Wednesday on the Road

I picked up Mary Gaboury at 8:30 this morning and we took off for Sequim to do some shopping. Had to use the windshield wipers most of the way but it was more drizzling rain than actual rain. We went early as I wanted to get done before it got too warm.  It never did get hot and that was nice. First stop was the Dollar Tree. I found a penny in the parking lot and was sure that meant I was going to have a lucky day.  There was a woman in the parking lot picking up trash and I was sure it was Yvonne Cvitkovich. I rolled down my window and yelled "What the hell are you doing?"  The lady said "Pickin' up trash" and I said: "Well, good for you!"  Then I looked at her closer and said: You are Yvonne, right?  Nope.  ha ha  We all laughed. Me and my big mouth!

From there we went to Michael's and Ross who were right next to each other.  My feet were killing me so I invested in a new pair of tennis shoes.  I need to throw a few pairs I've been holding onto in the trash. They're way overdue going to the dump!  I bought about three different packages of pens at Michaels and can only hope that at least one of them is what I need to do outline work on my painted rocks.  I picked up another can of spray to have on hand for when I finish a rock.  Cost double what I felt it should.

Then it was off to Walmart. Very crowded parking lot which surprised me as it was only a little after 10.  I spent less than $20 but then I had found things I wanted at my earlier stops. On the way out of town we stopped at Serenity House Thrift Store.  My wallet had started to tear as I was getting out of the car so I luckily found a real nice replacement wallet for only $3. 

Our next stop was 7 Cedars. Mary treated me to lunch and I had a yummy cup of clam chowder. We played the slots for one hour and then left.  I was up about $20.  Saw Joyce Lee too.  I was exhausted by the time I got up to my apartment and put everything away.  I hadn't slept that great last night because my body was still hurting from physical therapy. I'm expecting to drop off much quicker tonight.

Mary and I were guessing what the population of Sequim was. I thought 8000 and she thought 10000.
I googled it when I got home and found Sequim has about $7500, Port Townsend has 9700, and Port Angeles has 20,000.

I got to wondering where an old classmate of mine was and I tracked her down an hour ago. She lives about five blocks away and plans to come visit one of these days. Once she calls, I'll have Mary come over too as we all graduated together --Sidney Kilham Morgan.

I've been meaning to post some notes about the actor Peter O'Toole but I kept forgetting. I read them on IMDB.com
Personal quotes:

I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.

For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.

The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.

The nicest buttocks in the world are in Ireland. Irish women are always carrying water on their heads, and always carrying their husbands home from pubs. Such things are the greatest posture-builders in the world.

I enjoyed it. The only thing that wasn't enjoyable was in the green room. I said, 'Can I have a drink?' 'We have lemon juice, apple juice, still or sparkling.' I said, 'No, I want a drink. No drink?' I said, 'All right, I'm f**king off. I'll be back.' A man with earphones said, 'No! No!' Eventually this vodka was smuggled in. - On The 75th Annual Academy Awards (2003)

[on Ursula Andress] I've had luck with my leading ladies. The real shocker was Ursula Andress, with whom I made What's New Pussycat (1965). She's a bloody sex symbol and all that, and yet she's one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. A real mother hen, looking after everybody.

[on Katharine Hepburn] I worship that bloody woman. I've never enjoyed working with anyone so much in my whole life, not even Richard Burton. There were no problems, not a one.

[on Sophia Loren] Sophia is gorgeous, a marvelously put together machine. But she's a grievous card sharp; in Naples, they're born with a pack of cards. Give her a nudge and she's the funniest woman in the world. A helluva woman!

Booze is the most outrageous of drugs, which is why I chose it.

If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it. If you give up drinking, don't go moaning about it. Go back on the bottle. Do. As. Thou. Will.

The good parts are the people who don't make do. They're the interesting people. Lear doesn't make do.

It's time for me to chuck in the sponge. To retire from films and stage. The heart for it has gone out of me. It won't come back.

Fornication, madness, murder, drunkenness, shouting, shrieking, leaping polite conversation and the breaking of bones, such jollities constitute acceptable behaviour, but no acting allowed. (his house rules for a New Year's Eve party at his Hampstead home)

I'm a professional, and I'll do anything - a poetry reading, television, cinema, anything that allows me to act... [And also because] it's what I do for a living and, besides, I've got bookies to keep.

It's kind of a performing art - writing. I can't sit down to write unless I'm dressed. I mean dressed well and comfortably. And I have to be shaved and bathed and then the curtain goes up. And if I'm not in my study by 10 or 10:30, forget it. I can't write a word.