I went to the store in KC at about 3 yesterday, and it wasn't bad. I wonder how it was after more people got off work, though.
GUYS! I SLEPT NORMALLY LAST NIGHT!!!
I am out of Ambien, but I went to sleep after giving Gosford Park a 2nd try (still didn't love it) and I fell asleep about 20 minutes after laying down at midnight and slept through the night just fine!
Seriously, I post this because the last time this happened was...I don't even know. 10 years? 15?
Obviously, I need to watch GP every night in pre-blizzard conditions. That MUST the be magic, right?
My life plan is SET! I'll be quitting my job tomorrow, since obviously the pre-announced snow day was a factor, as well.
It is snowing busily and expected to get worse as the afternoon progresses. DH texted that fed employees are leaving earlier, and employees who can WFH are instructed to do so. He's a contractor, so he doesn't know if he will leave early yet -- they never have -- but it's a possibility.
I hope so, since a state of emergency has been declared and people are instructed not to drive unless absolutely essential.
I have a carton of smokes, plenty of food and a ton of papers to grade. I am set.
Sigh. Why is it almost every non-attending doctor (and even some of the attendings) looks like someone I could have babysat? They're like zygotes!
Erin, why didn't you like Gosford Park (though it certainly put me to sleep! perhaps better than Ambien!)
Good: I made it to the grocery store, shopped for all the groceries I could need for the next week, and drove home safely.
Then... backing into my parking space, the engine cut out and makes weak & pathetic clicky noises when I try to turn it back on.
I guess I'm calling AAA. Good thing I'm at home with all my toys, because in weather like this, I bet I'm going to be waiting a while....
The Jewel on Ashland was a madhouse last night. The lines stretched for almost the full length of the aisles.
The Jewel on Ashland was a madhouse last night. The lines stretched for almost the full length of the aisles.
That's what I was expecting last night - I think I lucked out.
Erin, why didn't you like Gosford Park (though it certainly put me to sleep! perhaps better than Ambien!)
I think because it was more a clever melange of scenes than an actual developed storyline. Which is why I don't love Altman movies in general.
I thought it was too busy -- I never knew who was really who, until the end - like, the last 5 minutes, and there was just too many people to keep track of and too much happening for a 2 hour movie, and necessarily, I felt like there was just shallow little dips into character and plot, rather than a deeper look. If it were a book, I would be bitching about it being all mostly exposition, less characterization.
Having watched DA and GF, I feel like DA is what GP should have been -- a slower unveiling of the exposition, and deeper examination of characterization, with multiple plotlines that are developed and progress nicely.
I didn't HATE GP, but I certainly don't feel compelled to watch it again.
The leading edge of the storm has reached Peoria.
Saw a couple of little snow tornados at the dog park just now. Kind of neat. But it shows the wind is definitely starting to pick up.
OMG I want a Wonder Woman apron so much. To use when I transfer my takeout from the carton to a plate. Something could spill.
I didn't like Gosford Park either.
Woo hoo Erin!
Ugh, Theo, glad you got home.
