A Little Princess where Sara awakes from a sorrowful sleep after a wretched and cruel evening, and finds her miserable little garret transformed by unseen, loving hands into a snug, cozy wonderland of late-night tea and comfort.

Was this made into a Shirley Temple movie? Her wealthy daddy goes to war and they think he dies and she is made a maid at her boarding school and befriends another little girl maid? I remember the scene you describe above from the movie and it was so sweet.

That's the one.

Wasn't it on Christmas Eve, too? I remember that making it even more lovely. Course, I was like 11 when I caught the movie on a hotel TV, so I might be mis-remembering.

Jilli, I often find that talking to someone about the dream takes away a lot of its power. (Not that I'm asking you to talk about it here).

Jilli, I often find that talking to someone about the dream takes away a lot of its power. (Not that I'm asking you to talk about it here).

Yeah, I've been talking about it with one of my oldest friends, and it is helping. But ... gnnnyah. PsychoEx + the general theme of the "Billy" ep of Angel + oh, and he's a serial killer! I hope that dream doesn't repeat.

...maybe I'll run for President. "A marzipan in every pieplate."

Bingo!

What? It was just sitting there, waiting to be said...

Jilli, minor little yay for you. I gave my friend her GCS tshirt bday present this weekend and she was soo jazzed! Plus, explaining what "Gothic Charm School" means to some of the others present led to one or two of the older people in our dance group asking non-hostile "What about those Goth kids?" questions. All very open and wanting to understand-y. You're an Arbiter of Understanding to the Masses!

eta: Yikes, Jilli, that does sound very unnerving. I hope the willies go away, soonest.

You're an Arbiter of Understanding to the Masses!

Yaaaaay! And I'm glad your friend liked her GCS shirt.

Jilli, I find that getting up out of bed, going into a different room and turning on the lights (not necessarily ALL of them, but YNightmareMV), getting something to drink (cold in summer, hot in winter), maybe some music, and one of my "comfort reads" helps. Plus, in winter, bundling into a warm robe. oh! and cats help.

Best wishes for some peaceful sleep.

I'm wishing the love of my life a very happy birthday. So sorry I am not there to share it with you Kristin.

t Beyond First World bitch

I was reapplying my (relatively new) lipgloss and discovered it was doing the old-lady-lipstick-running-off-the-lips-and-into-those-tiny-lines thing. I'm all bummed. I really liked the color. PLUS, I hadn't realized that I even HAD those little-old-lady lip lines. Now I'm out however much I paid for my Burgundazzle, plus, Old Lady Lips.

t /Beyond First World bitch