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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were on a jag, a tear, AND a binge, and now it is time for you to post until the writing cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: GLOZE!
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Just had the most interesting telephonic call, which led to another interesting telephonic call. As you know, we're prepping our first release of 2010, and it's a title I was happy to release, even though it's been out on CD (oop for some years now, though). I just wasn't sure how many sales we'd have, although I knew ours would sound much better and be a MUCH better presentation. The original LP release of this score had been a re-recording - the original film tracks have never been available, but we were going to include about four or the film tracks as bonus material, since we would be able to get those four tracks completely clean from the laserdisc release of the film. So, that made it special. But this phone call has turned what would be a good release into a potential release of the year for fans of this film (and they are legion) - I am being Fed Exed a CD of the complete original score - only a little of it in stereo, but the rest in excellent mono, all 76 minutes of it. So, this is suddenly going to become a two CD set, like we did for How To Murder Your Wife. This is REALLY exciting news and boy does it start Kritzerland off in the best possible way for 2010.
This is exciting, BK! Can't wait to find out what it is! I assume that you'll have to raise the price for this 2-CD set?
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This is from yesterday:
It's interesting to read about the cold that DRs Dakota and Cillaliz are facing.
I guess it's not so cold here. We often have a windchill of -20 but that is Celsius. I can't even imagine how cold -40F is.
Actually, -40°F is the same as -40°C (http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm). Interesting, huh?
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Hmmmm...a writing jag, a writing tear, a writing binge...but no writing/riding bear?
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Let the joyful news be spread.....
....I got my mail...finally. It was AT the annex all the time. And I only found out when I intercepted my local carrier as he was leaving my condo complex this morning.
Sigh.
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Let the joyful news be spread.....
....I got my mail...finally. It was AT the annex all the time. And I only found out when I intercepted my local carrier as he was leaving my condo complex this morning.
Sigh.
Good news...certainly better late than never.
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DR Ron Pulliam - I am very glad to hear that you and your mail were reunited.
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For those who are interested, Spike Lee's film of the musical Passing Strange is supposed to be shown on PBS stations on the evening of Wed, Jan 13th.
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I am thrilled that so many DRs and/or spouses were able to see Ragtime yesterday! :)
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Good morning, all! I was up at 7:15 because I have a lot of work to accomplish today and I have to be out and about around 11:30. I need to be at Toyland around noon to return some books, and bring a few back, for my LADY OF THE SLIPPER bibliography. I've also got to begin a biliography for Russell Warner's edition of OH BOY!
This show is forcing me to make a trip to the Amherst College Library at some point in January or February, much as I'd like to put it off until April or May, and I need to figure out how to get there!
So, that's my day. It was wonderful to see the beautiful slender vixmom and the lovely Vixter yesterday, and what a treat to see Greg and DR edisaurus two days in a row! I'm glad they got to see RAGTIME, although I was really hoping for a return to Finian so Greg could see it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Presentation Vibes for DR edisaurus and Greg Today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Since this is a free-for-all day, I hope you will not mind a COMMERCIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:
One of my publishers has sent me some overstock copies of two (2) of my older books. They are:
1. CHEYENNE WARRIOR: The Original Screenplay with Author Commentary. The 1994 filming of this script with Kelly Preston, Pato Hoffmann, Dan Haggerty and Bo Hopkins is the movie of which I'm most proud.
2. NOBODY DROWNS IN MINERAL LAKE was my first novel, published in 1999. It's a mystery-thriller, set in Central Washington State and is somewhat autobiographical.
If you'd be interested in having a signed copy of one or both of these, I'm selling them for $10.00 each (including shipping within the USA) or $16.00 for both (including shipping). Payment via PayPal is fine.
The PayPal address is: druxy@ix.netcom.com
Thanks for reading this, and I now return you to your regular programming.
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Last night DR Jane wrote about The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo:
i like that the story doesn't unravel in the usual manner. i think book 2 is more complex than 1. i read them a good time apart. after you are done with book 2 you could begin reading it in french and see how it goes. from what you have said i think you might be better off waiting until may.
I probably will wait until may. If the book had originally been written in English then i would 100% wait until may. But since they are both translations i may just look at book 3 in French and see how complicated it is.
I wonder if book 1 is so complex because of the translation. I never really thought of that before. But i wonder if it is very hard to translate some of the words that were originally used.
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There is snow outside. Although it doesn't look like as much as it was supposed to be (10cms). Although i really have no idea how much actually fell.
I think we will have another 3cms today, which isn't bad.
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And the word of the day is: GLOZE!
And The Song Of The Day Is: IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON
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BK, it's very interesting reading about your writing. I am amazed that so many years later you remember things so clearly.
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Good morning!
The deep freeze has arrived. It's VERY cold here, and it's only getting up to 35 today. COldest weather of the new century here, but I bundled up this morning and took my walk as usual. Because I was weighed down with a heavy jacket and gloves, the walk was harder than usual, especially that last half which is ALL uphill, but I survived and will do it again tomorrow morning.
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I'll be continuing with GLEE today as I try to get through the remaining episodes in the set. I likely won't get to the bonus features until tonight (one reason is because I'll likely rewatch some of my favorite numbers of the second half of the season thus far like "Jump!" "Imagine," and "True Colors" plus their triumphant numbers at the Sectionals contest.
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I have last night's CASTLE rerun, and since the show will NOT be on tomorrow night (rats!), maybe I'll save this for another time. I'll likely watch some MENTALIST episodes while I cook and eat lunch.
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I have CUJO here on Blu-ray, too, and had meant during one of those days off I had to get around to it. I never managed to fit it in. Maybe this week.
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I should have some time off this week. I still have the DVD version of THE MARINE 2 which I'll get to tomorrow, but that'll be an easy day since I've already written up the movie and the bonuses. Just have to check out which bonuses made it to the standard DVD release.
I am expecting one Fox film this week: CHEAPER BY THE DOZEN 2, not exactly something I'm waiting with baited breath to see. (I never saw it in theaters, on DVD, or paycable).
So, the week's workload should be pretty light. Later in the week, I'll start on those Criterion releases (CHE on DVD and Blu-ray, PARIS TEXAS, ROSSELLINI'S WAR FILMS).
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Glad you're excited about your new book and enjoying your binge, BK.
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DR JOSE that horror movie poster you put up yesterday still makes me scared.....the makeup on the monsters was chilling.
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DR DtM - The Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that you are more interested in reading than in writing, even though writing intrigues you. What others think of you gives you pause about what you say - though NOT about what you think. You also see what you do for a living as a practical drudgery rather that is stifling much of your creativity.
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DR JOSE that horror movie poster you put up yesterday still makes me scared.....the makeup on the monsters was chilling.
LOL!
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DR ELMORE - your dream is beyond interpretation. Dream-O-Matic refused to give an interpretation.
Both - please deposit $35 in my PayPal account. Thank you.
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The Goldstein Girls at the Candy Store with Sandra.
That is a good premise for a Nickelodeon series - or special.
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Very excited to read about MR BK's progress with the book - and with the possibility of an OUTSTANDING cd release coming up from Kritzerland Records.
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It is 8 degrees. It is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a board meeting. Therefore I am not working.
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It is 8 degrees. It is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a board meeting.
It is 40 degrees. I am OFF THE BOARD! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
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{No longer on the board Happy Dance!}
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Old news: Baby, it's cold outside.
Dixie Bell and I walked the front yard, well, she ran, I walked quickly to keep up with her. She did one round through the front, two rounds through the side then ran up the driveway to the back door. Even a husky knows it's cold outside.
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New news: last night I watched a motion picture on blu-ray (courtesy of Netflix) entitled THE BROTHERS BLOOM. Even though I am not a fan of Adrien Brody, I thoroughly enjoyed this quirky little movie. I thought, from reading the synopsis, that it would be quite a lot like DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS, but it's not. It's a rather subdued comedy, with a really interesting screenplay and a very fine performance from Rachel Weisz as well as a stunning cameo from Maximilian Schell. I recommend it.
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Old news: it's laundry day.
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It was 15 here this morning. For the South, that is VERY cold indeed.
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I'm going to write for a little bit, and then head downstairs to start thinking about what's for lunch. I, too, will be handling laundry duties later this afternoon.
WBBL.
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Congrats to DR LAURA!
DR JOSE did Monkey enjoy the movie at the Byrd?
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I think I shall watch my two YAKUZA movies.
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It is the last day -- SOB! -- of my vacation which began Dec. 9.
Just the thought of going back makes me want to extend the whole thing by one week!
Happily, I have more than enough vacation time to do such a thing.
Unhappily, it would be unconscionable to ask for, much less expect, such an extension.
Perhaps I can take Friday off instead....hmmmmmm!
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Bruce: VERY intrigued...and agape...about the "new" Kritzerland CD about which you teased us this morning.
What could it be?
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Last night, I watched "Kings of the Sun" on my DVR.
What a very odd film.
Yul Brynner is magnificent, as usual.
George Chakiris, however, is a mess, IMO. And that HAIR! Merciful heavens. He is a Mayan king, yet he has "Bernardo hair" to which the hair stylist affixed a little black pony tail/topnotch.
Everyone else looks relatively convincing, but Chakiris' hair "done him in" at every turn. especially during his fight scenes when the topnotch is flopping around furiously while the rest of his hair is sprayed fast to a fare-thee-well. Ah, vanity and the notion that one's signature "do" must never be tampered with.
The score by Elmer Bernstein makes a valiant attempt to enoble/engage/endear but it was a hopeless cause, I fear.
I can say this: The Bernstein re-recording of the score (possibly the last thing he finished before his death) in no way matches the original recording in pacing or excitement. It makes me wonder if this soundtrack score is something BK might someday stumble across and take a chance upon.
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I pondered, briefly, making this a laundry day.
I decided, though, I'd rather go to CostCo.
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Golly! I appear to be the only member online at the moment. And there are zero guests to taunt.
I brushed my teeth, so I know it isnt' bad breath.
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Last night, I watched "Kings of the Sun" on my DVR.
What a very odd film.
Yul Brynner is magnificent, as usual.
George Chakiris, however, is a mess, IMO. And that HAIR! Merciful heavens. He is a Mayan king, yet he has "Bernardo hair" to which the hair stylist affixed a little black pony tail.
Everyone else looks relatively convincing, but Chakiris' hair "done him in" at every turn.
The score by Elmer Bernstein makes a valiant attempt to enoble/engage/endear but it was a hopeless cause, I fear.
I can say this: The Bernstein re-recording of the score (possibly the last thing he finished before his death) in no way matches the original recording in pacing or excitement. It makes me wonder if this soundtrack score is something BK might someday stumble across and take a chance upon.
This movie has always been a guilty pleasure of mine ever since I first saw it in the theatre. A lot of it is wonderfully silly; but, as you say, Yul Brynner comes off pretty good.
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In a few minutes, wife Sandy and I will be departing for Green Pastures to indulge in the world's greatest Sunday Brunch.
This unbelievable restaurant in Austin occupies what was once the estate of John Henry Faulk and his family.
Faulk, as you may know, was a TV personality, blacklisted during the McCarthy era and defended by attorney Louis Nizer. The story of his case was told in a book & TV movie, FEAR ON TRIAL. George C. Scott was Nizer & William Devane was Faulk.
We were introduced to this place the first time we visited Austin, back in June of 2008. It's very pricey (but worth it). so we've only been back there once since.
However, since they were closed on the 1st (my wife's birthday), this will be a belated birthday treat.
:)
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I'm up after a very good night's sleep. Looks a little cloudy out, but nice. Yesterday was like summer.
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Page two?
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Finally got the internet to work properly.
Happy New Year Y'all. (belated)
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Free-for-all Day
I know we have had this as a topic of the day before, but since BK brought it up; What is everyone's favorite Stephen King film adaptation?
I think my choice would have to be THE STAND. It is a miniseries, rather than a film, but I think it is the perfect length to cover that huge and complicated story.
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My favorite King adaptation is The Dead Zone, which, save for one scene, I find superb. Remove the one scene and it would ALL be superb. I also really like Carrie. The Shining is a film I now like very much, but it's really not a good adaptation of the novel.
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My favorite King adaptation is The Dead Zone, which, save for one scene, I find superb. Remove the one scene and it would ALL be superb. I also really like Carrie. The Shining is a film I now like very much, but it's really not a good adaptation of the novel.
What scene is it that you don't like?
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I've talked about the scene ad nauseum - it's the scene with Martin Sheen and his henchman where they threaten the newspaper man. It gives away the fact that Sheen is a creep way too demonstrably - without that scene, you don't know for sure and that's much better.
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Sorry, I'm old; I forgot!
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No, I just meant that every time I talk about my love for the film, I mention the scene in question. Same with a scene in The Boy Who Could Fly, which I think hurts that film.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I slept in until Noon. Well, actually, I got up some time around 10:00 or 10:30, and then listened to WCVE until my Mom called me down for breakfast/brunch/lunch. ;)
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No, I just meant that every time I talk about my love for the film, I mention the scene in question. Same with a scene in The Boy Who Could Fly, which I think hurts that film.
I agree with you about both scenes.
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THE MARTIN SHEEN WHO COULD FLY
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PAGE THREE!
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I have been masticating all weekend!
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Well, I guess that would explain the eyeglasses and waxing treatments for your hands.
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Anyhoo...
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Cranberries.
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The Goldstein Girls at the Candy Store with Sandra.
That is a good premise for a Nickelodeon series - or special.
Or the opening video clip for a story on "Oprah".
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DR Ron Pulliam - And just how long did it take to go through your mail once you were reunited with it? Glad to hear that it finally "reappeared".
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DR JOSE that horror movie poster you put up yesterday still makes me scared.....the makeup on the monsters was chilling.
;D
And that was just put together for the AmEx pre-sale announcement. I can't imagine how scary the real poster is going to be.
;D
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Of course, every time I read the word "chilling", all I hear in my head is Bob Gunton on the OCR of Evita...
"This talk of death is chilling."
Or as Larry Fuller would like to say:
"This taco tastes like chili."
;)
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Of course, every time I read the word "chilling", all I hear in my head is Bob Gunton on the OCR of Evita...
"This talk of death if chilling."
Or as Larry Fuller would like to say:
"This taco tastes like chili."
;)
I think I agree with Larry Fuller.
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DR JOSE did Monkey enjoy the movie at the Byrd?
Monkey did enjoy the movie at The Byrd, although, I think Monkey was more intrigued by the chandeliers, and the grand piano and harp in the "boxes".
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It is 8 degrees. It is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a board meeting.
It is 40 degrees. I am OFF THE BOARD! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
DR Laura - Was your position on the board determined by the current outside temperature?
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It is 8 degrees. It is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a board meeting.
It is 40 degrees. I am OFF THE BOARD! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
DR Laura - Was your position on the board determined by the current outside temperature?
Yes, and a heat wave would have put her back on the board for another three years.
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DR JOSE did Monkey enjoy the movie at the Byrd?
Monkey did enjoy the movie at The Byrd, although, I think Monkey was more intrigued by the chandeliers, and the grand piano and harp in the "boxes".
Has monkey attended any Broadway productions?
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Gongratlulations on finally getting your mail, Ron.
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Let the joyful news be spread.....
....I got my mail...finally. It was AT the annex all the time. And I only found out when I intercepted my local carrier as he was leaving my condo complex this morning.
Sigh.
that's great! i was thinking about you yesterday and wondering if you had spoken with your carrier.
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I have been masticating all weekend!
I'm shocked, I tell you, shocked, that you aren't embarrassed to admit it!
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DR Ron Pulliam - And just how long did it take to go through your mail once you were reunited with it? Glad to hear that it finally "reappeared".
I'm not quite through with it (all those catalogs, you know). It took some time. I was very glad it "reappeared" 'cause there was Kritzerland stuff included in it.
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More thoughts obliterated.
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Old news: Baby, it's cold outside.
Dixie Bell and I walked the front yard, well, she ran, I walked quickly to keep up with her. She did one round through the front, two rounds through the side then ran up the driveway to the back door. Even a husky knows it's cold outside.
i'm shocked
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Has monkey attended any Broadway productions?
Not intentionally.
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HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY SANDY, DW IF DR DRUXY!
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Thank you vixmom
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My favorite King adaptation is also THE DEAD ZONE.
I even liked the TV series for awhile.
On the other hand, I've never liked THE SHINING.
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The Bryd is a beautiful theater
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We're back from brunch/buffet at Green Pastures.
We're both totally stuffed.
If you ever come to Austin, you have to have Sunday brunch there.
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My favorite King adaptation is also THE DEAD ZONE.
I even liked the TV series for awhile.
On the other hand, I've never liked THE SHINING.
I also enjoyed the first couple of seasons of THE DEAD ZONE. In fact, I think I bought them on DVD.
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Speaking of Green Pastures, has the film THE GREEN PASTURES ever been released on video or DVD?
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Old news: it's laundry day.
Hey, It's laundry day here too! I have a ton of it to do. My dryer vents into my garage, so I don't usually do laundry when it's this cold or when it's snowing etc so I an leave the door open. It can't wait any longer so I'm doing it anyway
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Sunday afternoon greetings! When we left for Lima this morning, it was still dark and barely above 0o and it was much colder and snowier 2 hours north. Now that we're back home down south, we're basking in balmy temps in the low 20's (with a wind chill of 15. At least the sun's out.
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Speaking of Green Pastures, has the film THE GREEN PASTURES ever been released on video or DVD?
Yes. I used to have a copy.
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Is Greeen Pastures a restaurant? It sort of sounds like an old folks home
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Today I made some pasta with scrambled eggs like the pasta mama I saw on tv last night. It was really good. I also made a big pot of chili. It's actually pretty low calorie wise and I can make it last for several days.
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Is Greeen Pastures a restaurant? It sort of sounds like an old folks home
LOL! I used to live in a mobile home park (not a trailer park) called Shady Haven. All my firends said that it sounded like a funeral home.
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Nut clusters.
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Is Greeen Pastures a restaurant? It sort of sounds like an old folks home
As I mentioned in an earlier post today, it's a former plantation house that was owned by the Faulk family. It's very elegant.
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Just spent the last ninety minutes making adjustments and fixes on what I wrote yesterday. I think it seems to be okay, and I fleshed out a few things and added some descriptive detail to a few things. Again, I'm trying to just do a highlights of a whole year, and move along to the book proper, but, as I've said, so many seeds were planted in that year that I have to talk about them. Then I wrote two new pages, and will probably write another two to four pages, since I wrote so many yesterday. Then I'll probably get them to muse Margaret tomorrow.
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I'm hungry and must go get something to eat, although I don't know what.
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Bill and Maureen will be here for dinner, so i must help clean up a little.
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Is Greeen Pastures a restaurant? It sort of sounds like an old folks home
As I mentioned in an earlier post today, it's a former plantation house that was owned by the Faulk family. It's very elegant.
No offense intended, I'm sure it's fabulous...it's just the name...
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I neglected to mention yesterday that the two newest Kritzerland releases arrived in the mail, and they both look fabulous!
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Bill and Maureen will be here for dinner, so i must help clean up a little.
Seriously?
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And the word of the day is: GLOZE!
My favorite words on a toy when I was a youngen: "It GLOZE in the dark!"
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My thanks to everybody who have ordered my books.
I do appreciate it.
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DR DtM - The Dream-O-Matic 6000 says that you are more interested in reading than in writing, even though writing intrigues you. What others think of you gives you pause about what you say - though NOT about what you think. You also see what you do for a living as a practical drudgery rather that is stifling much of your creativity.
Hmmm...very interesting, DR JRand. I'll need to ponder on this...
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Thanks, Larry! When I had my old computer in "safe mode," I couldn't get to the Internet, but when I shut it down, it stayed off. That's a good thing.
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It is the last day -- SOB! -- of my vacation which began Dec. 9.
Just the thought of going back makes me want to extend the whole thing by one week!
Happily, I have more than enough vacation time to do such a thing.
Unhappily, it would be unconscionable to ask for, much less expect, such an extension.
Perhaps I can take Friday off instead....hmmmmmm!
Yep, today is my last day of vacation, too. And I do not feel like going back tomorrow at all. I can honestly say that I do not miss my work (though I do miss some of the people I work with.) So the Dream-O-Matic 6000 is not off the mark. Ah, well...
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I believe GREEN PASTURES was released a few years ago. I didn't get it, but seems like I remember it was released.
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I join DR elmore3003 in wishing DR edisaurus all the best during her documentary presentation today!!!
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I did manage to watch one episode of THE MENTALIST. This is the one where Patrick was blinded by an exploding car and then is at the mercy of a killer who's stalking him. Good episode.
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Otherwise, I spent the rest of the afternoon watching GLEE. I did manage to watch the rest of the episodes, but I didn't get to any of the bonus features (and there are quite a number of them.) I'll be doing those when I go back down. But I can finish up the other portions of the review.
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Just wanted to remind folks that starting tonight, we're back on a modified schedule of some new episodes each night. Not every show will be back at full force yet, but keep eyes on cable guides and TV listings in case your favorite programs are back up with new episodes this week.
For me, BROTHERS & SISTERS has a new episode tonight.
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Free-for-all Day
I know we have had this as a topic of the day before, but since BK brought it up; What is everyone's favorite Stephen King film adaptation?
I think my choice would have to be THE STAND. It is a miniseries, rather than a film, but I think it is the perfect length to cover that huge and complicated story.
My favorite Stephen King movie adaptation is "Misery."
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Old news: it's laundry day.
Hey, It's laundry day here too! I have a ton of it to do. My dryer vents into my garage, so I don't usually do laundry when it's this cold or when it's snowing etc so I an leave the door open. It can't wait any longer so I'm doing it anyway
What a coinkydink...it's laundry day for me, three!
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Free-for-all Day
I know we have had this as a topic of the day before, but since BK brought it up; What is everyone's favorite Stephen King film adaptation?
I think my choice would have to be THE STAND. It is a miniseries, rather than a film, but I think it is the perfect length to cover that huge and complicated story.
I don't think I've ever been completely satisfied by any King film adaption. Some come close, like MISERY, FIRESTARTER, CUJO and THE DEAD ZONE, but miss the mark either through casting or story tweaks. The cheesey special effects do in THE STAND and THE LANGOLIERS.
I did like the STORM OF THE CENTURY miniseries a lot, but that was written for television.
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My favorite King adaptation is also THE DEAD ZONE.
I even liked the TV series for awhile.
On the other hand, I've never liked THE SHINING.
I hated THE SHINING when it opened and I saw it, but it's grown on me over the years. Likewise, I do like DOLORES CLAIRBORNE, even though it's very different from the novel.
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I think CARRIE is probably the most effective, but I also fall into the camp that has grown to like (actually love) THE SHINING years after the fact.
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Last night I went to see UP IN THE AIR and I enjoyed it very much.
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Now I'm going to write for a little bit, then I'll head downstairs, put away the folded laundry, and resume GLEE focusing on the bonux features now.
WBBL.
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I don't think I will ever like THE SHINING because it tells me that the director neither knows what constitutes good horror in literature or film and looks down on the category My favorite King adaptation is CARRIE, which I think is an improvement over the novel.
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Cranberries!
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My kids, Kerry, and I all enjoyed lunch after church today. That is all.
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Back from a sandwich and fries and shall now perhaps try to finish the prologue of the new book.
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
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I have never seen a Stephen King movie, as I do not like horror movies at all.
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I do not like horror movies at all.
I don't either, particularly.
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I guess I should start some laundry and join the par-tay.
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I want to shower & wash my hair, if only i could stop hiccuping.
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I join DR elmore3003 in wishing DR edisaurus all the best during her documentary presentation today!!!
DITTO!
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I had my washer and dryer running almost all day yesterday, doing my own regular laundry and also things like sheets, furniture slip covers and small area rugs. I have enough lint to make a...um..a big thing of lint! (And it would be big, I can tell you that!)
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I had a great lunch with DR Laura, DR Sandra and DS Jeremy today.
That is not all.
I watched "Julie and Julia" last night. My, what a lovely and affectionate film it is.
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
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julie & julia is another film that didn't meet our expectations. the julia parts did, the rest of the film was ok.
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typing has been difficult enough lately, add these darn hiccups & i can't take it anymore...laters
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Just wanted to remind folks that starting tonight, we're back on a modified schedule of some new episodes each night. Not every show will be back at full force yet, but keep eyes on cable guides and TV listings in case your favorite programs are back up with new episodes this week.
For me, BROTHERS & SISTERS has a new episode tonight.
And DESPEREATE HOUSEWIVES. I am actually anxious to see this after how it ended before the break.
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I forget, am I the only Michael Ball fan on HHW?
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Danise.
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The internets have been inoperative here for most of the past 24 hours. Yikes!
We saw AVATAR yesterday. This was my first experience with "Real D" and I was so happy it didn't bother me or give me a bad headache like the older red/blue glasses always did. I did have just a very slight headache afterward, but nothing horrible. (Betsy had a really bad one, on the other hand, but she's not sure it was due to the glasses).
I also thought the film could have been trimmed by at least 15 minutes, and I guessed the ending probably an hour before we got to it, but otherwise I thought it was quite a spectacular achievement. The one thing that made me laugh repeatedly was how James Horner ripped off the first two notes/harmonies of the second 8 of "My Heart Will Go On", ultimately resolving it so that phrase was v, IV, I (rather than i, bVII, bVI). Betsy and I both commented afterward it was a lot like "Dances With Wolves," which evidently echoes what Ebert said.
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I've written eight pages today, which is probably enough, but I may do a couple more later. I'm about five pages away from the end of the prologue, and if muse Margaret thinks it should be shorter, I have two specific places to trim.
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Good Evening!
Well... I guess I am not leaving my parents' house today. However, I have had some very nice naps over the past couple of hours.
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
I agree.
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I got a strange e-mail from someone I didn't know who was claiming to be a friend of the brother of one of my best friends. I had a bad feeling when I read it, so I quickly called my friend. She called me back about a half hour later. Her brother died, apparently on New Year's Day and laid in his apartment for two days before he was found. He lived in Kansas City, Missouri. She has no idea how she can afford to pay to have his body sent back here. She has no money, nor did he, but the one thing he didn't want was to be buried in Missouri.
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As for "Avatar"... I have yet to see it - and I do want to see it - but I have gotten a kick out of the folks who have called it "Ferngully 2". ;)
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DR TCB - That's horrible news. I hope your friend and her family can find someway to honor her brother's wishes.
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
We just finished watching 500 DAYS OF SUMMER. We enjoyed it. It was different, not quite what we expected.
When Clark Gregg read the "Roses are red" greeting card, I must admit that I laughed so hard that we had to pause the movie for 5 minutes.
What can I say?
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I have never seen a Stephen King movie, as I do not like horror movies at all.
Did you ever see STAND BY ME?
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I forget, am I the only Michael Ball fan on HHW?
I am a fan.
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I had my washer and dryer running almost all day yesterday, doing my own regular laundry and also things like sheets, furniture slip covers and small area rugs. I have enough lint to make a...um..a big thing of lint! (And it would be big, I can tell you that!)
I remember an issue of "Better Homes & Gardens" - or it might have been "Family Circle" (back when both magazines were not so dumbed-down like they are today - that described how to make your own felt panels from dryer lint. -Since, apparently, felt is basically compressed lint. They even encouraged people to ask laundromats for lint from their dryers. Alas, now that I think of it, lint isn't usually the only thing you find in the lint traps, so... ::)
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How horrible, DR TCB.
~~~VIBES OF STRENGTH & CONDOLENCE~~~
to your friend and her family!!!!!
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I have never seen a Stephen King movie, as I do not like horror movies at all.
Did you ever see STAND BY ME?
No.
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No.
Me, neither.
I am a heathen.
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A heathen, I tell you.
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I think I must go sit on my couch.
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Is DS Jeremy older or younger than DD Sandra? And is he as delightfully
zany droll? :)
[ or does he sit at a different table and pretend not to know these other people? ;) ]
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He's a year and a half older. And sometimes he does pretend not to know us.
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How horrible, DR TCB.
~~~VIBES OF STRENGTH & CONDOLENCE~~~
to your friend and her family!!!!!
Thank you Jose and DAW, I will pass on your good thoughts. Sadly, like so many of us at our ages; she has very little family left. He son is working in Afghanistan, and she isn't even sure that she can reach him.
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I think both DAW and Laura would enjoy STAND BY ME, except for possibly the language.
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except for possibly the language.
Oh, is it not in English?
I hate those foreign-type films.... ;)
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And speaking of foreign films, I picked up the Stravinsky ballet DVD on DR JMK's recommendation and am looking forward to seeing these reconstructions of the original choreography.
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And speaking of foreign films, I picked up the Stravinsky ballet DVD on DR JMK's recommendation and am looking forward to seeing these reconstructions of the original choreography.
Were you there for the original?
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Were you there for the original?
No, my dear - I was relying upon you to fill me in. :)
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This morning the church where I sing celebrated Epiphany. So in the annual tradition, I dressed up in a glamorous gold gown and crown.
Fortunately, there were no cameras present this year.
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Were you there for the original?
No, my dear - I was relying upon you to fill me in. :)
Okay, I will check with elmore.
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Oh, my, I've been lost down memory lane for the past couple of hours. Someone has started a Facebook group:
The Ol' Neighborhood 48227/48228 (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=247590962151)
I grew up in 48228 (northwest Detroit) and I've been enjoying the discussions and the pictures.
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Vibes to TCB and his friend's family~~~~~~~~~~~
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Tomorrow is the big office move so I went down tonight to see if they finished the carpet. Well, they sort of have. There are still things that need to be done. The carpet all appears to be stretched in, the trim isn't done in most of the rooms, but they listened to me and it's done in the rooms where there will be really heavy furniture that will need to be close to the walls.
I'm hoping someone runs the vacuum before we get started in the morning... and since I plan to start moving boxes at 7:00 AM, I'm not so sure that will happen....but....all in all it looks great
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DR TCB - what awful news for you to receive in such a peculiar way. Condolences to your friend's family.
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DR Cillaliz - moving vibes for tomorrow! Hope we get to see some pictures.
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I should say, the cleaning people clean at night and I was there around 6:00 PM, so it's entirely possible that it will be cleaned tonight. I am toying with putting my vacuum in the car just in case. I know that isn't my job, but I'm the one who wants to start so early in the AM. It's really because the movers I'm paying by the hour will start at 8:30 AM, so I'm hoping to have all the boxes moved up there before they arrive. Then they can just move the furniture.
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Thanks Ginny. I am SOOO excited about this move, since we don't have to go outside to do it, it should be very smooth. I'm hoping
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
We just finished watching 500 DAYS OF SUMMER. We enjoyed it. It was different, not quite what we expected.
When Clark Gregg read the "Roses are red" greeting card, I must admit that I laughed so hard that we had to pause the movie for 5 minutes.
What can I say?
hmm, i must have slept through that. email me what it said. i did love the bit at the end of the movie,
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MOVING VIBES TO CILLA!
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I have never seen a Stephen King movie, as I do not like horror movies at all.
Did you ever see STAND BY ME?
No.
excellent film!!
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G'night!
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Thanks TCB
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I don't think I have a favorite Stephen King movie.
On the other hand, I do have some favorite Rehana movies, including the Bollywood film I am now watching, DILRUBA (1949) starring Dev Anand, Rehana, Yakub, and Cuckoo.
(http://www.bollymarket.com/images/bm_dilruba.gif)
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Vibes to TCB and his friend's family~~~~~~~~~~~
DITTO!
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CILLA, HAVE A GOOD MOVING DAY!
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I think after tomorrow, my stress level will go down considerably. There will be little things to do to get settled, but if we can get moved in and get the phone and computer working I wil be most pleased
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Hmmm... Newark Airport (EWR) is on lockdown right now after "after man walked through the wrong side of a checkpoint exit".
-Let's just hope that it's that "simple" and "harmless" a reason.
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~~~CONTINUED GOOD MOVING VIBES~~~
FOR DR CILLALIZ TOMORROW!!!!!!!
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Thanks DR DAW
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This is one of the anthems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHOtfLvrjI8) that my choir sang in church this morning.
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Isn't there always a TSA guy at the exit to stop people from walking in the wrong way? How come he didn't stop him?
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From CNNhttp://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/03/new.jersey.airport.breach/index.html (http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/01/03/new.jersey.airport.breach/index.html)
CNN) -- A terminal at the Newark, New Jersey, airport was closed Sunday night after a man walked through the wrong side of a checkpoint exit, the Transportation Security Administration said.
Police are seeking the individual, who walked from the public side to the sterile side, said TSA spokeswoman Anne Davis. No flights were allowed to leave from Terminal C Sunday evening, she said.
Authorities are reviewing video from airport cameras. They are not sure whether the man was once on the sterile side and went back, or if he never went through screening, Davis said.
Other travelers who had reached the sterile area after going through checkpoints are being moved back to the public area to be re-screened, she said.
The incident caused arrival delays and mainly affected Continental Airlines, which is the airport's largest tenant.
Newark Liberty International Airport, which is located about 15 miles from Manhattan, is the second-largest hub for Continental.
The airport handles roughly 35 million passengers a year.
CNN's Susan Candiotti and Ross Levitt contributed to this report.
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I'm looking forward to the new series Worst Cooks in America starting tonight
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
We just finished watching 500 DAYS OF SUMMER. We enjoyed it. It was different, not quite what we expected.
When Clark Gregg read the "Roses are red" greeting card, I must admit that I laughed so hard that we had to pause the movie for 5 minutes.
What can I say?
hmm, i must have slept through that. email me what it said. i did love the bit at the end of the movie,
It was XXX rated.
;D
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I'm looking forward to the new series Worst Cooks in America starting tonight
Is this on Food Network?
Bummer... :(
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I'm looking forward to the new series Worst Cooks in America starting tonight
I shall refrain from making any comments.
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When were the Worst Cook auditions?
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Does inability to boil an egg count?
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I'm looking forward to the new series Worst Cooks in America starting tonight
Is this on Food Network?
Bummer... :(
Yes, it's on Food Network. I think I would go through severe withdrawal if I lost my FOODTV and my HGTV.....I want my, I want my, I want my FoodTv
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From the previews it sounds like there were nominations from friends etc. for worst cook. The idea is they turn the worst cooks into the best cooks.
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I'm looking forward to the new series Worst Cooks in America starting tonight
Is this on Food Network?
Bummer... :(
After switching out my DVR/cable box last week and getting it all plugged in and re-connected, I started going through some of my favorite channels. ABC - check! NBC - check! CBS - check! Fox - check! Travel Channel - check! TLC - check! Food Network... "If you would like to receive this channel, please call..."
Hmm...
So, I started clicking through all the other channels, and, the Food Network was the only channel that was not coming through!?!? -I really thought it was some sort of sick joke. ;) Thankfully, after placing a call to Time-Warner's customer service, they were able to restore FoodTV on my system.
Whew!
;)
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Good morning, all! I was up at 7:15 because I have a lot of work to accomplish today and I have to be out and about around 11:30. I need to be at Toyland around noon to return some books, and bring a few back, for my LADY OF THE SLIPPER bibliography. I've also got to begin a biliography for Russell Warner's edition of OH BOY!
This show is forcing me to make a trip to the Amherst College Library at some point in January or February, much as I'd like to put it off until April or May, and I need to figure out how to get there!
So, that's my day. It was wonderful to see the beautiful slender vixmom and the lovely Vixter yesterday, and what a treat to see Greg and DR edisaurus two days in a row! I'm glad they got to see RAGTIME, although I was really hoping for a return to Finian so Greg could see it!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Presentation Vibes for DR edisaurus and Greg Today! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sorry we didn't go, DR Elmore. I have to say it's my fault; I have always wanted to see Ragtime on Broadway and it looked like it was my only chance. Greg and I both love the movie and I'm a fan of the book (I used a lot of the film score in the temp track for my current film) and it amazed us both how the last 3 films I'd done all seem to have themes similar to RAGTIME...immigration, racism, anarchism, worker's rights. Since the producer we're working with thinks that these themes in our film are boring, it was nice to see a theatre full of people responding to them. I only wish the producer could have been there. Oh well...
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Here's the Worst Cooks web page http://www.foodnetwork.com/worst-cooks-in-america/index.html
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Thanks for the screening vibes! We had a good crowd; a British playwright/screenwriter, a psychiatrist, Ken Burns' longtime producer, Lynn Novick, and another documentary maker and a few spouses, plus the writer and his wife, the producer and his wife, and my partner Peter and myself. We got a lot of good comment and slashed thru the first half of the script. We'll try to get thru the rest tomorrow morning. I think I will need a drink at dinner....
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Hmmm... Newark Airport (EWR) is on lockdown right now after "after man walked through the wrong side of a checkpoint exit".
-Let's just hope that it's that "simple" and "harmless" a reason.
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Although Greg flew out of htere today, it was NOT him!
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Did he get out before they closed things down?
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It is 8 degrees. It is the first Sunday of the month, so there is a board meeting.
It is 40 degrees. I am OFF THE BOARD! Yipeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!
Congratulations, DR Laura!!
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"He seems to like it (referring to her dog) but then again he licks his butt" Quote from worst cook auditioner (FJL, looks like there were auditions)
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
We just finished watching 500 DAYS OF SUMMER. We enjoyed it. It was different, not quite what we expected.
When Clark Gregg read the "Roses are red" greeting card, I must admit that I laughed so hard that we had to pause the movie for 5 minutes.
What can I say?
hmm, i must have slept through that. email me what it said. i did love the bit at the end of the movie,
It was XXX rated.
;D
thanks to the internet i found it, unless there was more than 1 memorable quote that began roses are red. it didn't rhyme ;D
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DR TCB, vibes for your friend and her family. I also hope they can find the money. ~~~~~~~~~
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Moving vibes for DR Cillaliz. Hope it goes well. ~~~~~~~~~~~
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This is one of the anthems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHOtfLvrjI8) that my choir sang in church this morning.
David-
This is so Beautiful
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We have a different food network here. But I too would not want to be without it.
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My favorite King adaptation is also THE DEAD ZONE.
I even liked the TV series for awhile.
On the other hand, I've never liked THE SHINING.
I liked the TV version better than the Kubrick movie.
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Thanks Jennifer
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I join DR elmore3003 in wishing DR edisaurus all the best during her documentary presentation today!!!
Thank you! It could have been worse...
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Watching a motion picture - not too good, but it's not too too long.
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This is one of the anthems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHOtfLvrjI8) that my choir sang in church this morning.
David-
This is so Beautiful
We sang "This Little Light of Mine" -- and to the wrong tune.
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Happy moving day, Cillaliz!
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and to the wrong tune.
Well, at least you got a nice brunch out of it! :)
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This worst cook show is kind of cool. They take the worst of the worst and teach them to cook well enough to fool a food critic. The cooks are excited about learning to cook
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Thanks Edi!
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Probably a Minority Opinion but I thought AVATAR was just OK. It's a beautiful film,no doubt,but the beauty became boring. It had alot of action but the action eventually became boring, And The Movie is way too long. There aren't too many Movies that I can say this about-but I don't think I could ever see this movie a second time.
Thank you for the movie report. i've read similar complaints that it is too long.
i believe we are in the minority with our opinion of "500 days of summer" after all the hype we were very disappointed. we love charming quirky films and felt, for the most part, this missed the boat.
I think you will be in the minority. It wouldn't surprise me a bit for this to get a Best Picture nomination. I think it deserves it.
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This worst cook show is kind of cool. They take the worst of the worst and teach them to cook well enough to fool a food critic. The cooks are excited about learning to cook
Of course, I'm wondering if some of these "worst cooks" are trying to be the worst. -And that first elimination... Hmmm....
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There were by number a lot of bonus features on the GLEE final disc, but in actual minute count, they were mostly very short indeed. I did enjoy one 12-minute look behind the scenes at casting where we see the actual auditions of Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, and Chris Colfer.
But much of the content of the others didn't amount to much at all. Disappointed.
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So I'm taking care of this Persian cat and wondering how one could survive in the wild with such a teeny little mouth!
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I watched two NCIS episodes from last season's box set. In the first, Ducky gets stabbed in the hand by an angry foreigner who seemed to know him. Good episode.
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Happy Birthday to Mr. Van Dyke Parks!
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The other one had a Navy captain blugeoned to death and then eviscerated. I have seen the episode several times before, but I honestly didn't remember who the murderer was until very late in the show, just as if I had never watched it before and was trying to figure out the guilty party's identity.
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Next I remembered that I hadn't finished THE BAND WAGON which I had started watching several nights ago before I started on the GLEE box set. I went ahead and finished it from "Triplets" to the end of the movie.
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Some pics from Newark Airport:
http://twitpic.com/wkrny
http://twitpic.com/wks45
And here's a video of a Port Authority cop "arresting" a garbage can:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OP0IqwGJobU
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Then I watched the making of documentary on THE BAND WAGON which was on the second disc in the set. A little sad knowing that Comden and Green are now gone. Is James Mitchell still with us? Michael Kidd is gone, I know, as is Cyd Charisse.
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Then I started watching THE MEN WHO MADE THE MOVIES - VINCENTE MINNELLI. I saw it when it was originally broadcast and maybe only one other time since then. So great seeing that MADAME BOVARY clip with the great waltz sequence, one of Minnelli's most masterful achievements.
I didn't finish the documentary. I'll see if I have the time to finish it tomorrow.
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Today I've watched "The Night Digger" (aka "The Road Builder") with Patricia Neal, Nicholas Clay and Pamela Brown, and "See No Evil" with Mia Farrow. Both films were made in 1971.
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Favorite Stephen King novel and video presentation: "The Stand"
Scariest Stephen King novel: "Salem's Lot"
Best Stephen King movie: "The Dead Zone"
Favorite Stephen King movie guilty pleasure: "Dreamcatcher"
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This worst cook show is kind of cool. They take the worst of the worst and teach them to cook well enough to fool a food critic. The cooks are excited about learning to cook
Of course, I'm wondering if some of these "worst cooks" are trying to be the worst. -And that first elimination... Hmmm....
Still waiting to see who gets eliminated, but I'm not that impressed so far
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So I'm taking care of this Persian cat and wondering how one could survive in the wild with such a teeny little mouth!
I'm thinking I would be much slimmer with a teeny little mouth
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Heading downstairs to go to bed.
Good night!
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And I need to start winding down myself. I was going to take the 1:00am bus back to NYC tonight, but it's just too cold for some overnight travel tonight. So, instead, I'll be on the 7:00am bus. So...
Goodnight.
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Night Jose, safe travels tomorrow
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LOL, we're going to get another 5 inches of snow this week. LOL, where on earth are we going to put it
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Moving vibes to Cilla.
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This is one of the anthems (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHOtfLvrjI8) that my choir sang in church this morning.
Absolutely lovely!
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And from the sublime to the ridiculous (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmGwLPJJymU)!
This was actually performed at my alma mater, Western Washington University, 20 years after I graduated.
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Thanks FJL
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Finished with the bad movie.
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I think I'll take a hot shower and go for another page or two.
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Since people are putting up inspirational stuff from YouTube: :)
Jan Horvath did a fun audio of the "Mrs. Bernie Madoff" version of the "Defying Gravity" take-off (called "Crying Poverty") - and we decided to just put it up very quickly while people are still talking about Madoff as one of the top stories of the decade.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7T-bXFApaXI
Question: Do you think we should identify that it's about Madoff in the heading, or let people come to it as a WICKED take-off and discover as they watch that it's about Mrs. Madoff?
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I finished the prologue and just wrote the word Chapter One. The introduction and prologue run forty-two pages, but that's manuscript, so it's not really that long. We'll see what muse Margaret thinks.
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Another several hours without the internets. I don't like this at all.
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Why?
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I smoothed out a few things, and added a little more detail to a few descriptive passages, and will probably do some more of that tomorrow before giving the pages to muse Margaret.