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Went to see The Light in the Piazza last weekend. I was a bit disappointed because an understudy was in for Christine Andreas. Not that the understudy didn't do a great job... it was just a "could've seen a performance by a 'big name' performer" moment. Piazza really is a beautiful show. I think I was expecting something kind of pretentious, but it was just sweet and touching and poignant. My mom and I both thought the two father characters just about stole the show (even though Clara's father was only on-stage for about five minutes, there was a real honesty in those scenes that were what theater's all about to me).
The weekend before last I had a "jewelry party" at my house... the first pseudo-entertaining I've done in a long time. I don't even *wear* jewelry all that much, but a friend has started a career selling this stuff and she begged me to host a party so she could meet her quota. I now have about $200 worth of free jewelry (due to hostess gifts) that are all very pretty but that will probably go into a drawer and be lucky if they're worn twice before I die. =P
Dresden Files: Entertaining. I'll keep watching. Lovin' Harry, although the episode did *way* not enough to establish his character or his wizardy cred, imo. Not sure how I feel about Murphy being a major player (judging by the previews that show her in some sort of danger next week) as I'd like to get to know Harry more before we start having secondary character drama muddling things up. Some weird editing choices that left me kind of off-kilter as to how we got from Point A to Point B. I've seen a lot of praise for the child actor, but I thought the actress who played his mom did a great job, too. Much more real-mother feeling than most guest-star-of-the-week people. (Assuming mom & kid aren't going to be recurring too often, I guess.) Loved the execution of the Raven clan.
I just caved in and bought the first Dresden book last week. I'm glad to hear there are some pretty hefty differences in execution between the series and books, so I don't have to worry too much about the books feeling like a rehash of the series by the time I get to them.
Supernatural still rocks. I love the little moments in the care where there's a disagreement and one of them looks like they have something to say, then backs off. Such lovely, cuddly angstiness. (The last episode closed on one of those moments, which is why it's in my head. :) )
On other reading fronts: I only have about 100 pages left of my TBR book for January. It was looking a little dicey there for a while, but I should easily finish by the end of the month. I also finished up the final volume of Kare Kano. Vastly squicked by the concluding mini-story for Asaba. I know there's a tendency to romanticize this sort of thing in shoujo, and the Japanese have a different viewpoint on it overall, but... no. I'm doubly disappointed, too, just by the fact that his character got such a shaft, period. Asaba got some really great supporting material at some pretty powerful moments, but never got his own time in the spotlight... and in the end, he still doesn't end up with his own life, but still dragging along on Arima & Yukino's coattails. The rest of the ending was good enough, but that Asaba stuff closes things out on a really sour note for me.
Con on the Cob is getting ramped up for next year. Wish I could think of some activities to inject a little more anime-ness into things.
The weekend before last I had a "jewelry party" at my house... the first pseudo-entertaining I've done in a long time. I don't even *wear* jewelry all that much, but a friend has started a career selling this stuff and she begged me to host a party so she could meet her quota. I now have about $200 worth of free jewelry (due to hostess gifts) that are all very pretty but that will probably go into a drawer and be lucky if they're worn twice before I die. =P
Dresden Files: Entertaining. I'll keep watching. Lovin' Harry, although the episode did *way* not enough to establish his character or his wizardy cred, imo. Not sure how I feel about Murphy being a major player (judging by the previews that show her in some sort of danger next week) as I'd like to get to know Harry more before we start having secondary character drama muddling things up. Some weird editing choices that left me kind of off-kilter as to how we got from Point A to Point B. I've seen a lot of praise for the child actor, but I thought the actress who played his mom did a great job, too. Much more real-mother feeling than most guest-star-of-the-week people. (Assuming mom & kid aren't going to be recurring too often, I guess.) Loved the execution of the Raven clan.
I just caved in and bought the first Dresden book last week. I'm glad to hear there are some pretty hefty differences in execution between the series and books, so I don't have to worry too much about the books feeling like a rehash of the series by the time I get to them.
Supernatural still rocks. I love the little moments in the care where there's a disagreement and one of them looks like they have something to say, then backs off. Such lovely, cuddly angstiness. (The last episode closed on one of those moments, which is why it's in my head. :) )
On other reading fronts: I only have about 100 pages left of my TBR book for January. It was looking a little dicey there for a while, but I should easily finish by the end of the month. I also finished up the final volume of Kare Kano. Vastly squicked by the concluding mini-story for Asaba. I know there's a tendency to romanticize this sort of thing in shoujo, and the Japanese have a different viewpoint on it overall, but... no. I'm doubly disappointed, too, just by the fact that his character got such a shaft, period. Asaba got some really great supporting material at some pretty powerful moments, but never got his own time in the spotlight... and in the end, he still doesn't end up with his own life, but still dragging along on Arima & Yukino's coattails. The rest of the ending was good enough, but that Asaba stuff closes things out on a really sour note for me.
Con on the Cob is getting ramped up for next year. Wish I could think of some activities to inject a little more anime-ness into things.