Vaudeville Hook for Tulips --- Day 5/50

Walk: Clement Street Food Tasting Walk
Distance: 4.5 miles



Sorry to report the dancing tulips have been given the old Vaudeville hook. Usually when Ciwt buys tulips, they move unaccountably from one place in the vase to another finally ending in amazing and often laughable positions.  But this particular bunch was a boring act, so, with apologies to their audience, off the stage with them....

Tulip Ballet, Act 2 --- Day 5/49

Walk: New Garage Rental
Distance: 2 miles, small home yoga

 
Pink Solo


Red Pas de Deux

  
Yellow Waiting in the Wings

Tulip Ballet, Act 1 --- Day 5/48

Walk: Presidio Golf Club, Mountain Lake
Distance: 3 miles



Ensemble

Pas de trois

Pas de trois, II

Smaller Ensemble

Tulip Ballet, Dress Rehearsal --- Day 5/47

Walk: Traders
Distance: 2 miles, Home yoga


Full Ensemble, Dress Rehearsal

Please Keep the Pink and Purple -- Day 5/46

Walk: Trader's, Hi-Tech Nails
Distance: 3.10 miles, Home Yoga



Flying Fraidy Cat Ciwt was sad to read today that the only airline she actually enjoys flying on has been sold.  Yes, hip, communicative, Virgin America with the pink and purple lights (aka phased mood lighting)is being acquired by Alaska Airlines.

Phased Mood's system is designed to create a visual experience that projects a calm, sophisticated and dynamic environment, specifically designed for relaxation and entertainment.  No wonder Ciwt likes it!  

Apparently Alaska Airlines is (almost) right up there with Virgin in being most loved by travelers and employees.  It has snazzy leather seats, is known to be "friendly" and has good on time performance and profitability. Mark that last because profitability was not Virgin's strong point, and probably the reason it had to offer itself for sale.

According to air travel blogs Ciwt has read, the merger, while sad because we're losing California's only home-based airline, looks to be a good candidate for successfully blending two excellent cultures and reputations.  That's nice, but Ciwt's mood will be brightened considerably if they keep those cool, calming lights.

Seeking: Toddler Temp --- Day 5/44

Walk: Cinema Club (The Meddler)
Distance: 2 miles and small yoga

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Today Ciwt set out to give herself a tutorial on her word processing program, Word 2010.
It has now been four hours; she didn't understand a thing. And, alas, no grandchildren to explain it all  to her.  

Young at Heart --- Day 5/44

Walk: AMC Van Ness (Zootopia), Trader Joe's
Distance: 4 miles, small yoga



Ciwt doesn't think she's regressing, but... Yesterday it was a movie about a college fraternity house, today it was a Disney animated affair.  AND she liked the animated movie best!  Fun, funny, intelligent and with a message: "Always Try!  No matter what, try for what you want."  Somehow those little kid bromides feel so good to adults, or at least to this one.

On the other end of the animated spectrum were the twenty minutes (!) of previews - each more terrifying for adults, not to even mention children.  For instance, coming soon to a theater near you will be an animated feature about each adorable (little nameless furry things), magnificent (mammoths, saber tooth tigers) species who went extinct after valiant efforts to survive the Ice Age.  Oh dear, and Ciwt thought the Wicked Witch of the North was scary when she was young.

Not Everybody --- Day 5/43

Walk: Sundance Kabuki (Everybody Wants Some!!)
Distance: 2 miles and small home yoga



Do you believe Ciwt went to a movie that looks like the above pic?  Neither does Ciwt.  The photo is a still from Richard Linklater's Everybody Wants Some!!  And realistically she should have known from the double exclamation mark, the movie wouldn't be for her.  That and the fact that she found Linklater's last movie, 3+ hour Boyhood, boring.

She may have to change her movie going style and read a leetle bit more about what the movie is about before going.  In this case is was a never-ending (well, ending in 2 hours) frat party.  That was the whole movie, the whole entire thing.  Stultifying, but at least a get away from a leetle business venture that is constantly on Ciwt's mind these days.

Addendum: Unexpectedly Ciwt woke up this morning wondering what ever became of some of the young men in Everybody..  That would be some of the completely fictional characters in Linklater's movie.  He is very talented at subtly getting into your humanity.