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[bk]

I think I'm done with my work o' the day.  May write some tonight, but it's been a rather full day.  No renewed driver's license today.

[ChasSmith]

Crap.  I mean SHIT.  I've got conflicts on the 14th, and the 16th through 19th.  Figured that might happen.

[George]

We are back from a very full day.  Richard's appointment went fine - his stitches have been removed and he can now take a shower without the plastic hip boot that kept his foot dry.  We learned how to bandage his foot and made another appointment for 3 weeks from today.

Great news, Ginny!

[ChasSmith]

BTW, very happy to hear BK is already on another book.  I know I've still got some mysteries and other good stuff to look forward to, which is a good thing.

Oy!  Just checked.  I'm five down, but with seven to go. 

[Matthew]

Congrats, dr JohnG!!!

[Matthew]

I'm flogging myself now as I totally forgot to buy the "Eileen" disk. 

Done.

[Matthew]

So, today I played/sang a funeral.  Nothing really new for me, it's part of what I do.  Anyhow, the family wanted "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" Israel IZ version.  I originally said that while I can play the ukelele, I'm not sure I could pull it together with such short notice.  But I did, and it was great.  Not shit, but great.  They also requested "You Are So Beautiful" and "My Sweet Lord", both of which are slam dunk - I sang them on site first time - pieces. 

[Laura]

DR Matthew, I once attended a funeral where the hymn was "My Dog Thinks I'm Elvis."

[bk]

Well, now we know why the license hasn't arrived - STUPIDITY!  The gal who renewed and gave me my temporary and then processed neglected to put the eye test results into the computer and therefore they can't issue until I go BACK and take the eye test again.  And if I hadn't called today no one would have ever told me this.  I'd be waiting until the 12th of Never.  Apologies were offered but they could not get me an appointment at the regular place I go until December 7th, a day in which I'm filming all morning.  So, I have to trek up to Arleta's DMV this Thursday at one-forty - she assured me that I'll have the license within two to three weeks after that.  Of course, mine expires on December 8 and I certainly won't have it before then, but I have the interim thing she gave me.  And that's the folly of it - she could not have issued me the interim without having approved the eye test.

[Jane]

It is now official, after weeks of weird behind-the-scenes checks and delays, I have been offered a permanent job doing the job that I've been doing as a contractor for the past 18 months. Pay is really fine and the benefits are extraordinarily fine.

After three years without stable, permanent employment, it feels nice. It's rather dizzying and humbling at the same time.

I start on Dec. 3.

[Jane]

Oy!  Of all days, this is when the guy wants to deliver firewood.  Which means he'll dump it in the snow and I'll have to cover it as best I can till I can schlep it around the house to where it's kept in the rack.  And I can't tell him to try another day -- he's hard enough to schedule deliveries with and I could end up waiting weeks or have to look elsewhere.  What a pain in the bloomin' arse.

Don't you have any high school kids in the area who would be interested in earning a few bucks towards buying Christmas presents?

Excellent idea.

[John G.]

Fabulous news from DR John G!  I was hoping that was the secret.  Isn't it fun sweating out whether or not you're going to be offered the job you're already doing?

Thank you. As for your question, well, it's probably best to say nothing.

[John G.]

It is now official, after weeks of weird behind-the-scenes checks and delays, I have been offered a permanent job doing the job that I've been doing as a contractor for the past 18 months. Pay is really fine and the benefits are extraordinarily fine.

After three years without stable, permanent employment, it feels nice. It's rather dizzying and humbling at the same time.

I start on Dec. 3.

Thank you, Jane.

[John G.]

Well, now we know why the license hasn't arrived - STUPIDITY!  The gal who renewed and gave me my temporary and then processed neglected to put the eye test results into the computer and therefore they can't issue until I go BACK and take the eye test again.  And if I hadn't called today no one would have ever told me this.  I'd be waiting until the 12th of Never.  Apologies were offered but they could not get me an appointment at the regular place I go until December 7th, a day in which I'm filming all morning.  So, I have to trek up to Arleta's DMV this Thursday at one-forty - she assured me that I'll have the license within two to three weeks after that.  Of course, mine expires on December 8 and I certainly won't have it before then, but I have the interim thing she gave me.  And that's the folly of it - she could not have issued me the interim without having approved the eye test.

Sounds like she needed a brain test.

[Jane]

Meanwhile...

....when I got home last night I was restless and out of sorts...and it occurred to me that I was disgruntled.

I woke up disgruntled, as well, only not "as" disgruntled.

As this day has progressed, my disgruntlement has waxed and waned.

I'm not sure, but I think it's the pressure of all I feel I need to do between now and two weeks from now when I fly back to SC.

I'm telling you, there's stress involved!  And disgruntlement.

That's probably a good reason.

[John G.]

So, today I played/sang a funeral.  Nothing really new for me, it's part of what I do.  Anyhow, the family wanted "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" Israel IZ version.  I originally said that while I can play the ukelele, I'm not sure I could pull it together with such short notice.  But I did, and it was great.  Not shit, but great.  They also requested "You Are So Beautiful" and "My Sweet Lord", both of which are slam dunk - I sang them on site first time - pieces. 

The IZ man can be quite good. He could also be a bit self-indulgent. But that's a nice piece.

[Jane]

T.O.D.


Jonathan "Jack" Gregory (1903 - 1929).  Known in all the New York speakeasies as "Wacky Jacky" for his flamboyant antics.  He was killed on October 29, when a little-known stockbroker jumped to his death on Black Tuesday and landed on Wacky Jacky, who was passing by on the street below.

What a wacky & sad story.

[John G.]

Congrats, dr JohnG!!!

Thank you, Matthew.

[Jane]

We are back from a very full day.  Richard's appointment went fine - his stitches have been removed and he can now take a shower without the plastic hip boot that kept his foot dry.  We learned how to bandage his foot and made another appointment for 3 weeks from today.

Good news

[Jane]

DR Doug I've never been a fan of the fish part of fish and chips.  I'm guessing you like the new place since you shared the photo.  I like my chips well cooked like those.

[Jane]

Great to see DR Jane, who is probably fast asleep now.

I'm not sure about the fast part but I did sleep some, rested a lot, and read some.  Once up I ate, did laundry, and cleaned some. 

[John G.]

BK, I know it's a day early, but did you say you were getting Sandy's album on Amazon?

I haven't quite decided if WE'RE putting it up (I hate the way they do their business in terms of us, with them taking 60%) but I think it will end up there via CD Baby or something - I've never given CD Baby that option before but have now.

I don't know what CD Baby is, so can we post reviews on it? I was listening to the beginning of the CD today on my way home after my book finished, And fell for a whole new set of the songs on this listen, especially "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Love that arrangement and the sly, fun way Sandy sings it.

[Jane]

The doctor called a little while ago to check up on me.  He likes to talk to his patients when they aren't groggy so he knows they remember what he says.

He told me not to lose any sleep over the extremely little polyp & I said I hadn't planned to.  If the biopsy is good, as we expect it to be, he said I don't have to repeat this for 5 years.  If they don't make a better tasting prep by then he will give me special permission to use Miralx which he finds doesn't always work well but supposedly is more tolerable.

[Jane]

I think my telling him I cried while drinking the prep made him feel bad for me

[George]

BK, I know it's a day early, but did you say you were getting Sandy's album on Amazon?

I haven't quite decided if WE'RE putting it up (I hate the way they do their business in terms of us, with them taking 60%) but I think it will end up there via CD Baby or something - I've never given CD Baby that option before but have now.

I don't know what CD Baby is, so can we post reviews on it? I was listening to the beginning of the CD today on my way home after my book finished, And fell for a whole new set of the songs on this listen, especially "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Love that arrangement and the sly, fun way Sandy sings it.

CD Baby...and it looks like reviews can be posted.

[Jane]

Fabulous news from DR John G!  I was hoping that was the secret.  Isn't it fun sweating out whether or not you're going to be offered the job you're already doing?

My thoughts about the secret.

[Jane]

My apartment smells fabulous! The beef, bay leaf, onion, tomatoes, cabbage and cauliflower are brewing up a delicious stock. Tomorrow I'll add the potatoes and carrots, then throw in the celery, more onion, green beans, lima beans, and corn. I should have by late tomorrow evening four pots of soup cooking away. I'll keep one and freeze the rest.

Now, what am I doing about dinner?

Sounds good. 

FEEL BETTER!!!!

[George]

Well, I'm off to rehearsal.  Bruce, the composer, told me last night that he was going to work on the sound cues today, so hopefully it'll all be ready tonight.

Be back later!

[Jane]

So, today I played/sang a funeral.  Nothing really new for me, it's part of what I do.  Anyhow, the family wanted "Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" Israel IZ version.  I originally said that while I can play the ukelele, I'm not sure I could pull it together with such short notice.  But I did, and it was great.  Not shit, but great.  They also requested "You Are So Beautiful" and "My Sweet Lord", both of which are slam dunk - I sang them on site first time - pieces. 

I know it is a job but it must also be a rewarding one.

[Jane]

Well, now we know why the license hasn't arrived - STUPIDITY!  The gal who renewed and gave me my temporary and then processed neglected to put the eye test results into the computer and therefore they can't issue until I go BACK and take the eye test again.  And if I hadn't called today no one would have ever told me this.  I'd be waiting until the 12th of Never.  Apologies were offered but they could not get me an appointment at the regular place I go until December 7th, a day in which I'm filming all morning.  So, I have to trek up to Arleta's DMV this Thursday at one-forty - she assured me that I'll have the license within two to three weeks after that.  Of course, mine expires on December 8 and I certainly won't have it before then, but I have the interim thing she gave me.  And that's the folly of it - she could not have issued me the interim without having approved the eye test.