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Jul. 2nd, 2012 09:17 pmReasons why this weekend was the Best Weekend:
1. I saw Brave! And adored it - Merida is so spunky and stubborn and sweet, the animation was drop-dead gorgeous, and I have been yearning in my soul for a kids' movie that has both bear-fighting and a central mother-daughter relationship. Could not stop gushing all night after I saw it. MARRY ME MERIDA.
2. Albuquerque Pride! My very first pridefest ever, and I had a great time. A few less fun bits - there were protestors at the end of the parade, and it was over 100 degrees on Saturday so we were dying walking around the fairground and I got ridiculously sun-burned - but overall I really enjoyed it. There were cute butch girls everywhere! And old lesbian couples and families with tiny children and fabulous drag queens and boys wearing very short pants, and I got to shop for sex toys and see BDSM demonstrations and a burlesque show and eat frozen yogurt while people threw glitter at me.
3. Opera! This year I decided to see The Pearl Fishers at the Santa Fe Opera (a toss-up between that and Tosca, but I've wanted to see The Pearl Fishers for yeeeeears), and I am so glad I did, because it was a phenomenal production. All the principals were just fabulous - Zurga needed to work on his projection more, he was occasionally drowned out by the chorus, but I'm willing to forgive him since he nailed the emotional scenes so well. His aria in the third act was just wrenching. And Nadir and Leila were both spot-on. I could how this was a less mature opera from a younger Bizet - there were some rough edges and plot holes, and the very first duet between Nadir and Leila in the first act is frankly terrible. But the brilliant bits are so brilliant that it's totally worth it anyway. AlsoIkindofshipZurga/Nadir/LeilanowI'msorry.
4. SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SPAIN. I LOVE YOU CESC. I LOVE YOU XAVI. I LOVE YOU NEW BB LEFT-BACK. I LOVE YOU FERNANDO TORRES AND YOUR TINY BABIES. I LOVE YOU IKER AND YOUR BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE. I LOVE MY SPANISH BOOOOOOYS THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WOOOOOOOORLD.
1. I saw Brave! And adored it - Merida is so spunky and stubborn and sweet, the animation was drop-dead gorgeous, and I have been yearning in my soul for a kids' movie that has both bear-fighting and a central mother-daughter relationship. Could not stop gushing all night after I saw it. MARRY ME MERIDA.
2. Albuquerque Pride! My very first pridefest ever, and I had a great time. A few less fun bits - there were protestors at the end of the parade, and it was over 100 degrees on Saturday so we were dying walking around the fairground and I got ridiculously sun-burned - but overall I really enjoyed it. There were cute butch girls everywhere! And old lesbian couples and families with tiny children and fabulous drag queens and boys wearing very short pants, and I got to shop for sex toys and see BDSM demonstrations and a burlesque show and eat frozen yogurt while people threw glitter at me.
3. Opera! This year I decided to see The Pearl Fishers at the Santa Fe Opera (a toss-up between that and Tosca, but I've wanted to see The Pearl Fishers for yeeeeears), and I am so glad I did, because it was a phenomenal production. All the principals were just fabulous - Zurga needed to work on his projection more, he was occasionally drowned out by the chorus, but I'm willing to forgive him since he nailed the emotional scenes so well. His aria in the third act was just wrenching. And Nadir and Leila were both spot-on. I could how this was a less mature opera from a younger Bizet - there were some rough edges and plot holes, and the very first duet between Nadir and Leila in the first act is frankly terrible. But the brilliant bits are so brilliant that it's totally worth it anyway. AlsoIkindofshipZurga/Nadir/LeilanowI'msorry.
4. SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIN. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH SPAIN. I LOVE YOU CESC. I LOVE YOU XAVI. I LOVE YOU NEW BB LEFT-BACK. I LOVE YOU FERNANDO TORRES AND YOUR TINY BABIES. I LOVE YOU IKER AND YOUR BOTTLE OF CHAMPAGNE. I LOVE MY SPANISH BOOOOOOYS THEY ARE THE BEST IN THE WOOOOOOOORLD.