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[beachlass]

Went to see Thor last night - loved it. We had a great set of previews (I love previews) - mostly Marvel, and I'm excited by the rounding out of the rest of the Avengers team. Interested by the very different trailer for the Green Hornet - all SRS BZNSS, instead of the cheesy laugh it up trailer I'd previously seen.

My favorite thing about Thor was Branagh's direction; the times when his Shakespearean theatre staging came into play, and I suddenly felt like I was in the theatre; the ways in which he used the language rhythms I'm accustomed to in Shakespeare to bring out the emotional affect of the over the top Thor/Asgardian language. I loved the family conflicts; the balance of grabbing hold of the genre and running with it and laughing at the silliness of the whole enterprise. 

So yes. Thor. And I get to round out my week with some actual Shakespearean theatre - I have tickets to see the Merry Wives of Windsor. 


And for something completely different: A selection of some of the videos from my youtube favorites list that make me happy, picked for a friend who needed a spot of cheering up.



Kids singing the Smiths

Amazing marble xylophone thing

more xylophone

morning sermon byte

Will the Circle be Unbroken: 
Once  and once more 

Pour Some Sugar on Me (incredible Em Gryner et al)

Dolly Parton

Cat Plan for World Domination 

Organizing the bookshelf

I hear the rain down in Africa

Safety Dance

Lady Gaga Set (contains no actual Lady Gaga)
Neutra Face font
Christopher Walken: 
JGL:

Muppets

and finally - my current favorite animal video: