Picked up Lou fine from the station this evening in Bergie. I reckon I can use him even with a tired battery, just so long as I don’t park him on a slope. It’s hard to avoid the things these days, but I really never want another car with an automatic handbrake. I’ll take it if it’s an incredible car. But not if there’s a similar option with something I can pull.
This cold day in this burnt end of 2024 and I’ve been trying to exhaust the cat. It woke Lou up by sniffing her eye at 3am. She’s still working every day with this kid’s show. The tech is playing up a wee bit and one of the swings has swung into FIVE parts now. Maybe that’s a musical theatre thing, maybe it’s because its a punishing schedule for a long show. But… there have been a lot of people out of commission over a short run, even for just a show here and a show there.
When not playing with Boo it was a spot of tidying, cooked a nice breakfast and YES, back to Baldur’s Gate. Brian is way ahead of me now with my completionist tendencies. I’m gonna have to speed up or I’ll still be in act one next Christmas.
And this evening we watched The Holdaways. We’ve tried a couple of times in the past but it looked a bit earnest and then it wasn’t really the right time of year. The right thing at the right time. It’s beautiful. Some really strong work from all the cast, even the younger kids. Made for cinema with great old school camera and looking lovely with rich costume design, making use of a college campus abandoned for the Christmas period in deep snow, telling a story about three humans, with rich comedy and observation. I love a movie like that. Wasn’t sure I’d have the attention span for something thoughtful but it held me throughout.
Now we are winding down, post chamomile. Brian is in the Gauntlet of Shar. I’m about to get on a duergar boat. Boo is occasionally rolling around with us while we take breaks. All is well. Quiet, but well.
AlBarclay 