{{{Sean}}} and {{{S}}}

I'm watching White Christmas with my mom. The "minstrel" number in this movie makes no sense at all. Every year when I watch this, when I see that they're starting a minstrel number, I expect to be offended, and always just end up confused. During the jokes portion, one of them uses a fake British accent for a little while. It seems like it's trying to kind of sanitize it, take out the overt stereotypes and make it into something "classy," but it just ends up weird. (The costumes are cool, though -- those black suits with red gloves look really neat in Technicolor.)

I'm watching too. I have a soft spot for it. Could be because it was from my birth year. I watched the beginning before I went shopping then came in for a second showing after. Love the Technicolor, and all the leads. Sisters

Sisters! There were never such devoted sisters!

One of my all-time favorite movies! A must every Christmas for me. I can sing every word from Sisters.

Lots of fun, the waist sizes of the women is oddly nostalgic for me. Not that I ever had a tiny waist, but my mother was very much into that type of fashion and did have the tiny waist. She was in her mid 30s at the time so many pictures of her have those hairstyles and clothes. She was quite proud of having a 21" waist after having 4 kids. Ha! Mine was that when I was about 10.

I have to scan her wedding photo some day. She married dad in 1944 and wore a lovely gray suit with a pink blouse. He was in uniform, of course. They look so much the era.

Red wine:

Danny Kaye's body is a thing of wonder. Hee. Totally different vibe than the thing of wonder of the Tyr link earlier. But also amazing.

Not that I can understand why, but it's morning again, and I won't get a lot of sleep tonight.

Coffee, you're my only friend in the whole wide world.

{{DJ}} Let the holiday be as unshitty as it can be for you~ma.

I can sing every word from Sisters.

Still one of my most favorite moments with you.

DJ I'm sorry to hear that you've had such a shitty end of the year. I hope everything turns around soon.

And Sean, ugh, so sorry.

(((DJ))) I hope things start getting better for you very soon.

Sean, is there any update on S? You've both been in my thoughts.

I have spent the day shopping, baking, and wrapping. Some year I'll get this stuff done early.