Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on October 27, 2014, 12:12:29 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had the craziest notes, and now it is time for you to post until the craziest cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: ANTIMETABOLE!
Smoke on your pipe and put that in.
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Morning all.
That is all.
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It's 5:30 a.m. in NYC and I am awake and on the net.
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Or is it 5:50 a.m.? Which feels much less early than 5:30 somnehow.
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So glad for a happy resolution to the vixfamily's dryer situation!
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Catching up on the past week.
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Condolences to Cilla on the loss of your friend.
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Monday morning greetings! I woke up way earlier than I'd like - oh, well.
Thanks to DRs Cillaliz and George for last night's congrats for DN Lauren and her husband!
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Good morning, all! It was another one of those getting to bed early nights because i had to be up early and i could not get to sleep! When the alarm rang at 6:00, I was not happy.
So, I'm up, and I will shortly leave for City Center for the Encores! Gala orchestra rehearsal. I look forward to seeing Rob Berman, whom I've not seen since late August when he left for San Diego's Old Globe, and I have a book to deliver to Joshie. I will do some banking before I get home, and that's my day. I have to cover my Con Ed bill, and that will leave me, maybe, $40 till next Monday. Poverty really sucks.
DR George, you do realize that comment last night about no flu shot and never getting the flu are tempting fate? You are not getting younger; get the shot.
DR Ginny, I hope Goforth is a surnamr, and not the baby's proposed name.
And excelsior
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Rest easy, DR Elmore, Goforth is, indeed, a surname.
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good morning to all
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DR Vixmom I'm glad you got your dryer problems solved. What you described (leaving it on while away and then coming home to a bad smell) is why I never leave mine on when I'm not home. You just never know what could happen while you are gone.
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It's 5:30 a.m. in NYC and I am awake and on the net.
5:40 a.m. here (PDT), and here I am.
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tod
repulsion (On tv)
Cul-De-Sac (On tv)
Le bal des vampires (Fearless Vampire Killers) Went to the movie thinking I was English version. The Poster outside the cinema was the English version*)
Rosemary's Baby
The Tenant (Love to see this again)
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Chinatown (Tried to watch it again, but knowing where it goes make it to difficult to watch it the whole way through)
Tess (Beautiful cinematography, sets and costumes but don't remember anything else about the movie)
The Pianist (subject matter is too difficult for me to watch
* This happened once more in a different way. I wanted to see Tidal Wave an American version with Lorne Green of a Japanese disaster film. Going in I knew it was going to be the French dubbed version. The Poster was outside the theater was Tidal Wave. But I actually saw was the actual Japanese disaster film The Submergence of Japan before the editing. No Lorne Green and (I looked this up) 61 minutes longer. I was into special effects movies at that age but it took forever to get to the climax.
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Good morning, all.
A decent sleep -- a quite good one, actually, let's not mince words about it -- and no dreams that I remember. No, there was one, something relatively harmless. But my turn for the crazy ones was a couple of nights ago, so I got a reprieve.
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ROSEMARY'S BABY would have to be my first ever Polanski film, though I think I didn't see it until it had been playing for a while. I'd read the book first, and thought it the most gripping thing I'd read up to that time, and of course the movie was thrilling.
BK's list makes sense to me. I'd add KNIFE IN THE WATER to the great early ones, most of which I saw a few times each at the L.A. revival houses.
If THE TENANT isn't the creepiest film ever, I don't know what is. I went to it several times at the Mann Westwood, and it hit just at a time when I was desirous of getting out of the apartment I'd been in for a few years and moving to a nicer place in a more lively neighborhood, so I let that one run away with my impressionability.
I need to get the Blu-ray of THE GHOST WRITER and really sit down with it. I unfortunately utterly failed to get to the theater to see it, in spite of all good reports. There was a rave review of it in The New Yorker, in which the reviewer took the pains to detail exactly why it is great, and that we aren't likely to see its equal again.
As for THE NINTH GATE, which I watched and loved the other night: When I first saw it, I pooh-poohed the handling of the book thing as totally ludicrous, and I agree the ending is way out there. Then at some point I read someone's take on why Polanski would have the Depp character handling the book that way, and I totally forget the gist of it now but it made sense to me at the time, so when I watched it this time I just let that go completely and went with the movie. And loved it. As for the rest...well, it's a supernatural story, so I kind of let that go, too.
To this day I haven't ever seen FEARLESS VAMPIRE KILLERS all the way through, so I'll take it out and do that, maybe this week.
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TOD:
1st - ROSEMARY'S BABY
Favorite - CHINATOWN
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TOD:
The Fearless Vampire Killers was on a triple bill with a couple of Man From Uncle tv shows that had been re-edited as movies....it was on last.....but once it started, we were laughing, so we stayed to see the whole thing.....most entertaining.....
And of course Rosemary's Baby which was on a double bill with The Odd Couple.......
Earlier that year....at the same drive-in....we had seen a double bill of UP THE DOWN STAIRCASE and BONNIE & CLYDE.
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Congrats on Baby Goforth.....May is lovely birth month.....they say.
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My brother who turned 65 last August - he is one year and two weeks older than I am - has been trying to figure out the best time to retire from his factory job and start collecting his Social Security and pension, etc. He figured he would work until age 67.
Friday afternoon, he was called into "the office" and told his job was being eliminated and that was his last day.....
So he has retired! He has applied for SS, Unemployment, and his pension. He has six weeks of severance pay.....
I am very glad that he can now do some things that he had been planning to do. Now there are TWO of EIGHT on Social Security/Pension.....the other six can't be far behind.
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I finally got the avatar that I wanted to post on my Birthday.....so this is the newer and more improved JRAND64......including a new quote.
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Good morning, all.
Nice avatar, JRand.
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TOD:
1st: Probably the edited-for-television version of Chinatown, which made little or no sense.
Favorites:
Chinatown
Knife in the Water
Disliked:
Oliver Twist
Carnage
Fearless Vampire Killers
I need to watch Rosemary's Baby and Repulsion again.
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Had a three-day weekend during which I slept a great deal. In the wee hours of Sunday morning, I kept waking up thinking I was going to be late for work...which, of course, wasn't for more than 24 hours away.
Today, I feel odd. My stomach is a bit queasy.
I do hope I'm not coming down with something (if I haven't already come down with it).
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I too think GHOST WRITER is one of Polanski's best films. I was totally unaware of it in the theatres, caught up with it on Netflix and loved it. I always love a good mystery and I really enjoyed the push/pull of the did he or didn't he do it in this film. The ending completely floored me. I have recommended this film to several people and they all enjoyed watching it.
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TOD:
1st - ROSEMARY'S BABY
Favorite - CHINATOWN
Ditto and ditto. I think I saw "The Fearless Vampire Killers" (I know my sister has), but I don't remember when it might've been. I do have the Austrian cast recording (http://castalbums.org/recordings/Tanz-Der-Vampire-1997-Vienna-Cast/3536/) of the musical version.
;)
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The Encores! Gala will be quite good tonight. Excellent band and conductor to boot!
And I am home.
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TOD:I think that the one and only Polanksi film I have seen is Rosemary's Baby, which I thought was fantastic.
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I like your avatar very much, DR Jrand64.
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TWO!
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Your ability to count to two on a recurring basis absolutely astounds me, slickpaw!
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I know, DR Ron Pulliam!
My mother is so proud.
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So very, very proud.
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I'm up, I'm up. Ten hours of sleep and here I am, having missed the morning.
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I finally got the avatar that I wanted to post on my Birthday.....so this is the newer and more improved JRAND64......including a new quote.
Very nice, Jrand!
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My brother who turned 65 last August - he is one year and two weeks older than I am - has been trying to figure out the best time to retire from his factory job and start collecting his Social Security and pension, etc. He figured he would work until age 67.
Friday afternoon, he was called into "the office" and told his job was being eliminated and that was his last day.....
So he has retired! He has applied for SS, Unemployment, and his pension. He has six weeks of severance pay.....
I am very glad that he can now do some things that he had been planning to do. Now there are TWO of EIGHT on Social Security/Pension.....the other six can't be far behind.
It's a good thing that he was so close to retiring anyway. A couple of friends (former co-workers) both had their positions eliminated (separately, but both on the last working day of the month...with NO notice), and neither were anywhere near retirement age. :-\
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I know, DR Ron Pulliam!
My mother is so proud.
As are many of us.
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So very, very proud.
Many, many of us!
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The cast and crew of "Sunset Boulevard"
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Cast-CrewofSunsetBoulevard.jpg)
Discuss amongst yourselves....
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What a wonderful photograph. Apparently I can only discuss it among myself since there's no one here.
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How can it be one o'clock already. Rehearsal in just two hours.
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The cast and crew of "Sunset Boulevard"
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Cast-CrewofSunsetBoulevard.jpg)
Discuss amongst yourselves....
Love the sunglasses on the woman in front.
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Sunglasses woman is the legendary Edith Head.
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I like your avatar very much, DR Jrand64.
Ditto!
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Page two? Really?
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Good afternoon. It was a very nice morning here.
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I think bk would like you to post about it in excruciating detail, DR Laura. :)
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The photo that DR Ron Pulliam posted is lovely.
But are they ready for their close-up, one ponders?
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Who is holding up Anna Q.Nilsson? I thought she was in a wheelchair?
I think it looks like an HHW reunion. I am in the very back row on the left....wearing my good hat.
DR SINGDAW is in the very middle of the picture wearing his nice suit.
And DR ELMORE is on the steps on the left just at the curve of the banister trying to draw attention to himself by making a funny face.
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MR BK is in the front row, bottom right.
Some of those people look like they were added in later.
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You can have your photo turned into a drawing by DaVinci here:
http://www.starz.com/originals/davincisdemons/extras/yourportraitbydavinci
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The photo that DR Ron Pulliam posted is lovely.
But are they ready for their close-up, one ponders?
Ponder not! Mr. DeMille is present!
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It's moving in on 2:30 p.m. here on the Left Coast.
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Is anyone just a tad bit annoyed at the extended daylight savings time? It should have ended week before last. Here we are slogging through until this next weekend.
Oy.
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It goes against my nature to crawl out of bed in pitch black and begin my daily ablutions.
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Banjo & Miss Preen as rendered by Leonardo da Vinci.
(https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10155665_10205222998199702_6790119779567755669_n.jpg?oh=84c28ed551b4aaa45e06f1335a42d631&oe=54EE6A1A)
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Is anyone else tracking the World Series?
I watched part of it Saturday night...when the score was tied 4-4...and then saw the Giants' bats light up and raised the score to 7-4. It was a thrill.
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Of course, if one is a Kansas City fan, it was a pain in the byoo-tocks.
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One more post before page turn.
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Page 3
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One day, singdaw will be able to put up a third finger and he can announce this page's turn.
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Why do I get the feeling he's showing me one of his fingers right this very second?
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Sunglasses woman is the legendary Edith Head.
Thank you. I knew she looked familiar.
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I believe Daylight Savings Time used to end in September. I hate it lasting this long.
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I don't follow the World Series. I am not a football fan.
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I hope the Vixter now understands why you shouldn't leave the dryer running when you aren't home. I too used to ignore that important bit of advice until I kept reading about houses burning down due to a dryer left on.
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From DR Laura:
I need to replace my dishwasher. But the kids bought it for me several years ago with their first paychecks.
This is soooo sweet.
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Nice avatar DR JRand!
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Sunglasses woman is the legendary Edith Head.
Thanks.
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Is anyone else tracking the World Series?
I watched part of it Saturday night...when the score was tied 4-4...and then saw the Giants' bats light up and raised the score to 7-4. It was a thrill.
I am kind of tracking it. I hadn't read the final score for last night yet, so thanks for letting me know.
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Why do I get the feeling he's showing me one of his fingers right this very second?
I will leave it to you to ponder which one.
:)
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We had a very exciting morning here, going out to buy two new toilets for our apartment.
But to allay any suspense, a professional plumber will be doing the installing.
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Banjo & Miss Preen as rendered by Leonardo da Vinci.
(https://scontent-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10155665_10205222998199702_6790119779567755669_n.jpg?oh=84c28ed551b4aaa45e06f1335a42d631&oe=54EE6A1A)
Very nice, Jrand! Here's my da Vinci image:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/avatar_20_1373839642_10_27_2014_09574210pmportrait_share_zpsfdfdd455.jpg)
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They are both very nice.
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Thank you DR JANE.
Nice DR GEORGE.....
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Usually I crop the logo at the bottom.....
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Thank you DR JANE.
Nice DR GEORGE.....
Usually I crop the logo at the bottom.....
Thanks, Jrand! I usually do, too...but I'm at work and just wanted to do it quickly.
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:)
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Why do I get the feeling he's showing me one of his fingers right this very second?
I will leave it to you to ponder which one.
:)
Hmmmm....I'm betting it isn't the "nose" finger. ;)
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Great photo, DR Ron Pulliam! Interesting that the stars are not in center--William Holden isn't even in the front row! I wonder who the woman dead center is?
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I got a new bike today. My aunt told me to meet her somewhere (I did not know where). And when I got there it was a bike store and my aunt and uncle had bought me a very fancy new bike. I have not tried it yet because I had to be somewhere right after that. But I am hoping i can try it tomorrow or Wednesday (weather permitting).
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I went to watch my 5 year old niece's swimming lessons tonight. In the Fall/Winter the kids in the lower classes are so much older. She has what looks to be a 7-8 year old and maybe 3 nine or ten year olds in her class.
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Then I went to watch my older niece's swim team practice. Monday nights is the only night you can watch from the stands.
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Almost time for Dancing With the Stars. I spent all weekend watching Homeland Season 3 so I am a bit behind on all my tv shows.
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I think i may get my flu shot next week. They are doing it next week at the hockey rink beside the pool my niece's swim at. i don't think they are doing it at my town's pool/library for another month.
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I got a new bike today. My aunt told me to meet her somewhere (I did not know where). And when I got there it was a bike store and my aunt and uncle had bought me a very fancy new bike. I have not tried it yet because I had to be somewhere right after that. But I am hoping i can try it tomorrow or Wednesday (weather permitting).
That's great, Jennifer!
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Well, I'm leaving work early. I have a couple of errands to run before I go see "Frankenstein (http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/16546-frankenstein)" with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. The two actors played both roles (Frankenstein and the Creature) and they filmed both versions! Tonight, I'm seeing Benedict Cumberbatch play the Creature and on Wednesday, I'll see JLM's version of the Creature. I'm really hoping that it'll eventually be available for purchase, either as Blu-ray/DVD or download through someplace like www.digitaltheatre.com.
Until later!
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I got a new bike today. My aunt told me to meet her somewhere (I did not know where). And when I got there it was a bike store and my aunt and uncle had bought me a very fancy new bike. I have not tried it yet because I had to be somewhere right after that. But I am hoping i can try it tomorrow or Wednesday (weather permitting).
I like your aunt and uncle. Were you not able to give it a small test to check the fit? Please share a photo of your new bike.
Good weather vibes!!!
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I got a new bike today. My aunt told me to meet her somewhere (I did not know where). And when I got there it was a bike store and my aunt and uncle had bought me a very fancy new bike. I have not tried it yet because I had to be somewhere right after that. But I am hoping i can try it tomorrow or Wednesday (weather permitting).
I like your aunt and uncle. Were you not able to give it a small test to check the fit? Please share a photo of your new bike.
Good weather vibes!!!
The guy at the store measured it so it is the right height. It is a Raleigh.
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I think the bike is similar to this one. A Raleigh hybrid dealer 3.5. Mine is pewter (can't really tell what color the one in the picture is).
(http://www.thebikestand.com/RA14_Detour-3.5_W_dksilver.jpg)
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I'm sure you will be very happy with it. What will you do with your falling apart bike?
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I like pewter.
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Your aunt & uncle are lucky to have a niece they want to spoil. You obviously give them much joy.
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Congratulations on your new wheels, DR Jennifer! That's a very nice gift.
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I'm crazy. There is a beautiful Bernese Mt. Dog that I have loved since he was a pup. His father is a Westminster champ and he is doing rather well in the showroom, but most of all he is a total sweetheart and very calm.
This morning I was offered an unborn puppy of his. I was excited when I received the email and I just turned down the offer. Now I am feeling rather sad. Had this offer been made a year ago we would have said yes. I am an emotional yo-yo when it comes to getting pets again.
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Beautiful bike, Jennifer! What a nice gift.
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I slept so poorly last night. I woke up around 2 a.m. and only dozed a bit after that. I hope I'm tired enough to sleep well tonight.
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I didn't fall asleep until close t 5 and the alarm woke me at 7:40. I just remembered I didn't have time to make the bed before we rushed off to do errands. I should make it now.
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T.O.D.
The first Roman Polanski film I saw was:
ROSEMARY'S BABY
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We took Keith's car for an oil change, etc this morning and went for a walk while they worked on it. The expected time was 3 hours which turned out to be at least 4. To make up for it they didn't charge for his new $45 window wipers :)
When the Toyota dealership does this to me I have to wait another half hour to an hour for my free car wash.;D
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The cast and crew of "Sunset Boulevard"
(http://i254.photobucket.com/albums/hh119/RonPulliam/Cast-CrewofSunsetBoulevard.jpg)
Discuss amongst yourselves....
I see Patti down front, but where is George Hearn?
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Sunglasses woman is the legendary Edith Head.
Or Austin Powers.
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or Page five?
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Had a good rehearsal then went to Casa Vega where I ate too much food. I've been having a tooth issue (or some issue relating to same) for about a week and in the last two days the pain has gotten pretty insufferable - it's actually occurring around a crown not a tooth. So, whatever tooth was left under it may have gone bad or something, but it got to the point today where I called Dr. Chew and told him it was an emergency and I had to get in tomorrow, which I will. I really can't go a whole week like this.
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I'm sure you will be very happy with it. What will you do with your falling apart bike?
I don't know what I will do with it (the old one). I'll probably keep it for now. But if I did throw it out I would have to be careful. I wouldn't want someone to take it and have an accident when the handlebars fail (which they will unless they are tightened frequently).
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Congratulations to Jennifer onher new bicycle- great aunt and uncle you have there!
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JRand I really like your new avatar
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Jack and George, how did you copy your picture form Davinci's Demons?
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BK did my reservation for Saturday ever show up?
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BK did you see my question yesterday about seating? Do we need to advise the venue that we would like to sit together? For that matter not being familiar with the venue, is that even possible ?
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I do not believe I have ever seen a Roman Polanski film
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today was just a nutty day at work it shouldn't have been busy based on the schedule but there was never a moment of peace
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then i went right from work to church for a council meeting that lasted about 3 hours
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driving through the mcDonalds across the street from church for some sustenance on the way
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tooth vibes for BK
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employment Vibes for Elmore
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Started watching "The Normal Heart." It's good but not as well directed as it should have been. In fact, it's kind of slow, despite some good, earnest performances. Yet an hour into the picture Danielle Ferland (the original Red Riding Hood from "Into the Woods") shows up in a minor part and breathes some zany, jagged life into two tiny scenes. I hope she comes back.
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Vixmom, I'm sure your reservation through - I actually didn't get a summary today but will tomorrow and I'll double check. This venue is completely alien to me, but I'll make sure all our people are sitting together.
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Finally getting caught up on work from last week. Only a week behind!
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Five!
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Vixmom, I'm sure your reservation through - I actually didn't get a summary today but will tomorrow and I'll double check. This venue is completely alien to me, but I'll make sure all our people are sitting together.
thank you!!
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Five!
thank you!
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I like your avatar very much, DR Jrand64.
Ditto!
ME TOO!!!
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I'm crazy. There is a beautiful Bernese Mt. Dog that I have loved since he was a pup. His father is a Westminster champ and he is doing rather well in the showroom, but most of all he is a total sweetheart and very calm.
This morning I was offered an unborn puppy of his. I was excited when I received the email and I just turned down the offer. Now I am feeling rather sad. Had this offer been made a year ago we would have said yes. I am an emotional yo-yo when it comes to getting pets again.
Are you sure you want to say no?
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Had a pretty busy day. Not a lot of people coming in, but lots of work to do. I'm also entering the contact data into my new program each time I work on a case. And I'm entering the time into the program and writing it down at the same time. I probably won't double it forever, but for right now, I want a back up.
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I am very tired of people asking me when I'm going to hire a new assistant. Do I need one, probably. Am I handling things without one, yes. Am I in a hurry to get one,, no. Is it anyone else's business, no. Does everyone ask...yes.
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LOL, I know that post is just egging someone on to ask when I'm going to hire a new assistant
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so Cilla.... I was just wondering....
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I'm sure I will hire someone eventually, but right now I'm enjoying the challenge. It's forcing me to really get to know exactly what's going on in my cases and to get things accomplished every day because there isn't anyone else to do it for me. I really like it
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so Cilla.... I was just wondering....
:D
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So that's all I know.
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Well, we did have a cold front go through today. I'm very glad I got the garage cleaned out yesterday.
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I AM going to hire someone to rake the yard.
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And That's all I know today.
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Wish I could be in NYC for the get together and Kritzerland show.
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time for bed....night
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I am sorry you wonplt be able to be there
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Constantinople.
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Listening to music and trying to ignore the tooth pain.
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I've been ignoring it by eating too many Milk Duds.
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i dozed off ovr the laptop gdniht
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I wish I could doze off - I never look forward to going to the dentist and while that remains true for what will surely be something that's not pleasant, I can't wait to get in there and get whatever needs to be done done so I will not have any more of this pain.
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Well, I'm leaving work early. I have a couple of errands to run before I go see "Frankenstein (http://ntlive.nationaltheatre.org.uk/productions/16546-frankenstein)" with Benedict Cumberbatch and Jonny Lee Miller. The two actors played both roles (Frankenstein and the Creature) and they filmed both versions! Tonight, I'm seeing Benedict Cumberbatch play the Creature and on Wednesday, I'll see JLM's version of the Creature. I'm really hoping that it'll eventually be available for purchase, either as Blu-ray/DVD or download through someplace like www.digitaltheatre.com (http://www.digitaltheatre.com).
Until later!
Wow! Talk about intense! The Creature is the main character in the play, so that actor is very much the "star."
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The very long opening scene when The Creature is "born" and learns to walk is just incredibly physical. I'd never seen anything like that.
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I'm definitely looking forward to seeing Jonny Lee Miller as The Creature on Wednesday.
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Had a good rehearsal then went to Casa Vega where I ate too much food. I've been having a tooth issue (or some issue relating to same) for about a week and in the last two days the pain has gotten pretty insufferable - it's actually occurring around a crown not a tooth. So, whatever tooth was left under it may have gone bad or something, but it got to the point today where I called Dr. Chew and told him it was an emergency and I had to get in tomorrow, which I will. I really can't go a whole week like this.
~~~Tooth-Feel-Better-Quickly Vibes for BK!!~~~
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Jack and George, how did you copy your picture form Davinci's Demons?
When you create the picture (you can either link from on-line or upload your own), after it's "drawn," you have the option to post it on a couple of on-line websites (FB and some other site), or you can download it. I downloaded it and then uploaded that to the HHW Photobucket account.
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And now...
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...since we're so close...
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IT'S PAGE-SIX DANCE!!