Music and Lyrics...

and, after a nap, a mini-eating binge, grading a set of papers and a good pout, I went to a movie.

"Music and Lyrics" was really fun -- Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant did a great job.

It was fun because Hugh Grant plays an 80s pop star -- doing the things that some aging pop stars ARE doing.

It had some good funny moments, it had some tender and sweet moments.

I'll never look at a grand piano the same way again...

Go see it if you need a boost. It worked for me.

Bridge to Terabithia

As a girl, I read the book. I remembered that it was sad -- I'd forgotten how sad, and how suddenly sad.

The movie was good -- even magical at times. If you read the book, go see the movie.

The animation is so wonderful -- and so nicely wed to the real life actors that sometimes it was hard to see at first.

The story is sweet and sad, and wonderful. I cried.