Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 8 => Topic started by: bk on December 01, 2006, 12:13:36 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were especially cheery, and now it is time for you to post until the cheery cows come home. To it, I say.
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And the word of the day is: NOSEGAY!
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Nosegay....that's a wonderful word. I haven't thought of that in many a year.
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George, I'm glad they figured out the problem, but sorry you're liable.
If the water is coming from outback, wouldn't it be TomovOz's fault?
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There's probably a joke to be made around BenGay and nosegay, but I'm too tired to figure out what it might be...
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If only the "outback" had water to spare. Maybe that's the reason we havea serious drought - Washington has taken our supply.
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It's nearly Noel Gay season. Maybe that's Gay Noel.
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PLEASE REMEMBER IT'S RED RIBBON DAY.
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And it's Bette Midler's birthday!! ;D
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My niece works in the field of "HIV research" (Social research into HIV +ve Pregnant Women).
Her second child was born this morning. Somehow it seems the perfect day. A good news day when there are so many memories of loved ones lost.
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Thanks for the reminder. I still have a red ribbon from last year, given to me by David Hyde Pierce post-"Spamalot". I've lost several friends and family members. I hope this will be the year they find a cure, and also a cure for SMA.
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My niece works in the field of "HIV research"
But I won't call you an "Uncle Tom"! (Does that translate in Australia?)
Congratulations to your niece!
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George, I'm glad they figured out the problem, but sorry you're liable.
If the water is coming from outback, wouldn't it be TomovOz's fault?
Thanks. But I'm sure that Tomovoz would just blame Jose! ;)
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I prefer to remember it's Gilbert O'Sullivan's birthday. I hope he doesn't spend it Alone Again.
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Goodnight Tom and George. I hope your wit and your carpet both remain dry. vvvvvvvvvv cat head on computer...goodnight!
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Yesterday, TPunk wrote:
George, I'm sorry to hear about your wet carpet. I hope a solution is found soon.
Thank you. As much water as was cleaning up, the steam cleaner that I was able to borrow from my neighbor wasn't made to do what I need done (it's still very wet :'(), so I called this company that cleans up after fires and floods and things like that. They come in and soak up all the water (my condo being built on a solid concrete slab helps), replace the carpet pad, bring in fans to circulate the air, dehumidifiers (large or extra-large) and apply an anti-microbial solution to help prevent mold or mildew, which their website says that it can start within hours of the leak!! They're going to call back in the morning to set up a time to come. If they need to come tomorrow, my sister might be able to stay here and let them in (Cannibal: The Musical opens tomorrow!!), or if it can wait, they can come Saturday morning and take all day. It's not going to be cheap, but I just got paid and my sister said that she can help (since she just sold her house!). To paraphrase Blanche DuBois...I have always depended on the kindness of family. ::)
:)
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I would not have known of "Uncle Tom" had it not been for "The King & I"
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Goodnight Tom and George. I hope your wit and your carpet both remain dry. vvvvvvvvvv cat head on computer...goodnight!
Thanks! ;D
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Goodnight DRs Edisauras and George the Indian.
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Good night, Tomovoz. 8)
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Well, I decided to take today off from work, even though I took yesterday off, too. I really don't think that I'll be able to work effectively with all that's happened...AND have a good performance tonight. So, I think I'll be able to clean up some more water throughout the day at a relaxed pace without worring about what the heck's going on (and hopefully the pipe that burst will be found and fixed, too)! But now that solutions have been presented for the condo problems, right now I really feel that it would be a good thing for me to not to have to worry about being at work.
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And now, I'm going to log into my work e-mail and send the appropriate messages saying that I'm not coming into work again, and then I'm going to sleep, which I desperately need. I'm sure I'll be woken up by the wet carpet fixers calling to make an appointment, but then I can go to my sister's to take a shower...which I also deperately need.
So, good night, Edisaurus (and any and all guests).
;D
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IT"S TOO DANGED EARLY TO HAVE TO GO TO WORK!!!
*sigh*
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AS YEN GO, buying a NOSEGAY shouldn't cost much.
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Good morning DR Elmore.
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Good morning, all! I'm hardly awake, but I'm rarin' to get on that plane and meet The Brain! I think there should be no flight complications this morning, so all I ask is a safe flight and all the vibes you can continue to send!
DR George, I am so sorry about the plumbing problem. I hope this will be swiftly resolved and your schedule can get back to some semblance of normalcy.
DR edi, everything in this world is Jose's fault!
Well, in an hour I hop into the car and head to JFK. This is my first Jet Blue flight, but our DRs MBarnum and PennyO have relied upon it for trips. I think I will sleep on the plane, and, when I get to my host's home, finish up the loose ends I have to do for Saturday's band rehearsal. I'll next contact you all from LA.
Cheers, dear friends!
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So many POSTS yesterday....learning about everyone's ALW feelings, television, Anne Heche, DR TPUNK's allergies, and DR GEORGE's water problem.
What will today be like, I wonder?
Break a leg tonight, DR GEORGE? Is tonight opening night?
DR MBARNUM, I thought Diana and Laurie were joining you for THE BRAIN!!
I got the German westerns. They are very enjoyable! APACHES - except for the music score - was very good. I think my favorite is THE GREAT SNAKE, but they are all fun!
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DR ELMORE must be in the air by now!
We got NO SNOW...that is NO SNOW. It is not as cold YET as they think it's going to get....but we get NO SNOW!!
Work today. That is all.
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Thanks for the Annette interview, DR FRANCOIS!
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Good morning!
It was rainy this morning when I got up, but WARM! It is 70 outside right now, and when I read about those poor folks suffering under the snow, ice, and cold, I find it amazing it is so balmy here. We've been breaking records almost every day with this weather.
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I cannot believe it is December! How fast this year has passed, and I haven't done a single show, so that can't account for the quick passage of time. Seems like yesterday I was doing my taxes on the computer for the first time, and that was back in March! Seems like a couple of weekends ago.
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DR GEORGE,
So sorry to hear about your flood--and you just moved in! It's very important to get things dried out as quickly as possible. The company you spoke to is correct: mold can set in within hours. Best of luck.
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Page Two Malificent's Castle dance!!!
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Friday Media Check:
CD - JULIE AND CAROL AT CARNEGIE HALL
DVD - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN - Season 6, Disc 3
SUPERMAN RETURNS
CSI: MIAMI, Season 4, disc 5
BONES, Season 1, disc 1
DVR - last night's MY NAME IS EARL
last night's SCRUBS
last night's 30 ROCK
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DR TOMOVOZ,
I rented HUSTLE from Netflix just recently and LOVED it. Very smart, I thought, very fun. I love a good con. Great writing, fine acting. I'm now watching MI-5, the previous series from the same production company. Not usually my sort of thing, but it's also quite impressive. You might want to give it a try, too.
What are your other favorites? (I know you like Poliakoff.)
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Friday morning greetings! Our weather is blustery and we're supposed to see some snow showers later this afternoon - must be December.
TOD - CD(car) - New York, New York - Voices in Song, which I purchased at The Cloisters gift shop.
DVD - United 93, A Prairie Home Companion
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My power has been flipping on and off all morning. DOn't exactly understand the reason as the weather is placid right now.
At any rate, I need to go get cleaned up so I can run my usual Friday errands.
WBBL.
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Yesterday, TPunk wrote:Thank you. As much water as was cleaning up, the steam cleaner that I was able to borrow from my neighbor wasn't made to do what I need done (it's still very wet :'(), so I called this company that cleans up after fires and floods and things like that. They come in and soak up all the water (my condo being built on a solid concrete slab helps), replace the carpet pad, bring in fans to circulate the air, dehumidifiers (large or extra-large) and apply an anti-microbial solution to help prevent mold or mildew, which their website says that it can start within hours of the leak!! They're going to call back in the morning to set up a time to come. If they need to come tomorrow, my sister might be able to stay here and let them in (Cannibal: The Musical opens tomorrow!!), or if it can wait, they can come Saturday morning and take all day. It's not going to be cheap, but I just got paid and my sister said that she can help (since she just sold her house!). To paraphrase Blanche DuBois...I have always depended on the kindness of family. ::)
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Pardon if this is a painful question, but don't you have insurance?
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It's another cold, if sunny, morning in Oakland CA!
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It's Friday again. It's payday again!
I'm taking Monday off (again).
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I'm up, I'm up - too bloody early. Can anyone recommend someone in NY as a new person to do stuff for me? My long-time assistant Jonathan's flakiness cannot be tolerated one minute longer, and I've promised to help Rupert Holmes do a demo and someone has to help coordinate the session and the AFTRA paperwork. It's not that difficult, and there is pay. I need someone very quickly.
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JRand56, indeed Laurie and Diana will be attending the opening night of THE BRAIN with me, as will Laurie's neice Lori and Scotty Morrow of THE COSMIC MAN fame and a couple of his friends. We shall all meet for dinner and then go to the theater together. I can't wait!
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Also glad you enjoyed the other two East German westerns....I am hooked on those movies and I hope that company releases more of them and fast.
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TOD:
DVD: SHE GODS OF SHARK REEF
DVR: Episode of SUGARFOOT
CD: Might need to break out the Christmas music.
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PLEASE REMEMBER IT'S RED RIBBON DAY.
I'm wearing my red ribbon "Mamma Mia Angel" pin that DR Jose gave me in Indianapolis.
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My manager, a co-worker, and I are off on a "road trip" to the new location of our Outreach Services Department.
Bye for now!
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In Today's Column, Bruce Kimmel concluded with:
"After all, it’s the most wonderful time of the year and we must welcome December with open arms as well as open knees."
Errr....umm.....[ahem]....why, BK!!
;D
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It's very cold in the home environment, and it's taking a long time for the heater to do its job. I guess I'll go brave the nippy air and jog and maybe when I return it will be warmer inside.
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So, Ben's gone for most of the month, Jane's gone for heaven knows how long, Ann and Jed are being naughty and gone, Jose is too busy for the likes of us (I don't really see how he can be busier than me, but that's another story for another day) - I'm sure there are others I'm forgetting. The fact that the few of us who are left are keeping the jernt so alive is a real testament to the likes of us. As to the others - bitch-slaps from here to eternity and hell and back.
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I haz spoken!
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There's a high of 72 in NYC today, but a sudden drop to the 40's expected in the evening, with "violent weather" expected specifically between 5 pm and 8 pm. And of all nights, we have theater tickets. At least it's only 5 blocks away
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Excellent vibes and xylophones for elmore's flight.
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I am my own frenzy.
Can no one help me find someone in NY to help out on the Rupert project?
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RED (http://www.joinred.com/news.asp)
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BK - I would suspect Elmore would know people who have time and are reliable. I did a mental rundown of the people we know who might be willing to do that kind of work, and unfortunately the reliability factor is, well, a factor. :)
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Not to say some of our under-employed and less busy friends and associates are not reliable, but - well, i guess i am saying that.
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Good vibes to DR George. ~~~~~~~~~~
And travel vibes to DR Elmore. ~~~~~~~~~~~
Weather has changed here overnight. Yesterday it was 60F and today it is like 30F and we have freezing rain. Yuck.
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I keep this guy around on my LJ because
a) he's pretty big in the RHPS community &
b) he's just damn funny. He recently posted this, which just amuses me so.
http://larryv.livejournal.com/215402.html
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Aww, Mr. Jeff Harlan wrote me back & he won't be able to make it to The Brain. Apparently he's joined some British Invasion cover band & has lots to practice.
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And it's Bette Midler's birthday!! ;D
And Woody Allen's!
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What will today be like, I wonder?
What will your future be? ;)
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Thanks for the Annette interview, DR FRANCOIS!
Il n'y a pas de quoi!
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CALLING DR. BRENNAN!
1,600-Year-Old Roman Coffin Found in London (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/1600-year-old-roman-coffin-found-in/20061130220609990008?ncid=NWS00010000000001)
(http://cdn.digitalcity.com/aolnews_photos/0e/02/20061201091209990007)
Graham Carlow, Reuters
A headless skeleton lies in a Roman limestone tomb discovered below the grounds of St. Martin-in-the-Fields church in London.
LONDON (Dec. 1) - Archaeologists discovered a rare Roman limestone sarcophagus containing a headless skeleton at the site of a historic London church, authorities said Friday.
The find dates to about 410 A.D. and lay 10 feet below the grounds of the St. Martin-in-the-Fields church near central London's busy Trafalgar Square, outside the boundaries researchers had established for London's Roman city walls.
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The sarcophagus was made from a single piece of limestone from Oxfordshire or Northamptonshire, about 60 miles northwest of London, researchers said. The skeleton, headless and missing fingers, is a 5-foot-6-inch male who died in his 40s. Researchers speculated that Victorian workmen building a sewer stumbled upon the sarcophagus and took the head.
Somebody check Pogue's baggage!
der Brcuer
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I believe DR TCB will get a kick out of this item!
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/461/3544/1600/blog%20114th.jpg
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There are not enough hours in the day. I've addressed about forty-five packages, shipped a few things that needed shipping, and now must get ready to be on my way to LACC. Only about 160 packages to go!
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Hello all. It's a beautiful day today, but I fear I am catching a cold. Yesterday about halfway through the seminar a man sat next to me who was coughing, hacking and blowing his nose the whole time. So, I'm beginning to feel the effects. I have taken my vitamin C and hopefully will fight it off. Things are quiet at the office, so it's a nice day to be here
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BK - I was about to respond to that fellow on that other board's West Coast board, but thought better of it. New World Stages is a theater that has had a large number of relatively low-budget musicals, and for some reason (despite the fact that it's had some solidly-attended-or-gone-on-to-have-a-real-life shows like Altar Boyz, Musical of Musicals, Drumstruck, and now Evil Dead) has an unfair reputation for being a revolving door. But in reality, their hit-to-non-hit ratio is actually as good or better than off-Bway in general.
Or maybe that guy was just observing that your show is in the Evil Dead genre. I know that when Starfighter was first announced, we were lumped in people's minds with Evil Dead as well. Given what's happened with Evil Dead, that might not be a bad thing overall.
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Don't have much to say today. I must remember to stop at Petco on the way home....after making the cats breakfast today, we are OUT of cat food and bonita flakes...I don't think I'll be allowed in the house without replenishing the supply
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I shall now be on my way to LACC, after which, I shall return.
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TOD: The Las Vegas Plaids sang to me today -- that's because I was too lazy to change the CD from last week.
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Don't have much to say today. I must remember to stop at Petco on the way home....after making the cats breakfast today, we are OUT of cat food and bonita flakes...I don't think I'll be allowed in the house without replenishing the supply
Poor little kitties!
What are bonita flakes?
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Bakc from a scrumptious lunch.
I had the pasta special -- chicken breast medallions, broccoli, mushrooms and fresh mozzarella with a tomato/basil/garlic olive oil served on linguini.
Oof! I've got lots of yummy in my tummy!
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And the mozzarella will bind...
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The weekend LOOMS....and I've all sorts of ideas about what I'm gonna do with it.
The likelihood of 10% of it being realized is only marginal.
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I was pleased that the grocery store was less crowded today than usually on Friday. Don't know why.
The clouds cleared away, and we have as beautiful a spring day as one could hope for - especially north of the equator in December!
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I spent a large portion of the afternoon reliving my childhood watching SUPERMAN episodes. Among my favorites were "The Last Knight" about a secret society who celebrate knighthood, "The Magic Secret" about a criminal scientist who has figured out a way to draw kryptonite from the air, and "The Mysterious Cube" featuring a cube made of a substance even Superman can't break through or see through.
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Unfortunately, it also included one of the all-time worst episodes - "The Atomic Captive" which features probably the worst performances in the history of the show. None of the guest cast can really act at all, and their inability to deliver even simple lines is PAINFUL.
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Next, I watched another CSI: MIAMI episode from the fourth season. This one dealt with a woman found dead at the scene of a traffic accident only to be found to have been killed in the car after the accident. Three suspects don't make for much mystery as the guilty party is pretty obvious.
However, the on-going "mole in the lab" scenario which ran the gamut of the season is also present, and the clues are so obvious in retrospect. At the time, I still had no idea who the mole was.
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I ended the afternoon watching the roadshow version of SOUTH PACIFIC with Richard Barrios' commentary turned on. So far, he hasn't offered much information that wasn't already common knowledge, but thirty minutes in, he's only now beginning to comment on Josh Logan's leaden direction.
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DR TOMOVOZ,
I rented HUSTLE from Netflix just recently and LOVED it. Very smart, I thought, very fun. I love a good con. Great writing, fine acting. I'm now watching MI-5, the previous series from the same production company. Not usually my sort of thing, but it's also quite impressive. You might want to give it a try, too.
What are your other favorites? (I know you like Poliakoff.)
Love MI-5 (Spooks in the UK and here) and have seen all the series I think. (they are making another) wonderfully written and such tension.
The only TV we are watching is the UK "Teachers" - which has really fallen apart for it's 4th series. (2004)
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Partner Colin and I loved "Six Feet Under" and "Carnivale".
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The clouds cleared away, and we have as beautiful a spring day as one could hope for - especially north of the equator in December!
Not everywhere:
(http://www.foxnews.com/photoessay/photoessay_1274_images/1201061210_M_120106_snowstorm2.jpg)
• AP/The Pantagraph
Dec. 1: A resident checks on his vehicles after large tree branches fell on them from the weight of snow and ice in Towanda, Illinois
der Brucer
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This is Kansas - where is the winter wheat?
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/120106_snowstorm4.jpg)
Hope Toto has a jacket!
der Brucer
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I was pleased that the grocery store was less crowded today than usually on Friday. Don't know why.
Well, I -- for one -- am pleased that you were pleased.
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Brrr. It was so cold this morning that I had to put on a sweater! I love the desert this time of year.
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This is Kansas - where is the winter wheat?
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/120106_snowstorm4.jpg)
Hope Toto has a jacket!
der Brucer
The guy in this photo seems to have something frozen to his butt.
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, and their inability to deliver even simple lines is PAINFUL.
And now you know my grief with one of the brothers on "Supernatural."
:D
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It's a miserably glorious day here today.
I say "miserably" because I'm INSIDE and I'm relatively certain I'm in the grips of something that will keep me inside for the next few days.
Damn these viruses. Damn them all to HELL!
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1,600-Year-Old Roman Coffin Found in London (http://articles.news.aol.com/news/_a/1600-year-old-roman-coffin-found-in/20061130220609990008?ncid=NWS00010000000001)
(http://cdn.digitalcity.com/aolnews_photos/0e/02/20061201091209990007)
This person obviously missed the seminar "How to Keep Your Head While Others Around You Are Losing Theirs".
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DR TOMOVOZ,
I rented HUSTLE from Netflix just recently and LOVED it. Very smart, I thought, very fun. I love a good con. Great writing, fine acting. I'm now watching MI-5, the previous series from the same production company. Not usually my sort of thing, but it's also quite impressive. You might want to give it a try, too.
What are your other favorites? (I know you like Poliakoff.)
Three other favourites (old BBC programmes) are "Lost Empires" (John Castle), "Cambridge Spies" and "Bird Of Prey" (Richard Griffiths).
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Yes, I guess I am feeling just a tad cantankerous.
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By the way, folks on the opposite side of the office suite my group shares with them have decorated their spaces.
They're nice folks and full of the holiday spirit.
My boss asked if maybe I wasn't feeling just a bit competitive (i.e. didn't I want to start putting stuff out), I shared with her my philosophy on such things:
My purpose here on earth is to abate tackiness, not abet it.
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Hello! I'm from your Government.
You can trust me.
PHOENIX AIRPORT TO TEST NEW FULL-BODY X-RAY SCREENING SYSTEM (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,233604,00.html)
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/243446/0_61_120106_screening.jpg)
PHOENIX — Sky Harbor International Airport here will test a new federal screening system that takes X-rays of passenger's bodies to detect concealed explosives and other weapons.
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Some say the high-resolution images — which clearly depict the outline of the passenger's body, plus anything attached to it, such as jewelry — are too invasive.
But the TSA said the X-rays will be set up so that the image can be viewed only by a security officer in a remote location. Other passengers, and even the agent at the checkpoint, will not have access to the picture.
In addition, the system will be configured so that the X-ray will be deleted as soon as the individual steps away from the machine. It will not be stored or available for printing or transmitting, agency spokesman Nico Melendez said.
Of course there is no possibility that the X-Rays themselves might pose a danger; shucks, I remember when every shoe store had a Fluoroscope, and for Christmas I got a nice new glow-in-the-dark wristwatch (nice Radium dial!). I liked to wear the radium watch while I was rubbing mercury onto my pennies to turn them into dimes!
The thought the Big G might misuse a photo image is beyond the pale!
After you, Comrade.
der Brucer
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My purpose here on earth is to abate tackiness, not abet it.
I take it a styrofoam creche and a plastic pink flamingo are out of the question.
der Brucer
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One of the best things about Christmas is the tackiness.
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I guess you can all see why I will be reluctant to fly from now on.
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One of the best things about Christmas is the tackiness.
Like beauty, tackiness sometimes is in the eye of the beholder! :) ... (and then... it hurts!!)
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BK---I instant messaged you a recommendation for someone to help you in NY.
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After being turned down by the IFC, we now have a NY premiere date at the end of March at the Quad Cinema in lower Manhattan. (Around the Village, maybe?) I plan to go to NY for the "event" and we hope to have a party---perhaps at my partner's apartment or somewhere closer to the theatre. We had just about given up on having a screening in NY so we are thrilled! I will hound you New Yawkers when the time nears...hope to meet as many Hainsies and Kimlets as possible!
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I take it a styrofoam creche and a plastic pink flamingo are out of the question.
der Brucer
That rather depends on what uses I might be allowed to make of them.
;)
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Poor little kitties!
What are bonita flakes?
Bonita flakes are dried shaved flakes of Bonita Tuna. Callie goes ape over them (and if you want to see something amazing - see a cat going ape) it's her daily treat for taking her meds etc. Boo doesn't like them
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Off to mop the kitchen floor and then continue watching SOUTH PACIFIC.
For fans of JUSTICE, Fox is going to run out its already produced episodes on Fridays at 8 this month. I'll be watching tonight.
WBBL.
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Off to mop the kitchen floor and then continue watching SOUTH PACIFIC.
At least you have your priorities in order!
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Bonita flakes are dried shaved flakes of Bonita Tuna.
50% of the cats in my house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
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TOTD:
Current Listening "Best Of Air Supply"
Earlier Listening" Bst of Vicki Lawrence"
Even Earlier "Best of John Denver"
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Did my mention of John Denver clear the room more quickly than Michael saying "Bollywood"?
Hello MBarnum
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I'll be playing Christmas CDs for the next few weeks. - I imagine the usual favourites will be most played - "The Carpenters" and "John Denver".
And of course I now have a Warner Bros collection!!
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50% of the cats in my house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
50% of the cats in Cillaliz' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
50% of the cats in Edisaurus' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
I have no cats in my house.
I have no bonita flakes.
Where is the justice?
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Looking for fun things to do while in L.A. and found a play titled ROCKERS written by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Lee Meriweather, Pat Crawford Brown (who plays the old lady neighbor Ida Greenberg on DESPERATE HOUSEWIFES), and Elsa Raven. It is about 3 older ladies living at the Garden Grove Retirement Hotel.
I think I may go see it on Sunday.
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Did my mention of John Denver clear the room more quickly than Michael saying "Bollywood"?
Hello MBarnum
No....but you might run a close second if someone mentioned Michael Jackson.
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Hardest CD to find is a Chistmas collection which includes "Bobby Vinton singing "Oh Holy Night". The tracks usually lead to a CD with the same title (Chistmas Wishes) but no prize. The song does not appear on either of Mr Vinton's Chrismtas collections.
It's close to my favourite Chistmas carol. I love the versions by Linda Eder and Michael Ball.
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I'll be playing Christmas CDs for the next few weeks. - I imagine the usual favourites will be most played - "The Carpenters" and "John Denver".
And of course I now have a Warner Bros collection!!
I have no "The Carpenters" Christmas music in my house.
I have no "John Denver" Christmas music in my house.
I have no "Warner Brothers collection" of Christmas musc in my house.
Where is the justice?
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Looking for fun things to do while in L.A. and found a play titled ROCKERS written by Sherwood Schwartz and starring Lee Meriweather, Pat Crawford Brown (who plays the old lady neighbor Ida Greenberg on DESPERATE HOUSEWIFES), and Elsa Raven. It is about 3 older ladies living at the Garden Grove Retirement Hotel.
I think I may go see it on Sunday.
One thing ithat seems more certain than death and taxes....you, MBarnum, will more than likely be the youngest person there.
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I thought Bonita Flakes was some obscure reference to Madonna.
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I thought Bonita Flakes was some obscure reference to Madonna.
Well, the first thing that sprang into my mind was that Cillaliz was out of cereal. But I had to ask....and good thing I did.
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Is there a Michael Jackson sings Bollywood Christmas songs CD?
So right Ron - no justice.
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Barbra and Neil singing Christmas songs should have opened the door for anyone.
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I'm sure some piano tunas are flakes.
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TOTD:
Current Listening "Best Of Air Supply"
Earlier Listening" Bst of Vicki Lawrence"
Even Earlier "Best of John Denver"
There is such a thing as "Best of Vicki Lawrence"?!
My! Where have I been?!
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50% of the cats in Cillaliz' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
50% of the cats in Edisaurus' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
I have no cats in my house.
I have no bonita flakes.
Where is the justice?
Justice is flaky anyway!
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Hardest CD to find is a Chistmas collection which includes "Bobby Vinton singing "Oh Holy Night". The tracks usually lead to a CD with the same title (Chistmas Wishes) but no prize. The song does not appear on either of Mr Vinton's Chrismtas collections.
It's close to my favourite Chistmas carol. I love the versions by Linda Eder and Michael Ball.
And it's originally a French song! :)
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Which of course means it was either a song by Piaf or is from "Les Mis".
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I'm sure it was not an entry by France in "Eurovision".
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DR Tomovoz: the title you look for sung by Mr Vinton is on this cd!
http://www.shazam.com/music/portal/sp/s/media-type/html/user/anon/page/album/productid/10020416/Various/Winter+Wonderland.html
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I'm sure it was not an entry by France in "Eurovision".
It was composed way before the creation of Eurovision Song Contest! Ah!
It's called "Minuit Chrétien" in its original version!
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Which of course means it was either a song by Piaf or is from "Les Mis".
Don't they say "Les MiZ"?
Les Mis would sound too much like Les Girls! ;)
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50% of the cats in Cillaliz' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
50% of the cats in Edisaurus' house are kookoo for bonita flakes.
I have no cats in my house.
I have no bonita flakes.
Where is the justice?
You say the word and I will be happy to hook you up with at least 2 wonderful cats that need good homes, and all the bonita flakes you'd like. Just say the word.
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Minuit chrétien
1847
Minuit ! Chrétiens, c'est l'heure solennelle
Où l'homme Dieu descendit jusqu'à nous,
Pour effacer la tache originelle
Et de son père arrêter le courroux:
Le monde entier tressaille d'espérance
A cette nuit qui lui donne un sauveur
Peuple, à genoux attends ta délivrance,
Noël ! Noël ! Voici le Rédempteur !
Noël ! Noël ! Voici le Rédempteur !
De notre foi que la lumière ardente
Nous guide tous au berceau de l'enfant
Comme autrefois, une étoile brillante
Y conduisit les chefs de l'Orient
Le Roi des Rois naît dans une humble crèche,
Puissants du jour fiers de votre grandeur,
A votre orgueil c'est de là qu'un Dieu prêche,
Courbez vos fronts devant le Rédempteur !
Courbez vos fronts devant le Rédempteur !
Le Rédempteur a brisé toute entrave,
La terre est libre et le ciel est ouvert
Il voit un frère ou n'était qu'un esclave
L'amour unit ceux qu'enchaînait le fer,
Qui lui dira notre reconnaissance ?
C'est pour nous tous qu'il naît, qu'il souffre et meurt:
Peuple, debout ! chante ta délivrance,
Noël ! Noël ! chantons le Rédempteur !
Noël ! Noël ! chantons le Rédempteur !
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Thank you François - for the above posts!
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Thank you François - for the above posts!
Tout le plaisir est pour moi!
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My pc is crashing again. emails not working. Ahhh
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My pc is crashing again. emails not working. Ahhh
Time to write Dear Old Santa about that, I guess!
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For some reason today I keep getting notices sent to my e-mail everytime someone posts on HHW. I thought I had fixed my preferences so that it would stop...but then it started again and it fills my e-mail box will many many many e-mails letting me know that someon has posted on HHW.
Every once in a blue moon this happens and I do not know why.
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DR Sandra is watching a scary movie: the one where the nosy social worker took Big Bird away from his village and placed him in a foster nest. I have been afraid of social workers ever since.
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I am safely ensconced at North Ogden Drive in West Hollywood. I've just learned that there will be no bass player for tomorrow's rehearsal which is most unseemly in my book, but I didn't hire the players. So, a lot of stuff that should be heard and judged will not be and I can do nothing more about it than express my disapproval. How can you tell what the problems are when 20% of your band is missing? The least the player could have done was send a sub.
All right; I've vented. Now I have work to finish.
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I am safely ensconced at North Ogden Drive in West Hollywood.
Glad you arrived safely, DR Elmore. I hope all your players are assembled tomorrow!
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I've been having similar experiences here. I'm trying to cut a short film for TNT---something that should take 4 or 5 days but is being crammed into 2. Fed-Ex was supposed to deliver the film yesterday at 8:30AM. It didn't get here until the afternoon, then had to be transferred to tape and synched up with the sound. So I didn't even begin loading it until 10PM. But that was only half the battle.
They also shot black and white film, which was also supposed to arrive at 8:30AM. It got here this afternoon (they wouldn't let us go and pick it up from anywhere!) so I spent the day trying to edit with only half the shots I needed. So I am missing a preservation party that we paid $100 to go to and will also have to work tomorrow instead of being docents on the Xmas tour of homes. Damn you, Fed-Ex!
Back to work...
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DR Elmore has no bass player
The bass player has no replacement
DR Elmore has no way of assessing sound without a bass player.
Where is the justice?
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I've been having similar experiences here. I'm trying to cut a short film for TNT---something that should take 4 or 5 days but is being crammed into 2. Fed-Ex was supposed to deliver the film yesterday at 8:30AM. It didn't get here until the afternoon, then had to be transferred to tape and synched up with the sound. So I didn't even begin loading it until 10PM. But that was only half the battle.
They also shot black and white film, which was also supposed to arrive at 8:30AM. It got here this afternoon (they wouldn't let us go and pick it up from anywhere!) so I spent the day trying to edit with only half the shots I needed. So I am missing a preservation party that we paid $100 to go to and will also have to work tomorrow instead of being docents on the Xmas tour of homes. Damn you, Fed-Ex!
God is laughing.
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Where is the justice?
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My pc is crashing again. emails not working. Ahhh
Tom?
Tom?
Are you there?
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Oh, yes....Amy: Thanks for the offer of the cats. We have tons here in Oakland's SPCA when I'm truly ready to give my heart away again.
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I'm truly feeling as though I'm "down" with something. It's not pronounced yet, but all the symptoms seem engaged.
Sigh.
Hopefully, I can sleep it off.
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Golly! Looks like prime time is without "Ghost Whisperer" tonight...and in its place we get a new edition of "Ice Wars".
Sigh.
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I'm truly feeling as though I'm "down" with something. It's not pronounced yet, but all the symptoms seem engaged.
Sigh.
Hopefully, I can sleep it off.
I think you need a cat, you would feel much better ;D Well, unless you allergic...
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Now you see, Tom, what happens when your pc crashes.
It's the answer to the age-old question: "If a PC crashes 'Down Under', does everyone stop posting?"
And the answer is "No," of course.
;D
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I think you need a cat, you would feel much better ;D Well, unless you allergic...
I have my share of sensitivities to allergens.
Lately, though, I've been craving a puppy.
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"Craving" in the sense that I think I'd like one in my life...not craving in any craven sense.
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That last bit was for TCB wherever he may be.
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Is anyone else concerned about George right now?
His last post said he was taking today off...that he was going to get some sleep and that some repair person was coming in to take care of the leaking pipe, etc.
And that was his LAST POST, thus far.
What on earth could possibly be going on in that condo?
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Just when you wondered could Ron Pulliam possibly post another post, he posted this one.
But he's wearing himself out...is what he's doing.
Laws yes....M-O-O-N spells "wearing himself out."
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And I'm posting this, too, to get us closer to page 6.
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Well TA-Felodipus-DA!
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I'm making up words now, too. "Felodipus"...possibly the name of a character in my new Greek tragedy: "Felodipus the Honey Dipper and his Adventures on the Island of Mykonos."
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I'm beginning to like this mid-forties peri-menopausal angst. Tonight I went to Outback for a steak. I was seated before 4 yes I said FOUR tables around me. There is no way they were in another section unless my little table was a section of one. Anyway, 3 different waiters came out, waited on the guy who got there before me, then the four tables that were seated after me and even though each one of the waiters looked at me sitting there, obviously not being waited on, not one of them even said "I'll be with you in a moment" nothing. Just waited on the other tables, turned around and went to the kitchen or wherever they go. It irritated me so much that I left. On my way out I told the hostess why I was leaving. She just gave me a surprised look and didn't say anything. I will not be going back to Outback...ever.
To calm my angst, I decided on a little retail therapy. So I went to Scheels and bought some really nice Columbia boots for the winter, went to Petco (yes we're stocked up now) and stopped by the grocery where I got a wonderful t-bone steak that I came home and cooked to perfection and ate with a wonderful baked potato and a big glass of milk.
I am now much happier and very glad I walked out of the restaurant.
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I have my share of sensitivities to allergens.
Lately, though, I've been craving a puppy.
As opposed to a dog on a bun...
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I'm beginning to like this mid-forties peri-menopausal angst. It irritated me so much that I left. On my way out I told the hostess why I was leaving. She just gave me a surprised look and didn't say anything. I will not be going back to Outback...ever.
I'd love to be there when you've been waiting in a line, your turn arrives and the clerk suddenly answers a phone and starts helping the person who's just called!
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As opposed to a dog on a bun...
Cute.
A dachshund, perhaps.
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I'm beginning to like this mid-forties peri-menopausal angst. Tonight I went to Outback for a steak. I was seated before 4 yes I said FOUR tables around me. There is no way they were in another section unless my little table was a section of one. Anyway, 3 different waiters came out, waited on the guy who got there before me, then the four tables that were seated after me and even though each one of the waiters looked at me sitting there, obviously not being waited on, not one of them even said "I'll be with you in a moment" nothing. Just waited on the other tables, turned around and went to the kitchen or wherever they go. It irritated me so much that I left. On my way out I told the hostess why I was leaving. She just gave me a surprised look and didn't say anything. I will not be going back to Outback...ever.
Cillaliz was seated early and got no waiter.
The table in front of her got a waiter.
The table behind her got a waiter.
The table to the right of her got a waiter.
The table to the left of her got a waiter.
Cillaliz's waiter did not show up.
Cillaliz did not get a waiter or a steak or a baked potato.
Cillaliz did not even get an apology.
WHERE IS THE JUSTICE?
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To calm my angst, I decided on a little retail therapy. So I went to Scheels and bought some really nice Columbia boots for the winter, went to Petco (yes we're stocked up now) and stopped by the grocery where I got a wonderful t-bone steak that I came home and cooked to perfection and ate with a wonderful baked potato and a big glass of milk.
I am now much happier and very glad I walked out of the restaurant.
Ah-HAH! There it is.
Cillaliz got her OWN justice!
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I'm running out of steam very fast.
I'm going to have to indulge in some sustenance in another minute or two.
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Is this what it's like every night at this time?
Do people just disappear into their lives and leave a paltry few alone to defend themselves, amuse themselves, etc.?
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I've got some pork loin and some collards to warm up for din-din.
I have some Pepperidge Farm "Brussels" cookies and some Haagen-Dasz "Coffee" ice cream, too.
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I'd love to be there when you've been waiting in a line, your turn arrives and the clerk suddenly answers a phone and starts helping the person who's just called!
Ah, but there was no line, there was no mad rush, there was no reason to treat me differently because I was a female at a table by myself. Most restaurants are very good about that, but when they are bad, they are very bad
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Where oh where is TomovOz and why did his PC crash?
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Where oh where is George? I hope "The Mold People" didn't get him.
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Ah-HAH! There it is.
Cillaliz got her OWN justice!
You got that one right....I still got my steak, they didn't get my money or a tip and I got some retail therapy. Not such a bad night after all ;D
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DR Cillaliz: I'm glad you got your T-bone and baked potato. I'm certain it was a lot tastier than Outback could do it.
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I could sign off now. Oh, yes! I COULD sign off now.
But I won't.
Nossir.
Not yet.
My food's not warm enough.
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I'm watching Ice Wars and enjoying it a lot.
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For a week where I was originally scheduled for just 18 hours, I'll be finishing up tallying 39.
Such is life.
Call me "Mr. Available."
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I've got some pork loin and some collards to warm up for din-din.
I have some Pepperidge Farm "Brussels" cookies and some Haagen-Dasz "Coffee" ice cream, too.
Do you put starch on your collards?
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Der B and I will be feasting on pot roast, with carrots, cabbage, and taters.
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Ah, but there was no line, there was no mad rush, there was no reason to treat me differently because I was a female at a table by myself. Most restaurants are very good about that, but when they are bad, they are very bad
I guess waiters do work for the tip in that dreadful place; they go for the number of guests!
You did the right thing; leave!
That's what I force myself to do when i'm not happy with a service: I don't make a fuss. I just let them know I'm not happy and leave!
I even did that after buying shoes: I cancelled the sale! I wasn't happy with them in the first place and the attitude of the clerk, and... it works!
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Do you put starch on your collards?
Me, I put (onion) rings around them! ;)
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Dr Elmore Did I say sorry for you bass problems? Maybe you need a little peri-menopausal angst....
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Shall I talk about an item I received today after winning it in an eBay auction?
Most of you have probably never heard of Ernest Gold, but he was a fantastic composer and wrote some wonderful film scores, the best-known of which is "Exodus." He won the 1960 Academy Award for that score.
One of my favorite Gold scores is "Ship of Fools" which features a love them I consider one of the finest ever written (this music accompanied scenes between Oskar Werner and Simone Signoret).
What I won was a rectangle of paper the size of a large index card. It is inscribed to a guy; underneath it's signed:
Sincerely,
Ernest Gold
And then Gold drew a stave and penned the first five bars of the Theme from "Exodus."
It was barely bid on, and I got it at a ridiculously low price. I placed a maximum bid of $120 (worried I'd probably lose it) and got it for $18 and change including shipping/handling.
I'm thrilled to have this.
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Do you put starch on your collards?
Nah, I just steam 'em and hope they'll last.
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I'm beginning to like this mid-forties peri-menopausal angst. Tonight I went to Outback for a steak. I was seated before 4 yes I said FOUR tables around me. There is no way they were in another section unless my little table was a section of one. Anyway, 3 different waiters came out, waited on the guy who got there before me, then the four tables that were seated after me and even though each one of the waiters looked at me sitting there, obviously not being waited on, not one of them even said "I'll be with you in a moment" nothing. Just waited on the other tables, turned around and went to the kitchen or wherever they go. It irritated me so much that I left. On my way out I told the hostess why I was leaving. She just gave me a surprised look and didn't say anything. I will not be going back to Outback...ever.
To calm my angst, I decided on a little retail therapy. So I went to Scheels and bought some really nice Columbia boots for the winter, went to Petco (yes we're stocked up now) and stopped by the grocery where I got a wonderful t-bone steak that I came home and cooked to perfection and ate with a wonderful baked potato and a big glass of milk.
I am now much happier and very glad I walked out of the restaurant.
Sounds like a miscommunication gaffe on the part of said hostess, who should have informed whoever was supposed to serve you that you were a table of one. It sounds as if they presumed that you were waiting for someone, and weren't going to approach your table until the other party arrived.
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That makes sense.
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Dr Elmore Did I say sorry for you bass problems? Maybe you need a little peri-menopausal angst....
I have a feeling that, when he's ticked off, he has the peri-menopausal angst gambit down cold
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TOD -
CD player - Bette Midler's Cool Yule. It's good, not great.
DVD player -
Finished the Doctor Who Key to Time season. I'll be starting the William Hartnell Doctor set "Beginnings" soon, with the first thirteen episodes/three stories.
And der Brucer is working his way through the bonus disc for Superman Returns, and may be developing a crush on Brian Singer, the director. At least the bonus stuff isn't the "talking head with too many shots from the film" bull that our esteemed BK correctly loathes.
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I need to get into my Superman box and start watching stuff. Der Brucer gets to have ALL the fun!
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Dang me!
Dang me!
If this ain't page 7 you can hang me!
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Well, I've done some postin'...and I'm plain tuckered.
I'm going to go hurry along that warming process and eat me some vittles.
I might even eat some vittles fer you'uns, too.
Then it's "Ice Wars" for me, I guess.
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Oh, yeah. I've got some VHS watching to do, too -- last night's "Ugly Betty" awaits my attention.
Fortunately, I watched the superb (yes, I thought the episode was superb) "Grey's Anatomy" last night as it aired.
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TTFN (that's computer lingo for "ta-ta for now").
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Most of you have probably never heard of Ernest Gold,
Well, not too long ago DR Tomovoz, whose pc has just crashed, mentionned him and I learnt there and then that Marni Nixon, NOT of the tapes fame ;) was once married to him!
Presently Marni's busy promoting her biography, I Could Have Sung All Night! What a lady!
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Back on the air! But can not get my "Norton" to work!
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Sounds like a miscommunication gaffe on the part of said hostess, who should have informed whoever was supposed to serve you that you were a table of one. It sounds as if they presumed that you were waiting for someone, and weren't going to approach your table until the other party arrived.
Yes, that's possible, but what bugged me is they waited on the man sitting alone who did ask for a table for two and was waiting for someone....oh well it's history. Just got a call to go to Paul's where some people dropped in on him. Guess I'll go for awhile.
Laters
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Sounds like a miscommunication gaffe on the part of said hostess, who should have informed whoever was supposed to serve you that you were a table of one. It sounds as if they presumed that you were waiting for someone, and weren't going to approach your table until the other party arrived.
Well, if the hostess is dumb, the waiter in charge of that section could either ask the hostess or the guest! Communication is the key! Verbal!
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Back on the air! But can not get my "Norton" to work!
Oh, do I HATE when my Norton won't work too!! :D
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Edi, the Quad is on 13th Street between 5th & 6th Avenues. It's very conviently located in the Village. It's a 4-plex (obviously) and was renovated a few years ago. All the theatres are small but the place is well maintained. They are one of the few independents left in New York.
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I need to get to beddy-bye. Time to try to get the good sleep I didn't get last night. :-\
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I spent a good portion of the night listening to Richard Barrios' commentary for the roadshow of SOUTH PACIFIC. Now, the poor guy does have three hours to fill, but his comments are so full of repetition that it really constitutes about an hour of material repeated and elaborated on a bit over and over: about Mitzi Gaynor, about the color filters, about Josh Logan's movie directorial career. All suitable topics for discussion certainly, but the same opinions recited endlessly. He's done some really fine commentaries, but I think this one is too rambling. Perhaps a partner could have helped bring up other topics or engaged in some differences of opinion.
I still have about 20 minutes of film to go!
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I did watched JUSTICE, an interesting case involving the death of the wife of the valet at the law firm's garage which the firm chose to handle pro bono.
I'm sorry the show didn't catch on as I do like the characters and like the look and feel of the show.
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The INHD1 Channel had another of those Winter Olympic documentaries today - the 1960 Squaw Valley games, so I recorded it and fast forwarded through to see Carol Heiss and Hayes Jenkins win their golds. Jenkins did some very impressive triple jumps. Heiss did mostly singles in her routine. Of course, the film didn't show the entire routines, just possibly a minute of footage from each one.
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I flipped on the ICE WARS for a second, and just happened to land on Michael Weiss' routine which turned me right off. I didn't like him as an amateur, and his professional program didn't sit any better with me.
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Just returned from an exciting night at the women's Christmas party. I was the youngest one there. Sad, huh?
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Just returned from an exciting night at the women's Christmas party. I was the youngest one there. Sad, huh?
Looking at your avatar, I can't say I'm surprised! ;D
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Barbra and Neil singing Christmas songs
Bush - Mother & Son?
der Brucer
PS Bette Midler has a nice new Christmas album
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The least the player could have done was send a sub.
Or a good pizza!
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Is anyone else concerned about George right now?
His last post said he was taking today off...that he was going to get some sleep and that some repair person was coming in to take care of the leaking pipe, etc.
And that was his LAST POST, thus far.
What on earth could possibly be going on in that condo?
Empty Condo
Hunky workman in tool belt
Lonely Indian Princess
...work it out ::)
der Brucer
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And der Brucer is working his way through the bonus disc for Superman Returns, and may be developing a crush on Brian Singer, the director.
It's "Bryan" - and yes I am.
der Brucer
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Back from a long day. Went in early to look at and build light cues, but no one was ready and nothing began to get written until after seven this evening. I was warned about this long ago and we gave the designer an entire extra week to have everything together, but that simply didn't happen. He'd written about fifty cues when I left at eight-thirty, and our stage manager was staying and working with him. I made it pretty clear that I wasn't going to be happy having him write cues as we were doing tech. So, I have no way of knowing how tomorrow is going to go. I shall now write Ye Olde Notes and get them posted early so I can go to bed early and try to get a decent night's sleep.
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Great music run-through vibes to BK and elmore.
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Lighting vibes to BK as well.
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The violent weather in NYC appears not to have happned to the extent predicted. Made venturing out even more pleasant.
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There was some rain.
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And some wind.
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Enough wind to blow us to page 8?
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Maybe one more gust
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And some wind.
Did it have a name?
der Brucer
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One more, then. And here we are.
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A page 8 wind dance
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Maybe the tornado sequence from THE WIZ?
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Maybe the tornado sequence from THE WIZ?
Or the campfire scene from Blazing Saddles?
der Brucer
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A page 8 wind dance
Rhymes with flatulence!
der Brucer