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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were not necessarily in that order, and now it is time for you to post until the unnecessary cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: SHIBBOLETH!
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One does not post before midnight- that would be unseemly!
der Brucer
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Post midnight post.
:)
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busy weekend so no video watching. listen to random play on ipod
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Morning all. That is all.
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I'm listening to Classical Collection Friday on BBC Radio 3 right now. At 8am they will broadcast the last segment in Composer of the Week which features Stephen Sondheim.
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La de DAH de dah dah.
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Well I love my new computer but it is NOT hooked to the inner web yet....I would think that would be possible, since I don't have a wireless connection - but the input is the size of a phone jack NOT my modem connection.
We shall see what transpires.
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That was quite a restaurant story, DR JOSE....almost as good as going to the theatre.
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Good morning, all! I am home today while the super finishes up work on my bathroom ceiling. It will be a quiet day, I hope. I have a trip to the bank first thing this morning to deposit what I forgot to do yesterday. Then I've got a lot of edits to do here on OZ and the Lady with the Slipper.
At 5:00 today I'm meeting a friend I have not seen since the summer of 1972. We lost touch when he moved to Austin for his PhD, and we reconnected on Facebook about a year ago.
TOD:
DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
CD: The Clancy Brothers, Guy Haines, Liz Callaway, Beethoven piano concerti, Offenbach
VCR: short art films
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High winds last night and very cool this morning.....hopefully warmer this weekend.
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At 5:00 today I'm meeting a friend I have not seen since the summer of 1972. We lost touch when he moved to Austin for his PhD, and we reconnected on Facebook about a year ago.
What a story - everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at his rear end.
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TOD:
Not sure what I'm going to watch this weekend. I'm expecting a DVD of SHERLOCK HOLMES, but it might not arrive until next week.
Maybe I'll go rent BROTHERS. I hear that's pretty good.
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At 5:00 today I'm meeting a friend I have not seen since the summer of 1972. We lost touch when he moved to Austin for his PhD, and we reconnected on Facebook about a year ago.
What a story - everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at his rear end.
That's happened a lot with me on Facebook. I've reconnected with people I haven't heard from in 40 years.
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And now I am off to work on this crisp fall day.
Hey wait a minute - it's spring!!!
It's a COLD day for spring!
oh well.
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MEdia Check:
iPod: The White Stripes - UNDER THE GREAT NORTHERN LIGHTS, Joanna Newsome -- HAVE ONE ON ME
Tivo: Last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
DVD: THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
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Whatever happened to Spring?
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Cooler and windy today here too.
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At 5:00 today I'm meeting a friend I have not seen since the summer of 1972. We lost touch when he moved to Austin for his PhD, and we reconnected on Facebook about a year ago.
What a story - everything but the bloodhounds snappin' at his rear end.
You tell 'em, Thelma!
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Good morning!
The forecast said rain this morning, but it got here actually last night, and this morning is simply beautiful. This would have been a gorgeous morning for a walk, but I have to give my legs a rest, and today's the day for that.
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I spent some time this morning watching both Takahashi's and Chan's long programs on-line. It's not my favorite way to watch figure skating, of course, since it's harder to see edges and landings in the reduced sized frames of those downloaded broadcasts.
Still, neither of the top two (and I gather from reading about Brian Joubert's skate him either) skated a clean long program. Takahashi made a couple of bobbles on big-point jumps and Chan had two or three sloppy mistakes. I think in an Olympic year, the skaters are exhausted by the time the worlds come around, and I thought both of their skates didn't have the snap of their Olympic performances.
The Universal Sports website had the entire competition, but it takes a lot of buffering to be able to watch a lengthy program like that without the DSL connection pausing occasionally to do additional buffering, and for someone like me who wants to see the skates uninterrupted, it's maddening.
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DR JRand, you leave Adam Rippon's hair alone. He's ADORABLE.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - FIORELLO! (OCR)
DVD - VIVRE SA VIE (either DVD or Blu-ray, whichever is here at work time)
THE CLOSER, Season 4, disc 2
TERMINATOR: SALVATION (Blu-ray)
DVR - last night's SUPERNATURAL
last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
last night's THE OFFICE/30 ROCK
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Waiting around to see if the UPS man brings me any additional Criterion discs. Or any other review material for that matter. I would love to get the DVDs of VIVRE SA VIE and SUMMER HOURS just so I could do them before I start on the Blu-ray versions.
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I am also going to be working on my taxes this weekend. Instead of doing them in one marathon fir or six hour sesssion like I've done for the last several years, I'm going to split up the work and do some of it tomorrow morning and the rest of it on Sunday morning. I will do my walks on those morning, but I'll put aside the usual workout to accommodate the time being taken up with the tax preparation work.
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Well, guess what? The UPS truck just pulled up to the house and my wishes were fulfilled: both the DVDs of SUMMER HOURS and VIVRE SA VIE were in the box.
So, I'll be working on VIVRE SA VIE today and SUMMER HOURS on Sunday. I'll take Saturday off. These don't come out until April 20th, so I can afford to stick a day off in between the two work projects.
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TOD:
DVD: LINCOLN HEIGHTS season 1
DVR: Last night's THE OFFICE
CD: Assorted Sandalwood (Kannada language) movie soundtracks
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Now I guess I'll putter around on the computer a bit and then head downstairs and get ready to go out and do my usual Friday errands.
WBBL.
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DR MattH (or any other DR who knows).
RE: placements at the World Championships (for figure skating).
How does it work re: how many places you get next year?
I think if you have someone in the top 10 you get 2 places. And if you have a 1st or 2nd place finisher you get 3 places. If you have 2 people in the top 10 do you get 3 places? Thanks.
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RE: LAST NIGHT'S MEN'S FIGURE SKATING LONG PROGRAM FROM THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS
I spent some time this morning watching both Takahashi's and Chan's long programs on-line. It's not my favorite way to watch figure skating, of course, since it's harder to see edges and landings in the reduced sized frames of those downloaded broadcasts.
Still, neither of the top two (and I gather from reading about Brian Joubert's skate him either) skated a clean long program. Takahashi made a couple of bobbles on big-point jumps and Chan had two or three sloppy mistakes. I think in an Olympic year, the skaters are exhausted by the time the worlds come around, and I thought both of their skates didn't have the snap of their Olympic performances.
The Universal Sports website had the entire competition, but it takes a lot of buffering to be able to watch a lengthy program like that without the DSL connection pausing occasionally to do additional buffering, and for someone like me who wants to see the skates uninterrupted, it's maddening.
To me Patrick Chan skated mostly cleanly. A few minor bobbles. But it was his one fall that was devastating. Brian Joubert to me has no fluidity when he skates. It is just him getting ready for one big jump after another. He did his quad flip. And a bunch of other big jumps. He also fell once a believe and bobbled a few. An interesting person to watch was this small blond Czech guy. I believe his scores were higher than Jouberts.
I am very curious to know if the judges gave the #1 guy full points for his quad. Kurt Browning (World Champion and knowledgable on the quad) is the commentator in Canada. And he watched it on slow motion. And said the quad was not fully rotated. ANd he double footed the landing. So he was not sure if he would get the points for that. I'm just curious since his final score was so high if he got full points for that. He did not fall. BUt he bobbled a few times. Overall i thought the short programs was much stronger.
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And the word of the day is: SHIBBOLETH!
And The Song Of The Day Is: RAGTIME
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Friday morning greetings! Would you believe there's snow on the ground?
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MEdia Check:
iPod: The White Stripes - UNDER THE GREAT NORTHERN LIGHTS, Joanna Newsome -- HAVE ONE ON ME
Tivo: Last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
DVD: THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
I tried to listen to Joanna Newsome's last album, with arrangements by Van Dyke Parks, but couldn't get past her weird voice. The arrangements were great, though!
The other day I heard a song on the radio and the voice was so compelling and unusual that I really liked it. I waited to see who it was, thinking it might be Kate Bush.
It was Joanna Newsome.
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
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MEdia Check:
iPod: The White Stripes - UNDER THE GREAT NORTHERN LIGHTS, Joanna Newsome -- HAVE ONE ON ME
Tivo: Last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
DVD: THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
I tried to listen to Joanna Newsome's last album, with arrangements by Van Dyke Parks, but couldn't get past her weird voice. The arrangements were great, though!
The other day I heard a song on the radio and the voice was so compelling and unusual that I really liked it. I waited to see who it was, thinking it might be Kate Bush.
It was Joanna Newsome.
I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
Have a safe trip!
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MEdia Check:
iPod: The White Stripes - UNDER THE GREAT NORTHERN LIGHTS, Joanna Newsome -- HAVE ONE ON ME
Tivo: Last night's PROJECT RUNWAY
DVD: THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX
I tried to listen to Joanna Newsome's last album, with arrangements by Van Dyke Parks, but couldn't get past her weird voice. The arrangements were great, though!
The other day I heard a song on the radio and the voice was so compelling and unusual that I really liked it. I waited to see who it was, thinking it might be Kate Bush.
It was Joanna Newsome.
I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
Does each song last 10 minutes?
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And it was nice sleeping in my own bed again! And for about ten hours too! :)
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My super is here painting my bathroom, and I just did a second edit on the orchestra score for "Evaline McCook." Now I have to move on to the Montgomery & Stone Medley for THE LADY OF THE SLIPPER edition.
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As for the Friday Media Check...
During my commutes over the past week - both on the bus and the Metro - I went back through all the "Sondheim: The Story So Far" podcasts. It was interesting listening to some of them again. -I still can't stand the ones with Mandy Patinkin, especially his analysis/recitation of "Move On", but, otherwise, it was great hearing some of those recollections and music clips again. And I'm still surprised that they didn't edit(?) - or at least clarify - Paul Ford's mix-up of the cut song from Sunday in the Park with George, "The One on the Left", and Into the Woods.
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I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
There's a little over 2 hours of music total spread over the three discs - 6 songs per disc - and I believe it was meant to be listened to as if it were 3 EPs.
At least it was not priced as a "1 & 1/2 CD Set", instead of a "Three 3-CD Set".
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I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
Does each song last 10 minutes?
Well, there are a few 8-minute tracks, a 9-minute track and one 11-minute track. I guess that averages out to 10. ;)
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
Have a Wonderful Visit, Auntie DR edisaurus!!!
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That was quite a restaurant story, DR JOSE....almost as good as going to the theatre.
Almost, DR JRand. Almost. ;)
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I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
There's a little over 2 hours of music total spread over the three discs - 6 songs per disc - and I believe it was meant to be listened to as if it were 3 EPs.
At least it was not priced as a "1 & 1/2 CD Set", instead of a "Three 3-CD Set".
Or... According to Joanna Newsom's interview in TIME:
The album's over two hours long and spread out over three discs. It seems designed to be listened to as one complete product and not as a series of separate songs. Why did you make something in this format?
I tried to sequence it so that it could be listened to in its entirety and had a progression that felt thematically logical and natural. In a way, the three records are like chapters in a book. Unless you're serializing a book you wouldn't separate the chapters, but they're also meant to be these little self-contained segments within the narrative.
Read More (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1968457,00.html#ixzz0jIfPMFwG)
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Had a great night's sleep and got up about fifteen minutes ago.
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The bathroom is painted, the floor and the kitchen floor mopped, and when the pain is dry, I will tidy the bathroom. I'm ready to tackle the edits for Montgomery & Stone.
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
:D
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From Jose:
But I'm already home...
I thought you were in China Town at the bus stop.
Um... DR Jane - Not really. -In fact, that's where I saw "Broadway: The Golden Age" during the run of What If?. It was playing indie and foreign films.
I do know it is a Slanket & shall be ordering one today.
OK, did you catch my post where I had some wine ;D
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The bathroom is painted, the floor and the kitchen floor mopped, and when the pain is dry, I will tidy the bathroom.
Sounds like you're all set up for a water-leak from above.
der Brucer
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OK, did you catch my post where I had some wine ;D
You mean you are a cheap lush easy drunk easily susceptible to intoxication?
der Brucer
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Jane,
We were strolling about the downtown and came upon a new Italian Foodie store; the owner gave us some sample cookies baked by his Mother.
(http://touchofitalyde.com/images/P/almond-macaroon.jpg)
Almond macaroon
A moist, chewy cookie made with almond paste and slivered almonds. *Contains no flour*
These were not made by Mom, they must be imported from a distant planet of perfection.
(I thought of you!)
der Brucer
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Jane,
We were strolling about the downtown and came upon a new Italian Foodie store; the owner gave us some sample cookies baked by his Mother.
(http://touchofitalyde.com/images/P/almond-macaroon.jpg)
Almond macaroon
A moist, chewy cookie made with almond paste and slivered almonds. *Contains no flour*
These were not made by Mom, they must be imported from a distant planet of perfection.
(I thought of you!)
der Brucer
Ooo...these sound delishious (a George and Ira Gershwin reference)! :D
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George - it's hard to tell if you're having any fun in the Brain rehearsals.
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Well...
It is a bit cool today here in NYC, but the sun came out, so... Time for a walk.
Laters...
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OK, did you catch my post where I had some wine ;D
You mean you are a cheap lush easy drunk easily susceptible to intoxication?
der Brucer
Even more so since the surgery. I need to build up my tolerance again ;)
I wish the fogginess in my head had cleared faster than the pain relief, still it relaxed everything & I had a rather comfortable night. :)
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I heard a snippet of a song on the radio, too. But my real curiosity is why this release has only about 18 to 21 songs spread out on three CDs. Is there a theme per disc or what?
There's a little over 2 hours of music total spread over the three discs - 6 songs per disc - and I believe it was meant to be listened to as if it were 3 EPs.
At least it was not priced as a "1 & 1/2 CD Set", instead of a "Three 3-CD Set".
Or... According to Joanna Newsom's interview in TIME:
The album's over two hours long and spread out over three discs. It seems designed to be listened to as one complete product and not as a series of separate songs. Why did you make something in this format?
I tried to sequence it so that it could be listened to in its entirety and had a progression that felt thematically logical and natural. In a way, the three records are like chapters in a book. Unless you're serializing a book you wouldn't separate the chapters, but they're also meant to be these little self-contained segments within the narrative.
Read More (http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1968457,00.html#ixzz0jIfPMFwG)
Well, that explains that.
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Jane,
We were strolling about the downtown and came upon a new Italian Foodie store; the owner gave us some sample cookies baked by his Mother.
(http://touchofitalyde.com/images/P/almond-macaroon.jpg)
Almond macaroon
A moist, chewy cookie made with almond paste and slivered almonds. *Contains no flour*
These were not made by Mom, they must be imported from a distant planet of perfection.
(I thought of you!)
der Brucer
I've never seen them with slivered almonds before!! I wonder if that is why they are so nice and fat. They look yummy.
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Hi Sam, I didn't know the Sportsman's Lodge reopened. I thought it was closing for good. I hope your stay there is nice.
MOVING VIBES!!!
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Hi Sam, I didn't know the Sportsman's Lodge reopened. I thought it was closing for good. I hope your stay there is nice.
MOVING VIBES!!!
Hasn't DR MBarnum stayed at the Sportsman's Lodge?
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George - it's hard to tell if you're having any fun in the Brain rehearsals.
Oh...sorry that I haven't indicated that, but we are all having a lot of fun! Everyone is enjoying being in the show and rehearsals have been great! ;D
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Hi Sam, I didn't know the Sportsman's Lodge reopened. I thought it was closing for good. I hope your stay there is nice.
MOVING VIBES!!!
Hasn't DR MBarnum stayed at the Sportsman's Lodge?
Not yet, but had considered it before.
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DR MattH (or any other DR who knows).
RE: placements at the World Championships (for figure skating).
How does it work re: how many places you get next year?
I think if you have someone in the top 10 you get 2 places. And if you have a 1st or 2nd place finisher you get 3 places. If you have 2 people in the top 10 do you get 3 places? Thanks.
If you have someone in the top ten, you get two places.
If your top two skaters' placements add up to 13 or less, you get three placements for the next season.
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It had been a beautiful day, but the clouds have moved in now and it's drizzling off and on.
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When I got in from my errands, I cooked lunch and settled down to watch last night's PROJECT RUNWAY. I was rather delighted with who went home - this person really got on my nerves this week with all the babbling - (though truth to tell the 3rd from the bottom with the "sun dress" was really deserving of leaving).
I liked the winner's outfit the best though I also thought the one who was safe had a striking outfit, too.
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Then I spent the majority of my afternoon on today's work project - VIVRE SA VIE, un film de Jean-Luc Godard.
Well, it did have a story one could follow at least (not true for all of his films) even with lots of narrative gaps in keeping with the tableaux-motif of the movie. You could certainly tell he was in love with his wife as the camera stays glued to her constantly, and because he's trying not to do traditional two-shots, she was often the focus of the shot while somone off-screen was talking.
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
Have a Wonderful Visit, Auntie DR edisaurus!!!
I came, I saw, I kvelled.
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Next, I listened to about half an hour of the commentary. The speaker was Australian with a heavy Aussie brogue, but what he had to say was interesting even if his enthusiasm was somewhat higher than mine for the film. I did like it, but I don't think it a masterpiece. It's very cold and resists letting the audience get too involved with the central character.
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I watched all of the other bonuses, too, though really only one was specifically about the movie, another celebratory video critique almost 45 minutes long!
There was a 22-minute French TV show about the problem of prostitution in PAris made the year before the film was released.
And several photo galleries of stills from the film and shots from a book about prostitution that Godard based the film on.
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I had time to skim through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. Nothing of interest, and nothing in the previews for next week either.
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I ended the afternoon skimming through today's ONE LIFE TO LIVE. Kyle was on, so I watched his scenes. No Oliver today.
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How about that ladies' short program at the worlds? Quite a surprise, eh? Wow!
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TOD:
DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, I have all these except the Maggie Smith one...all have terrific stuff on them. Might I recommend Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER with an hilarious Donald Sinden or ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
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I watched HIS MAJESTY O'KEEFE w/Burt Lancaster today.
It's an okay movie, but the color registration was off in a few scenes.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
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TOD:
DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, I have all these except the Maggie Smith one...all have terrific stuff on them. Might I recommend Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER with an hilarious Donald Sinden or ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
I've been wanting to watch ABSOLUTE HELL; I read the play when I was working at Drama Book Shop. I would like to see THE SEAGULL, if it's on the Chekhov set; I like a lot of THE CHERRY ORCHARD but that idiot woman and her "should I/shouldn't I sell the orchard" drives me mad. After two acts I want to slap her silly.
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Back from various and sundried errands and whatnot and some barbecue for lunch. Had a combo of ribs, shredded chicken, and a hot link. So bloody filling that I only ate a few bites of the chicken, 2/3s of the link, and all three ribs.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
I'd put a hit on the mother-in-law first.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
I'd put a hit on the mother-in-law first.
No, it's much more enjoyable to have an offer which I can flaunt in her face. :)
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
~~~Highest Possible House Offer Vibes for DR JMK & DS Betsy!!~~~
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I'm hopping off-line now to get some writing done, and then I'll head down to have the evening to myself watching some stuff. With GHOST WHISPERER and MEDIUM preempted, I have nothing on TV to watch during the 8-10 time period, so I'll have to watch some of the things on the DVR and more CLOSER episodes.
WBBL.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
Gosh, I never realized that Betsy and I were cousins! Her mother is behaving about your house sale exactly the same way my aunt is behaving about her son's family's upcoming visit from Japan. They must be the same person.
Vibes that you get that offer this weekend!
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Another slow news day here at haineshisway.com.
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Oh...
It appears that Old Man Winter decided to make a return appearance today here in NYC. It's currently 40 degrees outside, and the wind chills tonight are forecasted to be in the 20s. Brrrrrrrr!
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~~~~~BUYER WITH A SUITCASE FULL OF CASH VIBES FOR DR JMK$$$~~~~~
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I've been out most of the day with my mother - taking her to the podiatrist and grocery shopping. She bought my lunch at Frisch's - a yummy tuna melt!
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I'm gonna go travel north and look at a baby!
Have a Wonderful Visit, Auntie DR edisaurus!!!
I came, I saw, I kvelled.
;D :)
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TOD:
DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, Might I recommend ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
I was going to put this on my NetFlix queue, except they don't have it.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
She should have filled Betsy's head BEFORE you purchased the new home ;) Or did she.
VIBES BOTH POTENTIAL BUYERS MAKE ACCEPTABLE OFFERS!!!
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Awhile back I mentioned we had a pair of Ring Necked Ducks out back. The pair increased to 3, then to 5 & back to 3. All in on we had ducks for a few weeks. :) Before they moved on Keith captured a few photos through the telescope. It wasn't easy as they dive all the time, & stay down for a good length of time.
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One of the males.
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The female is napping.
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After a rainy, blustery night last night, and heavy rain this morning; this afternoon has turned into a beautiful Spring day. Tomorrow is supposed to be even nicer, but by Sunday the rain will return.
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How is your back today DR TCB?
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Finished Yojimbo.
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Yesterday we had one of these page four days at four my time. If you go back and peruse you will see how happy I was and what I was on the verge of doing. So it is written, so it shall be done.
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Vibage appreciated department: the young couple who looked at the house yesterday are returning tomorrow with their parents. And a lady who looked today seemed very, very interested. I'd love to get an offer this weekend, especially since Betsy's mother has been filling Betsy's head with everything that's wrong with the house and why it will never sell. ;)
Ahhhh....a "goiter"!
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I spent the day on a wildflower drive. Sadly, there's no place to pull off the road to get pictures. But it was beautiful!
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Great photo, Jane.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Vibes for DR JMK having something to flaunt!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
My 40-year reunion was a lot of fun. We certainly covered a lot of territory in catching up, and I believe we are still friends, which is good.
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Thank you Laura. I'm glad you enjoyed your time viewing wildflowers, just sorry you couldn't take photos. I thought you were hiking & didn't realize it was a drive. Is this a special scenic road?
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I'm going to say, without naming names, that a couple of people who are normally here much more than they currently are, have stayed away because we seem to be doing nothing but one-liners here - no discourse, no fun, no wackiness - so for those who are staying away for that reason, why don't you steer instead of just staying away.
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I know that no one wants me to shut the board down and frankly I don't want to, but if we're just going to dissolve into a puddle of nothingness, and if the fun has gone out of it, well, what's the bloody point. I have prided myself on the fact that this board is unique in what it does and what it provides, but sometimes it seems that everyone is so busy doing Facebook now that there is no time to have fun here anymore. Which is a shame for those of us who don't see Facebook in that way - it's not a community or a board or fun like this place has been and will hopefully remain. We've gone through this before but I've never quite seen it like this before. So, let's have some discourse about it, shall we?
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How is your back today DR TCB?
It is improving. Thanks for asking.
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Here are some funny suggestions for titles our writer got today. One of them is on the same page as TCB:
Torah! Torah! Torah! - Scorah! Scorah! Scorah!: Jews In Baseball
Casey at sha'Bat - The True Story Behind the Slugger from Mudville
Take Me Out to the Shawl Game
The Goys of Summer - A Jewish Perspective On Major League Baseball
Hebrew Hot Dogs & America's National Pastime - A Frank Discussion of Jews In Baseball
Shalom Runs - A History of Jewish home-run hitters from David to Hank
No Jews Ain't Good News - A History of Jews in Baseball
The House That Ruth Built - A Love Story About a Babe & Jewish Baseball Players
Yes We Cain, When We Were Abel - How Jews Transformed Baseball.
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I wish Singdaw and Tomovoz would come back. That would certainly up the postage!
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I only go to Facebook once in a great while anymore...certainly not even every day. If HHW goes away, I don't know what I'll do. :-\
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I think you will find some of our members spend a LOT of time of Facebook, whereas they used to spend a LOT of time with us.
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I know that no one wants me to shut the board down and frankly I don't want to, but if we're just going to dissolve into a puddle of nothingness, and if the fun has gone out of it, well, what's the bloody point. I have prided myself on the fact that this board is unique in what it does and what it provides, but sometimes it seems that everyone is so busy doing Facebook now that there is no time to have fun here anymore. Which is a shame for those of us who don't see Facebook in that way - it's not a community or a board or fun like this place has been and will hopefully remain. We've gone through this before but I've never quite seen it like this before. So, let's have some discourse about it, shall we?
BK, everytime you threaten to shut down the board, it makes me want to say "Screw it" and walk away. Yesterday you threatened to shut down the site because it was slow in the middle of the afternoon, and yet we ended with over 200 posts.
It seems to me that it would be a shame to shut down this site, especially now, when you have prodcutions of THE BRAIN popping up around the country and you are a few short months away from publishing your autobiography. I don't know if this site is even mentioned in the book, but I know that once people start reading it, they are going to start Googling your name, and sooner or later will find this site.
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DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, I have all these except the Maggie Smith one...all have terrific stuff on them. Might I recommend Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER with an hilarious Donald Sinden or ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
I've been wanting to watch ABSOLUTE HELL; I read the play when I was working at Drama Book Shop. I would like to see THE SEAGULL, if it's on the Chekhov set; I like a lot of THE CHERRY ORCHARD but that idiot woman and her "should I/shouldn't I sell the orchard" drives me mad. After two acts I want to slap her silly.
Either the Chekov box or the Judi Dench box have two version of THE CHERRY ORCHARD. One b&W version with Gielgud and Judi playing one of the young women and one with Judi playing "that idiot woman". I've only watched the b&w one so for, which I enjoyed...but then I don't have the same problems you have with the play. I quite like it.
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I know that no one wants me to shut the board down and frankly I don't want to, but if we're just going to dissolve into a puddle of nothingness, and if the fun has gone out of it, well, what's the bloody point. I have prided myself on the fact that this board is unique in what it does and what it provides, but sometimes it seems that everyone is so busy doing Facebook now that there is no time to have fun here anymore. Which is a shame for those of us who don't see Facebook in that way - it's not a community or a board or fun like this place has been and will hopefully remain. We've gone through this before but I've never quite seen it like this before. So, let's have some discourse about it, shall we?
Well, i have no idea who these DRs spending too much time on Facebook may be, but I can only urge other DRs to bring some friends into the group; I've been successful with DR Ginny and JohnG, both fabulous assets, and I cetainly talk up the site. Perhaps some of the current actors in one of the productions of THE BRAIN might be interested in joining the Loony Bin?
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DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, I have all these except the Maggie Smith one...all have terrific stuff on them. Might I recommend Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER with an hilarious Donald Sinden or ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
I've been wanting to watch ABSOLUTE HELL; I read the play when I was working at Drama Book Shop. I would like to see THE SEAGULL, if it's on the Chekhov set; I like a lot of THE CHERRY ORCHARD but that idiot woman and her "should I/shouldn't I sell the orchard" drives me mad. After two acts I want to slap her silly.
Either the Chekov box or the Judi Dench box have two version of THE CHERRY ORCHARD. One b&W version with Gielgud and Judi playing one of the young women and one with Judi playing "that idiot woman". I've only watched the b&w one so for, which I enjoyed...but then I don't have the same problems you have with the play. I quite like it.
I always forget if she's Ranevskya or Arkadina. The best part of the play for me is the final scene between the young lady and the landowner who's too repressed to propose.
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I think you will find some of our members spend a LOT of time of Facebook, whereas they used to spend a LOT of time with us.
That happens. the site could use some more new blood.
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I can't imagine why anyone would spend very much time at Facebook. Five minutes and I am done.
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Facebook isn't a discussion board. Or at least it doesn't seem like it to me.
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Nice photos, Jane.
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One more.
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PAGE FIVE!
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I personally would much prefer quality over quantity in terms of posts here. :)
With that in mind:
Oy! I had a GFCI outlet snark hunt today at the new house. We are removing the "water feature" from the front yard as it may be contributing to the leak in the mudroom. The guy removing it had to use a jackhammer and the outlet he was using stopped working, but there were no circuits tripped in either of the electrical panels (yes, this house has two). So I decided to go check all the GFCI outlets, and did in fact find one immediately in the kitchen that had tripped, but that didn't fix the problem. I then went into all of the bathrooms (including two whose outlets had stopped working as well), but only found one more in our master bath, as well as one in the spa room downstairs, neither of which was tripped. I was really getting concerned until I noticed right there on the garage wall next to the main panel was a GFCI outlet. It had indeed tripped. I reset it and Voila!, electricity to all the nonworking outlets.
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I guess I am not good enough. :(
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I guess I am not good enough. :(
Lent's almost over, Laura, Lent's almost over. ;D
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How is your back today DR TCB?
It is improving. Thanks for asking.
Good. CONTINUED VIBES!!!
Have you begun using a light at night?
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DVD: BBC collections of Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Chekhov and Coward
Larry, I have all these except the Maggie Smith one...all have terrific stuff on them. Might I recommend Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER with an hilarious Donald Sinden or ABSOLUTE HELL with Judi Dench.
I've been wanting to watch ABSOLUTE HELL; I read the play when I was working at Drama Book Shop. I would like to see THE SEAGULL, if it's on the Chekhov set; I like a lot of THE CHERRY ORCHARD but that idiot woman and her "should I/shouldn't I sell the orchard" drives me mad. After two acts I want to slap her silly.
Either the Chekov box or the Judi Dench box have two version of THE CHERRY ORCHARD. One b&W version with Gielgud and Judi playing one of the young women and one with Judi playing "that idiot woman". I've only watched the b&w one so for, which I enjoyed...but then I don't have the same problems you have with the play. I quite like it.
The young Judi Dench performance is the famous Royal Shakespeare Company production directed by Michel Saint-Denis right at the beginnings of the RSC, maybe the second year of the company. I love Peggy Ashcroft and Dorothy Tutin.
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Thanks TCB.
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I know that several cast members of The Brain From Planet X are very heavily into Facebook, and some others are not at all.
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I personally would much prefer quality over quantity in terms of posts here. :)
With that in mind:
Oy! I had a GFCI outlet snark hunt today at the new house. We are removing the "water feature" from the front yard as it may be contributing to the leak in the mudroom. The guy removing it had to use a jackhammer and the outlet he was using stopped working, but there were no circuits tripped in either of the electrical panels (yes, this house has two). So I decided to go check all the GFCI outlets, and did in fact find one immediately in the kitchen that had tripped, but that didn't fix the problem. I then went into all of the bathrooms (including two whose outlets had stopped working as well), but only found one more in our master bath, as well as one in the spa room downstairs, neither of which was tripped. I was really getting concerned until I noticed right there on the garage wall next to the main panel was a GFCI outlet. It had indeed tripped. I reset it and Voila!, electricity to all the nonworking outlets.
Now, that is a quality post!
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I know that no one wants me to shut the board down and frankly I don't want to, but if we're just going to dissolve into a puddle of nothingness, and if the fun has gone out of it, well, what's the bloody point. I have prided myself on the fact that this board is unique in what it does and what it provides, but sometimes it seems that everyone is so busy doing Facebook now that there is no time to have fun here anymore. Which is a shame for those of us who don't see Facebook in that way - it's not a community or a board or fun like this place has been and will hopefully remain. We've gone through this before but I've never quite seen it like this before. So, let's have some discourse about it, shall we?
BK, everytime you threaten to shut down the board, it makes me want to say "Screw it" and walk away. Yesterday you threatened to shut down the site because it was slow in the middle of the afternoon, and yet we ended with over 200 posts.
It seems to me that it would be a shame to shut down this site, especially now, when you have prodcutions of THE BRAIN popping up around the country and you are a few short months away from publishing your autobiography. I don't know if this site is even mentioned in the book, but I know that once people start reading it, they are going to start Googling your name, and sooner or later will find this site.
Yes, I understand the "screw it" feeling very well. I'm not really threatening anything - I'm a realist and always have been and always will be. I've kept this place going through the good, the bad, and the ugly because I believe in it - not merely for my end of it (the notes) but more for this end of it. But with certain people the staying away almost seems willful and that doesn't really seem sporting. Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I should just shut up and let nature take its course, whichever way the wind blows.
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Oh, dear reader Laura, everyone loves you. You are a leading light here.
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But, for example, your daughter, who used to be one of the GREAT and unique posters here never shows up anymore.
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Yes, I understand the "screw it" feeling very well. I'm not really threatening anything - I'm a realist and always have been and always will be. I've kept this place going through the good, the bad, and the ugly because I believe in it - not merely for my end of it (the notes) but more for this end of it. But with certain people the staying away almost seems willful and that doesn't really seem sporting. Perhaps I'm wrong. Perhaps I should just shut up and let nature take its course, whichever way the wind blows.
Well, I still think that shutting it down now, would be ill-timed.
Besides, I would cry.
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
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I guess I am not good enough. :(
That's how I feel. ;D
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Hello! I'm home....
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Welcome home!
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time. We then got a sandwich and sat at the bar where we learned the only two other people left sitting there had a cousin on the Kansas State team (number 31) and the basketball game was close and good. So we stayed and cheered and someone bought me some mixed drink of some sort. We cheered and cheered and Kansas State won. By the time the game was over I was ready to get some sleep, which I did
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Today I spent the day at the seminar. It was very good actually. It was also fun because most of the people in this group I only know through email and telephone. There was even a judge I only know through phone hearings! So I got to put faces with names and I really enjoyed that.
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I drove home and have just gotten settled in. I just noticed Ohio State lost. I'm waiting for the Northern Iowa game to begin. GO PANTHERS
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Hello! I'm home....
Boy are we glad to see you!
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Bruce I think you should stop calling it willful. I don't even know how you can say that. People may have left for unpleasant reasons but it was not to harm you, it was what they needed to do personally.
Definition of willful:
done deliberately, especially with the intention of harming somebody or in spite of knowing that it will harm somebody.
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Hello! I'm home....
Boy are we glad to see you!
ROTFLOL
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
I see endless stuff at Facebook when I go there to do my very occasional update.
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I think you will find some of our members spend a LOT of time of Facebook, whereas they used to spend a LOT of time with us.
Well, bk, if you happen to notice that "some of our members spend a LOT of time on[sic] Facebook", then that must mean that you spend a lot of time "of" Facebook too. Right? Well... ;)
If you're keeping track of people on Facebook, then, well... ???
Also, with Facebook's ever-changing format and notification system, it can look like some people are more active than they actually are especially if they have activated notifications for some of the "daily" applications like Horoscopes, Quote of the Day, some of the charity apps, etc. You may see "activity", but that doesn't mean that they are active.
Have you considered asking your Muse, Margaret, to post? Or would that be sort of like a conflict of interest? Or just something that is best the way it is?
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
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Today I spent the day at the seminar. It was very good actually. It was also fun because most of the people in this group I only know through email and telephone. There was even a judge I only know through phone hearings! So I got to put faces with names and I really enjoyed that.
:)
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
I see endless stuff at Facebook when I go there to do my very occasional update.
Be sure to check the original date of some of those "Top News" items in your homepage feed. Some of them are days old, maybe even weeks. If someone happens to post another comment somewhere down the line, it can bring that item back to the "top".
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
I see endless stuff at Facebook when I go there to do my very occasional update.
Yes, and you have TONS of friends. Unless you join in on the conversations or look at each person's wall you don't really know how much time each HHW person is spending there.
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I had a call from my banker today. I'm trying to refinance. It's a bit of a hassle when you have a new business. I had to have 2 years of income taxes and show that my income is increasing etc...anyway, it looks like I may qualify for a 15 year at 4.25 percent. I'm at 6 percent on a 30 year right now. My banker said if I qualify AND if the house appraises high enough (that's kind of iffy - but would mean no mtg ins) I will save over 80,000 in interest and will have the house paid off when I'm 64. I'm really hoping this works out. It will mean a slightly higher payment, but not so much that I can't swing it
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OFFER VIBES TO DR JMK~~~~
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I just watched Matthew Broderick on Who Do You Think You Are. Interesting. I hope this show renews interest in geneology
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
I see endless stuff at Facebook when I go there to do my very occasional update.
Be sure to check the original date of some of those "Top News" items in your homepage feed. Some of them are days old, maybe even weeks. If someone happens to post another comment somewhere down the line, it can bring that item back to the "top".
I'll have to pay attention if it brings the comment back to the top if I comment or not. Sometimes it is annoying the way the feed works & I think I've missed a few things because of it.
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
Ah yes, DR Jane and I at the Algonquin!
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I had fun too!
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REFINANCING VIBES FOR DR CILLA!!!
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I don't think what happens at FB affects the postings here. For the most part HHW regular posters share news at both sites. Sometimes news gathered at FB is shared here, so if anything it adds to the posts & at the least is a washout-some there, some here.
Bruce, I rarely see you comment on anyone's page that we share in common, so how can you possibly know what conversations are going on at FB that are taking people away from here?
Personally, most of my conversations there are with people from other interest groups, mostly animal rescue & my Bernese Mountain Dog Friends.
I see endless stuff at Facebook when I go there to do my very occasional update.
BK,
Sometimes people have other things they are doing.
Other times, they may not feel they have anything worthwhile to contribute to the discourse.
Good days and bad days.
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
Ah yes, DR Jane and I at the Algonquin!
:) It was the perfect choice since I had never been there.
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Now, I'm going to watch a couple episodes of MONK.
Later....
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Thanks DR Jane! I'm trying to decide if I need to finish painting the bathroom, finish another basement project and clean out the garage before the appraisal. It would have to happen this weekend. I won't get it all done, but could do most of it
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Well, I better get some munchies before the game starts. I won't be far away
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House selling vibes to JMK
Re-fi vibes to Cilla.
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I think the one thing that may turn off some potential DRs - if they happen to lurk to check things out - are the posts which talk badly about friends, former-friends, co-workers and colleagues. While some of that "sharing" may be "dishy" to us, to someone not familiar with us, it may come across as negative, vengeful, petty and hostile. -Who would want to jump into that fray?
bk - Frankly, the "I'm working with idiots" tone of some of the posts where you talk about the creators of the "long musical" can be off-putting at times. I know you're trying to be "constructive" with them, but to someone who may be lurking and skimming the posts, checking things out, it may come across as "destructive".
Having a glimpse into the creative process is always, for lack of a better word, is a cool thing. But some aspects of the process may be better shared after the fact.
This site is about YOU. We know you. We know your tone. They don't.
-Just my two cents.
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BTW - I love to play cafe world and zoo world on facebook. When I do, I usually have HHW open too and go back and forth and post if I think there is something to say. So just because I'm on facebook doesn't mean I'm not here
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Cilla, call in some help if your going to do all that work in one weekend!!
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COMMENTS ABOUT WORLD FIGURE SKATING CHAMPTIONSHIPS MEN'S LONG PROGRAM
DR MattH (or any other DR who knows).
RE: placements at the World Championships (for figure skating).
How does it work re: how many places you get next year?
I think if you have someone in the top 10 you get 2 places. And if you have a 1st or 2nd place finisher you get 3 places. If you have 2 people in the top 10 do you get 3 places? Thanks.
If you have someone in the top ten, you get two places.
If your top two skaters' placements add up to 13 or less, you get three placements for the next season.
Ah okay now i get it. The Canadian commentators knew that the 2nd Canadian had finished no worse than 11th. That is why they said if Patrick Chan got 1st or 2nd place that we would get 3 places next year. I thought it was only because of Patrick. But according to your formula that makes perfect sense. Thanks.
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Through the magic of the internet - I'm two places at once!
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And as much as I would like to boost the posting total to even higher than Oscar night, I am afraid my back is demanding that I go to bed.
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I usually don't have anything to say. Since so much of the discussion here is television and movies, I have nothing to add.
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I think the one thing that may turn off some potential DRs - if they happen to lurk to check things out - are the posts which talk badly about friends, former-friends, co-workers and colleagues. While some of that "sharing" may be "dishy" to us, to someone not familiar with us, it may come across as negative, vengeful, petty and hostile. -Who would want to jump into that fray?
I'm sure you are right Jose, especially the ones about former DR's.
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bk - Have you asked the creators of the long musical to come on (the) board?
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G'night!
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And as much as I would like to boost the posting total to even higher than Oscar night, I am afraid my back is demanding that I go to bed.
Sometimes I don't listen to my body & stay longer at the computer than I should, go rest.
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Cilla, call in some help if your going to do all that work in one weekend!!
Nah, cleaning the garage really just means moving things around and sweeping it out so it looks bigger. The project in the basement will probably take me about an hour and the bathroom.....well I may scrub the rest of the wallpaper backing off the wall. Then it will be ready to paint and won't look too bad the way it is.
I know that appraisers say you don't have to have all the little things done, but it can't hurt
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And as much as I would like to boost the posting total to even higher than Oscar night, I am afraid my back is demanding that I go to bed.
~~~~PEACEFUL SLEEP AND PAIN-FREE BACK VIBES TO DR TCB~~~~~
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I don't have much to add to the TOD most of the time, but that doesn't seem to stop me from posting. I'm just not sure anyone is really interested in most of what I say, lol
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Cilla, call in some help if your going to do all that work in one weekend!!
Nah, cleaning the garage really just means moving things around and sweeping it out so it looks bigger. The project in the basement will probably take me about an hour and the bathroom.....well I may scrub the rest of the wallpaper backing off the wall. Then it will be ready to paint and won't look too bad the way it is.
I know that appraisers say you don't have to have all the little things done, but it can't hurt
I agree, it can't hurt.
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And if it's Friday night, it must be laundry night... ::)
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The Judi Dench Box.
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Well i spend about 5 minutes a week on Facebook.
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DR CILLA LIZ I also enjoyed Matthew Broderick on WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Last week's episode with Lisa Kudrow was also very good.
I am using my new SONY VAIO with wireless keyboard and mouse and it is most interesting.
And soon it will be time for THE SOUP.
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It is going to take awhile to get used to this thing.
I am not sure I am ready for the change over....quite yet.....next week, when I have time to play will tell the tale.
A tale told by an idiot.
And now switching back to CISNET.
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I also prefer quality over quantity re: posts.
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I just watched Matthew Broderick on Who Do You Think You Are. Interesting. I hope this show renews interest in geneology
I've been watching that series, too, DR Cillaliz, and I love the attention to libraries and research. I laughed, though, when Sarah Jessica Parker showed up at one of the research centers and they'd done all the research for her - NOT! And, the great discoveries that are made in an hour can take grassroots folks like my sister years and years. But it is fun.
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I think I am going to watch the ladies short program figure skating.
My lower back has been acting up a bit. I'm not really sure what to do. It doesn't hurt when i walk. But hurts often when i sit. It doesn't help that i have to hold my 18lb niece so much. But it's impossible to watch her without lifting her at all.
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DR Jose you are lucky it is only 40s in NYC. Here it was -10C with -16C windchill. Yuck. We've been having 50Fs. I guess we got spoiled.
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Well, I'm not going to apologize for the amount of time I spend on Facebook, because it's a pretty vital communications tool in my family these days. Plus, I'm trying to sell some Vera Bradley items and need to be "present." Usually, I have tabs open for both HHW and FB, plus Twitter.
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I virtually never check in on FB, much to the chagrin of many of my friends, who "live" there. :)
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I had a call from my banker today. I'm trying to refinance. It's a bit of a hassle when you have a new business. I had to have 2 years of income taxes and show that my income is increasing etc...anyway, it looks like I may qualify for a 15 year at 4.25 percent. I'm at 6 percent on a 30 year right now. My banker said if I qualify AND if the house appraises high enough (that's kind of iffy - but would mean no mtg ins) I will save over 80,000 in interest and will have the house paid off when I'm 64. I'm really hoping this works out. It will mean a slightly higher payment, but not so much that I can't swing it
~~~Refinance Vibes for DR Cillaliz!!~~~
When I originally bought my condo, I got a 30 year loan at 6.875%. About two years ago, I was able to refinance with a 15 year at 5.0%. I figure that I'm going to save about $150,000 (unless I calculated incorrectly) and it'll be paid off about 11 years before I retire instead of 5 years after I retire. :)
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I just watched Matthew Broderick on Who Do You Think You Are. Interesting. I hope this show renews interest in geneology
I've been watching that series, too, DR Cillaliz, and I love the attention to libraries and research. I laughed, though, when Sarah Jessica Parker showed up at one of the research centers and they'd done all the research for her - NOT! And, the great discoveries that are made in an hour can take grassroots folks like my sister years and years. But it is fun.
I spent over two weeks all day every day at the Momon library in Mesa, AZ one year. I spun my wheels a lot, but found out a lot about our family. On the other hand if a tv show producer wants to pay me to do the research for someone else, I'll have it done when they get to the library!
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I had a call from my banker today. I'm trying to refinance. It's a bit of a hassle when you have a new business. I had to have 2 years of income taxes and show that my income is increasing etc...anyway, it looks like I may qualify for a 15 year at 4.25 percent. I'm at 6 percent on a 30 year right now. My banker said if I qualify AND if the house appraises high enough (that's kind of iffy - but would mean no mtg ins) I will save over 80,000 in interest and will have the house paid off when I'm 64. I'm really hoping this works out. It will mean a slightly higher payment, but not so much that I can't swing it
~~~Refinance Vibes for DR Cillaliz!!~~~
When I originally bought my condo, I got a 30 year loan at 6.875%. About two years ago, I was able to refinance with a 15 year at 5.0%. I figure that I'm going to save about $150,000 (unless I calculated incorrectly) and it'll be paid off about 11 years before I retire instead of 5 years after I retire. :)
Thanks George and everyone for the vibes. Sounds like you got a great deal. I'm hoping for the same!
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The Judi Dench Box.
DR JRand59, you never did answer my question the other night about what production of LES CONTES D'HOFFMANN you were watching.
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BTW - I love to play cafe world and zoo world on facebook. When I do, I usually have HHW open too and go back and forth and post if I think there is something to say. So just because I'm on facebook doesn't mean I'm not here
Anytime I'm on my computer (at home or at work), I'm ALWAYS on HHW. :D
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I had a call from my banker today. I'm trying to refinance. It's a bit of a hassle when you have a new business. I had to have 2 years of income taxes and show that my income is increasing etc...anyway, it looks like I may qualify for a 15 year at 4.25 percent. I'm at 6 percent on a 30 year right now. My banker said if I qualify AND if the house appraises high enough (that's kind of iffy - but would mean no mtg ins) I will save over 80,000 in interest and will have the house paid off when I'm 64. I'm really hoping this works out. It will mean a slightly higher payment, but not so much that I can't swing it
~~~Refinance Vibes for DR Cillaliz!!~~~
When I originally bought my condo, I got a 30 year loan at 6.875%. About two years ago, I was able to refinance with a 15 year at 5.0%. I figure that I'm going to save about $150,000 (unless I calculated incorrectly) and it'll be paid off about 11 years before I retire instead of 5 years after I retire. :)
Thanks George and everyone for the vibes. Sounds like you got a great deal. I'm hoping for the same!
4.25% sounds like a GREAT deal! A co-worker of mine told me that about 12 or 15 years ago, she and her then-husband were buying a place (new to them) and they got was was then a good interest rate...12%!!
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I finally gave in late this afternoon and called the doctor's office for an appointment to see about the sore throat I've had all week. I think it's sinus/allergy related, but I'm pretty uncomfortable and hesitant to take OTC meds with blood thinners. My appointment in the morning is with the new nurse practitioner in the office.
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VIBES TO GINNY~~~~~~~~~~
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I just watched Matthew Broderick on Who Do You Think You Are. Interesting. I hope this show renews interest in geneology
I've set my DVR to record this while I'm watching some other shows that need to be watched and deleted. I saw some commercials for last week's episode but didn't watch it.
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It looks like this is going to be a good basketball game!
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Thanks, DR Cillaliz - I think tonight's remedy will be chocolate almond ice cream.
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And as much as I would like to boost the posting total to even higher than Oscar night, I am afraid my back is demanding that I go to bed.
~~~Continued Back-Pain-Be-Gone Vibes for DR TCB!!~~~
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Oh, ice cream is great medicine!
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Oh, ice cream is great medicine!
And I'm OD-ing right now!
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But what a way to go, DR Ginny!
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I remember ice cream.
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You can turn off that email thing, I think, BK.
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Very interesting reading some of these posts. Jane, for example, cites negative posts about former dear readers. I presume that is directed my way. But apparently it is somehow okay for those former dear readers to send private e-mails saying the most specious things about me - apparently that's okay. Not. Not to this boy. And please don't tell me they haven't because I will then have to print each and every e-mail that has been sent to me proving they have. I've got 'em all. Think I'm making it up?
Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
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Yes, I get constant e-mails about what is going on over at Facebook. I don't know how to turn them off, and frankly some of the e-mails have questions in them that I would never be aware of, since I don't really visit more than three times a week, except on odd occasions. One need only look at the frequency of my updates to know that.
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I don't want anyone I know in real life on this board. Just the ones I've met because of this board.
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I don't have much to add to the TOD most of the time, but that doesn't seem to stop me from posting. I'm just not sure anyone is really interested in most of what I say, lol
I feel the same way most of the time. I post about the things that interest me. Often, they don't seem to interest anyone else. And that's OK. I figure I'll do it until bk tells me to stop.
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Page Eight Dance!!!
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MattH, can't speak for anyone else, but I enjoy all your posts.
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Very interesting reading some of these posts. Jane, for example, cites negative posts about former dear readers. I presume that is directed my way. But apparently it is somehow okay for those former dear readers to send private e-mails saying the most specious things about me - apparently that's okay. Not. Not to this boy. And please don't tell me they haven't because I will then have to print each and every e-mail that has been sent to me proving they have. I've got 'em all. Think I'm making it up?
Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
I'm talking about what you just did, all these negative comments that lurkers will not appreciate.
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And that goes for everyone else's posts - enjoy 'em all.
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Back vibes for DR Jennifer!!
Throat, etc. vibes for DR Ginny!!
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Very interesting reading some of these posts. Jane, for example, cites negative posts about former dear readers. I presume that is directed my way. But apparently it is somehow okay for those former dear readers to send private e-mails saying the most specious things about me - apparently that's okay. Not. Not to this boy. And please don't tell me they haven't because I will then have to print each and every e-mail that has been sent to me proving they have. I've got 'em all. Think I'm making it up?
Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
I'm talking about what you just did, all these negative comments that lurkers will not appreciate.
And I'm talking about what you just did :) You made a post in my direction. Did you want me to ignore it or not respond? And I don't care about lurkers. Lurkers come, lurkers go, like Grand Hotel.
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I don't have a Facebook account and don't plan to get one. I barely have enough time now to visit the sites I go to now. I couldn't possibly add another one.
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But it's good to clear the air every now and then. It's healthy.
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I am moving books around. Again. Oy.
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When I went back down, I watched a couple more CLOSER episodes. One of that was that grandly emotional and nerve-wracking episode when Sanchez's brother gets killed. Raymond Cruz really had a standout performance in that outing, and it brings me to tears every time I watch it. I mean, the whole episode makes me cry, not just the very emotional ending.
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I'm off for the night. Keith is waiting to watch THE LEGEND OF THE SEEKER & LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD.
My shoulder is also, as it does most nights, telling me I have also typed too much.
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Yes, I get constant e-mails about what is going on over at Facebook. I don't know how to turn them off, and frankly some of the e-mails have questions in them that I would never be aware of, since I don't really visit more than three times a week, except on odd occasions. One need only look at the frequency of my updates to know that.
Account -> Account Settings -> Notifications
-The Click or Un-Click away!
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Very interesting reading some of these posts. Jane, for example, cites negative posts about former dear readers. I presume that is directed my way. But apparently it is somehow okay for those former dear readers to send private e-mails saying the most specious things about me - apparently that's okay. Not. Not to this boy. And please don't tell me they haven't because I will then have to print each and every e-mail that has been sent to me proving they have. I've got 'em all. Think I'm making it up?
Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
I'm talking about what you just did, all these negative comments that lurkers will not appreciate.
And I'm talking about what you just did :) You made a post in my direction. Did you want me to ignore it or not respond? And I don't care about lurkers. Lurkers come, lurkers go, like Grand Hotel.
But a lurker could be a potential new DR.
...And the cycle continues. ::)
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Very interesting reading some of these posts. Jane, for example, cites negative posts about former dear readers. I presume that is directed my way. But apparently it is somehow okay for those former dear readers to send private e-mails saying the most specious things about me - apparently that's okay. Not. Not to this boy. And please don't tell me they haven't because I will then have to print each and every e-mail that has been sent to me proving they have. I've got 'em all. Think I'm making it up?
Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
I'm talking about what you just did, all these negative comments that lurkers will not appreciate.
And I'm talking about what you just did :) You made a post in my direction. Did you want me to ignore it or not respond? And I don't care about lurkers. Lurkers come, lurkers go, like Grand Hotel.
You didn't get my point, sometimes lurkers do stay. Your response was exactly what I think was suggesting not to do.
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Then I put in Disney's animated ALICE IN WONDERLAND. I heard that DIsney is bringing out another edition of this film (just on DVD, however; not on Blu-ray. Very stupid of them not to go ahead and do Blu-ray with it). I hadn't watched it in awhile, so I watched it.
Kathryn Beaumont is charming as Alice, but I wonder if Disney even considered the very young Julie Andrews at the time (she would have been around 13 or so). She was already making a name for herself in England when they recorded the audio tracks for ALICE, and she certainly would have sung the songs a BILLION times better than Kathryn's quavery, occasionally off-pitch but earnest renditions of the tunes. I had never even thought about that until rewatching the movie tonight.
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I got your point, all right. I don't think you got mine, but that's okay.
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I concluded my evening with last night's SUPERNATURAL. It was an emotional episode as well. Castiel wasn't present in this episode, so it doesn't rank as a favorite, but I enjoyed it nevertheless.
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At least we've generated some posts with feeling. And that, to me, is a good thing. In other words, don't direct all this at ME, as if it were all somehow my fault. Really :) But, you know what, I will not be making any more posts about the long musical, nor its creators, nor will I make any posts about the staged reading. That seems to me the easiest thing to do, since those posts seem to bother certain people or our lurkers. Certainly the one thing I will NOT do is not tell the truth or speak my feelings. So, the best decision is to say nothing, I think.
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Half time UNI 29 Mich State 20..... Go Shrek!
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
Ah yes, DR Jane and I at the Algonquin!
I want to go drinking at the Algonquin!
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I don't drink and I may go drinking after this barrage of personal stuff coming in my direction :)
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Oh, ice cream is great medicine!
We just went out for gelato, even though it's kind of cold for it...
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On the other hand, we haven't had ten users here since the Oscars. So, good on that :)
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Oh, ice cream is great medicine!
We just went out for gelato, even though it's kind of cold for it...
I don't eat gelato but I may go eat some gelato after this barrage of personal stuff coming in my direction. :)
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Just finished Saint Joan with Jean Seberg. I wonder if she ate gelato.
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I would say cranberries, but I'm thinking raspberries would be more in keeping with today's vibe. :)
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Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
Well... What about the people you cast in the reading of the long musical? And hired for the demos? If those people read some of your "venting", do you think that would make them want to be a part of project that has seemingly caused you so much frustration? Be a part of this board?
I'm not saying that we all have to start censoring ourselves, but since you were asking/looking for potential reasons for a drop in the number of postings, well....
And don't forget:
-Work - Where some DRs are not allowed to post from 9:00-5:00 or 8:00-4:00, etc.
-Doctor's appointments
-Baby-Sitting
-Parent-Sitting
-Pet-Sitting
-Legal Issues
-Job Hunting
-Lack of a house
-Limited internet access
-No laptop
-No iPhone, Blackberry, Smart Phone, etc.
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
Ah yes, DR Jane and I at the Algonquin!
I want to go drinking at the Algonquin!
Me, too, DR Edi. Blood thinners, be damned!
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At least we've generated some posts with feeling. And that, to me, is a good thing. In other words, don't direct all this at ME, as if it were all somehow my fault. Really :) But, you know what, I will not be making any more posts about the long musical, nor its creators, nor will I make any posts about the staged reading. That seems to me the easiest thing to do, since those posts seem to bother certain people or our lurkers. Certainly the one thing I will NOT do is not tell the truth or speak my feelings. So, the best decision is to say nothing, I think.
Just save it all for your next book - or maybe the one or two after that: "The Making of The Long Musical".
;)
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Oh, ice cream is great medicine!
We just went out for gelato, even though it's kind of cold for it...
It's never too cold for gelato. Never.
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Jose cites posts about the creators of the long musical. That is me occasionally venting, and since they are unknown to people on this board, exactly who does it hurt? Everyone vents including, I hate to say it, Jose. And believe me, you don't want the creators of the long musical on this board, oh, no, you don't want them on this board.
Well... What about the people you cast in the reading of the long musical? And hired for the demos? If those people read some of your "venting", do you think that would make them want to be a part of project that has seemingly caused you so much frustration? Be a part of this board?
I'm not saying that we all have to start censoring ourselves, but since you were asking/looking for potential reasons for a drop in the number of postings, well....
And don't forget:
-Work - Where some DRs are not allowed to post from 9:00-5:00 or 8:00-4:00, etc.
-Doctor's appointments
-Baby-Sitting
-Parent-Sitting
-Pet-Sitting
-Legal Issues
-Job Hunting
-Lack of a house
-Limited internet access
-No laptop
-No iPhone, Blackberry, Smart Phone, etc.
I don't think I've spoken ill of any cast member of this show. I may have said they weren't right for a role, but that would be the worst of it, I think. I have curbed doing that long ago. Not in the notes, not on the board. The process of this show has been frustrating - it's been a year and I have stuck with it and helped to make it a much better show. The creators of the show do not visit this site. The actors in the show do not visit this site. However, I have said NOTHING on this site about this show that I have not said in MUCH stronger ways to the creators of the show. But fear not, no more posts about the long musical. Ever.
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I usually don't have anything to say. Since so much of the discussion here is television and movies, I have nothing to add.
And that's okay, too!
;)
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Tomorrow a group of us from church are going hiking. Wae-Ling is so excited about going.
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Of course, there are people who enjoy those posts, but we can't have it all ways from Tuesday, can we?
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I intended to post after the cocktail party last night, but ended up having more wine than I've had in a long time.
Cilla I do want to go out drinking with you again. I had such a good time that night.
Ah yes, DR Jane and I at the Algonquin!
I want to go drinking at the Algonquin!
Me, too, DR Edi. Blood thinners, be damned!
I wanna go too, liver be damned!
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I don't think I've spoken ill of any cast member of this show. I may have said they weren't right for a role, but that would be the worst of it, I think. I have curbed doing that long ago. Not in the notes, not on the board. The process of this show has been frustrating - it's been a year and I have stuck with it and helped to make it a much better show. The creators of the show do not visit this site. The actors in the show do not visit this site. However, I have said NOTHING on this site about this show that I have not said in MUCH stronger ways to the creators of the show. But fear not, no more posts about the long musical. Ever.
Well... Maybe just one more post about the long musical... It's not Wednesday, but...
Just why are you sticking with it? I know that they approached you about coming on board as a mentor/director, so there must be something that's keeping you on board? Is it the subject matter? Are there some songs, melodies in the score that really caught your ear? And/or do you see a good commercial future for the project? Or it simply that you like, that you want to help them?
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I popped over to the Universal Sports website and watched Olympic gold medalist Kim Yu-Na skate one of the most pitiful short programs ever for a defending world champion. Sloppy, sloppy, sloppy. She was given VERY generous marks, I think, to end up where she did.
Of course, if she skates a brilliant long program, she could still win, especially if the others wilt. Stephane Lambiel came from that far back to win a competition once, so it is possible especially for a skater who's a judges' darling like she is.
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Now I think it's time for me to head downstairs to bed. I'm going to start working on my taxes tomorrow morning after my walk, so I REALLY need to get some rest for that ordeal.
Good night!
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I don't think I've spoken ill of any cast member of this show. I may have said they weren't right for a role, but that would be the worst of it, I think. I have curbed doing that long ago. Not in the notes, not on the board. The process of this show has been frustrating - it's been a year and I have stuck with it and helped to make it a much better show. The creators of the show do not visit this site. The actors in the show do not visit this site. However, I have said NOTHING on this site about this show that I have not said in MUCH stronger ways to the creators of the show. But fear not, no more posts about the long musical. Ever.
Well... Maybe just one more post about the long musical... It's not Wednesday, but...
Just why are you sticking with it? I know that they approached you about coming on board as a mentor/director, so there must be something that's keeping you on board? Is it the subject matter? Are there some songs, melodies in the score that really caught your ear? And/or do you see a good commercial future for the project? Or it simply that you like, that you want to help them?
If you're really interested the answer is simple - yes, I think there's an interesting show here. I don't think the creators even knew what the show was about when I came on board. I have spent a solid year getting the co-authors to try and understand what the show is really about - right from the title to the characters to the way a book functions in a musical. Have I been successful? Well, the show now at least has a point and a through line and clarity that it never ever had. No, it's not all there yet, but it's in sight, I'd say. The score has some wonderful things in it, none of which were wonderful before the composer and lyricist began working with me. It's about focus, what works, throwing this out and replacing it with that, etc. So, after a year, yes, the tunes are good, the lyrics are much better than they were (I am very tough on both and they've been great about pushing themselves harder than they've ever done before and they will tell you that). I believe I've been very specific in my frustrations, which have to do with egos, bluster, yelling, drama, all of which are unnecessary but which have plagued this project since day one. That's the story and that's why I've stuck with it through this reading. And it's a show that will be really fun to direct a full production of, because it can be very visual.
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I hope the long musical eventually comes together very successfully, BK. :)
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bk - Thank you for explaining the "motivation" behind your "frustration". It's nice to hear the "good" that goes with the "not so good".
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And then there are those of us who try to avoid all (or at least, most) confrontation. 8)
;)
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And on that note (C#), it's time for me to go home. I've got me some TV watching to do and I also need to work on my lines for tomorrow's rehearsal. I think I have three. But I sing a lot more, so I guess I should look over the music, as well. ;D
Until later!
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DR GINNY you watch your phraseology!
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Go panthers....it's all tied up......
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I enjoy reading about The Long Musical....but there you are.
I enjoy many more posts here than I don't enjoy.
I also post at Facebook - and less frequently at a couple of other boards and blogs....but this is where I make more posts than anywhere. Here I am not plagued by Farm Animals and Heart Requests and Zoo Animals and "friends" of friends that I may know.
Nothing stays the same. The board has changed - I guess I have been here more than five years - but it is still a very nice place to be. Lots of nice people....although they ebb and flow.
But if we lose someone, another person usually comes along to take the empty seat....and sometimes people do come back.
As far as I am concerned MR BK can say anything he pleases on any subject he chooses. He pays the bills, and he has given us pretty free reign over his domain.
This is kind of like Lonesome Rhodes Cracker Barrel where a group of people sit around all day and talk about what's on their minds - be it the state of the world or the state of show business.
I have learned many things here, many more things than I have taught, I am sure....I'll probably hang around until somebody turns out the lights - but then that's the way it is.
Cisnet OR Vaio.
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But first I have to go to bed because tomorrow is a work day!
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DR JRand - Or Mac. Mac. ;)
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Big 10 has their hands full in the NCAA tournament tonight. Ohio State is out, Purdue is struggling, Michigan State leading by a hair.
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I'm cheering for UNI.....
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JRand, you can hide Farmville and all the rest
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Well, UNI lost, but they played a heck of a game.
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I'm sorry your team lost, Cillaliz.
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OK... Time for to bed get ready.
Goodnight.
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I don't feel bad about it. They aren't really MY TEAM. I was just cheering for them. UNI has always sort of been considered the ugly step sister of the state universities in Iowa. Iowa and Iowa State sort of look down on them.It's just the way it is. I think part of it is that UNI is smaller, but whatever the reason, this year UNI made it to the sweet 16 and neither Iowa or Iowa State even made the NCAA. They were really underdogs the whole time and I loved seeing them win.
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Me, too. I've got some hiking to do in the morning.
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There was an article in the paper here today that said just making it this far will increase enrollment at UNI - at least that's been the experience of other smaller Cinderella type teams. UNI really needs it. They are cutting the budgets of all three state schools across the board. The problem is Iowa and Iowa State get lots and lots of research money. UNI, not so much - so the cuts will really hurt them. Hopefully this can give them a big enough bump in enrollment to help out a little
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Me three. I've had a very long day. I tried to convince myself I felt fine this morning, but I didn't. I've got a lot to do tomorrow both at home and at the office and tomorrow night is the screening of the film festival and I have to stick around after we show all the films and count ballots as fast as possible for the audience choice. It will be fun, but I need some sleep
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Has anyone seen this article? There was a whole radio show on it Friday
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36009723/ns/business-retail/?GT1=43001
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I can't watch any more movie tonight, especially the one I'm currently watching, a film so bad that it never received a theatrical release and went directly to TV.
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I may or may not do what I did last night - post the notes early and get to bed. She of the Evil Eye is coming tomorrow.