Reading.....

..... on top of yesterday's feast of quiche, Turner Classic Movie channel (TCM, for the uninitiated) has chosen today as the day to showcase old musicals that have either won or been nominated for Academy Awards..... which, of course, means that The Missus has been glued to the television all day long....

..... it all began around 10:45am this morning when she realized that "The Harvey Girls" was playing.... hey, she's a sucker for Judy Garland.... and I have to admit that seeing Angela Lansbury dolled up as a Lady of The Afternoon was quite surreal to behold.... but since then, I've suffered through "The Band Wagon", "Seven Brides For Seven Brothers", "Gigi", and now - "An American in Paris"..... yes, it is 7:30pm as I write this.... and I've borne witness to enough show tunes in the past eight hours to drive most mortal men to mayhem..... I think I need to go and fieldstrip my AR-15 and chew some tobacco or something......

..... I did put my foot down though when she absentmindedly channel-surfed during a commercial over to ESPN's coverage of men's figure skating....

.... in regards to "Gigi", I have to admit that I actually attempted to watch it.... it's has always been one of those movies of which one has heard of, and yet not yet seen.....

... after a half-hour of so, I broke ranks and went to the garage to grill the lamb chops.... once they were done, I sat down in front of the tube again and tried to catch up.... eventually turning to The Missus and saying... "so, what exactly is the point of this stupid-assed movie?"..... one or two clicks from the remote control later, and this is what popped up on the television screen courtesy of the DirecTV satellites....

Gigi 4:00-6:00pm Movie:Musical

Musical, Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jourdan (1958) An heir wants to marry a waif groomed to be his mistress in Gay '90's Paris (CC)

... a "waif groomed to be his mistress"???.....

..... weird, yes...... and no, I just don't get it......... but hey, I just walked through the living room a few minutes ago and was witness to this... check this out...

.... that, gentle readers, is a girl who likes to read....... a goofy smile, sure, but she sure was enjoying that book....... and hey, you just gotta love a girl who reads........