I also memorized the first two verses of “Je suis capable de n’importe quoi” (I’m Capable of Anything) by Serge Gainsbourg. There is only one verse left that I’d thought was the same as the third verse when I first translated it but it’s actually made up of words that sound the same but are different, so I had to retranslate it. I should have the whole song nailed down tomorrow and then I’ll start looking for the chords.
I played my Epi acoustic guitar during song practice for the first of four sessions. It’s weird how it’s louder than the Martin. Apparently the lighter plywood top of the Epi vibrates more than the mahogany of my Martin and makes it louder.
I weighed 87 kilos before breakfast.
Around midday I brought in the step ladder for the last time for a while and sanded the north east corner of my bathroom walls above the top shelves. I had put dry wall compound to fill the areas around the frame of the air vent that stuck out from the wall and today I sanded it so it’s nice and smooth all around with no gaps.
There’s only one part of the north wall to the left of the shelves that I’ll maybe need to stand on a chair to sand and I think I’ll do that tomorrow. The really difficult parts are going to be under the top shelves and the lower shelf. I’ll also have to remove the mirror to sand the area under and around it and then re-Velcro it back to the wall.
I weighed 87 kilos before lunch, which is the lightest I’ve been in the early afternoon since May 31.
In the afternoon I took a bike ride downtown and stopped at Freshco to buy five bags of green grapes, which I price matched to the Walmart price of $5.38 a kilo.
I took out $500 from the ATM because I got an email from Metro Cycle that my Raleigh is ready after the new seat and fenders have been installed. I went home to hang the Surly up and then I picked up my Raleigh. It cost $485 for the seat and fenders plus labour but I didn’t have to pay tax because I paid cash. It looks pretty fancy now. The seat post has fused to the frame and can’t be lowered but Jack measured the height of the bike with the old seat and then with the Brooks leather saddle and found the height is the same.
I weighed 86.8 kilos at 18:30. May 30 was the last time I was that light in the evening.
I was caught up on my journal at 19:45.
I continued to search through classic cartoons for animated characters singing, preferably in chorus. I bookmarked a few things such as a Betty Boop cartoon but so far I’ve yet to find something that fully fits my vision. I’ll keep looking tomorrow.
I had a potato with gravy and my last two chicken drumsticks while watching season 1, episode 21 of The Bill Cosby Show.
In addition to being a gym teacher at Holmes High School, Chet has decided to become a Drivers Ed instructor. He has three students: Billy, Norman and Donna. Norman already has a licence but his mother wants him to learn driver curtesy. They are using driving simulators and Donna is the only student who is having major difficulties. She is boggled by all of the things she must pay attention to such as steering, working the pedals and watching the road. She is very uncoordinated and she has already smashed one Drivers Ed car. The next day they are scheduled to actually drive on the road but Billy backs out because his father has decided to teach him. Norman’s mother pulls him out because he already has a licence but the real reason is the boys are afraid to be in the car while Donna is driving. So Chet is alone with Donna and she even has difficulty getting started because she feels self conscious. She immediately drives onto the sidewalk. Chet decides to drive at first and takes Donna to a large open field where there is nothing to hit. There are several stanchions in the trunk and Chet sets them up in the field. She keeps trying to convince Chet that she is a loser. She says everything her sister does well, she fails at. When he tells her to make a turn she starts turning the car in circles. He tells her to drive to the stanchions and she thinks she’s supposed to hit them. He tells her to back towards the two remaining stanchions and she ends up backing at high speed into an area where she gets stuck in the mud. He puts a board down for traction but she takes off before he is ready and he winds up halfway in the trunk, throwing out his back. He tells her she has to drive him back to the school. She jerks her way along but stops at the bottom of a hill saying she’s had enough driving for the day. She freezes and insists she’s a loser who can’t do it. He tells her he agrees that she is a loser because she thinks she’s a loser. He tells her he will drive back to the school but she suddenly insists that she will drive. It’s jerky at first but her driving gradually smooths out and she makes it back to the school and parks. His back is in pain and she helps him out of the car. She tells him she is looking forward to next week when they try it on the freeway. He goes to the head of the department who is impressed with his work as an instructor. He says that the previous teacher wants his job back but he’ll tell him the position is filled. Chet says to give the job back to the other teacher.
Donna was played by Marsha Kramer who was actually 25 years old but convincing as a high school student. This was her first role on television. She graduated from UCLA and attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After the Bill Cosby Show she made appearances on several TV series over the next few decades. In 1975 she played Wendy on Broadway in a production of Peter Pan. She was in six episodes of Out of Order and had a semi-regular role as Jay’s assistant Margaret on Modern Family. She died in 2020, one day after her final appearance on Modern Family was broadcast.
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