a nest of hollow bosoms

With a vasty host of people (cosmicserpent, ms_ntropy, ta_chuang, uruz, eye_abstains, as well as people with more reasonable names like Dot and Alan and Catherine and Joe) J. and I went to see "Henry V" at the Boston Common last night. In many respects I agree with the review I've just linked to: King Harry really only had one emotional mode, except for the woo-the-princess scene at the end. Overall, it was a mediocre performance I might have liked more had I never seen Branagh's version. But it was good to see everyone.

Today, while digesting the fresh-ricotta-and-raspberry-filled crêpes we had for brunch, I must try to get some serious academic work done before my social evening begins...