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[puppetmaker]

My sympathies and good wishes go out to all effected by the bridge collapse. So far everyone I know from my various groups who live in the area have chimed in with the exception of one couple and I am pretty sure they were off on vacation camping this week so I am not worrying about them until I don't hear from either one next week since they are both obsessive web loggers. You know how you hear it could be worse? I really don't see how it could have been in terms of number of cars that were on the bridge since it was rush hour and this is/was a major artery. I am glad to hear about the school bus that DIDN'T plunge into the river and the other stories of people who made it out by the skin of their teeth. I think over the next couple days/weeks we are going to hear about those who didn't make it. They are still looking for cars and people in the river.

I had a good time with my friend Mary Aileen yesterday. We talked about a variety of subjects and shopped for fabric. I needed some stretchy stuff for the pixies' bodies so we went out to another fabric store that is a bit further away from me. Mary is a maker of Teddy Bears and other stuffed animals. She is really clever in her designs and she has done a number of science fiction based bears over the years. Currently she is working on a very clever Farscape set. Fur is something that makers of stuff animals tend to collect to the point where they swear they aren't going to buy anymore until they have used a majority of what they have collected except when they find a really cool fur that just sings to them. Mary Aileen found some two toned fur that really sang to her including one that she is going to turn into a teddy bear skin rug. Sometimes I feel like such an enabler. *Grin*

Peter and I went to see "Hairspray" last night. It is kind of funny going to see a movie that is a remake of a movie I saw in the movie theater about 20 years ago and on Broadway a couple of years go. Overall I thought it was really fun. The casting was amazing. I figured out why John Travolta sounded so odd to me. It had to do with the make-up and trying not to cause creases. It was nice to see Christopher Walken go back to his show-biz roots. He can still dance up a storm. Queen Latifa was wonderful as usual. And the kids were all good. I did have to reset my brain to stop thinking "Why is Cyclops (from the X-Men) playing a TV show dance host".

Today I want to get cracking on some stuff. Peter and I are talking about going to see "Live Free or Die Hard" since that has been on our list for while. We also want to see "The Simpsons" movie.

I am grateful for time spent with old friends.

Comments

[readinggeek451]

You are an enabler. [g] But you bought more fabric than I did!

[billritch.livejournal.com]

I loved the Hairspray musical. It was pure energy from beginning to end! Caran and I saw it at a sneak preview.

[hawaiianrose.livejournal.com]

The Simpsons movie is hilarious but is totally not appropriate for kids. There's a hilarious song in that there thats a knock off of the SPiderman song. If you stay for the credits they play the whole thing which, for me, made the movie worth the 9$ I had to pay to see it.

[besideserato.livejournal.com]

This is a good time to be close to those we love. I'm glad to hear so far everyone you know is OK.