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Oct. 16th, 2019 12:30 pmbooks
I haven’t been reading a lot since D’s stroke—just not a lot of brain power and my commute is very fractured atm, so I’m moving verrrry slowly through books I would ordinarily zoom through in a week of trains. But I did read Daisy Jones and The Six, which was fun, but ultimately sent me off to find the Fleetwood Mac Behind the Music (a two-parter, b/c they really were that much of a crazy mess, and I say that as someone who listened to Rumours on repeat for a solid year.)
I also got my hands on Evvie Drake Starts Over, for which my tip for max enjoyment is to mentally cast Anna Kendrick as Evvie and Chris Evans as Dean and just go with it. I also thought I was going to have to yell about certain aspects of Evvie’s marriage being glossed over by the characters, but thankfully that got addressed.
The prequel to Practical Magic (about the aunts, and presumably the mom) auto-downloaded from the library last night so I should probably get into that soon.
tv
I’ve been randomly going through my Netflix queue, with little rhyme or reason, so I’m halfway through John Favreau’s Chef (the series, not the movie, but hey, I’m here for Roy and John cooking through random restaurants and chefs and food people.) It’s not as soothing (or as gorgeous) as Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat, but it’s good for decompressing after work.
I think I finally hit my limit on Once Upon a Time, though I’m still ff-ing to the Hook/Swan parts (I dunno, it’s a thing, lately.) Also, like I mentioned before, I zoomed through the first season of Hell On Wheels, and am now in a bit of a holding pattern b/c I’m not sure how you bring your characters back after you shove them off that metaphorical cliff, and boy, was there a cliff-shoving.
In network tv news, I’ve caught a bit of Cobie Smulders’ Stumptown and like it well-enough (when the inevitable love triangle hits, I’m Team!MichaelEaly’s character all.the.way. I mean, the best friend is fine, but yeah, no, ME is fiiiiiiiiine.) #2Son & I are hoarding S4 of The Good Place until his break when we will nom it all in one glorious rush. I may check out the Nancy Drew adaptation, just because people are whinging about how dark it is and it Is Not For Them, kids these days, and whyyyyMillenialswhyyyy, which just punches all my contrarian buttons.
movies
I rewatched Practical Magic, basically to drool over the house (and a little over Aidan Quinn’s gorgeous eyes) and how I wiiiish that had been a better overall movie. The house is still amazing & I do love the aunts & their wardrobes. Actually, I love the sisters, too; I just wish for a better, more even tone.
I also snagged Master of Dark Shadows from the library, and while it is nominally about Dan Curtis, the creator and exec producer (who went on to produce The Winds of War / War and Remembrance mini series, who knew?) it spends a lot of time on Dark Shadows itself, and very lovingly. And it loves the fans, too, which is always nice.
What’s up with y’all?
I haven’t been reading a lot since D’s stroke—just not a lot of brain power and my commute is very fractured atm, so I’m moving verrrry slowly through books I would ordinarily zoom through in a week of trains. But I did read Daisy Jones and The Six, which was fun, but ultimately sent me off to find the Fleetwood Mac Behind the Music (a two-parter, b/c they really were that much of a crazy mess, and I say that as someone who listened to Rumours on repeat for a solid year.)
I also got my hands on Evvie Drake Starts Over, for which my tip for max enjoyment is to mentally cast Anna Kendrick as Evvie and Chris Evans as Dean and just go with it. I also thought I was going to have to yell about certain aspects of Evvie’s marriage being glossed over by the characters, but thankfully that got addressed.
The prequel to Practical Magic (about the aunts, and presumably the mom) auto-downloaded from the library last night so I should probably get into that soon.
tv
I’ve been randomly going through my Netflix queue, with little rhyme or reason, so I’m halfway through John Favreau’s Chef (the series, not the movie, but hey, I’m here for Roy and John cooking through random restaurants and chefs and food people.) It’s not as soothing (or as gorgeous) as Samin Nosrat's Salt Fat Acid Heat, but it’s good for decompressing after work.
I think I finally hit my limit on Once Upon a Time, though I’m still ff-ing to the Hook/Swan parts (I dunno, it’s a thing, lately.) Also, like I mentioned before, I zoomed through the first season of Hell On Wheels, and am now in a bit of a holding pattern b/c I’m not sure how you bring your characters back after you shove them off that metaphorical cliff, and boy, was there a cliff-shoving.
In network tv news, I’ve caught a bit of Cobie Smulders’ Stumptown and like it well-enough (when the inevitable love triangle hits, I’m Team!MichaelEaly’s character all.the.way. I mean, the best friend is fine, but yeah, no, ME is fiiiiiiiiine.) #2Son & I are hoarding S4 of The Good Place until his break when we will nom it all in one glorious rush. I may check out the Nancy Drew adaptation, just because people are whinging about how dark it is and it Is Not For Them, kids these days, and whyyyyMillenialswhyyyy, which just punches all my contrarian buttons.
movies
I rewatched Practical Magic, basically to drool over the house (and a little over Aidan Quinn’s gorgeous eyes) and how I wiiiish that had been a better overall movie. The house is still amazing & I do love the aunts & their wardrobes. Actually, I love the sisters, too; I just wish for a better, more even tone.
I also snagged Master of Dark Shadows from the library, and while it is nominally about Dan Curtis, the creator and exec producer (who went on to produce The Winds of War / War and Remembrance mini series, who knew?) it spends a lot of time on Dark Shadows itself, and very lovingly. And it loves the fans, too, which is always nice.
What’s up with y’all?
