Haines His Way
Archives => Archive 20 => Topic started by: bk on February 27, 2011, 11:21:04 PM
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Well, you've read the notes, the notes burned the midnight oil and then some, and now it is time for you to post until the midnight cows come home.
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And the word of the day is: RUBICUND!
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Congrats, Cillaliz! I hope you get the tickets!
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I'm tired of insomnia.
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DR Jose--I have a meeting Friday from 6-8. Is it possible to do a late dinner?
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BK,
In today's economy just how much does it cost to burn the midnight oil?
Perhaps you could switch to burning the midnight camel dung cow-patty.
der Brucer
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George looks better in a dress than does James.
(http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/2010/660/460/James%20and%20Anne.jpg)
der Brucer
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Bob Mackie gave Carol the drapes and I got the table cloth!
(http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/2010/335/516/Melissa%20Leo%20AP.jpg)
der Brucer
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Sadly gone, and sadly forgotten:
Corey Haim, Peter Graves and Betty Garrett Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam Montage (http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/corey-haim-peter-graves-betty-garrett-oscar-in-memoriam/)
der Brucer
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Morning all.
That is all.
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Morning
that's all part 2
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Good morning, all! The laundry is in the washers and it's a grisly and gray morning in New York. we are in for some showers today, and I hope they happen after I finish the laundry.
Yes, BK, that you for your good wishes on page 23 or so; I had a pleasant evening doing other things than watching a program I had no interest in and posting comments. I am glad that several DRs hung in to the bitter end with you, and I am happy that the winners are happy and the folk at the HHW Partay had a good time. I worked at the computer for a while, then watched bits of a wonderful film of Mozart's MAGIC FLUTE directed by Peter Ustinov, and went to bed around 10:15.
When the laundry is finished, around 9:15 or so, I will head down to Toyland to (hopefully) finish the edits on Act one.
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I put the laundry into the dryers around 10 minutes ago and the rains have begun. I have no idea how long this downpour will last but I hope it eases up in around 60 minutes.
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And so was Dorothy Provine - television AND movie actress.
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Struck by a thunder and lightning storm at about page 20 - so I missed the last hour of the telecast AND the par-tay, but I have read the posts.
Congrats to THE KING'S SPEECH!
DR CP - RE: Helen Mirrin - I don't know who else I could be thinking of....I shall have to check my facts, because here on the inner web ANYONE can post ANYTHING so you know what you are reading is accurate and true.
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I do not remember my faux pas.....EVERYONE else does, though.
I guess my latest would be asking MR BK when he was going to record a specific song, only to be told that it was on the NEW GUY IN TOWN cd.
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My wi-fi router at home has been wonky for the past few days (I blame DR Jose) so I was unable to attend last night's Oscar bash. A shame, since there was so much to bash about.
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I do not remember my faux pas.....EVERYONE else does, though.
LOL, DR JRand60! It's the same with me!
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Monday morning greetings! Thunderstorm woke me up early, but it's OK because I have to get ready for a routine appointment with our family doctor. After that, grocery shopping.
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I'm up, have announced the new title, and may go back to bed shortly.
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The rain has stopped, at least in Chelsea.
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Good morning.
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Luckily this faux pas wasn't mine- but a dear friend's:
What he meant to say: Why, Miss Lee, it is a pleasure to meet you.
What he said: You're Leggy Pee!!
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It wasn't me, by the way.
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After the nice rain we had Saturday night which softened the hard desert soil, I will be digging out weeds all day.
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The rain had slowed to a drizzle when I took my laundry out of the dryers. Everything is here, the clean bedding is on the bed, and it's time for some oatmeal before I head to Toyland.
I screwed up the printer on Saturday. I hope we can get a maintenance person in this week.
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I didn't get a chance to catch up on pages 8-22 yet. But I thought that Anne Hathoway was very good. Not really the usual comedian host (which I like a lot). But she is such a star. And I love watching her. And i loved almost all of her dresses!
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I am flooded. That is all.
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Oh, no, td!
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Bailing vibes to DR td!
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I am suddenly nauseous. I just cancelled my Toyland plans.
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BK, the AA documentary about the financial crisis is called INSIDE JOB
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DR Elmore - hope you feel un-nauseous soon!
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Dry vibes for td. Hope you get everything cleaned up soon.
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DR Elmore - hope you feel un-nauseous soon!
Et moi, aussi!
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Still stomach vibes for Elmore.
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Not much on the agenda today. That means it will likely be busier than usual.
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I do not remember my faux pas.....EVERYONE else does, though.
Couldn't have said it better.
But I do recall a faux pas a friend Bonnie made that I have learned from. Bonnie was talking to a woman she hadn't see in awhile, but she couldn't remember how long. She knew the woman had been pregnant and asked how the pregnancy was coming. The woman had given birth four years before. Bonnie wouldn't be stopped at that. She then asked the other woman how many months along she was with this baby -- and the woman wasn't pregnant. Ouch.
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Vibes for DR ELMORE - the theatre critic who really knows his stuff.
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
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I hate it when I want to empty my Recycle Bin and I click the wrong words and delete the Recycle Bin icon.
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Um, no.
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Thank you DR JOHN G
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And the word of the day is: RUBICUND!
And The Song Of The Day Is: RED SAILS IN THE SUNSET
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As sung by Mr Tab Hunter
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From Ginny:
I do like the color of Amy Adams' dress - I'm thinking something in that color for my mother-of-the-groom dress.
It would be a beautiful color on you.
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DR Edi congratulations to your friend Richard!
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Quote from: bk on February 27, 2011, 08:35:53 PM
Considering how quickly certain films come to home video it's surprising that King's Speech won't be out till April.
From Edi:Along with JEWS AND BASEBALL! :-)
The two films I'm most looking forward to the DVD release.
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DR Cilla congratulations on your big win!!!
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From CharlesPogue:
Jrand, Helen Mirren is not Anti-American. She's even married to one and lives here half the time.
Thank you for clearing that up as I was somewhat confused.
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How could they leave out a classic like Betty Garrett. I bet they said she is known for her work in television.
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Who knows DR JANE.....but it was the same people who thought Franco and Hathaway would be dynamite hosts.
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I already feel as if I've put in an 8 hour work day. Manual labor. Diverting water outside, unplugging drains as well. Sucking up basement water one gallon at a time with the handy dandy small wet-vac. . .time to loosen up the muscles with a hot bath before I do the daily running around. Then it's back to the basement to see if everything has dried out.
Fortunately, there are no valuables on the cellar floor; I learned that lesson many moons ago.
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TOD:
I have a well-ingrained habit of whittling everyone's name to the first syllable once I get to know them well enough. Shelley becomes Shell, Jacob become Jake, etc..
Then about two years ago, a guy named Shittah started to work in my office.
While I never made the actual faux pas, a few times I came close and it wound up sounding even worse when I stressed the final syllable. Fortunately for me, the guy had a sense of humor about his name. But even so...
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* * * * * Drying-out Vibes for DR td * * * * *
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* * * * * Easy Stomach Vibes for DR Elmore * * * * *
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TOD:
I have a well-ingrained habit of whittling everyone's name to the first syllable once I get to know them well enough. Shelley becomes Shell, Jacob become Jake, etc..
Then about two years ago, a guy named Shittah started to work in my office.
While I never made the actual faux pas, a few times I came close and it wound up sounding even worse when I stressed the final syllable. Fortunately for me, the guy had a sense of humor about his name. But even so...
LOL I thought you were setting up a joke.
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* * * * * Drying-out Vibes for DR td * * * * *
DITTO!!!
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TOD:
I have a well-ingrained habit of whittling everyone's name to the first syllable once I get to know them well enough. Shelley becomes Shell, Jacob become Jake, etc..
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LOL, DR Dan (the Man)! You can call me Gin - lots of people do, especially my family and long-time friends. My DH, however, likes my full name and calls me Virginia.
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Um, no.
I agree with John.
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DR elmore I hope you feel better!!!
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From Ginny:
I do like the color of Amy Adams' dress - I'm thinking something in that color for my mother-of-the-groom dress.
It would be a beautiful color on you.
Thanks, DR Jane. I have a couple of things in that color and always get compliments when I wear them.
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Who knows DR JANE.....but it was the same people who thought Franco and Hathaway would be dynamite hosts.
I think Anne Hathaway is a very lovely person and if she had shared the hosting duties with maybe three other socialable and substantial stars, I wouldn't have minded her flightiness so much. But having to carry the entire evening on her shoulders (alone, as it turned out) did not work for me.
Mr. Franco, on the other hand, plainly did not want to be there from the get-go and I would have gladly granted his wish.
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Brrr, I left here for my doctor's appointment dressed for yesterday's weather - 60o and sunny. When I came home, I changed into a sweatshirt, turtleneck, and heavy jeans, because the temps are dropping. That must have been a cold front moving in when it stormed earlier.
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Keith's arm, shoulder & neck are very sore from pounding an over-sized ice pick on the road for two hours yesterday. Now he can drive to the gym today and work his muscles more, as if the last few days of shoveling & pounding weren't enough exercise.
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Who knows DR JANE.....but it was the same people who thought Franco and Hathaway would be dynamite hosts.
I think Anne Hathaway is a very lovely person and if she had shared the hosting duties with maybe three other socialable and substantial stars, I wouldn't have minded her flightiness so much. But having to carry the entire evening on her shoulders (alone, as it turned out) did not work for me.
Mr. Franco, on the other hand, plainly did not want to be there from the get-go and I would have gladly granted his wish.
I expect she was exhausted having to be so darn perky the entire time.
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From Ginny:
I do like the color of Amy Adams' dress - I'm thinking something in that color for my mother-of-the-groom dress.
It would be a beautiful color on you.
Thanks, DR Jane. I have a couple of things in that color and always get compliments when I wear them.
Best of vibes you find the perfect dress for the wedding in that color blue!!!
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Thank you all for the vibes! The queasiness has finally settled down, and I think I will have some soup for lunch.
Comedian Andy Borowitz has a great new headline this week:
http://www.borowitzreport.com/
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After some research on the inner web this morning - and as DR CP pointed out - Dame Helen Mirren has not made the anti-American statements I thought she had - and indeed is married to an American and considers herself - if anything - an anti-Monarchist.
So I was incorrect last night.
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Very funny DR ELMORE. :)
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Thank you all for the vibes! The queasiness has finally settled down, and I think I will have some soup for lunch.
Comedian Andy Borowitz has a great new headline this week:
http://www.borowitzreport.com/
I'm glad you are feeling better.
Cute while sad. :)
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I got another couple hours sleep, which was a good thing.
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I'm glad I have my physical therapists cell number as I couldn't reach him my email or on his office phone. I was hoping to change my afternoon appointment to this morning. Now I know I'm walking Sherlock this morning. I go out with Keith so he can drive and go to the walking path, which I expect is ice free, while Keith is at the gym.
I'll decide later if I will risk driving back from my PT appointment. I need to go to therapy as it helps my shoulder, however, because of my shoulder I'm hesitant to drive the car if I need both arms on the steering wheel to control it if I hit ice.
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I filled seven garbage bags. I need to get more bags.
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Last American surviver of WWI dies (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-12601173).
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The mac mail program is completely spazzing out this morning. I may just stop using it, because what should work well doesn't. It used to, but it just gets worse and worse. I used to think the problems were all because whatever servers are in use, i.e. AOL, gmail, roadrunner, were glitching or not working, but that isn't the case now. I tried five times this morning to move stuff to either the trash or a saved folder and each time everything was put right back into the current mail list. I finally got it all moved after the mail program quit. I restarted and it was fine. Then I tried to respond to an e-mail and it wouldn't do it. Then I responded to another e-mail and it did it. Then I went back to the original e-mail and responded again - it wouldn't do it. It's just too annoyingly annoying.
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From Ginny:
I do like the color of Amy Adams' dress - I'm thinking something in that color for my mother-of-the-groom dress.
It would be a beautiful color on you.
I loved the color of that dress. But not sure if i liked the sleeves. And did not like it with that necklace. But what a beautiful color!
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Vibes for DRs Elmore and td!~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Maybe it's an APPLE conspiracy.
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DR jane i ended up going swimming this morning. I only did about 6 lengths of front crawl cause that is what put the most stress on my shoulder.
The breast stroke) which i normally do not do felt much better. So i did that much of the time. I was also able to swim on my back with a flutterboard behind my head. And I was able to swim on my front with a flutterboard.
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Good. Vibes your shoulder doesn't hurt this afternoon!! I too would prefer to do the crawl instead of the breast stroke. Only time will tell if my right shoulder can ever do that motion again. My therapist said he can't increase the stretch of my arm & shoulder. I am better than most people who have had the same surgery.
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DR Cilla congratulations on your big win!!!
Thanks, I'm still trying to figure out how to collect it. It's on our paper's website, but it's through some company called UPickum or something like that. The rules say I'm supposed to get an email, but no email yet. I may call my friend at the paper and see if he can give me some advice
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
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Good. Vibes your shoulder doesn't hurt this afternoon!! I too would prefer to do the crawl instead of the breast stroke. Only time will tell if my right shoulder can ever do that motion again. My therapist said he can't increase the stretch of my arm & shoulder. I am better than most people who have had the same surgery.
I can do the movement (of front crawl) and it doesn't kill. It just doesn't feel right. I kept having to rub my arm.
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Here TAR was on at 7pm. So i recorded the E! rec carpet from 6-8pm but was still able to watch TAR.
I can't wait for Fashion Police tonight at 10pm (On E!) with Joan Rivers. Should be fun. Love her.
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DR Cilla congratulations on your big win!!!
Thanks, I'm still trying to figure out how to collect it. It's on our paper's website, but it's through some company called UPickum or something like that. The rules say I'm supposed to get an email, but no email yet. I may call my friend at the paper and see if he can give me some advice
UPickum sounds better than Cheatum and Bilkum.
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Dewey Cheatum & Howe
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Dewey Cheatum & Howe
I think the Macbeths use their legal advice.
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I had to get to work today earlier than I normally do. I had a meeting with one of our vendor reps. I got here in time and the meeting went well...it was mainly him telling us what's new with their company. That was my morning. :)
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And now, since we're so close...
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PAGE FOUR DANCE!!
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Sadly gone, and sadly forgotten:
Corey Haim, Peter Graves and Betty Garrett Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam Montage (http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/corey-haim-peter-graves-betty-garrett-oscar-in-memoriam/)
der Brucer
Unfortunately, there will always be people left off the memoriam.
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TOD:
I have a well-ingrained habit of whittling everyone's name to the first syllable once I get to know them well enough. Shelley becomes Shell, Jacob become Jake, etc..
Then about two years ago, a guy named Shittah started to work in my office.
While I never made the actual faux pas, a few times I came close and it wound up sounding even worse when I stressed the final syllable. Fortunately for me, the guy had a sense of humor about his name. But even so...
LOL I thought you were setting up a joke.
So did I!
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I already feel as if I've put in an 8 hour work day. Manual labor. Diverting water outside, unplugging drains as well. Sucking up basement water one gallon at a time with the handy dandy small wet-vac. . .time to loosen up the muscles with a hot bath before I do the daily running around. Then it's back to the basement to see if everything has dried out.
Fortunately, there are no valuables on the cellar floor; I learned that lesson many moons ago.
~~~Quick and Mold-Free Drying Vibes for DR TD!!~~~
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DR Cilla congratulations on your big win!!!
Ditto! ;D
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Luckily this faux pas wasn't mine- but a dear friend's:
What he meant to say: Why, Miss Lee, it is a pleasure to meet you.
What he said: You're Leggy Pee!!
Now that's funny! :D
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George looks better in a dress than does James.
(http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/Entertainment/2010/660/460/James%20and%20Anne.jpg)
der Brucer
Well, thank you, Der Brucer. :-*
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Sadly gone, and sadly forgotten:
Corey Haim, Peter Graves and Betty Garrett Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam Montage (http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/corey-haim-peter-graves-betty-garrett-oscar-in-memoriam/)
der Brucer
Unfortunately, there will always be people left off the memoriam.
But DR GEORGE - it's their JOB and they have a year to do it!!
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How could they leave out a classic like Betty Garrett. I bet they said she is known for her work in television.
I think she died too recently.
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I filled one more bag, and now I feel like I'm done. I had to chase a beer truck out of the church parking lot. It was on its way to the bar/trailer park next door.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnxNnJYziMY&feature=player_embedded
Don't drink milk while watching this. You may spray it.
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Back from Kroger, where I almost froze in the parking lot. It's getting colder by the minute here and we were spoiled yesterday by a taste of spring.
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Good Morning! Good Afternoon!
I'm up, I'm up... And my internet is work, as is my cable, but, of course, since I had to run around this morning in the drizzle, I haven't really had a chance to use it thus far today. That is until now. :)
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Back from Kroger, where I almost froze in the parking lot. It's getting colder by the minute here and we were spoiled yesterday by a taste of spring.
It's so warm here I may open the windows.
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I filled one more bag, and now I feel like I'm done. I had to chase a beer truck out of the church parking lot. It was on its way to the bar/trailer park next door.
DR Laura, if you wanted a beer that badly, couldn't you have just gone to the store and bought your own?
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Back from Kroger, where I almost froze in the parking lot. It's getting colder by the minute here and we were spoiled yesterday by a taste of spring.
It's so warm here I may open the windows.
Yep! It's in the mid-50s right now. Of course, it's supposed to be back down in the 30s tomorrow, but at least it won't be raining. -I guess March's Lion came a day early.
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(That's what she said.)
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bk - RE: Your Mac Mail problems - Just how many years of emails do you currently have saved on your hard-drive? Have you ever archived any of your old mail? That may help "solve" some of the problems you've been having.
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~~~~~DRYING OUT VIBES TO DR TD~~~~~
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~~~~~CONTINUING NON-QUEASY STOMACH VIBES TO DR ELMORE~~~~~
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I just got an e-mail proclaiming that THE BOOK OF MORMONS is the next PRODUCERS/HAIRSPRAY. Hmmm...
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DR edisaurus - Yes, a late dinner on Friday would be lovely. -Do you want to observe on Saturday? -Or Friday during the day?
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I just got an e-mail proclaiming that THE BOOK OF MORMONS is the next PRODUCERS/HAIRSPRAY. Hmmm...
I heard from someone over the weekend who did not crack a smile during the evening. He is not a religious person, but he got tired of hearing "F--- you, God" what he said was incessantly. Or may it's because he isn't religious ...
I think this one is really going to divide audiences.
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I just got an e-mail proclaiming that THE BOOK OF MORMONS is the next PRODUCERS/HAIRSPRAY. Hmmm...
I heard from someone over the weekend who did not crack a smile during the evening. He is not a religious person, but he got tired of hearing "F--- you, God" what he said was incessantly. Or may it's because he isn't religious ...
I think this one is really going to divide audiences.
It's by the guys responsible for SOUTH PARK, and I never found that funny. I'm not against fullscore raunchy humor and I think the Mormon policies on bigotry and retarded behavior could use a few kicks, so I wish it well.
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...I will be digging out weeds all day.
No, NO, NO! They are indigenous decorative flora which it is your civic duty to nurture.
der Brucer
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I just got an e-mail proclaiming that THE BOOK OF MORMONS is the next PRODUCERS/HAIRSPRAY. Hmmm...
I heard from someone over the weekend who did not crack a smile during the evening. He is not a religious person, but he got tired of hearing "F--- you, God" what he said was incessantly. Or may it's because he isn't religious ...
I think this one is really going to divide audiences.
A friend of mine who went to the Invited Dress Rehearsal is going back to see it again because he too was a but shocked by just how many times "F--- you, God" was used. He actually did laugh, and liked a good deal of it. But now that he's prepared for the shock, he actually wants to pay some real attention to the score and book.
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And now for a final bit of running around... And, of course, it looks like the rain is starting up again. Ah, well.
Laters...
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...because of my shoulder I'm hesitant to drive the car if I need both arms on the steering wheel to control it if I hit ice.
Sherlock is a clever boy - teach him to steer.
der Brucer
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DR Cilla congratulations on your big win!!!
Thanks, I'm still trying to figure out how to collect it. It's on our paper's website, but it's through some company called UPickum or something like that. The rules say I'm supposed to get an email, but no email yet. I may call my friend at the paper and see if he can give me some advice
UPickum sounds better than Cheatum and Bilkum.
Just called and confirmend it with the SC Journal, so it's official. I probably won't get the passes until later this week or next week because they haven't gotten them from the theater yet. I'm not sure they are good for every movie, I know there are sometimes movies that say "no passes" but I can deal with that
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
Since I recorded the show I sped through the interviews.
I liked Sandra's red dress the best. I had mixed feelings about the bathing suit look on Jennifer though I admit she looked great in it. I didn't care of Penelope's dress.
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Good. Vibes your shoulder doesn't hurt this afternoon!! I too would prefer to do the crawl instead of the breast stroke. Only time will tell if my right shoulder can ever do that motion again. My therapist said he can't increase the stretch of my arm & shoulder. I am better than most people who have had the same surgery.
I can do the movement (of front crawl) and it doesn't kill. It just doesn't feel right. I kept having to rub my arm.
Best to wait until your shoulder feels better. I still prefer my lopsided crawl to doing the breast stroke.
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I filled seven garbage bags. I need to get more bags.
I hope you're not putting yard waste in those bags, young lady! Yard waste must be put in biodegradable bags or composted (At least out here).
Some poor women in the neighboring town had the refuse company refuse to pickup her entire trash bin because they discovered a discarded floral bouquet.
der Brucer
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Sadly gone, and sadly forgotten:
Corey Haim, Peter Graves and Betty Garrett Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam Montage (http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/corey-haim-peter-graves-betty-garrett-oscar-in-memoriam/)
der Brucer
Unfortunately, there will always be people left off the memoriam.
But DR GEORGE - it's their JOB and they have a year to do it!!
LOL He was forgiving the fact they are lousy at their job, just stating a sad fact.
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Back from Kroger, where I almost froze in the parking lot. It's getting colder by the minute here and we were spoiled yesterday by a taste of spring.
It's so warm here I may open the windows.
Laura likes this.
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I filled one more bag, and now I feel like I'm done. I had to chase a beer truck out of the church parking lot. It was on its way to the bar/trailer park next door.
DR Laura, if you wanted a beer that badly, couldn't you have just gone to the store and bought your own?
;D ;D
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...I will be digging out weeds all day.
No, NO, NO! They are indigenous decorative flora which it is your civic duty to nurture.
der Brucer
Shh! Don't tell anyone that I plan on digging out the non-native stuff and replanting with native plants.
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I filled one more bag, and now I feel like I'm done. I had to chase a beer truck out of the church parking lot. It was on its way to the bar/trailer park next door.
DR Laura, if you wanted a beer that badly, couldn't you have just gone to the store and bought your own?
The beer truck was right there in our parking lot! Much closer than the store.
Actually, if it had been a Diet Coke truck, I would have demanded one.
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...because of my shoulder I'm hesitant to drive the car if I need both arms on the steering wheel to control it if I hit ice.
Sherlock is a clever boy - teach him to steer.
der Brucer
He has to stay home when I go to PT. I am going and will leave my phone on in case their is a sudden change in the weather. The road was fine coming home a little while ago and I will have Keith's car. It is good he & Craig ice picked the hilly icy stretch of our road.
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Back from Kroger, where I almost froze in the parking lot. It's getting colder by the minute here and we were spoiled yesterday by a taste of spring.
It's so warm here I may open the windows.
Laura likes this.
Yeah, it was that warm here, too - yesterday...just sayin'
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Have no idea how to archive e-mails - I presumed when you put them in an AOL saved folder in Mac Mail, that they're saved. I'm sure there are thousands in there as I save every single invoice for a CD order.
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I've been printing out orders, had some lunch at the Studio Cafe, picked up two packages (a third is supposedly on a Fed Ex truck for delivery), and am back home. Had the telephonic call, which was weird and completely unnecessary as it has nothing whatsoever to do with me or Kritzerland. I told her that I could provide no information whatsoever to her and that it was, in fact, not cricket to even ask me to do so. She seemed to get the drift.
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Just found out the lovely news that the old helper's boyfriend, who was supposed to have shipped out all Fear and Wind orders last Friday and Saturday, hadn't even done over 100 International orders! I am so happy he is now completely out of the picture, unless we need tracking information. But he will never again be able to screw up anything and the new gal is conscientious and reliable - she had to spend most of today doing work that should have been done last week.
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Citco is in trouble for gasoline price gouging; they're charging $4.09/gallon in the area, and the Channel 2 news found gas as low as $3.49 in other stations. I am so glad I don't own a car.
It's been a day of payment hell. i work for too many damned assholes who, for all their millions, cannot pay an invoice in a decent amount of time. What's worse, the blasted jerks won't give me a schedule that they stick to, so I am constantly at their whim. I am very very pissed at the moment and my mood wasn't lightened by receiving in today's post a health insurance notice to fork up $868 by March 9 or lose my coverage. It wouldn't be so awful if either of my two invoices were paid by today, but I don't know when either shit will send payment.
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"Check in the mail" vibes for Elmore.
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I hope they pay tomorrow, Elmore. Damn them.
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I hope they pay tomorrow, Elmore. Damn them.
The problem with my health insurance is that I cannot gamble with them: if I send them a payment tomorrow, they may not get it for two weeks. Or, if I assume this will be the case, it will arrive in two days and the check will bounce by Friday. Last year I had to stop payment on a check and hand deliver a new one on the deadline date since the original check hadn't arrived after I mailed it two weeks earlier. In January, I mailed it early and it bounced within two days of my mailing it!
Charlie Sheen needs to be exterminated for terminal idiocy.
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I am flooded. That is all.
Awash, as it were?
Shall I send life preservers?
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
Since I recorded the show I sped through the interviews.
I liked Sandra's red dress the best. I had mixed feelings about the bathing suit look on Jennifer though I admit she looked great in it. I didn't care of Penelope's dress.
I thought that Penelope's dress looked much different on tv vs photos. I liked it better on the red carpet. I can't believe how different it photographed.
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Good. Vibes your shoulder doesn't hurt this afternoon!! I too would prefer to do the crawl instead of the breast stroke. Only time will tell if my right shoulder can ever do that motion again. My therapist said he can't increase the stretch of my arm & shoulder. I am better than most people who have had the same surgery.
I can do the movement (of front crawl) and it doesn't kill. It just doesn't feel right. I kept having to rub my arm.
Best to wait until your shoulder feels better. I still prefer my lopsided crawl to doing the breast stroke.
I actually tried something interesting for front crawl. I put my left arm straight out and kept it straight. And then just kept doing the crawl with my right arm. It was very odd, but didn't hurt my left shoulder.
I didn't feel like I was getting enough exercise that way though.
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Just found out the lovely news that the old helper's boyfriend, who was supposed to have shipped out all Fear and Wind orders last Friday and Saturday, hadn't even done over 100 International orders! I am so happy he is now completely out of the picture, unless we need tracking information. But he will never again be able to screw up anything and the new gal is conscientious and reliable - she had to spend most of today doing work that should have been done last week.
Good news and I'm glad the new helper could get the work done today.
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Good. Vibes your shoulder doesn't hurt this afternoon!! I too would prefer to do the crawl instead of the breast stroke. Only time will tell if my right shoulder can ever do that motion again. My therapist said he can't increase the stretch of my arm & shoulder. I am better than most people who have had the same surgery.
I can do the movement (of front crawl) and it doesn't kill. It just doesn't feel right. I kept having to rub my arm.
Best to wait until your shoulder feels better. I still prefer my lopsided crawl to doing the breast stroke.
I actually tried something interesting for front crawl. I put my left arm straight out and kept it straight. And then just kept doing the crawl with my right arm. It was very odd, but didn't hurt my left shoulder.
I didn't feel like I was getting enough exercise that way though.
Maybe I'll try that periodically to give my shoulder a rest.
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
Since I recorded the show I sped through the interviews.
I liked Sandra's red dress the best. I had mixed feelings about the bathing suit look on Jennifer though I admit she looked great in it. I didn't care of Penelope's dress.
I thought that Penelope's dress looked much different on tv vs photos. I liked it better on the red carpet. I can't believe how different it photographed.
I don't remember seeing her on the red carpet.
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Actually, if it had been a Diet Coke truck, I would have demanded one.
And if it was a Cherry Coke truck it would have been hi-jacked.
der Brucer
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It's being reported that Jane Russell has died. She was 89 years old. Maybe I'll watch PALEFACE in her memory tonight.
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Citco is in trouble for gasoline price gouging; they're charging $4.09/gallon in the area, and the Channel 2 news found gas as low as $3.49 in other stations. I am so glad I don't own a car.
It's been a day of payment hell. i work for too many damned assholes who, for all their millions, cannot pay an invoice in a decent amount of time. What's worse, the blasted jerks won't give me a schedule that they stick to, so I am constantly at their whim. I am very very pissed at the moment and my mood wasn't lightened by receiving in today's post a health insurance notice to fork up $868 by March 9 or lose my coverage. It wouldn't be so awful if either of my two invoices were paid by today, but I don't know when either shit will send payment.
Elmore, I feel your pain. The federal government has stopped paying claims to court appointed attorneys. Of course my claim hasn't made it that far, so it will likely be another month or two - if ever - that I get the claim for what amounts to 2 months of overhead
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They say they will start again if there is another continuing resolution or a new budget. We'll see. Glad I quit
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
Since I recorded the show I sped through the interviews.
I liked Sandra's red dress the best. I had mixed feelings about the bathing suit look on Jennifer though I admit she looked great in it. I didn't care of Penelope's dress.
I thought that Penelope's dress looked much different on tv vs photos. I liked it better on the red carpet. I can't believe how different it photographed.
I don't remember seeing her on the red carpet.
(http://a57.foxnews.com/static/managed/img/fn-latino/entertainment/660/371/JavieryPenelopeOscars.JPG)
der Brucer
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I actually tried something interesting for front crawl. I put my left arm straight out and kept it straight. And then just kept doing the crawl with my right arm. It was very odd, but didn't hurt my left shoulder.
I didn't feel like I was getting enough exercise that way though.
Keep it up and you'll swim in a circle!
der Brucer
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They say they will start again if there is another continuing resolution or a new budget. We'll see. Glad I quit
At least you're not a Wisconsin state employee!
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All this poverty angst has me vacillating about the cat situation. I'm too good at what I do, too talented and too valuable to be poor all the damned time.
God, I sound like Milady de Winter.
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Page Six(6)!
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I wasn't able to watch the Oscars and also post last night. Nicky wasn't feeling well, and he ended up crashing on my lap. so I couldn't get to the computer. Sometimes life interupts HHW.
Personally I enjoyed the Oscars last night. I was disappointed that there wasn't one single suprise. All the awards went down the line as expected. I thought Mr. Franco and Ms Hathaway managed sto stay out of the way. Their material was pretty lame, but does anyone really tune it to laugh at the jokes? The show is about the awards, and I thought those were done well.
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BK, the AA documentary about the financial crisis is called INSIDE JOB
Alcoholics Anonymous is having a financial crisis?
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I was unable to post, or even read the posts, there for a while, but everything seems OK now. Not that I had anything earth-shattering to say...
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While catching up on last night's posts, here are some comments:
re: the interviewers. I watched the pre-show on E! so i didn't have to sit through crappy interviews. It was only Ryan Seacrest (who I think is very good at these types of interviews).
I thought Hailee Steinfeld looked sweet and age-appropriate. I did not like Jennifer Hudson's tangerine dress (didn't hate it just didn't like the color or the bustline). I liked Cate Blanchett's dress (pink) but didn't love it. Hillary Swank - very nice. Halle Berry -stunning! Really liked Gwyneth Paltrow's dress. Didn't care for Nicole Kidman's dress. I really liked Natalie Portman's purple dress. And liked her hair down. Did not like her other award looks this year.
Red dresses - liked Jennifer Lawrence -simple but beautiful. Liked Anne Hathaway's red carpet dress. Sandra Bullock's was nice. But i liked the first two better. Liked Penelope Cruz's too (and she just had a baby!).
Since I recorded the show I sped through the interviews.
I liked Sandra's red dress the best. I had mixed feelings about the bathing suit look on Jennifer though I admit she looked great in it. I didn't care of Penelope's dress.
I thought that Penelope's dress looked much different on tv vs photos. I liked it better on the red carpet. I can't believe how different it photographed.
I don't remember seeing her on the red carpet.
I meant on the tv vs a photo.
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Hi HHW people! I hope you will forgive me for popping in out of the proverbial blue like this, but I had a question and I thought "Who might know better than the theater-savvy crowd at HHW?" DH Jed and I went to see Next To Normal at the 5th Ave in Seattle last night. The show opened on Thursday, I believe. Alice Ripley was still in as Diana and she sounded HORRIBLE! I had never heard the OCR, so I had nothing to compare it to, and I was astounded at how off-key, raspy, and warbling she sounded. Jed, who knows the OCR pretty well, sat there with his mouth hanging open. The final shocker? They announced over the PA system that her understudy would be taking over for Act 2. Never seen that happen mid-show before.
I have seen rumblings on the web that her voice has been having trouble for awhile...
So...anyone know what the deal is? Why is she still doing the show?? It it really just illness or is her voice thrashed beyond repair?
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Oh, and hi TCB! Good to "see" you!
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She got some raves in LA (Alice) and some not so kind notices - her fans forgive her anything, but she's been pitchy for some years now.
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Hi, Ann! I've heard of mid-show replacements happening, but I don't remember what shows were mentioned.
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And Happy Birthday to Bernadette Peters!
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And now, I'm off to eat dinner and then to rehearsal. We're meeting at the music director's house and he only lives about a mile and a half away from me. That's convenient. :)
Until later!
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I loved her interpretation of the character, there is no question that she lives and breathes that role, but the flat and shaky singing was distracting to the point of irritation. The PA announcement attributed the cast change to illness...but I've heard actors sing while ill, and I've never heard a head cold do that to a voice. If she really was that sick, then she was foolish for going on and pushing her voice like that.
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George - what show are you doing? Jed just got cast in Sweeney Todd at the Lakewood Playhouse. He's really looking forward to being in a show again, it's been 5 years!
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How could they leave out a classic like Betty Garrett. I bet they said she is known for her work in television.
I think she died too recently.
I am curious, does the deceased celebrity have to be a member of the Academy to be mentioned? If we are talking about names left off, how about James MacArthur?
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Finally flood-free! Still some soaking up to do basement-wise, but, I've turned on the fans and the dehumidifier is running.
When I woke up to take Miss Molly out the back door this morning, this is what we saw:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=285607&id=765549269&l=4301fd4541
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~~~~~DRYING OUT VIBES TO DR TD~~~~~
Oh, did he fall off the wagon?
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I just got an e-mail proclaiming that THE BOOK OF MORMONS is the next PRODUCERS/HAIRSPRAY. Hmmm...
I heard from someone over the weekend who did not crack a smile during the evening. He is not a religious person, but he got tired of hearing "F--- you, God" what he said was incessantly. Or may it's because he isn't religious ...
I think this one is really going to divide audiences.
Blame Canada.
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Hi HHW people! I hope you will forgive me for popping in out of the proverbial blue like this, but I had a question and I thought "Who might know better than the theater-savvy crowd at HHW?" DH Jed and I went to see Next To Normal at the 5th Ave in Seattle last night. The show opened on Thursday, I believe. Alice Ripley was still in as Diana and she sounded HORRIBLE! I had never heard the OCR, so I had nothing to compare it to, and I was astounded at how off-key, raspy, and warbling she sounded. Jed, who knows the OCR pretty well, sat there with his mouth hanging open. The final shocker? They announced over the PA system that her understudy would be taking over for Act 2. Never seen that happen mid-show before.
I have seen rumblings on the web that her voice has been having trouble for awhile...
So...anyone know what the deal is? Why is she still doing the show?? It it really just illness or is her voice thrashed beyond repair?
I once saw a dreadful touring production of "South Pacific" with Robert Goulet as the star. The Nellie Forbush couldn't continue after the first act, so they replaced her with another actress. No one said anything. I think they were all asleep.
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All this poverty angst has me vacillating about the cat situation. I'm too good at what I do, too talented and too valuable to be poor all the damned time.
God, I sound like Milady de Winter.
Better than having a malady of winter.
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So, I woke up this morning to discover that I had a short paper due today on a movie of my choice from a list of five or six. I had seen "Lean on Me" ages ago and never wanted to see it again. So I ran to the library to get "Freedom Writers" with Hilary Swenk. Then watched the movie, cranked out four pages and was the second one to turn in the paper. Guess the rest of the class failed to notice the deadline, too.
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I actually tried something interesting for front crawl. I put my left arm straight out and kept it straight. And then just kept doing the crawl with my right arm. It was very odd, but didn't hurt my left shoulder.
I didn't feel like I was getting enough exercise that way though.
Keep it up and you'll swim in a circle!
der Brucer
I was pleasantly surprised to find I could swim one armed without going in circles. :)
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Hi HHW people! I hope you will forgive me for popping in out of the proverbial blue like this, but I had a question and I thought "Who might know better than the theater-savvy crowd at HHW?" DH Jed and I went to see Next To Normal at the 5th Ave in Seattle last night. The show opened on Thursday, I believe. Alice Ripley was still in as Diana and she sounded HORRIBLE! I had never heard the OCR, so I had nothing to compare it to, and I was astounded at how off-key, raspy, and warbling she sounded. Jed, who knows the OCR pretty well, sat there with his mouth hanging open. The final shocker? They announced over the PA system that her understudy would be taking over for Act 2. Never seen that happen mid-show before.
I have seen rumblings on the web that her voice has been having trouble for awhile...
So...anyone know what the deal is? Why is she still doing the show?? It it really just illness or is her voice thrashed beyond repair?
I once saw a dreadful touring production of "South Pacific" with Robert Goulet as the star. The Nellie Forbush couldn't continue after the first act, so they replaced her with another actress. No one said anything. I think they were all asleep.
DR JohnG, was this in 2002 or so? If it was, I was rather surprised at how good the show was.
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How could they leave out a classic like Betty Garrett. I bet they said she is known for her work in television.
I think she died too recently.
I am curious, does the deceased celebrity have to be a member of the Academy to be mentioned? If we are talking about names left off, how about James MacArthur?
Right, he should have been mentioned.
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~~~~~DRYING OUT VIBES TO DR TD~~~~~
Oh, did he fall off the wagon?
Seriosly, td, I am very glad to know that the situation is under control.
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Finally flood-free! Still some soaking up to do basement-wise, but, I've turned on the fans and the dehumidifier is running.
When I woke up to take Miss Molly out the back door this morning, this is what we saw:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=285607&id=765549269&l=4301fd4541
What did that mess look like before the flooding?
STAY FLOOD FREE VIBES!!!
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DR TCB how is Nicky today?
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About to watch a motion picture on Blu and Ray.
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DR TCB how is Nicky today?
He seems a little better. Hopefully it is just a hairball.
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Since we are so close.
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PAGE SEVEN!
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Sadly gone, and sadly forgotten:
Corey Haim, Peter Graves and Betty Garrett Left Out of Oscars In Memoriam Montage (http://www.popeater.com/2011/02/28/corey-haim-peter-graves-betty-garrett-oscar-in-memoriam/)
der Brucer
Dear hubby also noted that they were left out
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Um, no.
I agree with John.
I also agree
Social Network was a decent movie but IMHO was not a great movie
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Good evening one and all!
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Hi HHW people! I hope you will forgive me for popping in out of the proverbial blue like this, but I had a question and I thought "Who might know better than the theater-savvy crowd at HHW?" DH Jed and I went to see Next To Normal at the 5th Ave in Seattle last night. The show opened on Thursday, I believe. Alice Ripley was still in as Diana and she sounded HORRIBLE! I had never heard the OCR, so I had nothing to compare it to, and I was astounded at how off-key, raspy, and warbling she sounded. Jed, who knows the OCR pretty well, sat there with his mouth hanging open. The final shocker? They announced over the PA system that her understudy would be taking over for Act 2. Never seen that happen mid-show before.
I have seen rumblings on the web that her voice has been having trouble for awhile...
So...anyone know what the deal is? Why is she still doing the show?? It it really just illness or is her voice thrashed beyond repair?
I once saw a dreadful touring production of "South Pacific" with Robert Goulet as the star. The Nellie Forbush couldn't continue after the first act, so they replaced her with another actress. No one said anything. I think they were all asleep.
DR JohnG, was this in 2002 or so? If it was, I was rather surprised at how good the show was.
It was sometime between 1986 and 1991, when I was living in upstate New York. I saw it at Proctor's in Schenectady.
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Um, no.
I agree with John.
I also agree
Social Network was a decent movie but IMHO was not a great movie
Sorry, I guess I don't agree. Why does the THE KING'S SPEECH victory have to be savored at another film's expense? Would you also say that you enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH win as Best Picture at the expense of TOY STTORY 3? THE SOCIAL NETWORK may not have been Jrand's cup of tea, but millions of people saw and enjoyed the film.
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DR TCB how is Nicky today?
He seems a little better. Hopefully it is just a hairball.
Vibes he continues to improve!!!
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Is it wrong that I enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH wins even more so because they were at the expense of THE SOCIAL NETWORK?
Um, no.
I agree with John.
I also agree
Social Network was a decent movie but IMHO was not a great movie
Sorry, I guess I don't agree. Why does the THE KING'S SPEECH victory have to be savored at another film's expense? Would you also say that you enjoyed THE KING'S SPEECH win as Best Picture at the expense of TOY STTORY 3? THE SOCIAL NETWORK may not have been Jrand's cup of tea, but millions of people saw and enjoyed the film.
I don't think he should feel bad about having a natural reaction to something he didn't want to win. With all the hype between the two I found his reaction understandable.
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PAYMENT VIBES FOR DR ELMORE!!
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Watching Jane Russell in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes." She's great, but how did she get top billing over Marilyn Monroe? Must have been a great contract.
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Finished with my viewing for the evening.
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Payment vibes indeed for Larry!
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Not real impressed with the new DWS cast
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Not real impressed with the new DWS cast
Neither am I. I saw Ralph Macchio in a tour of "How to Succeed ..." and he moved well, but who really cares about him now?
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So, I woke up this morning to discover that I had a short paper due today on a movie of my choice from a list of five or six. I had seen "Lean on Me" ages ago and never wanted to see it again. So I ran to the library to get "Freedom Writers" with Hilary Swenk. Then watched the movie, cranked out four pages and was the second one to turn in the paper. Guess the rest of the class failed to notice the deadline, too.
This would have been a perfect time to finally see ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, DR John. I would certainly be most curious to see what kind of paper would be written about it.
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I.
Can't.
Sleep.
Too.
Much.
Angst.
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So, I woke up this morning to discover that I had a short paper due today on a movie of my choice from a list of five or six. I had seen "Lean on Me" ages ago and never wanted to see it again. So I ran to the library to get "Freedom Writers" with Hilary Swenk. Then watched the movie, cranked out four pages and was the second one to turn in the paper. Guess the rest of the class failed to notice the deadline, too.
This would have been a perfect time to finally see ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE, DR John. I would certainly be most curious to see what kind of paper would be written about it.
Unfortunately, it had to be a movie about education, not an educational movie like ATTACK OF THE PUPPET PEOPLE.
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Night, all. And I hope you can get some sleep, Elmore. Bad books on tape sometimes help me.