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WHITE CHRISTMAS
« on: December 15, 2010, 12:35:32 AM »

Well, you've read the notes, the notes were dreaming of a White Christmas, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're currently dreaming of a White Christmas just like the ones they used to know up in Fresno.
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« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2010, 12:36:25 AM »

And the word of the day is: QUINCUNX!
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« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2010, 03:18:05 AM »

I'm first after bk---I must be up early!

Usually the cats wake me up at 5:30 but today it's Greg as he leaves for a shoot, flying on the Chik-Fil-A corporate jet. Wonder if they serve Chik-Fil-A on board?
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« Reply #3 on: December 15, 2010, 03:20:17 AM »

Did anyone see the Brubeck special that aired on TCM? It was another co-production from Clint and the "director" of the Mercer show. There were many similarities. They sure have a "style" of filmmaking.
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« Reply #4 on: December 15, 2010, 03:21:07 AM »

It's a 3 cat night here....brrrrr...
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« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2010, 03:22:12 AM »

I wonder if anyone is fixing oatmeal for Ben this morning? At least he won't have to wash the bowl. Vibes to Ben!
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« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2010, 03:23:44 AM »

And I hate the new Facebook format, especially how it announces everything you've posted to other people's walls on your own page. I haven't been able to find a preference to make it stop doing that, but it makes me not want to post on people's walls.
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« Reply #7 on: December 15, 2010, 04:13:25 AM »

good morning all
I hope all is well with everyone
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« Reply #8 on: December 15, 2010, 05:28:42 AM »

Wednesday morning greetings!  I'm up early to get ready to go to Dayton for a luncheon with my volunteer administrator friends.  I haven't seen them since July because their meeting time conflicted with my cardiac rehab sessions.
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« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2010, 05:34:15 AM »

It was  a lovely but surprising 82 degrees on Monday, but these days in the 70s are really quite nice despite how incongruous they are.
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« Reply #10 on: December 15, 2010, 06:01:23 AM »

Good morning, all! Yesterday morning was a bit frustrating at the McGlinnventory because two of our colleagues didn't show up to continue the inventory of the DATs - and there are a ton of them! -  going to  the Library of Congress, nor did they show up last week and time is getting short because the executor wants to close this estate by Dec 31. This morning one of them sent me and our paralegal an email saying the problem on his end is the scheduling of the catering company he's working for over the holidays, bit I'm rather pissed at the other, a brilliant musician who needs handholding to walk a step. I would have hired other people at half the rate but I am stuck with these two because of the executor.

So that was the frustration, but I did get my inventory lists in order and Geri, our paralegal, and I did get orchestra parts and full scores pulled for the LoC. McGlinn had sold the Library his collection in 1998 and then sent them, after receiving in three payments a ton of money, about 3/4 ofwhat he promised. Our first job, before shipping the Library everything else due the Music Division, is to find everything not sent from that original shipment. Interestingly, on the LoC inventory sheets, there is a ton of material they received that is not on the McGlinn lists!

After that, I went to Toyland for a meeting with two lovely ladies, one an opera singer who will be performing with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival next summer, and the other the daughter of the institute's director and a lady I've always liked, about the progress of this project. Since I've been threatening to resign for the past year, I didn't care what occurred. What did occur was quite promising, with good suggestions and a chance to vent all of the frustrations. If what we've worked out is to be accomplished, it would be a wonderful thing. We'll see.

Today, I'm off to City Center to help Joshie, my adopted son, finish up the new edition of FOLLIES for Music Theatre International. His Finale program clearly clashed with the program that the original inputting employed and, on his last pass to print out the score, a lot of information was lost. He's on a severe deadline since MTI needs the materials for the Kennedy Center production, and I will go in and see what proofing/things I can do to help.

I think that's all of my news.
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« Reply #11 on: December 15, 2010, 06:24:03 AM »

Ben Vibes!
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« Reply #12 on: December 15, 2010, 06:24:33 AM »

And on a DIFFERENT subject.

Est mort.

Yes, my car battery is dead - so I will be dealing with that this morning.
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« Reply #13 on: December 15, 2010, 06:26:46 AM »

There have been several instances of the quincunx this year, but I usually don't report them, because the complications are very specific to specific signs.
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« Reply #14 on: December 15, 2010, 06:28:29 AM »

Merry Christmas, Thora Birch.

You're fired.

I only know her from her movies, but if she is giving the same performance she gives in those movies, she was wrong for Lucy Seward anyway.

And backrubbing seems a bit out of time for the period of Dracula - at least the director didn't suggest she imitate her mother's specialty.
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« Reply #15 on: December 15, 2010, 06:29:28 AM »

A few days ago, I learned that the screenwriter of THE KING'S SPEECH is David Seidler.

David and I were at the University of Washington Drama School together back in 1959-60. 

I was a freshman and he was in graduate school.

We did a television production of HAMLET together.  He was Claudius, I was Osric, and Marian Hailey, who did the movie version of LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS and HARVEY on TV with Jimmy Stewart, played Ophelia.  The 1-hour production, done on the University's educational TV channel was conceived and directed by Rod Whitaker.

I also recall that, for his Master's thesis, David wrote a very funny play about ancient Rome, CLAUDIUS THE IDIOT.

Fingers crossed that he gets the Oscar.
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« Reply #16 on: December 15, 2010, 06:31:04 AM »

And the word of the day is: QUINCUNX!

And The Song Of The Day Is:  MR. FIVE BY FIVE
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« Reply #17 on: December 15, 2010, 06:37:11 AM »

Wow - we are just two degrees from the Oscar again this year!
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« Reply #18 on: December 15, 2010, 07:02:51 AM »

Oh no i just read about poor DR Ben. Vibes for him. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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« Reply #19 on: December 15, 2010, 07:20:46 AM »

* * * * *  APPENDIX VIBES FOR DR BEN  * * * * *
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« Reply #20 on: December 15, 2010, 07:29:36 AM »

Poor DR Ben!  Of all the times of the year for this to happen, too!

I had my appendix removed in an emergency operation when I was nine (in fact, it burst right after the surgeon made the incision.)  That happened in May--I missed the end of my second grade school year. 

For some reason, my parents thought that that summer would also be a good time to get my tonsils out, so I was back in the hospital two months later.  I always think back to that year as the Do Nothing Summer (because I was allowed to do nothing...)
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« Reply #21 on: December 15, 2010, 07:33:21 AM »

Flores!  Flores por la mort (car battery)!
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« Reply #22 on: December 15, 2010, 07:46:42 AM »

Morning, all.
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« Reply #23 on: December 15, 2010, 07:47:15 AM »

Recharge vibes for DtM.

More health vibes for Ben and all in need.
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« Reply #24 on: December 15, 2010, 07:48:04 AM »

I read  "The Quincunx." Reading a real 19th century novel is much more rewarding.
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« Reply #25 on: December 15, 2010, 08:02:19 AM »

The battery is being replaced.

Thanks DR DtM......the new one is on its way......the dead one will go .... where dead car batteries go.... I don't know where that is.
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« Reply #26 on: December 15, 2010, 08:02:43 AM »

TWO RELEASES for Kritzerland before the end of the year?  Wow!!!
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« Reply #27 on: December 15, 2010, 08:35:37 AM »

Good Morning!

I'm up, I'm up... And I'm tired of having the ConEd man as my alarm clock.
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« Reply #28 on: December 15, 2010, 09:23:20 AM »

Well, here we are again.  Kids Christmas Program was last night, it was lovely. Today I'm home with Tiny Tim (Manny) and Mr Fezziwig (Otto) with a congested head.  I'm hoping this moves along soon, as I hate having a congested head.  However, I do have to do laundry and things like that, we'll see how much gets done as that would require me moving off the couch. 
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« Reply #29 on: December 15, 2010, 09:48:51 AM »

Nice avatar DR MATTHEW!
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