Thanksgiving

[intertext]

Meme to self: At risk of sounding Pollyanna-ish, 10 things to be thankful for right now (in no particular order).

1. The fact that I have a great job, doing what I love
2. The fact that I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world (even when it's raining, which it is today).
3. My dogs, and all dogs, past and future ... and Clio the cat (I know, I'm cheating - but it's hard to cut this list down to 10 things)
4. Books
5. All the birds in my garden, even (or especially) the wicked hummingbird
6. Of course, friends and family
7. Swiffer dusters
8. Anti-inflammatories
9. Quintessential Gin
10. Bach ... well, okay, music generally, but Bach most of all.

Comments

[lilyfriend.livejournal.com]

Okay, I was hoping you were going to say that. I was feeling like I was the only one who liked the movies. Too many people expect word for word, every detail inclusive movies, and that's just not possible. While I might have included/excluded a couple different things, I also felt they kept true to the spirit, and who else could have played Snape and made us love him so much ;) I've also been a fan of Thewlis. Although, I did prefer the original Dumbledore. Sorry Michael Gambon! I just always saw Dumbledore as being more slow.. wise.. subtle.. which I feel is lacking in his current portrayal.

[intertext.livejournal.com]

Yes, well, alas, as much as we loved the original Dumbledore, noone could help the fact that Richard Harris died in real life. Ian McKellan would have been good (but didn't he play another famous wizard *grin*) I wondered about Ian Richardson... um ... seen on quite a lot of PBS things... maybe a bit too sort of sharp edged. I thought Michael Gambon was ... okay, but I know but you mean about not quite as subtle as he needs to be. On the whole, though, I like their choices. Can't wait to see Ralph Feinnes as "he who cannot be named"...