On Saturday morning it was very cold out, which usually causes the humidity to drop in my apartment even with the warm mist humidifier going. But now that I’ve changed the filter on the cool mist humidifier it helps to keep the humidity 10% higher.
I worked out the chords to the fourth line of “Le temps passe” (Time Goes By) by Boris Vian. There’s one line left to complete the first verse.
I published on my Christian’s Translations blog “Shadow Producer”, which is my translation of “L'homme de l'ombre” by Serge Gainsbourg. There are now only two songs left in my project to translate all of the songs of Serge Gainsbourg. I listened once to his song “Tandem” and tomorrow I’ll start memorizing it.
I played my Kramer electric guitar during song practice and had to open both my living room windows because it was so hot even though it was minus 13 outside.
I weighed 85.5 kilos before breakfast.
Around midday I went over to Freedom Mobile to pay for my March phone plan and also to buy a new phone because after seven years my old Motorola has started conking out in the cold. But Freedom only had two phones that they actually sell and their best ones are only offered as part of plans. The clerk told me I could go two doors down to Wireless 4 U to buy a phone. I went there and recognized the guy behind the counter as a guy who used to work for Freedom. He said he bought Wireless 4 U. He sold me the latest Motorola and transferred all my contacts and apps over to the new phone. I told him he seems happy now and always looked grumpy over at Freedom. He laughed and said he was very unhappy there because they didn’t pay him what they promised. I also bought a quick charger because he said with the bigger battery it would take three hours with a regular charger. The phone however didn’t come in a box and there actually was one text message sent from someone in July so maybe this is not a brand new phone even if it is the latest Motorola.
I went to No Frills where the grapes were all too soft and there were no cherries. I bought two bags of navel oranges, two packs of raspberries, some bananas, a jug of orange juice, two containers of skyr, a bag of Miss Vickie’s original chips and another of the sweet chili kind.
I weighed 86.05 kilos at 14:48. For lunch I had saltines with five-year-old cheddar and a glass of low sugar iced tea.
I took a siesta and got up at 17:00. I decided not to take a bike ride at that hour.
I weighed 86.5 kilos at 17:09, which is the heaviest I’ve been in the evening since January 19.
I was caught up on my journal at 18:30.
I reviewed the song practice videos of my performances of “Annie C’s Aniseed Suckers” and “Les Sucettes” on October 14 and 15. On October 14 I played “Annie C’s Aniseed Suckers” on my Martin acoustic guitar and the take at 14:45 wasn’t bad. On October 15 I played “Les Sucettes” on my Kramer electric guitar and the take at 37:15 also wasn’t bad.
I compared the song practice videos of my acoustic performances of “Annie C’s Aniseed Suckers” on September 6 and 16. September 16 looks better but I hit more of the right chords on September 6. I compared September 22 to September 6 and I think September 22 looks and sounds a little better. I compared September 26 to September 22 and September 26 has a prominent wrong chord. I’ve got four more to compare.
I made pizza on a slice of multigrain sandwich bread with Bolognese sauce (not very good compared to Basilica sauce), sautéed onion and five-year-old cheddar. I had it with a beer while watching season 2, episode 48 of Batman.
This story is the finale of a two-parter. Robin is about to get stamped by a comic book printing press after being overwhelmed by Joker’s robots. Batman can’t help because he is there in the guise of Bruce Wayne trying to secretly gather incriminating evidence against the Joker. Joker’s robots are forcing Bruce to pull the lever that will kill Robin. Meanwhile Alfred (played by the 64 year old Alan Napier) has arrived dressed as Batman in front of the same building. With great difficulty he climbs the wall with a batrope and comes in through the window. With Batman’s voice he says, “Here comes the bat gas!” and throws a gas bomb on the floor. Joker and his moll Josie escape with Joker’s robots then Bruce unties Robin. It turns out that Alfred appearing to speak with Batman’s voice was Bruce using ventriloquism. We learn that before Joker left he managed to pick Bruce’s pocket of the document that makes Joker the vice chairman of the Gotham National Bank. Batman and Robin rush to the bank where Joker’s two robots are now working as tellers. Batman talks with the manager Mr. Flamm, who says that Joker has the bank running smoothly. Joker says he’s going to visit Bruce Wayne and so Batman and Robin head back to the Batcave to change back to Bruce and Dick so they can find out what Joker is planning. When Joker arrives he plays Bruce a tape of his confession to Joker about having squandered his fortune with speculation. Since Bruce’s confession was merely a lie to entrap the Joker he has nothing with which to blackmail Bruce Wayne. But Bruce can’t point that out without endangering his secret identity. The Joker says he will play the tape for the authorities if Bruce does not kill Batman and Robin. Bruce tells Joker that because of the murder of his parents he has grown up to be a pacifist. This is the first time in this series that the death of Bruce’s parents has been mentioned. Joker believes that Bruce is incapable of violence and so he moves his blackmail to plan B. Bruce will have to marry Joker’s protégée Josie Miller. Batman and Robin conclude that their only option is to study Joker’s robot Mr. Glee and to try to bring him back to life and under Batman’s control. But meanwhile Commissioner Gordon is consulting a psychiatrist named Dr. Floyd about Bruce Wayne’s recent behaviour of becoming engaged to the Joker’s moll and putting the Joker in charge of the bank. Floyd says Bruce is a victim of second childhood syndrome and it is sufficient cause to have him committed to a mental institution. Gordon tells Chief O’Hara to send the Anti Lunatic Squad to arrest Bruce Wayne. O’Hara arrives at Wayne Manor just as far below the estate in the Batcave Batman has successfully brought Mr. Glee to life and under his control. When he learns that O’Hara has come to see Bruce Wayne he innocently goes to meet him only to be forced into a straitjacket and taken away. Robin tells Alfred to once again don his Batman costume and they pursue the anti-lunatic squad van in the Batmobile. Robin shoots the Batray at the back of the van, causing the doors to open. Then he applies the Batmagnet to pull Bruce out of the van. Batman and Robin get Mr. Glee and head for the bank. Commissioner Gordon is there telling Joker to leave because he is no longer in charge since Bruce was not in his right mind when he gave him the position. Josie tells Joker not to worry because they still have the advantage of her marriage to Bruce. But suddenly Mr. Glee walks up and kisses her, claiming to be her husband. Joker overrides all previous instructions and orders his robots, including Glee to attack Batman and Robin. Joker joins in and the final fight takes place, ending in the Joker’s defeat. Dr. Floyd declares Bruce cured of his previous affliction.
Mr. Glee was played by Lawrence Montaigne, who began his acting career in summer stock in Maine. He came to California as a member of the Hollywood Bowl Ballet Company. His film debut was in The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. Most of his early film work involved dancing and fencing. His TV debut was on Combat. On Star Trek he played Spock’s romantic rival Stonn. He also played Decius the first Romulan to be seen on Star Trek. He co-starred in Young Lady Chatterley. He wrote a screenplay for Disney, then two novels: The Guardian List and The Barrel of Death. His autobiography was entitled A Vulcan Odyssey. After retiring from acting he translated medical texts. He also lectured on film at North Texas State University.
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