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*Can't believe I've worked at camp for 10 years. It does not seem that long, nor did I ever imagine I'd be allowed to do so. It has been a gift.

*Was introduced to Spotify this summer. Pretty cool.

*Was also introduced to "Duck Dynasty." Now that is an odd, funny show.

*Recently saw "The Incredibles" for the first time in years. I'd forgotten how awesome a movie it is: plot, characters, music, animation, issues/lessons. One of Pixar's best. Have been searching for fanfiction.

*Have gotten into the cooking show "Chopped" for some reason.

*"Carousel" was on TV recently. Forgot how long the dance sequences were. Still love the music and acting.

*Am definitely turning into a figure skating fan. Can't wait for the season to start, and see all the new programs. While waiting, I've been eating up the very informative The Skating Lesson podcasts.

*A lot of my summer reading centered on Jane Austen. I didn't read any of her books, but books about her. "Jane Austen for Dummies" was a favorite; I really liked learning the context in which her writing took place. I learned a lot about the times, events, customs and issues, which I think will shed more light on her writings when I reread her books. I am currently working through the Jane Austen Mystery series which are proving to be quite the delight.

*Way back in the 1990s, Olympic Gold Medalist Dorothy Hamill starred in an ice show, "Cinderella...Frozen in Time." I have it on a very old VHS and used to watch a lot when I was little. To my surprise I discovered the music for the show was available on CD and was able to get a copy. The music is so lovely. It was one of my favorite things about the show.

*Dear little Ori! He can be so sweet and polite. I think I will have change my ranking of the dwarves!

*Fanfiction recs:
No Living Man (LotR)
Jack Jack vs Edna Mode (Incredibles)
Green Tea Monsters (Incredibles)
Oblivion
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Just finished watching Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel starring Gordon MacRae and Shirley Jones. (I know I saw it years and years ago and could recall bits and pieces of it; but I'm mainly familiar with the soundtrack.) Well, it was lovely. Gorgeous music and songs. Wonderfully filmed. Shirley as Julie I liked from her first appearance and felt for her so much. I was/am torn between liking or disliking Gordon's Billy with his violent outbursts, disrespectful attitude, and turning to robbery. Yet there was a vulnerable side to him, his "Soliloquy" about his child was very moving, and I believe he truly did love Julie. Louise's ballet was well done (as a kid I found that part boring). "If I Loved You" Reprise was so beautiful, what a voice Gordon had! His singing and Shirley's acting choked me up. Yet it was the ending, "You'll Never Walk Alone" filling the air, Billy urging his little girl to believe the words, that really got to me. "Know that I loved you," Julie's whole face shining, Billy going off with the sun and the sea behind him...I started bawling. It...the ending... I don't know the last time I cried while watching a film.

*blows nose*

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