August (early)

Plays seen:
One exhausting reading.
Something else, can't remember.
Giants games:
Two. One losing, one winning. Winning is better.
Plays read:
A bunch for work. Boys in the Band--SO different upon rereading now. Cloud 9. Iphigenia in Aulis.
Movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2. Well done, but I would have loved it even if it weren't. Cried, but only for about the last hour. Special credit to Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith. Special "he's going to be really handsome when he's 35" points to Daniel Radcliffe. Love to J.K. Rowling.
One Day. Fine. Not disappointing to this lover of the book. Different but lovely.
Crazy, Stupid, Love. I've noticed that when movies have little lapses in logic or credibility (Cal surrendering his shoes to Jacob at the mall (how'd he even get them off that fast?), "Amy" hearing a man crying in the bathroom--why not a woman?, a 13-year-old having a babysitter, etc., etc.) they usually fall into big lapses as well (the entire PTA standing around watching an intimate marital confrontation, the absurd speeches at the end). Still, the acting is fun, and there is one great scene involving a phone call. Marissa Tomei deserves better roles than this, but it is wonderful to see her and Moore not only doing terrific work but doing it with their real, beautiful, middle-aged faces. The supposed twist toward the end was so not surprising that I was surprised I was supposed to be surprised by it, but there's not a lot resting on whether you see it coming or not. Finally, Emma Stone is a thrilling talent and star, but if you've seen her in anything, you've seen that coming, too.
Toy Story 3. Excellent to see with the boys, and just excellent.
TV:
Scrubs, Glee Project, Giants Games, a little Sports Night with J!, Leverage. That's a lot of TV.

July 23

Honestly, am all about listening to Giants games, watching J play basketball, playing tennis, and driving kids to their camps, classes, and sports. Not much along the lines of Cultcha. But that's summer for you. I'll lock myself into dark theatres soon enough, I promise.

Seeing:
Cherry Orchard--NT Live. I have yet to see a production of Cherry Orchard that actual moves me. I'm sure it's in my future, somehow. Lopahin in this one was fantastic. But overall, I mainly admired the gorgeous design (especially lighting) and pretty much forgot the show by the time I got to my car.
I managed to skip JAW entirely. Felt like a good year to take off.

Reading:
Just started Random Harvest by James Hilton. Love it.
Read two pages of Hip Hop Matters. Slow going.
Re-reading How I Paid for College on the treadmill. Love it.
Read Interred With Their Bones, as per recommendation of young Hamlet!

Movies:
Horrible Bosses. Hilarious.
Watched the Moneyball trailer 10 or 20 times.

Books on CD:
Re-listened to Bossypants and Steering by Starlight. Starting The Nanny Diaries.

TV:
The Franchise, Episode 1!