The Gathering of Squee Part III, The Squee Continues!

[Jemima]

YES!!! Lonzi should direct a production starring us!!!!! I would be ..... uh ..... someone with no solos. Unless I got private singing lessons every day, then I'd play Jemsi!!!! Because Jemsi be me ...... huzzah!!

School. Kills.

Insurance. Kills. I'm comming off my parents insurance once I graduate, and getting into the extension program is a jigsaw puzzle. Gotta love it.

But then I graduate!!! EE!!!!! I cannot WAIT for Thanksgiving break!!!! You are all invited to Colorado for turkey!

[Alonzo]

I am so uber excited about Thanksgiving!!! Good food, friends and family, no school for a little while, what could be better??

Jemsi already knows this, but I'll share it here: I saw Disney's new movie, A Christmas Carol, last night in 3D. I thought it was REALLY good. Kind of scary, especially for a Disney flick, but I really really enjoyed it. I recommend it to everyone!

[Jemima]

QUITE SCARY!!!!! Which I'm not sure my mother cared for, but I'm glad that it was. The story is about a man's transformation, and the trails he goes through are supposed to be life altering. The life he leads will no doubt spiral into horror, and the film made this clear. I'm glad Disney didn't back down from theme.

The thing that drove me a little nuts was the special effects. They were fantastic, but too in the face and frequent. Yeah, the CGI is good, now I'm nausious. Haha.

My favorite thing was the language. They didn't dumb the dialogue down to modern day speech. They preserved Charle's Dicken's original language, making it a realistic period piece. I thought it was a bold move, I think most film would take the easy way out and pander to our present-day speech. EEE!!!

[Alonzo]

The more I think about it the more I want to see it again. It was a little too liberal with the special effects, but part of me really likes that I love how the last ghost was a shadow, and the first was a candle, they were really cool... but the ghost of christmas present was the same as always (a big jolly guy), I was hoping they'd do him a little differently.

Now I'm FLIPPING OUT (in a really really good way) because I just found out that my favorite singer ever (Utada, who is freaking awesome) is touring in the US for the first/only time and will be in NYC, which I can get to! I'm so excited!!!!!

[Mistolina]

I've been dying to see A Christmas Carol! Now that I have your feedback, I will be sure to go.

How's everyone? (it's been a while.... ) But I still remember my favorite Jellicles.

And also, you should all watch this. It's a high school's production of CATS. IT'S PHENOMENAL! Beautiful set and talented cast. I'm thinking it HAS to be a performing arts school, because no one else would be able to pull that show off. There are more vids, but this is just the opening. Misto is pretty good as well as Macavity, Mungojerrie and Rumpleteazer...pretty much everything they've got posted. lol.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Mx5VfbAEUE

Oodles of love to all,

Franny (Mistolina)

[electra11]

Wow, that was really good! I also watched Grizabella the Glamour Cat rom the same production. It's really impressive, Demeter's very good.


By the way, I love your Dumbledore pic in your sig. I've used the picture in a 'quiz'. Click on the answer that says 'one' to see my favorite.

This post has been edited by electra11 on Nov 15 2009, 02:41 PM

[Jemima]

That high school production looks really involved, what with everyone in character. I see a lot of high school productions where background people fall idly out of the play. Sometimes this isn't noticably because everyone is playing a person (in most plays), but in CATS, it's pretty obvious when someone isn't in the role. You have to stay in a foreign gesture/posture constantly! Truely a challenge.

I took that Harry Potter quiz. "I believe those shoes are out of season."

[Mistolina]

Yay!! That was fun. Of course I got "Botherbotherbother!!"

[Etcetera]

So how was Thanksgiving for everyone who celebrates it? :]

[Alonzo]

Mine was good - I ate WAY too much as usual, but it was nice to see friends and family! How was yours, etcy??