ANNOYING -- I saw the new Broadway Sweeney Todd last night, and now I have the music in my head. I cannot find my CDs anywhere, which probably means I had the OCR on cassette tape and not CD to begin with, and the iTunes store doesn't carry it. They have friggin' Company, but not Sweeney. In what world is that fair?

[eta insult to injury -- DH just walked in (he was out buying groceries) and told me that our favorite neighborhood restaurant has been replaced! It used to be an amazing seafood place, now it's a Cajun restaurant. Which of course we'll still go to, because we love Cajun food, but I'll really miss Blue Star's "dragonfish" -- the catch of the day, flash-fried and drizzled with wasabi oil. Mmmmmmmm.]

iTunes doesn't have Sweeney Todd?? How weird!

I'm feeling all healthy because I actually made myself dinner. Granted, it was pork chop in some molasses/soy/ginger/garlic/oil combo, with rice and green beans, which is not hugely fancy, but I also made enough to bring to work! And sliced up and packaged some peppers (red/orange/yellow) for snacks. Because I really want to fit in my dress for the company party this coming weekend...

I saw the new Broadway Sweeney Todd last night

How did it compare to the old? I love the music. Dearly departed DH used to sing Nothing's gonna harm you to me all the time. (Twas a lie, but that's another story) I have the sheet music around here somewhere, not that I can play piano.

eta: and Johanna, he sang that beautifully.

How did it compare to the old?

I was unimpressed. This is a very gimmicky "experimental" production, and I didn't think most of their choices worked -- it was all "let's be weird for weirdness' sake" where it should have been "let's pare down this show to the bare essentials and expose its beating heart." But I'm in the minority thinking that -- it's gotten nothing but rave reviews in the press.

I'll take your word for it.

By the way, my little sister is going to be in NYC from Friday morning for about ten days. She's going to have a lot of time on her hands, with not much money or people to hang with. She's already planning to hook up with Trudy, who I think she's encountered before, though I can't remember the details. But if there are other folks in town who can take pity on a poor girl with nothing to do, she'd be mighty grateful.

She's great fun, much more outgoing and gregarious than me, a violinist, into music of all kinds, and generally just a really good time to hang around. I'll shoot her email and cell to anyone who wants, or v.v. She'll be staying at 10th and Lex.

Cutting each other's hair? Have none of you seen Her Alibi with Selleck and Paulina Porizkova? The only reason for ever watching that movie is the hair cutting scene--total foreplay. Hum.in.a.

I was unimpressed.

Sorry to hear that. I think I need to get a DVD or Video of the original.

Cutting each other's hair?

I used to cut the boys all the time, and DH when he was crazed for time. I hate cutting his hair because it is very very thick and really tough for a non-pro to get it right. The boys go with him now which works for me.

I probably can remember every single time I have had my hair cut. It's a thing where I hate when people touch my hair. Goes back to when I was a kid and had long hair that people touched. Ick. The boys know they are welcome to hug and kiss me all they want, but don't touch the hair. I don't mind mom or my sisters cutting it, but I'm very unfond of strangers touching it. Ick.

I cut my own hair sometimes. Curly hair is a lot more forgiving than straight when it comes to that.

I'm only brave enough to trim my bangs occasionally.

juliana - how did auditions go yesterday?

I still haven't gotten my hair cut yet and it's needed. Badly. I lost the referral phone number I had. I have no other leads for a stylist here in town. I need Hec to come cut my hair. I'm also on the fence about bangs.