Monday, Monday

It's snowing. By tomorrow, we will end up with anywhere from 5-8". Brought home work laptopn just in case it's closer to 8", which will make getting out of the driveway problematic especially if them as plows leave another dam at the foot the of the thing.

I Did Not Finish My Tax Stuff last night. I am lower than dirt. I did watch Pride & Prejudice, though, and I will say that while I liked aspects of Ehle's and Firth's perfomances well enough, there are places where this version fell down when compared to my fave version, the 1985 David Rintoul as Darcy version that no one ever mentions.

1) I like Joanna David, who played Aunt Gardiner, but she couldn't hold a candle to Barbara Shelley. Part of the reason was the script--in the '85 version, the closeness of Eliza Bennett and her aunt is more thoroughly portrayed, and several key conversations shown. In the '95 version, the close relationship isn't shown, and thus the growth of Eliza as she comes to realize that some of her first impressions were well off the mark isn't portrayed as well as it might have been.

2) I HATE THE ENDING OF THE EHLE/FIRTH VERSION!!!!!!! That preachy sermonette about marriage was a lame, smarmy, lead balloon of an ending, and the scriptwriter should have his head handed to him. All the grace of a waltzing rhino. Clunky, iow.

Back to taxes.

It's still snowing.

Monday, Monday

It's snowing. By tomorrow, we will end up with anywhere from 5-8". Brought home work laptopn just in case it's closer to 8", which will make getting out of the driveway problematic especially if them as plows leave another dam at the foot the of the thing.

I Did Not Finish My Tax Stuff last night. I am lower than dirt. I did watch Pride & Prejudice, though, and I will say that while I liked aspects of Ehle's and Firth's perfomances well enough, there are places where this version fell down when compared to my fave version, the 1985 David Rintoul as Darcy version that no one ever mentions.

1) I like Joanna David, who played Aunt Gardiner, but she couldn't hold a candle to Barbara Shelley. Part of the reason was the script--in the '85 version, the closeness of Eliza Bennett and her aunt is more thoroughly portrayed, and several key conversations shown. In the '95 version, the close relationship isn't shown, and thus the growth of Eliza as she comes to realize that some of her first impressions were well off the mark isn't portrayed as well as it might have been.

2) I HATE THE ENDING OF THE EHLE/FIRTH VERSION!!!!!!! That preachy sermonette about marriage was a lame, smarmy, lead balloon of an ending, and the scriptwriter should have his head handed to him. All the grace of a waltzing rhino. Clunky, iow.

Back to taxes.

It's still snowing.

*fingers crossed*

They canceled the Winter Storm Warning, scaling it back to a Winter Weather Advisory. The 6-9" 5-8" or 5-9" or Way Too Much originally predicted for my area has been reduced to 3-5". I hope the morning finds it closer to 3" than 5". An hour's quick shovel, and I should be able to get to work.

Blasted sick of snow. Now Tom Skilling, the WGN weather guy (and brother of Jeffrey), is saying that it's a la Nina winter, and if a la Nina summer follows, we're in for a hot one.

Mr Good News.

*fingers crossed*

They canceled the Winter Storm Warning, scaling it back to a Winter Weather Advisory. The 6-9" 5-8" or 5-9" or Way Too Much originally predicted for my area has been reduced to 3-5". I hope the morning finds it closer to 3" than 5". An hour's quick shovel, and I should be able to get to work.

Blasted sick of snow. Now Tom Skilling, the WGN weather guy (and brother of Jeffrey), is saying that it's a la Nina winter, and if a la Nina summer follows, we're in for a hot one.

Mr Good News.