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Watching all the things
Dec. 24th, 2019 12:39 pmCome From Away was definitely the best thing I'm likely to see, this holiday week. I'd known the story about the planes diverted to Gander on 9/11 already, if only because of the extended piece NBC did on it during the 2010 Olympics. But this musical, a nonstop whole to the point it forewent an intermission, was what truly captured the people, place, and time, and all the complicated feelings that came with them. The music itself had a handful of high points, including "Me and the Sky," sung by a barrier-breaking female pilot who happened to be flying one of the planes involved. I'd seen it quoted on Tumblr already, but now I want to listen through it again.
I went into Rise of Skywalker somewhat spoiled, and my expectations not very high. ( For the most part, I actually enjoyed it... )
Since I had today off, this morning I went on YouTube and found Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, which I watched every year as a kid, and wanted to watch again in honor of Carroll Spinney. I found it does more than just hold up; there were things I only got as an adult, and I think I might even find it more heartwarming than I used to. And you're definitely never too old to love the music.
The Christmas movie tomorrow will be the new Little Women, which certainly has a promising cast. Mom also wants to see Cats. She's heard what's wrong with it, but I don't think she fully appreciates what we'd be in for. Even so I kind of want to see Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in it...maybe we should just buy the soundtrack?
I went into Rise of Skywalker somewhat spoiled, and my expectations not very high. ( For the most part, I actually enjoyed it... )
Since I had today off, this morning I went on YouTube and found Christmas Eve on Sesame Street, which I watched every year as a kid, and wanted to watch again in honor of Carroll Spinney. I found it does more than just hold up; there were things I only got as an adult, and I think I might even find it more heartwarming than I used to. And you're definitely never too old to love the music.
The Christmas movie tomorrow will be the new Little Women, which certainly has a promising cast. Mom also wants to see Cats. She's heard what's wrong with it, but I don't think she fully appreciates what we'd be in for. Even so I kind of want to see Judi Dench and Ian McKellen in it...maybe we should just buy the soundtrack?
