I take a breath. I think about the absurdity of musicalizing a story that already feels like an operatic fever dream. Then I say, “Let’s give it a go.”
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New on the Fridge: Diana’s Metamorphosis
There is a brief, excruciating silence where everyone stares at me, and I begin to think this may not have been my finest moment. But then, the miracle: Diana…
Continue readingThe Miracle Max Corollary: Life, Laughter, and the ER
My mind drifts to that scene with Miracle Max, because I am nothing if not deeply philosophical, who explains to Inigo and Fezzik that Westley is only mostly dead, and that mostly dead is partly alive. But then I think of the Miracle Max Corollary, which if it isn’t a thing, I vote that it should be a thing, and that would have Inigo countering Miracle Max with Yes, but partly alive is mostly dead. Because that’s how it is feeling there in the ER.
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