Latest finished puzzle: The World of the Brontes. This is another in a series by Lawrence King. I’ve done all of them but one and when that’s finished, I’ll have to wait until the next one comes out. They’re impeccably illustrated and come with a key to all the characters and locales. The very first puzzle that I did in this line was The World of Shakespeare. I can’t recommend them enough. I have the last one on order. It’s about the Harlem Renaissance.

Okay. Today promises to be a long day. I’m already stressed, of course. But once we actually start out on our journey, I think I’ll calm down. We have gone back and forth about our method of transportation from car to train and now, back to car. That gives us ‘freedom’ according to Don. We don’t have to leave the after party at a certain time in order to get to Grand Central to catch a train. He’s right. So, we’re driving in, parking near where the party will be, taking an Uber to the movie theater and allowing enough time to grab a bite to eat before we line up outside the theater at 6:30.

Should be interesting! I’m anxious to see the final product; to see how they edited it, etc. With the scenes filmed out of chronological order, I’m curious to see how it all goes together.

Remember: I never read reviews. After 40 years in the theater, I have learned that a review is entirely subjective, loaded with the reviewer’s personal taste, prejudices, bias (and those biases can be overly positive or overly negative.) If I had one piece of advice for any of you, it would be to STOP reading reviews. If something looks interesting to you, read it, see it, listen to it. If it doesn’t, then don’t. But don’t rely on someone else’s opinion to tell you what they think you should see or not see.

It’s silly; it’s like giving away your choice.

Some people will love the movie, some won’t. Don and I often come upon things that got rave reviews and we look at each other and say, “Are you kidding me??” The opposite is true as well.

End of lecture.

I probably won’t post tomorrow because we won’t get home until at least 2 am, maybe later. I was falling asleep in my chair at 9 pm last night, so this will be interesting.

Thanks so much. And thanks for your support on the ‘what to wear’ issue!

Oh, forgot to add: we didn’t get a tree yet. The ones we saw had been pruned by the suppliers and there were bare branch tips near the top of the tree. Lots of them. And they’re more expensive than ever, so I’m not paying for that particular look! I’ve never seen anything like it! We’ll look elsewhere on Thursday.

Stay safe.

Happy Tuesday.