the croissants weren't delicious though, that's the thing! my buying them in the first place was punishment--to me! because rather than opting for the delicious flaky buttery bakery ones I just bought bland dry supermarket ones that were wholly not worth eating in the first place. that is why they had to be sprayed. I did eventually have to spray the cookies too because I ate like, eight, and even though they were in the beginning delicious, after about four they quickly become pretty unappealing. and a general rule is that while ill still eat something long after it's lost its appeal, I wont eat something if it tastes like bathroom cleaner and is possibly toxic as well. that's where I draw the line (that reminds me, I should really use that bathroom cleaner on my bathroom one of these days...). I still haven't bought any snacks, am still in limbo about whether I should or not. what do you think? any suggestions? (don't say brownies)
okay, so on to fanny and alexander.... AMAZING!!!! I'm so glad you recommended it! at first, with the running time I figured I was in for a long boring time, but was determined to stick it out anyway. I was pretty impressed in the first act by the lavishness of it all. and with the lighting the way it was done it really felt like you were there, like you had stepped into that space. it reminded me of the way I imagined old fashioned Christmases to have been when I was young, and even reminded me of the way I felt about Christmas when I was young, that sense of specialness brought about by glittery abundance. so even though I was sure I was going to be bored, I was taken in on a very visual level. but then came part 3 and 4 and boy was I taken in a way I never expected a Swedish made for tv movie from the 80;s could do. that awful priest! I was so scared for the children, and angry at the priest and his family, and thinking "oh man, what has the mother done, and how is she going to get them out of this, I just cant see any way...". and then when they are abducted to uncle isaks, seeing his place through the eyes of a little boy was a really a magical thing, and gave the whole thing a fairy tale sort of feel. and I really liked the way my feelings for the family developed. at first I thought they were all a bunch of bland austere types who I couldn't possibly feel affinity for but I had really warmed up to some of them by the end, like the grandmother and the one uncle (the womanizing one, not the awful angry wife abusing one). so yes, thank you for recommending! I wasn't sure which one I was supposed to watch though, so I opted for the longer one just to be sure? is the other one the same, only shortened or is it a completely different version? do I need to watch it too? as for the white dresses, I looked for them, but the only one I saw wearing one was the grandmother. there may have been others but nothing that stood out to me. did I miss them? certainly they weren't as fabulous as the ones in picnic at hanging rock?!
I can't help feeling this is not the way to go!
