What a Waitress!

I really, really like this trailer.

I don't care if Waitress appears mainstream - it's really an indie film - or that the pies might be a little overkill (still, the names of the pies are pretty great). It's got Keri Russell (Felicity!) and Nathan Fillion (from Firefly!). And in the awful-husband role is creepy Jeremy Sisto who first creeped me out in Six Feet Under years ago.

Despite the comedy and heartfelt goodness (though I suspect there won't be a predictably happy ending, because the clue - if you catch it quickly enough - is right there in the trailer), the film has a tragic background. Adrienne Shelley, who writes, directs, and appears in the film, was murdered before she got to see her work raved about at the Sundance Film Festival. I think a lot of people want the film to do well; it would be a wonderful tribute to the director.

On a personal note, my teaching observation came and went. I don't think it was great, but I suppose it wasn't all bad either. My students were supportive and quite sweet (I do like them so!). I have three more weeks of teaching and intensive grading and eating the same ol' mee pok tah at the Engineering canteen (it's the shortest line). Somewhere in between, I'll miss my brother's graduation (my parents get to attend though), squeeze in a few tango workshops with Argentine tango superstars Javier Rodriguez and Andrea Misse, finish up Susan Minot's Evening, listen to Regina Spektor's "Samson" dozens of times (thanks to yAnn, who wrote about the song; this got me hunting for the original, slower version that Spektor recorded in 2002), and plan for a vacation whether or not I ever get to take it.