High marks for Spamalot. The musical followed the script from the movie somewhat closely, with the main exceptions being: lack of witch scene, no bridgekeeper, and completely different ending. The funniest bit was a hidden Star Wars joke — if I hadn’t been surrounded by people who didn’t get the joke, I would have been laughing aloud for 3 minutes. Thanks to Chicklet for the tix and company.
Thanksgiving was fun: went back to NoVA — the fam is doing well. Saw Janeite, Rain, and other various TJ people. At Rain’s game night we played Uno, Burn in Hell (terrible game), Apples to Apples, and Balderdash. I didn’t win a single one :(.
Back in Princeton now; played a great game of ultimate frisbee this afternoon. Post-thanksgiving, 60-degree weather: ridiculous. Maybe ignoring Kyoto is a good thing….
QOTW: “You know, [James Bond] isn’t Sean Connery anymore.”
Update: For you bakers out there, my pumpkin cheesecake with praline topping was a hit. I highly recommend.
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