Natterings From Nepantla

Boy, it has been a long week. 14 days, counting back to the last time I did this...

Cats

Marlene is slowly letting Monty into her space. In fact, they were both relaxed enough to be asleep, until I got up to grab the camera.

Fandom

Nothing to report, unless you are a SMOF and extremely interested in the latest resort fee news.

Gaming

Started a new game of Sunless Skies, with a goal more appropriate to the way I've been playing the game, and have already made huge strides. I'm not overstretching myself this time with exploration since now I kind of know what's out there.

Books and media

Terminal World ended fairly well. I'm now most of the way through The Deadly Sisterhood by Leonie Frieda, about the notable women of Renaissance Italy. It's telling me a lot of things that are new to me but I think that will be enough dynastic intrigue to hold me for a while.

Last week I watched my DVD of Topsy-Turvy, which I hadn't seen since it came out in the theaters. It's still about half an hour too long, but more fun to watch now that I've brushed up on my G&S. I read recently that what Mike Leigh really wanted to do was make a movie about stagecraft, and it sure shows.

This week, I listed to the 1992 D'Oyly Carte Yeoman of the Guard. I normally prefer to get recordings with dialogue (and I have one already of Yeoman), but I got this for the bonus tracks: two songs that were cut from the opera and an earlier setting of "Is life a boon?". (Not nearly as good as the later version that we know and love.)
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