I don't know if you're snowed in right now, but I can safely say there's enough snow outside to inspire me to hunker down next to the fireplace and do a little drafting. Not to mention I'm wearing fleeced lined leggings (which is basically like being hugged by angels) and have enough Dr. Pepper in the house to float a boat. Why in the world would I give any of that up to venture out into the tundra?
You know, unless someone wanted to have a snowball fight. Then I'm there. And armed. I mean, I have terrible aim, so I'm probably not going to hit you. But I'm extremely enthusiastic in my throwing of misshapen wads of snow in every direction, which is confusing enough that you're probably not going to hit me.
Any takers?
No?
Fire, fleece and Dr. Pepper it is. Along with some writing and frequent checking of today's PitchWars updates. (If you have some free moments, you should definitely check that out as well. Some really amazing stuff going on there. And in the alternate showcases. I'm over here!)
Also, at some point in between all this and my constant humming of the Frozen soundtrack there will be a movie break. After all, every day should have one of those, but snow days must.
In that vein, I offer my five of my top movies for snowy days:
Anastasia
I'm a sucker for cartoon musicals. And who doesn't like to pretend to be trekking through the Russian winter to see if you might be royalty? Or maybe just to hang out with Bartok?
The Shop Around the Corner
A precursor to You've Got Mail. Jimmy Stewart, Margaret Sullavan and a Budapest winter. Apparently the snow sends my mind on international wanderings. (And yes, that is the Wonderful Wizard of Oz.)
The Mighty Ducks
Been watching this one on snowy days for over two decades now. Can't watch this first meeting without feeling a bit nostalgic for blanket tents and buckets of Legos.
Empire Strikes Back
Because I pretty much always want to watch this. Plus, if I'm inside watching this, it means I'm not freezing outside and in need of slicing open a tauntaun. Watching this movies saves (tauntaun) lives.
The Long Hot Summer
Because sometimes I like a nice contrast.
How about you? Snowed in and watching anything good? And if you say last night's Mindy Project for the second (or maybe third) time, I'll totally understand. We have to wait until April? What the what??
Shop around the corner was a great flick. It's hardly snowed here at all this winter. In fact, we've already had brush fires. In January! It's going to be a flame-filled summer most like.
ReplyDeleteI live in a place where we are always getting a ton of snow, so it is rare that everything is called off and we get to huddle inside and do nothing. Sometimes I just call everything off for the rest of town - at least my part of it - and just stay in. Because there is nothing better than something fuzzy, tea, and movies.
ReplyDeleteI like your choices. I've not seen some of them though, and the ones I haven't sound good. I will have to see if I can find them the next day I am hiding inside while it is snowing outside.