Rushed out shortly after that. I had fewer problems getting to work than home. The Uber driver picked me up in 4 minutes going to the Acme. I was going home at 4 PM, the height of rush hour. It took 9 minutes for a drive to arrive, and there was traffic on the White Horse Pike, too. I got to the Acme with enough time to buy something for Jessa and finish my Christmas shopping.
Work was far less of a problem. I did run into trouble early-on when I misunderstood the head bagger and thought she said she'd already swept the store when she didn't. I had to rush around and sweep in a hurry. Spent the rest of the day helping the floral manager water plants, sort and organize unfilled occasion balloons, and dust shelves filled with vases and stuffed animals. I even took a course to learn how to make corsages and boutonnieres for winter formals.
At least the weather was lovely. Cold and windy, yes, but not really that out of line for mid-December. It was also sunny, and not that bad when you could get out of the wind.
When I got home, I changed and sat down to watch Say One for Me. I go further into this 1959 musical with Bing Crosby as a priest in a New York Theater District church and Debbie Reynolds and Robert Wagner as the chorus girl and ambitious singer who are among those he helps, at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Worked on writing for a while after the movie. Florrie and Stephen explain the curse to Cora as Florrie settles Stephen down in her bed to rest. Angry that his cousin wouldn't take his suggestions or let him rule the kingdom with an iron fist like he wanted, Harron used his hypnotic magic to convince Stephen's people that Stephen was the impostor. He manipulated Stephen's own army into throwing their real ruler into the dungeon and beating him. Harron scarred Stephan's face and hacked off his hair to keep him from being recognized. When Stephen threatened to break loose, his cousin sealed his mind in a hideous, hunched-over body and took his voice so he couldn't give away his true identity.
Broke for dinner at 6:30. Watched Match Game PM while I ate dinner. The Dick Smothers/Minnie Pearl episode brought in a handsome cowboy who called himself Buck Rogers. After a round of cowboy jokes, the others come up with some rather amusing answers to what the baseball player brought along on his honeymoon. Richard Dawson does better with "Veal __" in the Head-to-Head.
Returned to Match Game Syndicated after a shower. Charles Nelson Reilly celebrated his birthday just as I came back upstairs. Gene brought him a little brown and yellow cake, and everyone sang "Happy Anniversary" ("Happy Birthday" being copyrighted at the time).
Lauren sent me my first Christmas presents from her tonight via Amazon. We're both big fans of Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley. She sent me the fifth season of the former and the sixth of the latter. I have a hard time finding the ladies in particular around here, so these were welcome.
Moved to The Roku Channel for Hart to Hart, which also featured Robert Wagner. "Tis the Season to Be Murdered" when a Johnathan finds a private detective dead after the man claimed there were industrial spies in his toy company. Johnathan and Jennifer try to root out the spies themselves at first. When the spies catch on, they send Max in to help them find out who's after the plans for a toy robot that could become a big seller.
Finished the night at YouTube with Sailor Moon S: The Movie. The Guardians are enjoying their winter break when they're attacked by women made of snow who freeze everything in their path. Turns out they're the minions of Princess Kaguya, who wants to freeze the Earth and make it into an ornament for her collection. Meanwhile, Usagi's cat Luna falls for a handsome scientist who was the first to discover Kaguya's crystals...but not only are the crystals taking energy from him and making him sick, but to Luna's dismay, he's already in love with a female astronaut. While the Guardians stop the evil Princess from destroying life on Earth, Luna tries to figure out her feelings and help her crush get well.
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