What a miserably cold and rainy day. . .the perfect addition to this sickening week. Though, how I could have expected much else is beyond me. All of which I am sure is that I have not been so well acquainted with Pepto-Bismol and woolen socks in quite some time.
Anyway. . .while browsing for wind-assaulted bumbershoots to accompany this post, I came across three essentially otherwise unrelated points of intrigue (to me), the first being the Wikipedia article from which I snagged the word "bumbershoot". Sure, it's a Wikipedia article, and, sure, it's an article about umbrellas, but that doesn't mean it's completely disenchanting. I mean, come on. . .it's a little interesting (and a lot ridiculous) that the insane number of umbrella-related patents that are presently being filed to the U.S. Patent Office is enough to employ four full-time examiners to review them, right? Eh. . .
Additionally, while searching for a clip of only the first minute and twenty seconds of this long segment of Mary Poppins (for obvious reasons, given the weather), I was shocked to discover that this long segment, along with the other eleven needed to present the entire film, were, in fact, available on YouTube. While a part of me is pleased to have this well-loved door to my childhood made so readily accessible, I also can't help but feel somewhat guilty for the denying of any funds or recognition that watching this movie via this video-sharing site may cause. Don't (not for one second!) get me wrong--I love free media as much as the next person and often despite whether or not the law does. It is just for this case that some shame accumulates as I cannot help but think of the beautiful Julie Andrews. Has she not lost enough at it is?
Finally and perhaps least relevant, I discovered this photo. I like it. That is all.
-Daisy
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