Today I go to a hardware store for a bulb replacement emergency. Every year, my husband strings up the lights and discovers which have gone dead. I also need that cottony stuff that passes for snow and a few other little things to complete our decorating, which is pretty simple but still. It takes time.
Then I'm going with a friend to shop a bit and I'm happy to go along to have the fun of chatting on the ride. Tonight we see a play with our friends, so it's a full day, in such a nice way.
I saw in the paper the SAG award nominations are out and "12 Years as a Slave" was up and others I like, but no "Fruitvale Station". What a pity. It was a terrific film with a great performance by Michael B Jordan. I think these summer films just get forgotten, usually, except Cate Blancett's performance this year. It was a mediocre film, but she was phenomenal. I love reading about nominations and seeing the awards. It's utterly trival, but entertaining. And the dresses!
I did find a couple of heartening stories in the newspaper this morning: a man wrongly in prison for 30 years got released, a family rescued with all well after two days, the story of the guy submerged in a boat who was surviving in an air pocket until he was rescued. You've got to search, and ignore the tempting dark stuff, but I've mastered the art. Also, I always read "Pickles" the comic. That's my recipe for cheerfulness.
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