In the news

Read an account of the funeral for Patrick Christopher-Carter, the actor that started Shakespeare by the Sea. Instead of a minute silence to honour him, they had a moment of applause, the ultimate mark of respect, approval and appreciation for an actor's performance. It turned into a standing ovation! How much would an actor love that!? And you know, i think i'd love that at my funeral.

New movie out this weekend, Must Love Dogs. Diane Lane and John Cusak. It's a chick flick, about internet blind dating and i like both actors a lot. Diane Lane has been acting since she was 13 and made 13 movies before she was 20! No wonder i thought she was a bit older than she is, only turning 40 this year! Definitely going to make the effort to see this one.

Not only is the annual BegBuskerfest coming up but it seems the organizers themselves are going to be hawking for donations! They haven't got as much money in the coffers from sponsors and the costs of the festival are rising. (police, garbage disposal, bleachers) The feds cut back on contributions and the province cut them out altogether. It really irritates me when the performers lay guilt trips on the people watching. "I don't do this for my own health yannow" Well yannowhat? if i like you, you'll get money. If you beg and guilt me, you won't get any. I don't bother too much with the buskers anymore anyway though i did see that the Australian trio Oka is coming back again and i'd like to hear them. They've very good about the contribution aspect too.

Which brings me to tipping. Tipping is becoming invasive. I don't mind tipping if i get table service at a restaurant or cafe or bar but when you start seeing cups with tip signs on them at coffee shops, food court places and even Tim Hortons, that irritates me. Will corner stores me next? I am not saying they don't work hard or do a good job but it's an assembly line of coffee pouring and donut gathering and sandwich making for the most part. I rarely tip. The only place i do once in awhile, if i have some little coins to get rid of, is my regular coffee place. They know me, they know what i usually have, they often have it on the counter if they see me coming through the mall to the shop and i love the little sign on the cup "Tippucino. Thankx a latte" At least they show appreciation. :)

Michael Jackson wants to move to Germany. And apparently on a travel website, gridskipper.com, Berlin is the most fetish-friendly city in the world. Coincidence? I think not.

OW OW OW

I stood up this morning and my back sprung a leak or something. OW!!! Hurts more when i stand and try to walk (like a duck, or so it feels). It's been feeling a bit fragile for about a week anyway so i'm not totally surprised. It seems to be "summer sandal syndrome". I wear orthotics and i can and do wear them in my sport sandals but i guess the support just isn't the same as wearing them in my sneakers. I wore the sandals for the better part of a week until i noticed the achey happening so i've been out of them mostly since then. Still, i guess the damage was done and when i stood up today, it slipped out of alignment. Sounds painful doesn't it? Well it's been worse in the past so don't worry, i'm not going to be bedridden for the weekend but i think i'll pass on a walk after work today. Luckily the chiro is downstairs so i got in at lunchtime. Different doctor, covering for Dr. M. who's on vacation but boy did he have me twisted and pulled and yanked every which way. I can feel a small bit of a difference but it will take a few days to settle down and i made another appointment for Wednesday anyway for reinforcement. The pain gods were with me too. I knew i had seen a gel pack in the kitchen at work and someone stuck it in the freezer of our little fridge. Thank you whoever did that. It's now on my back. I had thought i might go home early but we'll see. Since it doesn't hurt much sitting down i can probably last the afternoon and then go home for more ice packs.

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