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THE PITH HELMET
« on: April 05, 2006, 10:32:01 PM »

Well, you've read the notes, you've searched in vain for pith, and now it is time for you to post until the cows come home - they're in the field having a pith, and then they'll be home.
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« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2006, 10:32:35 PM »

And the word of the day is: FATUOUS!
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« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2006, 11:01:49 PM »

Fabulous word, Fatuous!
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« Reply #3 on: April 05, 2006, 11:02:06 PM »

First post (after BK, of course).
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« Reply #4 on: April 05, 2006, 11:04:11 PM »

DR Vixmom:  Congratulations on your milestone.

And thanks for the photo of the Farfel cup!
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« Reply #5 on: April 05, 2006, 11:06:18 PM »

Farfel Cup -- that sounds like the grand prize in some sort of tournament.

"And this year's Farfel Cup will be presented to the player who best exemplifies a fatuous complacency over chocolate drink mix."

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« Reply #6 on: April 05, 2006, 11:07:01 PM »

Don't know if it was general but I could not connect to the site for an hour or so!
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« Reply #7 on: April 05, 2006, 11:09:14 PM »

Forgot to mention that my Kritzerland package arrived two days ago.
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« Reply #8 on: April 05, 2006, 11:10:40 PM »

Last night's "Lost":

SPOILER

Interesting episode, but I'm not too sure how I feel about that last shot in Hurley's "flashback" (?) with Libby being one of the patients in his mental institution.

I know these people are all on the island for a reason...and they obviously have connections in some form or another.  But....this one goes hand-in-hand with a "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" episode in its 5th or 6th season in which Buffy was in an institution in LA and her life in Sunnyvale -- and her status as a slayer -- were just figments of her imagination.  And the episode led you to think that she was either being manipulated into thinking she had a Sunnyvale existence...or that we, the audience, were the ones being manipulated.

That was my least favorite Buffy episode.  And I think last night's "Lost" will rank as my least favorite of all, so far.
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« Reply #9 on: April 05, 2006, 11:11:24 PM »

Don't know if it was general but I could not connect to the site for an hour or so!

The important thing is that you are here now.
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2006, 11:11:30 PM »

TOTD.  I don't get much beyond My Geisha and Geisha Boy!
I also do note care for Japanese (or indeed Chinese either) food.
I don't go East of Thai in my culinary preferences.
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2006, 11:13:28 PM »

Of course my favourite Japanese movies have really been all those by Mr Miyazaki.
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2006, 11:13:50 PM »

Last night's "Bones":

No Spoiler

As much as I enjoy this show, I was too done in to enjoy it tonight.  I nodded off in my rocking chair...and virtually every attempt I made to snap out of it over the course of the hour was met with strong resistance.

I was glad to see Rodney Rowland working (he was the SEAL).  He seems always to guest star as some sort of wacko/psycho...and he's a pretty good actor, too.  He was a key character on the two-season "Space: Above and Beyond."
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2006, 11:14:03 PM »

Thank you DR Ron.
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« Reply #14 on: April 05, 2006, 11:17:52 PM »

TOTD.  I don't get much beyond My Geisha and Geisha Boy!
I also do note care for Japanese (or indeed Chinese either) food.
I don't go East of Thai in my culinary preferences.

I do love asian cuisine.  Japanese is among my favorite, but I seldom find myself going to Japanese restaurants, although I'm only aware of one or two.  We have a Chinatown, you see.

We have Korean and Thai and Indian and Vietnamese restaurants galore.  

I love Thai and Vietnamese, thus far.  Haven't yet been to an Indian restaurant, though I long to go...but with someone who knows the specialties.

And I'm a fool for Dim Sum, and Szechuan Chinese food!
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« Reply #15 on: April 05, 2006, 11:18:32 PM »

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« Reply #16 on: April 05, 2006, 11:19:34 PM »

Of course my favourite Japanese movies have really been all those by Mr Miyazaki.

Do Gamera and Godzilla count?

Was the movie Woody Allen turned into "What's Up, Tiger Lily?" a Japanese or Chinese movie?
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« Reply #17 on: April 05, 2006, 11:20:20 PM »

Thai, Malay and Indian foods are more to my liking.
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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2006, 11:22:22 PM »

Don't start making me hungry!

I need bed.  I need sleep.

And I have visions of oriental cuisine dancing in my head.

Sigh.

I'm off to bed. It's 12:20 a.m.....and that nap in my rocker wasn't enough to tide me over.

G'night, Tommy!
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2006, 11:42:59 PM »

Nite. Ron
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« Reply #20 on: April 06, 2006, 03:31:54 AM »

Good morning, all!  God, I hate the week after a time change!   My body refuses to believe it's really 6 am, knowing it was 5 am one day before, and the metabolism (?) is off.

I finished the last chart, I've taken my allergy medication, and I have a few hours in Toyland.  I have a band rehearsal tonight with the Men's Chorus and we'll hear what I've written in the past two weeks.  It's always an exciting and humiliating moment:  exciting when everyone loves it and humiliating when you know you missed the mark.  There will be a bit of both tonight, and hopefully I will be fast enough on my feet to fix anything I'm unhappy about.

On the way to rehearsal I will pick up an orchestration to proof from my copyist and stop at Miss Karen Ziemba's to escort her to rehearsal.  I always have a good time with her, so that will be fun.

TOD:  Rashomon
         Tempura:  never liked Japanese food much
         Do Beard Poppa's creampuffs count?
         
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« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2006, 04:16:16 AM »

TOD:

The only non-Godzilla Japanese movie I can think of right now is SKINNY & FATTY.

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« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2006, 04:17:13 AM »

Good LA visit vibes to DR HISAKA and JULIANA POGUE.
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2006, 04:20:01 AM »

Hmm... I am not a fan of Japanese cuisine, so I have nothing to add to that half of the TOD.

But on the other side of it:

GODZILLA and MOTHRA

SEVEN SAMARAI, THE BAD SLEEP WELL, SCANDAL, AIR HOSTESS

My favorite Japanese actor is Toshiro Mifune, and my favorite Japanese actress is Miko Taka who costarred with Marlon Brando in SAYONARA....and Miyoshi Umeki who won a Academy Award for the same film.
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« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2006, 04:20:57 AM »

Off to work today.

Saturn is out of retrograde and returning to stationary.  Also moving into Leo which means we can each individually shine in our accomplishments and take the leadership roles we need to be doing!
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« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2006, 04:21:57 AM »

Severe thunderstorms predicted for us later in the day.  Time will tell.

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« Reply #26 on: April 06, 2006, 04:23:44 AM »

Fatuous
And fat you were
And fat you always gonna be, baby!
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« Reply #27 on: April 06, 2006, 04:26:02 AM »

Thanks to DR JRand, I have "Aquarius" playing and playing in me head (sung by the 5th Dimension, natch'.)
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« Reply #28 on: April 06, 2006, 04:29:18 AM »

I'm turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
Turning Japanese
I think I'm turning Japanese
I really think so
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« Reply #29 on: April 06, 2006, 04:49:11 AM »

I do like Japanese cuisine although I don't care for the more exotic items on the menu.

I have not seen many Japanese films in my lifetime so I feel unable to comment on favorites

I also know of very few Japanese actors. I know that over the years I have seen many but the only two I can think of right now are Miyoshi Umeki from Flower Drum Song and the Courtship of Eddie's Father and Mako. I only know Mako from the OCR of Pacific Overtures. His opening line, NIPPON, the Floating Kingdom, still rings in my head. Even though I never saw that production, I hear him even when I'm listening to other recordings of the show.
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