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Well, you've read the notes, you know what HMORIF stands for, and now it is time for you to post until the HMORIF cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: FULCRUM!
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Yesterday, Jane posted:
Enjoy your long birthday weekend.
Thanks, Jane! :D
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John G. wrote:
Early Happy, George.
Thanks, John! :D
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Good morning, all! I awoke at 3am and could not get back to sleep. Arpund 4:30, I figured to hell with it and got out of bed. I've showered, dressed, done my banking and I'm on my firs cup of coffee. Now I'm wondering how the hell I'll stay awake today. It's going to be a long one.
Sounds like it's raining outside, so I'll have a wet trip to Toyland. I have to wait for a delivery and continue taping band parts. After that, I will stop at the Kinko's on West 34th Street to order more cardstock. Hopefully, I'll be home to catch a bit of a nap before I head out to Bruce Pomahac's for our dinner date with Alyce Mott, who's been really positive and supportive of the two Herbert recordings in her Victor Herbert newsletter.
TOD:
DVD: Jeez, those three Netflix items still sit here; maybe tomorrow
CD: Eileen, Herbert Songs, Guy Haines, Vernon Duke
VCR: smut
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Healthy, Prosperous and Good Weekend Vibes to All! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Today is Friday, so it is a work day. Oh well.
Continued vibes for all....DR DRUXY should be among the creatures today.
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TOD:
CD - Doris Day, the new 2-cd set which is very nice
DVD - The Other Side of Midnight.....what a story!!! I remember reading the book many years ago....
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Good morning, all.
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I remember reading "Other Side of Midnight," too. Well, I remember some of the sex scenes, at least. Perhaps the first book I ever read with sex that explicit. Never saw the movie, though.
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TOD:
DVD: Man on Wire, the miniseries of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
CD: Company, Side by Side by Side by (Guess Who?)
Car: Italian for idiots
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HMORIF, and I'm wishing I had some R right about now. There is nothing like a fresh loaf of R.
Good morning, world. Coffee.
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Blu-ray: In Cold Blood
CD: That "King and I" with Julie Andrews & Ben Kingsley with the film orchestrations
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Off to work.. ... Oh well
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And the word of the day is: FULCRUM!
And The Song Of The Day Is: LEAN ON ME
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I like my holy moly on a kaiser roll.
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Betsy and I are still waiting with bated breath to see if we're going to be carted away by the tree police for having the temerity to have branches pruned.
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Media:
CDs: tons of Hugo Montenegro, this week's obsession. :) And those gorgeous Doc - Hank duet albums. Wow.
Blu-rays: Too many review items to even count. Working on a sort of silly anime based on a video game. Just reviewed The Grey yesterday, better than I expected it to be.
TV: we've been watching tons of old British mysteries via Netflix and Amazon Instant Video. Ended up despising the second episode of SHERLOCK, and remembered why I stopped watching it--so very, very predictable and silly with regard to leaving people unattended just so they can be murdered LOL. We watched one of the McEwen Marples last night--don't really like these rewrites they did for this iteration.
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Today I am meeting my repair contractor to get all of the imperious demands by the buyers taken care of. It's all pretty picayune stuff--we're pretty sure these are very young buyers, probably getting their first house. The stuff they want "fixed" ain't really broken. ;)
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Wasn't Hmorif one of Abraham's kids?
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TOD:
Nothing to watch this weekend.
I'm in Dallas at Texas Frightmare Weekend, and there are a lot of "scary" people here.
::)
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The MTA and their moronic bus route juggling do not make it easy to get to the Javitz Center, which is at 34th and 12th Avenue. I ended up taking the wrong 34th Street bus - yes, there are two of them and one turns onto 8th Avenue rather than continuing to 12th - and taking a taxi after my busride of one block. When I got there, nothing seemed right. The manager of the FedEx/Kinko wasn't there to help, after we;d spoken earlier in the week and I told her I would see her this morning. I didn't like the 100 lb card stock they had, and I am still in a paper dilemma.
I did get to the pharmacy for my meds, and I hope this Office Depot delivery arrives by noon.
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Yippee--it's Friday!
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Happy Friday to all!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxleH60hDJY&list=PLF1E04589C49AB8BB&index=26&feature=plpp_video
(Skip the ad)
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TOD:
DVD:
Received several 1960s Japanese films this week, so hope to get a few of them viewed.
If any of them are good I will send them your way DR JRand61. I already have a stack of DVDs and some misc. for you, needing to be mailed.
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More coffee.
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Betsy and I are still waiting with bated breath to see if we're going to be carted away by the tree police for having the temerity to have branches pruned.
It's off to horticulture camp for you.
And that reminds me of: You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
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And that reminded me of what I thought was the name of a place on the Sunset Strip where I first tasted an avocado: Horticulture. Or so I remembered. I googled, and it was called Horticultural Holiday.
http://www.hollywoodphotographs.com/detail/3656/sunset-blvd-at-kings-rd/?c=73&i=1&r=12
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Which in turn reminds me... Avocado go. ::)
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I am not feeling too well today. It really came completely out of the blue. Went for a bike ride yesterday. Felt fine. And then in the evening my throat just started hurting. And by the time i went to bed it was killing. So odd for me.
I took motrin and it feels a bit better. And i turned on the humifier which i had forgotten to turn on for a couple of weeks. So hopefully that helps.
Unfortunately i have a little guest today. My niece has been fighting a bug (she threw up on sunday night, has had a mild fever and now a cough). She is a handful. All i want to do is lie down. I was able to do while she watched a dvd. But then she jumped on my bed saying "hungry! I"m hungry".
At least she still takes a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. So i will be able to sleep then.
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The thing is she seems fine except for a minor cough. But if you ask her how she is she says "not so good". I think she just wanted to stay home from daycare.
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Oh wow that bacon cheeseburger in the notes sounds so good.
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Vibes for Jennifer. And a pot of ginger tea.
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Great Filichia on Friday today. I love the original score for "Something for the Boys."
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Vibes for DR Jennifer! Hope you feel better soon.
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TOD:
Blu - The Red House
CD - Eugene Zador concert works (Naxos)
DVD - Dick Tracy vs Cueball
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Thank you DR Vixmom. It is very painful for us right now.
Wishes your life becomes less complicated!!!!
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DR Vin Tek that really wasn't nice of your friend. ;)
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Bruce you probably knew her at Hami. I'll let you know when I find out.
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I am quite miserable over this entire printing and taping situation. I threw out everything I've printed and taped in the past two days. The copies look like garbage, and of course the manual I need for the only working printer-copier-fax in this office is the one I cannot locate.
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Printing and taping VIBES.
I know I'm coming in way late to this, but I'm curious as to what the project is and what this work entails. You're assembling parts for a show? Is it something newly arranged, or reconstructed?
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DR Elmore, that manual is probably available on-line.
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* * * * * Feel Better Vibes for DR Jennifer * * * * *
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Printing and taping VIBES.
I know I'm coming in way late to this, but I'm curious as to what the project is and what this work entails. You're assembling parts for a show? Is it something newly arranged, or reconstructed?
I am trying to ptint and tape orchestra parts for an August recording in Dublin of a Rodgers & Hart show, DEAREST ENEMY. This has been a really bad day of events. I am so glad I didn't buy the 2000 sheets of cardstock at Kinko's!
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DR Elmore, that manual is probably available on-line.
I thought so, but when I tried to download what I thought was the manual, I kept getting photos of Smurfs. No wonder i'm pissed off!
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TOD:
Blu - The Red House
CD - Eugene Zador concert works (Naxos)
DVD - Dick Tracy vs Cueball
Oh, that reminds me, I also got the new Blu ray of THE RED HOUSE...even though I have no Blu Ray player yet...thankfully it comes with a dvd as well.....I love that movie!
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All sorts of VIBES for all sorts of HHWers!!!!!
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I believe that I will be taking Taylor and Ben to see the documentary CHIMPANZEE this Sunday.
If you haven't seen it, here is the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8AeSh1rGs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cb8AeSh1rGs)
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I'm up, but not for want of trying to sleep in. It's been a symphony of telephonic ringing - two calls I wouldn't answer from 800 numbers, then the authoring company, then Juliana. It began at nine, I fell back asleep until nine-thirty, and probably would have done so again, but never had the chance. I'm up now.
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Could someone please help me make a semi-graceful entrance into the 21st century and let me know WTF Groupon is all about?
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I'm up, but not for want of trying to sleep in. It's been a symphony of telephonic ringing - two calls I wouldn't answer from 800 numbers, then the authoring company, then Juliana. It began at nine, I fell back asleep until nine-thirty, and probably would have done so again, but never had the chance. I'm up now.
The phone won't ring again all day. ;)
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I think I want to go to the movies this weekend, if I can find the time. "Bernie" opens today and you can definitely see my friend Deb in the previews. (I'm sitting next to her, so it will be fun to see the context of all the scenes we filmed.) I also want to see all the Brits in the "Marigold Hotel" thing. Sounds like the kind of movie I love. Two "Downton Abbey" stars and Judi Dench. They could be reading the ingredient labels of tofu products and I'd probably watch.
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Could someone please help me make a semi-graceful entrance into the 21st century and let me know WTF Groupon is all about?
Supposedly saving money.
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I am in a half-dozen places mentally right now and none of them is the right place for me to be. Ugh.
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* * * * * Feel Better Vibes for DR Jennifer * * * * *
DITTO!!
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He was soooo cute.
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OHGosh, Sherlock was so tiny!
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Vibes for JohnG to be in the right place.
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Vibes for Jennifer. And a pot of ginger tea.
Thanks. For some reason i really do not like tea. But i've had other hot things (hot chocolate and soup).
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Kids are so funny sometimes. My niece is almost 3. She seems fine except for her cough. And she has had a low fever. But she's been eating and playing.
Anyhow i say to her, "you don't seem sick to me". And her reply: "well i seem sick to myself" :)
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* * * * * Feel Better Vibes for DR Jennifer * * * * *
Thanks. I am tired. But actually feel better. I wonder if the humidifier has really helped.
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Printing vibes for DR ELmore. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Thanks DR Jane. Going to go lie down now while my niece is sleeping (or i assume she is).
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* * * * * Feel Better Vibes for DR Jennifer * * * * *
Thanks. I am tired. But actually feel better. I wonder if the humidifier has really helped.
Good, especially since you have to take care of your un-sick, sick niece. ;) When Craig had pneumonia in 4th grade he really felt rather good until he began the antibiotics. Fortunately I knew how sick he was.
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Thanks DR Jane. Going to go lie down now while my niece is sleeping (or i assume she is).
I hope you managed a good nap.
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Bruce you knew Jackie from Hami.
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I am not feeling too well today. It really came completely out of the blue. Went for a bike ride yesterday. Felt fine. And then in the evening my throat just started hurting. And by the time i went to bed it was killing. So odd for me.
I took motrin and it feels a bit better. And i turned on the humifier which i had forgotten to turn on for a couple of weeks. So hopefully that helps.
Unfortunately i have a little guest today. My niece has been fighting a bug (she threw up on sunday night, has had a mild fever and now a cough). She is a handful. All i want to do is lie down. I was able to do while she watched a dvd. But then she jumped on my bed saying "hungry! I"m hungry".
At least she still takes a 2 hour nap in the afternoon. So i will be able to sleep then.
<<<<<Feel better vibes to Jennifer>>>>
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Thank you DR Vixmom. It is very painful for us right now.
Wishes your life becomes less complicated!!!!
Contined vibes and prayers to Sherlock and his family!
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Thanks DR Jane. Going to go lie down now while my niece is sleeping (or i assume she is).
I hope you managed a good nap.
Actually i didn't get to sleep. She did not go down for very long. And then she was screaming my name. Anyhow i will go get my other niece at school and then i can come home and rest at 5:30pm.
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Thanks DR TCB.
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I think I want to go to the movies this weekend, if I can find the time. "Bernie" opens today and you can definitely see my friend Deb in the previews. (I'm sitting next to her, so it will be fun to see the context of all the scenes we filmed.) I also want to see all the Brits in the "Marigold Hotel" thing. Sounds like the kind of movie I love. Two "Downton Abbey" stars and Judi Dench. They could be reading the ingredient labels of tofu products and I'd probably watch.
Wow, don't miss that performance.
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Than you DR TCB.
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I think I want to go to the movies this weekend, if I can find the time. "Bernie" opens today and you can definitely see my friend Deb in the previews. (I'm sitting next to her, so it will be fun to see the context of all the scenes we filmed.) I also want to see all the Brits in the "Marigold Hotel" thing. Sounds like the kind of movie I love. Two "Downton Abbey" stars and Judi Dench. They could be reading the ingredient labels of tofu products and I'd probably watch.
Wow, don't miss that performance.
A restaurant here is actually serving a tofu creme brulee. The sound of that made me gag.
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Printing and taping VIBES.
~~~DITTO!!~~~
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Betsy and I are still waiting with bated breath to see if we're going to be carted away by the tree police for having the temerity to have branches pruned.
It's off to horticulture camp for you.
And that reminds me of: You can lead a horticulture, but you can't make her think.
That's Elmore's favorite quote. ;)
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Dwarfs are very upsetting. Or so some wise man joked:
http://gma.yahoo.com/georgia-family-happy-real-life-seven-dwarfs-190554889--abc-news-parenting.html
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He was soooo cute.
~~~Continued Vibes for DD Sherlock!!~~~
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Blu-ray:
In Cold Blood The First Nudie Musical
OMG, fabulous. Totally delightful. What a pleasure. Thank you!!! :) :D ;D
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Well, OK, "In Cold Blood" vs. "First Nudie Musical." I think you chose right, ChasSmith.
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He was soooo cute.
~~~Continued Vibes for DD Sherlock!!~~~
Indeed.
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I think I want to go to the movies this weekend, if I can find the time. "Bernie" opens today and you can definitely see my friend Deb in the previews. (I'm sitting next to her, so it will be fun to see the context of all the scenes we filmed.) I also want to see all the Brits in the "Marigold Hotel" thing. Sounds like the kind of movie I love. Two "Downton Abbey" stars and Judi Dench. They could be reading the ingredient labels of tofu products and I'd probably watch.
Wow, don't miss that performance.
A restaurant here is actually serving a tofu creme brulee. The sound of that made me gag.
This tofu lover agrees with you ;D I wish you would try it and let me know if you really gag.
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He was soooo cute.
~~~Continued Vibes for DD Sherlock!!~~~
Thank you.
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He was soooo cute.
~~~Continued Vibes for DD Sherlock!!~~~
Indeed.
Thanks. At times he looks sad & confused. At times he seems much better.
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I went outside to take a photo of the tulips for DR Laura & Sherlock posed for me.
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Then Keith joined Sherlock.
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Thanks, Jane.
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I can't figure out what belongs in those quotes. ;D
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Chas, thanks much! Spread the word. :)
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Had a nice lunch meeting, then picked up two packages and an important envelope, but not another overseas errant and truant package, this one more errant and truant than the errant and truant one that arrived Wednesday. Hopefully tomorrow.
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I finessed the patter, so that's done, and I wrote a first draft of what will be the first guest author blog on the Author House site - they asked me because with twelve books in twelve years I am their most published living author (they publish the works of Harold Robbins, but he's, you know, dead and I'm not sure he wrote twelve books - did he?).
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Things that make you go "hmmm" department: I still get email notifications when someone emails one of my old DVDTalk reviews, and I just received notification that someone emailed a link to a Joan Crawford set review I did to someone at this organization:
http://www.iccfa.com/
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Great photos DR Jane.
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I guess I was tired. Because i fell asleep. But the phone woke me up. :(
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And what a day it has been. And it's not over. Off to rehearse with Annie, have her focus some things and she'll be awesome (more awesome than she is!)
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hello, goodbye
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The sun'll come out, tomorrow
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It's a small world, after all!!!
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Things that make you go "hmmm" department: I still get email notifications when someone emails one of my old DVDTalk reviews, and I just received notification that someone emailed a link to a Joan Crawford set review I did to someone at this organization:
http://www.iccfa.com/
;D
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Great photos DR Jane.
Thank you.
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I finessed the patter, so that's done, and I wrote a first draft of what will be the first guest author blog on the Author House site - they asked me because with twelve books in twelve years I am their most published living author (they publish the works of Harold Robbins, but he's, you know, dead and I'm not sure he wrote twelve books - did he?).
Wow!
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Just read the notes really quick before I leave... bk, why, pray tell, are you listening to Bonnie and Clyde? And please, let us know what you think and hold nothing back. (which we all know you NEVER do and we love you for it!)
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Now I'm outa here.
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Nice photos, DR Jane!
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Thank you.
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I think Harold Robbins wrote more novels after he died than he did while he was alive.
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Found a great-sounding recipe for a red cabbage-anchovy salad. Am making it for tomorrow, when about 24 people are expected to descend on my house (which is far from clean).
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No cleaning going on here tonight.
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I would rather catch up on posts.
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Just read the notes really quick before I leave... bk, why, pray tell, are you listening to Bonnie and Clyde? And please, let us know what you think and hold nothing back. (which we all know you NEVER do and we love you for it!)
Inquiring minds want to know.
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Things that make you go "hmmm" department: I still get email notifications when someone emails one of my old DVDTalk reviews, and I just received notification that someone emailed a link to a Joan Crawford set review I did to someone at this organization:
http://www.iccfa.com/
Crematory operator. Maybe a new career path.
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I did the math and realized that in a little more than a week I will have been at my current job a full year. And I still haven't been made an employee. None of the contractors have. But I'm still employed, so I'm grateful for that.
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I think I want to go to the movies this weekend, if I can find the time. "Bernie" opens today and you can definitely see my friend Deb in the previews. (I'm sitting next to her, so it will be fun to see the context of all the scenes we filmed.) I also want to see all the Brits in the "Marigold Hotel" thing. Sounds like the kind of movie I love. Two "Downton Abbey" stars and Judi Dench. They could be reading the ingredient labels of tofu products and I'd probably watch.
Wow, don't miss that performance.
A restaurant here is actually serving a tofu creme brulee. The sound of that made me gag.
This tofu lover agrees with you ;D I wish you would try it and let me know if you really gag.
Thanks. Life's too short to eat tofu creme brulee.
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And what a day it has been. And it's not over. Off to rehearse with Annie, have her focus some things and she'll be awesome (more awesome than she is!)
Break a leg to the cast of ANNIE
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Thanks for posting the Sherlock photos, Jane. They're wonderful.
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And what a day it has been. And it's not over. Off to rehearse with Annie, have her focus some things and she'll be awesome (more awesome than she is!)
Break a leg to the cast of ANNIE
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I'll second that.
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How are you, TCB?
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G'night!
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I did the math and realized that in a little more than a week I will have been at my current job a full year. And I still haven't been made an employee. None of the contractors have. But I'm still employed, so I'm grateful for that.
More places hire contractors now than ever before. DS Craig has a part time contracting job which is nice. They are located in Maryland & he can do the work from here. He still plans to do work for them when he returns to school.
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How are you, TCB?
I guess I am currently in a holding pattern.
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How are you, TCB?
I guess I am currently in a holding pattern.
Well vibes that you continue holding on and getting better in the process. Have a good night.
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Page five!
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Guess I have to go clean up now.
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I did the math and realized that in a little more than a week I will have been at my current job a full year. And I still haven't been made an employee. None of the contractors have. But I'm still employed, so I'm grateful for that.
More places hire contractors now than ever before. DS Craig has a part time contracting job which is nice. They are located in Maryland & he can do the work from here. He still plans to do work for them when he returns to school.
I understand that, which is why I'm still grateful. But the parent company has so many better benefits that greedy little me wants more. And they have also been exceptionally good about giving me time off when i've needed it for both vacation and the surgery (better than the contract company), and that's a plus.
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How are you, TCB?
I guess I am currently in a holding pattern.
Well vibes that you continue holding on and getting better in the process. Have a good night.
DITTO!
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I did the math and realized that in a little more than a week I will have been at my current job a full year. And I still haven't been made an employee. None of the contractors have. But I'm still employed, so I'm grateful for that.
More places hire contractors now than ever before. DS Craig has a part time contracting job which is nice. They are located in Maryland & he can do the work from here. He still plans to do work for them when he returns to school.
greedy little me wants more.
Of course you are. Benefits are nice!!!!!
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I am back from a lovely visit and listen to the recording of EILEEN. After that, we went to the West Bank Cafe, where I had a delicious salmon on a bed of fava beans and asparagus.
I am heading for bed. I am exhausted and I must do laundry tomorrow. Or sleep in. I haven't decided yet.
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Friday evening greetings! It's been a long, but fun, day. Becky and I left here at 7:45 this morning to attend a half-day workshop on paperwork management at Dayton Art Institute. Shortly after I got home, Rob arrived and Mary Linda joined him here after work. We all ate pizza for dinner and then watched the live stream of the grad school commencement from Georgia Tech where her brother Addison received his Master of Science in Aeronautical Engineering.
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I was contacted by the label that released Bonnie and Clyde - they seemed to think I was a "reviewer" and that this here site was influential - the latter, of course, is true and I have a funny and pathetic story that illuminates that for tomorrow's notes - I told her that I write my thoughts on things and that we get millions of hits a year and that if she wanted to send it I'd be happy to listen and write about it - and I told her exactly that I hold nothing back.
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'night
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I was contacted by the label that released Bonnie and Clyde - they seemed to think I was a "reviewer" and that this here site was influential - the latter, of course, is true and I have a funny and pathetic story that illuminates that for tomorrow's notes - I told her that I write my thoughts on things and that we get millions of hits a year and that if she wanted to send it I'd be happy to listen and write about it - and I told her exactly that I hold nothing back.
BK, we would expect nothing less from you. :)
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I finessed the patter, so that's done, and I wrote a first draft of what will be the first guest author blog on the Author House site - they asked me because with twelve books in twelve years I am their most published living author (they publish the works of Harold Robbins, but he's, you know, dead and I'm not sure he wrote twelve books - did he?).
Congrats, BK!
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I think Harold Robbins wrote more novels after he died than he did while he was alive.
I wouldn't doubt it. V. C. Andrews was another author who did that, too. ;)
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Topic of the Day: I'm watching "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil" that I had recorded off TCM-HD. I had no idea that Dorothy Loudon was in this!
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I sat in the Jacuzzi to relax. I've watched two Wallander movies and last week's Mad Men, which was FINALLY an episode worthy of what used to be a very good show.
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Night, all.
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Yep, turning in here*. Driving out to the Lafayette again tomorrow morning for "Vera Cruz" in Superscope.
*After I finish this huge bowl of Stew Leonard's mint chocolate chip ice cream with Fox's U-bet chocolate syrup drizzled all too generously over it. Like I needed this. But cravings are just too fun to give into sometimes.
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Listening to a CD someone sent me from Universal in Germany - Bacharach songs in German - fun!
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And what a day it has been. And it's not over. Off to rehearse with Annie, have her focus some things and she'll be awesome (more awesome than she is!)
Break a leg to the cast of ANNIE
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I'll second that.
Great show tonight!! Thanks for the good thoughts!
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Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow...