So, I’ve been here in Omaha for about a week, and Eric’s mom told us all about
Wicked visiting the downtown Civic center. There’s not a ton to do here, besides go on bike rides, go shopping, and relax and hang out, so we all thought it would be fun to go and see a show together.
FYI: Wicked- the story of the wicked witch of the West and why she is the way she is. The story is of the two witches, Glenda, the Good Witch of the North, and the Wicked Witch ofthe West; they were both friends before dorothy ever dropped into the scene, and how they turned into who they are.
Today Eric’s mother, he and I went to downtown Omaha to see if we could buy tickets forWicked. I have never seen Wicked, but everyone always talks about how great it is. I’m not much of a musicals person, because randomly bursting out in singing and dancing isn’t necessarily my thing, but I wanted to see what all the hype was about.
There were weekly showings, but we were hoping to see a Sunday afternoon show. We drove all the way downtown to purchase the tickets, but they were all sold out!! I was pretty excited about them, too. I was willing to give Wicked a chance. But I guess, sadly, Wicked will have to wait.
Instead of going to Wicked, however, all of us went to see Angels and Demons, the movie. I am still not quite sure how to react to it. It was good, but far too graphic for my taste. Being Catholic, it was a little hard to watch men portraying holy figures in the church being burned alive and whatnot. I think that will stay on my list of “only watch once in a blue moon,” list. So I feel I won’t be adding that movie to my collection anytime soon. I thought the movie would be more like Da Vinci Code, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I thought it would be full of mystery and puzzles, but . . . it wasn’t. Rather, it seemed like a gruesome race for lives. Tom Hanks was wonderful, as usual, and the other actors and actresses in the movie were great, but it just wasn’t my cup of tea.
Until next time,
TV sitcoms will have to do,
Seanna
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