movies at la casa de mousepod

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

That's usually when GD's family has theirs. My family has it on the actual first and second days.

Bummer

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

GD's family does have it on Saturday (sometimes Sunday if there's some reason to move it) in order to accomodate a large (non-religious) family. They also cut out most of the reading.

That's what we did too. Lately it's always been on a Sunday to accommodate my cousins' wife's work schedule. We also cut most of the reading (and add commentary).

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

No, my parents do have a Seder for the first two nights, and we go to whichever is more convenient for us. GD's family does have it on Saturday (sometimes Sunday if there's some reason to move it) in order to accomodate a large (non-religious) family.

Ah, so the first two nights falling on a weekend this year, and GD's family always taking Saturday regardless creates a perfect storm of missed opportunity. Well, here's hoping they choose Sunday next year!

Originally Posted by Motorboat Cruiser

Well, we just hope to make the list for next year's Seder extravaganza. Our last experience is one that we still talk about and remember most fondly.

Of course you'll make the list. And, um, you're invited to this year's, too, if you've a mind. Smaller, more intimate, still crazy. April 19. Haven't seen you in forever, and i miss you!

[CoasterMatt]

This is the greatest thread derail- EVER.

Back to Sederfest 2008

[innerSpaceman]

G.C. wants me to start a new thread for it, but I love the derail extravaganza.


No worries, though. Passover will soon be over. And the next casa de mousepod movie night thread detail won't happen till 4th of July!

[mousepod]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

G.C. wants me to start a new thread for it, but I love the derail extravaganza.


No worries, though. Passover will soon be over. And the next casa de mousepod movie night thread detail won't happen till 4th of July!

Of course we'll be watching 1776 on the 4th of July... but I'm still planning on putting together a movie gathering in the next couple of weeks... Sunday the 13th... Thursday the 17th...

[innerSpaceman]

Stop interrupting this derail with movie night stuff. Sheesh.


(Oh, and I misspoke earlier. Sunday the 13th is MouseAdventure. Saturday the 12th could be a Pre-Game Movie Night!)

[Morrigoon]

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Ooooh, I want a double feature of The Ten Commandments and Prince of Egypt!


My unconventional seder features clips from both, btw. And though my family kept Kosher for Passover (but not regularly Kosher) when I was growing up, I have eschewed that restriction. So we drink palatable wine (and lots of it ... 4 glasses per person are proscribed!!). And we feast on foods that are not necessarily Kosher for Passover.

We've combined the 2 halves of the seder into one long, pre-feast segment ... because we've found over the years that no one's really into more seder after a lot of wine and tons of food.

Oh, and I've designed and manufactured a custom Haggadah (the guidebook, if you will, to the seder) that's, if I do say so myself, a work of art - with imagery taken from various Haggadahs I've liked, but mostly from a 14th Century Manuscript of surpassing gorgeousness.

Oh, and as I said, we pepper our seder with film clips from The Ten Commandments and The Prince of Egypt. To my mind, the purpose of the seder is to communicate the story of to new and succeeding generations ... and I feel video is a recently-concocted way to fulfill that mandate for future humanity.

As such, our seder is a multi-media folk traditional extravaganza of music and joy and carousing and feasting. It's wonderful. And yikes, Gemini Cricket practically talked me into throwing one together for this year.


Anyone interested???

Totally interested. But it sounds like you're full for this year. Keep me in mind for next time, because I'd actually be very interested in attending a seder some time

[Ghoulish Delight]

Inappropriately topical:

Spoiler:

[Chernabog]

I can think of a few things to say in this thread, and all of them would antagonize Strangler Lewis, so I'll just be quiet

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Chernabog

I can think of a few things to say in this thread, and all of them would antagonize Strangler Lewis, so I'll just be quiet

Bring it on, Bra. It's a slow day.