Collectively we’ve had quite enough of this winter already. One can make only so many Game of Thrones “Winter is Coming” jokes. The reality is too harsh with these crazy cold snaps, school closings, record snow fall and snow emergencies. Too much all at once. But at least we live in an area equipped for winter, unlike Atlanta. And I am thankful we have a warm, safe home. And a landlord who pays for the heat and for a snow removal service. More than one friend has recently posted about the price of propane skyrocketing, or failing furnaces or struggling with shoveling sidewalks and digging out driveways. Homeownership was not for me. Nor was working for inflexible employers. Life is so much easier now. More often than not I work from home. But I haven’t been having any cabin fever. Yet. Instead I never want to leave. While home I’ve been cooking (even more) and I just ordered more board games to play with the kid. Last night we rediscovered The Tick: Hip Deep in Evil and that sure was fun. Tonight we could and should walk across the street to watch a Laurel and Hardy movie with the Freemasons. But the boy wants to stay put for the night. I don’t blame him.
Five good things:
- Last weekend the boyfriend and I finally watched Lake Bell’s In A World… and loved it. Such a perfect movie. As one reviewer sums it up “A clever, likable comedy that sends up sexism, satirizes Hollywood, examines family ties and features a surprisingly tender romance at its core”
- It was tempting to stay in all of last weekend (and just watch movies) but we ventured out to dinner Saturday at the nearby 128 Cafe. We hadn’t eaten there since the change in ownership but the quality remains top notch. And we caught Cate Le Bon in the Entry after. Wonderful set. She’s one of those performers who was born to be on stage.
- Last year Kim Gordon toured with her new Body/Head project but skipped Minneapolis. Thankfully she’s making up for it with a show on February 27th at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. I bought tickets.
- It’s crazy to me that The Simpsons is still on air after so many seasons. And I only tune in now and again, like when Neil Gaiman guest starred. Or for the Miyazaki tribute. But there’s another newer episode I may have to watch: The Simpsons Knows How to Hit Google Glass Where It Hurts
- Speaking of Miyazaki, this is pretty neat. Hayao Miyazaki figurines go on sale to raise money for Japanese tsunami relief: Statuettes of Oscar-winning film-maker Miyazaki will raise funds for community-building efforts in Kesennuma City
Last Sunday was our annual Cat Show Brunch with friends followed by the Saintly City Cat Show itself. Fun, as always, but it seemed like the event was smaller this year. I do think it’s odd that the event is held in conjunction with the Saint Paul Winter Carnival. In that it means hauling all these felines around in severly cold weather. I need to take my two cats in for a vet check up but I’m putting it off until warmer days. This coming weekend will see the opening of the 2014 Art Shanty Projects (this time in my hometown of White Bear Lake). And I am so excited about another Saturday night in the 7th Street Entry - this time to see JD Samson & MEN, with my friends Kitten Forever opening.
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