Checked my e-mail next and e-mailed Bryanna. She sent me the e-mail of my case worker at the DVR Josh Phillips, but couldn't find his phone number. I e-mailed him and will call her back tomorrow or next week to see if she can get through to him. I really want to talk about buying a condo as soon as possible.
After I did a few things online, I watched Song O' My Heart on YouTube. I go further into the only major vehicle for beloved Irish tenor John McCormack at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Ate a quick lunch, then did some writing. C.J, Sir Scott Sherwood's squire, meets them mournfully at the gates. Hilary demands to know what's going on. Scott and King Jeffery are dead, C.J tells them. Killed by Pruitt himself. Victor opened the gates and let Pruitt and his snake men in without a struggle and is now right-hand man to Pruitt himself. Hilary demands to see Pruitt and find out what happened. Good, C.J tells her, Pruitt wanted the ladies brought to him the moment they returned anyway.
Listened to fantasy-oriented soundtracks from the 80's while I worked and as I had lunch. Labyrinth is one of two major fantasy films Jim Henson made during the mid-80's that went on to become cult favorites. David Bowie is the Goblin King and gets the lion's share of the songs, notably the gorgeous ballad "As the World Falls Down" and "Magic Dance." There's also a couple of excellent instrumental numbers - my favorites are "Into the Labyrinth" and "Home at Last."
The Princess Bride is a bit more folksy, as per its comic opera-esque fairy tale story. The ballad "Storybook Love" is the only vocal number, but some of the background score is worth hearing as well. Check out "The Friends' Song," "The Swordfight," and "Revenge."
Considering it was pouring when I called Uber and had been all day, I'm surprised I had no trouble getting drivers. The one going to work arrived in 4 minutes! I ended up being a little early. The one going home only took 10 minutes, despite it being raining and snowing by then.
I think you can guess from the weather that there was no going outside today for anyone. It was cold, wet, and dreary for the entire afternoon. The 9 kids at my table were able to clean up quickly and were only a little rowdy in the bathrooms. Things are a lot crazier in the library. On one hand, at least they finally got the hint about not tearing the paper set out for them to scribble and use animal stencils. In fact, as the head teacher pointed out, they made some rather nice abstract art. Three of the boys kept throwing the rubber food around, even as the other kids were dancing to "Pink Pony Club," "I'm Still Standing," and music from Bluey, Tangled, Frozen, and KPop Demon Hunters. The remaining six kids were still pretty wild with the older kids in the cafeteria when I left.
Took out the trash and recycling and took a shower, then went upstairs with a quick dinner for Match Game Syndicated. Brett found herself caught between her two favorite drinking buddies Charles and David "Bosley" Doyle for the first week of 1981. Paul Williams had more fun with Joyce Bullifant and Edie McClurg (the latter in her debut on the show) on the lower tier.
Went back to Tubi for Storybook International after Match Game. The Hungarian folk tale "Five Loaves" is more of a math problem than a fairy tale. Two neighbors share their five bread loaves with an old man who was going hungry. The man gives them five coins, which one neighbor thinks he deserves more of than he gets. A judge in the near-by town explains why he actually deserves less than he thinks.
Finished the night with Sinatra while working on the review for Song O' My Heart. Come Fly With Me is probably one of his most iconic albums, with its jaunty title number and songs about far away places like "Isle of Capri," "Moonlight In Vermont," and "April In Paris." Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely gets into darker territory, with deep bluesy ballads like "What's New?," "Blues In the Night," "Spring Is Here," and "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)."
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