songbird's crazy world

I'm already thinking about Drew's birthday. His birthday is February 7. I got him a combined Chanukah/birthday present this year (which I'll give him tomorrow night) (and no, he doesn't know this blog exists) -- tickets to see Mary Poppins on Broadway.  It's not the show I would choose, but he really really REALLY wants to see it.  So I sprung for two seats in the first row of the front mezzanine -- better than orchestra for this show because of the flying...We're seeing the show on February 5.  I'll also take him to dinner, not sure where yet... but we're also going to go out to dinner with friends, probably the weekend after his birthday.   there's a group of friends who go out every time it's someone's birthday. I have to start thinking of where I'd like us to go for Drew's birthday so that we can pick a date and time and get the group together....

(cross posted at Midcentury Modern Moms ) We are slowly recovering from the Christmas blizzard....you know the deal....you race to the grocery store before the storm to make sure you have enough provisions, even if you just did grocery shopping a few days ago..then you hunker down during the storm, and wait it out....and then you have to dig out.... The picture I will carry in my head from this storm....my two college-age daughters, wrapped in blankets on the living room couch...watching DVD's from when they were younger .... Anastasia seems to have been the video of choice....it was their favorite back in 1997....

I'm writing this from a train headed to the city. It's already been such a lovely commute ....I HATE SNOW! Published with Blogger-droid v1.6.5

here's nother version -- clever video!

welcome to the blizzard of 2010.... these were taken about 4 PM Sunday, before the worst of the storm... My backyard around 8:30 PM Hello Mr. snowplow guy And this morning

I've never read the novel, and I've never seen the John Wayne version of True Grit , so I had no preconceived notions when we saw the Jeff Bridges movie yesterday.  I've since found out that the John Wayne movie was filmed in the Colorado Rockies when the story is set in Arizona and Oklahoma, that the actress who played Mattie in the first movie was 21 though the character is 14, and that the John Wayne movie changed the ending form how it wa sin the novel.  The new movie is supposedly true to the novel. This version of the story is very gritty and harsh.  Jeff Bridges' performance is full of bravado and pathos.  Loved Matt Damon's Le Beouf  -  his Texas Ranger bordered on the ridiculous.Hailee Steinfeld as Matttie...well, that girl deserves all the buzz she's getting.Josh Brolin was pure evil....there's dark humor, terrifying moments, satisfaction and redemption, and a bittersweet ending that I just didn't see coming. Definitely worth seeing.