We watch practically no TV here. The Olympics were a big draw, but most of our (rationed) screen time is consumed in the form of computer time or movie viewing. Even the TV shows we do watch are seasons old and commercial free, courtesy of Netflix.
Our family has enjoyed a Netflix subscription for several years now, but sometimes we don't efficiently move the DVDs back and forth through the mail. Some movies are available to play instantly online, but sitting in the study watching on the computer doesn't feel like much of a date night. And it's not easy for a group to watch that way, either.
Enter Netflix's new feature: a free Wii disc. We pop it into the player and are then able to watch any instant movie ON THE TV! It's almost embarrassing how excited I am about this. (I will neither confirm nor deny reports of gleeful squealing.)
Now we're able to watch school movies (about the ocean, the Statue of Liberty, etc.) without being stuck in the study; in other words I can work in the kitchen AND watch. Date movies (the selection is not as wide as the DVDs) on a comfy couch are back. And I can (theoretically--who really has time?) watch something on TV while the main computer is in use.
Yes, I am easily amused.
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Wednesday, December 9, 2009
The Screwtape Letters
If you haven't read The Screwtape Letters, you should! It's a brief, witty, thought-provoking book.
And if you live in the DC metro area, consider going to the theatrical version (December 16-January 3). I saw the production last year and enjoyed it so much that I organized a group outing through the boys' school.
The show's not just for "hard-core" Christians,either--C. S. Lewis's insights into human thought and behavior are enjoyable for all but the most ardent atheist.
More info from the Fellowship for the Performing Arts:
"C. S. Lewis’ brilliant novel, The Screwtape Letters, explores the theme of spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. When first published in 1942, it brought immediate fame to a little known Oxford don whose field of study was medieval English literature. Its wit and wisdom have made it one of C. S. Lewis’ most widely read and influential works.
Fellowship for the Performing Arts has adapted and produced this best selling classic into a thoroughly engaging and entertaining ninety minute theatrical production.
...
Set in a strikingly eerie, elegant and austere office in Hell, the play follows an ironic senior devil, Screwtape, who is equal parts charming intellectual, urbane psychologist, and cutthroat psychopath - and his secretary, Toadpipe, a creature who transforms instantly into recognizable figures with whimsical movement and wordless wit.
The mission: To instruct a novice demon, Wormwood, on the fine art of tempting a young Christian away from “the Enemy” (Screwtape’s name for God) and bring him safely down to the ravenous “our father below.”
Beloved by both audiences and critics alike, the stage version of The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis offers an entertaining and provocative theatrical experience that will change the way you think about the influence of demons in your every day life."
And if you live in the DC metro area, consider going to the theatrical version (December 16-January 3). I saw the production last year and enjoyed it so much that I organized a group outing through the boys' school.
The show's not just for "hard-core" Christians,either--C. S. Lewis's insights into human thought and behavior are enjoyable for all but the most ardent atheist.
More info from the Fellowship for the Performing Arts:
"C. S. Lewis’ brilliant novel, The Screwtape Letters, explores the theme of spiritual warfare from a demon’s point of view. When first published in 1942, it brought immediate fame to a little known Oxford don whose field of study was medieval English literature. Its wit and wisdom have made it one of C. S. Lewis’ most widely read and influential works.
Fellowship for the Performing Arts has adapted and produced this best selling classic into a thoroughly engaging and entertaining ninety minute theatrical production.
...
Set in a strikingly eerie, elegant and austere office in Hell, the play follows an ironic senior devil, Screwtape, who is equal parts charming intellectual, urbane psychologist, and cutthroat psychopath - and his secretary, Toadpipe, a creature who transforms instantly into recognizable figures with whimsical movement and wordless wit.
The mission: To instruct a novice demon, Wormwood, on the fine art of tempting a young Christian away from “the Enemy” (Screwtape’s name for God) and bring him safely down to the ravenous “our father below.”
Beloved by both audiences and critics alike, the stage version of The Screwtape Letters by C. S. Lewis offers an entertaining and provocative theatrical experience that will change the way you think about the influence of demons in your every day life."
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