go to google and type that in?
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WARNING TO INSULIN USERS!
REUTERS (http://news.aol.com/health/article/syringes-recalled-from-wal-mart/240238?icid=200100397x1212409371x1200828115)
Syringes Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled
WASHINGTON (Nov. 6) - U.S. health officials warned doctors and patients on Wednesday that Covidien Ltd was recalling nearly half a million single-use syringes that could pose a serious risk to diabetics.
The Food and Drug Administration said the possibly mislabeled ReliOn syringes could lead to patients receiving an insulin overdose of as much as 2.5 times the intended dose, leading to low blood sugar levels and serious health consequences, including death.
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der Brucer
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WARNING TO INSULIN USERS!
REUTERS (http://news.aol.com/health/article/syringes-recalled-from-wal-mart/240238?icid=200100397x1212409371x1200828115)
Syringes Sold at Wal-Mart Recalled
WASHINGTON (Nov. 6) - U.S. health officials warned doctors and patients on Wednesday that Covidien Ltd was recalling nearly half a million single-use syringes that could pose a serious risk to diabetics.
The Food and Drug Administration said the possibly mislabeled ReliOn syringes could lead to patients receiving an insulin overdose of as much as 2.5 times the intended dose, leading to low blood sugar levels and serious health consequences, including death.
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der Brucer
Luckily, I'm safe.
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
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Have you tried a site called babelfish bk?
I know some French but I suspect Jennifer's skills are far stronger than mine.
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Like DR DAKOTACELT....I was going to suggest BabelFish.
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There are two other movies I really like due to the beautiful scenery of Ireland...
Secret of Roan Inish
Playboy of the Western World (1963)
Another movie that I liked the cinematography in was documentary called The Blood is Strong.
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Just watched FIRST A GIRL....the English Jessie Matthews movie that was some of the inspiration for VICTOR/VICTORIA. It was an okay movie....and Mr Edwards certainly took several plot points for his movie.
The movie rests on Matthews who is not the prettiest or most talented gal in the flickers, but she does a pretty good job as Victor....worth seeing if you are a V/V fan.
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The Google Translator.....wasn't that a Herman Cohen movie for Realart?
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It certainly gets dark EARLY.....here and 7....I mean 6:15 pm.
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I also thought some of the photography in MICHAEL COLLINS was good but some of the acting less so.
Julia Roberts is a decent actress but she should not do an Irish accent...
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I also liked Gangs of New York..
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I have used BAbelfish for genealogy research. It comes in handy
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
I thought it translated it on the spot.
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Yeah i just went to freetranslation.com and they translated it right away.
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I was hoping Romanian would be on there-darn. I would have used it to write to DS Craig's girlfriend's mother.
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JRand, I think I recorded that Jessie Mathews movie also. I know I set the DVR to record something of hers...I love her singing. I have never witnessed her acting.
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Well.....I'm not sure you would call it acting, DRMBARNUM.....but she gives it a go!
DR JOSE are you playing for any WICKED auditions in the next few days?
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I saw a BIG woodpecker today, but couldn't get a very good picture of him.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/wp2.jpg)
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In fact there were two of them! Almost raven sized. Nevermore.
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TOD: I am very partial to the work of cinematographer Arthur C. Miller, who worked at Fox in the 1930s and 1940s on some of the most brilliantly photographed B/W films ever, including (but not limited to) "The Rains Came", "How Green Was My Valley", "The Mark of Zorro", "Brigham Young", "Son of Fury", "This Above All, "Immortal Sergeant", "Ox-Bow Incident," "The Song of Bernadette", "The Keys of the Kingdom", "Dragonwyck", "A Royal Scandal", "Anna and the King of Siam", "Gentleman's Agreement", "The Razor's Edge" and "A Letter to Three Wives." Miller was a master cinematographer who shot in sharp focus with deep blacks and glorious highlights which were often credited as a "Fox look". He also lent a special magic to Shirley Temple's screen image by lighting her blond curls from behind in several films.
Glorious color films I've enjoyed include "Blood and Sand", "The Red Shoes", "Black Narcissus" and many Freddie Young-shot films, including "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Ryan's Daughter." Leon Shamroy's cameras were magic, as well, in such glorious color productions as "Leave Her to Heaven", "The Black Swan", "The King and I" and "Cleopatra."
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Can't we discuss politics without trashing candidates, just the basis of how things work instead?
I wonder who he wanted, and why did he permit himself to be persuaded to go with someone else. It is one of my big issues with how the VP is chosen.
My initial choice was Linda Lingle - the Jewish women Governor of Hawaii -
My initial choice of women, of course I too would want to know more about her.
I just think the VP pick should represent the party Presidential pick, not someone who doesn't. ;D (I'm in a hurry & must walk Sherlock)
I heard her name suggested by a number of Republican pundits long before she was selected.
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I saw a BIG woodpecker today, but couldn't get a very good picture of him.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v222/PutnamPlayhouse/wp2.jpg)
That's a pileated woodpecker...like Woody
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http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Pileated_Woodpecker_dtl.html (http://www.birds.cornell.edu/AllAboutBirds/BirdGuide/Pileated_Woodpecker_dtl.html)
Here's a link to more info on your wood pecker. They are really cool. My mom had one in the back yard a few years ago.
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Nearly all of the Vincente Minnelli M-G-M movies feature gorgeous color photography, I'm really partial to the look of YOLANDA AND THE THIEF and THE PIRATE; MEET ME IN ST LOUIS is also lovely.
Francis Ford Coppola's films always have interesting uses of color, whether or not the film is good or not: ONE FROM THE HEART, THE OUTSIDERS and RUMBLE FISH (black and white AND color); THE GODFATHER and FINIAN'S RAINBOW are both beautifully photographed in color.
I mentioned A PASSAGE TO INDIA earlier, but, the other color films of David Lean which impressed me with their photography were DOCTOR ZHIVAGO, RYAN'S DAUGHTER, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, SUMMERTIME, BLITHE SPIRIT and to a lesser extent, THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI. There is lovely black and white photography in his GREAT EXPECTATIONS and BRIEF ENCOUNTER.
And then there's Hitchcock's THE TROUBLE WITH HARRY's heavenly technicolor as well as the diffused colors of VERTIGO and TORN CURTAIN.
Musically speaking, I like the cinematography of:
HALF A SIXPENCE
THE SOUND OF MUSIC
THE KING AND I
VICTOR/VICTORIA
HELLO, DOLLY!
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Here's a link to more info on your wood pecker. They are really cool. My mom had one in the back yard a few years ago.
That seems at first to be unseemly. ;)
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Good Evening!
Well... I ended up back at MoMA this past afternoon. I made one last brief pass through the Kirchner exhibit which closes this coming weekend, and, yes, I also paid another visit to the Van Gogh. -Even though my "visits" were brief - and even a little bit hurried - I still found and noticed new-to-me things in both exhibits. And even though I've read all the poetry and prose selections in the final room of the Van Gogh exhibit a number of times, some of the selections seemed very "fresh" to me today.
...And since I noticed that the MoMA Audio (WiFi) guides had been updated, I also checked out the new Miró exhibit again. Thankfully, the galleries were not at all crowded on the sixth floor, and the MoMA Audio guides - along with a docent who was giving a personal tour to some guests - really helped me to understand and appreciate some of the more "blunt" works in the exhibit. I still need and want to spend more time in the final three rooms.
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That's a pileated woodpecker...like Woody
S Woody is pixelated?
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
Now, you're like a bright, shiny copper penny! Very eye-catching!
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Glad to see you home safely, dad! Did you survive the downpour we're experiencing out there right now?? How is your friend doing?
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The reason I had to "hurry" through MoMA this afternoon was due to a very leisurely late afternoon lunch in Cafe 2. ;)
I treated myself to a Salumi and Cheese Platter. It's a Pick-It-Yourself assortment (three of each) served with flatbread and olives. So, today's salumi selections: hot sopressata, speck, and wild boar cacciatorini. And today's cheese selections: sottocenere, castelrosso, and gorgonzola cremificato - basically, not-"stinky" to "stinky". However, all very yummy!
*And the gelato/sorbetto trio for today: toasted almond, pumpkin, and honey-crisp apple. :)
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
Yay! Welcome back, DR TCB!
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
But isn't there something about "Find a penny, pick it up..."?
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DR JOSE are you playing for any WICKED auditions in the next few days?
DR JRand - No, I am not. I am not a part of the "camp".
However, I will be playing for What's That Smell? tomorrow.
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
But isn't there something about "Find a penny, pick it up..."?
. . .ONLY if it's face-up! ;)
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
I thought it translated it on the spot.
It did. He's waiting for the response from the company in France.
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Hey TCB!
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Prayers and health vibes to vixmom!
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Prayers and health vibes to vixmom!
Speaking of vibes, DR TCB, how's your friend doing?
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Yesterday, S. Woody White posted:
A co-worker of mine insists that no one who voted for Obama could possibly have also voted for Proposition 8 in California, or for the equivalent Proposition 2 in Florida.
Let's see...
In California, Obama recieved 61 percent of the votes. The yea votes for Proposition 8 are tallying at 52 percent.
Results revealed today indicate that Blacks voted 2-1 in favor of Prop. 8...or, roughly 61% of the Black voters in California voted "Yes on 8".
...And there have been various editorials, op-ed pieces and blog entries today about the "conservatism" of some "liberal" groups. Some quite interesting reading.
Basically, the main question being asked is: Can there ever be a true, real separation of Church and/from State?
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I guess I can be honest and say that at the beginning of this diet for the first time in my life I topped 200 - I began the diet at 201, but I suspect that two weeks before that, when I'd begun running again, that I probably weighed 203. I'm now down to 166 and I am buff and toned with abs and buns (oh, those buns) of steel. When I went to the Gardenia, I wore my khakis and my shirt tucked in - haven't tucked a shirt in since the last time I lost weight - back in the summer of 2006. I've now lost five pounds more than that 2006 weight loss.
Now it sounds like the perfect time to see a doctor to get a physical as well as to get your blood levels checked. ;)
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Welcome back, DR TCB - we missed you!
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VIBES:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~DR VIXMOM~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~DF OF DR TCB, STAN~ ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~DD OF DR JED~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
I thought it translated it on the spot.
It did. He's waiting for the response from the company in France.
for some odd reason I now have the tones from Jeopardy when they are timing the final question.
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THe final Jeopardy page 8 dance!
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To the DR who asked within the past few days about why the judges require the contestants on "Food Network Challenge" to move their cakes/creations from the work area to the judging table, well...
Even though their is a "showcase" element to those competitions, there is also a very practical element to them too. If those bakers/chefs were to make those creations in "real life", then they would have to transport them to the event venue. -And that would involve much more than walking it five to ten feet from one table to the next.
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Health vibes to my son's other father!
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DR TCB-How was your trip? Did you have some fun aside from the work?
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DR TCB is back!
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HA!
Just watching "Ugly Betty"... And getting a good laugh over the "compressed" geography of Manhattan. ;)
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Oh....okay, DRJOSE. My friend Adam said he has a WICKED audition....so I thought maybe it would include your fingers on the ivories and ebonies.
He didn't really give any specifics.
MR BK's DemySet sounds lovely.
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I am suffering through Kath & Kim - which now and then has a funny line....
"He is evil incarnage."
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The american version is not as funny as the Australian version....
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
How about rude?
der Brucer
Why does that make Dan-the-Man rude?
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The american version is not as funny as the Australian version....
The American version isn't as funny as much.....but as I said....a funny line here and there.
"I didn't tell you I was in a group of men who like to raise rare flowers because.....well you know what they say about men who love rare flowers.....they're....you know.....stuck up."
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Does anyone have a DVD/Video of a good stage production of MAN OF LA MANCHA?
Not the movie, thank you very much. :-\
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Salmonella outbreak tied to dry dog & cat food.
For a list of the foods:
http://www.petcare.mars.com/OtherNewsReleases.html
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Here's a link to more info on your wood pecker. They are really cool. My mom had one in the back yard a few years ago.
That seems at first to be unseemly. ;)
Yes, it does, doesn't it
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Like a bad penny - I have returned!
But isn't there something about "Find a penny, pick it up..."?
I can dream!
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Does anyone have a DVD/Video of a good stage production of MAN OF LA MANCHA?
Not the movie, thank you very much. :-\
I was in two different productions and I think I have a videotape of one, but it's buried in a box in my garage. I don't know how "good" they were (either the productions or the videotaping of), but they certainly weren't "bad." How soon would you need it?
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Salmonella outbreak tied to dry dog & cat food.
For a list of the foods:
http://www.petcare.mars.com/OtherNewsReleases.html
This doesn't affect me and my cat. :)
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bk - Oohhh... That Demy DVD Set is a beaut! A friend of mine brought one back from France a few months ago.
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Interesting link, DR CILLA LIZ....I thought it was a Woody woodpecker!
Anytime DR GEORGE....don't make a special trip to the garage.....my show isn't until August...so I am in the pre pre planning stage....and as many different ones as I can get from DR's will be a bonus.
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The Annette tin box is due this month!
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Does anyone have a DVD/Video of a good stage production of MAN OF LA MANCHA?
Not the movie, thank you very much. :-\
A professional version or is a non-professional version acceptable?
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Interesting link, DR CILLA LIZ....I thought it was a Woody woodpecker!
Anytime DR GEORGE....don't make a special trip to the garage.....my show isn't until August...so I am in the pre pre planning stage....and as many different ones as I can get from DR's will be a bonus.
Alrighty, then. :)
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Well, it's time for rehearsal. Finally, a read-through!
Until later!
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We expect a full report DR GEORGE.
DR TCB.....a non professional production would be appreciated as well....since that's what MINE will be.
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Boy howdy.....I hope all television actresses in HD have good relationships with their makeup artists....because those closeups can be brutal.
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My friend, Micheal, is making quite a career out of playing Don Quixote. I can check and see if he has a video or DVD version that I can copy (for educational purposes only).
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My friend, Micheal, is making quite a career out of playing Don Quixote. I can check and see if he has a video or DVD version that I can copy (for educational purposes only).
Jed and I have sworn that we will catch him next time he plays the part, assuming there is a next time. We're kicking ourselves for missing it the last time.
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That old guy from near Seeaddle will very soon have a place to stand. I hope he still can.
The Austrian produced Cd will be posted today.
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Does anyone have a DVD/Video of a good stage production of MAN OF LA MANCHA?
Not the movie, thank you very much. :-\
Check your email.
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
I thought it translated it on the spot.
It did. He's waiting for the response from the company in France.
for some odd reason I now have the tones from Jeopardy when they are timing the final question.
I thought he meant he was waiting for the translation in an email.
I guess i misunderstood. I thought he was going to PM me so i could read if the translation made sense.
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My friend, Micheal, is making quite a career out of playing Don Quixote. I can check and see if he has a video or DVD version that I can copy (for educational purposes only).
Okay.
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Hold the phone...DR ELMORE has emailed me a source for a couple of different productions.....I think this will work.
Thanks everyone. DR GEORGE don't go into the garage until further notice. Although ALL productions will be appreciated.
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Salmonella outbreak tied to dry dog & cat food.
For a list of the foods:
http://www.petcare.mars.com/OtherNewsReleases.html
This doesn't affect me and my cat. :)
Good. I read you should still wash your hands well after handling dry food & treats. That is fine with a cat, but with dogs I always have something in my pockets. Washing my hands every time would be impossible. ;D
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Hold the phone...DR ELMORE has emailed me a source for a couple of different productions.....I think this will work.
One in German and one in French! I hope the DVD's are good. Many of the ones I buy through them are quite wonderful.
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
How about rude?
der Brucer
Why does that make Dan-the-Man rude?
Most gentlemen would consider referring to a mother, a sitting Governor, or the local check-out clerk as a "stupid bitch" - rude! . In polite company he'd have his face slapped!
der Brucer
In deference to The Last Starfighter, I'll avoid comments abour Trailer Park manners.
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That is fine with a cat, but with dogs I always have something in my pockets.
And if you don't empty them out, dogs can chew open a pocket!
der Brucer
*Same rule applies for leaving the candy mints from the restaurant in your shirt pocket.
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Hold the phone...DR ELMORE has emailed me a source for a couple of different productions.....I think this will work.
One in German and one in French! I hope the DVD's are good. Many of the ones I buy through them are quite wonderful.
Believe me I will let you know.
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Interesting developments on THE OFFICE....
I think now I will watch LUDWIG on DVD......or as much of it as I can take.....
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That is fine with a cat, but with dogs I always have something in my pockets.
And if you don't empty them out, dogs can chew open a pocket!
der Brucer
*Same rule applies for leaving the candy mints from the restaurant in your shirt pocket.
Autumn Memory.....the Shar-pei loved Starlight Mints......
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
How about rude?
der Brucer
Why does that make Dan-the-Man rude?
You can't possibly be serious in asking this question
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So TCB, shall we start building that ark tomorrow???
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My opinion of Sarah Palin: stupid bitch.
And I couldn't care less if that's considered sexist or not.
How about rude?
der Brucer
Why does that make Dan-the-Man rude?
You can't possibly be serious in asking this question
Yes, I am Cilla. A great many people on this site refer to a vast array of different women as being bitches. Why should Dan the Man's comment be considered to be rude, and yet no one bats an eye at any other such reference? Would you care to explain the difference to me, or would that be considered political?
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That is fine with a cat, but with dogs I always have something in my pockets.
And if you don't empty them out, dogs can chew open a pocket!
der Brucer
*Same rule applies for leaving the candy mints from the restaurant in your shirt pocket.
;D ;D I have never had that problem. Fletcher must have been having fun again.
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Calling a female a stupid bitch, no matter who it is, is a rude statement. Actually, in court it would be considered verbal abuse. If other people are saying that too, then they are also being rude. There is no difference.
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In spite of the heavy rain we have been having all day here in Tacoma; it doesn't seem to have stopped a major fire from breaking out down near Point Defiance. The fire trucks have been racing by here for the last 15 minutes.
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In spite of the heavy rain we have been having all day here in Tacoma; it doesn't seem to have stopped a major fire from breaking out down near Point Defiance. The fire trucks have been racing by here for the last 15 minutes.
I wondered why I was hearing all the sirens! What's burning? Is everything ok?
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DR TCB, I tend to cringe at the B comments in general. I don't normally say anything, however, this seemed stronger than usual & unnecessary.
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;D ;D I have never had that problem. Fletcher must have been having fun again.
The problem existed before we got Fletcher, so I suspect at least one or more other culprits.
der Brucer
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DRs Ann & TCB, how far away do you live from each other?
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TOD
(relay from that danged pixilated Woody)
Branaugh's Hamlet
der Brucer
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DRs Ann & TCB, how far away do you live from each other?
About a mile and a half.
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DRs Ann & TCB, how far away do you live from each other?
Hopefully within rowing distance.
der Brucer
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I'm on my third Demy film. Started with Une Chambre En Ville, then re-watched Lola, which I'd only seen once before and which I wanted to watch before moving on to The Model Shop, since Anouk Aimee plays the same character. I'm now watching The Model Shop, a strange and hypnotic film all shot in LA. The way Demy films it it really takes a while for me to realize what street he's on, but the shots are great. Gary Lockwood just pulled up to a place on Melrose literally right around the corner from the back of LACC. I was probably there that day, in my last semester of theater.
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DRs Ann & TCB, how far away do you live from each other?
About a mile and a half.
Walking distance, nice :D Is your favorite ice cream place somewhere in the middle ;)
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Did the google translator and sent off the e-mail - we'll see about a response.
I thought it translated it on the spot.
It did. He's waiting for the response from the company in France.
for some odd reason I now have the tones from Jeopardy when they are timing the final question.
I thought he meant he was waiting for the translation in an email.
I guess i misunderstood. I thought he was going to PM me so i could read if the translation made sense.
I did too Jennifer.
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'night
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I need some moderate, peace-loving intervention here:
On another board there is much discussion about blaming the black churches for the defeat of Prop 8.
Dialog -
HIM:
This results in a landscape in which
the heterosexual of color is given a free pass. The
call for "greater outreach" without acknowledging that
there is massive homo-hatred among people of color is
exactly that - a free pass based on past injustices.
Yes, it is important for gay folk to confront homo
hatred regardless of the cultural context. It is
also necessary to hold people of color responsible for
the pervasive homo hatred that is often pawned off on
the unsuspecting gay community as "respecting the
culture."
ME:
That seems to be looking back - shouldn't we be trying to move forward without belaboring how we got here.
HIM:
While that might sound very nice and wholesome,
remember that what you're espousing is exactly what
black people like Booker T. Washington did in the
early part of the twentieth century. Look how far it
got them. The tumult of the post WWII civil rights
era was necessary to move black people forward. We
gay folk need the same kind of tumult, which starts
with an acknowledgment of past wrongs.
ME:
Why can't we start off with "a conversation" that includes mutual respect, then move on to the required acknowledgement - I can't see a gay tumult doing much more than attracting headlines, not changing hearts.
HIM:
Why not let's start out with the idea that we have
something to be angry about? "Queer theory" lefties see homosexual
difficulties as bourgeois inconvenience when compared to "real oppression
Let's engage in some healthy anger.
So now I'm cast in the role of a quisling wimp.
Blessed be the peacemakers, for they shall be called the Sissies of God.
der Brucer
I do "pissed-off" so much better!
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Did DR Kerry take a kitten from DR Laura & DR Sandra’s back yard?
No, it's not quite the right time.
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DR DER BRUCER - I'm assuming that you've already brought up the fact that "white churches" were also responsible for the passage of Proposition 8 (and 102 in Arizona and 2 in Florida). The Knights of Columbus - the Catholic's men's organization - was the other main proponent of Prop 8 in California.
Proposition 8 was the result of religious leanings, and not one of racial biases and mores.
*Which relates to the question I've been coming across quite frequently in this discussion - and which I mentioned earlier: Is it really possible to separate Church from State? and vice versa?
**And it's also the one issue I have with gay couples truly wanting a "full marriage" in the eyes of the State and the Church. Yes, I understand growing up Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, etc., and wanting to be married in a church by a priest, but just like heterosexual couples, they would still need to have a civil ceremony to make it legal. I know some people are upset that President-elect Obama does not support "gay marriage" - which he has clearly stated is based on his religious beliefs, but he does support equal rights for homosexual couples on a civil level... Again, how fully can you separate State and Church?
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He's cute. Very spunky. Of course, I'd have to catch him and probably have to tame him first.
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I was going to PM Jennifer, but it looked like the translation was pretty accurate - I know just enough to recognize certain words and phrases and I was very specific in my English.
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I was going to PM Jennifer, but it looked like the translation was pretty accurate - I know just enough to recognize certain words and phrases and I was very specific in my English.
I was hoping it was going to come across like some of those translations of the synopses of "First Nudie Musical" and "The Creature Wasn't Nice" that we came across a while ago. ;)
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BK, we sometimes use those translators, but have to adjust things a little because it's a literal word for word translation and that sometimes doesn't mirror correct grammar or the way that people talk
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Western South Dakota already has 46 inches of snow from the current blizzard. We're only supposed to get a couple inches of snow tomorrow. We have a high wind warning tomorrow with 50 mph winds. Doesn't take much snow to make that miserable
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He's cute. Very spunky. Of course, I'd have to catch him and probably have to tame him first.
The game warden?
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DR DER BRUCER - I'm assuming that you've already brought up the fact that "white churches" were also responsible for the passage of Proposition 8 (and 102 in Arizona and 2 in Florida). The Knights of Columbus - the Catholic's men's organization - was the other main proponent of Prop 8 in California.
Proposition 8 was the result of religious leanings, and not one of racial biases
The Mormon church and the KofC had been previous addressed. The issue at hand was the free-ride that the black churches had received.
The"unexpected" electoral event that tipped the scales on Prop 8 was the large new-voter turn-out of blacks for Obama who were overwhelmingly anti gay-marriage.
der Brucer
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Proposition 8 was the result of religious leanings, and not one of racial biases and mores.
According to statistics, in Florida and California at least, the "white" vote would have allowed gays to marry - the black vote is what upheld the ban.
Of course those statistics are from Rush Limbaugh, so don't know how much credence you want to give to it.
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The"unexpected" electoral event that tipped the scales on Prop 8 was the large new-voter turn-out of blacks for Obama who were overwhelmingly anti gay-marriage.
Apparently, black community organizers not only got everyone registered to vote, but also bussed them to the polling places - and probably stood behind them while they voted, too...
I wonder how Farrakhan et al feel about Rahm Emanuel as Obama's chief of staff.... from what I've read of him (admittedly just today!) he would seem to be someone who should have been fired and sent for a psych evaluation a long time ago. But they can get away with his kind of behavior i n Washington...
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Proposition 8 was the result of religious leanings, and not one of racial biases and mores.
According to statistics, in Florida and California at least, the "white" vote would have allowed gays to marry - the black vote is what upheld the ban.
Again, there were still "religious whites" (and "religious blacks") who supported and voted for the ban. -And since these propositions were determined by actual popular vote, every vote did count.
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Oh, and forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but if you want to see Obama flip the bird to both Hilary and McCain, you can watch the video of it here:
http://themuntabquestion.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-flips-off-hilary-and-now-mccain.html
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The"unexpected" electoral event that tipped the scales on Prop 8 was the large new-voter turn-out of blacks for Obama who were overwhelmingly anti gay-marriage.
Apparently, black community organizers not only got everyone registered to vote, but also bussed them to the polling places - and probably stood behind them while they voted, too...
I wonder how Farrakhan et al feel about Rahm Emanuel as Obama's chief of staff.... from what I've read of him (admittedly just today!) he would seem to be someone who should have been fired and sent for a psych evaluation a long time ago. But they can get away with his kind of behavior i n Washington...
Who are you?
Maybe if you dig around far enough you can learn something offensive about everyone Mr Obama asks to be involved in his cabinet, but speculations are endless and I think you only come around to breed dissent.
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DR DER BRUCER - *Which relates to the question I've been coming across quite frequently in this discussion - and which I mentioned earlier: Is it really possible to separate Church from State? and vice versa?
**And it's also the one issue I have with gay couples truly wanting a "full marriage" in the eyes of the State and the Church. Yes, I understand growing up Catholic, Protestant, Methodist, etc., and wanting to be married in a church by a priest, but just like heterosexual couples, they would still need to have a civil ceremony to make it legal. I know some people are upset that President-elect Obama does not support "gay marriage" - which he has clearly stated is based on his religious beliefs, but he does support equal rights for homosexual couples on a civil level... Again, how fully can you separate State and Church?
Separation is actually quite simple: leave the Sacrament of Marriage to the church - get the state out of the "marriage business".
Have the state deal with the legal aspects of familial units by enacting gender-neutral civil unions.
Support for the "separate but equal" civil unions approach does not quite make it (unless you amend all civil codes to draw a total equivalency between "partner" and "spouse").
Actually, the position for gay couples in CA is still pretty good - the existing civil union statutes even provide state tax breaks - and Prop 8 doesn't take away many tangibles.
The situation is much different in Florida where Prop 2 attempts to remove the existing protections afforded to domestic partnerships.
For most gay citizens, the full civil union's route would be a giant step forward in Equality. In CA the frustration is great because we are so close to true full equality.
I would be most content if the Federal Government would leave the control of defining familial units to the states. If a state says you are a member of a "union", then you get Federal treatment equal to married folk (Tax benefits, SS survivor benefits, etc).
der Brucer
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Western South Dakota
Is that a State? ;D
der Brucer
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DR DER BRUCER - I agree that the separation is - and should be - a "simple" matter. However, well... I guess what I'm really asking is: How can the "Voters" - in addition to the "Elected" - make sure they separate Church and State in regards to their decisions?
*And I'll stop this "discussion" with this post... Even my head is starting to spin a bit too much right now.
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Oh, and forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but if you want to see Obama flip the bird to both Hilary and McCain, you can watch the video of it here:
http://themuntabquestion.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-flips-off-hilary-and-now-mccain.html
Just STOP IT!
Those "birds" are obviously unintentional, and I see those "accidents" happen all the time in all types of situations. Sometimes I even see "double pumpers".
*And, yes, I'm sure if you scour enough footage you could find McCain, Palin, Bush (Jr. and Sr.) doing the same thing. -Actually, I have seen "W" scratch his forehead with his middle-finger before during a press conference. Yes, it gave me a giggle, but I never would have interpreted as a form of insult or denigration.
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Western South Dakota already has 46 inches of snow from the current blizzard. We're only supposed to get a couple inches of snow tomorrow. We have a high wind warning tomorrow with 50 mph winds. Doesn't take much snow to make that miserable
and they can keep taht snow..
parts of central North Dakota have had up to 12 inches. There has been no snow yet in Fargo... and I am not complaining...
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Maybe if you dig around far enough you can learn something offensive about everyone Mr Obama asks to be involved in his cabinet, but speculations are endless and I think you only come around to breed dissent.
Larry, you would be proud of me - elsewhere I came to the defense of the Rahm appointment, thusly:
Well, realistically, I wouldn't expect him to appoint someone with Welcome Wagon credentials as his gate-keeper. I'm more interested in appointments to policy making/implementation positions.
der Brucer
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It took most of the early evening to get through all of the bonus features on the second disc of TROPIC THUNDER. I wouldn't have been so rushed if I hadn't had to field a couple of phone calls.
Why do people think that when you tell them you're watching a DVD so you can review it, that it's not work and thus they can just chatter away like you have nothing better to do. Of course, I WAS working, so I probably shouldn't have answered the phone at all. But when I do that, I get accused of screening my calls. Can't win either way.
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And why did I expect another question about how safe it is to visit New York City this time of year, and/or whether or not you could still get good seats to The 39 Steps?
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I LOVED UGLY BETTY tonight! Some great storylines, interesting character development. And wasn't that guy that Marc was with HOT! (Of course, I like Cliff, too.)
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Oh, and forgive me if this has been mentioned before, but if you want to see Obama flip the bird to both Hilary and McCain, you can watch the video of it here:
http://themuntabquestion.blogspot.com/2008/11/obama-flips-off-hilary-and-now-mccain.html
Just STOP IT!
Those "birds" are obviously unintentional, and I see those "accidents" happen all the time in all types of situations. Sometimes I even see "double pumpers".
*And, yes, I'm sure if you scour enough footage you could find McCain, Palin, Bush (Jr. and Sr.) doing the same thing. -Actually, I have seen "W" scratch his forehead with his middle-finger before during a press conference. Yes, it gave me a giggle, but I never would have interpreted as a form of insult or denigration.
I agree with you Jose, I have seen the bird many times and notalways used in a denigrating fashion. Also the body language did not match the gesture. From my own experiences you know when you get the bird
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GREY'S ANATOMY had a couple of storylines that had be on the brink of tears. Some good writing tonight, and some excellent performances.
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He's cute. Very spunky. Of course, I'd have to catch him and probably have to tame him first.
Are you speaking of DR Barnum?
der Brucer
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And I loved LIFE ON MARS, too. The USA TODAY critic really blasted tonight's episode of LIFE ON MARS, but I found it quite moving and very involving. (Of course, he doesn't like THE SHIELD at all, and I love it.)
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I LOVED UGLY BETTY tonight! Some great storylines, interesting character development. And wasn't that guy that Marc was with HOT! (Of course, I like Cliff, too.)
Yes! -And I know him too! One of the "benefits" of the show now being filmed in NYC.
*And I loved how they managed to not show Shake Shack in the scenes they filmed in Madison Square Park. ;)
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GREY'S ANATOMY had a couple of storylines that had be on the brink of tears. Some good writing tonight, and some excellent performances.
Yep! Tonight's was a weepy, and it looks like next week's will be a "Yikes-y". ;)
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LOL!!!!!!!
I believe this is my favorite Facebook Status report of all-time (so far):
...watched a man in her subway car light matches because the woman in front of him farted.
;D
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From my own experiences you know when you get the bird
I love it at Thanksgiving!
der Brucer
Getting Goosed isn't so bad, either.
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LOL! :)
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Good one Jose... I saw a dandy a while back but this is a family site....
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page 11 dance
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When I got in, I immediately put on the movie of TROPIC THUNDER. It's funny, and I enjoyed it, but the review copy is the 2-disc director's cut which has put back in 14 minutes of footage cut for the theatrical release. Those 14 minutes (plus about 10 more) should be taken back out. At 121 minutes, it's just too long, and I got very restless at the climax of the movie wanting it to be over.
I just finished watching it, too. I totally agree with you that they shouldn't have put the extra footage back into the film. I started getting bored with it before the halfway point.
I wish that these studios would just release the theatrical versions of films and leave the deleted scenes as deleted scenes.
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Well... Since we seem to be going down this road again today... And since I believe the following is a very level-head "response", well...
Jeff Edgerton - Broadway actor, and fellow Facebook-er - posted the following "Note" on his profile. I will only post the opening paragraphs, but his Notes are open to the "Public" - "Public" meaning members of Facebook" - but the full text is also able to be shared via e-mail. So, if any non-Facebook-ers would like to read the rest of his Note, just PM with your e-mail address and I will forward it to you.
*And not all of Jeff's "Facebook Friends" have agreed with his stance, but they have enjoyed the resulting discourse.
Why the Republicans lost: An Objective View on Moral IssuesShare
Wed 2:25pm
Since it seems that so many people I know claim that I know a lot about politics, and that I am a pundit-in-waiting of sorts, I thought that it might actually be time for me to put my money where other people think my mouth is, to coin a phrase. While it’s patently clear where I stand with regards to our recent election, I’m going to attempt to be as objective as I possibly can and illustrate some reasons why and how the chips fell where they did, at least from my perspective.
First of all, I don’t want to deny that race has played a significant factor in this election, but I believe it is a symptom as opposed to the actual disease itself. I grew up in a small town in South Carolina where, despite the egregious amount of waving at intersections and “Hey ya’lls”, there was always an undercurrent of racist bias. There were families sitting in rocking chairs on patios telling the latest racist joke. There were grumblings about a certain part of town where “those people” were always causing trouble. These people are still alive today, and due to the continuation of that doctrine in many households, the bias has continued unfettered, and the electoral map reflects that bias in the Southern states. I hear people like Oprah Winfrey and Jesse Jackson saying things like there is “a shift in consciousness” or a “paradigm shift in America’s view on racism”, but I can’t help but think that they know those statements are false. Racism exists in this country, and it always will. Racial bias will always exist, and the only reason it was overlooked this year is that Obama did not run on the basis of “white guilt”, like many of his predecessors. The concept of white guilt is an essay unto itself, but rather than delve into the complexities of race, I want to dwell on the disease itself, rather than the surrounding malaises that exist.
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And on that Note - literally - it's time for me to get read for bed. I start playing auditions tomorrow morning at 9:30... Down by Union Square. So, I have to leave here a bit earlier than usual. Sleep will be a good thing.
Goodnight.
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Jose, he makes some good points...
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Good night Jose...
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And I loved LIFE ON MARS, too. The USA TODAY critic really blasted tonight's episode of LIFE ON MARS, but I found it quite moving and very involving. (Of course, he doesn't like THE SHIELD at all, and I love it.)
I found the ties to the present very interesting too. There are more hints to what is really happening, but I'm not so sure that they aren't just red herrings. I am really enjoying this show.
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When I got in, I immediately put on the movie of TROPIC THUNDER. It's funny, and I enjoyed it, but the review copy is the 2-disc director's cut which has put back in 14 minutes of footage cut for the theatrical release. Those 14 minutes (plus about 10 more) should be taken back out. At 121 minutes, it's just too long, and I got very restless at the climax of the movie wanting it to be over.
I just finished watching it, too. I totally agree with you that they shouldn't have put the extra footage back into the film. I started getting bored with it before the halfway point.
I wish that these studios would just release the theatrical versions of films and leave the deleted scenes as deleted scenes.
What's so frustrating is that with seamless branching they can have it both ways. The viewer can elect to see the theatrical cut or the new cut with all those deleted scenes. I don't know why so many studios have stopped using that feature.
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Oh, my, it's very late! I need to get to bed.
Good night!
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LOL!!!!!!!
I believe this is my favorite Facebook Status report of all-time (so far):
...watched a man in her subway car light matches because the woman in front of him farted.
;D
Perhaps he was lighting incense.
der Brucer
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My goodness there have been a couple of real doozies today, posts-wise, and a few of them came from an infrequent visitor.
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I've begun Demy number four, after checking out various transfers. A film I've never heard of or seen called Parking, a version of Orpheus. Very interesting so far. A total bomb at the box-office and with critics and the public. I'm only ten minutes in, however, so we'll see how it hangs together. Demy was not well thought of in the 80s - none of his films did well - in fact, after The Pied Piper, nothing did well, and several of them were completely reviled and that includes Une Chambre En Ville, about which I'll have much to say in the notes.
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When I got in, I immediately put on the movie of TROPIC THUNDER. It's funny, and I enjoyed it, but the review copy is the 2-disc director's cut which has put back in 14 minutes of footage cut for the theatrical release. Those 14 minutes (plus about 10 more) should be taken back out. At 121 minutes, it's just too long, and I got very restless at the climax of the movie wanting it to be over.
I just finished watching it, too. I totally agree with you that they shouldn't have put the extra footage back into the film. I started getting bored with it before the halfway point.
I wish that these studios would just release the theatrical versions of films and leave the deleted scenes as deleted scenes.
What's so frustrating is that with seamless branching they can have it both ways. The viewer can elect to see the theatrical cut or the new cut with all those deleted scenes. I don't know why so many studios have stopped using that feature.
That "seamless branching" can be a little tricky. I watched FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL a month or so ago, chose the theatrical version, and the movie skipped all over the place, backwards and forwards. The disc even said that there could be problems with certain players. [I have a 2 year old Sony, so go figure.]
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We had a perfectly perfect recording session tonight with the Pops. I am so proud of this group, some of whom don't exactly read music fluently, for they have worked their behinds off and learned some fairly difficult arrangements.
In other news, what's everybody ordering this time 'round at DDD? I always forget stuff that's come out, so I like to see everyone's list. So far I think I'll get the Get Smart complete series set, since I don't think I'll be getting that to review, and Baraka on Blu-ray.
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Oh, and I keep forgetting to post this:
Vibes to Vixmom and Jed's dad.
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I am rewinding my tape now to watch Life on Mars. I am also enjoying that show along with Ugly Betty
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I'm through viewing for tonight and will finish Parking tomorrow, my day off. I have an annoying errand to do, which I'll do pre or post run, haven't decided yet. But that's all I have to do. All packages have arrived save for the one from France, which I don't think has even been sent yet - we'll see if they respond to my e-mail. If not, I'm going to cancel and order the item elsewhere.