Les Mis(s)?

I am so torn whether to see Les Miserables on the big screen. I know, I know, I should go see it...I have never read the book and I have never seen the musical. Can you believe it? It's been showing pretty much non stop for 25 years and I've managed to never go. It's just that it's so depressing! Relentlessly depressing! And the film looks so over the top and although I'm interested...or rather, curious to hear all the actors' singing voices, I just can't seem to get excited about it. I have a few more weeks to think about it since it doesn't open in the UK until middle of January.

I'm sure Hugh Jackman will be great...if I can keep Wolverine as Tommy Tune out of my head. I wonder...well, hoping that Russell Crowe sounds much better than Pierce Brosnan in that awful Mamma Mia! I heard that Anne Hathaway singing I Dreamed a Dream is worth the price of admission. I also heard she said her performance was just Meh. Something about how she is not as talented as Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet...and she has to work so much harder at it. Ugh...I'm going to end up going, aren't I? I'm hoping they've made that annoying Amanda Seyfried really dirty and smelly looking like all the others I've seen in the trailer. It would be ridiculous if her blond hair is all yellow and shiny and sparkly, right? It's the Revolution for goodness sake. Great, after the Hobbit...this will take up another three hours of my life...it better be worth it.

P.S. Speaking of Kate Winslet, what is up with her new husband Ned Rocknroll? (The third times a charm?) I'm predicting he's a keeper because he seems okay riding the coattails of his billionaire uncle...and now his future is totally set with his super talented and beautiful and successful wife. If he cheats on her, I will be forever gobsmacked.

Manic Monday!

It was an insane day at work! Getting hit from all sides - operations issues to help resolve, technical hurdles, compliance! Too much! My sabbatical seems ages ago...how can I get it back?

That's it! From now on and into the new year, I resolve to leave the office by 6:30pm, to never look at work emails after 7pm and never check in on weekends! Can I do it??