NEW NIECE!

She's here???

Also Aims, I wish you were here to come see this production of Midsummer Night's Dream. I think you'd absolutely love it, to your own great surprise.

She's here???

Yep, she arrived last Saturday at about 3 in the morning. My sis started having contractions at 11. They were on the phone with L&D off and on through the night, the contractions hit 10 minutes apart at a little after 2 am, they pulled up to the hospital at 2:50, and the baby was born on a gurney at 3:11.

My BiL has a pretty funny story in his blog about it. Clearly the niece was all like "Oh, here's the way out. Somebody's been through here before."

Apparently my sister wanted to keep standing, and the nurse wanted her to lie on the gurney. Sis finally agreed to lie down as another contraction hit, and my BiL said "it was like someone threw a water balloon at her feet." They got her on the gurney and examined her, at which point the nurse said my sis was at 10 centimeters and plus 2 position. My BiL then asked "Will she still get her epidural?" to which the nurse replied "Uh, no. The baby will be here before it kicks in."

Also, my movie goof quiz score?

8/10. The only ones I missed were Forrest Gump and The Iron Giant.

I wish you were here to come see this production of Midsummer Night's Dream.

I probably would. I like that play.

At least, I liked what I saw of it in Dead Poet's Society.

At least, I liked what I saw of it in Dead Poet's Society.

Bah. I mean, sure, but they don't show you much in DPS, and make it seem a little somber.

It's a FUNNY FUNNY play. Very funny, and this is an excellent production of it.

At least, I liked what I saw of it in Dead Poet's Society.

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Wait, you mean you've not seen a full production of Dream? Seriously?

juliana, I seriously wish you could get down here by Sunday night to catch it before it closes. I think you'd really dig it too.

The Mechanicals are really fantastic (though I think they gave the best performances opening weekend, and now they're hitting the notes they know get laughs too hard, trying to force it).

In this same interlude it doth befall
That I, one Snout by name, present a wall....

Wait, you mean you've not seen a full production of Dream? Seriously?

Nope. I've only seen, of Shakespeare, in play form ... thinks real hard

Much Ado About Nothing at Stratford.

And I didn't like it and couldn't understand it.

I'm not the biggest fan of Shakespeare which drives Sean to distraction and after I post this, he'll say that I'm wrong and if I just read it or saw a proper production I would be a fan.

You should watch the movie version of Much Ado About Nothing with Branagh and Thompson. Many hot men in leather pants.