This and that

by chuckofish

How was your weekend?

Daughter #2 is back on a Monday since our travelers arrived home late on Sunday night. I promised that I would not post two posts effusively describing a toddler’s every development, so I have a few other thoughts to share.

We are not great at keeping up with television or movies, since the evenings somehow slip away between bedtimes (Katie’s at 7 p.m. and mine, which edges closer to 9 p.m. every week). We are also watching Only Murders in the Building and identify deeply with Martin Short’s character’s affinity for dips. Sometimes we mix it up by watching old episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm, which is a real vibe. I think readers of the blog would appreciate this clip, beginning at 0:35.

“We wouldn’t treat you casually” — “Then why the hell you dressed that way?”

I feel this.

On Friday night, we watched the newest episode of Great British Bake Off, a show which my aunt has blogged about before. The thing is, it’s so soothing in its pure-hearted competition that it puts me to sleep by its second round of baking (the “technical”). Sigh.

Then, on Saturday, we tried a movie — a Woody Allen pick, since Katie loves to sort the stack of DVDs and the Woody Allen collection is often on the top of the pile. We chose The Purple Rose of Cairo.

Mia Farrow’s character falls in love with a fictional character and the actor who plays him. OK, sure. I fell asleep for the last five minutes, so I never found out who she chose. (DN told me.) I think this was the first Woody Allen movie I’ve seen that didn’t star Woody Allen, and I’m not sure if it landed. Plus, all I could think is that Jeff Daniels is kind of a Dave Coullier type?!?

In an unbelievable twist, I managed to watch another movie on Sunday afternoon. Modern mothers will love to tell you that doing anything relaxing during a baby’s nap is torture — there is a bathroom to clean! Work to do! And it’s true, it does feel highly unproductive to relax. But I indulged and watched You’ve Got Mail while Katie slept, because the weather has been so autumnal, and I felt like it. I think most people are either You’ve Got Mail fans or When Harry Met Sally fans, and I’ve definitely seen the latter more times than the former. Even so, that line about sharpened pencils is what I remembered, so I went for it, and I managed to finish it even after Katie woke up and wanted to run around rather than find out whether Meg Ryan would figure out who Tom Hanks really was.

“If you ask me, all of these people are losers.”
Me clicking “purchase” on another pair of overalls for Katie

There you have it — a few media updates that may or may not inspire you! And if you’re wondering what we’re reading, rather than watching, the answer is Sandra Boynton:

“I don’t understand the question and I won’t respond to it.”