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[shadowkat]

Finished the Thanksgiving meal and entertaining with Wales. Grateful for that, we both were, considering we'd been estranged from 2009 to roughly 2018. I found a way to get past it and open up that door again. I'm grateful that I did.

Sometimes not always, it's good to forgive and forget. And to let go of the past. Holding onto it hasn't ever served me well. I can't speak for anyone else. We're all different after all.

Wales brought the pumpkin pie and margaritas (they come in cans now), and the whipped cream (which was unnecessary - since I had plenty already), while I provided everything else (tacos, tamales, refried beans, cheese, guacamole, salsa, lettuce, tomatoes and corn bread muffins). Also I was right, Wales could only do one taco, one tamale, a little refried beans, and one corn bread muffin. Plus one piece of pie. To be fair, I couldn't do more than that either. I have taco shells, shredded cheese, chips, salsa, quac, lettuce, corn bread muffins, half a margarita and pie left over. I gave Wales the refried beans, the tomatoes and the whipped cream she brought.

What is Thanksgiving without left overs?

We watched Thelma based on an actual incident that happened to the director/writer's grandmother Thelma Post.

A 93 year old woman tracks down the people who scammed her, in order to take them down and get her money back.

Stars June Squib, Richard Roundtree, Clark Gregg, Parker Posey, Malcolm McDowell.

Also the Great British Baking Show - Holiday Edition.

Wales asked about watching The Apprentice - "The Apprentice is a 2024 biographical film that examines Donald Trump's career as a real estate businessman in New York City in the 1970s and 1980s, as well as his relationship with attorney Roy Cohn. Directed by Ali Abbasi and written by Gabriel Sherman, the film stars Sebastian Stan as Trump, Jeremy Strong as Cohn, Martin Donovan as Trump's father Fred, and Maria Bakalova as Trump's first wife, Ivana. "

I nixed it. Although it's not available on streaming anyhow, it's only available in theaters. But hard pass.

Me: What do you need to find out? We already know all of it.
Wales: Jeremy Strong is to play Cohn.
Me: Who? I don't even know him.

Honestly, I will be very grateful when that evil man goes away. And I never have to hear his name or see him or hear him ever again. Wales is obsessed with the political situation.

Me: We can't do anything about it - I choose to ignore it. I have enough things to worry about that I can't do anything about.
Wales: No, we can do things -
Me: Well yes, but limited.

I chose to watch Thelma, and get her away from reading substack political posts.

Watching Mary Poppins at the moment for the fiftieth time. The Optimum technician is coming tomorrow - hopefully he'll give me NY1 and a new box. I'd rather not have to cancel the cable the subscription just yet.

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[yourlibrarian]

Agree about leftovers. I was glad I got and prepared extra food because I don't want the meal to be a one and done. Thelma sounds interesting, though your link went to German food.

I watched the documentary about Mary Poppings -- haven't seen the original in some time but it had wonderful music.

[shadowkat]

Thanks! Fixed it.

The film is kind of amazing, if you consider that the special effects they used were created for that film, and hadn't really been done before. They had done some of them for shorts at Disney, but not most of them. When I re-watched part of it (I turned it off at 10 and went to bed - it was on until 11), I was struck by how well it does work, even now.

Also, even with the poor British accent, Dyke was perfect casting - he brings a kind of humorous cheeky joy to the whole enterprise.

[yourlibrarian]

Yes, his accent truly was atrocious but I agree that for the type of story being told he was an excellent counterpart to Andrews.