good visuals, story not as good

We watched Mirrormask last night, thanks to the curvy upstairs neighbor's Netflix subscription. I suppose I should join, at least at the base level. Anyway - I liked the visuals of the movie, but the story felt lacking. Especially when compared to Neil Gaiman's normal characterization. The characters seemed a bit flat to me (I would have liked more delving into the mother-daughter relationship) and the story seemed to jump too much. More viewings might help with that, I suppose, but I probably won't bother.

But it's not my birthday, Arch-deacon.

Today is the feast day for Saint Wulfric.

While he was never formally canonized, Wulfric was a very popular saint during the Middle Ages, and his tomb was visited by many pilgrims. He lived in a small cell at Haslebury Plucknett in Somerset, England. When a wren nested above his bed, he slept outside so she would not be disturbed.

When a squirrel used his wooden cup to store nuts, he made himself another one. You get the picture. Animals walked all over him.

I'm expecting a rash of "Wulfric is nuts" jokes, so knock yourselves out.