The Book of Mormon: The Musical

Someone PLEASE fly me to New York so we can see this together.

It's supposed to be pee-your-pants hilarious.

Get a first listen to the music here on NPR.

On Constant Replay

A little booty shakin' inspiration to get you through until Friday...

La Vie en Rose

[Image via the kissssing blog]

One year in college -- Chris and I were in different states -- I didn't hear from Chris at all on Valentine's Day. I downheartedly arrived at my babysitting job that evening, admittedly a little jealous that I wasn't the one going out on the town . As I was welcomed through the door I saw an enormous bouquet of red roses on the mantel and the mom gave me a 'gotcha' smile. Chris had arranged for the flowers to be delivered at their house, knowing that I'd be there on Valentine's night. Those flowers stayed on my desk for as long as they lived, and it was the happiest Valentine's surprise I'd ever had.

(Also, you can listen to the song "La Vie en Rose" here. I'm a little obsessed with Edith Piaf music after watching the movie on Netflix last month. Happy Valentine's Day!)

What a Wednesday

The sun was out, the skies were blue, and the Beatles seemed like the perfect soundtrack to the day. It was almost as if summer had arrived.

Music to My Ears

Image via The Sound of Music FB page

I've noticed a lot of hooplah about The Sound of Music lately. First I heard about a sing-along at 500 movie theaters across the nation---one happened a few days ago in Richmond, but unfortunately I had no takers for tag-alongs. 

And then yesterday I found out that Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, and ALL of the Von Trapp children are going to make an appearance on Oprah next week on the 28th. It's the first reunion since the movie debuted 45 years ago. Gahhhhhhhh!!!!

I should have mentioned at the beginning of all this that The Sound of Music has been my favorite movie since the age of four two and a half (my mom just called to correct me on this). When I went to Salzburg three years ago, my friend and I biked to each spot where any filming took place. The Sound of Music---to me---is a pretty big deal.

Now about Oprah. Since my job is very, very part-time at the moment, there exists the slim possibility of falling into the daytime television trap. But I wouldn't. Ever. Soaps, talk shows, and cheesy court trials just aren't my thing. However, I should admit that I did watch an episode of Oprah the other week. She was featuring the family of TLC's Sister Wives. An interview with a man who just married his fourth wife and has 16 kids and they all live together as one happy family.....well you can't NOT watch something like that.

Regardless of any judgment out there, I'll be tuning in next week. I'm eyeing my curtains right now in case I need something new to wear....


Update: Find 'then and now' photos, a quiz, little known facts and more post-show fun here.

Merry Happy Monday

To start the week off right, I put on some tunes at work this morning. When Peggy Lee and Ella just weren't doing it for me, I switched my Pandora to the Lily Allen station where I heard the likes of Lily, Regina Spektor, and Kate Nash. 

This is an interview with Kate at a knitting store (hello pumpkin, can I adopt you?) followed by a music video 1960s flight attendant style.