Hollywoodland

We haven’t had anything from the world of archaeology lately, so for your entertainment, we have this story about bones found at Stirling Castle. Pretty cool, huh?

On a happy note, no celebrities have died since Sunday!

The weather has finally improved here. Or at least it had yesterday. The humidity was quite a bit lower. It’s higher this morning. Oh well. The Weather Channel is predicting highs in the 80s starting on Thursday. Probably because they’re also predicting rain. *g*

There isn’t a thing on again tonight. So you know what that means. More. Recorded. Shows!

Reading: Finished up Dead Sexy and now I’m reading Quincey Morris, Vampire by P. N. Elrod. This is a fun “sequel” to Bram Stoker‘s Dracula which I didn’t enjoy nearly as much. I’ve only read Dracula once. I found it really dull. LOL!

He wasn’t as well known as the three people we lost last week, but infomercial pitchman Billy Mays (he’s the guy who always shouted no matter what product he was pitching) was found dead in his home yesterday morning.

And TV sitcom pioneer Gale Storm died on Saturday. Her acting and singing talents earned her three stars on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. She was 87.

UPDATE: I just learned (thanks, Brandy!) that comedian Fred Travalena died yesterday, as well. He was 66.

Not a good time to be a celebrity.

On this date in 1933, silent film star Fatty Arbuckle died while in the midst of preparing a comeback. His career was derailed after the 1921 death of starlet Virginia Rappe when Arbuckle was accused of her death. Though eventually acquitted of the crime (and getting an apology from the jury!), his career had been ruined by the publicity. He was 46 at the time of his death.

There isn’t a thing on tonight so I’ll be catching up on recorded stuff. And I’m going to take a short break from writing. Recharge the batteries, as it were.

Reading: Now I’m reading Dead Sexy by Tate Hallaway. This is the second Garnet Lacey book. I find them fun.

Not a lot going on. Downloading podcasts this morning while I listen to Celtic music on the university radio station. Fun stuff. Jack Benny, Mystery Theater, Red Skelton, Radio Detective Story Hour, and other assorted old radio programs.

Then tonight on TV, we have another Poirot mystery on Masterpiece Mystery and the movie Hostile Makeover which is based on the book of the same name by Ellen Byerrum. We also have a new episode of Expedition Africa.

I finally have a lead on a massage therapist. Friend of a friend. Or something like that. Yesterday Mom was talking to a woman here in town who asked how I was doing. Mom mentioned my search for a massage therapist and the woman said she knew of someone. So she got the info for me. I plan to call or drop by tomorrow.

Reading: I finished up my library books last night, so I hope to get to the library tomorrow, too. I’m now back to reading Tall, Dark and Dead.