Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll

[louisev]

Here I am, friends, popping up like a bad penny.

What a non-day I have had:  first, the foreign office.  They couldn't find my file and said to come back next week.  And I argued, but I have an operation coming up and my visa runs out at the end of the month.  And the guy laughed and said you wouldn't believe how many people come in late to get their visas renewed, don't worry about it.  They LOST my FILE?

Next, the hospital.  The doctor listened to my pleas to take out that packing GENTLY,and repacked it again, and I am definitely better, even though I have this nagging, constant and ONGOING pain, then I begged him some more for some REAL narcotic so I can have some real relief from pain, and I don't know what he wrote down (since I have never heard of it), but I'm going to give that a try, and when I get so sick of it I'll ration out my remaining drops of codeine.  But I slept okay last night, my operation is scheduled for Monday, my lump is down, and believe it or not...

I'm back at work.  So I might actually have some writing done later.  It must have been that ENTIRE DAY of browsing Hugh Jackman pics because I am certain that guy dancing and squirming around on top of a piano in my dreams had to have been him.

[opinionista]

Here I am, friends, popping up like a bad penny.

What a non-day I have had:  first, the foreign office.  They couldn't find my file and said to come back next week.  And I argued, but I have an operation coming up and my visa runs out at the end of the month.  And the guy laughed and said you wouldn't believe how many people come in late to get their visas renewed, don't worry about it.  They LOST my FILE?

I'm not surprised. I don't know how it works in Germany, but in Spain when you request a visa for the first time they ask you to provide copies of your documents, and you keep the originals. You have to show the originals there, but they keep the copies. When you renew it you have to show everything again as if it were the first time. The reason is that they have so many visa request to process that everything gets easily lost. Last time I went to renew my visa, I was supposed to show evidence of having a health insurance, but I had forgotten the card at home. So, they told me they'd send me a letter with an appointment for me to go back and bring it over. I never got that so called letter. Instead, I got a letter telling me that my visa had been approved. They totally forgot about the health insurance card.  So I wouldn't worry about it Louise. Just in case, when you go back, bring all of your original documents so they don't have to look for your file. If you can do that, of course.

I'm glad you're doing better already.

[magicmountain]

It must have been that ENTIRE DAY of browsing Hugh Jackman pics because I am certain that guy dancing and squirming around on top of a piano in my dreams had to have been him.

A scene from your dream Louise?

[louisev]

ah, uh, uh, uh, what a wonderful fit those black pants are!

You know what is sad is that the real Peter Allen was no pretty boy.  He was slender and could certainly dance, but he looked like a longer-nosed Quentin Tarantino.  Hugh is a whole lot prettier, in every way.

A review of the newly revived Sydney show of "Boy from Oz" says that Hugh's personality dominates the show so much that it could just as well be called "The Hugh Jackman show" and nobody would care!

[MaineWriter]

I really love him with his Ellery hair...

[MaineWriter]

Classic Ellery dressing

[louisev]

This is my favorite from that fan site:

[MaineWriter]

I cannot get enough of this smile!

[louisev]

Here is a lovely fan photo, looks like the same night.

[louisev]

well thank goodness for Leslie and her sense of time.... Somehow in the midst of my pain-wracked delirium I have Ellery working a 7 day week which means I have to rework chapters 80 through 82.

Please bear with us during our renovations...!