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Well, you've read the notes, the notes made you hungry, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're thinking food thoughts, too, as in they ARE food.
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And the word of the day is: PROTHALAMION!
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TOTD:
CD - "Caravans" soundtrack
"The English Patient" soundtrack
"Revival" - John Fogerty
DVD - Hinge & Brackett.
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Early Friday morning greetings! A thunderstorm roared through about 1am and rattled the windows, but we didn't lose power.
I'll be E & T all day, attending this conference (http://www.grantomatics.com/ohio.htm). It's being held right down the street from my workplace.
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TOD - CD(car) on the way to my conference, I'll finish the audiobook In This Mountain by Jan Karon, then will give a second listen to DR Ben's latest BBC review compilation.
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Tonight is the James Ivory Gala. There's a silent auction beforehand, and when he came to dinner he brought scripts for A ROOM WITH A VIEW, HEAT AND DUST, and another...HOWARD'S END, maybe...signed by him and his writer, Ruth. Shall I place bids for anyone? It's a Women In Film fundraiser...
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Morning all. As we hobble toward our deadline I must hobble out of the room (not due to injury, just fatigue).
Later, gaters.
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Great dinner report, DR EDISAURUS.....any photos taken?
I am still WMC (without my car) - but I am working today so it doesn't make much difference. Hopefully it will be done today.
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TOD:
DVD - 300 & WILD HOGS
CD - Company - the latest revival
VHS - Woman's World (when will we get this on DVD?)
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I have directed the female version of THE ODD COUPLE. I have mixed feelings about it, but will not comment further before MR BK has seen the show.
Have fun in London today, DR JOSE!!
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DR Edisaurus - sounds like it was a fantastic evening; thanks for the detailed report! :)
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***CAR REPAIR VIBES***
to DR JRand57!
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***CAR REPAIR VIBES***
to DR JRand57!
;D
Lots of rain here last night, but the strongest storms stayed well north of us here.
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Is she looking at the notebook, or at his thighs?
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"Have you ever thought about switching wigs?"
(http://bp0.blogger.com/_HtSvr0DEcpc/Rxblg5F5EHI/AAAAAAAAAhI/KPmEmKXygVc/s320/ritz3.jpg)
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Good Morning!
I'm up, I'm up... And I've been up since 6:45!
And I've already gone to the gym!!!!
:)
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Good morning. That is all.
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Well... Since I just happened to wake up automatically around 6:40, and since I was already sort of hoping and planning to go to the gym this morning, well... I went. Just a good half hour on the elliptical and some stretching. It feels good. I feel good. I always seem to pick up my routine around this time of year - even it's been two years since I last got into this routine. Who knows? Maybe I'm "prepping" already for the all the holiday eating. ;)
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From last night...
DR singdaw - You're welcome! -If you can get a hold of some of her other CDs - the Canadian releases - they're quite good too. I'm hoping she's scheduled to come to NYC sometime sooner than later.
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Is she looking at the notebook, or at his thighs?
(http://bp1.blogger.com/_TmUBWwWLKUU/RxZw0fsMD2I/AAAAAAAAA1Q/a8mYMF0Tzvg/s400/Kerry,Cheyenne,1.jpg)
Well, I don't know about her, but as for me... ;D
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DR edisaurus - Thanks for the dinner report. It sounds like you all had a lovely and "not so reserved" time! Ooohh... And Sancerre - one of my favorites - great with salmon.
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Good night all.
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Well, I need to get myself cleaned up for the day. Since I have to lug around two scores (the rehearsal book and my keyboard 2 book) with me, I don't think I'll be taking my laptop with me. Also, it's supposed to rain and storm today, and I always get wary carrying around my computer even while it's under the umbrella. However, if we finish early at the rehearsal studio, I can log in from there. Otherwise, I shall return later tonight.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday.
Laters...
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Goodnight, DR Tomovoz and Colin and Magnus and Fosca.
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Have fun, DR JOSE.
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Off to work...NOT the gym.
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Good morning, all! Now that the Fed Ex package has arrived, I can actually go into Toyland this morning. So, first the post office, then the office, and then the NYPL. Next week I have the main library on 42nd Street to deal with: I need a formal card to enter the main branch special collections, and I've discovered that's where the papers of R H Burnside and Charles Dillingham (director and producer of Victor Herbert's LADY OF THE SLIPPER) reside. While I'm there, I can also run through the papers of Townsend Walsh again. Mr Walsh was the business manager for the original BABES IN TOYLAND.
DR edi, thanks for the dinner update! Did you ask Mr Ivory whatever happened to the film of THE PLAYMAKER?
TOD:
DVD: Universal Horror Collection
CD: Guy Haines, David Burnham, Hansel & Gretel, Ernani
VCR: These tapes are stale
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And the word of the day is: PROTHALAMION!
And The Song Of The Day Is- GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME
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Well, I don't know about her, but as for me... ;D
You're not looking at the thighs OR the notebook!
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FOR YOUR THIGHS ONLY - wasn't that a porn film from the early 1980's?
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THIGHS QUEEN - that should be the name of something, and I'm sure it is
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Page 2!!!!
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And the word of the day is: PROTHALAMION!
"OH PRIM, ATONAL coloratura," the maestro asked of his diva, "When you sing the PROTHALAMION tonight, could you please do so in the same tempi as my orchestra? At last night's performance, I had to wave my arms so quickly to keep up with you that my baton flew from my fingers and lanced through a cellist's neck. We'll work on your key problems tomorrow."
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Good morning!
We got our rain, but it's over now and things seem to be heating up for another weekend of above the norm temperatures. [sigh] Just as I was starting to enjoy fall, Indian summer returned!
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When thighs are THAT special, they deserve our attention!
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Finally got a decent night's sleep last night, the first really good one since my upset with the plumbing on Sunday/Monday.
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Friday Media Check:
CD - Doris Day: Live It Up!
DVD - UNDER THE VOLCANO, disc 2
MEET THE ROBINSONS (Blu-ray)
BREATHLESS (Criterion)
SCARY MOVIE (Blu-ray)
WYATT EARP (Blu-ray)
DVR - last night's SMALLVILE
last night's MY NAME IS EARL
last night's 30 ROCK
last night's THE OFFICE
last night's CSI
last night's LAW & ORDER: CI
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TOD -
Book - Trevor Corson's The Secret Life of Lobsters, which is fascinating. It's not just about the lobsters of Maine, but the people who study them and harvest them. Corson's a good storyteller.
Movie Theater - The Seeker - The Dark is Rising. A nifty little flick involving magic, good and evil, and a fourteen-year old hero. We took the grandlads to see it yesterday, and they quite enjoyed themselves.
CD Player, Car - On our way taking the lads home, I popped in the soundtrack for Meet the Robinsons, which opens up with five or six songs used in the film. The first song wasn't more than a few bars in, even before any of the singing had started, when William popped up "That's The Robinsons!" He's only seen the film twice, once when it first came out and again when der Grampa took them again recently (first time for Alex). The kid's got quite an ear, being able to recognize music that easily!
I don't have a VCR player. :'(
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And, with that, I must dash to work yet again.
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The best way to learn about the evolution of talkies and the dawn of sound on film is in Richard Barrios' superb A SONG IN THE DARK. Yes, the focus is on musicals, but there's quite a bit about other films, too, and it's so thoroughly researched that I can't think of another reference book that can come near it for completeness.
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Good morning. Boy could I use some vibes today. Callie has been having trouble again so I did what I have been told over and over again I didn't wait and took her in this morning. I called first and then took her in, the receptionist was very rude, I ended up leaving in tears and very upset, determined that I was going to get the cats' files when I got back and look for a new vet.
I went back home to finish getting ready for work and about 6 blocks from my house discovered I had a flat tire. I had one yesterday and ended up buying 4 new tires...what are the odds of getting a nail in your tire 2 days in a row when you aren't even doing construction?
I was on my way to the office because I have a very important appointment at 10:00 AM. and no, an assistant couldn't have taken care of it for me. So I called the tire guy who is going to go get the car, put some air in the tire and drive it to the tire place where he'll take care of it (I didn't tell him I could see a screw in the tire)
Then I called Paul who picked me up and brought me to the office where I got a call from my nephew Adam who got a very late start on his way to Sioux City. That's ok, but I was sort of counting on him to give me a ride to get my car...
At least I prepped for the appointment yesterday. Now I'm going to take a deep breath, sip some coffee so I have my composure when my client arrives.
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DR MBarnum:
Did you buy THE BEULAH SHOW on DVD when it was released a couple of months ago? How is the quality. I know they're from the early days of TV, but I was curious about how they might look. And how many episodes did they include in the release?
Thanks.
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Heading downstairs now to clean up a bit before venturing out to the bank and grocery store.
WBBL.
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Mega-vibes to Cilla
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Mega-vibes to Cilla
Thanks FJL. After my appointment this morning I don't have another appointment until 4:00 P.M., so I can find a ride or a cab or a bus and start taking care of the things I left for others on my way in this morning.
I am very worried about Callie. She's been doing so well until the past 2 days. Maybe it really is time for another opinion
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DR Cillaliz -
That's way too much for any one person in any one day!
***SUPER-STRENGTH IMPROVEMENT VIBES***
for you and for DC Callie!
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For Cillaliz:
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Friday media check:
Car cd: Philadelphia Chickens
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Please wish me luck today- i need ALL the prayers and good thoughts today. I'll be seeing some wonderful cousins flying in from Delaware, but the Little Foxes will outumber them ( and I refuse to relive scenes from lLong Day's Jorney into Night" or "Virginia Woolf.)
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***VIBES OF EXCELLENCE***
for DR Kerry & Family today!!!
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DR Jane re: the flu shot, i wasn't really planning on getting one this year.
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Question about last night's UGLY BETTY
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I also did not like seeing Justin act out. But why was he kissing a girl? I thought his character was gay?
I liked VIctor Garber, and was also disappointed about henry.
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Family harmony wishes for Kerry
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Is post #8888 a milestone?
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RE: this week's PRIVATE PRACTICE, which i just saw yesterday.
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I actually think i liked this episode the best so far. Granted the cases were quite predictable (i mean it was obvious that kid was gay and that the sick woman really was sick). But i think the reason i liked it best was because we finally got a bit more into the actual main characters.
For instance i love Judging Amy, but she has seemed like a complete nutcase until now. It was hard to see why anyone would trust her with their well-being. And even though this week she was still obcessive (wanting to know about kami), i just felt like her situation finally felt like it went somewhere.
We found out the male doctor likes her. But we also got some indication like this guy she's been crazy about actually feels the same way. Until that point i thought she was a stalker!
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Vibes for DR Cillaliz. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Vibes for Callie. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Singdaw-"Stewardesses" is the longest word in English that can be typed with only the left hand.
Unfortunately, that does not do our DR Jane any good.
Singdaw-"Stewardesses" is the longest word in English that can be typed with only the left hand.
Lol- matt
Thank you both for the wises and laughs ;D
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Jeanne thanks for the good wishes and the tip on lilies.
Arnold thank you, and yes I’m right handed :D I’ve lost the use of my right hand before and am very grateful to not have done so again.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up, for example.
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Is post #8888 a milestone?
It is if it means something to YOU! ;)
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FOR YOUR THIGHS ONLY - wasn't that a porn film from the early 1980's?
I think it played on a double bill with Hannah Does Her Sisters.
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I was just about to comment about still being on page two, but here's page three, just in the nick redman of time.
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family vives to dr kerry, and a good time. continued healing vibes
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cilla and callie may your day end well. cilla i agree it might be time to see a specialist.
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Good morning, good day, how are you this beautiful day? I am up, for example.
Good morning! Good day!
How are you this radiant day?
What a rare magnificent morning!
It's Friday, it's payday and it's sunny!
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edi, what small town in Oregon. Klamath falls isn’t too far from us. I enjoyed your narration of your interesting fun evening. For the dog related story check out my posts and photos from yesterday-I can’t type all that again
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i want the sun and an indian summer. it poured all night and still continues to do so. at least the wind eased up.
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At least you're typing, Jane. It gives me a smile to see the economizing on the luxuries of capital letters! :)
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At least you're typing, Jane. It gives me a smile to see the economizing on the luxuries of capital letters! :)
I noticed that, too. Jane, do you know the story of Archie and Mehitabel?
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Good day, everyone.
We had a bit of rain here, but not nearly enough. We are near drought conditions.
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DR MBarnum:
Did you buy THE BEULAH SHOW on DVD when it was released a couple of months ago? How is the quality. I know they're from the early days of TV, but I was curious about how they might look. And how many episodes did they include in the release?
Thanks.
I have those episodes from an earlier release...I imagine they are from the same source. I don't recall them being terrible quality, but I am certain that they are not restored. This much I can say, I enjoyed the TV show very much. The comedy held up pretty well and made me realize that HAZEL was THE BEULAH SHOW with a different cast.
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Many vibes to DR Cilla and DR Kerry!!!!!
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One of the oft-overlooked aspects of renovation is the amount of cleaning needed afterwards. Marvelous Matt cleans up after himself, but having contractors in means more dirt, plus there's all the dust the renovation generates. I spent this morning doing some THOROUGH cleaning. I'll be doing the same in other parts of the house for a while, I suspect.
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SUPER-STRENGTH VIBES TO CILLALIZ AND KERRY!
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Media Check:
CD:
Soundtracks to the new Bollywood movies NO SMOKING and OM SHANTI OM.
DVD:
Some Sam Katzman films
DVR:
I must get these Sally Fraser episodes of THE GENE AUTRY SHOW transferred to DVD.
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And the word of the day is: PROTHALAMION!
If you ask me, there's nothing worse than an amateur thalamion!
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I have only "Smallville" and "Supernatural" in my DVR cache from last night.
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"Ugly Betty" -- I didn't much appreciate the writers having Betty take credit for someone else's story in her writing class. Her character has been established quite well up until now, and that was totally out of character.
Thus far, this season, Henry has been a blank. It's disappointing.
Mark and Amanda are totally coming into their own, though. Mark is stealing ALL of his scenes.
Justin's sexual "bent", as it were, is not something that is exclusively one way or another at this point. I've known a few "big ole sissies" who are happily heterosexual. As for his age (re: BK's looking for a 12-year-old), I'm thinking he's about 14.
I'm totally loving the arc with Daniel's sister(/brother) having amnesia and recalling things pre-operation when She was a He! She's doing a terrific job in the role, too.
"Gray's Anatomy" -- I thought the whole show was terrific last night. Light, but substantial. I loved that Christina got a comeuppance and learned a lesson from it re: instructing. I loved that Derek (Derrick?) drew Lexi (Lexy?) out. I'm still not enjoying Meredith at all.
Adele put too much pressure on her husband to "make" her niece do something she doesn't want to do. It's selfish. It's also very much in character for her, from all I've seen of her.
I hope that the Callie-Izzy showdown finally, and forever, put an end to the totally ill-advised George-Izzy debacle. I'm with Alex in my disgust, but not for the same reason (obviously).
"C.S.I." -- caught parts of it. Looked to be a good episode. I was delighted to read, earlier in the week, that Jorja Fox will be leaving the show. Her character has been my least favorite for a few years, and the "romance" with Gil has been one of the least convincing, most poorly written "contrivances" I've seen in any show. That he "proposed marriage" to her last night was ludicrous.
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DR Edisaurus, I very much enjoyed hearing about your dinner last night with James Ivory...and I am envious. You know, don't you, that he directed a few Bollywood movies back in the 1960s..I think all of them starred Shashi Kapoor...and I would LOVE to know what he thought of working with Helen in BOMBAY TALKIE (which is coming up soon on my Netflix queue).
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CAR VIBES TO JRAND!
Hope you'll soon be With Wheels again.
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I have not had a whole lot of time to watch my new TV, but last night I chose to watch the HD version of THE OFFICE...wow...that show looks really good in High Definition!
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TOD:
CD (actually tape): in the shameless self-absorption department, a meditation tape I recorded several years ago that I will be selling at a concert I'm giving tonight. I hadn't listened to it in years and I must say it's quite nice for that sort of thing. It was made at the dawn of the sequencing software age and I went a bit nuts programming Terry Riley-esque figures that no sane person could ever play live. :)
DVD: I have my next batch of screeners queued up and ready to go--they're all comedy this time, which I'm desperately in need of, including an interesting set of Robert Wuhl (Arli$$) doing some routine on American history which is supposed to be hilarious.
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TOD:
DVD: LILIES
a new mini-series about three girls in Liverpool just afer WWI
SWORD OF HONOR (if I can tear myself away from LILIES)
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I think it played on a double bill with Hannah Does Her Sisters.
Of course, this was the inspiration for the later Stanley Zubrick-directed "THIGHS WIDE OPEN."
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Speaking of HD, I just discovered quite by accident two nights ago that DirecTV had finally (months after they announced the supposed launch) added all the extra HD channels they had been promising for so long. So we now have a ton of really nice HD programming which I've been enjoying immensely for the approximately 30 seconds I watch each evening before falling into a coma.
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Anyone here have any thoughts/comments/reactions/concerns about the SUPERBUG?
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DR Edisaurus, I very much enjoyed hearing about your dinner last night with James Ivory...and I am envious. You know, don't you, that he directed a few Bollywood movies back in the 1960s..I think all of them starred Shashi Kapoor...and I would LOVE to know what he thought of working with Helen in BOMBAY TALKIE (which is coming up soon on my Netflix queue).
Ah...well then....I was shocked, I tell you, shocked when I saw that MBarnum actually knew who James Ivory is. I then heaved a sigh of relief when I realized it wasn't because he'd ever seen "Howard's End" or "A Room With A View" but because Ivory had done some Bollywood films.
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Anyone here have any thoughts/comments/reactions/concerns about the SUPERBUG?
Oh, I certainly do...loved those movies when I was a kid...although they really were just a European ripoff of the beloved LOVE BUG, you know.
(http://www.locomobilia.com/images/poster_c_superbug_xl.jpg)
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Ebay excuses department: does anyone else have wonderful stories of sellers and buyers with great excuses for non-shipment/non-payment. I was telling Betsy the other day there is evidently a pandemic of eBay users suffering miscarriages--on both the selling and buying sides. It's amazing how many people have miscarriages which prevent them from shipping and/or paying. I find it especially amazing when their registered names are things like Harold and Monty. :) Today I had a great one--a woman who is both pregnant and suffering from recent foot surgery. This 3 weeks after she failed to pay, 2 weeks after I filed a non-paying dispute and a week after it closed. But of course while she was away conceiving and having bunyons removed some evil person "broke into" her eBay and PayPal accounts and bid on my auction of the Borat DVD. Lordy, lordy.
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I should have the new book here to ship in about six to eight days. Finally!
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and having bunions removed
But Jerry likes my corns! (http://tbn0.google.com/images?q=tbn:-pbt5LmoAfyuJM:http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/430/20051209025346/www.merckmedicus.com/ppdocs/us/hcp/content/white/chapters/images/f026001.jpg)
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EBAY: I've had a couple of encounters with Sellers, JMK, who offer "Buy it now" items. I "buy it now", I "commit" to the purchase and I "pay immediately."
I then wait and wait and wait. I write an e-mail asking about my order.
Order? What order? We get so many. What was the item number? (My query is ALWAYS from the auction page and the item name/number is in the subject line).
Then I get, "We don't currently have that in stock. Do you want us to order one for you?"
I fume and spew, but I ask for a refund and make it clear that as long as my money is refunded in full, I won't leave any type of feedback.
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Question about last night's UGLY BETTY
I also did not like seeing Justin act out. But why was he kissing a girl? I thought his character was gay?
DR Jennifer, there are any number of gay men, perhaps even on HHW, who have sexual relationships with women, just as there are many lesbians who were married and have children. Nothing is completely black and white, and you're being naive to think so. While I was at The Drama book Shop for 15 years or so, I knew many young actors straight out of college who arrived in Manhattan with girlfriends and ended up with boyfriends.
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Question about last night's UGLY BETTY
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I also did not like seeing Justin act out. But why was he kissing a girl? I thought his character was gay?
STRAIGHT GIRL SPOILER ALERT:
Gay men do kiss girls - some so a very fine job of it!
Justin (both actor and presumably character) are 13. At 13 not many young men are consciously homosexual (and those of us who were so aware were also very aware that one did not express these proclivities in public). The character of Justin has not been scripted as gay - if viewers perceive him to be gay, it is a result of their own stereotypical assumptions. 13 is a time of sexual awakening and discovery - even in real life, a Justin destined to be an "open and notorious" homosexual would most likely be going to school dances and kissing girls. Even men who carried on frequent sexual liaisons with other men at 13 went on the date for the senior prom, play football in college, join fraternities, serve in the Military, marry and sire children - and then, finally, settle down with the other man of their choice.
Also, even in today's more enlightened times, Disney owned ABC would not dare to present an openly homosexual 13 year old on an 8PM family hour show.
Even TV is to be permitted its closets.
der Brucer
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Anyone here have any thoughts/comments/reactions/concerns about the SUPERBUG?
I'm glad to see Volkswagon bring it back.
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I knew many young actors straight out of college
A euphemism if ever I read one!
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Oh, I certainly do...loved those movies when I was a kid...although they really were just a European ripoff of the beloved LOVE BUG, you know.
I'm glad to see Volkswagon bring it back.
I'm more specifically seeking input on this Superbug (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21370948/).
:D
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Oh, I certainly do...loved those movies when I was a kid...although they really were just a European ripoff of the beloved LOVE BUG, you know.
(http://www.locomobilia.com/images/poster_c_superbug_xl.jpg)
I am so very afraid you are serious!
der Brucer
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I had an awful row at the post office with a total bitch at window 5 who became loud and hostile simply because I wanted to report the problem of a broken postbox at 82nd and Amsterdam. She kept yelling at me to go the the window where one picks up held mail, which I had already done and waited for a clerk who never showed, and when I protested, she went ballistic and started bitching her head off at the top of her lungs. I told her to havea good day but I wanted to tell her to go screw herself and the horse she rode in on. Now I can't find an appropriate subkject on the US Postal site to complain about the damned harridan.
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At least you're typing, Jane. It gives me a smile to see the economizing on the luxuries of capital letters! :)
spell check is making my life much easier-i make a lot of mistakes typing with one finger :D
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I don't have a VCR player. :'(
Maybe that's because there is no TV in your room :)
The kitchen TV has a built in VCR and there is a portable VCR next to the bedroom TV (which can be easily moved attached to the living room TV).
The End
der Brucer
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And while I'm kvetching, what's all this Vampire-Zombie-other invitation barrage on Facebook.com? Every day I am pestered with invitations to be in my "top best friends" join a group called "I joined this Facebook Group so where's the T-shirt?," to be bitten and bite other Vampires and zombies! What the hell?
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Ah...well then....I was shocked, I tell you, shocked when I saw that MBarnum actually knew who James Ivory is. I then heaved a sigh of relief when I realized it wasn't because he'd ever seen "Howard's End" or "A Room With A View" but because Ivory had done some Bollywood films.
;D
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I noticed that, too. Jane, do you know the story of Archie and Mehitabel?
not really. isn't one of them a cockroach
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"Ugly Betty" -- I didn't much appreciate the writers having Betty take credit for someone else's story in her writing class. Her character has been established quite well up until now, and that was totally out of character.
Thus far, this season, Henry has been a blank. It's disappointing.
Mark and Amanda are totally coming into their own, though. Mark is stealing ALL of his scenes.
Justin's sexual "bent", as it were, is not something that is exclusively one way or another at this point. I've known a few "big ole sissies" who are happily heterosexual. As for his age (re: BK's looking for a 12-year-old), I'm thinking he's about 14.
I'm totally loving the arc with Daniel's sister(/brother) having amnesia and recalling things pre-operation when She was a He! She's doing a terrific job in the role, too.
I also found Betty taking credit for someone else's work a bit uncharacteristic. But i suppose they did show it at first happening by accident. and Victor Garber was mean!
I love love marc and amanda. They are so funny!
I checked i believe justin just turned 13. That is sort of what i thought (12-13).
I guess his behavior (acting out) and him kissing that girl just all took me totally by surprise. I mean he was working at Mode just last week and seemed to be doing well. For some reason he seems to much more mature than other kids his age. I just thought that we were supposed to figure he was gay (the same way we are suppose to know marc is gay).
I think the ABC/Disney 8pm angle is an interesting one. I guess maybe it was just me (here) who was surprised by the kiss. I mean it's not that i would expect to have them showing him kissing a boy. But it was just the fact that they showed him kissing a girl. I was wondering if they were trying to make a point telling us he was not gay.
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I had an awful row at the post office with a total bitch at window 5 who became loud and hostile simply because I wanted to report the problem of a broken postbox at 82nd and Amsterdam. She kept yelling at me to go the the window where one picks up held mail, which I had already done and waited for a clerk who never showed, and when I protested, she went ballistic and started bitching her head off at the top of her lungs. I told her to havea good day but I wanted to tell her to go screw herself and the horse she rode in on. Now I can't find an appropriate subkject on the US Postal site to complain about the damned harridan.
It's an epidemic (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/nyregion/thecity/01grip.html) in your city, apparently.
Can you not call the post office branch and speak to a supervisor? If you get no satisfactionk, call the Postmaster General of the United States...stuff will start rolling downhill from there!
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And while I'm kvetching, what's all this Vampire-Zombie-other invitation barrage on Facebook.com? Every day I am pestered with invitations to be in my "top best friends" join a group called "I joined this Facebook Group so where's the T-shirt?," to be bitten and bite other Vampires and zombies! What the hell?
It's Halloween time, DR elmore!
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One of the oft-overlooked aspects of renovation is the amount of cleaning needed afterwards.
i know far too well about that aspect. :-[
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And while I'm kvetching, what's all this Vampire-Zombie-other invitation barrage on Facebook.com? Every day I am pestered with invitations to be in my "top best friends" join a group called "I joined this Facebook Group so where's the T-shirt?," to be bitten and bite other Vampires and zombies! What the hell?
My goodness but you have some interesting friends.
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I had an awful row at the post office with a total bitch at window 5 who became loud and hostile simply because I wanted to report the problem of a broken postbox at 82nd and Amsterdam. She kept yelling at me to go the the window where one picks up held mail, which I had already done and waited for a clerk who never showed, and when I protested, she went ballistic and started bitching her head off at the top of her lungs. I told her to havea good day but I wanted to tell her to go screw herself and the horse she rode in on. Now I can't find an appropriate subkject on the US Postal site to complain about the damned harridan.
Quit yer grippin' - at least she didn't go postal, pull out her piece, and blow you away :D
der Brucer
PS:
Go HERE TO BITCH ABOUT USPS SERVICE (http://c001-iq-prod.responseondemand.com/eCustomer/iq/usps/request.do?create=kb:USPSFAQ&view()=c{fc5b4410-57e1-11dc-51b6-000000000000})
General Information / Complaints (24 Hour/Live Person)
The Integrated Voice Response (IVR) system is the telephone system that provides automated USPS information.Call 1-800-ASK-USPS (1-800-275-8777) if you need to put your mail on Hold, if you would like to schedule a Redelivery, if you have a question, compliment, complaint, or suggestion , or help you find whatever you may be looking for, you go through the following options:
Greeting - "Thank you for calling the United States Postal Service."
Language Choice Press 2 for Spanish; if you press nothing, it defaults to English.
You then go into the main IVR menu. The system prompts you for a verbal response (where you state the phrase and the system translates the vocal choice).
The five (5) main IVR menu options and a couple of sub-options are as follows:
Find a ZIP Code
Get Mailing Rates
Track and Confirm a Package
Delivery Services
Hold Mail
Change of Address
Request a Redelivery
Post Office Information (Post Office Hours and Locations)
Delivery Assistance (For Assistance With Delivery of Your Mail)
More Options
Change of Address
Passport Information
Buy Stamps
Post Office Information (Post Office Hours and Locations)
Other Information (For Complaint, Compliment or Suggestion) [this transfers to an Agent]
(They also have data For Email, and snail mail - including writing the Inspector General.)
der Brucer
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. . .all I gotta say is that Donna Lynne Champlin started it with a zombie and I retaliated with a vampire. . .
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Well, the news isn't too good for Callie. It's a full blown relapse. We went 2 1/2 years after the first one and now 4 weeks since the last one. She had an enema this morning already (I think she's having a worse day than I am). I have a feeling she won't be coming home tonight. Her condition isn't quite as bad as a month ago, so maybe it won't take as much to get her back on her feet. I'm hoping.
The office girl (not a term I normally use, but she was rude to me, so there) was quite rude again so I told her I just need to speak to the doctor, now, thank you. He answered right away and he explained all the treatment that was underway. I did ask him if he had new staff out front, he said there are two need staff members. I said I felt she was very rude to me. He said she was just in training, and I told him I thought that he needed to know.
Then I called the tire place, they hadn't gotten around to picking up my car yet. Hopefully they have gotten it by now, but I don't know.
My nephew Adam, DR Sam's brother, should be here any minute. We're still going to do that late lunch, then he said he'd take me to the vet and I'm hoping to the tire place where, since I know I ran over a screw and I know the sidewalls look trashed, I'll be buying my 5th tire in 2 days.
I've been in tears a few times about Callie, but other than that I've really kept my sense of humor today.
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The appointment with my client went very well and I called to make sure my parents made it to my sister's house where they are visiting for the weekend.
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not really. isn't one of them a cockroach
Yes, Archie is a cockroach who uses his boss's typewriter at night by jumping on one key at a time, and thus cannot do caps (apparently there is no CAPS LOCK or it's broken). He writes charming stories, many of which include Mehitabel the cat. They're quite fun. Rosalie Sorrels used to sing a song about Mehitabel.
EDI, do you know these stories? (something tells me EDI would know them)
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I'm glad to see Volkswagon bring it back.
It seems Barnum is contagious!
der Brucer
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Thanks for the comments re: justin DRs Elmore, Der Brucer and RonP!
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not really. isn't one of them a cockroach
Often said about one half of a partnership about the other ;D
der Brucer
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Yes, Archie is a cockroach who uses his boss's typewriter at night by jumping on one key at a time, and thus cannot do caps (apparently there is no CAPS LOCK or it's broken). He writes charming stories, many of which include Mehitabel the cat. They're quite fun. Rosalie Sorrels used to sing a song about Mehitabel.
EDI, do you know these stories? (something tells me EDI would know them)
They are great, we read them in high school
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It's an epidemic (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/01/nyregion/thecity/01grip.html) in your city, apparently.
Can you not call the post office branch and speak to a supervisor? If you get no satisfactionk, call the Postmaster General of the United States...stuff will start rolling downhill from there!
A couple years ago I tried calling my local PO, only to learn that they now only publish an 800 number, which is nationwide or regional or something and you can't even talk to that branch! Interestingly, you can still call another branch that's a bit further away.
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Just got an interesting e-mail from the head of the LA Festival of New Musicals, saying she'd placed the Brain at a theater in Anaheim, and that I'd be contacted about the details. I don't know what "placed" means exactly, whether this theater does its own production with its own creative team or just pays for the show and we come and do it (as I understand it, each theater must pay for their production) - if it's the former, I'll have to meet with them and be comfortable that they'd do the show proud, if it's the latter, I have to look at the theater. Still, grand to be offered.
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Well, I spy Adam out my window so I'll sign off now....
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Yes, Archie is a cockroach who uses his boss's typewriter at night by jumping on one key at a time, and thus cannot do caps (apparently there is no CAPS LOCK or it's broken). He writes charming stories, many of which include Mehitabel the cat. They're quite fun. Rosalie Sorrels used to sing a song about Mehitabel.
EDI, do you know these stories? (something tells me EDI would know them)
Several years ago I did some fixes on a concert version of the musical version of ARCHY & MEHITABEL with Lee Wilkof as Archy and Taylor Dane as Mehitabel. Marc Kudisch played the tom cat boyfriend of Mehitabel and there were at least two others in the cast but I've forgotten them as well as the name of the difficult musical director. BK was going to record it but I believe Ms Dane's management kiboshed it.
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cilla-have fun and best of good wishes for callie
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All right. I am now, officially, depressed.
Earlier this week, one of my favorite co-workers announced he will be taking a better job with another County agency, effective Nov. 2.
That was a shock, but I wish him well.
Today, another favorite co-worker announced he will be leaving County employment, effective Nov. 2, and will go to work for a brokerage firm that pays much more money and allows him to work out of his home.
That does not leave me with "much" in the way of co-workers I truly love to be around. And now I'm glum.
My boss is in Argentina until November 1. She knows about the first guy leaving, but she will be stunned to learn about the other one.
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EDI, do you know these stories? (
::waves hand in frantic bid for attention:
I do! I do! (This is NOT a marital vow)
(http://www.donmarquis.com/archy/archylogo.gif)
DON MARQUIS (http://www.donmarquis.com/archy/index.html)
THEY ARE THE MOST UNLIKELY OF FRIENDS: Archy is a cockroach with the soul of a poet, and Mehitabel is an alley cat with a celebrated past -- she claims she was Cleopatra in a previous life. Together, cockroach and cat are the foundation of one of the most engaging collections of light poetry to come out of the twentieth century.
"expression is the need of my soul," declares Archy, who labored as a free-verse poet in an earlier incarnation. At night, alone, he dives furiously on the keys of Don Marquis' typewriter to describe a cockroach's view of the world, rich with cynicism and humor. It's difficult enough to operate the typewriter's return bar to get a fresh line of paper; all of Archy's dispatches are written lowercase, and without punctuation, because he is unable to hit both shift and letter keys to produce a capital letter.
"boss i am disappointed in some of your readers," he writes, weary of having to explain the mechanics of his literary output. " ... they are always interested in technical details when the main question is whether the stuff is literature or not."
It is.
This Web page celebrates the genius of Don Marquis, the creator of Archy and Mehitabel. Marquis was a writer for The Evening Sun in New York when, in 1916, he introduced Archy the cockroach in his daily column, The Sun Dial. For six years Archy's prodigious output found a home in The Evening Sun (later renamed The Sun), and for four years after that in the New York Tribune. When Marquis left newspapering in 1926 he took Archy with him, to Collier's magazine and a handful of other publications. In all, he wrote nearly 500 sketches featuring Archy, Mehitabel, Pete the pup, Freddy the rat, and assorted fleas, spiders, ghosts and martians. The vast majority of the sketches were written under daily deadline pressure, but the simplicity of their style and the humanness of cockroach and cat give them timeless appeal.
…
(http://www.donmarquis.com/archy/1stbook.gif)
der Brucer
Note It was also a shortlived broadway Musical "Shinbone Alley (1975) - with:
Eddie Bracken -- archy
Eartha Kitt -- mehitabel
An animated film version of the Archy and Mehitabel stories, also called Shinbone Alley,
with a script by Joe Darion "based on the book for the musical play by Darion, Mel Brooks" was made in 1971 with Carol Channing as the voice of Mehitabel. Eddie Bracken again played Archy.
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Just got an interesting e-mail from the head of the LA Festival of New Musicals, saying she'd placed the Brain at a theater in Anaheim, and that I'd be contacted about the details. I don't know what "placed" means exactly, whether this theater does its own production with its own creative team or just pays for the show and we come and do it (as I understand it, each theater must pay for their production) - if it's the former, I'll have to meet with them and be comfortable that they'd do the show proud, if it's the latter, I have to look at the theater. Still, grand to be offered.
good luck something nice happens
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Aren't we supposed to be talking about food?
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I ran over a screw..
::Considering tastelss joke about getting screwed::
::Second thoughts::
Have a Nice Day!
der Brucer
Seriously - get well vibes for poor Kitty!
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ron, i'm sorry. i hope two new wonderful people join your office.
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Aren't we supposed to be talking about food?
This is HHW where "Food For Thought" represents a cornucopić of intellectual flights.
der Brucer
And where else of the daily Internet can you find the horn of plenty spelled in the classic fashion?
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Aren't we supposed to be talking about food?
I did! I mentioned corn. :P
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no food, i don't want to gain anymore weight
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Is it worth the waiting for?
If we live 'til eighty four
All we ever get is gru...el!
Ev'ry day we say our prayer --
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru...el!
There is not a cust, not a crumb can we find,
Can we beg, can we borrow, or cadge,
But there's nothing to stop us from getting a thrill
When we all close our eyes and imag...ine
Food, glorious food!
der Brucer
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the orthopedist office called. they don't have any available appointment between the 5 and 7 day, recommended period. my appointment is on Monday afternoon, sooner is better than later.
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::waves hand in frantic bid for attention:
I do! I do! (This is NOT a marital vow)
(http://www.donmarquis.com/archy/archylogo.gif)
DON MARQUIS (http://www.donmarquis.com/archy/index.html)der Brucer
Note It was also a shortlived broadway Musical "Shinbone Alley (1975) - with:
Eddie Bracken -- archy
Eartha Kitt -- mehitabel
An animated film version of the Archy and Mehitabel stories, also called Shinbone Alley,
with a script by Joe Darion "based on the book for the musical play by Darion, Mel Brooks" was made in 1971 with Carol Channing as the voice of Mehitabel. Eddie Bracken again played Archy.
thank you, der B. I'd hate to think that there was a single H/K out there who wasn't "in the know" about A&M. Now my anxieties are put to rest.
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BK, done.
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OK, Bruce wants to talk about food.
I'm not usually a cake fan--most cakes, in my opinion, look wonderful, but the taste is too sugary and are disappointing. The coconut cake at the Brooklyn diner was truly to die for. Gawd, it was GOOD!
NY has always been a major food city. Has LA ever been that? Good places here and there, but overall?
That has exhausted my thoughts on food.
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Sorry about your coworkers, Ron. Let's hope that their replacements are just as interesting and *simpatico*!
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I'm simply too busy eating to post about food.
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So sorry DR Ron Pulliam. You will just have to spend more time here with US!!!!! :D
Oh no, wait...
You can't do that.
Someone will make snarky remarks about how you should be WORKING instead. >:(
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;D ;D
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I'm simply too busy eating to post about food.
Ah...a sign of the times.
Was a day you'd be busy sowing and reaping...
(and Betsy would be busy spinning and weaving...)
der Brucer
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I like food.
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I like chicken and dumplings on a brisk autumnal day.
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Sorry to hear about your co-workers, Ron.
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DR CILLA LIZ - what a DAY!!! Mercury retrograde....I think we have had several flat tires on HHW in the past few days, including mine.
I am sorry to hear about Callie...but you both have some vibes coming your way from the World of Wisdom and I am burning a nice yellow healing candle for you both.
DR RLP - shocking turn of events...it is like a family member moving away. Perhaps the replacements will be fun!
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Dear Mr Kimmel - we hve placed your play in Anaheim.
I thought it was placed in the San Fernando Valley!
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I always liked to hear Jeanette MacDonald sing:
The Breeze and Thigh
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I love autumn...because it also means home made chili!!! Which isn't exactly like chili in other places in the country....but it's still good!!!!
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I should have the new book here to ship in about six to eight days. Finally!
Hoo AND Ray!! ;D
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Back to work.
The Thighs of Texas Are Upon You
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Comparing dining out in NYC with LA has its problems:
New York City has about 50% more folks occupying a lot less real estate than does LA.
To compare NYC dining with LA you would have had to try:
Artesia for Indian
Westminster for Vietnamese
Long Beach for Cambodian
Chino for Basque
Solvang for Danish
San Pedro for Slavic
Manhattan Beach, Laguna Beach, Malibu, Costa Mesa for up-scale dining
Also, the life style differences between very urban NYC and basically suburban LA argues for many more, (hence better choice), restaurants in NYC (I venture a guess that the average New Yorker eats out much more frequently than does the average Angeleno) - compare the number of supermarkets on Manhattan with the same population area in LA).
der Brucer
? for BK - And what do you think of dining out in London?
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Great dinner report, DR EDISAURUS.....any photos taken?
Photos were taken, but in the no seeum fashion, so they're a little weird. I'll see if our hostess will send me one!
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DR edi, thanks for the dinner update! Did you ask Mr Ivory whatever happened to the film of THE PLAYMAKER?
Could you refresh my memory? I'll ask him about it tonight if possible!
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~~~Vibes for Cillaliz!!~~~
~~~Vibes for Cillaliz's Callie!!~~~
~~~Vibes for Kerry!!~~~
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I always liked to hear Jeanette MacDonald sing:
The Breeze and Thigh
I think TomovOz would vote for the Caterina Valente version.
der Brucer
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I did! I mentioned corn. :P
Aw, that was just a niblet.
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So sorry DR Ron Pulliam. You will just have to spend more time here with US!!!!! :D
Oh no, wait...
You can't do that.
Someone will make snarky remarks about how you should be WORKING instead. >:(
And let numbers plummet even more than they have since you got snarked? Fie! I say Fie!
Besides...I don't do "guilt." Ever. I do everything I'm given to do plus stuff I enjoy doing. I cannot help it if I am super-efficient and highly competent! It's part of being a Virgo, I guess.
;)
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Could you refresh my memory? I'll ask him about it tonight if possible!
Where's the "Refresh" icon? And, hey! Where's the menu bar?
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I have not had a whole lot of time to watch my new TV, but last night I chose to watch the HD version of THE OFFICE...wow...that show looks really good in High Definition!
Every show looks good in high definition. Some look astounding: SMALLVILE, UGLY BETTY, CSI: MIAMI. And I'll add BOSTON LEGAL to that list now. Though I didn't much like this week's episode, the video quality really registered with me for the first time this week.
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edi, what small town in Oregon. Klamath falls isn’t too far from us. I enjoyed your narration of your interesting fun evening. For the dog related story check out my posts and photos from yesterday-I can’t type all that again
Yes, I read back and saw that you were run over by a Boulder!
He grew up in Klamath Falls, and Greg went to school near there, at a logging camp in Lincoln. (Is that where they make Lincoln Logs?)
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Every show looks good in high definition. Some look astounding: SMALLVILE, UGLY BETTY, CSI: MIAMI. And I'll add BOSTON LEGAL to that list now. Though I didn't much like this week's episode, the video quality really registered with me for the first time this week.
I'll throw in that "Ghost Whisperer" and "Moonlight" both look incredible in HD, as do "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers and Sisters."
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STRAIGHT GIRL SPOILER ALERT:
Gay men do kiss girls - some so a very fine job of it!
Justin (both actor and presumably character) are 13. At 13 not many young men are consciously homosexual (and those of us who were so aware were also very aware that one did not express these proclivities in public). The character of Justin has not been scripted as gay - if viewers perceive him to be gay, it is a result of their own stereotypical assumptions. 13 is a time of sexual awakening and discovery - even in real life, a Justin destined to be an "open and notorious" homosexual would most likely be going to school dances and kissing girls. Even men who carried on frequent sexual liaisons with other men at 13 went on the date for the senior prom, play football in college, join fraternities, serve in the Military, marry and sire children - and then, finally, settle down with the other man of their choice.
Also, even in today's more enlightened times, Disney owned ABC would not dare to present an openly homosexual 13 year old on an 8PM family hour show.
Even TV is to be permitted its closets.
der Brucer
They never said at all that Justin was gay, but he was presented as a sissy...and with an incredibly supportive family. :) Harvey Fierstein wrote a book called "The Sissy Duckling (http://www.amazon.com/Sissy-Duckling-Harvey-Fierstein/dp/0689835663/ref=sr_1_1/105-1766861-2027637?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1192824182&sr=8-1):
(http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51VXDZB6AZL._SS400_.jpg)
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I think we need to remember about Justin (i.e. UGLY BETTY) that he's trying at the moment to be the boy his father might have wanted. He's not being his "normal/usual" self, but rather ACTING the role of a street kid like his dad might have been. He's "playing" basketball, wearing his father's leather jacket, not caring about his grades, and kissing a girl.
I'm thinking this is just a phase that will eventually blow up in his face when he realizes how unhappy he is not being himself. Not gay, necessarily, but "artistic."
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I spent most of the afternoon with the second disc in the UNDER THE VOLCANO set. There was an interview with Jacqueline Bisset. There was an audio interview with John Huston at Cannes in 1984.
And there were two documentaries. One was about the making of UNDER THE VOLCANO with terrific views of rehearsals and filming different takes of scenes than those we see in the finished film.
The other was a 98-minute Oscar-nominated documentary on the unhappy, frustrating life of Malcolm Lowry who wrote the original novel. So very, very sad.
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Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay characters, and the previews for next week didn't include them either.
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I ended my afternoon with last night's CSI. I agree with DR Ron about the absurdity of the Grissom/Sara liaison. I've despised the "affair" from its inception, and I can't wait until Fox leaves the series in November. She has always been my least favorite character.
The cases this week were very interesting.
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Tonight's I'll be "meeting the Robinsons" on Blu-ray disc and then try to possibly watch 30 ROCK and/or MY NAME IS EARL if I can squeeze them in before GHOST WHISPERER begins.
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i wish i had the new book now, to read while i'm recovering.
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And remember, those who preordered the book will be receiving a special, one-of-a-kind thing with it. So, it's not too late to preorder, and believe me, plenty here have not preordered. Also, remember that all books can be preordered at www.kritzerland.com.
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Awaiting the 1:30 rehearsal folk - both of whom are now officially late.
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Three new series have now received renewals for a full season of episodes:
GOSSIP GIRL on CW
PRIVATE PRACTICE on ABC
BIG BANG THEORY on CBS.
All other new shows are still awaiting decisions on whether their first seasons will be full ones or merely half seasons.
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Yes, I read back and saw that you were run over by a Boulder!
;D
actually, no one ran me over as my wrist stopped them the boulder and the sleuth.
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Could you refresh my memory? I'll ask him about it tonight if possible!
I asked whatever happened to the announced film of the novel.
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mbarnun be sure to watch a few nature shows on high def-AMAZING
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Good morning. Boy could I use some vibes today. Callie has been having trouble again so I did what I have been told over and over again I didn't wait and took her in this morning. I called first and then took her in, the receptionist was very rude, I ended up leaving in tears and very upset, determined that I was going to get the cats' files when I got back and look for a new vet.
Better vibes for Cillaliz and health vibes for Callie.
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Next, I skimmed through today's AS THE WORLD TURNS. No gay characters, and the previews for next week didn't include them either.
They're probably checking Daniel Hugh Kelly's schedule to ascertain when he can break out of prison and stalk the poor boys some more.
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Please wish me luck today- i need ALL the prayers and good thoughts today. I'll be seeing some wonderful cousins flying in from Delaware, but the Little Foxes will outumber them ( and I refuse to relive scenes from lLong Day's Jorney into Night" or "Virginia Woolf.)
Lucky vibes for Kerry.
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mbarnun be sure to watch a few nature shows on high def-AMAZING
He'd simply think he was watching THE DEADLY MANTIS or FOOD OF THE GODS on a really good DVD!
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;D
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I have not had a whole lot of time to watch my new TV, but last night I chose to watch the HD version of THE OFFICE...wow...that show looks really good in High Definition!
Steve Carell looks good in any definition!
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Adam and I went to the vet and saw Callie's x-rays. Not sure how she got back to this point so quickly, but she did. So she's there at least over night. Hopefully she'll do what she needs to do to come home. Not quite as bad as before, but this is WAY to soon and the surgery possibility is being discussed as a down the road possibility.
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MattH<
Reflections on NCIS:
As I previously commented, I enjoy the show more for the charater interactions than for the mystery plotting. Seeing them each week is such fun. That said: I wonder if sitting down and watching episode after episode in a box set might not tarnish the fun.
As much as I dearly love a good Oysters Rockefeller, I'd hate to have them served each and every evening.
(Note to bk: see, a food posting!)
der Brucer
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Anyone here have any thoughts/comments/reactions/concerns about the SUPERBUG?
I doubt he will ever become a member of the Justice League.
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I also got my car back and the yard guy was there mowing when I left. That should take care of the leaves that have fallen so far. The day is getting better. Now I'm waiting for my 4:00 PM appointment to arrive. Then it will be the weekend and I can regroup.
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;D
Nice you can smile through the pain (and emoticons don't need a shift key :)
der Brucer
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I am very worried about Callie.
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I also got my car back..
And fortunately, tires, unlike pregnant girlfriends, can be unscrewed.
der Brucer
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I am very worried about Callie.
Is it just poop-pushing problems, are is it more complicated?
der Brucer
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I doubt he will ever become a member of the Justice League.
;D
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Am feeling a bit head-coldish right now. It started at lunch when I had a compulsion to sneeze with my mouth full of chicken Caesar salad.
Now I've got a raw throat and sniffles and I feel warm and a bit achy.
Drat!
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I'm more specifically seeking input on this Superbug (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21370948/).
:D
I think it would naive of anyone not to take more precautions this fall and winter. Washing your hands frequently, sterilizing all work spaces, not sharing personal items with others; and, without a doubt (Pay attention Jennifer) getting a flu shot this year.
Granted the Superbug is not a form of the flu, but my doctor said that are a number of things in the flu vaccine that can help stave off the Superbug
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(and emotions don't need a shift key :)
;D as long as i don't move the wrong way the pain really isn't bad, it could be a lot worse, i should lie down and rest it.. i only took some tylenol this morning. my body is getting very sore and tired-later :)
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And fortunately, tires, unlike pregnant girlfriends, can be unscrewed.
der Brucer
Not this one....it had to be replaced ;D
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I am very worried about Callie.
i am too.
are you looking into that second opinion. i suggest researching a different diet as well, maybe all canned food-i don't remember which ones are best.
keith has found chat rooms helpful. maybe, even though she doesn't have it, info on megacolon might offer helpful suggestions.
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EDI, do you know these stories? (something tells me EDI would know them)
Oh yes, there is a copy on my bookshelves!
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I've been in tears a few times about Callie, but other than that I've really kept my sense of humor today.
I have already said a prayer for Callie (and for you), and I will light candle as well. Angel and Nicky send healing vibes, too.
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Jane's suspicions confirmed:
ANNENBERG SCHOOL - USC (http://www.ojr.org/ojr/stories/070312ruel/index.cfm)
When photos do contain people related to the task at hand, or the content users are exploring, they do get fixations. However, gender makes a distinct difference on what parts of the photo are stared at the longest. Take a look at the hotspot below.
(http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/images/2007/10/18/image7.jpg)
Although both men and women look at the image of George Brett when directed to find out information about his sport and position, men tend to focus on private anatomy as well as the face. For the women, the face is the only place they viewed.
Coyne adds that this difference doesn’t just occur with images of people. Men tend to fixate more on areas of private anatomy on animals as well, as evidenced when users were directed to browse the American Kennel Club site.
der Brucer
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ron, feel better fast
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Just got an interesting e-mail from the head of the LA Festival of New Musicals, saying she'd placed the Brain at a theater in Anaheim, and that I'd be contacted about the details. I don't know what "placed" means exactly, whether this theater does its own production with its own creative team or just pays for the show and we come and do it (as I understand it, each theater must pay for their production) - if it's the former, I'll have to meet with them and be comfortable that they'd do the show proud, if it's the latter, I have to look at the theater. Still, grand to be offered.
Great news, BK! George, Mike, and I could almost walk to LA.
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Not this one....it had to be replaced ;D
Well, easier with the tire than the girlfriend!
der Brucer
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I asked whatever happened to the announced film of the novel.
I'll find out!
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bk, congrats on the good news about your new book and potentially about The Brain.
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Steve Carell looks good in any definition!
Ditto!!
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and why was that study needed in the 1st place ::)
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Vibes to Cilla and Callie. May things improve over the weekend!
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Thanks, DR dB for the article link. Very interesting. Your excerpt, posted above, also really made me laugh. I will check out the full article.
I remember hearing a report [perhaps on NPR?] about a similar study they did with autistic individuals. They were shown a movie clip, and they focused almost equally on a doorknob, say, as they did on the human face. Interesting.
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This is HHW where "Food For Thought" represents a cornucopić of intellectual flights.
der Brucer
And where else of the daily Internet can you find the horn of plenty spelled in the classic fashion?
Except that cornucopia is not spelled with an "e" on the end.
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DR Ron Pulliam:
***PLAGUE-BE-GONE VIBES*** to you!!
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***CONTINUED RECOVERY VIBES FOR DC CALLIE
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I will be E&T much of this weekend, starting this evening. We have company from out of town.
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Honest, I was not in that fixations study of the Baseball player.
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SPOILER ALERT - PARTISAN POLITICAL HUMOR AHEAD!
(If you want intelligent discourse, skip this post; if' you like to chuckle, read on)
WARNING -this post contains no food references
SILLY BLOG (http://www.balloon-juice.com/?p=8892)
….more good questions the rabble-rousers here at Balloon Juice would like to see posed to the GOP candidates.:
1.) “Would you have sex with a man to stop a terrorist attack?”
2.) “If lowering taxes results in increased revenues then would lowering taxes to zero result in infinite revenues?”
3.) “If you had a time machine, would you travel back in time and abort Bin Laden?”
4.) “Would you torture and kill Jesus to ensure mankind’s salvation? And how does that work?”
5.) “If Russia entered Turkey from the rear would Greece help?”
6.) For Rudy specifically: “How many alimony checks does the sanctity of marriage cost?”
der Brucer
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;D as long as i don't move the wrong way the pain really isn't bad, it could be a lot worse, i should lie down and rest it.. i only took some tylenol this morning. my body is getting very sore and tired-later :)
I guess the BIG question is, "Can you do Kimmel hands?"
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Honest, I was not in that fixations study of the Baseball player.
We believe you.
It would have to be a fixations study of a Bollyball player before we'd point fingers!
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singdaw-have a fun weekend
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I guess the BIG question is, "Can you do Kimmel hands?"
;D i think not
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i'm going to lie down for a bit.
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? for BK - And what do you think of dining out in London?
Dining in London almost turned me vegetarian.
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They're probably checking Daniel Hugh Kelly's schedule to ascertain when he can break out of prison and stalk the poor boys some more.
LOL! No kidding. We haven't seen the last of that wacko character! Maybe by the time we get back to Luke, he'll be finished with rehab! ::)
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Dining in London almost turned me vegetarian.
My first experience with "pub food" was a major let-down.
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LOL! No kidding. We haven't seen the last of that wacko character! Maybe by the time we get back to Luke, he'll be finished with rehab! ::)
In soap opera time, that could be tomorrow.
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Except that cornucopia is not spelled with an "e" on the end.
Check you glasses TCB "cornucopić" - does not end in the letter "e" it ends in the ligature "ć" - a diphthong.
der Brucer
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DR Ron, I hope you're not coming down with something serious. I worried I was a few days ago when I was sleeping poorly and feeling very overwhelmed with things. Fortunately, whatever I was feeling went away.
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Heading down now to catch up with the Robinsons in HD, and then see what time is left for last night's shows.
WBBL.
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and why was that study needed in the 1st place ::)
A. The manufacturer of prostheic testes for dogs needed statistical data to support a marketing campaign.
B. A study was being conducted to deternine how to use graphics to enhance web design,
The correct answer is B.
der Brucer
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I guess they're sexing up Christopher Gorham in the upcoming UGLY BETTY episodes.
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My first experience with "pub food" was a major let-down.
They turn "swimming in grease" into an art form!
der Brucer
And don't get me started on newspint ink blending in with fish and chips :P
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I guess they're sexing up Christopher Gorham in the upcoming UGLY BETTY episodes.
I guess his "Jake 2.0" conditioning held up!
der Brucer
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Is it my imagination, or is Joy Behar starting to look like Charles Busch in full drag?
Why do I even have these thoughts or care?
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I will be E&T much of this weekend, starting this evening. We have company from out of town.
Just because you have company, why should we have to suffer?
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i'm going to lie down for a bit.
A Kimmell might ask: does anybody ever lie up?
der Brucer
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Back after a fun day with many professional friends and a good conference. With donations from DR Ben's employer, I'd assembled 2 gift bags for the door prize drawings. The people who won them were pleased, as was I for winning an Applebee's gift card.
Catching up on the posts, I see that vibes are needed for:
DR Cillaliz and her DC Callie
DR Kerry for family fortitude
DR Ron Pulliam on the impending departure of 2 coworkers
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Is it my imagination, or is Joy Behar starting to look like Charles Busch in full drag?
Why do I even have these thoughts or care?
Maybe you've developed a new step in the grieving process -after Depression and before Acceptance.
der Brucer
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I had some fine fine meals while in L.A. - one in a restaurant that was called The House, and one at a restaurant in the Westin Hotel.
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Good Evening!
Well, I think I just left my last Mary Poppins rehearsal. The put-in went very well, and Alexandra did a great job. She goes on for real tomorrow afternoon, and I'll probably stand in the back of the house and watch her first show. *And then my parents will be in the audience Sunday afternoon for her second show. -Meanwhile, I think I'll be over at Carnegie Hall listening to Beethoven piano sonatas played by Andras Schiff. :)
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DR Cillaliz - ~~~~~VIBES TO YOU AND TO DC CALLIE~~~~~
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DR elmore - Have you had dinner yet? I "think" I need a cocktail or two. ;)
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They turn "swimming in grease" into an art form!
der Brucer
And don't get me started on newspint ink blending in with fish and chips :P
Well, they stopped serving fish & chips in newspaper/newsprint years ago due to concerns about the lead in the ink getting in the food. Of course, there are those who swear that the fish & chips don't taste as good now that they're served in white butcher paper or plain newsprint. Maybe the ink added that certain je ne sais quoi?.
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As for food in L.A... Well, there is some good food to be had out there. However, it's just all spread out. There's no real "restaurant hub" in L.A. *However, I will say there was some mighty fine dining all along the strip Old Pasadena.
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DR elmore - Have you had dinner yet? I "think" I need a cocktail or two. ;)
DR Jose, I have other plans! I am so sorry.
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DR Ron Pulliam - Sorry to hear about your soon-to-be-departing co-workers. And I hope that whatever started to descend upon you during lunch does not decide to stay for an extended visit.
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DR Jose, I have other plans! I am so sorry.
No worries. -And I keep thinking I was supposed to do something else tonight as it is, so... ???
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bk - Did you submit The Brain to the LA festival? Or was this sort of a cold call/surprise?
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DR Jeanne - I make a delicious and not too sweet Green Tea Pound Cake... ;)
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And speaking of The Enabler... This morning on the way into to the auditions, I made a stop at Levain to pick up, what else, some cookies. It turns out that one of the other sub-pianists is also quite the foodie, and while we were talking about favorite food finds in NYC the other day, I discovered that he had not yet discovered Levain, so... And since he was playing the put-in rehearsal this afternoon, well... Needless to say, I believe I just made another "believer". :) -And the conductor also tried a cookie too, so...
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i wish i had the new book now, to read while i'm recovering.
here's a new book, and it's quite good:
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v305/minx_the_dog/biblically.jpg)
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Needless to say, I believe I just made another "believer". :) -And the conductor also tried a cookie too, so...
New ad campaign:
Why sleep your way to the top - give Levain!
der Brucer
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~~~~~FAMILIAL PEACE AND HARMONY VIBES TO DR KERRY~~~~~
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DD DIXIE BELL SENDS HER VIBES TO DC CALLIE
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I send my vibes to DR Kerry and family
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New ad campaign:
Why sleep your way to the top - give Levain!
;D
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And speaking of The Enabler... This morning on the way into to the auditions, I made a stop at Levain to pick up, what else, some cookies. It turns out that one of the other sub-pianists is also quite the foodie, and while we were talking about favorite food finds in NYC the other day, I discovered that he had not yet discovered Levain, so... And since he was playing the put-in rehearsal this afternoon, well... Needless to say, I believe I just made another "believer". :) -And the conductor also tried a cookie too, so...
Is this Brad or another conductor?
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New ad campaign:
Why sleep your way to the top - give Levain!
der Brucer
That's pretty funny! ;D
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Great news, BK! George, Mike, and I could almost walk to LA.
Do I see a road trip in our future?? :D
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Is this Brad or another conductor?
It was Brad.
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;D i think not
Well, you could do one Kimmel hand...
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Thank you all for the vibes for me and for Callie. It means a lot.
Vibes for all who need them~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Do I see a road trip in our future?? :D
don't forget you practically walk past my house on the way there. :)
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Well, you could do one Kimmel hand...
lol-then i would look half as silly as the rest of you do ;D did anyone photograph the expressions of the people walking past you
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cilla, have you had a second report on callie since you posted
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Jane's arm
Kerry's leg
TCB's shoulder
FJL's foot
Aren't we the mobility-challenged group!
der Brucer
Note: Cast openings for bum knees and trick elbows
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lol-you forgot about my foot. if it had been more mobile i would have moved instead of using my wrist.
i will admit, i doubt my wrist and foot combined are worlds apart from tcb's shoulder.
i hope kerry and fjl suffering is closer to my level...
pain free vibes to tcb, kerry 7 fjl.
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don't forget you practically walk past my house on the way there. :)
Yeah! The more the Mary Marry Merrier!!
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lol-you forgot about my foot. if it had been more mobile i would have moved instead of using my wrist.
i will admit, i doubt my wrist and foot combined are worlds apart from tcb's shoulder.
i hope kerry and fjl suffering is closer to my level...
pain free vibes to tcb, kerry 7 fjl.
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Sending the best thoughts to Kitty Callie and DR CILLA LIZ.
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And hoping DR KERRY is surviving the Family Feud game.
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Time for dinner dinner.
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;D for sure.
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Yeah! The more the Mary Marry Merrier!!
Thank you George. :)
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Thank you George. :)
My pleasure. And since we're so close...
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PAGE 10 DANCE...whatever one wants. ;)
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I'm off to usher at a performance of some singing and dancing dentists!
The Dentists Dance and Sing the Movies! (http://www.washingtoncenter.org/calendar/calendar_detail.asp?event_id=937)
Have a good day/evening, all!
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Here's a Page 10 Dance!
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Whatever happened to DR Iris?
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I love Spring
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Getting me to dance right now would be like pulling teeth :)
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You Must Remember Spring
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Enjoying Spring
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Part of the Spring Collection
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It's a beautiful Spring day here.
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DR Tomovoz - Beautiful Pictures!
...And it just so happens that Qantas is offering their Travel Pass deal again right now. $1100 for r/t airfare from LAX, PLUS four inter-Australian flights. Hmm...
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Enough is enough.
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Magnus & Fosca are willing to give up their room for a few nights DR Jose.
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Don't let Toby & Dylan know that Magnus & Fosca have their own room.
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I hope they're not lurking here on HHW.
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Don't let Toby & Dylan know that Magnus & Fosca have their own room.
I suspect they think all the rooms are theirs.
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Finished with four fun rehearsals - Kirsten Benton Chandler, Greg Jbara, Vicki Lewis, and Patrick Cassidy. So nice to see my old pals Greg and Vicki again.
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DR Jeanne - I make a delicious and not too sweet Green Tea Pound Cake... ;)
why am I not surprised? ;)
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Such beautiful photos, DR Tomovoz.
I like spring, too. But spring means that summer is coming.
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beautiful spring photos and for me a reason toi rejoice. i love autumn the best, but it means winter is coming.
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Aaah, Spring! Thanks for the photos, DR Tomovoz!
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i love autumn the best, but it means winter is coming.
Exactly!
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;D
'night
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Good night, Jane. Rest well.
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When winter comes, autumn leaves - isn't that the name of a song or something?
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When winter comes, autumn leaves - isn't that the name of a song or something?
Well... When October goes...
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Good evening. Well, I got some food and relaxed for awhile and I'm feeling better. It was such a crazy day.
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I like fall and I like winter. It's the only time of year I really get things done inside the house
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Jane, I think I posted about Callie after we talked to the vet, not sure. He told me there are some cats who have to go in for enemas ever 3-4 months. We talked about removal of the colon as a last resort. Apparently it's a very successful operation for megacolon. She doesn't have that yet, but it could develop if this continues.
Now aren't you glad you asked ;)
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DN Adam thought it was quite cool to see her x-rays.
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Lovely Photos Tomovoz
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Just saw a short film called NO ORDINARY JOE, which included the line "It all ends in disappointment, but there is beauty along the way," spoken in the film (I believe) by a character who was supposed to be Joe Orton.
Interesting thought, does anyone know where it originated?
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Ok, maybe it's just me but the news is talking about the Republican Presidential Debate falling apart. The big Repub here in town is interviewed wearing....lederhosen...lol and they wonder why no one is taking that debate seriously???
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No knowledge of the line DR FJL. I do like "Prick Up Your Ears"though.
About time I rewatched that.
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Really enjoyed the spring pictures, but I'm glad it's fal here rather than spring. I'm ready for some heavier clothes after this sweltering summer we're had.
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I've had an interesting evening of viewing.
I began with the Blu-ray of MEET THE ROBINSONS. Stunning clarity, of course, and much more fine object detail than you could ever get with standard def DVDs. Of course, that HD "pop" that you want the film to have is there in spades.
The Blu-ray also adds another game and three additional deleted scenes (including an alternate ending) to what was on the regular DVD.
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I wasn't expecting those added features so I didn't have time to watch anything else before prime time started. As it happened, that worked out OK.
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GHOST WHISPERER had a really disturbing episode about a stalker, and the ending was truly frightening. Had me jumping out of my chair.
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MOONLIGHT had a wonderful episode, too, as Mick went on the lookout for a witness who was being hunted by a mobster's hit man.
A very emotional climax which left me wondering where they're going to take the show now.
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WOMEN'S MURDER CLUB was an OK episode tonight. I did like the resolution to the story, and I fast forwarded through all the lovey-dovey stuff at the end.
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Since I could speed through the commercials and through two of the women making out with their significant others, I had time to squeeze in 30 ROCK. Pretty good episode that focused on Alec Baldwin's cookie jar collection and Jane Krakowski's inability to stay fat.
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TOmorrow I'll get to some of the other TV that's stored on the DVR, and then in the evening, I'll watch the Blu-ray of SCARY MOVIE. It's short, and there aren't a ton of bonus features on the disc, so I should be able to get to TORCHWOOD tomorrow night after it's aired, and I can speed through the commercials there, too.
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All of a sudden, my eyes have gotten very heavy, so I'm heading downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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And I believe I will be heading to bed now myself now too. It's been a long day.
Goodnight.
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After many tries at finding a subtitled release of this movie (tonights Bollywood film) I finally located it via Amazon.com.UK!
ASA NU MAAN WATNA DA stars my favorite Punjabi singer, Harbhajan Maan.
The story is about Indians living in Canada and one family's parent's desire to return to their homeland to retire. Great music...this film has one of my all time favorite soundtracks.
(http://www.zibamusic.com/images/asanu.jpg)
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TOTD.
I progressed to Mahler's Symphony #5.
and 5 for Mahler.
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I was sure you were going to go with, "the halt, the lame, and the criminally insane."
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Brings to mind "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?"
der Brucer
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DR Jeanne - I make a delicious and not too sweet Green Tea Pound Cake... ;)
That sounds omigod good!
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I love Spring
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I'm back from the awards dinner. I sat at James Ivory's table, so I was able to ask him about the film DR Elmore inquired about: THE PLAYMAKER. Ivory is producing it, and he doesn't know what's going on with it, frankly. He said it has been on again, off again for some time now. At one point they were talking to Peter Weir about directing, but he objected to something in the script regarding aborigines which he thought was racist. So I don't think we can expect to see it any time soon.
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GHOST WHISPERER had a really disturbing episode about a stalker, and the ending was truly frightening. Had me jumping out of my chair.
They are clearly taking this show "darker"!
der Brucer
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He also thanked my friend for arranging for WIF to honor him. "Thanks for the lift", he said. At first I thought he might be depressed about Ismail (one group of clips had an interview with the both of them). It turned out that he was down because Anthony Hopkins is suing him for not getting paid by a certain time for the film they are still editing.
Although I think of James Ivory as a mega-director, he still has to struggle to get his films made and has never really made much of a profit.
I think the idea of Hopkins suing him is quite unseemly!
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(http://www.foxnews.com/images/root_images/South_Water_Woes.jpg)
AP
Drought Leaves Georgia Water Supply Critically Low
(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303716,00.html)A man uses a metal detector on the dry lakebed of Lake Lanier, which provides much of Atlanta's water supply.
der Brucer
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MOONLIGHT had a wonderful episode, too, as Mick went on the lookout for a witness who was being hunted by a mobster's hit man.
A very emotional climax which left me wondering where they're going to take the show now.
Good question - but I'm eagar to find out!
der Brucer
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Afterwards we went to a party for our local film critic who was also honored. She used to be married to a friend of mine who died suddenly of a brain tumor a few years ago. I had never been to their house but he had designed it for her, with a 24 seat screening room in the basement, and just a gorgeous house on one of the nicest streets in Atlanta. (When I knew him, he lived in a dumpy ranch house, so I was quite surprised!)
We only went to this party because we wanted to meet up with the president of WIF and her sister and our friend John, who edits for James Ivory. But they never were able to find the house and then John got a call to meet with his producer so here we were at this party that we weren't even officially invited to.
I did bring Eleanor a copy of S&V, just in case she feels moved to review it for the paper.
And now, to sleep!
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Drought Leaves Georgia Water Supply Critically Low
(http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303716,00.html)A man uses a metal detector on the dry lakebed of Lake Lanier, which provides much of Atlanta's water supply.
Yep.
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Finished with four fun rehearsals - Kirsten Benton Chandler, Greg Jbara, Vicki Lewis, and Patrick Cassidy. So nice to see my old pals Greg and Vicki again.
Today at work, I listened to the revival cast recording of Damn Yankees that I got autographed Wednesday night by Tony Award® winner Jarrod Emick and it also has Greg Jbara and Vicki Lewis on it! What a coinkydink! :D
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Those were beautiful pictures, Tomovoz!
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Thanks George.
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GHOST WHISPERER had a really disturbing episode about a stalker, and the ending was truly frightening. Had me jumping out of my chair.
Ooo...I recorded it and am watching it right now! :o
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Last for the day!
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TOTD:
update.
Greatest Hits: Neil Young.
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Greetings DR's
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I've been humming Spamalot songs all day -- I know they are hokey, but very hummable.
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Hello DR Angela
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Hey Tomovoz -- those photos were so beautiful. Got a great eye.
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Back from a much too long production of the female The Odd Couple. Over two-and-a-half hours. By the time I got back to the Valley it was too late to do anything but get McDonald's - my first meal o' the day.
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Hey George -- Wake Up From Your Keyboard!
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:)
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Hey BK -- the $1.00 double cheeseburger is quite tasty from Mickey D's.
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Well, have a nice night Y'all.
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Hey George -- Wake Up From Your Keyboard!
I'm here! I just read THIS (http://www.comcast.net/entertainment/index.jsp?cat=ENTERTAINMENT&fn=/2007/10/20/793063.html) article about one of the characters of the Harry Potter books!! :o
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And J.K. Rowling herself is letting the cat out of the...closet. ;)