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Well, you've read the notes, the notes smelled like Burnt Rubber and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they don't want to come home, however, until we rid the den of the smell of Burnt Rubber. Maybe there's some dead rubber in one of the walls, like a dead rat.
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And the word of the day is: COMITY!
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George - I've read some good reports that sounded like they were written by very young people and/or studio shills. I'm looking forward to the film and have hopes that I'll enjoy it and that I won't find it overedited and annoying.
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Thou shalt not Comit y
I think that was a rule in algebra. Or it may have been something to do with dy dx. Where is Prof. Orr?
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Goordnight George and BK.
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well, while you were out pondering the smell of burnt rubber, I was having a delightful time at the egyptian.
My mother took me to see a documentary that she saw a while ago titled : Los Angeles Plays Itself. This 3 hour history of the city of Los Angeles in film explores Los angeles as both a setting and character in movie history. The film was fascinating and packed full of so much information one finds it difficult to digest it all, but digest it I did! The only part I did not love was the ending, which ended on the rather depressing note that LA is not really a city, but an falsely depicted image in the minds of the rest of the world...or something like that, it got very deep.
Then we went to eat at Miceli's and I had chicken parmigana and it was a very hollywood evening!
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I had a very quiet evening...just me, and my friends Lois and Clark (Season 4, disc 1), plus a fire in the fireplace and a cup of coffee liberally mixed with "a hint of chocolate mint" Bailey's Irish Cream.
Life can be very good.
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Seems to have been a very chatty evening.
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I envy BK's getting to see "Dreamgirls" today. I've heard some buzz about Eddie Murphy being especially good in it.
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This morning (after I sleep and then wake up), my niece and I are going to the movies, but I forget which movie she wants to see.
At 5:00 pm, we start our final week of rehearsals. We open on Friday!! In between the movie and rehearsal, I have to get some make-up. The last time I did a show was four-and-a-half years ago and I haven't used my make-up since then...AND it's packed away in storage and I don't know which box it's in. :(
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God morning, all!
I have a long day with The Brain today. I have a batch of work to finish for shipment to LA tomorrow. I also have a few hours with checking the recording notes for Toyland.
I'll check in later.
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I seem to prefer comity to drama.
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BK---I hope I rn into Merill in Atlanta. I will be looking for someone perky and retro and smelling vaguely of burnt rubber.
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I'm catching up on yesterday's posts. We spent the day moving furniture, large plumbing fixtures, cleaning and painting until 3AM. Then we came home and swung by our other house to pick up the mail. (We have our mail sent there because very few people are aware that the house is there, even though it is in the middle of the city and packages don't disappear from there!)
We had a wonderful package of DVD's waiting for us, courtesy of DR MBarnum, who took pity on the fact that a certain film I ordered weeks ago still hasn't arrived from DDD (neither has "The Prisoner") and took it upon himself to send me "Aventurera" alng with some other enticing goodies! So, even thought we should have gone to bed at 4AM, we couldn't wait to watch it and got through about half of it. And it was everything that you DR's said it would be! It was just beginning to get lurid when we decided to hit the hay. We have to finish getting the new house ready today for the arrival of my little French boy, who will stay there for a week starting Tuesday, and I'm setting a time limit of when I will stop working so I won't be a zombie during what promises to be a grueling session on Monday working with the Comic Relief stuff---this time wth a new producer, which will make it even more difficult.
Thanks for giving us a nice ending to another day of hard labor, MBarnum!
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Good morning!
Another picture perfect day in NC with highs in the 70s and moderate temperatures for lows. Really could not ask for finer weather at the end of November.
The end of November! Where HAS this month gone?
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Had another wonderfully deep sleep last night. Still not quite sure what I'll be watching today in addition to OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR (which is close to 2 1/2 hours long).
I see that HBO is premiering BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN tonight, and I might watch a bit of it in HD just for the spectacular cinematography.
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Yes, ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY speculated that DREAMGIRLS is among the top contenders for the Oscar this year, and that Eddie Murphy and Jennifer Hudson are front runners for Supporting awards.
The studio seems intent on putting Hudson in the supporting category and letting top billed Beyonce alone vie for Best Actress (much the way they split up Renee Zellweger and Catherine Zeta-Jones for CHICAGO so they wouldn't compete with each other.)
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And the word of the day is: COMITY!
Something of friendship
Ires on the mend-ship
Something for everyone
A COMITY tonight!
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Heading down now to get some things in order and possibly start viewing early. Also have laundry to do.
WBBL.
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Burnt Rubber - the overwrought tale of Hollywood's fastest hustler.
::)
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From what I've seen, Dreamgirls should at least get a nomination or two for art direction and costuming.
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Burnt Rubber - the overwrought tale of Hollywood's fastest hustler.
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I was avoiding making the rubber jokes, even though I do like comity!
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There's been a lot of hours-cutting at work for this week and next. Not just for me, but across the board, as the regional office has mandated that payroll be brought down. This means that, in my case, where I've regularly been scheduled for 35-40 hours during a week, I'm looking at a week where I'll only be putting in 21 hours.
That's assuming that no one calls in sick, of course. I live close enough and am flexible enough with my time that the store knows they can call me in at very short notice.
Depressing, all the same.
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DR Tomovoz---what do you feed those birds?
If I feed them the same thing, do you think they'd migrate over here? If I see an unusual bird here, it makes me so happy and I look forward to seeing a glimpse every morning, until the bird has moved on. I think occasionally they get separated from their flock and will stay at our feeders for a few weeks before continuing their mogration.
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I was avoiding making the rubber jokes, even though I do like comity!
It's a tough job, but somebody had to do it. ;D
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Welcome to new DR François! I remember seeing "Follow Me Boys", and liking it when I was a kid, probably because my brother was a boyscout and I was sort of their mascot and went on a lot of camping trips and hikes with them.
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Newbie François has a similar writing style to our old François.
What is the plural of François?
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Newbie François has a similar writing style to our old François.
What is the plural of François?
Franceaux
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DR TPunk---I tried to send you an IM but your mailbox is full. But if you IM me your snail mail address, I'll send you some feathers, eyes and BALLS!
DR Tomovoz...I don't even want to know where these feathers come from! (Chickens...I presume...)
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Note to self---read all the days posting before responding.
Welcome back François! I thought it was you, but then I saw that F2 lived in Canada, so I was confused which is a simple thing, after 4 hours of sleep.
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I'm up, I'm up - I guess I just am not going to be able to sleep in until after 12/16.
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Let's say there IS the smell of burnt rubber, just for the sake of argument - are there any suppositions as to where it might be coming from?
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Why am I suddenly thinking of the famed "Rubber Balloons" sequences from SUGAR BABIES?
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Franceaux
Ther can only be the one: the real, the true, the François!
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Burnt rubber---faulty wiring in your home environment? It would definitely be worth investigating, even if it's just bringing a few more noses into the fray.
Speaking of fray, it's back to cleaning and painting and raking, oh my!
DR Cillaliz, I feel your pain!
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Let's say there IS the smell of burnt rubber, just for the sake of argument - are there any suppositions as to where it might be coming from?
Does it smell like burnt rubber outside? Could it be a neighbor having roof work done?
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I took a hot bath about 8:30 PM and was asleep by 9:00 or 9:30 PM. I didn't wake up until 9:30 AM. I'm feeling much better. My goal today is to move the remaining boxes that have been stored in the dining room downstairs to the basement. So, I think I'll go get ready for my day and get started. If I get going, I can get it all done by noon and then I can actually relax for awhile.
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I'll look around and see if anyone is doing roof work. I had to have some done two years ago, but I don't see why that would be an issue now, and I don't even think that the work done involved tar.
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Oh, over Thanksgiving I didn't get the one dish I love the most....my grandmother's recipe for scalloped oysters. So I made a batch yesterday. I do love them. There is a lot of it left so I'll be eating that today.
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I'll look around and see if anyone is doing roof work. I had to have some done two years ago, but I don't see why that would be an issue now, and I don't even think that the work done involved tar.
Sometimes they put rubber on flat roofs instead of tar. Probably not the source, but I've been smelling that in my neighborhood and that was the source here
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Cil! Wow, you slept a nice long time! It should happen to me!
Saw Tom's bird pix - love them birds! Miss mine, up at the cabin...
Okay - So, I finished BOTH papers last night - I had decided not to write anything too worthy, just get something vaguely like what was assigned down on paper, edit, and call it good. Since I'm not in this for the GPA, or even for a degree now, just complete the courses this week, take the finals next week, and get on with LIFE. Something in me rejected the idea of just bagging it all, take the two weeks off and not even go to class... couldn't do it. Still gotta at least PASS these courses, before calling it a day.
I'll need 40% on the final to pass Logic; the rest of them I actually COULD stay home and still pass. So studying for the exams is not necessary - which is a good thing, because I have my marathon weekend from Friday at 6 until Sunday at 8, and a first final Monday morning... and the week after that, I have to pack up and move outa this here condo, and into my sister's place. Not much to move - some boxes of dishes and kitchen stuff, towels and sheets, musical instruments (guitar and keyboard) and boxes of music, two beds, and my clothes and personal stuff. And that will be that.
I hope the sun will come out today. Maybe I'll take a walk, before launching into the wads o' reading and homework I have for next weekend... hangin' on, hangin' on...
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Musically Speaking act one of Dreamgirls seems to be intact with the addition of three songs. Act two seems to be changed more than act one however what seems to be 5 new songs. Perhaps putting more of the spotlight on Beyonce.
Songs in bold are new for the film
From the soundtack listing (Disk 1 [Act One])
Disc: 1
1. I'm Lookin' For Something- Performed by Maxi Anderson, Charlene Carmon,
2. Goin' Downtown-Performed by Durrell Babbs, Luke Boyd, Eric Dawkins,
3. Takin' The Long Way Home-Performed by Michael Leon Wooley
4. Move-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose
5. Fake Your Way To The Top-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
6. Big (Jazz Instrumental)
7. Cadillac Car-Performed by Laura Bell Bundy, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
8. Steppin' To The Bad Side -Performed by Hinton Battle, Jamie Foxx,
9. Love You I Do-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
10. I Want You Baby -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Eddie
11. Family- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
12. Dreamgirls -Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni
13. Heavy-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, Anika Noni Rose
14. It's All Over-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
15. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going -Performed by Jennifer Hudson
The following songs from Act 1 are not on the soundtrack recording: Only the Beginning; Party, Party & The Press Conference are not on the soundtrack, but they could still be in the film.
Altough not on the soundtrack the 30 second song Love Love You Baby the song that came right after And I Am Telling You most likely is in the film.
(Disc 2 [Act 2])
1. I'm Somebody-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika Noni Rose
2. When I First Saw You-Performed by Jamie Foxx
3. Patience-Performed by Eddie Murphy, Keith Robinson, Anika Noni Rose
4. I Am Changing-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
5. Perfect World-Performed by Steve Russell
6. I Meant You No Harm/Jimmy's Rap-Performed by Eddie Murphy
7. Lorrell Loves Jimmy/Family (Reprise)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles*
8. Step On Over-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika Noni Rose
9. I Miss You Old Friend-Performed by Loretta Devine
10. Effie, Sing My Song Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Keith Robinson*
11. One Night Only-Performed by Jennifer Hudson
12. One Night Only (Disco)-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal,
13. Listen-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles
14. Hard To Say Goodbye-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon Leal, Anika
15. Dreamgirls (Finale)-Performed by Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles,
16. Curtain Call
17. Family (End Title)- Performed by Jamie Foxx, Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé
These songs were in the original show but did not have separate song titles
Songs seem to be cut from the film
Dreams Medley
One More Picture Please
Got To Be Good Times
Ain't No Party
Quintette
I'm Somebody
Faith in Myself
And if you look one of the original Dreamgirls is in the film. Loretta Devine!
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Bonus Tracks are
18. When I First Saw You (Duet)-Performed by Jamie Foxx, Beyoncé Knowles
19. One Night Only (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Beyoncé Knowles, Sharon
20. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Dance Mix) *-Performed by Jennifer
21. Patience (Composer Demo) *-Performed by Henry Krieger* Bonus Tracks
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I shall now be on my way to tape a radio show.
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Probably the question that will be most ask:
Does Jennifer Hudson sing And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going as well as Jennifer Holiday.
Well I have seen Jennifer Holiday do it twice in person. Once on Broadway about a month after it opened and I was blown away. (25 Years ago!)
The second time was perhaps 5 years ago and I was at a club on Sunday afternoon and Jennifer Holiday did a set of perhaps 5 songs and the finale being And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going .
I was standing two feet from her and she was fu**in' amazing.
So in my opion does Jennifer Hudson do as well as Jennifer Holiday?
Almost. I listened to her sing it three times. I just didn't hear all the pain and agony that Holiday put in the song. But she was real close.
YouTube has a lot of clips. coming attraction etc from the film. There is an OFFICIAL website where you can hear And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going and the new song Listen sung by Beyonce.
As for the frenetic editing it was hard to tell from the clips. But I am looking forward to seeing it.
As for the "Oscar" buzz I am sure that is exactly what it is. Just buzz. There is so many other films out there that have the buzz who knows what will happen when the nominations roll along.
But it does have Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks behind it.
It will play at the Cinerama Dome in LA and the Ziegfield in NYC in the old fashioned ROADSHOW engagement. But it is interesting according to the website if you book online you cannot choose your seat! You have to go to the box office to do that.
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Micahel S - Is "Heavy" in fact a new song for the film? I seem to remember it from the show, although I'm not sure if it was on the OCR. I can remember the hook very well, but not the whole song.
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Unless "Heavy Heavy" from the show is a different number from "Heavy" in the film?
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Michael, I'm fairly certain that der B and I saw "Heavy" performed in act one, when we saw Dreamgirls many years ago in Long Beach.
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If the spotlight of the second half is more on the Deena Jones character, then that's reportedly true to the writers' original intention. Before Jennifer Holliday complained, Effie was gone from the show after the end of Act I. According to one of the Michael Bennett bios, Jennifer Holliday approached Michael Bennett saying he had told her the role would make her a star, and how was that going to happen if Effie's gone from Act II.
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Well, I took a few trips down the basement and decided that I needed to take a break. I'm starting to catch a cold. It's been coming on for the past few days. I've taken my vitamins and gotten a lot of rest, but I think it's going to happen anyway.
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I was unpleasantly shocked this morning when reading a front page Oregonian article about a guy whose fence was destroyed, who, after doing a bunch of private investigative work, tracked the culprit down and successfully sued him on the Judge Joe Brown show. It turns out the "bad guy" is our (now former) landscaper! Yeesh!! (A little joke there, if you choose to watch the clip the plaintiff uploaded to You Tube):
http://youtube.com/watch?v=5roK3cphZCk
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Day has continued to be marvelously beautiful. I probably should have cleaned some gutters but I was so engrossed by the films I was watching that I let the feeling pass. I will do it at some point this coming week. We're supposed to have nice weather for a few more days.
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Yes, it's just buzz at this point about DREAMGIRLS. It hasn't opened anywhere, just been sneaked in a few locales. Buzz isn't always telling: MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA had a huge amount of buzz last year and while it won three Oscars in technical categories, kind of fizzled once it opened.
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN also had buzz from the moment it won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival, buzz that continued to build as the film racked up award after award at the end of the year and into 2006.
So, while you can't listen just to the buzz, it certainly seems that most films nowadays that open near the end of the year need it to get a running start at awards time.
And I haven't read anyone who's seen DREAMGIRLS who thought it was not going to be a contender for awards.
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I watched OH WHAT A LOVELY WAR to take up most of my afternoon.
When the Paramount logo first appeared, my heart sank as it appeared soft, digital-looking, and totally unimpressive. Once the images started to appear, however, I was relieved that the Panavision image was sharp, free of dirt and scratches, and with strong color. Very nice for a film this old to look so good.
I still think the film is too long. We've long since gotten the point by the time that tremendous final shot comes up. Still, how wonderful to see it again looking so fine. And while the sound is mono, it's strong and clear.
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I used the Deep Discount sale last week to replace the original version of MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. The first DVD was non-anamorphic (though it looked and sounded fine). The newest release of the orignal MI now has a sparkling anamorphic transfer, and it looks stupendous. I got to the middle of the Langley job before I shut things down to get on-line, but I'm looking forward to seeing the rest of it, especially the thrilling helicopter chase near the end.
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If I don't watch some of BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN in HD, I'll probably go back to the second disc in the CSI: MIAMI boxed set. I still have two episodes on it to go.
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And the word of the day is: COMITY!
My Tico.... The name of my new novel
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a comity of errors....
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Like the new avatar Cilla....
Have had oysters once and I am not impressed.
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BTW, I will change my avvie tonight after work... I did not have time before I came to work to change it for I had just arrived from visiting the rellies.
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Heading down now to clean my bathroom and then back to viewing.
WBBL.
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Page Three FANTASIA Dance!!!
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Micahel S - Is "Heavy" in fact a new song for the film? I seem to remember it from the show, although I'm not sure if it was on the OCR. I can remember the hook very well, but not the whole song.
You are right Heavy was in the orignal show. I meant to say that Only the Beginning, the song before it was dropped according to the cd song list.
I will correct the error and made some additonal chnages as well.
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Not much to report from the land of OZ. The birds have been fed - with mixed parrot seed (we buy it in 40k bags). The parrots prefer sunflower seeds.
I shall be E & T for much of the day as I am driving to the airport to collect my sister who has been on vacation (sort of) in sunny Queensland.
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We've been watching the excellent (IMHO) 4 part documentary "The Age of Aids".(finishes next weekend). Far more impact emotionally than the overblown and overwritten and much lauded "Angels In America".
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The rainbow lorikeets have arrived here again. They're "seasonal" visitors only. The familiar feathered freinds have already been feeding today. The lorikeets are quite brave and are certainly not intimidated by the much larger Sulphur Crested Cockatoos that are usually at the head of the pecking order.
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Sunday evening greetings! I went to bed in a funk last night and woke up still there, but here's what has made me feel better:
1. Baking blueberry muffins for DS Rob to take back to college
2. Working outside putting the lighted garlands around the front porch railing
3. Sprucing up the angel collection that has resided on the piano since last Christmas
4. Shopping for some things that I needed for Christmas decorating - ordered 8 new weatherproof red velveteen bows for the porch and found purple candles for the Advent wreath and a wonderful ornament tree for some of my hanging angels
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The rainbow lorikeets have arrived here again. They're "seasonal" visitors only. The familiar feathered freinds have already been feeding today. The lorikeets are quite brave and are certainly not intimidated by the much larger Sulphur Crested Cockatoos that are usually at the head of the pecking order.
Kinda like the white-wing doves we get here in the summertime and take over the feeders. Only not as colorful.
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Sunday evening greetings! I went to bed in a funk last night and woke up still there, but here's what has made me feel better:
3. Sprucing up the angel collection that has resided on the piano since last Christmas
Glad to hear I'm not the only one, I was tearing throught the storage closet trying to find my advent ring (it's a scultpture with four angels) and was getting very frustrated when I suddenly realized it's sitting in the spare bedroom side table , it never made it back into the closet last year!
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Sunday evening greetings to all.
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My inbox was indeed full! Edisaurus, I sent you a message with my address.
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Wow it's quiet here today!!
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In spite of having to work on Friday and Saturday, I managed to see 3 movies this weekend.
Friday- For Your Consideration: highly enjoyable, Catherine O'Hara was brilliant, good fun
Saturday- The Fountain: went knowing almost nothing at all about it, weird and odd and maybe a bit slow at times, I'm not really sure what it was all about, but I'm still pondering over it
Sunday- Stranger Than Fiction: great performances by Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhall, kind of a Charlie Kauffman type storyline, I really liked it
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I also visited a craft store this afternoon to pick up a few items. I really wish there was a Michaels or AC Moore here in the city. I probably could have saved a few bucks, not to mention had a much bigger selection to choose from. I'm going to have to see if maybe a friend with a car can take me into New Jersey sometime for a craft run or perhaps I can just have my mother pick up a few items and ship them to me.
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Right now I have to do some research on George Foreman grills.
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TPunk - have you thought of ordering your supplies online? Michaels.com is one place to go.
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I also visited a craft store this afternoon to pick up a few items. I really wish there was a Michaels or AC Moore here in the city. I probably could have saved a few bucks, not to mention had a much bigger selection to choose from. I'm going to have to see if maybe a friend with a car can take me into New Jersey sometime for a craft run or perhaps I can just have my mother pick up a few items and ship them to me.
I like Michaels....
WE have Hobby Lobby in Fargo.. Wonderful craft store...
I also saw your comment on GEorge Forman grills. I have one and I rather like it .
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I agree with Cilla on that Tpunk.
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Ginny - I was in a funk today too. What got me out of it was
1. making cookie cutter cookies from the cookie sheets I bought at the grocery store - all rolled out and everything
2. the fact that little Boo (I've been calling her Sioux City Boo...it goes with Callie Sue (sung to the tune of Peggy Sue))
is only content if sitting out my lap purring.
3. Moving a bunch of stuff to the basement that has been sitting here since I moved in.
4. Finishing up a little more weather stripping
5. Plugging in my Christmas lights
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Better go, it's hard to type with Boo on my arms.
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TPunk - have you thought of ordering your supplies online? Michaels.com is one place to go.
I have checked out their site, it's just so hard to pick out exactly what I want. I like to wander through the aisles and pick up what inspires me. But that's certainly a good option for the stuff where I know exactly what I want.
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I also have a george foreman grill which I love. The one I'm researching is for my mom who recently wrecked hers but wanted to upgrade to the next larger size anyway.
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I just had a lovely turkey and leftovers sandwich.
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And now I am full.
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Which means I will have to wait awhile before having carrot cake.
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Since they moved Grey's Anatomy and I stopped watching Desperate Housewives, Sunday night tv has lost its excitement.
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Maybe tonight I will watch Intervention.
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I wish I had Showtime so I could watch Dexter.
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I should really get to work on some sewing.
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But the idea of being a couch potato is much more appealing.
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Page 4!
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My work here is done.
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Have a lovely evening everyone!
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Rodzinski wanted me to share that there is a documentary about the Match Game on the gameshow network right now.
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I have been watching Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, which I've had from Netflix for 'way too long. Just as I started the DVD the phone rang and it was someone from the New Theatre Group (production company of the Cynthia Nixon Brodie that DH Richard and I saw last month in NYC) calling to ask for money. Isn't that weird?
Back to Brodie.
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DR FJL
Did I ever mention that on my IPOD are two songs by DP Skip called "I Almost Cry" and "I Shut the Door"?
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Michael - Very cool! Skip will be happy about that. They must be from Alix Korey's CD.
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God Morning, lying Yankee dogs.
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Thanks for the DREAMGIRLS info, DR MS....I know DRtd reported on it a few days ago. I am feeling blue...and a little anxious....and a bit depressed that I should feel anxious at this age.....
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TAR had a wild and frustrating episode tonight.....that's all I'm saying.
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DR EDISAURUS - I am so glad that you are now an ADVENTURERA-ean....yes, the rest of it is just as glorious....special thanks to DR MBARNUM who ALWAYS knows just what viewing material to send!
I am still astonished at the budget for stage entertainment in a third rate Mexican whorehouse - but hey - I'm from Indiana, what do I know?
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Looking forward to MR BK's thoughts on DREAMGIRLS.
I guess I have mixed feelings about Ms Jennifer Holliday's song....seems really scary to me!
"Hand Hi ham tillin' hugh....Ham nut goooooooooooooinnnnnnnnnnnnn."
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Smelling the odor of burnt rubber is sometimes neurological, and if your actress suffers from migraine headaches, this could be the signal of an oncoming attack.
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Now that the dishwasher is finished, I'm going to switch our everyday dishes for our Christmas dishes.
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Now that the dishwasher is finished, I'm going to switch our everyday dishes for our Christmas dishes.
The Holiday Season has officially begun!!! I bought Holly & Poinsettia napkins! ;D
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Vibes for DR PENNYO - your actual grade will leave 40% in the dust, young lady....IN THE DUST!!!!
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2. the fact that little Boo is only content if sitting out my lap purring.
I have a Joshie like that. :)
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I also visited a craft store this afternoon to pick up a few items. I really wish there was a Michaels or AC Moore here in the city. I probably could have saved a few bucks, not to mention had a much bigger selection to choose from. I'm going to have to see if maybe a friend with a car can take me into New Jersey sometime for a craft run or perhaps I can just have my mother pick up a few items and ship them to me.
http://www.orientaltrading.com/application?namespace=browse&origin=home.jsp&event=catalog&categoryId=377321&tabId=Crafts&cm_re=TOP-_-CH-_-CH
Try this... It's been very useful to me over the years as "Class Craft Mom" for the Vixter's kindergarten - 5th grade years , Sunday School classes for the past 18 years, as a Girl Scout Leader and for n=birthday parties and church Christmas fairs.
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Going to this link, you will be able see 16 photos of the World of Wisdom....of course as soon as I finished taking these photos, we received MANY more items....added a few more decorations, and set up the tree!! BUT.....here's some things you could buy if you came to visit me.
Didn't get a photo of the Dreamcatchers, DR RLP....but I will do that next week! ;D ;D
http://www.worldofwisdombooks.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/December%202006 (http://www.worldofwisdombooks.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/December%202006)
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Off to catch the NIP/TUCK that I missed on Tuesday!
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Today was spent going to church, attending a Sunday School teachers meeting, teaching Sunday school, buying a couple of stocking stuffers for Vixdad, attending the Vixter's basketball game (they were badly trounced), grocery shopping, getting a manicure so I would look my best for my first day at the new job tomorrow, grocery shopping, cooking dinner, driving the Vixter to her Church Youth Group meeting, eating dinner with Vixdad while watching Conan the Barbarian II ( NOT my choice!) picking up the from her youth group and checking in here.
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First day job VIBES for DR VIXMOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Going to this link, you will be able see 16 photos of the World of Wisdom....of course as soon as I finished taking these photos, we received MANY more items....added a few more decorations, and set up the tree!! BUT.....here's some things you could buy if you came to visit me.
Didn't get a photo of the Dreamcatchers, DR RLP....but I will do that next week! ;D ;D
http://www.worldofwisdombooks.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/December%202006 (http://www.worldofwisdombooks.zoomshare.com/1.shtml/December%202006)
That light up cube with the Butterfly would probably tickle the Vixter's fancy... what color does it light up in? (blue or violet would be her favorites)
Do you "do" mail order?
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First day job VIBES for DR VIXMOM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Thanks! I don't know why, but I am terribly nervous.
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TAR had a wild and frustrating episode tonight.....that's all I'm saying.
I have decided I no longer like one of the teams I previously liked....that is all I'm saying.,
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Today was spent going to church, attending a Sunday School teachers meeting, teaching Sunday school, buying a couple of stocking stuffers for Vixdad, attending the Vixter's basketball game (they were badly trounced), grocery shopping, getting a manicure so I would look my best for my first day at the new job tomorrow, grocery shopping, cooking dinner, driving the Vixter to her Church Youth Group meeting, eating dinner with Vixdad while watching Conan the Barbarian II ( NOT my choice!) picking up the from her youth group and checking in here.
Church in the morning and Conan the Barbarian in the everning....sounds like a balanced day to me ;)
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First Day Vibes for VIXMOM!!!!
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I'm watching Lewis and Clark. I've seen it many times. I used to be a docent at our Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center. I was really into it...when things got wierd, I just went back to 1804 in my mind...I'm thinking about reading more of the journals....it was a fascinating expedition
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I'm actually fascinated with Meriwether Lewis. There are many theories about his depression and his suicide/murder. Most historians believe it was suicide, but there are still questions about that too. Very interesting.
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After watching the Match Game documentary, I'm feeling sad that Gene Rayburn's last 15 years or so after the show's cancellation were so unhappy.
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And one for (Blank)
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Might I just ask what is this paucity of postings? Most unseemly and perhaps we shall achieve a new all-time low.
Back from taping a really fun radio show, eating a really fun Mexican lunch, and seeing Dreamgirls (which had a Q&A with Bill Condon after the film - Randall Kleiser moderating in most boring style and I finally left). I will have much to say on this film. Unlike many theater fans (on the Internet especially) I am not one of these people who is thrilled to simply have a new movie musical - I think the movie musical has to be excellent to get excited. So, I don't and can't overlook things just because it's a movie musical. I will say there were lots of things to enjoy in Dreamgirls, but I will also say that a lot of it didn't work for me - others' mileage may vary. I shall go into minute detail in the notes. I will say that I had very little interest in Miss Jennifer Hudson, but she really delivers quite well and while it seems she's channeling Miss Holliday a bit in the big song, she makes Effie her own and got an applause from the DGA audience after the song.
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The documentary painted a very unflattering picture of Richard Dawson.
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Ah, but Jennifer Holliday always got applause DURING the song. :)
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I believe we shall pass the all-time low soon.
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I have no doubt that they could post here forever
The only trouble iiiiiis they really don't have the time
They've got one post only
One post only
OK, I'm stuck after that :)
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Sunday evening greetings! I went to bed in a funk last night and woke up still there, but here's what has made me feel better:
4. Shopping for some things that I needed for Christmas decorating - ordered 8 new weatherproof red velveteen bows for the porch and found purple candles for the Advent wreath and a wonderful ornament tree for some of my hanging angels
Leave it to the Methodists to break from tradition. Having grown up in the Methodist Church, our four candles in Advent were always red, with the fifth candle on Christmas being white. I never knew (until I just looked it up), that most Christian religions use purple and pink candles. I learn something new here every day!
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After watching the Match Game documentary, I'm feeling sad that Gene Rayburn's last 15 years or so after the show's cancellation were so unhappy.
Why were the last 15 years so unhappy?
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Michael Shayne has written a very thoughtful review of How To Write A Dirty Book and Other Stories on amazon.com. Please check it out.
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Rayburn's daughter said he just basically did nothing at all for the next 15 years, after an aborted comeback of the show.
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Or is that an abortive comeback????
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The comeback was when they tried desperately to combine Match game with Hollywood squares. The Squares portion was hosted by Jon "Bowzer" Bauman, and I was bothered that Rayburn's daughter said Bauman's name with an edge to it, as if her father were a genius and Bowzer was a no-talent.
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Leave it to the Methodists to break from tradition. Having grown up in the Methodist Church, our four candles in Advent were always red, with the fifth candle on Christmas being white. I never knew (until I just looked it up), that most Christian religions use purple and pink candles. I learn something new here every day!
I grew up as a Methodist too, I think we used white candles at home, I know the choir wore purple neck thingys during advent, I can't remember what colors the candles were...I think my dad is going to be the voice of God or something like that during the Christmas service, so I imagine I will go this year and will pay attention to the color of the candles.
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I may not be posting much during the next few days. The Move, as it is officially being descirbed in the guide book, begins tomorrow. However, the kitchen and the bathroom in my new place won't be finished until Tuesday, so I can't really move my bedroom downstairs until then. There are boxes everywhere in this apartment, some of them full and some of them still empty. I have no idea when they will get the phone service connected in the new apartment, but they will supposedly turn off the switch in this apartment tomorrow afternoon.
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I grew up as a Methodist too, I think we used white candles at home, I know the choir at wore purple neck thingys during advent, I can't remember what colors the candles were...I think my dad is going to be the voice of God or something like that during the Christmas service, so I imagine I will go this year and will pay attention to the color of the candles.
I assume, then, that your father is still with us?
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I assume, then, that your father is still with us?
Yes, he is still very much with us.
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Wishing you a very smooth move, TCB.
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Good moving vibes to TCB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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I wish I had Showtime so I could watch Dexter.
Yes, I'm sorry you're missing it because I find it a particularly fascinating show, unlike anything I've ever seen on TV before.
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Tme for a hot bath and a good night's sleep. It will be nice to get back to the office so I can quit physically working so hard.
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I had a very ecclectic batch of movies that I watched this evening.
I began by finishing MISSION IMPOSSIBLE. The transfer continued to look superb, and I'm pleased to have such an excellent quality disc of a film I really enjoy.
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RE Advent candles - I've seen 4 purple and a white, but sometimes you see 3 purples, a pink, and a white. I prefer 4 purple candles.
DR Cillaliz - several years ago our then-teenage son was the voice of God in a church program.
Moving vibes to DR TCB!
New job vibes to DR Vixmom!
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Next, I put in WHITE CHRISTMAS. I probably would have waited a week or two before putting it in, but it's been showing up on cable all weekend, so it got me thinking that I wanted to see it.
Also, having listened to the new cast recording of the stage version during this past week, that also made me long for the film since I think all of the film stars are superior to their counterparts in the stage version cast recording.
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Next, I checked out BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN in HD. Yes, there was a bit more detail but not strikingly so. My upconversion DVD player comes pretty close to matching what I saw on HBO-HD tonight.
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I had enough time to watch a CSI: MIAMI from the 4th season boxed set., This was the two part episode that begin on this show and was completed on CSI: NY (which I had already seen in the recent set of its season). I didn't have a clear remembrance of this episode so it was good seeing it again even if it did end with "to be continued."
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Good moving vibes to TCB ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wishing you a very smooth move, TCB.
You are both welcome to come give me a helping hand.
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES was a lot more desperate this week and much less funny than previous episodes this season. The storylines have all taken darker turns, and of course there were some genuine surprises along the way that DH always manages to spring on the viewer.
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BOSTON LEGAL had a perplexing case involving a possible suicide and another involving two murders and a kidnapping, all being wrapped up this Tuesday in the second part of this two part episode.
BTW, Mark Valley and Craig Bierko slugging it out in the men's lavatory was absurd.
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...BTW, Mark Valley and Craig Bierko slugging it out in the men's lavatory was absurd.
Any more absurd than Delta Burke tackling William Shatner - twice?
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I wonder if FJL will do an amazonian review of a certain book. Then again, I wonder if other hainsies/kimlets who've had the book for ages will ever bother to read the thing.
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I have a sweet tooth and must get something to satisfy it, preferably a sweet. I shall brave the nippy weather in quest of my quest.
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DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES was a lot more desperate this week and much less funny than previous episodes this season. The storylines have all taken darker turns, and of course there were some genuine surprises along the way that DH always manages to spring on the viewer.
DH? Dear husband?
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Any more absurd than Delta Burke tackling William Shatner - twice?
No, but everything Shatner does or is involved with on the show is absurd. It's a given with his character.
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The funny thing about amazon reviews is that, unless you write a lot of reviews, anyone can just check your profile and notice that you've given reviews only to specific products. If you get my drift.
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Heading for bed now.
Good night!
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Is that Craig Bierko that was in THE MUSIC MAN?
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Michael - Very cool! Skip will be happy about that. They must be from Alix Korey's CD.
Yes they are
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I've just crawled back home from a day of cleaning, painting and hauling stuff. I think I'm getting too old to be doing this, or else my cleaning muscles are very out of shape. Ouch. I agree will DR Cillaliz...tomorrow will be an easier day because UI'll only be doing the hard work at night!
Goodnight, all!
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Just looking at the LA Times online and I see that they have our film listed in their calendar of new releases. Yay! But the price they quote is quite exhorbitant. Wonder where they got their info?
http://www.calendarlive.com/movies/cl-cadvdlist26nov26,0,2102816.story?coll=cl-movies
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The Grove *is* amazingly amazing.
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I have a sweet tooth and must get something to satisfy it, preferably a sweet. I shall brave the nippy weather in quest of my quest.
I made peanut butter cookies with Reese's Pieces tonight, for my dad's birthday. (He turns 60 tomorrow :o)
Speaking of Dad, I'm kind of disappointed in him at the moment, but I'll leave it at that. :-\
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First day vibes to vixmom!! Good Luck!
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Had a rather nice thanksgiving... There were quite a few relatives miling around my parents place with lots of memories, stories and hijinks...
Some embarrassing moments never cease to go away and now my male friend is teasing me about them... sheesh!!!
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I have a sweet tooth and must get something to satisfy it, preferably a sweet. I shall brave the nippy weather in quest of my quest.
Offers bk some M&M's....
Dark or milk?
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Dark, always.
FJL - if people check and see only certain products reviewed they'll surmise that the reviewer has very good taste :-)
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I need a hug.
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This morning (after I sleep and then wake up), my niece and I are going to the movies, but I forget which movie she wants to see.
My niece and I saw "Casino Royale" with Daniel Craig. There are action scenes galore, a little bit of a story and I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would...and Daniel Craig is definitely worth looking at. ;)
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At 5:00 pm, we start our final week of rehearsals. We open on Friday!! In between the movie and rehearsal, I have to get some make-up. The last time I did a show was four-and-a-half years ago and I haven't used my make-up since then...AND it's packed away in storage and I don't know which box it's in. :(
After the movie, I went to Fred Meyer and bought some new make-up. Just base, blush, lipstick and eye-shadow. I'm sure that that'll be enough. It's a small theater and I have one semi-quick change where I have to take off the drag make-up and one real quick change where I don't have much time to put it all back on, so it can't be too detailed. ::)
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I haven't caught up with any posts, but:
(((((singingnymph)))))
Hugs!!
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Dark, always.
FJL - if people check and see only certain products reviewed they'll surmise that the reviewer has very good taste :-)
Ain't it the truth. ;D
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DR VIXMOM - the cubes are actually crystal, the battery operated stand has a light inside it that changes colors and so the cube color "changes" too.
Of course a cube & stand would be available for you, if you wish.
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Getting ready to watch GERTRUD on TCM.
I hope any DR who was unfamiliar with said talent was able to watch Mr Arch Hall Jr in WILD GUITAR and THE SADIST on Friday night/Saturday morning on TCM.....
If so, I am sure you now have a monkey in your hatband.
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From what I've seen, Dreamgirls should at least get a nomination or two for art direction and costuming.
I'd read that there were four six new songs written for the movie. Does anyone know who wrote the new songs??
I just read Michael's Post #41. He posted the complete song list. :)
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My niece and I saw "Casino Royale" with Daniel Craig. There are action scenes galore, a little bit of a story and I actually enjoyed it more than I thought I would...and Daniel Craig is definitely worth looking at. ;)
Oh, yes he is. I was hoping he'd be Lupin in the HP movies.
(But after I found out Gary Oldman would be playing Black, I started hoping for Tim Roth, hehehe.)
More lookies at Daniel Craig, see this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006BSDM/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added/103-5157017-9676649
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I haven't caught up with any posts, but:
(((((singingnymph)))))
Hugs!!
Thank you.
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Hug to singingnymph!
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Hug to singingnymph!
Thanks. I'm in a "mood" & I hope it goes away.
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Oh...I almost forgot the best news: my sister called me during rehearsal tonight and told me that her house sold!!!! ;D She got an offer (and at the full asking price) and she acceped! It was officially on the market for only seven days. I'd seen something on TV a few weeks ago about the declining home seller's market and they said that the average house is on the market (now) for 64 days! So this is wonderful news for my sister!! ;D
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Saturday- The Fountain: went knowing almost nothing at all about it, weird and odd and maybe a bit slow at times, I'm not really sure what it was all about, but I'm still pondering over it
Sunday- Stranger Than Fiction: great performances by Will Ferrell and Maggie Gyllenhall, kind of a Charlie Kauffman type storyline, I really liked it
My niece saw "The Fountain" and didn't quite get it, although she liked it. She wants to see it again so I'll take her...sometime.
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Darn, my link didn't link.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116345/
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I plan on seeing "The Queen" starring Helen Mirren this upcoming weekend with DF Jon
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We have flapped to page 7!!
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Oh, yes he is. I was hoping he'd be Lupin in the HP movies.
(But after I found out Gary Oldman would be playing Black, I started hoping for Tim Roth, hehehe.)
More lookies at Daniel Craig, see this:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006BSDM/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added/103-5157017-9676649 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00006BSDM/ref=reg_hu-wl_item-added/103-5157017-9676649)
Here's Daniel Craig as James Bond ;):
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Is that Craig Bierko that was in THE MUSIC MAN?
That's him. How about a Seventy-Six Trombone Page Seven Dance!!
[move=left,scroll,6,transparent,100%](http://www.musicals101.com/News/music00.jpg)[/move]
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Here's a better picture of Craig with the very lovely Rebecca Luker. :)
(http://www.musicals101.com/News/shipoopi00.jpg)