Not that anyone noticed. It was dead when I came in, and would remain quiet for the rest of my shift. It picked up slightly around noon, then started dropping off again. I did have to put some cold items away, but I mainly swept the store, pushed the carts, and enjoyed the lovely weather. It's a bit warmer and more humid, though nothing close to the degree it has been the past few weeks. At least I was able to quickly drop off that prescription at the Acme pharmacy with no lines.
Went straight home after that. Watched the third new episode of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood while I changed and had a snack. "Daniel Doesn't Want to Miss Out" when he's going to school and his parents and Margaret are playing I Spy. His mother reminds him that they'll be able to play again when he's done. Prince Wednesday is thrilled when his cousin Chrissy visits in "Cousins at the Castle." He's so happy to see her, he doesn't want to change out of his pajamas. Queen Sarah still insists on him changing. Chrissie and Wednesday are both impatient when they want to help Prince Tuesday with his comic, but have to pick up their toys first.
Finally heard from Abilities Solutions shortly after the cartoon ended. They switched me to another counselor, Dawn. She called me back after I texted her at work. I'll do it like I did with Karen - get my schedule on Friday, then see when she's available.
Worked on the inventory for the next few hours. Added The Princess and the Frog, Radioland Murders, The Best of Schoolhouse Rock, Singin' In the Rain, Sleepless In Seattle, the Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and the film versions of Newsies and The Sound of Music. Most of these go so far back, I don't remember where they came from anymore. I know I picked up Princess and the Frog when it came out. Newsies came from the Moorestown Barnes and Noble. and Lauren sent me Radioland Murders years ago.
Broke for dinner and Match Game Syndicated at 6 PM. I watched the start of the week with David Doyle, Bill Daily, and Randi Oakes from Chips. When Brett said kissing Randi would only take a minute, Gene decided to prove that theory and have everyone count. The others help with "All You Need Is __."
Finished the night with the supremely weird 1967 version of Casino Royale. James Bond (David Niven) is retiring, but the heads of every spy network in the world want him to get back on the job and deal with evil spy organization SMERSH, who has been taking out their own agents. After his estate is destroyed with M (John Huston) in it, he returns to M's own mansion, only to find it taken over by SMERSH agent Mimi (Deborah Kerr). He finally manages to convince Mimi to join him, then recruits his daughter Mata (Joanna Pettet) and various agents under the name "James Bond" to find La Chiffre (Orson Welles) and learn who is in charge of SMERSH and what they have in mind.
This is the strangest spy caper I've ever seen, and considering what some of the spy movies that came out in the late 60's were like, that's saying a lot. A great cast of "Bonds," including Peter Sellars, William Holden, and former Bond girl Ursula Andress, try to make sense of an overlong and non-existant script and gags that are campy bordering on just plain dumb. Woody Allen is in this movie as a villain, for heaven's sake.
That said, Sellars and Andress do come off pretty decently as the card player in over his head and the retired agent who hopes this will be her last go-around. The movie also has a good score, bolstered by the Oscar-nominated Burt Bacharach ballad "The Look of Love," gorgeous Technicolor that pops of the screen, and some of the craziest costumes this side of a Vegas revue. If you're a fan of Niven, Sellars, or Andress, it's worth checking out once if you can deal with the camp and have time on your hands.
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