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[ladytharen]

Happy birthday! Hope you had a super day!!!

Thank you dear! I’ve enjoyed myself and even finished some original work to boot! Not too bad ;)

[ladytharen]

Clueless!

never seen | want to see | the worst | bad | whatever | not my thing | good | great | favorite | masterpiece

ask me about a film!

[zombeesknees]

Okay so I know you're a crazy Practical Magic person (as you should be, it is one of the greatest films ever lbr), but I was wondering if you've read the book and if you have thoughts? I just finished it, really enjoyed it, but also it's crazy different from the film and I'm trying to find someone to talk at about it. And everyone seems to have only seen the film, so I'm at a loss.

I read the book YEARS ago, and honestly? Not a big fan. I felt that the characters weren’t nearly as bright and dynamic, and that the sister relationship wasn’t nearly as powerful or touching, and the romance in the book didn’t thrill me as much.

Granted, I think I’m just not a fan of Hoffman’s prose -- I’ve read four of her books now, because I keep hoping she’ll click with me because you’d THINK she would click with me and I have a lot of friends who really dig her.

But nope. Nothing. I just feel like there’s always something off/lacking in her stories and characters. Practical Magic is one of the few situations where I prefer the movie to the book (also on this small list: The Witches of Eastwick, Chocolat, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Stir of Echoes).

[amaliabalash]

raspberrystars replied to your post:I swear when I’m like 50, I will still suddenly...

In terms of bad legally blonde productions, my school put on one that was so awful that it was almost avant-guard. Me and my best friend spent the entire time trying not to laugh.

Oh yikes.  I’m about to see the local community theatre summer camp production, basically.  It’ll be iffy as hell to see kids 8-18 singing lyrics like “as you pull her hair and call her whore” buuuut at least I can give them a break because they are babies.

This post is more about the fact that the song “Legally Blonde” was staged very well on Broadway, with Emmett not actually saying “what about love, I never mentioned love, the timing’s bad I know” TO Elle.  He says it from behind the door, and it’s clear it’s more like talking quietly to himself or thinking it. But in subsequent productions they made him say it TO her which like....no you do not confess your feelings immediately after she was sexually harassed.  It’s such a shitty, shitty move.  I’m curious, did the terrible production you saw have it said directly to her?  If not, they did one thing right.

[amaliabalash]

wait you have hamiltion tickets????? what the fuck how dare you this isn't fair!

I doooo!

@ingentech and i are going to NYC in May.  We’ll be at the Wednesday matinee on May 4, which will probably be packed with high schoolers because of that one grant but oh well.  

[amaliabalash]

Anne & Gilbert, 13!

send me a pairing and a number (from here or here) and I’ll write you a drabble

13. “Kiss me.”

“Gil, have you ever kissed anyone?” Anne asked, closing her book and looking at him as if this were a perfectly routine question.

“Um,” Gilbert began, feeling he was on very uncertain ground, “Yes, I have.”

“Is it as magical as people make it sound?” she asked, and he wished she wouldn’t keep looking at him quite so directly.

“Uh, based on my limited experience, it’s… fun?  But I don’t know if I’d say magical,” he said, trying to keep his expression neutral. “Of course, that could be because it wasn’t with the right person.”

“That makes sense,” she replied, expression shifting from contemplative to decisive. “Gil, I would like you to kiss me.”

“What?!” he exclaimed.

“Kiss me,” she said. “I’d like to know what it’s like.”

“You’ve got to be kidding,” he said, panic rising in his chest.  

“No, I’m serious,” she said with a shrug. “I don’t really see any romantic prospects for myself in Avonlea, I would like to have an idea of what it’s like before going to uni, and you’re a friend that I trust.”

Anne Shirley wanted him to kiss her.  He had admittedly thought about this very thing a lot, but never in such a disappointing context.  As much as it may hurt him in the long run, it seemed to be now or never, and he was not missing his chance.

“Okay,” he agreed. “I can do that.”

“Great!” she grinned at him. “So, kiss me.”

Gilbert leaned in and made a silent prayer that he didn’t make a fool of himself.  If he could just keep it together and stay focused, he could keep his dignity in tact.  As soon as their lips touched, though, he felt a spark like nothing before.  Forgetting to be careful, he found himself melting into the kiss, and he could swear she was doing the same.  It turns out that kissing Anne was magical.  After a few moments, he regained some of his senses and pulled away.  He took a breath, trying to compose himself before looking back to Anne.

“Oh,” she said, eyes wide.