Called Uber after the cartoon ended. Not only was it too hot for riding, but I didn't have the time. I'd barely have the time to have lunch before the summer program. No trouble here. It took 8 minutes for the morning driver to arrive; I got to work just in time. It took 4 minutes for the afternoon driver to come. No traffic or trouble coming or going.
No trouble at work, either. It's the end of a month without a lot going on besides the 4th of July. I did have to mop up a leaking meat cooler, but other than that, I was sweeping and pushing carts. No wonder we weren't busy. It was hot, sunny, and beastly humid. I saw heavy traffic going south. Most people were likely heading to the Shore or hiding in their pools or air conditioning.
Oh, and I got my schedule. Still more hours than usual. I work on Monday this time, and Saturday is 9 to 4. The head manager took a lot of time off this week. That'll help with my paycheck, but it'll also mean not a lot of time between my two jobs for a few days.
When I got home, I changed quickly and ate lunch while watching What's New, Scooby Doo? "Simple Plan and the Invisible Man" is probably the most prominent of the episodes revolving around real-life celebrities of the early 2000's. In this case, Mystery Inc run across popular rock band of the time Simple Plan en route to their concert in Montreal. Their van has been run off the road by an invisible trickster who keeps sabotaging their rides...and then it does the same to the Mystery Machine when they give them a ride. The gang has to learn who did it when it seems like everyone around them...including annoying Gibby Norton, leftover from "The Fast and the Wormious"...has a motive.
Headed back out on my bike this time. The Oaklyn School isn't even a five-minute ride from me. I'll deal with the heat for less than five minutes. I got there just as the kids were sitting in a circle in the cafeteria, playing a game. Once again, I joined them for a snack, then helped clean the tables while they went back into the circle to calm down. I also found out why we were playing games indoors from the young ladies who joined me at the drawing table. Not only was it too hot to play outside, but Canadian geese had left too many droppings on the playground to be able to use it. I drew Eugenia and Foley and all of the princesses and their suitors from the "Four Dancing Princesses" I have planned, then joined some of the noisier boys to build secret bases and boats from Legos.
Oaklyn's Final Friday block party on West Clinton was in full swing by the time summer camp ended for the day. They didn't seem quite as boisterous as usual. There were fewer food trucks, making me wonder if some trucks and booths had been scared off by the hot weather. I was still able to walk around for a little while and buy two pretzels from the pretzel shop's booth.
Went straight into Remember WENN when I got home. Hilary is having enough trouble dealing with Scott changing her soaps to focus on politics and constantly missing Jeff calling from London when Gertie says there's a woman in the Green Room who wants to meet her. To the horror of "Mr. and Mrs. Singer," it's Jeff's new wife Pavla Nemcova (Karen Travis), who gloats that she has married Jeff in Europe. The others reveal that she cares more about her career and staying in the US than Jeff...but Hilary's still deeply hurt.
Hilary's still feeling that hurt in "Nothing Up My Sleeve." This show was out during the tail-end of Seinfeld's phenomenal run and was probably one of the most-advertised of the entire series. Mentalist Allan Ballinger (Jason Alexander) charms Hilary with his tricks and confessions. Maple, however, remembers him from her burlesque days and worries that he may be tricking Hilary into admitting her deepest secret. Hilary's ready to take him down, but it turns out he's come to respect her too much to hurt her.
Worked on Hilary and the Beasts while the show was on. Hilary finds Betty and Bear (Scott) catching fish in a pond during a hot, sultry August afternoon. They're taking a break from reading lessons as Betty admits Bear has made significant progress. He can now read "Snow White and Rose Red" and most of "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," though that "darkness" in his head continues to pain him badly when he does so. She thinks he'll be able to move on to actually writing stories. When he points out that he can't write or hold a pencil with bear paws, she says he can dictate it to her or may be able to use her typewriter. They're enjoying each other's company, to the point where they knock each other into the pond and end up on top of each other at one point.
Put on The Muppet Show next in honor of British jazz chanteuse Cleo Laine, who passed away today. Though Laine mostly sang with the Electric Mayhem (and introduced them by name), Fozzie was the real heart of this episode. He keeps trying to insert himself into every sketch to impress his mother in the audience, including taking Piggy's role in "Pigs In Space."
Moved to Match Game '76 during dinner. Soap ingenue Bennye Gatteys joined in for the first and only time this week, along with Bill Daily and Fannie Flagg. The real news, however, was Gene announcing Richard had gotten a gig in the fall, hosting a brand-new game show called Family Feud...
Finished the night at Paramount Plus with I Love Lucy. I'm not the only one finding her muse right now. "Lucy Writes a Play" for her woman's group and hopes Ricky will star. He's not interested, so Lucy moves the story of a Cuban tobacco-picker in love with a senorita to merry old England when she and Ethel talk Fred into it. Ricky suddenly changes his mind when he learns producers are in the audience, but no one told him about the change in settings.
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