Bryanna picked me up at 10:30. We applied to twenty jobs between the two of us, including two for the Camden County Library again. I'm not sure about those. They're only part-time, and they don't have health insurance or pay much. I badly wish I could find a job that I would like that would give me full-time and health insurance! Bryanna suggested I take a part-time job and keep the Acme job until the health insurance on the other job kicked in.
I'm not sure about that. I already feel stuck. I'm going to be trapped at the Acme forever, doing the same old job I've been burnt out on for 20 years, just because of the health insurance. If it had to be two jobs, I'd rather have two jobs I want to do. And considering how terrible I am at getting to work, I don't know I could keep up with two jobs. Maybe I could find a second job at home.
I was thoroughly depressed when I got out of the Haddon Township Library. Walked up to the Westmont Plaza and stopped at the bagel shop for lunch. They were so busy, I took the last booth in the back that had a seat missing. At least the tomato, avocado, and mozzarella omelet and multi-grain bagel were tasty. They filled me up so much, I couldn't finish the hash browns that came with them.
Bought a quick water at Sprouts, then walked down Cuthbert and across the White Horse Pike to pick up the bus. It was only a minute or two late, and relatively full for quarter of 2. Thankfully, it only took about 15 minutes to get down the White Horse Pike to Somerdale. I got off across from Taco Bell and the big Walmart.
Since I had time before the movies, I took a brief look at Walmart. Not a single thing of interest there...or much of anything in there. The records are totally gone, and most of the TV sets that would interest me have those annoying anti-theft devices on them. Not to mention, I haven't watched most of the TV series sets I have yet. The 18-inch doll clothes are gone, too, though they still have a lot of doll accessories. I don't really need much in the way of food right now, either, and I figured the movie I was seeing wasn't long enough to need snacks. I walked out with nothing.
At least the day was beautiful for all the hiking. Sunny and in the lower 60's, with no wind whatsoever. As perfect of a late winter day as one could wish. It was a pleasure to head down the hill to the Cinemark theater.
Even with the walk, I was still ten minutes early for The Day the Earth Blew Up. I figured I might as well be early. I went to the bathroom, and the commercials didn't start until a good ten minutes after that. Of the commercials, I'm already hoping to see Snow White for review sometime next week. Elio looks really sweet, too, and worth checking out this summer. I'd be more excited about The Bad Guys 2 if I'd gotten around to seeing the original The Bad Guys. I'm not much for religion, so unless The King of Kings is a musical, I'll likely pass. The Legend of Ochi looks like an imitation E.T, which was never my favorite movie. It's also likely a pass.
Mixed feelings on The Day the Earth Blew Up. I'm not going to go heavily into the plot here due to spoilers, but, on one hand, I appreciate the well-done hand-drawn animation that feels like a color short of the early 40's and the emphasis on Daffy and Porky's relationship. Daffy has been my favorite Looney Tunes character since childhood, and the whole thing with him and Porky working together was rather sweet. I'm also glad to see Porky's girl Petunia Pig here; not only is she just as cute with Porky, but she's a scientist and probably tougher than both guys.
On the other hand, this one sometimes gets a little too loony for its own good. It's hard to figure out what audience it's intended for. I'm not sure how younger kids would handle the heavy violence level reminiscent of older Bob Clampett shorts. As much as I liked seeing Daffy and the pigs in the spotlight, I kind of wished other Tunes like Bugs or Marvin the Martian had shown up, or at least had cameos. For all the great animation, this still feels like something that should have been released on Max, regardless of Warners' lack of respect for animation right now.
I think your enjoyment of this one will depend on how big of a Looney Tunes fan you are. I've loved the Tunes since childhood and got a kick of out of it. If you're also a fan of Daffy, Porky, Petunia, or the wilder Clampett shorts, you'll want to see if you can find this at a local theater and check it out.
Did the reverse of my usual movie trip and called Uber for a ride home. I didn't feel like hiking up the hill and waiting around for the bus again. The Uber driver arrived in ten minutes, avoided traffic on the White Horse Pike, and got me home in 15.
Went into The Girls On the Beach when I got in and brought my laundry downstairs. I go further into this female-centric Spring Break Beach Party imitation at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Switched to Match Game Syndicated after the movie ended while I had dinner and put the laundry in the dryer. I arrived in time for the last episode of the week with Bart Braverman very happy to be sitting between Debralee Scott and a cowboy hat-clad Holly Halstrom on the bottom row. For some weird reason, Buzzr skipped way ahead after that, to the week featuring Don Galloway of Ironside, Fannie Flagg, and Bart and Holly returning.
Finished the night working on the review while listening to animation and family film soundtracks in honor of The Day the Earth Blew Up. Gay Purree may not have had the best story or animation, but it does have a really lovely score. Judy Garland's ballad "Little Drops of Rain" was a favorite of hers, while Robert Goulet gets the charming "Mewsette." Paul Frees and The Mellow Men have fun with "The Money Cat."
I could have sworn I read that Reader's Digest Huckleberry Finn from 1974 didn't get a soundtrack, due to Roberta Flack not liking the instrumentation for her big ballad "Freedom" that opens the film and album. I'm so glad I was wrong. "Freedom" is lovely and stirring regardless of the instruments used. Harvey Korman and David Wayne also have a blast with their comic numbers "Royalty" and "The Royal Nonesuch."
The Carl Stalling Project: Music From the Warner Bros. Cartoons 1936 - 1958 gives the man behind the scores for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies his due and shows off some of his best work. Only five cartoon scores are heard in full, but they include his wild and energetic music for the original Porky In Wackyland and its remake Dough for the Do-Do, along with Putty Tat Trouble, the Wil E Coyote-Road Runner short There They Go-Go, and his last short To Itch His Own. We also get medleys of other scores from various time periods - the Depression and early 40's, the war years, the early 50's. It gives you a new appreciate of how good his scores were and how much energy they added to the Toons.
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