The little jitneys weren't there when we arrived, so we walked to the gym where the job fair was held. And we got lost looking for it. Long sidewalks wound around tan stone buildings, the vast majority of them built within the last five to ten years...and all those buildings looked the same. We cut through the Student Center, passing its Gallery and landscapes, before going outside, down a ramp, and finally over to the gym.
It might have been even busier in that gym than it was in March. Almost every table was occupied by a business, and there were hopeful job-seekers two-deep at some booths. Alas, there was absolutely nothing of interest. I didn't see Comcast or a single newspaper group this time. Goodwill, Walgreens, and the Gloucester County Library were the only businesses that came close to interesting me. I did see Amazon, an online casino, glass makers, a window installation company, a steel mill, a sign-making company, a food distribution company, the Army and Navy, Pepsi and Coke bottling facilities, Rowan advertising itself, and many local government agencies...but the majority of the businesses were either health companies or assisted living facilities.
Truth be told, it was a washout, for me and Jasmine. We're not into industry, warehouses, pharmacies, or health care. We weren't even there for an hour before we headed back around those winding paths to the full parking lot. I was home by 11 AM.
Soon as I got home, I organized everything, then put on The New Scooby Doo Mysteries as I ate lunch. While "A Halloween Hassle at Dracula's Castle" does bring back Fred and Velma, the rest of this episode is bizarre even by the standards of Scooby's shows. Dracula, his lady, and many of the great monsters of filmdom lure Mystery Inc to Dracula's castle to find out why the ghost of Van Helsing has been plaguing them.
Switched to Match Game '77 next. Arte Johnson of Laugh-In and long tall beauty Barbara Rhodes get to admire a really neat sign a fan made Brett Somers in the first episode. The second episode introduced Earl, the little fellow who pulls the tabs on the Audience Match to reveal the answers.
Spent the rest of the afternoon writing. Richard admits his ax finally split him in two. The munchkin scientist was able to fit him with all the latest cybernetics, but not a real heart. He misses his sons and wants to return to them - and love them again.
Broke to head off to work. Spent most of the afternoon pushing carts and sweeping the store. I wouldn't have wanted to be anywhere else. The weather was perfect for October, breezy, sunny, and warm but not too hot or cold, probably in the upper 60's. I did do the trash in the women's bathroom and tried to unclog a toilet, but other than that, I was mainly outside.
(Oh, and I have a somewhat better schedule next week. In good news, I'm bagging, I have Monday and Tuesday off, and my hours have gone up a bit. However, working 12 to 6 on Sunday means I'll miss a good chunk of the Eagles game, and I'll likely end up working at least five to seven days straight after Tuesday.)
Went straight into leftovers for dinner and Match Game '79 when I got home. I walked right into a stalemate. Neither contestant was especially good. The champ only won because Charles matched her once, and her challenger never matched at all. (Not the first or last time that'll happen.) She did better with Gary Burghoff and "Bless Your __" in the Head-to-Head.
Finished the night on Flex with The Ghost Breakers. Mary Carter (Paulette Goddard) takes a slow boat to Cuba when she inherits a mansion and a plantation. She discovers a stowaway in her luggage when radio journalist Larry Lawrence (Bob Hope) admits he was hiding from the mob. He thinks he killed a gangster, but it was really someone else. He and his friend and valet Alex (Willie Best) end up helping Mary when they arrive at the island with the mansion and learn that it's run by an older woman (Virginia Brissac) and her shambling son (Noble Johnson), who are believed to be zombies. Someone - or something - wants them off the island, before they discover the treasure hidden within the castle.
Based after a hit play and two (now lost) silent horror comedies, this is one of Bob Hope's most popular films. On one hand, it's nice to see Hope not playing a coward for a change, and the spooky atmosphere once they get to Cuba is handled very well. The gangster subplot does get confusing about who is killing whom, and Best's silly valet role hasn't dated well at all. Still, this is worth seeing if you love Hope or are a fan of old-dark-house horror.
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