You're gonna be bothered by how cool I am.

Movies
Looking forward to seeing the new Pirates this weekend (and again next weekend). I am staying far, FAR away from any kind of reviews, because 99% of critics just do not get what's appealing to people about those movies. Even the first one, which is more respected than the others.

I forgot to say a couple of weeks ago that I saw The Beaver, which I thought was really well done, though not anything particularly special. Performances were great all around, especially Mel Gibson. I guess I can't say much more about that, though. Sadly, it seems saying anything positive about him at all is controversial.

Phone rings, door chimes, in comes company...
My parents are coming to town next week - yay! I'm taking Thursday and Friday off work so I can drag them onto city buses and all over town. I'm also trying to figure out a way to take them to see at least one show (How To Succeed, maybe?).

Ma Ha Nei Bu, Eebowai!
I downloaded the "Book of Mormon" soundtrack from iTunes immediately after it became available Tuesday. Of course. It's so nice to be able to listen to it while not tethered to the Internet. I'm becoming mildly obsessed with it (becoming?), and I WISH I could share it with someone. juliabway and I were trading quotes on Twitter last week, which was fun, but I'd love to take someone to see it who would not only appreciate the sick humor but would also love the celebration of faith. (In a fit of what could only have been madness, I actually proposed taking my parents to see it while they're here. CRAZY!) If any of my NYC friends are wanting to go see it, let me know and I will totally go with you, because I'm dying to see it again.

There are some killer liner notes that come with the soundtrack, with some of the best inside jokes and loads of pictures from both rehearsals and performances. Many of them I can't share here, but here's a snapshot of my favorite song from the show, "Man Up."



Glee
Loved Sue's storyline this week, but it feels like the show is just marking time until next week's Big Apple finish. Case in point, taking 20 minutes in the middle of the show to have auditions that not only didn't advance any season plot arcs at all, but were completely irrelevant to the episode. Those were all four great performances, but they would have been better served if they had at least all been character moments (like Rachel's barely was).

Still excited for Nationals in NYC next week, though.