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Well, you've read the notes, the notes were a doozy, and now it is time for you to post until the doozy moozy cows comesy homesy.
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And the word of the day is: SUPERJACENT!
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"About three, the Two For The Seesaw DVDs arrived, and I began packaging them up."
DVDs??
;)
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In my DVD player: "Zack and Miri Make a Porno: Disc 2: Bonus Material" from Netflix. I watched the movie a few days ago and thought that it was very funny...but I like that kind of humor. :)
On my DVR: last night's episode of "Southland." My friend Margo is interested in seeing it, but she doesn't have cable, so I recorded it for her.
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In my CD player: "Patti LuPone at Les Mouches" and Barry Manilow's "Singin' With the Big Bands."
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DVDs? Have no idea what you're talking about :)
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DVDs? Have no idea what you're talking about :)
THIS is what I'm talking about...BEFORE:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DVDs.png)
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...and AFTER:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/CDs.png)
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;D
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Tonight, I'm going to see a local production of "Loot." I was going to be in it when it was going to be put on last November, but the whole production fell through. This production has the same director and theater group, but I didn't even know about the new auditions. I'm sure it will be very good. I'll finally find out how it all turns out. :D
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And now, to bed.
Good night...anyone who is around.
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DVDs? Have no idea what you're talking about :)
THIS is what I'm talking about...BEFORE:
(http://i238.photobucket.com/albums/ff302/HHWgroup/DVDs.png)
George must've been a Boy Scout, because he was PREPARED!
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TOD:
Videowise:
The blurays of Quantum of Slumdog, Millionaire's Solace, and An American in Paris arrived, and der B got the player's software upgraded, so I've watched the "making of" extra of Quantum and the end credits for Millionaire and haven't had time for anything else.
CDs:
I went through a JRB kick earlier this week, what with his disc with Lauren Kennedy, Parade, and Songs for a New World. I can run hot and tepid with this guy.
Yesterday, I put on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Caribou back to back (ties in with our concept discussion earlier). Jamie, who is not that much younger than I, came in during the latter and said "Oh! Elton John!" I told him he'd just missed SPLHCB, and he replied "I don't know from the Beatles - they were before my time."
Huh???
Ties in with my rant from a couple of days ago, that people generally only know from their own time, and don't explore stuff that came out earlier. But were the Beatles all that long ago? That a guy that is at best a decade younger than I am would think of their stuff as "old" and thus dismissable?
And I'm increasingly believing that his POV is not that uncommon, in fact may be standard.
Which is bizarre, because we are now in an age when we have more access to our past, to the music and films and dammit to the information of what has come before, but at the same time all that information has to be instantaneous, now, twitterized, as if lingering and savoring themselves are notions better filed in a museum (and who goes to museums, that's all old stuff...).
And it ties in, as well, with "trendy." No, people of the world, these things that are trendy have been around before, they sometimes were conceived a decade or a hundred years ago, the only thing that is trendy is their rediscovery. That does not make them new! It just makes them new to you, and if you had the slightest awareness of the world around you, the slightest curiosity about where things come from, why they were created in the first place, what makes them tick, you would know this simple fact.
And that knowledge doesn't close doors, it opens them, it leads to new questions and rediscoveries and connections!
I guess I'm just wierd, to be curious... oh, wait, those are synonyms. Never mind. I just explained a lot about myself there.
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Workies.
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Since I'm still residing in a hotel until my furniture/appliances arrive sometime next week, I won't be watching anything on DVD for a few days.
:'(
However, waiting in the wings are FROST/NIXON, LAST CHANCE HARVEY, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, THE READER, IN TREATMENT, THE RICKY GERVAIS SPECIAL and a few others.
:)
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Good morning, all! After my successful visit from the electrician and my new kitchen lights, I have a visit from the plumber this morning to repair a leak in my toilet. Heigh-ho the glamorous life!
When the plumber leaves, i must take myself to Toyland for a meeting about getting everything on BABES IN TOYLAND printed out and shipped to California. I printed out the new libretto and my notes yesterday, and I'll go through it this morning and make notes while I'm waiting for the plumber.
After the meeting, it's back here to work on other projects. either the Moross or the Loesser. I also have to draft a asketch for Ron Raines of a medley he's doing in a couple of months with an orchestra somewhere.
TOD:
DVD: Greedy, The Smiling Lieutenant, my Charles Dickens Festival
CD: Jeepers Creepers, La Perichole, The Last Sweet Days of Isaac, Guy Haines. Acis and Galatea
VCR: rituals amongst a small population
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Anything Goes (1962 Off-Broadway w/Hal Linden and Eileen Rodgers)
Bye, Bye Birdie (OBC)
Ain't Misbehavin' (OBC)
Annie (OBC)
Anyone Can Whistle (OBC)
Applause (OBC)
Bells are Ringing (OBC w/Judy Holliday)
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Friday and it is a work day. Oh well. I shall also find out today what the car repair will cost. OH WELL.
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Lovely notes....looking forward to the video notes! And I am intrigued by the idea of a DR KILDARE box set...except I think the first season may have been in b/w.
TOD:
DVD - Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Season One Volume Two
CD - Illya Darling
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DR JOSE - the Bishop was waving at you!
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Good Day all.
I think I will watch the 2 disc edition of Iron Man on BD
and try to find out why my sub woofer is working.
As for music
IPod shuffle play.
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Looking forward to which song DR, Arnold Brockman will choose today
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Off to work. Oh well.
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Bob Fosse's last Broadway show that he directed and choreographed opened today in 1986
It was called Big Deal.
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MEdia Check:
iPod: Marianne Faithfull--EASY COME EASY GO and ILLYA, DARLING
Tivo: a couple of early Ginger Rogers films from TCM that I never saw before
DVD: DOUBT
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GEORGE M! also opened today in 1968.
It starred Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jerry Dodge, Jill O'Hara, Loni Ackerman, Gene Castle, Harvey Evans, John Mineo, Scot(ty) Salmon, Alan Weeks, Jonelle Allen, Janie Sell and Jamie Donnelly.
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J286.jpg)
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A hearty and well-deserved congratulations to DRs Sam and TCB. :)
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What wonderful news about the [probable] release on DVD of The Kevin & Sean Show! :D
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***CAR REPAIR VIBES***
for DR JRand58!!!!!
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Friday morning greetings! I'm up early getting ready to do our Easter grocery shopping before Richard and I leave for Cincinnati. We have several errands to do there before Good Friday services at 6:30. Rob and Mary Linda will attend church, then come here for the holiday weekend.
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***RENTAL CAR VIBES***
for DR JoseSPiano!!!!!
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Friday media check:
CD - in Richard's car we're listening to an M. C. Beaton murder mystery - don't know the title.
DVD - The Changeling
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Maundy Thursday services went well last night. We then had a full rehearsal for Easter morning, so I got home well past my normal bed time.
I don't have to sing any services today, but I do have to work.
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Yeah new GHOST WHISPERER tonight.
Although because of the sedar last night i have not yet seen SURVIVOR. Or for that matter LOST.
:(
My aunt brought something interesting i've never tried before (to the sedar). Chocolate covered matzah. It was very interesting!
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I have the dvd: Rachel Getting Married.
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I have the dvd: Rachel Getting Married.
Ann Hathaway is very good in it.
The film reminded me of Robert Altman in his prime
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DR JoseSPiano - the theatre you'll be working in looks splendiferous! :)
(http://sottile.cofc.edu/images/events/Producers.png)
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DR Jennifer - hope you enjoyed the gefilte fish! :)
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GEORGE M! also opened today in 1968.
It starred Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jerry Dodge, Jill O'Hara, Loni Ackerman, Gene Castle, Harvey Evans, John Mineo, Scot(ty) Salmon, Alan Weeks, Jonelle Allen, Janie Sell and Jamie Donnelly.
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J286.jpg)
And a good friend of ours (Anthony and me) made her Broadway debut in that show (at the Palace Theatre), Miss Karin Baker, lovely wife of the dear Mr. Greg Kayne.
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TOD:
DVD:
The 1959 Japanese comedy GOOD MORNING
An obscure 1960s film writen, directed, and starring Steve Cochran titled TELL ME IN THE SUNLIGHT.
CD:
Some Telugu (Tollywood) film soundtracks.
DVR:
Last night's SOUTHLAND and SURVIVOR
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TOD:
An obscure 1960s film
Imagine such a thing! ;)
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Here's a recipe for using up leftover hard-boiled Easter eggs:
Deviled Egg Dip (http://www.dorothylane.com/Cooking/Recipes/recipe.plx?recipe=904)
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That looks really good, DR Ginny - thanks for sharing! :)
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Why did I arise at six-fifteen?
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Well, weird dreams about the upcoming Nudie Musical reading for one. The usual not being prepared show business dream, but I'm setting casting dates today, getting the score demo to the guy who's doing the lead sheet takedowns, and booking the MD.
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booking the MD
Many Music Directors deserve to be handcuffed, finger-printed, and booked.
If you know what I mean. ;)
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I do know what you mean.
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GEORGE M! also opened today in 1968.
It starred Joel Grey, Bernadette Peters, Jerry Dodge, Jill O'Hara, Loni Ackerman, Gene Castle, Harvey Evans, John Mineo, Scot(ty) Salmon, Alan Weeks, Jonelle Allen, Janie Sell and Jamie Donnelly.
(http://www.castalbumdb.com/jpg/J286.jpg)
I saw it and thought at the time that Bernadette Peters was unusual but it didn't surprise me when she started appearing in lots of things on stage and making occasional TV appearances.
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Off to Kroger...bye for now!
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Good morning!
It's starting to cloud up, so we may indeed get that rain they're promising. Very pleasant outside otherwise.
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On TV TOnight!™
CBS - GHOST WHISPERER, FLASHPOINT, NUMB3RS
NBC - HOWIE DO IT, FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (season finale), DATELINE
ABC - reality shows, 20/20
FOX - SARAH CONNOR CHRONICLES, DOLLHOUSE
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Friday Media Check:
CD - ANYA (OCR)
DVD - SCIENCE IS FICTION, discs 2 and 3
SIN CITY (Blu-ray)
MILK (Blu-ray)
DVR - Wednesday night's CSI: NY
last night's PARKS & RECREATION, THE OFFICE, 30 ROCK
last night's HARPER'S ISLAND
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DR George,
You were right about RENO 911! beginning its season last Wednesday. I meant to mention that yesterday. Thanks for the update.
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I know I would buy Sean and Kevin's act on DVD were it to be made available. I hope if necessary, some arms will be twisted.
;D
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I began twisting said arms a few weeks ago, and I think it will happen. The decision is really CD vs. DVD, but the audio simply isn't good enough to stand on its own without the visuals. For this show, Vinnie wasn't there doing his own recording, so what we had to work with, while absolutely fine for the DVD is not optimal for sound sans image.
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I began twisting said arms a few weeks ago, and I think it will happen. The decision is really CD vs. DVD, but the audio simply isn't good enough to stand on its own without the visuals. For this show, Vinnie wasn't there doing his own recording, so what we had to work with, while absolutely fine for the DVD is not optimal for sound sans image.
And personally, I'd really prefer seeing and hearing the entire show as opposed to just hearing it. Felt the same way about Elaine Stritch and Bea Arthur's CDs of their acts. Much preferred seeing rather than just hearing them.
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The plumber has repaired the bathroom leak and gone. While he was working, I proofread the new Babes libretto and its annotations. I'm now off to Toyland for a meeting, and I must rememebr to post my IRS estimated tax payment while I am out. I'm tired; getting up at 6:30 this morning was not fun.
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I began twisting said arms a few weeks ago, and I think it will happen. The decision is really CD vs. DVD, but the audio simply isn't good enough to stand on its own without the visuals. For this show, Vinnie wasn't there doing his own recording, so what we had to work with, while absolutely fine for the DVD is not optimal for sound sans image.
And personally, I'd really prefer seeing and hearing the entire show as opposed to just hearing it. Felt the same way about Elaine Stritch and Bea Arthur's CDs of their acts. Much preferred seeing rather than just hearing them.
I agree with you, DR MattH.
Did anyone besides me watch KROD MANDOON last night? I kept laughing at it and thinking how DR MBarnum would take it seriously.
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bk, I know it's not Ask bk day, but do you know why it is seemingly so difficult to synch picture and sound? I've often seen this "dis-synchronicity" on video and even on broadcast television, and if there's even the slightest delay one from the other, it drives me to utter distraction! :P [ quiet, DR elmore3003! ;) ]
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I'm going to hop off-line now to get cleaned up earlier than usual for my usual Friday errands. I'm having to go to the post office today to mail some things (including my federal tax return), and I have no idea how long the line will be. It's impossible to predict.
WBBL.
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bk, I know it's not Ask bk day, but do you know why it is seemingly so difficult to synch picture and sound? I've often seen this "dis-synchronicity" on video and even on broadcast television, and if there's even the slightest delay one from the other, it drive me to utter distraction! :P
Watching Ashley Simpson videos again?
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I began twisting said arms a few weeks ago, and I think it will happen. The decision is really CD vs. DVD, but the audio simply isn't good enough to stand on its own without the visuals. For this show, Vinnie wasn't there doing his own recording, so what we had to work with, while absolutely fine for the DVD is not optimal for sound sans image.
And personally, I'd really prefer seeing and hearing the entire show as opposed to just hearing it. Felt the same way about Elaine Stritch and Bea Arthur's CDs of their acts. Much preferred seeing rather than just hearing them.
I agree with you, DR MattH.
Did anyone besides me watch KROD MANDOON last night? I kept laughing at it and thinking how DR MBarnum would take it seriously.
I forgot to have that in my Friday Media Check, but I did record the two shows last night and will get to them at some point this weekend. Looking forward to it since I think Sean Maguire is just a dreamboat.
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Oooooh!
Page 3 Dance!
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And now I'm REALLY going!™
;D
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Watching Ashley Simpson videos again?
Oh, DR elmore3003 - you know me too well! ;D
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What is this KROD MANDOON thing?
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What is this KROD MANDOON thing?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1299897/
Repeat of episode 1 tomorrow night at 7 pm on the Comedy Channel.
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"Careful; that first step's a doozy."
(http://www.ukriversguidebook.co.uk/blog/cliff1.jpg)
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I'm awake and a happy Good Friday to all.
And that's all I have to say at this time.
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For anyone who loves Inside Daisy Clover (http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=12199), click on the link (the red type) to see some FANTASTIC NEWS!
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
Well we all have several....this one has been on my mind ever since CD labels began issuing expanded editions from studio masters. Happily, this one is in stereo...and contains both Natalie Wood's AND Jackie Ward's vocals.
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I am so thankful it's Friday.
So happy....!
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GAY ELEPHANT DRAWS POLITICIAN'S FIRE
Ninio, a male elephant acquired by a Poland's Poznan Zoo, who has demonstrated a total lack of interest in the ladies, is now drawing fire from Michal Grzes, a conservative politician angered over what he sees as a wasted investment. Here are Grzes' statements, from the Telegraph:
"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (7.6 million pounds) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Mr Grzes, who is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party.
(http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/73999/thumbs/s-ELEPHANT-large.jpg)
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And the word of the day is: SUPERJACENT!
And The Song Of The Day Is: MY BONNIE LIES OVER THE OCEAN
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Oh, and thanks to DR Ron Pulliam for the CD alert! :)
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Shades of the 60s. New School students have taken over the building on the southeast corner of 14th Street and Fifth Avenue. The traffic has become a nightmare. They have been protesting many things over the past months and they took over a different building earlier this year. Most of the protests center around Bob Kerry as the President of New School. These students want him out and want the cuts to stop.
I'm glad I'm not in a cab or a truck trying to get downtown!
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And I'm just waiting for my "new-to-me" car to be ready. :)
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DR JRand - Well... I waved back! (Really, I did! ::) )
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GAY ELEPHANT DRAWS POLITICIAN'S FIRE
Ninio, a male elephant acquired by a Poland's Poznan Zoo, who has demonstrated a total lack of interest in the ladies, is now drawing fire from Michal Grzes, a conservative politician angered over what he sees as a wasted investment. Here are Grzes' statements, from the Telegraph:
"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (7.6 million pounds) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Mr Grzes, who is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party.
](http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/73999/thumbs/s-ELEPHANT-large.jpg)
It must be terribly vexing to be so insecure.
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DR JoseSPiano - the theatre you'll be working in looks splendiferous! :)
Next week, they'll be hosting a walk-thru of the historic Dock Street Theatre. Dock Street is Charleston Stage's home theatre - as well as for Spoleto USA (Piccolo Spoleto). It's currently in the midst of a three-year renovation, but it should be ready for the 2010-2011 season. I'm really looking forward to getting a chance to check out such a historic space.
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TOD: I am listening to various and sundied songs--
"There's Nothing Like a College Education"- Johnny Mercer
"I'm Not In love Today"- Sally Mayes
"So Far, So Good" - Jason Graae and Liz Callaway
"Hold My Hand" - Don Cornell
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Good Morning!
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bk, I know it's not Ask bk day, but do you know why it is seemingly so difficult to synch picture and sound? I've often seen this "dis-synchronicity" on video and even on broadcast television, and if there's even the slightest delay one from the other, it drives me to utter distraction! :P [ quiet, DR elmore3003! ;) ]
I've noticed this with some of the latest digital transmissions lately. "(The) Ellen (Degeneres Show)" constantly seems out-of-sync lately.
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bk - And you "shared a piece of Red Velvet cake"? With whom? ;)
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Anything Goes (1962 Off-Broadway w/Hal Linden and Eileen Rodgers)
Bye, Bye Birdie (OBC)
Ain't Misbehavin' (OBC)
Annie (OBC)
Anyone Can Whistle (OBC)
Applause (OBC)
Bells are Ringing (OBC w/Judy Holliday)
DR BEN, Are you following Mr. Orr's diet of Muscials in Alphabetical Order?
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***RENTAL CAR VIBES***
for DR JoseSPiano!!!!!
The new car has just been dropped off at the theatre!
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GAY ELEPHANT DRAWS POLITICIAN'S FIRE
Ninio, a male elephant acquired by a Poland's Poznan Zoo, who has demonstrated a total lack of interest in the ladies, is now drawing fire from Michal Grzes, a conservative politician angered over what he sees as a wasted investment. Here are Grzes' statements, from the Telegraph:
"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (7.6 million pounds) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Mr Grzes, who is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party.
](http://images.huffingtonpost.com/gen/73999/thumbs/s-ELEPHANT-large.jpg)
Someone, clearly, needs more to worry about.
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DR BEN, Are you following Mr. Orr's diet of Muscials in Alphabetical Order?
;D
I thought the same thing!
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And I now I need to make sure I'm ready for when
my chauffeur the Artistic Director comes to pick me up.
Laters...
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bk - And you "shared a piece of Red Velvet cake"?
It's nice to share. :)
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For anyone who loves Inside Daisy Clover (http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=12199), click on the link (the red type) to see some FANTASTIC NEWS!
Thanks Ron. It's not in the budget right now, so I'll probably miss out, but it is a fantastic score.
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TOD:
DVD: Age of Kings
CD: Lainie Kazan (Don't remember the album title but it has a version of They Don't Give Medals To Yesterdays Heroes. The only other version I've ever heard besides Mr. Haines).
elmore, I also watched Krod Mandoon and had a few good laughs.
bk, I remember The Hat. It's certainly no Langers, but I would frequently stop there when in the neighbourhood of Pasadena. It was near John Mitchell's mystery book shop...Is he still in business? He had a lot of good stuff, much often outrageously priced, but sometimes you found some deals.
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Mitchell gave up and moved away, sadly.
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Daw, out of synch DVDs are sometimes the player's fault rather than the actual DVD - for TV, I don't know why anything should be out of synch, save for scenes that are looped, which sometimes gets dicey, although with today's technology I should think they could get it right.
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I went back to bed, have gotten up too late to do the jog (with the eleven o'clock work session), but will probably do the jog after it ends. For now, to the postal office.
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Never thought of the alphabetical listening. This morning at 6:30 am I just pulled some CDs off the shelf nearest to my hand and since I'm an organized geek they were all in the same alphabetical area :D
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"What is this thing called KROD MANDOON?
This funny thing called KROD MANDOON?"
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Now THAT'S a mouthful! :)
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Back from a lovelier than lovely time at Toyland. We solved lots of problems, brought up a few new ones and I have to writen an email to the office in California asking if and when they will let us have a new office manager. We need one ASAP since we lost ours in the middle of February.
DR MBarnum, KROD MANDOON is funny, perhaps not so funny as it thinks it is, but there were several outrageously silly moments, and some good actors like Roger Allam, whose version of "Stars" on the OLC of LES MIZ has never been bettered, letting their hair down. Sean Maguire has a great physique and you should enjoy his showing it off if the humor is perhaps too subtle for you.
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For anyone who loves Inside Daisy Clover (http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=12199), click on the link (the red type) to see some FANTASTIC NEWS!
And at that site, Kritzerland's very own Two For the Seesaw (http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=12073) is also availabe for pre-order.
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Today would have been my father's 82nd birthday. He died four years ago. Somber day here. Borders was busy, though.
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A pox on the chinchy bassas who broke into our car last night. >:(
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Condolences to DR td on a melancholy anniversary.
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Oh Laura DR, I am so sorry. How awful! :(
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{{{DR td}}}
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Sorry to hear that news, DR Laura.
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A pox on the chinchy bassas who broke into our car last night. >:(
Crapballs! :o
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My DH had some important paperwork stolen; that's what he really wants back.
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My DH had some important paperwork stolen; that's what he really wants back.
What a buncha chinchy bassas! DR Laura, I am so sorry to hear your news.
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Well, weird dreams about the upcoming Nudie Musical reading for one. The usual not being prepared show business dream, but I'm setting casting dates today, getting the score demo to the guy who's doing the lead sheet takedowns, and booking the MD.
Have you given consideration in using Paul Haber who was in What If?
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Thanks, everyone.
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Vibes to TD and Laura
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And I am happy to report that despite Zach's skin issue, which seems to be one of the major dermatological mysteries of the century (along with my skin issue), health problems seem to be under control. A huge sigh of relief.
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All the Arkiv OCRs showed up today, including NEW FACES which they said wouldn't be.
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
Well we all have several....this one has been on my mind ever since CD labels began issuing expanded editions from studio masters. Happily, this one is in stereo...and contains both Natalie Wood's AND Jackie Wand's vocals.
It's really great news, but I think it's Jackie Ward who dubbed for Natalie.
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We got that rain that they were predicting and some really loud thunder, too. Seems to have passed for the moment.
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Luckily for me, the post office wasn't crowded either. There were three people ahead of me, all with their stuff together, and there were three clerks working, so I only had to wait a couple of minutes to get waited on.
Glad to have those taxes stamped and mailed for another year. Argh! One more annual chore not to have to think about for twelve months.
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I watched two programs while I ate lunch. First was the simply adorably hunky Sean Maguire in KROD MANDOON. Kind of a MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL/Mel Brooks hybrid, I laughed out loud several times. Yes, some of the gags are telegraphed from a mile away, and the stereotypes (swishy gay, nymphet girl friend, inept assistants) are rampant. Still, there was plenty to look at and lust over, and everyone seems to be having a really good time doing it. It was infectious.
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I also watched HARPER'S ISLAND, the premiere episode. I didn't find many of the characters at all likable or interesting, and I know who I was rooting for to get killed off. The eventual murdered person was a BIG shock.
The writers threw in a couple of cheap scares unworthy of a class show, but I'll hang around for awhile. Richard Burgi makes anything more interesting though the emphasis is on the dreary young people whom I found singularly vapid.
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
Well we all have several....this one has been on my mind ever since CD labels began issuing expanded editions from studio masters. Happily, this one is in stereo...and contains both Natalie Wood's AND Jackie Wand's vocals.
It's really great news, but I think it's Jackie Ward who dubbed for Natalie.
A look at the link will reveal that Natalie recorded vocals for all her songs and those are "included" in the 2-CD set, along with the Ward vocals which were used for the film.
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Next I finished the four remaining short films by Jean Painlevé in the set. The last was a stop action-clay animation of BLUEBEARD with an opera score that ran 13 minutes. Quite original and one of the best things in the set.
I also liked a short in which Painlevé explained time as the fourth dimension making his hypothesis easy to understand.
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
Well we all have several....this one has been on my mind ever since CD labels began issuing expanded editions from studio masters. Happily, this one is in stereo...and contains both Natalie Wood's AND Jackie Wand's vocals.
It's really great news, but I think it's Jackie Ward who dubbed for Natalie.
A look at the link will reveal that Natalie recorded vocals for all her songs and those are "included" in the 2-CD set, along with the Ward vocals which were used for the film.
I looked at the link and appreciated your posting it. I was only correcting your spelling of the dubber's last name.
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A pox on the chinchy bassas who broke into our car last night. >:(
Those bassas are numbah 10!
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That must be BK's "other, other" Holy Grail.
Well we all have several....this one has been on my mind ever since CD labels began issuing expanded editions from studio masters. Happily, this one is in stereo...and contains both Natalie Wood's AND Jackie Wand's vocals.
It's really great news, but I think it's Jackie Ward who dubbed for Natalie.
A look at the link will reveal that Natalie recorded vocals for all her songs and those are "included" in the 2-CD set, along with the Ward vocals which were used for the film.
I looked at the link and appreciated your posting it. I was only correcting your spelling of the dubber's last name.
Now if you could only correct my eyesight. Totally missed that. Sorry.
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Then I began disc three in this Criterion set. I thought it was a 2 1/2 hour documentary, but it's actually eight episodes from a 1988 French TV series on the famous scientist/filmmaker. I watched four of them.
He's a very interesting man (he's 86 in the episodes, but he looks at least 10 years younger), but having to sit through some of the same films in excerpt form makes me antsy. I've been fast forwarding through those whenever they come up.
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That's good news, JMK.
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(((((td)))))
It's hard no matter how long it has been.
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When I go back down, I'll finish the remaining four episodes and that will be that for this set.
I haven't decided if I want to watch MILK tonight, THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (on Blu-ray), or a regular DVD. I have PRIVATE LIVES on the Warner Archive set that I haven't watched yet as well as ALL FALL DOWN. I've seen both of them on TCM within the last year, however, so I'm not all that enthusiastic to get back to them so quickly.
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The weather reports say we have a fifty percent chance of rain tonight. That's fifty percent chance we won't, too.
What say your bones, Kerrry?
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(((((td)))))
It's hard no matter how long it has been.
And vibes for you, DR Laura. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
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Thanks.
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Today would have been my father's 82nd birthday. He died four years ago. Somber day here. Borders was busy, though.
Happy Birthday to your dad, TD!!!!
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The weather reports say we have a fifty percent chance of rain tonight. That's fifty percent chance we won't, too.
What say your bones, Kerrry?
So far, I don't think we'll actually get any rain!
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A pox on the chinchy bassas who broke into our car last night. >:(
Bassas! I think we should organize a rumble!
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I think we should be at page 6 by now.
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But we're not.
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I think we should be at page 6 by now.
Nope...not until post #150. :-\
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Well, I need to write for a bit and then head back down to complete my work project. Then, I have the evening free for some fun viewing.
WBBL.
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I think we should organize a rumble!
Yeah, that's the ticket!!! A rumble!!!! With jazz hands!!!! :D
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I am very glad for your good health news, DR JMK. :)
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I think we should organize a rumble!
Yeah, that's the ticket!!! A rumble!!!! With jazz hands!!!! :D
LOL!
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I think we should organize a rumble!
Yeah, that's the ticket!!! A rumble!!!! With jazz hands!!!! :D
NO!!! KIMMEL HANDS!! ;D
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Shayne, Paul Haber isn't right for anything in Nudie Musical.
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Anyone get Two For The Seesaw?
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Had a good work session.
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BTW, there was no paperwork on who the uncredited demo singers were on You're Gonna Hear From Me - there are two different piano/vocal demos on side two (you can hear the clips at Screen Archives Entertainment) - happily I just identified one of them and they'll post that info to the comments on the product page - my ears never fail me - the singer is my beloved and wonderful Joanie Sommers.
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I'm going to go get something fun to eat because all packages are shipped, all sessions are worked, and I am done with anything resembling work until late tomorrow afternoon, perhaps even Sunday.
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Good Evening!
Greetings from the beautiful Sottile Theatre on the campus of the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina!
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And I am currently posting from the spacious(!) pit of the Sottile Theatre. This really is a beautiful classic House, and I can tell it was built - and meant(!) - for a totally acoustic experience - no mics or other electronic volume enhancement. In fact, above the audience section, there is a "star dome" which, in effect, acts like the dome of the Capitol Rotunda - you can hear people whispering who are sitting ten rows from you.
*And, YES, there's WiFi in here too! :)
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I just got CD to the 1976 Public Theater Revival of The Threepenny Opera (http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=214480)! I had it sent to my work. I'm listening to the last three tracks of Patti Lupone at Les Mouches (http://www.amazon.com/Patti-Lupone-at-Mouches-LuPone/dp/B001G4V1R0/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1239403796&sr=8-1) and then it'll be TPO. :D
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Here's my current pic from the pit: http://twitpic.com/34gz0
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And the view behind me: http://twitpic.com/34hdm
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Good Friday was successful - at least for those in attendance, those in the past I can't comment on. But the music was good. I started to go through the chord progression for "Gethsemane" and was going over the words in my head (as I forgot the music) and just went with an instrumental coupled with a little bit of "Pilate's Dream". The words for "Gethsemane" are often a bit negative, so I decided against it.
Tomorrow - Orchestra read-through for The King and I and the Easter Vigil, which I look forward to. For now, some shopping, cookie making and some cheese pizza.
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Good Friday was successful - at least for those in attendance, those in the past I can't comment on. But the music was good. I started to go through the chord progression for "Gethsemane" and was going over the words in my head (as I forgot the music) and just went with an instrumental coupled with a little bit of "Pilate's Dream". The words for "Gethsemane" are often a bit negative, so I decided against it.
Have you ever heard Michael Crawford's version? There's that one phrase after the "meltdown" that he speaks - and with his already somewhat "unique" voice, it really does sound a bit creepy.
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Does that mean no microphones, DR Jose?
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Here's my current pic from the pit: http://twitpic.com/34gz0
I looked at some of your other pix....LOL! Is there a meal you've had there that you didn't photograph?
LOVED the shot of the grits on the breakfast plate with the biscuit, eggs and sausage!!!
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I am looking forward to the rain the weather forecasters are predicting. Kerry and I aren't predicting any, though. I hope we are wrong and we get LOTS of rain. It has been several weeks without rain.
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GAY ELEPHANT DRAWS POLITICIAN'S FIRE
Ninio, a male elephant acquired by a Poland's Poznan Zoo, who has demonstrated a total lack of interest in the ladies, is now drawing fire from Michal Grzes, a conservative politician angered over what he sees as a wasted investment. Here are Grzes' statements, from the Telegraph:
"We didn't pay 37 million zlotys (7.6 million pounds) for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there," said Mr Grzes, who is from the right-wing opposition Law and Justice party.
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It must be terribly vexing to be so insecure.
Trunk envy.
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Here's my current pic from the pit: http://twitpic.com/34gz0
I looked at some of your other pix....LOL! Is there a meal you've had there that you didn't photograph?
LOVED the shot of the grits on the breakfast plate with the biscuit, eggs and sausage!!!
Yes, there are some breakfasts that I have not photographed. Their pancakes are particularly non-photogenic. ;)
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Does that mean no microphones, DR Jose?
Alas, we will still have microphones. Audiences expect them now. Well, most audiences members that is.
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I've called 911 and the firemen have been here and gone. When I took the garbage down to the basement around 20 minutes ago, the elevator smelled like burning wood. I rode to all the floors checking out the air quality and decided there was something burning in either the basement or the elevator shaft. The building is nearly empty: I think I'm the only tenant on the thrd floor tonight, and my super generally works his scond job at night, so, I called 911 and in about two minutes a firetruck and 5-7 firemen showed up. They checked out the building and cleared it and then cleared out. The super, luckily, was home so he was able to open basement doors for them.
While Diana, my first floor neighbor and I were waiting to learn the outcome of the building, a young lady came down the stairs with the dog from 4C! I guess my neighbor is away for Passover, possibly at his parents in Montreal, and she'as walking the dog. It's still barking too much. I feel quite informed.
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Too much excitement, Elmore! Did they find any fire at all?
Did you tell the dog-sitter that the dog barks all night long?
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As for the TOD, I think I have found a new favorite John Abraham movie:
NO SMOKING. Quite a Kafka-esque experience, right down to the lead character being named "K." Plus a wonderful Fosse inspired production number. Not your typical Bollywood fare.
I've also experienced ENCHANTED and THE MUMMY on Blu-Ray.
I rented the Blu-Ray of THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX, and found it to be leftover RATATOUILLE.
My Doris Day boxed set arrived today, so I'll be checking out some Dodo later.
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It is very windy and gray outside.
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Too much excitement, Elmore! Did they find any fire at all?
Did you tell the dog-sitter that the dog barks all night long?
No, because there was too much going on with the firemen; she sort of sneaked out of the crowd with the dog and I was not going to wait around for her to return.
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It is very windy and gray outside.
Yes, it is-- and still no sign of rain (in the skty or in my bones).
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Yes i loved the gefilte fish (fried!). The weird part though is that my aunt made it but did not want to serve it at the sedar. I could not figure out why she would make something so good and then not serve it.
I wish someone had told me before the sedar because i wanted to eat it!
But i did eat some today. And my niece even liked it. In fact she loved matzah with butter on it!
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DR elmore3003, glad that all is safe in your building.
Now, would that the dog walker could just KEEP the dog with her until the owner returns!!
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Well, I've struggled internally with this for long enough - several days now - and it's time to share the bad news with you all: I've been laid off.
My last day at work will be this coming Wednesday, April 15th. This is totally due to business volume and not due to my job performance. I've watched as our company divested from its parent, going from 25,000 employees worldwide to just 125 U.S. employees just a month ago, with a huge layoff within our ranks at that time, which I survived. And a few days ago, they dropped another 16% - and this time, my luck didn't hold. I understand the logic: I'm the only one in my location, reporting into a group and a manager that reside in Dallas, so it was probably just a matter of time. I will have a period where my salary will continue to be paid, and of course I can collect unemployment. So it could be worse. But it was not an outcome I was hoping for, obviously. Especially since I detest interviewing. And it turns out to be incredibly bad timing to have just purchased a new car.
This is my first layoff since I entered the workforce 24 years ago, and it will be the first time in all those years that I will wake up in the morning without a place I need to be. So it will be interesting, certainly. I will be job seeking, of course, but I also plan to use the time to invest in a major de-cluttering project at home, as well as getting my health and weight in better shape. So in that sense, this is an opportunity that comes along rarely in one's adult life.
To that end, I may check be checking in here a little less frequently once this all kicks in. Not that I don't love you all, but knowing myself the way I do, I could easily spend all day on here, procrastinating from doing the hard work that needs to be done. So I will need to take this time and do this thing for myself.
I know it was purely a financial business decision. And though I know it's not rational, I can't help feeling embarrassed about losing my job - like I'm a failure. Indeed, at first I wasn't going to tell anyone at the office - just quietly disappear. But the word seemed to get out anyway - some people let go were actually escorted out the door immediately - and I decided it was healthier to deal with the feelings and talk to the people that I will be leaving behind.
You are all wonderfully supportive, and I do NOT want this to turn into a pity party. Heaven knows, I still have it much better than so many people hurting out there - financially and health-wise. But I did feel it important that all of you know what is going on with me. So it is acknowledged, and we can all move right along.
Thanks for listening!
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I have a lot of stuff i have not watched yet.
I really want to see tonight's GHOST WHISPERER and wed's LOST. I did manage to see SURVIVOR though. Weird ending!
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Well, I've struggled internally with this for long enough - several days now - and it's time to share the bad news with you all: I've been laid off.
My last day at work will be this coming Wednesday, April 15th. This is totally due to business volume and not due to my job performance. I've watched as our company divested from its parent, going from 25,000 employees worldwide to just 125 U.S. employees just a month ago, with a huge layoff within our ranks at that time, which I survived. And a few days ago, they dropped another 16% - and this time, my luck didn't hold. I understand the logic: I'm the only one in my location, reporting into a group and a manager that reside in Dallas, so it was probably just a matter of time. I will have a period where my salary will continue to be paid, and of course I can collect unemployment. So it could be worse. But it was not an outcome I was hoping for, obviously. Especially since I detest interviewing. And it turns out to be incredibly bad timing to have just purchased a new car.
This is my first layoff since I entered the workforce 24 years ago, and it will be the first time in all those years that I will wake up in the morning without a place I need to be. So it will be interesting, certainly. I will be job seeking, of course, but I also plan to use the time to invest in a major de-cluttering project at home, as well as getting my health and weight in better shape. So in that sense, this is an opportunity that comes along rarely in one's adult life.
DR singdaw, This is such sad news! I hope that someone as bright and personable as you finds something ASAP but I also know that we are in a recession. I'm sending mega-vibes to you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speedy Employment Vibes to Our DR singdaw! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thanks much, DR elmore3003!
If things get really desperate, I suppose I could ask you or DR Ron Pulliam for a character reference.... ;)
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DR singdaw, This is such sad news! I hope that someone as bright and personable as you finds something ASAP but I also know that we are in a recession. I'm sending mega-vibes to you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speedy Employment Vibes to Our DR singdaw! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~DITTO!!!~~~~~~~
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VIBES FOR A NEW AND EXCITING FUTURE FOR DR DAW!!!!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Sorry you were laid off, but I really do believe that when one door closes another opens you just have to find it. May there be a new and wonderful opportunity out there for you that makes you look back and say..."Man! I'm glad that happened or I'd never be doing this"
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VIBES TO DR LAURA'S DH RECOVERING HIS IMPORTANT PAPERS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Vibes to DR TD~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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DR singdaw - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
...Moving along....
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WOW!
We just finished tech-ing Act One! -Leaving 35 minutes to start tackling "Springtime For You-Know-Who".
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Vibes for DAW
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I agree with Cilla that another door opens. I think you've got good people skills, for example. That's an asset.
I think the direction you go in next will surprise you.
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WOW!
We just finished tech-ing Act One! -Leaving 35 minutes to start tackling "Springtime For You-Know-Who".
It is a long song, Jose.
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Aww, DAW. I'm so sorry.
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Well, it's time to go see "Loot." But dinner first...then the play.
Until later.
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Dear Laura, double pox to them.
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DR Laura I hope your paperwork is found-dad vibes for the thief.
Wonderful news DR JMK, healthy skin vibes to you & DS Zach.
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Dear S Woody White, I agree with your rant.
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Thanks, everyone! :)
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It is a long song, Jose.
;D
I've always wanted to walk out of The Metropolitan Opera after an evening of Wagner, exclaiming loudly: "Man, that was a LOOOOOONG SONG!"
And gauging the reactions of the people around me.
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Dear DAW,
Thank you.
Maybe the elephant is just happy.
Kevin & Sean were such hunks during the show, I hope it is a DVD.
Please keep checking in everyday during your new future. Best always.
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Dear td, yes, happy birthday to your dad.
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Two For The SeeSaw arrived. Soooooooooooo good.
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DR DAW I can imagine it is difficult to talk about the lay-off. I’m very relieved you weren’t one of those escorted off of the premises, talk about humiliating.
It may not be rational but it is very normal to be embarrassed. Of course you shouldn’t be & please remember that when interviewing. I hope you will receive an excellent letter of recommendation.
Your plans moving forward sound good & I wish you much success.
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Hi Jane
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Hi td
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Hi Sam :)
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DR DAW - if it's any consolation, I'm down to a single day a week at Borders (as is most of our staff); thank goodness for the restaurant.
(I'm seriously thinking of taking the Borders' option of working one day A MONTH and going to the restaurant five shifts a week).
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Hello Sam!
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My neighbor is so loud when he talks, I can hear every word he says. If I were one of his clients (accounting) I'd be worried about my privacy. I finally yelled through the wall, I can't stand to listen to him tell people what to do with their money. I have a really fishy felling about him.
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Friday media check:
CD - in Richard's car we're listening to an M. C. Beaton murder mystery - don't know the title.
DVD - The Changeling
Is that Beaton book DEATH OF A WITCH? I am just ready to start reading that book this weekend.
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DR td, sorry about Borders, glad there is still that much work at the restaurant. Did you also lose your benefits?
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DR Sam, what did your neighbor do when you yelled through the wall?
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It's really getting bad where I work too. I'm only a 40 hr a week employee, but the shop is used to 55 hrs, for them cutting hours hurts more.
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Jane, His front door slammed twice, and now it's really quite.
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LOL-At least he is quiet.
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When he's on the phone late a night, I think with his brothers, the conversation is about making as much money as he can. So between sounding pushy with clients, and walking around the building with his shirt unbuttoned to his navel, he gives my the shivers.
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My neighbor on the other side, and his 20 year old son, have normal conversations, in and out with their friends. Nothing creepy, a pleasure to live next to.
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The plumber has repaired the bathroom leak and gone. While he was working, I proofread the new Babes libretto and its annotations. I'm now off to Toyland for a meeting, and I must rememebr to post my IRS estimated tax payment while I am out. I'm tired; getting up at 6:30 this morning was not fun.
elmore, did you let the plumber watch the video you have about a plumber?
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I'm lucky at work in that I make l/2 of the yearly salary most of the machine shop does. As long as there is paperwork, I'm hoping I will be OK. But it's all airplane parts, if the economy keeps hurting so will they.
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I'm really looking forward to getting a chance to check out such a historic space.
That sounds like something M Barnum would say!
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When Keith was still in school he worked part time at night & I worked during the days. Sometimes if I wanted to spend time with him I had to stay up late at night & get up very early in the morning for work. Sleeping in on weekends was very important to me. The neighbor next door tended to have parties that went rather late, and the older couple across the hall argued in the mornings.
One Sunday morning I crossed the hall wearing my pajamas, knocked on the door & asked the older couple to please keep their voices down. They apologized profusely for waking me up (they really were very nice & the proud grandparents of a know actress). As soon as they shut the door, before I could take the two steps back into our apartment, I heard them yelling at each other how the other one woke me up. Keith & I just started laughing & I never complained again.
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The plumber has repaired the bathroom leak and gone. While he was working, I proofread the new Babes libretto and its annotations. I'm now off to Toyland for a meeting, and I must rememebr to post my IRS estimated tax payment while I am out. I'm tired; getting up at 6:30 this morning was not fun.
elmore, did you let the plumber watch the video you have about a plumber?
Some of us don't kiss and tell, DR TCB!
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I'm really looking forward to getting a chance to check out such a historic space.
That sounds like something M Barnum would say!
Only DR MBarnum is usually referrng to a retirement home.
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Till later.
To a beautiful Saturday.
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DR Sam, vibes you will be ok.
JOB VIBES FOR ALL WHO NEED THEM!!!
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And vibes for DR elmore & the poor dog left at home!
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And I am currently posting from the spacious(!) pit of the Sottile Theatre. This really is a beautiful classic House, and I can tell it was built - and meant(!) - for a totally acoustic experience - no mics or other electronic volume enhancement. In fact, above the audience section, there is a "star dome" which, in effect, acts like the dome of the Capitol Rotunda - you can hear people whispering who are sitting ten rows from you.
*And, YES, there's WiFi in here too! :)
We don't need WiFi. We can hear your computer whispering in that theater.
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Well, I've struggled internally with this for long enough - several days now - and it's time to share the bad news with you all: I've been laid off.
Thanks for listening!
DAW, my heartfelt wishes to you. I hope that this can turn into a giant plus in your life. Hugs to you.
{{{{DAW}}}}
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VIBES TO DR LAURA AND TD!
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DR singdaw, This is such sad news! I hope that someone as bright and personable as you finds something ASAP but I also know that we are in a recession. I'm sending mega-vibes to you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Speedy Employment Vibes to Our DR singdaw! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~DITTO!!!~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~TRITTO!!!~~~~~~~
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Back from a very sobering Good Friday service.
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Today I went back to my eye doctor for a complete and extensive examination. First of all, I was not really surprised when the good looking medical assistant that I smiled at last week, ended up being the assistant who called me in for the exam. There seemed to be a few sparks, but once he got a look at me close-up, I am sure his curiousity was satisfied.
As for the appointment, I got home from the doctor's appointment almost three hours ago; and I still can't wrap my head around the news the doctor gave me. He was very alarmed when I was there for my glaucoma check last week and wanted me tested completely - sooner rather than later. He had noticed that my vision with my glasses was drastically off from the last exam.
What he found out after all of his tests is that after wearing glasses for almost all of the last thirty years; my eyesight has totally corrected itself to 20 / 20. He told me not to bother wearing my glasses any longer and he suggested I head over to the DMV to have my driver's license changed to reflect that I don't need corrective lenses. He gave me a new prescription for basically a pair of cheaters (due to all newspapers and books shrinking the size of their font). He said that they would be for bifocals, but that the upper portion would be basically clear glass. He also suggested that I not waste my money getting a new pair of glasses.
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Oh man, DAW that is the pits. And I know for many of us here we wonder if we might be next! Please take care David :-\
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DAW, I am sure an exciting new opportunity awaits you.
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The church I work for has actually started a support group for laid off people, and one of the reasons is that they feel embarrassed about their predicament, though of course they're not to blame. The Republicans are. ;)
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The rain arrived here earlier this evening with a vengeance. Well, I should say it came back since it had visited twice today already, but only drizzles both times. TOnight was HUGE.
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Very sorry to read your news, DR DAW. Here's hoping you find something worthwhile and lucrative as soon as possible.
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For the first time in ages, I don't have anything in my review stack, so with Zach home sick and Gabe having a day off, we've been catching up on some BDs. Watched Bedtime Stories, which I found pretty lame (though Zach seemed to like it), and am now kind of watching Despereaux, which seems better than the lukewarm reviews it got.
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I finished the four remaining TV episodes on the life and work of Jean Painlevé. It was an interesting group of films, but this is one Criterion I KNOW I'll never open again.
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Shocking news from DR DAW. Sending my thoughts and vibes to you during this transition.
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For the first time in ages, I don't have anything in my review stack,
That was me about two or three weeks ago. My vacation lasted six days. Now, I have plenty to keep me busy. In fact, Paramount sent HOTEL FOR DOGS to another person, and because I have so much stacked up, I just told him to do it if he didn't want to take the trouble to fix up a package and go to the post office. He took me up on my offer.
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Shocking news from DR LAURA....and thoughts for her as well....and of course for DR td.
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SEESAW did not come to Indiana today, perhaps tomorrow. I did order INSIDE DAISY CLOVER - the clips sounded interesting. And of course Joanie Sommers makes it even more so!
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Tomorrow I start on the Blu-ray of SIN CITY. I've only seen it once, and my memories of it aren't the sharpest, so this will be fun to watch again. With all the different versions and commentaries and bonus features, though, I think when I'm done I'm going to be SICK of SIN CITY.
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Today I went back to my eye doctor for a complete and extensive examination. First of all, I was not really surprised when the good looking medical assistant that I smiled at last week, ended up being the assistant who called me in for the exam. There seemed to be a few sparks, but once he got a look at me close-up, I am sure his curiousity was satisfied.
As for the appointment, I got home from the doctor's appointment almost three hours ago; and I still can't wrap my head around the news the doctor gave me. He was very alarmed when I was there for my glaucoma check last week and wanted me tested completely - sooner rather than later. He had noticed that my vision with my glasses was drastically off from the last exam.
What he found out after all of his tests is that after wearing glasses for almost all of the last thirty years; my eyesight has totally corrected itself to 20 / 20. He told me not to bother wearing my glasses any longer and he suggested I head over to the DMV to have my driver's license changed to reflect that I don't need corrective lenses. He gave me a new prescription for basically a pair of cheaters (due to all newspapers and books shrinking the size of their font). He said that they would be for bifocals, but that the upper portion would be basically clear glass. He also suggested that I not waste my money getting a new pair of glasses.
Congratulations, Tom! You can show the cute young assistant the new sexy you without glasses!
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DR DAW - I'm so sorry to hear about your job loss, but I have immense admiration for your upbeat attitude. Take care!
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Friday media check:
CD - in Richard's car we're listening to an M. C. Beaton murder mystery - don't know the title.
DVD - The Changeling
Is that Beaton book DEATH OF A WITCH? I am just ready to start reading that book this weekend.
Yes! That's the title I couldn't remember this morning. Hope you enjoy it.
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After I finished my work project, I put in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH on Blu-ray. Not the best Brosnan Bond (though it would have been better had Denise Richards not been a part of it), and the Blu-ray is very good looking but not a great leap forward from the DVD. The DTS-HD Master Audio was superb.
For my money, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is still tbe best looking Bond in HD though GOLDFINGER and DR. NO are also both spectacular.
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Page Nine Dance!!!
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Next, I watched the premiere of PARKS & RECREATION. I like the cast, but the show is THE OFFICE-Lite, and I don't need another 30 minutes of viewing when another show does it so much better. I doubt I'll be returning to it.
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For the first time in ages, I don't have anything in my review stack,
That was me about two or three weeks ago. My vacation lasted six days. Now, I have plenty to keep me busy. In fact, Paramount sent HOTEL FOR DOGS to another person, and because I have so much stacked up, I just told him to do it if he didn't want to take the trouble to fix up a package and go to the post office. He took me up on my offer.
They're actually doing a "special edition" of this for me that I'm going to surprise the kids with--the BD will have a pic of BeeGee and Blanche on it, plus somehow they're going to be in the film and/or trailer, I'm not quite sure how it works. The Paramount rep emailed me last week that it's ready, so I guess I'll be getting it next week.
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And I concluded my evening of viewing with tonight's GHOST WHISPERER. I was a bit disappointed with the episode. I guess I didn't much care for the woman in distress, and her 180 degree about-face just seemed very manufactured and phony to me. Usually this show leaves me with a lump in my throat and eyes brimming with tears. Not tonight.
And I wanted more about Jim/Sam, too.
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For the first time in ages, I don't have anything in my review stack,
That was me about two or three weeks ago. My vacation lasted six days. Now, I have plenty to keep me busy. In fact, Paramount sent HOTEL FOR DOGS to another person, and because I have so much stacked up, I just told him to do it if he didn't want to take the trouble to fix up a package and go to the post office. He took me up on my offer.
They're actually doing a "special edition" of this for me that I'm going to surprise the kids with--the BD will have a pic of BeeGee and Blanche on it, plus somehow they're going to be in the film and/or trailer, I'm not quite sure how it works. The Paramount rep emailed me last week that it's ready, so I guess I'll be getting it next week.
Sounds fun. Keep us posted about that.
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"There's Nothing Like a College Education"- Johnny Mercer
Checkin, schprechen, I reckon...gotta love that Johnny Mercer!
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Today I went back to my eye doctor for a complete and extensive examination. First of all, I was not really surprised when the good looking medical assistant that I smiled at last week, ended up being the assistant who called me in for the exam. There seemed to be a few sparks, but once he got a look at me close-up, I am sure his curiousity was satisfied.
As for the appointment, I got home from the doctor's appointment almost three hours ago; and I still can't wrap my head around the news the doctor gave me. He was very alarmed when I was there for my glaucoma check last week and wanted me tested completely - sooner rather than later. He had noticed that my vision with my glasses was drastically off from the last exam.
What he found out after all of his tests is that after wearing glasses for almost all of the last thirty years; my eyesight has totally corrected itself to 20 / 20. He told me not to bother wearing my glasses any longer and he suggested I head over to the DMV to have my driver's license changed to reflect that I don't need corrective lenses. He gave me a new prescription for basically a pair of cheaters (due to all newspapers and books shrinking the size of their font). He said that they would be for bifocals, but that the upper portion would be basically clear glass. He also suggested that I not waste my money getting a new pair of glasses.
Congratulations, Tom! You can show the cute young assistant the new sexy you without glasses!
That isn't exactly what I wanted to show him. ::)
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Today would have been my father's 82nd birthday. He died four years ago. Somber day here. Borders was busy, though.
Hugs to td!
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Congrats TCB!! I decided tonight I need to get some new glasses. I highly doubt my exam will be as good as yours was
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Sorry to hear the bad news DR DAW. But I am sure you will get a new job soon
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We are still waiting for the rain that Kerry and I are not predicting.
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Congrats TCB!! I decided tonight I need to get some new glasses. I highly doubt my exam will be as good as yours was
I need to get some new specs myself and am overdue for an eye exam. Same for me, too. There's no way my vision has corrected itself over the years. I'm still as blind as a bat in my right eye.
The problem is to find some time on my schedule when I can fit in a checkup.
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Now I'm going to tinker on the computer for a bit and then head back downstairs to bed.
Good night!
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
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I just finished watching the 1994 movie GREEDY with Michael J Fox and Kirk Douglas. It is to Charles Dickens' comic MARTIN CHUZZLEWIT what CLUELESS is to Jane Austen's EMMA, and I found it very funny and very rude. All of the family brouhaha about getting their hands on Douglas' fortune and their fears it would go to Olivia d'Abo was as accurate as the behavior of the Macbeths and their fear my dad was going to leave everything to his girlfriend Lucille. I think tomorrow I shall go over to Holy Trinity Church and say a few prayers for my dad.
Good night, all!
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We are still waiting for the rain that Kerry and I are not predicting.
Yes, I am willing to ache for the sake of rain!
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
WoW! You're great with kids and know just what to say!
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WE LOVE YOU DR DAW!!!! We'll help you through somehow, I'm sure.
At the moment, I'm baking Brown Sugar Chocolate Chip Cookies (DP's recipe) for my The King and I orchestra and our production staff. Its the director's birthday tomorrow. We have the orchestra read through in the morning, some work on the ballet in the afternoon with a production meeting following.
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
Yes, but did you jump into the chalk drawings?
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
WoW! You're great with kids and know just what to say!
Thanks! Brianna is adjusting to not being the youngest anymore and when I saw her outside by herself, it reminded me of how much time I spent alone as a kid (I was the youngest in a family that was always too busy with something else) I remember how happy I was when the neighbors would include me in things, so I had time and went over and played. It was fun!
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
Yes, but did you jump into the chalk drawings?
No I drew a bunny...the drawing jumped all by itself ;)
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Sometimes it's just fun to play.
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Sometimes it's just fun to play.
:D
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We are still waiting for the rain that Kerry and I are not predicting.
Yes, I am willing to ache for the sake of rain!
I am willing to suffer a three-day headache for rain!
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Done with viewing, and have just been listening to music and relaxing. Need more of it.
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The church I work for has actually started a support group for laid off people, and one of the reasons is that they feel embarrassed about their predicament, though of course they're not to blame. The Republicans are. ;)
Wink not accepted. You're a bigot, JMK, tarring all Republicans with the same brush.
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DAW, having had some fairly major upheavals in my life, work-wise, I can only say keep your spirits up and know it has NOTHING to do with you. And if you can keep positive I think you will find there's something better coming - positive is the key - embarrassed and negative beget more embarrassed and more negative. Whereas positive, as hard as it is, begets positive and positive leads to new and interesting adventures. Remove any and all blinders and look in unexpected corners for unexpected things. My two centimes. And check your e-mail.
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Singdaw-
I am so sorry to hear about the lay-off BUT I'm sure you will bounce back with new energy and confidence...Because that's the Guy I Believe You Are!
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After I finished my work project, I put in THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH on Blu-ray. Not the best Brosnan Bond (though it would have been better had Denise Richards not been a part of it), and the Blu-ray is very good looking but not a great leap forward from the DVD. The DTS-HD Master Audio was superb.
For my money, FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE is still tbe best looking Bond in HD though GOLDFINGER and DR. NO are also both spectacular.
So, what in your opinion is the best Brosnan Bond?
I'm torn between TWINE and Goldeneye. Generally, I've found the third outing by any Bond actor to be their best outing. (Goldfinger, The Spy Who Loved Me, TWINE.)
Just finished watching Quantum. The editing is terrible, too scattered and choppy. The plot is... uh, plotty. Waiting for number three.
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Good Evening!
So...
I think we were all surprised that our first tech went as well as it did tonight. Even our post-rehearsal production meeting did not run as long as it "should" have. And since we were able to get some initial spacing work done on "Springtime" at the end of tonight's rehearsal, we should be able to run Act Two tomorrow afternoon, and then a full run-thru tomorrow night. :)
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PAGE 10 THE PRODUCERS DANCE!!!!
(http://charlestonstage.com/buy_tickets/2008-9_plays/crazy_for_you/images/producers_1_000.jpg)
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And what's this with one of the periferial baddies in Quantum being named Guy Haines? No, really! Have these people no decency?
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OH! There's a "trailer" on the homepage for The Producers (http://charlestonstage.com/buy_tickets/2008-9_plays/The_Producers_Trailer.php).
Or if you're on Facebook, you can also CLICK HERE (http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=510356275558&oid=47142058966)
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It's been a very long day. Easter really starts the season around here, and we were bizzzieee. Twice, I went down to check on information for the billing, spotted that lines were backing up at the registers, and just joined the line of cashiers. (The second time, I forgot what I'd gone down to check. Oh, well. ::))
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DR td, sorry about Borders, glad there is still that much work at the restaurant. Did you also lose your benefits?
Nope, the benefits are still in place, which is why I'm considering the open option Borders provides which allows employees to work on an ad hoc schedule (I really think that it is one eight hour shift per month).
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I'm well beyond wussburger time. Hasta.
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In other news...
Spring/Easter Break + Friday Night + Full Moon = LOTS of drunk-ass people walking around downtown Charleston and driving on the roads. :-\
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I went through a JRB kick earlier this week, what with his disc with Lauren Kennedy, Parade, and Songs for a New World. I can run hot and tepid with this guy.
DR SWW - Do you have JRB's solo album, "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes"? Truly one of my favorite albums, and a regular listen.
*I also have "The Unauthorized JRB" which is also fun to listen to.
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Yesterday, I put on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and Caribou back to back (ties in with our concept discussion earlier). Jamie, who is not that much younger than I, came in during the latter and said "Oh! Elton John!" I told him he'd just missed SPLHCB, and he replied "I don't know from the Beatles - they were before my time."
Huh???
Ties in with my rant from a couple of days ago, that people generally only know from their own time, and don't explore stuff that came out earlier. But were the Beatles all that long ago? That a guy that is at best a decade younger than I am would think of their stuff as "old" and thus dismissable?
And I'm increasingly believing that his POV is not that uncommon, in fact may be standard.
Which is bizarre, because we are now in an age when we have more access to our past, to the music and films and dammit to the information of what has come before, but at the same time all that information has to be instantaneous, now, twitterized, as if lingering and savoring themselves are notions better filed in a museum (and who goes to museums, that's all old stuff...).
And it ties in, as well, with "trendy." No, people of the world, these things that are trendy have been around before, they sometimes were conceived a decade or a hundred years ago, the only thing that is trendy is their rediscovery. That does not make them new! It just makes them new to you, and if you had the slightest awareness of the world around you, the slightest curiosity about where things come from, why they were created in the first place, what makes them tick, you would know this simple fact.
And that knowledge doesn't close doors, it opens them, it leads to new questions and rediscoveries and connections!
I guess I'm just wierd, to be curious... oh, wait, those are synonyms. Never mind. I just explained a lot about myself there.
I've always been one to check out "what came before" - I, too, am "weird" that way - but I also understand how some people just seem to live "in the now". Especially when it comes to music. And even moreso when it comes to "musical theatre".
For many young(er) people, their "world" started with either Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, Rent, or Wicked. However, they also seem to know the other shows that came out around that time. A lot of the "current stuff" has been written by people who may have not even had a show on Broadway yet: Scott Alan (http://www.scottalan.net/), Andrew Lippa (http://www.andrewlippa.com/), Joe Iconis (http://www.mrjoeiconis.com/), Benj Pasek & Justin Paul (http://www.pasekandpaul.com/), Kait Kerrigan & Brian Lowdermilk (http://www.kerrigan-lowdermilk.com/), and other writers. I'm always amazed at just how popular some of their works are among "the youngsters". I have to routinely check into YouTube to see what the newest and hottest "unknown" song is just so that I have the gist of it in my ear if I should ever see the music placed in front of me at an audition.
And then there are the pop/rock, indie rock, hip-hop, rap, house music, etc. devotees. They seem to know each and every song of each and every band out there. Do I know all about those artists? No. But they do!
Would it be a good thing if the younger generation explored the music of their parents' and grandparents' generations? Yes. But if they seem to be on top of everything happening now, there's really nothing wrong with that either. There are millions of hours of music out there to listen to, but only so many hours in a day.
Do you know all of the songs and artists on the current Billboard Top Ten?
*And don't get me started on the whole "musical theatre came from operetta and opera" kerfuffle.
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Oh... And the car "adventure" continues...
I drive the "new" car to the theater and park in the lot. At the first break, the director comes up to and says that she noticed that the rear, passenger side tire was flat. Hmmm... Luckily, the shop had an air compressor, and they were able to pump the tire back up. -So far, it still seems to be "full" - no slow leak. But that might change come morning.
And then when I drove home, I noticed that the passenger side front headlight is out too. OY!
And there's currently no windshield wiper fluid in the reservoir either.
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Tonight I was cleaning out my car in the driveway (boy did I need to do that) and my little neighbor across the street, Brianna - around age 4 or 5ish who isn't allowed to cross the street by herself yelled "Hey Priscilla, come over here" so I did.
She proceeded to dump a box of sidewalk chalk out on the driveway and said "want to help me draw?" I can't remember the last time someone asked me to draw on the sidewalk, so I said "Sure". I drew an Easter bunny, an Easter basket, an Easter egg and a hopscotch game for Brianna. She was thrilled. She wanted me to draw her outline, so I did and she colored in the hair and was drawing in a face. It was fun.
After I went back to cleaning my car, she was outside with her mom saying "Priscilla drew a bunny and a basket, and an egg" as she pointed them all out. It was cute.
I haven't seen the girls much all winter. While I was sitting drawing, Brianna grabbed me from the back and leaned over and stared at my face. I said "What are you doing" she said "Looking at you. Your name is Priscilla, isn't it? You look different." I told her that's because I've lost weight and she looked different because she is growing up. She smiled and went to work on her coloring.
WoW! You're great with kids and know just what to say!
Thanks! Brianna is adjusting to not being the youngest anymore and when I saw her outside by herself, it reminded me of how much time I spent alone as a kid (I was the youngest in a family that was always too busy with something else) I remember how happy I was when the neighbors would include me in things, so I had time and went over and played. It was fun!
Good for you, Cilla! That's so sweet! ;D
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Whew - on my last sheet of cookies! They are thin, crisp and chewy - very very cool.
DR Jose, all this talk of The Producers and I'm tempted to put the DVD in the player! (the musical version, which I do like) I'm trying to resist!
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After tonight's tech, I headed back over to FIG for a nice post-first-tech bite to eat. I finally tried their White Shrimp and Radicchio Salad - AMAZING! For my "dessert" tonight, I tried the current Cheese Plate - another scrumptious platter, all domestic cheeses. And to accompany that, I had a snifter of their house-infused Pear Brandy (brandy, bosc pears, vanilla beans, star anise - so smoooooth).
"Michael" was tending bar tonight, and it turns out that he was one of the original founders of FIG - and he's also the one who developed their cocktail and wine list. He's also the one "responsible" for the Pear Brandy, as well as the remnants of a Cherry Brandy that was sitting in a mason jar behind the decanter for the Pear Brandy. His family is from Teaneck, NJ, but he grew up in Center City, Kentucky as well as a few other places. He was a History major in college, and then went on to teach English and History at one of the larger high schools in Charleston. He was also a football and basketball coach at the high school. He then started doing some bartending during the off season, and he eventually went into mixology full-time. A truly varied and rich life.
*He also has the uncanny knack of guessing from where people came from based on how they speak. There was a couple sitting next to me who were visiting from Chapel Hill, however, they were not from Chapel Hill. He was able to tell that the husband was originally from Illinois - northern(!) Illinois - and that his wife was from central Kentucky.
**And he also topped of my brandy gratis tonight too. :)
***And it turned out that his former girlfriend lives just a few blocks from my place in NYC. :-\ ::)
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DR Cillaliz - Did you take a picture of your sidewalk chalk creations?
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DR TCB - That's AMAZING news!!! -Were you thinking that the news was going to skew the other way?
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DR elmore - When the firemen showed up, was that burning smell still in the air?
-And I guess it's "good' to know why the dog has been barking. :-\
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~~~~~GET-WHAT'S-COMING-TO-THEM VIBES TO THOSE CHINCHY BASSAS WHO BROKE INTO DR LAURA'S CAR LAST NIGHT AND TOOK HER DH'S IMPORTANT PAPERS~~~~~
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OK... My second day of tech starts less than 12 hours from now...
Goodnight.
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Welcome to new dear reader embolism - who is actually the delightfully delightful Emily from The Real A's One From Column A days. We love our embolism and are happy she found us.
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Welcome to new dear reader embolism - who is actually the delightfully delightful Emily from The Real A's One From Column A days. We love our embolism and are happy she found us.
Welcome, embolism! Jump right in!
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Today I went back to my eye doctor for a complete and extensive examination. First of all, I was not really surprised when the good looking medical assistant that I smiled at last week, ended up being the assistant who called me in for the exam. There seemed to be a few sparks, but once he got a look at me close-up, I am sure his curiousity was satisfied.
As for the appointment, I got home from the doctor's appointment almost three hours ago; and I still can't wrap my head around the news the doctor gave me. He was very alarmed when I was there for my glaucoma check last week and wanted me tested completely - sooner rather than later. He had noticed that my vision with my glasses was drastically off from the last exam.
What he found out after all of his tests is that after wearing glasses for almost all of the last thirty years; my eyesight has totally corrected itself to 20 / 20. He told me not to bother wearing my glasses any longer and he suggested I head over to the DMV to have my driver's license changed to reflect that I don't need corrective lenses. He gave me a new prescription for basically a pair of cheaters (due to all newspapers and books shrinking the size of their font). He said that they would be for bifocals, but that the upper portion would be basically clear glass. He also suggested that I not waste my money getting a new pair of glasses.
Great news, TCB!!
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It's been a couple of years since I've gotten my eyes checked, but I haven't noticed any change in my vision...that I've noticed. :)
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I went to a local production of "Loot" tonight and it was quite good. :) It was performed at a store-front theater called The Midnight Sun and there were 42 chairs...I counted. There were seven people in the cast (including the live actress playing the dead body!), however there were only eight people in the audience...including the director. Oh, well. We all enjoyed it. I may go back and see it again. :D
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Right now, I'm watching The View with guests Jeffery Dean Morgan and Nathan Fillion.
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Tomorrow, I'm going to work for a few hours to make up time that I took off to get my taxes done and to usher for Altar Boyz.
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Gratuitous Post #296.
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Can I make it to the next page??
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My niece's birthday is next Friday and the DVD that I bought her, arrived at my work today. I got her the British show, the live musical of Bad Girls.
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The original show is like a woman's version of "Oz."
And since we're so close...
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PAGE 11 DANCE!!
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