Hurried out the door for my mammogram appointment as soon as the cartoon ended. Not only was I late getting out, but Cutthbert and Haddon Avenue were messes...more than usual. Cuthbert where the Westmont Acme is was in the middle of being repaired, and I think they were doing some repairs on Haddon, too. Thankfully, I was only about a minute or two late when I arrived at South Jersey Radiology, just over the border of Haddonfield and Westmont.
The mammogram appointment is pretty simple. I got in. I signed some papers. I changed into a wrap. They squeezed my chest for 20 minutes. I got out. It hurt a little bit when I had to turn to the side, but just standing straight on wasn't a problem. At any rate, it took me less than a half-hour before I was on my way again.
Treated myself to brunch at the Haddon Diner, just two blocks down Haddon Avenue from South Jersey Radiology. They're a much smaller and older diner than some of the others around here, with really nifty wood and vinyl booths decorated with painted flags and star stencils. I was pretty hungry and couldn't decide what I wanted, so I went with the breakfast combo. I had two limp pieces of bacon, one delicious, fat sausage, decent but slightly bland scrambled eggs, and two fluffy pancakes with lots of butter. Tossed in a fruit salad so I could get some vitamins in there.
The reason I made the appointment for the mammogram today was I'd already planned on going grocery shopping anyway. Thankfully, they were done with laying the road on Cuthbert by the time I headed to the Westmont Acme. Mainly needed yogurt there. Found a new flavor of Kind Granola Bars on sale. Had online coupons for more of those yummy cookie sandwiches from the bakery; got carrot cake. Grabbed soda and sparkling water. Picked up Pure Silk shaving lotion on a decent sale. Got a gift card for a friend's birthday next week.
Sprouts was only slightly less busy than the Acme had been. Mainly wanted dried fruit here. Found "Pina colada pineapple chunks" on clearance. Got dried cranberries out of the bulk bins. Picked up snickerdoodles on clearance (though I had a hard time ringing them up), soda, sparkling water, and coconut milk.
At least the weather was decent for the running around. It's still sunny and a bit humid, but it was also much cooler. I don't think it got out of the mid-80's today.
Headed home after that. Watched the 2003 Strawberry Shortcake while I got organized. "Toto's Tale" takes Strawberry and Pupcake to their own version of Oz. Sour Grapes is the witch trying to steal her silver shoes back. Orange Blossom is the Cowardly Lioness, Ginger Snap is the Scarecrow, Peppermint Fizz is the Tin Woodsgirl, Huckleberry Pie is the Wizard, and Plum Pudding is Glinda.
Switched to Remember WENN next. Scott's Aunt Agatha (Jan Miner) causes chaos when she visits the station. Seems he told her he's "Scott Sherwood of the FBI," WENN is a field branch, and the others are agents. Betty and Scott jump through hoops to keep her from finding out the truth...until a seemingly real agent (Tom Tammi) turns up, and Scott and Betty begin to realize Aunt Agatha was ahead of them from the start.
Scott's fibbing really gets Betty into trouble - and him over his head - by the time of "The First Mrs. Bloom." He's been telling the sponsors of their bridal show that they marry real couples on the air...which becomes a problem when said sponsor (Julie Haggarty) turns up to oversee the show. She's also Mackie's former fiancee Penelope whom he left at the altar, and now she thinks he and Betty are getting married on the air. They seemingly go through with it so Scott won't get in trouble, but Penelope knows Mackie better than that.
Spent the rest of the afternoon watching something unique on Tubi. I found a series of low-budget, but spooky and charming retellings of various fairy tales set during periods in American history. "King Thrushbeard" became "Bristlelip," a sweet Regency romance. "The Frog King" had a princess who looked a bit like Samantha, and a king and Prince in Edwardian suits. "Jack and the Dentist's Daughter" was a hilarious retelling of "The Master Thief" with a mostly-black cast set in the South during the early 30's. "Rapunzel, Rapunzel" was a darker Edwardian romance, "Hansel and Gretel" an unsettling Depression-era tale. "The Goose Girl" was a Colonial fantasy with a merchant prince. "Soldier Jack," set in the post-World War II Midwest, had a soldier literally cheat death to gain a free house and win the President's daughter...then regret it when no one can die.
If you're as big of a fairy tale fan as I am, you'll want to look up these at Tub under The Brothers Grimm: American Folktales Part I and Part II.
Oh, and I got my schedule at this point. In good news, more hours. However, they're all early, and this time, I have a day on Friday. At least I'll be able to get my grocery shopping done then.
Worked on Hilary and the Beasts for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Hilary brings Betty her breakfast at her typewriter the next morning. Betty's typing because she didn't sleep well the night before. She dreamed of the man in the white tuxedo meeting her in the library. He brings her pink roses and first shows that he can read (or mouth the words of books, as he remains silent), then tries to point out the European news on Newspaper.
He finally ends up holding her, and they're about to kiss when the troll-like monsters appear. He fights them, but is overwhelmed and held to the ground. The largest monster tells him he's stupid and useless, and will be a tame animal to be petted and paraded on a leash by the end of the year. The creature hits Betty on the head, knocking her out and ending the dream. Hilary can't do much more than offer to bring her sister tea and toast. Betty continues to clack away, Hilary now worrying more than ever about her little sister and the strange Bear who captured her heart.
A few weeks later, she returns to Eagle's rooms. Maple's there, translating his wing gestures again. Hilary finds radio transcripts on records. She plays one, revealing the voice of Victor Comstock delivering a speech on the situation in Europe. Maple is mesmerized by his handsome, stentorian voice...but squawking Eagle is more frustrated than delighted. He ends up knocking the record off with one of his wing swoops. Maple catches it before it's more than scratched. In his fury, he knocks the papers off the desk with his wings, perches on his chair, and finally sobs into his wings. Hilary leaves Maple curled into the hurt and frustrated Eagle, his wings gently folded around her.
Moved to Match Game '76 during dinner. They mainly ran the hilarious week with Price Is Right model Anitra Ford in the ingenue seat and Greg Morris in the first seat. Richard spends the week flirting with attractive blonde contestant Darlene, who calls him "Dickie Doo," and despite her slightly nauseating flirting, ends up being the biggest winner the show had at that point.
Finished the night at YouTube and The Roku Channel with 80's anime versions of fairy tales. The Grimms Fairy Tales retelling of "Rapunzel" is an entirely straight retelling of the story...up to and including Rapunzel regarding the Prince as her husband, and him finding her with a child in the wilderness at the end.
Hello Kitty Furry Tale Theater has more fun with "Kitty and the Beast." Here, Hello Kitty is Beauty, and Catnip is her spoiled sister who comes along for the ride because fancy castle. It's Kitty who treats the Beast (Tuxedo Sam) kindly and ends up saving him from Witch Fangora's spell. "Little Red Bunny Hood" has My Melody as a Wild West Little Red Riding Hood, dodging mangy Wolf Grinder and helping cowboy hunter Chip rescue her Grandma from the outlaw Belle Catnip.
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