Thursday, February 13, 2014

Winter News

After the fifty billionth person told me that I needed to watch "Frozen," I finally checked it out.  I don't know if I'd endorse this movie as enthusiastically as the entire world seems to be doing. It was lovely and the "Arrested Development" references were fun, but IMO the film was more forgettable than, say, "Wreck It Ralph." (Hope you're all impressed with how I spend my free time.. comparative children's cinema seems to be my forté these days.) However, I will say that the entire movie is worth watching if only to hear "Let It Go." They should advertise it as the most empowering 4 minutes of your life, or your money back. 

Are you rolling your eyes about now? Cause that's what I did every time I heard another 20-year-old geek out about how they blast "Let It Go" on Friday nights...  And yet, here I am. Blasting this Disney song. While Ernesto hides in the bedroom with headphones on so that he won't have to hear me try to hit all the high notes. 

I've made it my personal goal to watch every single cover and foreign language version of this song, but if I had to choose just one video to share with you, it's this one. The singer, Christina Bianco, blends "Let It Go" with a bunch of celebrity impersonations. 




Besides feeding my obsession with children's movies, I've also been watching the Winter Olympics (read: crying non-stop in front of the TV). How do Liberty Mutual and Oikos yogurt commercials manage to elicit the same response from me as seeing the world's greatest athletes defy gravity? One minute I'm mopping up my tears and yelling "YES DO THE FLIP SCORE THE POINTS YOU'RE AN AMAZING HUMAN BEING," and the next I'm sobbing, "YES TIDE IS CLEARLY THE NICEST-SMELLING AND MOST INSPIRING DETERGENT IN THE UNIVERSE." I'm disgusting, but at least someone in advertising is doing their job right. Is it you, Peggy Olson?

In addition to all the winter-themed shenanigans going on --including our very own snowpocalypse in Dallas, i.e. a whole half-inch of snow that shut down half the city-- Ernesto and I went to another breathtaking Josh Ritter concert in January. Still not sure whether he ever got my creepy gift, but a girl can dream. I've decided to take his involvement with the Parenthood soundtrack as a sign that we're best friends.