Went for a walk after the cartoon ended. It looked like it rained earlier in the morning. Part of the street remained damp, and there were a few puddles. The rain was long gone by 11:30, though. It was the same as it had been all week, partly sunny, windy, and a little humid. I just wanted to hit Dollar General to buy candy for the Mystery Bags. The "Child's Play" assortment with Tootsie Rolls, Dots, and Tootsie Pops worked out well last year. Found a smaller bag of Kool Aid Popping Candy that looked unique. Figured the kids would get a kick out of those.
Went straight home and into writing. A squadron of bees swoops down and attacks Joyce! Richard gets in front of them, letting the bees break their stingers on his body. Joyce thinks he's wonderfully brave, but Richard considers it his duty. Charles is just grateful none of the bees got stuck in his straw.
Listened to the soundtrack from That's Dancing while I worked. I mainly bought this for two songs that can't be found anywhere else, the jaunty title tune and the very 80's dance pop "Invitation to Dance." While the other songs have likely been released elsewhere, it's still nice to hear the title number from 42nd Street and Fred and Ginger singing "Pick Yourself Up" from Swing Time.
Broke for lunch at quarter after 2. Watched the 2003 Strawberry Shortcake while I ate. In "Ginger Snap's No-Light Night of Fright," Ginger Snap is afraid to tell her friends she's afraid of the dark while they're on a camping trip. When she loses all her flashlights and the fire goes out, Ginger Snap wanders off to find them...only to learn that the noises in the night she was afraid of aren't so scary after all.
Headed off to work even before the cartoon ended. Work was...pretty much the same as yesterday, just later in the day. We were slightly busier during rush hour, and I did have to get the overflowing outside trash later. Otherwise, I swept and pushed carts the entire night. The night bagger and I did so well with the carts during the last hour, I had a little time to return unwanted items.
Treated myself to a slice of carrot cake to get money for the farm market tomorrow. Also finally found the new Y3000 Coke Zero flavor. I've been looking for it all over, but I've only seen the regular until tonight. It's...not very good. Coke says it's supposed to be "artificially fruity," which seems to mean "fruity cough syrup." If I want cough syrup, I'll take cough syrup.
Oh, and I got my schedule. In good news, three days off and two early days means I'll have tons of time to get my costume together, fill the Mystery Bags, and explore Woodbury. However, I have slightly fewer hours and a long seven-hour day on Sunday. Not to mention, an early day on Saturday means no farm market next week.
Watched Match Game '79 while eating dinner and my cake when I got home. This episode kicks off with Barbara Rhodes discussing the show she was supposed to be appearing in, Mr. Dooley. The title was changed to Mr. Dugan shortly after this. It was a sitcom about a black congressman that so offended real ones, it never made it to the air. Meanwhile, Charles complains about Gene paying attention to Barbara and not the upper tier. Gene is so amused by his histrionics on the Audience Match, he gives him his question holder podium as an "award."
Stuck to Buzzr for Trivia Trap on the last day of their "Bob-tober" marathon. I wish this show had gone over better. The trivia is interesting, and it's fun to watch the older and younger people play each other. The "Juniors" got nowhere near the "Seniors" in the first episode. They beat them by a wide margin, though they had less luck in the bonus round. In the second episode, things were reversed. The Juniors were the big winners...and they did better in the bonus round, too.
(Incidentally, Buzzr's ads indicate that their next marathon will be running Halloween weekend. I saw episodes of Sale of the Century, To Tell the Truth, I've Got a Secret, and Family Feud, among others. I really enjoyed last year's Buzzr Halloween horror marathon and hope this year's will be just as much fun.)
Finished the night back at Kanopy for another short lesser-known B horror film. The Vampire Bat has a lot in common with The Devil Bat, including creatures that kill by drawing blood and a supposedly-kind doctor who may know more than he's telling. In this case, it's a German village that's being terrorized by bats that drain blood from their victims. Police inspector Karl Brettschinder (Melvyn Douglas) doesn't believe these bats are vampires. Slow-witted Herman Glieb (Dwight Frye) likes bats and doesn't think they should be blamed. Dr. Otto Von Niemann (Lionel Atwill) may seem like he's merely checking who's alive and who isn't...but he's a lot more than he seems. Karl will have to keep his wits about him if he wants to save his sweetheart Ruth (Fay Wray) from this mad physician!
Fay Wray sure got caught up in a lot of strange flicks. Between this and King Kong earlier in 1933, it was her year for horror. Wish she had more to do here. The movie mainly belongs to Atwill as the doctor who knows more than he's telling and Douglas as the suave police detective. The use of sets from The Old Dark House and Frankenstein, along with torches colored lurid red-gold during the otherwise black and white scene when they're chasing Glieb, add to the spooky atmosphere. Worth checking out if you're a fan of the Universal monster movies from this era or older horror tropes.
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