so far this week

Well, my work week is over so I've returned to the land of the living once more. I began my days off by seeing the musical Wicked with my mother. I don't really like musicals, but I enjoyed myself for the most part. It was very lighthearted and comedic, which is the opposite of the book. The singing was really well done. I liked the ending: it was very "happily ever after" without being too cheesy. However, since this was an early Mother's Day gift, all that really mattered was what my mom thought, and she absolutely loved it.

My niece turned one last week. My sister rented out a room at a local indoor swimming pool to throw her a birthday party today. I think having birthday parties for small children is kind of odd since I don't think a one year old really understands or cares about parties in general. She seemed to understand the cake part just fine though.

I recently found out that the people that make Adventure Time put out a short series that's available on YouTube called Bravest Warriors. There's only a handful of episodes and they only run about six minutes. If you just put aside any hopes for a back story or understanding exactly what's going on, you'll really enjoy yourself. I did. If you like Adventure Time even a little, you should check it out.