inexplicable pavlovian stupidity
So... Yay Connie!!
I really didn't mean to get swept up in the whole Maria thing AT ALL - the cruelty of forcing the losers to sing So Long... only moments after getting booted off seemed several steps beyond normal human decency.
But I suppose it was inevitable. I have always had a bit of a weakness for The Sound of Music. I'm not usually prone to girlie weepiness, but the bit where Maria appears back at the house always used to provoke a tear or two on Christmas Days past... And over the years, each time I watch it there have been more and more moments that get to me.
And now... Good god!!! I felt obliged to watch SoM today, post-Maria, but I knew what would happen. And sure enough, I've been sitting here, welling up at every stupid song. Normal people shouldn't cry at the Lonely Goatherd, should they?!!? Perhaps I can take a small amount of comfort from the fact that the only song that doesnt appear to make me sniffle is Climb Every Mountain... although I am sure it is only a matter of time. I think the wobbly voice of comedy Reverend Mother is keeping the tears at bay. For now.
Right - I'm off to clean up my panda eyes before meeting
shaunskywalker and other visiting WHO glitterati for dinner...
I really didn't mean to get swept up in the whole Maria thing AT ALL - the cruelty of forcing the losers to sing So Long... only moments after getting booted off seemed several steps beyond normal human decency.
But I suppose it was inevitable. I have always had a bit of a weakness for The Sound of Music. I'm not usually prone to girlie weepiness, but the bit where Maria appears back at the house always used to provoke a tear or two on Christmas Days past... And over the years, each time I watch it there have been more and more moments that get to me.
And now... Good god!!! I felt obliged to watch SoM today, post-Maria, but I knew what would happen. And sure enough, I've been sitting here, welling up at every stupid song. Normal people shouldn't cry at the Lonely Goatherd, should they?!!? Perhaps I can take a small amount of comfort from the fact that the only song that doesnt appear to make me sniffle is Climb Every Mountain... although I am sure it is only a matter of time. I think the wobbly voice of comedy Reverend Mother is keeping the tears at bay. For now.
Right - I'm off to clean up my panda eyes before meeting
shaunskywalker and other visiting WHO glitterati for dinner...