Quodlibets: Play Viewing

We went to a play today (and by we, I suppose I am using the royal "we", since I am the only member of this household to attend; I went with my mom, my sis, and one of my mom's girlfriends) and I'd just like to point out that if your elderly relative is too elderly to stay awake for the first act of the play, it might not be the best idea to bring her to sit in the third row of a theater and watch a play. I swear to god, for the entire first act, her chin was touching her chest. Or close to it, anyway. And then she would start to lean towards me and push me closer to my sister, who was annoyed.

I think at one point, the lead actor of the play, John Malkovich, looked over at our section and saw her sleeping and couldn't look away. I think it was that noticeable. She was visibly nodding off and on for the whole act. It was mind-boggling.

The play, on the whole, was good. Kind of boring, I have to admit. The only reason that we went, honestly, is so that my sister could see John Malkovich, since she's been obsessed with him for as long as I can remember. I can't say that it was a bad play, only that it was deeply inaccessible, at least to me. It dealt with Hungarian history (set in Hungary during WWI), and much of it would have made more sense to me if I'd known more about it. But I suppose it was neat to see John Malkovich being all Malkovich-y; not as great as Gary Sinise in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, but neat. If it would have been a better play, it would have been nicer.

For dinner afterwards, we went to a highly recommended restaurant, which was very good. My mom's appetizer was scrumptious, and I want to eat it again. It was gnocchi (but soft, pillowy, pudding-like gnocchi) in a mushroom sauce with white truffle oil, and it was delish. Man. So good. I wish I would have ordered that. Dish envy. No good.

All in all, besides the snoozing oldster, a good night. Dinner out at a nice restaurant is always good.