Did a little bit of writing after I ate. The Golden Medley pulls up alongside the SS Todman, decorated with cobwebs and tatters to resemble a ghost ship. Everyone ducks down to avoid being seen. Gene insists on leading the first group to find his crew.
Broke around 11 to quickly get ready for work. No trouble with Uber going to or from Audubon today. They were both on time, and the rides were smooth sailing. The morning driver was a gentleman who was a bit chattier than the lady on in the evening.
Once again, spent most of the workday outside. I did gather the trash and recycling at one point and switched off sweeping with the other bagger, and I ended up in a register for about five minutes early-on. It was cloudy and gale-force windy, but I still preferred being outside with the carts to inside with the crowds. By the end of the night, we had as many as three baggers outside. I ended up doing returns.
When I got home, I went straight into leftovers. Watched It's a Wonderful Life while putting away the Cream Cheese Mints and making the cranberry bread. George Bailey (James Stewart) thinks life has passed him by. He wanted badly to see the world when he was younger, but ended up staying in the town of his birth, taking care of his wife Mary (Donna Reed) and their family and running his father's loan company. He didn't want the company to fall into the hands of Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore), the richest man in town, who already owns everything else. After his forgetful Uncle Billy (Thomas Mitchell) loses 8,000 on Christmas Eve, George is in such despair that he considers committing suicide. He's saved by an angel named Clarence (Henry Travers) who claims he's trying to earn his wings. He eventually gives George his wish to see what life would be like if he was never born...and reminds him why he really had a wonderful life and some truly magnificent friends.
I mainly love this one for the outstanding performances by Stewart and a cast of Hollywood's best character actors, including Ward Bond and Frank Faylen as George's buddies Bert the cop and Ernie the cab driver, Beluah Bondi as George's mother, HB Warner as the drug store owner Mr. Gower, and Sheldon Leonard as a skeptical bartender. One of my favorite Christmas movies if you love Stewart, the cast, or are down with director Frank Capra's pro-small-town sentiment.
Took a shower, then went online and watched The Mistle Tones. I go further into this Freeform 25 Days of Christmas romantic comedy at my Musical Dreams Movie Reviews blog.
Finished the night on Hulu with It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special. Buster Bunny's so crushed after he loses his directing assignment on the Toons' big holiday special to Montana Max, he almost jumps right out of the film. A familiar-sounding rabbit named Harvey shows him what life in Acme Acres would be like if he were never on Tiny Toons.
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