Began the morning with early work. It wasn't bad when I arrived, but it did pick up later as we got closer to the Eagles game. I was mostly outside, rounding up carts that kept vanishing. At least it was a decent day for it. While it was hotter and a bit more humid, that nice breeze kept it from feeling too warm. I also gathered the outside trash and recycling, swept the store, and ended up in the register twice when it got too busy.
Changed into shorts, then headed to Dad and Jodie's for the game. It was pretty quiet for them when I came in. My cousin Mark and his girlfriend Joya were the only ones there. Rose's kids were sick and they couldn't come. Jessa arrived shortly before our pepperoni and half-mushroom, half-cheese pizzas did with her new puppy Midnight. He's a cute little black mop, a fluffy black shih tzu-terrier mix with big button eyes. Jessa let him roam around the living room and kitchen and dangled a poofy cat toy for him to play with. He apparently likes toes; kept sniffing at Jodie's open sandals and Dad's flip-flops. He started nosing Finley's dancing toys. Jodie switched them on and let them go, scaring off the little fellow in a hurry!
Wish the game had gone as well. The Eagles were up 10 to 7 over the Lions when I arrived. Everything went downhill from there. The Lions scored a touchdown, and although it was ultimately close, the Eagles lost two wide receivers and dropped the ball at every opportunity. They lost 27-24.
Other teams did better. Mark's other favorite team, the Green Bay Packers, out-ran the Broncos in their vintage yellow and green uniforms 27-16. Dad's other favorite, the Miami Dolphins, didn't have nearly as much luck with the Cowgirls, who flattened them 31 to 6.
Worked on writing when I got home. The group finds themselves on the set for the original Family Feud that was hosted by Richard Dawson...but it's populated by grotesque puppets in clown-like makeup who are strung up to the ceiling by wires. Richard too is wearing grotesque makeup over his badly bruised face; he's hanging by the ceiling like a marionette, being shoved towards a seemingly pretty girl doll. Charles can see that the "doll" is a demon and tries to climb the blue and orange wall with the monitor to get to Richard. He keeps sliding down, but Brett knows another way to save the beleaguered host...
Listened to A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder while having Peach-Brown Sugar Pancakes for a late dinner. The Tony-winning Best Musical of 2014 is a musical spoof of Victorian thrillers. Monty Novarro (Bryce Pinkham) has just discovered he's 9th in line for the Earl of D'Ysquith, but the family had disowned his mother and will have nothing to do with him. On top of that, his beloved Sibilla (Lisa O'Hare) has rejected him due to his poverty. After he accidentally kills off the Reverend D'Ysquith (Jefferson Mays), he gets the idea to one by one kill off the rest of the D'Ysquiths and ascend the earldom. He starts to reconsider when he falls for the lovely Phoebe D'Ysquith (Lauren Worsham) and admires the old Earl Adalbert (Mays). It doesn't help that he's still seeing Sibella, even as his relationship with Phoebe deepens...and then when the lord does do that, he's thrown in jail for the one crime he didn't commit.
If you love mysteries or the similar movie Kind Hearts and Coronets, you'll get a kick out of this one. Mays manages to make every D'Ysquith distinctive, from Lady D'Ysquith the world traveler to the good-natured Lord Adalbert himself. Pinkham has a great time with the two ladies as they (successfully) manages to hide his relationship with both of them. If you love mysteries, satire, or Coronets, you'll want to give this farcical thriller a listen.
Finished the night with a much-needed bath. It felt great after spending most of the morning pushing carts around. I almost fell asleep right there! My feet were so sore. The soaking was wonderful.
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