Topic: ALL THOSE WONDERFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE DARK (Read 20730 times)

bk · « **Reply #120 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:02:22 PM »

Back from a surprisingly delightful breakfast. This gal is a film composer from Germany who was just trying to meet as many interesting people as she could during her three month stay here - she's very sweet and fun and we had a great time.

bk · « **Reply #121 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:02:40 PM »

Boy, Noel AND Penny-O, together again, back on the same day.

bk · « **Reply #122 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:02:57 PM »

Jose, just got the e-mail notification of the updates and am about to do them.

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #123 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:05:09 PM »

Hmmm...I was hoping that Mitzi Gaynor would make an appearance at my desk by now, but I guess that ain't gonna happen.

Oh, well, as Krapp said, "Oh, well..."

Tomovoz · « **Reply #124 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:06:59 PM »

TOTD:

DVD Gavin & Stacey (Series 2) - Co-written by James Cordon (The History Boys)

CDs: Sitting Pretty. (Judy Blazer, Jason Graae etc)
The Boy Friend (Julie Andrews)
Salad Days (Elizabeth Seal)

Tomovoz · « **Reply #125 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:08:16 PM »

I'm waiting for my Barbara Cook CD to arrive - at least it is on its way!

Dan (the Man) · « **Reply #126 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:10:58 PM »

Good things are on their way to all, I think.

bk · « **Reply #127 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:12:38 PM »

I think I'm downloading this new update - it says that it is but there's no task bar and nothing seems to be happening.

bk · « **Reply #128 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:12:50 PM »

Wish Jose was here to tell me this is normal.

Laura · « **Reply #129 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:38:32 PM »

Not-quite-TOD:
Today's Hike: South Mountain's Hidden Valley via Fat Man Pass

Laura · « **Reply #130 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:39:12 PM »

So glad to see you, DR Penny!

Laura · « **Reply #131 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:41:12 PM »

And DR Noel!

Matt H. · « **Reply #132 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:43:03 PM »

Quote from: Jane on November 21, 2008, 08:24:31 AM

Quote from: Matt H. on November 21, 2008, 07:26:49 AM
On TV Tonight!™

CBS - GHOST WHISPERER, THE MENTALIST (rerun), NUMB3RS
NBC - DEAL OR NO DEAL, CRUSOE, LIPSTICK JUNGLE
ABC - reality shows, 20/20

About 5 minutes into the last episode of CRUSOE Keith said he didn't want to watch anymore. I said ok & he deleted the series.

How is NUMB3RS doing? I got tired of watching it alone.

So far we are sticking with THE MENTALIST.

NUMB3RS is doing fine. THE MENTALIST is the biggest new show hit of the season.

Matt H. · « **Reply #133 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:45:39 PM »

Honestly, it felt colder at noon running my errands than it did at 8 a.m. this morning going out to get the newspaper. The difference was a VERY cold wind blowing that just tore through my clothes right to the skin. Brrrrr!!

singdaw · « **Reply #134 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:46:01 PM »

Quote from: bk on November 21, 2008, 01:12:50 PM

Wish Jose was here to tell me this is normal.

HA! You used "Jose" and "normal" in the same sentence.

Matt H. · « **Reply #135 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:47:33 PM »

I watched THE OFFICE while I ate lunch. OK episode, glad to have Toby back, and Michael's aggravation with him is always hilarious especially since Toby is so innocuous.

Matt H. · « **Reply #136 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:48:21 PM »

I also watched 30 ROCK. About half of it wasn't very funny at all (Steve Martin was the guest stars), but then it kicked into gear and I was really laughing.

Matt H. · « **Reply #137 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:50:48 PM »

Then I went to work on my work project of the day: the DVD of Comedy Central's THE BEST OF DR. KATZ, PROFESSIONAL THERAPIST. It's almost two hours of snippets from the three-year run of the series with celebrities improvising on the doctor's couch. Very hit and miss. My favorites were Kathy Griffin, Conan O'Brien, Denis Leary, David Cross, Brian Regan, and Margaret Cho. Some others were really terrible.

So, the disc was very hit-and-miss. But anyway, it's behind me and I'll have the rest of the day and evening free to watch something fun.

Matt H. · « **Reply #138 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:52:02 PM »

Then, I put back on IMITATION OF LIFE which I had started yesterday. Always a good tearful wallow in Ross Hunter/Douglas Sirk melodramatics.

Matt H. · « **Reply #139 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:53:04 PM »

I'll likely watch ROBIN HOOD on Blu-ray tonight. Can't wait to see my first Academy ratio film in high definition.

Matt H. · « **Reply #140 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:54:15 PM »

In the mail today was the first Blu-ray Criterion disc: CHUNGKING EXPRESS. I just watched the DVD of this last week, so I'll put off watching this for a few days and watch some other things. WHITE DOG is on tap for tomorrow.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #141 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:56:19 PM »

Quote from: bk on November 21, 2008, 01:12:50 PM

Wish Jose was here to tell me this is normal.

Did you follow the directions in the e-mail? Did you open iTunes? Did you click on "Check for Updates"? -If you click on "Downloads" on the left-hand side of the iTunes window, you should see the status bar.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #142 on:** November 21, 2008, 01:57:15 PM »

Quote from: singdaw on November 21, 2008, 01:46:01 PM

Quote from: bk on November 21, 2008, 01:12:50 PM
Wish Jose was here to tell me this is normal.

HA! You used "Jose" and "normal" in the same sentence.

Well, at least it wasn't preceded by "not" or "ab-".

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #143 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:00:53 PM »

Good Afternoon!

...Or I could just head back home since I realized I had not properly dressed for a walk in the cold weather. No gloves, no hat, no walk.

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #144 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:07:34 PM »

Quote from: Noel on November 21, 2008, 11:02:04 AM

Ran across this part of a blurb about a hard-to-find Manhattan restaurant (Convivo) and didn't know where else to post it:

"the pickled watermelon rind and crunchy fennel seeds that come with the testa, a pig’s-head terrine (the inevitable remark: “That’s good head”), and the pickled onions and thin slices of hard-boiled egg that come with the lingua, a rosary of veal tongues. (A minority opinion: “It needs more acid.”) The pastas, which are homemade, are distinct and astonishing. Taste aside, the textural refinement of the saffron gnocchetti, with flecks of crab and sea urchin, and of the tortelli—filled but not stuffed with ricotta and guanciale and floating in a Pecorino sauce"

That's for those of you who might be wondering what BK might be eating while he's here in New York

Actually, I think the restaurant in question is "Convivio". -And it is right by bk's hotel.

George · « **Reply #145 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:11:00 PM »

Topic of the Day: in my CD player is "Linda Eder: The Big Band Years." Never heard of it? Of course not! It's a compilation CD that I made of songs of hers that have big-band-like arrangements...to me. It has 16 tracks and I made it several years ago. I love these songs!

After that is "Reefer Madness," the Showtime soundtrack/L.A. cast recording 2-fer reissue.

Tomovoz · « **Reply #146 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:11:01 PM »

I've just being showing DP Colin DR JoJo's photographs on facebook.

George · « **Reply #147 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:11:21 PM »

I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE LINDA EDER IN CONCERT TONIGHT!!

bk · « **Reply #148 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:18:11 PM »

Update is complete. I ended up contacting Apple about a couple of things I wasn't understanding. Thing one was when I plug the phone into the computer it used to open iTunes, but now opens iPhoto first - she said that's normal. I said when I closed iPhoto I had to open iTunes manually. She said if I don't close iPhoto by using the "x" but click "okay" then that should shut down iPhoto and open iTunes, so next time I'll try that. I also had a setting checked wrong, so we fixed that. And then when I'd wake the phone up it would never go to the home screen, but to various other screens, like my contacts, or AOL mail or whatever. She was baffled by that, but I went into applications and found where something was clicked wrong, so I fixed that.

bk · « **Reply #149 on:** November 21, 2008, 02:20:02 PM »

Haven't looked at much of the new software things, but I did do the new, improved google street view - I have my home address in there - and it finds you on the map - that part is the way it's always worked, but if you click on a little icon on the left it actually shows you your house and the street and my car and everything. That is way too cool. When I'm in NY, I'm going to quiz Jose on other things about the phone, so I understand exactly how certain things that are currently a little confusing to me work.

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