L is for "Love Actually"
So school is well underway, and I am enjoying my largest, most active class ever! They keep me on my toes and make me smile each and every day! They also keep my mind chock full of teaching strategies, lesson ideas, and ways to keep everyone on track. This makes it really challenging to make time to write, never mind stick to an "alphabetical order" format! My goal is to get back to writing more frequently, which means loosening my structure a bit in order to capitalize on whatever inspires me. Today, I'm feeling inspired by my favorite holiday film, 2004's "Love Actually"
The movie (for adults) has lots of my favorite qualities:
- A great group of big-name actors who also seem to possess a self-effacing sense of humor;
- Great shots of a terrific city (London) decked out for the holidays;
- Many stories that intersect all over the place;
- A smattering of romance;
- Poignancy;
- Irreverence;
- A soundtrack that has something for everyone;
- A few characters that are so quirky, you can't help but love 'em;
- Varying degrees of angst that lead to a happy ending!
