The Bad, The Good, and The Odd

I killed so many spiders yesterday, I had a nightmare this morning... spider as big as a crab, and so many eggs waiting to hatch... eeeu. That woke me up actually; and what did I see? At least four or five spiders in different places around the room. Thankfully, most of what I've run into are the small, pretty non-scary kind. I was wide awake, so I read a couple chapters of the Robin Hood book I found at the book store the other day (a new printing of Roger Lancelyn Green's version, 1956). And that banished my fears and let me go back to sleep.

Went to church this morning, and it was very good; topic, spiritual growth, from the first verses of Titus. Apparently we will be going through the book in the coming weeks, and that encourages me. It's been a while since I've listened to expository preaching.

Scratched the cat, Custer, when I got home. Had my new usual of scrambled eggs and oatmeal, except this time I included last night's Panera Bread apple in the oatmeal. Speaking of last night, I really loved the little time I had with Linda and James... lovely little chat. And Ms. Ann (my landlady) plays classic 104.9 in the background here... I love it! She said they've pitched it as "the hits of the last 400 years"... lol! They've just played Berleoz, "Hey Jude" (by the Royal Philharmonic), "Sabre Dance"... (which I recognized from it being played a thousand times in the movie "One, Two, Three" that I just watched the day before), a really pretty piece by John Williams for Harry Potter, and now the overture to Handle's Messiah. What a lineup!

Jw

PS... here's a couple random pics... I had to loop the chain for the ceiling fan so it wouldn't knock me on the forehead, and it reminded me of the film "Stalag 17" with the loop in hanging lightbulb.




And... this ad is self-explanatory:

And... it's all the years of pennies I've picked up here in SD (that's the carpet in my barracks room), missing 1993 and 1971, 61, 65-68:









PS... I worked at the library for 2+ hours, putting away all the movies and audio books. Then I gave in to the desire for a Chipotle burrito and then checked out the Goodwill store across the street and found a nice pair of khaki pants for 4$ before going to my new small group Bible study.

In My Own Backyard!

Gee, how thoughtful of them to recreate last year's mystery festival here in Washington! What is incredible is that I'm *here* that weekend! :) Yiippppppeeeeee!

Jp

Except I suppose that spells curtains for Owensboro this year... Did I mention Seattle has a great airport... and free rooms available at my house... LOL! :)

Should Have Been Expecting That

Last night, the actor's group that Meggan goes to had a presentation on radio theater acting. I didn't know if I wanted to go or not, but I ended up doing it with her just to experience it. It was put on by one of the group's members who happens to be a radio drama enthusiast. He had been around for a couple of those golden days... he described one experience where he was able to see his uncle's radio station in South Dakota where the announcer would take a play-by-play of a baseball game and fill in the lines with color, making it feel like he was describing it firsthand. Another time that same uncle had the cast from Tom Mix Ralston over for dinner once, and our speaker got the pleasure of meeting his heroes.

With him last night, he had a 1940's black telephone and a squeaking contraption that were actually used back in the 40's on CBS. They're the property of his association, the Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound, or REPS. He then played for us snippets of old and new radio shows. For the very first time, I heard Matt Dillon and Our Miss Brooks... and Mr. Boynton. (Let's just say I didn't see this coming :) Some of the younger people were shocked to learn that these shows started on the radio... while I agreed with the speaker about the casting differences of Mr. B. from radio to TV... although I had never heard or seen the program before! LOL! A friend sitting next to me said, "Oh, does radio interest you?" (smothered laughter)

We then did a little script reading, everyone taking a turn at characters from the pilot episode of "Father Knows Best" from 1948. There was then a little talk about getting into voice acting, which is not exactly my cup of tea, but was interesting, nonetheless. Some resources were mentioned, along with REPS's upcoming convention next month where the group brings in people who were ON those old radio shows and they perform (mostly the younger actors - by necessity). Whoa... This year they're going to have a Jack Benny impersonator.

I can't believe I almost didn't come to this.

Jp