Haines His Way

OH, I hope they cast either Tom Wopat or Brian D'arcy James. If they do I will surely go to see it!

Then, MBarnum, are you coming up to Seattle to see SHREK, THE MUSICAL?

My one year supply of Duke's mayonanaise was delivered today.

I haven't opened it yet.

Does anyone want me to reproduce the recipe off the back of the container for Chocolate Peanut Oatmeal Jumbles?

No, but could you bake some and send me a care package?

Thank you, DR Elmore3003!  That has helped immensely.  The swelling has gone down near my left eye and I no longer look or feel hideous!  (All such things being subjective, of course).

^{(David....Jose....have either of you been bitch-slapped from here to hell and back?  Don't GO there!)}

Good news.  Something got my right eyelid three days ago and it is just now looking almost normal.

Oh, and this has been posted here before, but here's where to find some of those regional foodstuffs that you can't find elsewhere.

I love that Hard To Find Grocer.  I could go broke in that place.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO DR LAURA II, whom I remember well & the reason our first Laura is now Dear Reader Laura.

Not anytime soon.  This is the world premiere pre-Broadway run.  As soon as it's done here, it's heading to NYC!  And I'm seeing it the VERY FIRST NIGHT!!

I wonder what will be cut after that first performance??

Oh, probably about six songs and an hour's worth of jokes that didn't land.

DS Rob and his girlfriend did some errands for me here in town and then took my car, loaded with furniture they brought back from Michigan, to Cincinnati.  After they got everything unloaded, they came back here for the wonderful spaghetti dinner that Richard cooked for us.  While Richard and Rob cleaned and installed our whole-house fan, Mary Linda and I watched the first half of Funny Girl.  They wanted to get back to UC tonight, so we'll have to see the second half, including the Swan Lake parody, another time.

For the past several days, the weather has been cool enough here to have the windows open and that fan makes it very pleasant throughout the house.  It could stay like this all summer, as far as I'm concerned.

I watched all of the bonus features on THE FURIES. Actually, there was not all that much. An ancient interview with Walter Huston (Herbert Hoover was still President), an interview with Anthony Mann's daughter, and an interview with Mann done on the set of A DANDY IN ASPIC which he never finished (completed by Laurence Harvey). Some stills and the trailer.

And, of course, the audio commentary which was very learned but dry and a bit of a struggle to listen to since the speaker's voice was rather halting.

Next, I have a hankering to return to Hogwarts, so I put in the Blu-ray of HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. Wonderfully entertaining revisiting the movie. Spotless picture and uncompressed 5.1 sound that rocked the house on many occasions.

Back from dinner at Bart and Marian's here in the building.  They are great cooks!!!!  I didn't even notice the cooked carrots in the bolognese (sp?) sauce

I have a crystal ball.

*Oh, and the "Top Chef" reunion show was pretty good tonight.

*And "SYTYCD" - I felt it was an off night for the choreographers, and, subsequently the dancers.  Tomorrow night will be interesting.

SYTYCD?  Is that tired old show still on?

Time for bed.