Topic: THE STARING OF THE PAGE (Read 9867 times)

JoseSPiano · « **Reply #60 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:37:54 AM »

Well... Since the sun is out, and since I'm planning to attend Handel at the Gershwin later tonight, I think I'm gonna head out for a nice walk. -Then come back here and take care of some cleaning around and of the apartment. -Sounds like a plan, huh?

Laters...

TCB · « **Reply #61 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:38:56 AM »

PAGE THREE!

TCB · « **Reply #62 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:40:42 AM »

Quote from: TCB on November 20, 2009, 09:38:56 AM

PAGE THREE!

I blame, Jose!

TCB · « **Reply #63 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:44:10 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 20, 2009, 08:05:04 AM

DR TCB, I sure hope you begin to feel better soon...if not do check out the ship's doctor...even if you are feeling better, check out the ships doctor, just for fun.

Looking forward to your adventures in Spain and France!

I will, Mr. Barnum, if I don't feel better soon. At the moment, I am trying to check out the Cruise Director.

MBarnum · « **Reply #64 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:46:37 AM »

I didn't know you were on the LOVE BOAT, DR TCB. Maybe Ruta Lee and Charo are passengers.

bk · « **Reply #65 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:47:46 AM »

I'm up and got a good night's sleep. It's looking like Langer's for luncheon with Mr. Pearl.

TCB · « **Reply #66 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:48:02 AM »

Quote from: JoseSPiano on November 20, 2009, 09:11:32 AM

DR TCB - I hope that "Mussolini's Parade" is not as bad as "Montezuma's Revenge".

Are there hand sanitizer stations set up all over your ship? Are the staff handing out anti-bacterial wipes when you enter the dining rooms?

Actually, there are hand santizer stations everywhere you look (including my bedroom).

bk · « **Reply #67 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:48:28 AM »

Let's just see how many of my eighty-three e-mails are spam, shall we? And the answer is: 42.

TCB · « **Reply #68 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:52:51 AM »

Quote from: MBarnum on November 20, 2009, 09:46:37 AM

I didn't know you were on the LOVE BOAT, DR TCB. Maybe Ruta Lee and Charo are passengers.

Yes, I am, Mike.

By the way, Gopher said to tell you that he wants to play gladiator with you again!

bk · « **Reply #69 on:** November 20, 2009, 09:55:11 AM »

Actually over fifty were spam.

Jeanne · « **Reply #70 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:09:50 AM »

Good morning, everyone.

HOLY GRAIL VIBES to BK!
STAY-ON-THE-MEND VIBES to DR TCB!
VIBES TO HEALTH to all DRs!

Jeanne · « **Reply #71 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:11:42 AM »

Media check:

DVD: MURDER MOST ENGLISH (yawn, couldn't keep my eyes open)
WYCLIFFE

Jeanne · « **Reply #72 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:14:28 AM »

Ah, yes, the Gmail spam folder. Many of us forget to check it. Gmail is known to have an "excellent" spam checker, but it can be overly sensitive. I've had the same problem as Jose, but not as dramatically.

Jeanne · « **Reply #73 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:18:23 AM »

Thick As a Brick is here and driving me batty as usual. I've worked with many people over the years who have a reputation for being difficult and I always get along with them. But this cleaning lady finds the limit to my patience in no time. Sigh.

Jeanne · « **Reply #74 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:19:44 AM »

TTFN.

bk · « **Reply #75 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:22:24 AM »

I don't know that I've ever had an e-mail that shouldn't go into the gmail spam folder go in there. I routinely trash everything in the spam folder once a month and I usually glance through and I've never once found anything that got in there by mistake.

Laura · « **Reply #76 on:** November 20, 2009, 10:28:33 AM »

Good morning. My son and I had pancakes for breakfast today. That is all.

TCB · « **Reply #77 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:14:03 AM »

I just received a lovely e-mail from Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush asking if I would like to receive updates on the new President Bush Presidential Center.

Apparently, he doesn't know how to spell Ly-berry.

JMK · « **Reply #78 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:17:17 AM »

Quote from: TCB on November 20, 2009, 11:14:03 AM

I just received a lovely e-mail from Former President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush asking if I would like to receive updates on the new President Bush Presidential Center.

Apparently, he doesn't know how to spell Ly-berry.

Bush the Elder was President when my parents celebrated their 50th anniversary. I don't remember whom exactly I called--maybe Orrin Hatch, but I want to say it was Jake Garn--and asked if I could get a card signed by the Bushes congratulating my parents. In a couple of weeks, lo and behold a beautiful little note and signed card came congratulating them. I saved it for their big dinner celebration and brought the house down when I announced that because Bush was very busy, he had had to choose whether to teach Dan Quayle how to spell 'potato' or send a card to my folks. I then pulled out the card and gave it to them.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #79 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:30:31 AM »

Back from a bunch of final edits on Victor Herbert and a trip to the NYPL. I will have a tuna melt for lunch and work until around 4:30, at which time I will get ready for my evening out.

That is all.

bk · « **Reply #80 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:30:38 AM »

Just waiting for Mr. Pearl to arrive. He's a little later than expected so I'm hoping we can get down to Langer's before the lunch crush.

bk · « **Reply #81 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:30:56 AM »

That post just took thirty seconds to go through.

DAW · « **Reply #82 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:38:33 AM »

Quote from: bk on November 20, 2009, 11:30:38 AM

the lunch crush.

I like Grape Crush and Orange Crush.

DERBRUCER · « **Reply #83 on:** November 20, 2009, 11:57:24 AM »

Quote from: DAW on November 20, 2009, 11:38:33 AM

Quote from: bk on November 20, 2009, 11:30:38 AM
the lunch crush.

I like Grape Crush and Orange Crush.

And wear crushed velvet.

der Brucer

Jeanne · « **Reply #84 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:03:08 PM »

Jose's post reminded me to check my spam folder. I found one email from my bank, one from my accountant, two from a website I subscribe to, one from Amazon, and a Halloween ecard from a friend. I would say that the Amazon email could be considered spam by some, but the others...no.

JMK · « **Reply #85 on:** November 20, 2009, 12:21:30 PM »

Before a gig, the bandleader calls the girl singer over to him and tells her, "Tonight, when we do 'Night and Day,' I want you to sing the second verse first, and then break into the bridge one bar earlier than usual. Transpose the bridge up a minor third, but then back down again for the last three bars of it. Then add a 5/4 bar going back into the FIRST chorus, singing on only off-beats. During the sax solo, go to the bridge a bar-and-a-HALF too early, interrupting the solo, finish the first verse, go to the coda a bar late, and then keep singing for a full 3 beats after the band has ended."
Her eyes widen and she says, "That's way too hard, I can't do all that."   
He says, "Why not? You did it last night!!"

Matt H. · « **Reply #86 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:05:45 PM »

Before I left on my errands, I watched the finale of PROJECT RUNWAY.

After seeing the collections, there was no doubt in my mind who would win. I didn't want this person to win, but the collection was clearly superior to the others in terms of complexity, workmanship, and style (despite its monotone quality).

The person who finished third actually had more pieces I liked than the other two finalists (including the 13th look which I thought was exquisite, one of the best designs of the entire three months of the season). But the judges were right; it wasn't a collection in the truest sense of the word.

The second place finisher I just didn't like much at all though I could see the judges' points about the clothes. Just not my cup of tea.

Matt H. · « **Reply #87 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:10:15 PM »

When I got in from my errands, I fixed lunch and watched THE MENTALIST. It was a much darker episode (as had been foretold in reviews and previews), and like DR Ron Pulliam, I didn't guess the murderer until it was given away (fairly early in the show actually). But knowing that did ratchet up the suspense quite nicely and made one of the more memorable episodes of the season.

Matt H. · « **Reply #88 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:12:00 PM »

Then I watched GOMORRAH on Blu-ray. An excellent transfer, and seeing this complex film again so soon helped make the five running plots much clearer and easier to keep straight in my head.

All of the bonus features were in either 1080i or 1080p, something Criterion has been doing very consistently of late.

Matt H. · « **Reply #89 on:** November 20, 2009, 01:13:01 PM »

Next I skimmed through today's soaps: neither OLTL or ATWT had anything of interest for me, and nothing of the boys in the ATWT previews either (though Lily and Holden were certainly there).

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