The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nighttime

Since both my birthday and Joe's birthday fall within ten days of Christmas, we decided to forgo gifts and just do a bunch of fun things together while he was in town. And dare I say that we went to town?

The last day Joe was in NYC over New Years, we saw The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime. We were super lucky and got rush seats in the first row. As the ticket seller promised, we were even able to see the actors sweat! After getting tickets, we actually had a few hours before the show began, so we grabbed lunch (Melt Shop) and dessert (Schmackary's) too. As for the show: A+! The actors were so talented and the story turned in ways I didn't expect it to. Joe and I talked about it our whole way home.

Inside Out

Last week I saw Inside Out. I don't watch many movies, but wow, it was so good! More than good. Genius, really. No movie has made me think as much as this one did in a long time. Or get so emotional. (Ha!) Seriously though. I probably cried for twenty minutes at the end. I'd definitely recommend it if you don't have anything better going on this week. 

Also, this is really neat: apparently Pixar switched certain details in the movie based on which country it was shown in. For example, instead of the main character Riley being disgusted by broccoli as she is in the U.S. version, in Japan it is green peppers.

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The End of HIMYM

When TV shows end, despite how the ending episode goes (…I’m looking at you Lost), it’s always so bittersweet. I've never cried or anything, but when you follow the characters over the course of seasons,often both growing together as you meet them each week at the same time and place... it's hard not to get sentimental. 

Tonight, I will not actually be watching the series finale of How I Met Your Mother. Le Copain and I (and sometimes some of the other amis) always watch it DVR-ed around 11 pm on Monday nights… it’s been our tradition for the last 2+ years. Go figure HIMYM ends during our spring break. Le Copain and I ended up making a sort of pact that we'd watch it together when we get back on Friday. While we're both rather worried about reading spoilers between Facebook, 9gag, TV commercials, etc.,  it's nice to have something to look forward to, even if it is as simple as watching a show.

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