Let Press Your Luck run as I made my grocery list, then went online to check my schedule. In good news, no early days next week. 10:30 is the earliest. And that's because...no Wednesday, either. I only work Saturday and Sunday. On one hand, that means plenty of time to clean the apartment, prepare for Easter and warmer weather, and figure out where I want to go next with the job hunt. It also means I'm going to have a really lousy paycheck.
Headed out to do my grocery shopping next. Started at Westmont Plaza to beat the high schoolers to Target before they got out. I had an online coupon for Skintimate shaving lotion. I thought I had one for Ivory soap, but it didn't come up that way. Kind protein bars were on sale, too.
Ducked next door to Sprouts just as the kids started coming up the hill. Fortunately, Sprouts has little that interests them. Grabbed bananas, soda, coconut milk, and granola bars from the regular shelves. It took me forever to find the bulk oatmeal. Turns out it's in barrels in the back of the bulk aisles. Shoveled out the old-fashioned version for a recipe, along with more of the European hot cereal and those yummy golden raisins.
Made my way past the Haddon Township Library and High School to the Westmont Acme next. Needed to restock yogurt, blood oranges, eggs, and soda that Sprouts doesn't have. Picked up bagels for lunch this weekend. Decided to try Dave's Killer Bread chocolate almond bars in lieu of granola bars (none of the one I like were on a good sale).
Took the long way home through Newton Lake Park and over the hill to the Haddon Township History and Environmental Center. It had been off-and-on sunny and relatively warm, in the mid-60's, but the sun was out when I was going through the park. It's really starting to look like spring there now. The leaves are barely sprouting on the trees, but the bushes and vines are lush and lime green. The fountains sparkle in the rippling lake. No wonder I dodged a lot of kids walking home from school and adults going for jogs and strolls.
Got organized while watching The Price Is Right. The contestants did really well in both shows, including a rare $11,000 wheel win on the first episode. The trouble hit during the Showcases in the second episode. One contestant went so badly over, I knew she had no chance...but the other just barely missed. As Bob pointed out, it was a shame, since all but one person won their games in the rest of the show.
Grabbed my baking ingredients to make one of my favorite recipes after Price ended. I got my favorite chocolate chip cookie recipe out of Prevention Magazine in 2010, the year my friend Linda Young gave me a subscription. It requires whole wheat flour, canola oil, egg whites, and oatmeal instead of butter and regular eggs. Not only are they more nutritional, but the oil and egg whites make them extra-chewy. I've very rarely had trouble with this recipe, and this time was no exception. The first batch came out a little dark, but the second was perfect, just sweet and nutty enough.
Watched Match Game Syndicated while making the cookies, and later during dinner. The first couple of episodes featured Ted Lange of The Love Boat, a sweet Susan Richardson with blonde hair done in a unique curly style, and Joyce Bulifant. Alas, the last two episodes of that week are currently missing, due to them still trying to sort out the red tape with Jimmie Walker. I didn't object too much when they moved straight into the week featuring Diana Sorvino, a friend of Charles Nelson Reilly who would be the only opera singer to appear on Match Game. She got to see Gene show off his body when a contestant make a joke about it...and then Betty White do her own idea of a stripping routine.
Went upstairs for Hollywood Stargirl after dinner. I'll go further into the sweet sequel to Stargirl at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog tomorrow.
Finished the night with the soundtrack for Licorice Pizza. I haven't seen the 2021 comedy yet, but I can say its soundtrack has an awesome cover, done as a earth-toned version of the artwork on pinball machines in the 60's and 70's. There's also some great music here. As you can guess, it's mostly 70's favorites like "Life on Mars?" by David Bowie, "My Ding-a-Ling" by Chuck Berry, and "Stumblin' In" by Chris Norman and Susi Quatro, though Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters' version of "Accentuate the Positive" does manage to sneak onto side A. We even have lesser-known 70's tunes like "Walk Away" by James Gang and "July Tree" by Nina Simone that I'm glad I got to hear. I almost didn't buy this at Abbie Road, but I'm glad I broke down and grabbed it. Worth checking out whether you've seen the movie or not if you're a fan of the music of the time period and don't already have a lot of these tunes elsewhere.
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