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[John G.]

Five!

[singdaw]

The Snows of Killimanjaro fell into my mailbox today.

Mine, too!

[singdaw]

And then THIS happened...

[Jane]

Vibes to DR Jane's friend.

Thank you.

[Jane]

Tonight, I am attending a neighborhood paella party.


I don't know what all is involved, but I am thinking perhaps there will be paella.

The restaurant we ate at last night does not have a great vegetarian menu.  They offer a vegetarian version of paella I have been tempted to order, except I don't think I like paella even without the fish.  Isn't it also spicy?

[Jane]

I now have BRIDGE OF SPIES and i shall watch it in the next few days.  We shall see.  I remember the story from the newspapers at the time, and it was a very tense time, but I did not understand why it was so important....then.

Same here.  There is another part to the story which I did not remember.  Both the parts I remembered and the parts I didn't had my complete attention.

It is interesting to read different views.  I hope you enjoy the movie.

[Jane]

Has anyone been watching War and Peace?  We can get it On Demand (a luxury we could not get living in the country).

[Jane]

Yesterday I visited yet another eyecare center and am very glad I did. I had been there once briefly maybe a year ago and was happy with the customer service. The optician and I spent over an hour looking at frames and discussing my vision requirements. She understood my needs completely, as she also has a small bridge. She was able to explain why my three prescriptions are so different and then rigged up this gizmo that lets you see the proposed prescription. Ah! I could see wonderfully! I am now confident that the newest one is the one I want.

Finally! Here is the sort of customer service I've been looking for! Yes, they're more expensive. They don't take my insurance, but they do have promotions, so I wouldn't be paying full price. I have a number of options. This is like shopping for a new car. Oy! But I am so pleased to find an optician who knows the material and is willing to spend time with the patient, to answer questions and offer explanations. I simply cannot go back to those other, horrid ones now.

That's great.  My problem is finding glasses that fit, and that I like.  Right now I'm focusing on new contact lenses and taking my time regarding a frame. 

The new eye doctor I saw wants to put me in contacts for a astigmatism.    I will try a pair later today.  I'm a bit nervous they will be extremely uncomfortable, especially since I have dry eyes.  She also wants me to return to have a special dry eye exam and do special treatments to help it.  Considering no other doctor I have seen feels it is worth it to do this I'm thinking I will pass.

[Jane]

Vibes for DR Matthew's show!

DITTO!

[Jane]

Today I saw something advertised as "vegan leather." Does that mean a leatherette? I don't think I've ever heard the term "vegan leather" before.

I did a quick search and found the following:

While a few vegan leathers are cork- or kelp-based, the vast majority of faux leather has been around for ages, and is made of scary materials like polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyurethane and textile-polymer composite microfibres.

Artificial leather is marketed under many names, including "leatherette"

[ChasSmith]

I LOVE LUCY Season Two, which moved from $76 to $56 the other day, is now at $81.

[TCB]

Matthew, I am sorry to read of the loss of your friend.  My condolences.

[TCB]

Getting ready to head out to the final Saturday night performance of SECOND SAMUEL.  Final performance is tomorrow afternoon.  We end our show, just before the kick-off of the Super Bowl.

[singdaw]

She also wants me to return to have a special dry eye exam and do special treatments to help it.  Considering no other doctor I have seen feels it is worth it to do this I'm thinking I will pass.

Our eye doctor recommended a small spray bottle and water.

[singdaw]

Off to the paella palooza.

[TCB]

I received a rather painful e-mail from a friend who did not care for the show at all.  I will have to wait a day or two before I answer their message.

[TCB]

Until later!

[George]

I received a rather painful e-mail from a friend who did not care for the show at all.  I will have to wait a day or two before I answer their message.

It happens...one of my friends who saw the preview of "Circle Mirror Transformation," told me in confidence that she didn't like it at all.  She's friends with most of the cast and the director, so she didn't feel that she could tell them (and what would be the point?), but I'm separated enough from the production (and we're good enough friends) that she could tell me.  I'm still not in love with the show, but I don't "hate" it.

[George]

I was able to stay in bed for more than eight hours and, even though I had to get up a couple of times during the night (morning), I got a good long sleep...longer than I have in a while.  I get to sleep in tomorrow, too.  That'll be nice.  I have the show tonight, but not tomorrow. 

[George]

Tomorrow, however, is the last Sunday before the next Theater Artists Olympia show "On The Verge (-or The Geography of Yearning)" opens, and the TAO board feeds the cast and crew the last Sunday before the opening of any TAO show.  So, I'm contributing to the feeding of the cast and crew. 

[George]

I can't wait to see that, but I won't be able to until their final week because "CMT" has the same performance dates and times, except they're offset by a week.  So when we close, I'll get to see "On the Verge."

[George]

Good morning, all! I slept late, then I lost my glasses and spent 30 minutes looking for them around my bed. Because I'm nearly blind, I go into panic mode. The last pair of glasses is six years old (yes, I knowI'm overdue for new ones) so I put them on. Just as I was debating calling Joshie and insisting he come over to help me look, I found them under my bed, a full mattress length from where I usually keep them in my night stand. Poltergeist? or my encroaching senility?

Larry, maybe it's a senile poltergeist??

[George]

Continuing RUN vibes for DR GEORGE and DR TCB on their respective theatrical endeavors.

We should all have such nice days DR ELMORE.....as often as possible.

Thanks, Jrand!

[George]

Got blurb one from Richard Sherman.  I'll put it in the notes, but it's great.

Nice!

[George]

Yesterday I visited yet another eyecare center and am very glad I did. I had been there once briefly maybe a year ago and was happy with the customer service. The optician and I spent over an hour looking at frames and discussing my vision requirements. She understood my needs completely, as she also has a small bridge. She was able to explain why my three prescriptions are so different and then rigged up this gizmo that lets you see the proposed prescription. Ah! I could see wonderfully! I am now confident that the newest one is the one I want.

Finally! Here is the sort of customer service I've been looking for! Yes, they're more expensive. They don't take my insurance, but they do have promotions, so I wouldn't be paying full price. I have a number of options. This is like shopping for a new car. Oy! But I am so pleased to find an optician who knows the material and is willing to spend time with the patient, to answer questions and offer explanations. I simply cannot go back to those other, horrid ones now.

That kind of customer service is priceless!  Congrats on finding a good one, Jeanne!

[George]

Well, I need to be going.  We have our last show of the first weekend (no matinee tomorrow), and actually starting an hour before our show (so I can't go until our show is over), a couple of coworkers are celebrating their retirement at the local Eagle's club.  Their party is scheduled to go to midnight, so I can at least stop by and wish them well. 

Be back later!

[Jane]

She also wants me to return to have a special dry eye exam and do special treatments to help it.  Considering no other doctor I have seen feels it is worth it to do this I'm thinking I will pass.

Our eye doctor recommended a small spray bottle and water.

To spray water in your eye?  That is one I have not heard of.  Does it work?  I would think drops are more soothing, not that they work all that well.  The doctor mentioned homeopathy methods as the first step.  I notice she sells a lot of stuff and she wasn't suggesting anything without another exam-lol

[Jane]

I received a rather painful e-mail from a friend who did not care for the show at all.  I will have to wait a day or two before I answer their message.

I suppose some people need to explain WHY something isn't their cup of tea.  I am sorry it was painful, and relieved that Keith & I enjoyed it very much.

[Jane]

I need to do the dishes and see if I can wear my new contacts.  They are torque lenses which I am expecting to be larger than normal ones.  Does anyone wear these?

[Ginny]

Saturday evening greetings!  Just realized I had not checked in here today.  I've been fighting with my printer all day.  Last night I bought a new color ink cartridge and installed it, then the black wouldn't print.  I put in the new black ink cartridge I had on hand and it still won't work.  I've unplugged everything, hoping it just need to reset, and tomorrow I'll buy one more cartridge of black unicorn blood ink.  If that doesn't solve the problem, I guess I'll need a new printer.