Lots to cover in one entry...
Jul. 21st, 2007 02:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
candyland*waves* Hello, everyone! Feels like it's been ages since I've been on the site...but I've got quite a bit to report! *cracks knuckles*
First off--![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kaitodoushi and anyone else who likes Ouran? Our prayers have been answered. So long as Vic Minogna is Tamaki, I'll be good! He nailed Femio in Princess Tutu, he can totally play Tama-chan :DDD
Secondly, regarding the loaning of my Harry Potter book: I asked my mother where my books were, and she told me that Ashley had book one. I just stared at her and started to say something, but she cut me off by asking me why I referred to them as MY books. I replied that they were my books because I bought them. She tried to tell me I was wrong, while even Dad is saying, "I think she's right."
At which point I tallied it off. "Mom, you borrowed book one from me, you borrowed book two from me, you borrowed book three from me, you chewed me out for buying book five in paperback because you said I shouldn't be spending the money, and we have two copies of book six, one of which is mine. The only one you paid for is book four. The rest are mine, and I'd like them back."
She stared at me, while Dad says, "Touche!" Also turns out that they got a copy of book seven...and Mom is a cheater. She went and looked at the last page. Said it was only half a page, but it told her everything she needed to know.
Long story short, book one is back in my hands as of around noon-ish, and I'm already halfway through it, though I haven't been reading consistently. Been sort of all over the place today, since my uncle is apparently coming up from Texas to visit. We've known about this for a couple of days...but no one seems to think to tell me things anymore.
And now, the real treat...SPAMALOT!
The trip up there was relatively uneventful...except for one incident. We pulled into the left lane to let this black pick-up truck onto the road. He starts speeding up, and pretty soon is almost even with us. AND THEN HE STARTS MOVING OVER INTO OUR LANE. INTO THE SPACE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING. I think I screamed--not sure--but I know I leaned on the horn...AND HE KEEPS COMING OVER. I swerved onto the shoulder and hit the breaks, and he kept speeding along like he hadn't just run us off the road.
We eventually caught up to him. It was an older guy...talking on his cell phone. I was really tempted to honk and make some sort of obscene gesture, but instead I just got the hell away from him.
Okay, first off--I am a huuuuuuge fan of the original movie, in all its stupid glory. I love the Black Night, Tim the Enchanter, the Knights Who Say Ni, and the Killer Rabbit. I love it.
What we had in the show Spamalot was a really strong mix of all the things that made the movie funny plus some classic Python gags plus some references that anyone who knows anything about musicals would get plus a lot of really crude humor plus some nice fourth wall breakage to equal freakin' hilarious!
The references included a giant French flag being waved around during the French taunter scene (a la Les Miserables), a dance with umbrellas (reminiscent of Singing in the Rain), the actual tune of "America" being played (West Side Story), and my personal favorite, a scene where a bunch of guys danced with chalices on top of their hats (the bottle dance from Fiddler on the Roof!!) Oh, and did I mention Phantom of the Opera? "The Song That Goes Like This" broke the chandelier :D
Oh, and you'll never believe this, but...they found the Holy Grail. In Des Moines. If you want to know where it was, I'll tell you *laugh*
Favorite lines are as follows (verbatim, at least)...
The Knights Who Say Ni: We are now no longer the Knights Who Say Ni! We are the Knights Who Say Ekki Ekki Ekki [more random babble] Expecto Patronum! (Harry Potter refs FTW! Especially since it was T-minus three hours or so 'till the book release!)
[The Knights Who Say Ni have told King Arthur that he must put on a show on Broadway in order to pass through the forest alive. Arthur is lamenting because Broadway is a thousand years in the future in a country that hasn't been discovered yet AND because Sir Robin has sung an entire song about how "You Won't Succeed on Broadway" if you don't have any Jews...and they can't find a single Jewish person.]
The Lady of the Lake: But Arthur...you're already in a Broadway musical. *gestures towards the audience*
Arthur: ...really?
Lady: Yes.
Arthur: ...are there any Jewish people out there?
Patsy: ...I'm Jewish, sire. On me mother's side.
Arthur: Patsy! Why didn't you say anything?
Patsy: Well, it's not the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian.
Arthur: Marry you? But you're a fairy!
Lady of the Lake: No, that's Lancelot.
God (voiced by John Cleese): *has appeared as a giant pair of feet and legs at the back of the stage* Don't avert your eyes, that's so annoying...AND STOP LOOKING UP MY SKIRT!
The only thing that made me sad about it was that they cut out some parts of one of my favorite songs, "Run Away!" And by some parts, I mean the entire first half of the song ;o; Otherwise, PLAY ON PYTHONS!!
This was a lot less coherent than I'd hoped, but oh well =P
NOTE TO SELF: Figure out a way to torment Kaito with the Scandinavian "Fish Schlapping Song." I know it can be done...
First off--
kaitodoushi and anyone else who likes Ouran? Our prayers have been answered. So long as Vic Minogna is Tamaki, I'll be good! He nailed Femio in Princess Tutu, he can totally play Tama-chan :DDDSecondly, regarding the loaning of my Harry Potter book: I asked my mother where my books were, and she told me that Ashley had book one. I just stared at her and started to say something, but she cut me off by asking me why I referred to them as MY books. I replied that they were my books because I bought them. She tried to tell me I was wrong, while even Dad is saying, "I think she's right."
At which point I tallied it off. "Mom, you borrowed book one from me, you borrowed book two from me, you borrowed book three from me, you chewed me out for buying book five in paperback because you said I shouldn't be spending the money, and we have two copies of book six, one of which is mine. The only one you paid for is book four. The rest are mine, and I'd like them back."
She stared at me, while Dad says, "Touche!" Also turns out that they got a copy of book seven...and Mom is a cheater. She went and looked at the last page. Said it was only half a page, but it told her everything she needed to know.
Long story short, book one is back in my hands as of around noon-ish, and I'm already halfway through it, though I haven't been reading consistently. Been sort of all over the place today, since my uncle is apparently coming up from Texas to visit. We've known about this for a couple of days...but no one seems to think to tell me things anymore.
And now, the real treat...SPAMALOT!
The trip up there was relatively uneventful...except for one incident. We pulled into the left lane to let this black pick-up truck onto the road. He starts speeding up, and pretty soon is almost even with us. AND THEN HE STARTS MOVING OVER INTO OUR LANE. INTO THE SPACE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY OCCUPYING. I think I screamed--not sure--but I know I leaned on the horn...AND HE KEEPS COMING OVER. I swerved onto the shoulder and hit the breaks, and he kept speeding along like he hadn't just run us off the road.
We eventually caught up to him. It was an older guy...talking on his cell phone. I was really tempted to honk and make some sort of obscene gesture, but instead I just got the hell away from him.
Okay, first off--I am a huuuuuuge fan of the original movie, in all its stupid glory. I love the Black Night, Tim the Enchanter, the Knights Who Say Ni, and the Killer Rabbit. I love it.
What we had in the show Spamalot was a really strong mix of all the things that made the movie funny plus some classic Python gags plus some references that anyone who knows anything about musicals would get plus a lot of really crude humor plus some nice fourth wall breakage to equal freakin' hilarious!
The references included a giant French flag being waved around during the French taunter scene (a la Les Miserables), a dance with umbrellas (reminiscent of Singing in the Rain), the actual tune of "America" being played (West Side Story), and my personal favorite, a scene where a bunch of guys danced with chalices on top of their hats (the bottle dance from Fiddler on the Roof!!) Oh, and did I mention Phantom of the Opera? "The Song That Goes Like This" broke the chandelier :D
Oh, and you'll never believe this, but...they found the Holy Grail. In Des Moines. If you want to know where it was, I'll tell you *laugh*
Favorite lines are as follows (verbatim, at least)...
The Knights Who Say Ni: We are now no longer the Knights Who Say Ni! We are the Knights Who Say Ekki Ekki Ekki [more random babble] Expecto Patronum! (Harry Potter refs FTW! Especially since it was T-minus three hours or so 'till the book release!)
[The Knights Who Say Ni have told King Arthur that he must put on a show on Broadway in order to pass through the forest alive. Arthur is lamenting because Broadway is a thousand years in the future in a country that hasn't been discovered yet AND because Sir Robin has sung an entire song about how "You Won't Succeed on Broadway" if you don't have any Jews...and they can't find a single Jewish person.]
The Lady of the Lake: But Arthur...you're already in a Broadway musical. *gestures towards the audience*
Arthur: ...really?
Lady: Yes.
Arthur: ...are there any Jewish people out there?
Patsy: ...I'm Jewish, sire. On me mother's side.
Arthur: Patsy! Why didn't you say anything?
Patsy: Well, it's not the sort of thing you say to a heavily armed Christian.
Arthur: Marry you? But you're a fairy!
Lady of the Lake: No, that's Lancelot.
God (voiced by John Cleese): *has appeared as a giant pair of feet and legs at the back of the stage* Don't avert your eyes, that's so annoying...AND STOP LOOKING UP MY SKIRT!
The only thing that made me sad about it was that they cut out some parts of one of my favorite songs, "Run Away!" And by some parts, I mean the entire first half of the song ;o; Otherwise, PLAY ON PYTHONS!!
This was a lot less coherent than I'd hoped, but oh well =P
NOTE TO SELF: Figure out a way to torment Kaito with the Scandinavian "Fish Schlapping Song." I know it can be done...