the hunchback of notre dame, 1996

stuck in the towers of a majestic paris cathedral, quasimodo longs to visit the city beyond its walls.  instead, he's carved a wooden replica of all that he sees, including the people.

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impossibilities

it was an incredibly warm weekend for january.  temperatures in the 50s.  nice.  started working on redoing a coffee table for the media room.  painted the base and legs with a granite treatment.  pictures of the entire project should appear at some point.  got a 3d blu ray player and disc (frankenweenie, a disney feature of course).  went out for breakfast then to a matinee of the impossible, an intense, riveting, devastating, heart wrenching, hopeful movie about the indonesian tsunami.  once the movie started, the theater became silent, no crinkling of wrappers or bags, the audience focused on the screen.  when the movie was done, outside it was getting cold, sleeting, and changing over to snow.  a quick stop for some groceries and home for the day.  baked some chocolate chip cookies and caught up with shows on the dvr.  temperatures are still falling.  guess winter is really happening.  damn.

the aristocats, 1970

lost in the country with their mother, toulouse, berlioz, and marie are out of their element, until they run into the smooth talking tomcat thomas o'malley, who eventually offers to guide them home to paris.

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beauty and the beast, 1991

the beast looks his finest for his date with belle, but the former prince is still nervous.  'you don't have time to be timid' lumiere counsels.  'you must be bold.  daring.  there will be music.  romantic candlelight, provided by myself.  when the moment is right, you confess your love.'

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dumbo, 1941

every great flying elephant needs a great mouse to encourage him and dare him to take the big leaps.  dumbo and timothy j mouse, one of the best showbiz teams ever.

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snow white and the seven dwarfs, 1937

warned by the huntsman that she must flee the queen's jealousy, snow white runs for her life.  terrified, she presses on, going deeper into the forest than she's ever gone.  as night falls, she imagines monsters in every shadow.

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eats

put a beef roast into the slow cooker, added a can of beef broth and a packet of lipton garlic and herb soup.  set on high for four hours.  made baby carrots with sugar and honey.  baked some dinner rolls in the oven.  yum.