I began a very humid and hazy day at work...and spent most of it standing around, writing down all the story ideas running through my head. We were on and off steady, but mostly quiet. It's a hot day in the middle of the week and the end of the month. If people aren't at the Shore, they're waiting for money to come in during the weekend and next week. My relief was right on time, and I was in and out with no problems.
When I got home, I had some of the Turtle Chex Mix I bought at work (it was a dollar), then made a fruit salad. Also known as "most of the fruit I had laying around cut up with a can of mandarin oranges mixed in." Listened to the soundtrack to Newsies as I worked. My favorite number from both the movie and the show is "King of New York." I haven't seen the show, but the number in the movie is hilarious. The newsies' strike just made the papers, and they're incredibly excited about it. Both the song and the number are just adorable.
Worked on my fanfic for the next couple of hours. Betty Prince, with help from kind-hearted lawyer Doug Thompson, is in Pueblo to pick up the findings of a surveyor who is a friend of Doug's. The two happen to see the show at the stage that the troupe is working at. So does Miss Cosgrave, who isn't happy to discover that the poisoned comb she gave Scott didn't work.
Pruitt's even less happy. He has his men take Maple away to be questioned. He writes a letter to invite the troupe to the town's rodeo and county fair. He intends to lure Scott into his clutches...and this time, take the job of doing away with him himself.
Needless to say, Scott does not want to go to the fair. The rest of the troupe convinces him it'll be great publicity. Hilary pulls out a blond wig and says he'll go in disguise...
When I finally got off, I had leftover Chinese beans and the last of the turkey tacos for dinner while watching Sleeping Beauty. When Princess Aurora is cursed by the wicked Maleficent in infancy to die on her 16th birthday, one of the three fairies who watch over the land gentles it down to merely sleeping. Despite the fairies best efforts, Maleficent is successful and the curse comes true. Prince Phillip, who met the girl in the woods when she was picking berries and fell for her, must make his way to the castle and kiss his slumbering love...if he can get past briar bushes and a dragon!
One of Disney's most beautifully-animated movies, done to look like a real 14th century tapestry. While the title sleeping beauty herself is a bit of a snore, the supporting cast is first rate - the fairies are hilarious, Maleficent is so famous, she got a live-action movie to herself, and Phillip is one of Disney's few really interesting princes. Recommended for fans of animation or the Disney Princess movies.
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