Haines His Way
Haines His Way => Daily Discussions => Topic started by: bk on November 11, 2017, 12:42:07 AM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes had an uptick, and now it is time for you to post until the upticking cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: DOUGHTY!
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First post after BK!
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Second post after BK!
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My favorite electronic device of the last twenty years? Wow, that is a tough one.
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I guess that "Original Soundtrack" of OLIVER is actually the original 1960 London cast recording. I didn't realize that Ron Moody was the original Fagin.
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Well, all this talk of packing and unpacking has completely worn me out.
Good night, George.
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Good morning.
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DR Laura you were up late.
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Keith has cancelled his membership, beginning in January, as L.A. Fitness in Vancouver and plans to join one closer to home, or at least one that is not affected by traffic on the freeway when the bridge to Portland is backed up.
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He was late getting home today and then we rushed to leave to meet a friend in Portland for lunch. We were late of course as we had to drive over the bridge that was still backed up.
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There was rarely traffic in or around Ashland which was heavenly.
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Good morning, all!
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I am very sleepy. I got up to use the bathroom around 5:45, and once I got back to bed, I couldn't sleep/ I pondered returning Thatch to his foster parents, I pondered the orchestration I was working on for London, I beat myself up for this whole Thatch mess being handled badly at the beginning, and this went on a hour, Then I said, to hell with it, and got up.
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So, it's one step forward and one back. I fed Annabelle, then took Thatch's plate into the bathroom. I sat on the bathroom floor and put the plate down, and he started gobbling it like crazy. IU picked the plate and put it on my lap. He put two front powas on my lap and continued to eat while I petted him, rubbing his head, stroking his back. His tail was straight up in a contented position.
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I moved the plate a little more away from him and he climbed completely onto my legs to get to it, and he began to purr. When the food was gobbled down, he continued to let me et him, purring like crazy. He wandered arouond the area rubbing against me and letting me pet him. I tried to pick him up adn he dodged me, but he kept purring and coming in for affection.
He clearly wants to be loved but there's a chip on those little shoulders.
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So I sifted his litter, which he's using, thank God, picked up what needed to come with me, and opened the door. Annabelle got past me. Thatch was right by the bathroom door as she barged in. They locked eyes.
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Thatch backed away and crouched down, hissing and spitting while Annabelle looked rather curiously on.
Then the fur flew.
I can't say which one initiated it, but they both spat, shook their claws at each other, Thatch screamed, ran into the tent, and I grabbed Annabelle and beat the hell out of Dodge.
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So, I sifted her litter box and took out the garbage. picked up a few things and put the coffee on.
Then, I went back to the bathroom to see how the dust settled. I fed Thatch some treats; he seemed nonchalant, as though there had never been a brouhaha. I did pick him up, which he seemed to like before he realized this was for sissies and jimped back down to the floor. Still, he continued to purr and let me pet him.
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Now that I'm home today, I will stop in periodically to check on him.
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So, I'm going to make the bed, have some toast and more coffee, and get to work.
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Good morning from Midtown NYC!
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Chas - Assuming it's Ok for you to post photos of yesterday, can't wait to see them!
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More healing vibes to JohnG!
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Vibes to Larry's household.
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Good morning, all.
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Thankfully, I got a solid sleep, quite unlike the last few nights. Still got some waking up to do, but it'll happen.
It'll have to happen. I've got rehearsal from noon to four today.
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Good morning, all.
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I slept eight hours. Am grateful. Back is a little better. I got out of and back into bed without gut-wrenching pain.
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TOD 1:
It ain’t new, but new to me: my electric kettle for tea.
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Two!
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I'm on my second doughnut (this one's the famous practically-appleless fritter) and second cup of coffee.
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I can't get over how cold it has gotten. :(
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This saddens me. As much as I hate to admit defeat, I am going to surrender Thatch to The Animal Project. I just went to the bathroom to check on him and he escaped. He's now back under the bookcase where he hid for a day, Annabelle's tracking him, and the hissing and screaming have begun. This poor baby is never going to socialize, I cannot keep Annabelle away from him, and I sadly have no time to devote every minute to this mess. Unless something really positive happens, he's leaving, and it breaks my heart to write this.
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I can't get over how cold it has gotten. :(
I know it's dropped to 78 F. I have to wear a sweater. :-)
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Good morning everyone.
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I thought today was Sunday.
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I'm up, I'm up - six hours of sleep, I think.
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DR ELMORE do what is best for YOU!
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Rehearsal vibes for MR BK & Co. and DR CHAS SMITH.
I also get tired just reading the notes!
I am going to check GOOGLE maps to see if there a street view of the dentist's office now on the Annette House site.
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Cold here, too....but a warm up is predicted!
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A bit out of date....but the personal computer, flat screen TV, and MP3 player!!!!
All of them have improved my life in many ways, not the least of which is communication and convenience!
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THANKS TODAY TO ALL THE VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT!
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Got to run to rehearsal, but must post this:
DR Elmore, it saddens me (and I'm sure all of us), too. I know how heartbreaking a decision that is. But you've given it your all, and you are the only one who can make this call. And with that said, I know you are doing the right thing for yourself, for Annabelle, and for Thatch.
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T.O.D.
My Mac computer.
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DR elmore I am sorry it has not worked out with Thatch. I am glad though he came round to you.
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Well, all I have to do is get him from under that book case and into a carrier.
I'm afraid at this point that all I'm doing at this point is damaging him.
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This saddens me. As much as I hate to admit defeat, I am going to surrender Thatch to The Animal Project. I just went to the bathroom to check on him and he escaped. He's now back under the bookcase where he hid for a day, Annabelle's tracking him, and the hissing and screaming have begun. This poor baby is never going to socialize, I cannot keep Annabelle away from him, and I sadly have no time to devote every minute to this mess. Unless something really positive happens, he's leaving, and it breaks my heart to write this.
So sorry to read this.
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THANKS TODAY TO ALL THE VETERANS PAST AND PRESENT!
I'll second that.
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I went on a bit of a walk today, through Costco to look at glasses; then the liquor store for some Thanksgiving wines; Half Price Books, where your most expensive item is 40% off today; and then to the library. There was pain, to be sure, but things were better when I stood up straight and just kept on walking.
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I didn't find a great deal at Half Price. My most expensive item was a new copy of Lazarus, the David Bowie musical.
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I did find a disc of Victor Herbert music: Columbus Suite, Irish Rhapsody and Auditorium Festival March.
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Well, all I have to do is get him from under that book case and into a carrier.
I'm afraid at this point that all I'm doing at this point is damaging him.
Have you spoken to anyone at the adoption place? I would be curious what the foster home has to say. He may have been very attached to his sister and should have been adopted as a pair. It is one of the reasons we adopted Bogie & Bacall, along with the fact Craig wanted Bacall & I wanted Bogie. Bryan was neutral & Keith was out of town.
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just canceled my refill for tylenol with codeine. I'm sure I could have made money selling it, but ...
I don't even like to joke about that.
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After my mother died I found a full syringe of morphine. Not knowing what to do with it I hesitantly told my father since he could dispose of the syringe properly at work. He sadly looked at it and said it was worth a fortune on the streets.
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DR John did you cancel the script cuz it isn't working or because you don't want to keep taking codeine? I would like to think you simply don't need it anymore and are out of pain.
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A Swan Goose married a Greylag Goose and had babies. Five of the adult offspring have been hanging out on the lawn behind our back patio.
They are now classified as Domesticated Greylag Geese. They look like the single goose in this photo that is in front of the two white geese.
(http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2188/1951053660_401cbf049f.jpg)
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DR John did you cancel the script cuz it isn't working or because you don't want to keep taking codeine? I would like to think you simply don't need it anymore and are out of pain.
I don't need it. Thankfully.
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Nice birdies.
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Thoughts of Christmas dinner running in my head.
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Three!
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Well, all I have to do is get him from under that book case and into a carrier.
I'm afraid at this point that all I'm doing at this point is damaging him.
Have you spoken to anyone at the adoption place? I would be curious what the foster home has to say. He may have been very attached to his sister and should have been adopted as a pair. It is one of the reasons we adopted Bogie & Bacall, along with the fact Craig wanted Bacall & I wanted Bogie. Bryan was neutral & Keith was out of town.
His sister was not up for adoption, and if I'd had to adopt both, I would have passed on him. Two cats is plenty. The Animal Project thought Anabelle would be good for socializing him more. He's essentially a feral baby found on a roof. It's not easy to socialize with him under a book shelf and my limited social skills with him. I was hoping I could lure him out with food since we had done so well in the bathroom this morning.
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Boy, this controversy about the show "1984" refusing to accommodate all the Tony nominators, and thus all the stars and creative staff on the elements of the show being ineligble, sounds like a case where the wrong people are being punished.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/theater/1984-ineligible-tony-awards-nominator-denied-access.html
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Nice photo DR JANE.
That is one strange article DR FJL.....I don't think it tells the entire story.....
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This saddens me. As much as I hate to admit defeat, I am going to surrender Thatch to The Animal Project. I just went to the bathroom to check on him and he escaped. He's now back under the bookcase where he hid for a day, Annabelle's tracking him, and the hissing and screaming have begun. This poor baby is never going to socialize, I cannot keep Annabelle away from him, and I sadly have no time to devote every minute to this mess. Unless something really positive happens, he's leaving, and it breaks my heart to write this.
That's too bad, Larry. :( But it's better that you recognize it now. Good luck to Thatch, and to you and Annabelle.
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And now, I'm off. The Olympia chapter of PFLAG is showing the documentary, "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5233558/reference)." My friend Margo and I will go to dinner first, then go see the movie. It'll be free, but my sister (who is on the PFLAG board) said that they might take donations for another disadvantaged filmmaker, who is also making a documentary about Marsha.
Until later.
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I thought I could coax him out with dinner, and it worked, only he ran back under the shelf. He was licking the food off my fingers when I put them under the shelf but he wouldn't come out while I was there. What I want to do is catch him and put him back in the carrier that brought him here. I will need it to carry him off, if this does come to pass.
S friend suggested that I put him in his carrier, Annabelle in hers, and leave them in a room together to get used to each others scents and presence. It can't hurt at this point to see what might happen.
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Good evening!
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Page 3?
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I thought I could coax him out with dinner, and it worked, only he ran back under the shelf. He was licking the food off my fingers when I put them under the shelf but he wouldn't come out while I was there. What I want to do is catch him and put him back in the carrier that brought him here. I will need it to carry him off, if this does come to pass.
S friend suggested that I put him in his carrier, Annabelle in hers, and leave them in a room together to get used to each others scents and presence. It can't hurt at this point to see what might happen.
Hope this helps, DR elmore.
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Today I met one of my Southern California friends, Roxie. She and her children and stepmother are visiting her family members who live in Fredericksburg, VA. There were a total of 10 of us. We walked by the monuments and stopped at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. We saw part of the program going on to commemorate Veterans Day. Maya Lin, who designed the Memorial, was to speak, but the young folk contingent wanted to get going, so we didn't stay.
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It was a beautiful day in DC, but very cold. Quite a contrast from the weather of only a few days ago!
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The original 1940 version of Gaslight is playing on the local PBS station. So far I prefer the cast of the 1944 version.
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DR John did you cancel the script cuz it isn't working or because you don't want to keep taking codeine? I would like to think you simply don't need it anymore and are out of pain.
I don't need it. Thankfully.
:) :) :)
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Well, all I have to do is get him from under that book case and into a carrier.
I'm afraid at this point that all I'm doing at this point is damaging him.
Have you spoken to anyone at the adoption place? I would be curious what the foster home has to say. He may have been very attached to his sister and should have been adopted as a pair. It is one of the reasons we adopted Bogie & Bacall, along with the fact Craig wanted Bacall & I wanted Bogie. Bryan was neutral & Keith was out of town.
Two cats is plenty. The Animal Project thought Anabelle would be good for socializing him more. He's essentially a feral baby found on a roof.
This explains a lot of the issues.
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When I was 19 and ignorant, I thought experiencing a littler of kittens would be wonderful. It was, except I would never do it today.
Fortunately my cat only had 3 kittens. One found a home, and I only heard good things from the owner. Keith and a neighbor girl both wanted the male cat. Since the parent's told the girl she couldn't have him, we kept him. I wanted to keep the black female. A neighbor asked for her, and since I was very poor I said yes.
Two days later the neighbor called and said my little girl would not adjust and I needed to take her back. I was surprised as she had been very outgoing and affectionate. Home she came to stay and I then had 3 cats and no money ;D
My point DR elmore, Thatch not adjusting is not your fault.
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Elmore, I believe that Thatch is not feral. He is afraid of Annabelle. If he were feral, he'd be growling and spitting at you, and he'd probably bite you.
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Elmore, a friend of mine had to introduce two new kittens to her two dogs whom she knew would chase the kittens. There are a number of good web sites with instructions. The first step is to feed them in rooms where they can't get to each other, but can smell each other. So, the cats ate in one room and dogs ate in the hallway, right outside the cats' room. After a couple weeks of that, she put the kittens in crates and put them in her bedroom with the dogs for short periods of time. After a couple weeks of that, she put the dogs in crates and put them in the cats' room for short visits. Everything was done very gradually and over a period of about 6 weeks. In the end, it worked! No cat-chasing. I understand if you say you don't have time for all that, but I would think introducing one cat to another cat could be done at a quicker pace than two dogs and two cats where the stakes are higher. I would at least do a bit of research on it (if you haven't already), and give it one more shot before throwing in the towel.
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I thought I could coax him out with dinner, and it worked, only he ran back under the shelf. He was licking the food off my fingers when I put them under the shelf but he wouldn't come out while I was there. What I want to do is catch him and put him back in the carrier that brought him here. I will need it to carry him off, if this does come to pass.
S friend suggested that I put him in his carrier, Annabelle in hers, and leave them in a room together to get used to each others scents and presence. It can't hurt at this point to see what might happen.
It couldn't hurt. I would suggest letting him out first since Annabelle intimates him.
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Elmore, I believe that Thatch is not feral. He is afraid of Annabelle. If he were feral, he'd be growling and spitting at you, and he'd probably bite you.
I was about to ask your opinion of this.
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DR Amy the problem is that DR elmore only has one room and the bathroom. Before he adopted Thatch they checked out his living premises. I don't believe the foster family expected Thatch to be so intimated by exuberant Annabelle.
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Well, I don't use a cell phone or a tablet, so I guess I would have to say the good old-fashioned computer.
I do have a very fancy Breville electronic toaster that I like very much. It has super long slots for very large pieces of sourdough bread, and buttons for "take a peek" and "a bit longer". It was originally $155 on sale for $75 and then we got another $20 off for opening a Macy's credit card. How could we not get it?
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Jane, I think the gradual introductions can be done with the two rooms. What I understood from the story is that as soon as Elmore opens the bathroom door, one of them races in or races out. So, if he took the one who's already out, and but him/her in a crate first, then they couldn't come in contact and couldn't get into a fight. I think if he kept them separated, but still able to smell and see each other for a couple weeks, they might learn to accept each other.
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Boy, this controversy about the show "1984" refusing to accommodate all the Tony nominators, and thus all the stars and creative staff on the elements of the show being ineligble, sounds like a case where the wrong people are being punished.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/theater/1984-ineligible-tony-awards-nominator-denied-access.html
Wow that is crazy.
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Boy, this controversy about the show "1984" refusing to accommodate all the Tony nominators, and thus all the stars and creative staff on the elements of the show being ineligble, sounds like a case where the wrong people are being punished.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/10/theater/1984-ineligible-tony-awards-nominator-denied-access.html
yes, I quite agree. Ugly stuff.
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It turned out to a largely rainy day and it's raining still.
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Went to the movies tonight to see one of the Indian films that regularly plays at the dollar theater. Except those films are $1, they're $12 apiece.
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Anyway, I bought a ticket to something called Arram, bought some samosas from the snack bar and went in for the fun.
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About half the theater was filled. I think I was the only non-Indian person in the lot.
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The film was about a woman in the Indian government who put the people she served ahead of politics. A 4-year-old girl falls down a well, and the woman has to do all she can to save the child. It got very claustrophobic, so I was squirming on top of being on the edge of my seat.
SPOILER ALERT
When the young girl is finally saved in very heroic fashion, the audience burst into applause.
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Four!
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After the movie, I went to Barnes & Noble, where I picked up a couple more Criterion titles, including Gimme Shelter and Bergman's The Magician.
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There's a Half Price Books in the same plaza and I had another 40% off coupon, so I dropped by where I found a few more Criterion titles at stupidly low prices. I grabbed them, including an unopened copy of Godard's musical, A Woman is a Woman.
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More reasons to stay home and watch movies.
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I think I may take a couple of day's off over the holidays and do just that.
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We've been having fun at the Doctor Who convention
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Nice pix, Vixmom.
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Thank you! Photobucket worked for me...
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John G , I am glad to hear your pain it is receding
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Thank you, Vixmom. It's much better tonight.
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Watching a rather shocking film from early 1960s England called Sapphire, about a murder and race relations. The finale is so ugly that it's like a punch in the gut.
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Good night, all.
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Back from a long and trying day. Lighting Man was simply not ready and so when I arrived at eight-thirty because that's when I was called to see cues, he informed me it was tech time and that I'd see no cues. I could have slept another hour or more. And he was pissy about it until I quickly shut that crap down. So I went and had breakfast across the street.
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Actors arrived at eleven and it took almost an hour to get them all in mics and do sound check - obviously that was a one-off deal. So we didn't begin the cue-to-cue until noon or a bit after and of course he'd programmed not one light cue and was doing it on the fly. And the cyc lights aren't there yet, the moving lights in front aren't working - it was a MESS. I think it will look good, but by the time we got to the meal break we had barely gotten to the end of act one. We came back, did just two scenes cue-to-cue in act two and then the stage manager, knowing how the rest of the day would go, just called the run-through for right then and the lighting man could write as we ran, which is what happened. The show ran pretty smoothly for how rough the lights were, but sound is sounding fantastic so that's something I need not worry about. We finished the run at seven and we held the notes for Monday. I got out of there around 7:30 and went right to the new house, unpacked all books (save for the box that's somewhere in the garage) except the final "W" box. Then I stopped at Gelson's, got some junk to eat, and came home. I packed up a box o' stuff from the curio cabinet, so that's empty now, and now I'll get the pots and pans ready.
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Jane, I think the gradual introductions can be done with the two rooms. What I understood from the story is that as soon as Elmore opens the bathroom door, one of them races in or races out. So, if he took the one who's already out, and but him/her in a crate first, then they couldn't come in contact and couldn't get into a fight. I think if he kept them separated, but still able to smell and see each other for a couple weeks, they might learn to accept each other.
DR Elmore what do you think of this?
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Good evening.
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Page 4? Really?
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I was supposed to go for breakfast with my friend, Betzy today. But due to several reasons, it never came to pass.
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Breakfast might happen tomorrow, but I doubt it.
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So, I had some clam chowder at home.
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It was raining, so instead of going out, I watched football all day instead.
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Nice picture, Vixmom, but who is the other person in the photo?
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Hi, George.
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It looks like we are going to have heavy rain all week long.
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I guess I will need to get used to using my wheelchair to get around.
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I can't believe we are less than two weeks until Thanksgiving.
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We are certainly getting a lot of Christmas-themed TV commercials.
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I guess once we are past Halloween, it is all fair game.
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One more post.
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page 5
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Hi, Tom.
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Gratuitous post #122!
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Where did you go for dinner, George?
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And now, I'm off. The Olympia chapter of PFLAG is showing the documentary, "The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5233558/reference)." My friend Margo and I will go to dinner first, then go see the movie. It'll be free, but my sister (who is on the PFLAG board) said that they might take donations for another disadvantaged filmmaker, who is also making a documentary about Marsha.
Until later.
Well, the movie was very good. It was sad and frustrating and enlightening. The movie is streaming on Netflix and someone on the PFLAG board was able to get a disc. I think that they actually got the disc specifically to be able to show it to a group. Highly recommended.
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Where did you go for dinner, George?
Margo and I went to Mercato Ristorante (http://www.mercatoristorante.com). We both got the Caesar salad. It was delish.
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I actually bought gift cards for Mercato's at Costco! You buy two cards with $100 in value, but they only cost you $80! AND Margo had a 10% off coupon, so I paid the whole bill and Margo paid me her portion, and we both saved around 30%!
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I thought I could coax him out with dinner, and it worked, only he ran back under the shelf. He was licking the food off my fingers when I put them under the shelf but he wouldn't come out while I was there. What I want to do is catch him and put him back in the carrier that brought him here. I will need it to carry him off, if this does come to pass.
S friend suggested that I put him in his carrier, Annabelle in hers, and leave them in a room together to get used to each others scents and presence. It can't hurt at this point to see what might happen.
Years ago I had read something like that...that you separate them but allow them to see and/or smell each other so that they can learn and get used to each other.
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Great picture, Vixmom!
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And you met one of the Doctors! That's so cool!
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AND Photobucket works for you! That's great!
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44 Days till Christmas!
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CRANBERRIES!
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Greetings, 1 Guest!
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What is your favorite pie?
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44 Days till Christmas!
Thanks for the update, Tom. ::)
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Pumpkin!
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What is your favorite pie?
Pecan. ;D