Haines His Way

MattH, you ought to see John Ashley's DRAGSTIP GIRL...for my money it is heads and tails above MOTORCYCLE GANG...and you get Steve Terrell too!

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I, too, was very pleased by a most-satisfying finale for "Heroes", the first season.

I really loved the way they used Hiro in this episode, and it was gratifying, in the final 10 minutes, to see him fulfill his destiny.

I loved the way Nikki came through and defeated Candace.

I thought the "Petrelli clan" scenes were fantastic, with all that chiaroscuro played out among the personalities and loyalties.  But the very best parts were Peter dreaming of Charles and getting his perpective on whether the future is fixed or not, Claire getting away (in perfect "invincible cheerleader" style) and Nathan's arriving in the nick-of-time to be with Peter and "save the world."  "Mrs. Petrelli" is going to be one even more miserable bwitch in the future.

I was totally stoked by HRG's response to Parkman's calling him Mr. Bennett:  "You can call me Noah".  YES!

Hiro's "escape" from crashing into one of the buildings was terrific, as was his landing.  Season 2 ought to be FUN.

I loved the little girl's telling Bennett and Parkman and Suresh that there is one person she cannot "find"...because everytime she thinks about him, he sees her.   Shudder!

I was only a little dismayed to discover that the presumed dead Sylar had somehow crawled over to a sewer access cover and escaped.   Did anyone notice the overhead shot of the blood?  On the left side, it seemed to take the form of a wolf.

Bring it on, NBC.  I want me some more "Heroes".

And yet another picture.

Anthony was very creative with a pineapple and graphics as you can see from this photo of an appetizer he created before one of our luscious meals.

We were picked up at the Fort Myers airport by friends who live on Sanibel

"Sanibel"....it's an anagram, you know....

Hi all.  Believe it or not, we are already in the Pittsburgh airport.  Waiting for the Rental car because Thelma made the reservation for 12:00--we will pick it up at 11:30.

Nice flight.  No problems at all.  I will be catching the same plane back to Tampa on Friday.

I'll post again when we make it to the hotel.  First we go to lunch--Thelma knows someplace near the airport that she wants us to go to when we get the car.  Then we go to the funeral home.

I'm glad Thelma is driving.  I would have been so confused.  Pittsuburgh does have a very LARGE airport.  Top that off with I don't know if it's because I'm a bit stressed or the air or what but my contacts are fogging up and I can barely see.  I think they will settle down in a bit but I'm using my eye drops in the mean time.  Maybe a Clairitin would help as well.  We'll see.

Laters.  

Wow, DR Danise, great news!  Keep us posted.

P.S. I forgot to ask earlier. Did anyone record the finale for Ugly Betty? If so, is it still available to send to a tired vacationer? We forgot to record the show and we didn't watch it (we were too busy eating dinner) while on Captiva.

Ben, you can watch this at the ABC internet site.

On the "American Idol" front:

I, for one, have zero interest in the "competitive" aspect of the remainder of the season (tonight and tomorrow night).

BUT....as if "Idol" actually NEEDED something to draw more viewers, it seems Paula Abdul is earning her paycheck by having broken her nose the day before the final competition.

Reportedly, she did this in order to prevent stepping on her dog.

The bubbling question I have is:  Will she have a swollen nose, a big old bandage on her face and will she be on painkillers for this final "judging" night?

THAT's my idea of a major calling card.

I need to vent for a second because I am still seething at being screwed over by one of the Amazon.com vendors.

I've been wanting to purchase the new Kurt Weill edition of THE FIREBRAND OF FLORENCE, a clothbound, 2-volume set selling for $600.00.  It's available to subscribers of the edition for $400. I honestly can't afford to pay $600 for the edition, but I can certainly pay $400 (unexpected royalty check from my publisher!). I found a used copy for $390+ on Amazon.com from a Rochester NY company called Musiclovers, and I contacted the seller on Friday, asking if it were inded the clothbound 2-volume set.  The vendor replied he thought so, claiming he would check on Monday. He did not, even though I sent another inquiry yesterday and phoned his store.

Today he sent me a note saying that it was hardcover, not clothbound(!!!), and it sold yesterday. I'm furious because the vendor's clearly irresponsible after knowing I was very interested and a moron when it comes to binding. I wanted that damned set!  So I called Amazon.com and complained about the ass.

I'm up, I'm up.  I'll do my morning errands soon to get them out of the way.

SPOILAGE -- "The Bachelor"

I totally HATE to admit this, but I watched the final hour of "The Bachelor" last night.

I had seen various bites of it through the season, and had formed an opinion of one of the ladies as the ONLY choice this man should make if he truly wants happiness.

Imagine my surprise when she was one of the final two.

Yes, I have to admit it:  Tessa was my choice for Andy, and I was absolutely CERTAIN he would miss the boat entirely and go with Bevan, the blonde.

Surprise!  Surpise!

Despite the overly/overtly maudlin and sappy presentation of the final proceedings....and the sadistically drawn out sobfest from Bevan during the proceedings, walking back to the limo, driving off in the limo, and then riding in limo, and riding in the limo and riding in the limo...on and on and on....I can only imagine ABC thought we would be sobbing, too.  I kept shouting at the TV..."Her 15 minutes are up, she was dumped, NOW LET'S GET ON WITH THE SHOW!"

FINALLY, it happened.  As much as I detest the fact that these folks are "performing" for us, there was something "right" about this choice and about how these two folks seem to feel about one another.

Only time will tell.  And by tomorrow, I'll have forgotten to check my watch.

Lots of teen movies.....but yes Dragstrip Girl is superior to Motorcyle Whatsis...  but it's really a case of poking around in the bottom of the same barrel.

Time to get ready for work.  With just a week and a half until the birthday party for the younger grandlad, Magic Mommy has decided on a theme ("Gross stuff") and now needs der Grampa to help get everything ready.  That means we've got shopping to do before I start my shift.

Toodles.