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Margaret Layne

@emelleghostlight.bsky.social

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Ex-pat New Yorker now in the PNW. 30 years a theatre casting director. Eng Lit major, Anglo-, biblio-, ailurophile. I double-space after a period, and I defend and deploy the Oxford comma. Liberal & Lively Arts 4eva!

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 20h

The most grudging biscuit-making you've ever seen.
#Caturday
#catsofblusky

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 21h

An absolute oner. Good night and thank you Diane Keaton.

Seems Like Old Times with Diane Keaton in Annie Hall

YouTube video by David Gibson

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 5d

"I don't care if it rains or freezes/
As long as I got my AI Jesus..."

Text With Jesus app draws thousands as creator says AI can help people explore scripture

AI chatbot developer Stéphane Peter tells FOX Business he is "not particularly religious" and that the response to the app has been "overwhelmingly positive."

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 5d

That is very high for a shark to jump.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 8d

Today it was pointed out to me that you can sing "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" to the theme song from The Muppet Show and I have no idea how I'm supposed to live the rest of my life with that information.

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 11d

In celebration of Julie Andrews' 90th birthday today, here is the opening sequence of Darling Lili, one of her most exquisite and quintessential performances on film: elegant, ethereal, entrancing. The winding, silver-thread melody and luscious orchestration are by Henry Mancini (of course),

Julie Andrews - Whistling away the dark

YouTube video by Cayetano López

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 16d

None of it is even remotely funny anymore, but credit where it's due, the recurring claim by TFG that he ended the long conflict between Cambodia and Armenia -which I'm sure will come as a surprise to both countries - legit cracks me up every time he says it.

Map showing relative locations of Cambodia, on the SE corner of the Asian landmass, and Armenia, 4000 miles away to the northwest.

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 18d

My favorite colour of tulip!

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 18d

Imagine someone showing up at your neighborhood community event and proceeding to insult the host, their home, the amenities provided, all the other guests, the guests' friends, and all of *their* homes, and then expecting to be told how wonderful they are...

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 21d

"Boots, boots, boots, boots...!"

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 21d

And the glorious walking nervous breakdown that was Max Wright as Lawrence Vail - loved that CIS production, I think I might have seen it three times.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 22d

Have you seen the BBC Dickens parody "The Bleak Old Shop of Stuff"? They really have a high old time with the names. (It's very silly overall, but some genuinely good laughs along the way.)

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 27d

I love when the TikTok fashion influencers do one-word responses to celebrity gowns on the red carpet and they say something like "traumatizing" and you can't tell from either the tone of their voice or the dress whether that's a good thing or a bad thing.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 28d

That the news director wasn't screaming "put me right in his f****** ear" like Charlie Skinner and ordering him to go to commercial tells you everything you need to know about life at Fox News.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · 29d

There's nothing more nerve-wracking to me in film or TV than an EVA to fix the solar array - because it's ALWAYS the stupid f**king solar array, why do they even keep putting these things on spaceships if they're just going to jam or bend or snap off in some crucial way & start flapping around??

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Sep 4

It took me 3 tries yesterday in a message referencing Titania's first big speech in Midsummer Night's Dream to persuade autocorrect that I did in fact mean "the forgeries of jealousy," not "the fisheries." 🐠🐟🐠

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Sep 1

One has to admire the wisdom of McMartin's sticking with the timeless "Dishy Irish Literature Professor" look.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Sep 1

Here in the Pacific Northwest we don't get this moment until into October, but I start longing for it now. My favorite time of year.

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 24

And/or reimagined as a big tap number?

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 21

I miss the days when in spite of other differences we might have at least we could mostly all agree that Nazis and slavery were bad.

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Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 20

about the world. The goal of education isn't to tell you that the world is sunshine and rainbows. The goal is enlightenment. The goal is some deeper understanding of humanity."
-- Ta-nehisi Coates

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 20

"Anybody that's ever studied history in any sort of serious way knows that you feel a range of emotions, and 70% of the time those emotions are not positive emotions that make you feel good

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 18

only lead; but I am so many ounces of precious metal worth so much an ounce; — wouldn't you like to melt me down?'" --Dickens, Our
Mutual Friend

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 18

"Everything was made to look as heavy as it could, and to take up as much room as possible. Everything said boastfully, 'Here you have as much of me in my ugliness as if I were

Margaret Layne @emelleghostlight.bsky.social · Aug 17

I've gotten used to it, but I still always picture a small two-wheeled carriage pulled by a pair of white deer, Narnia-style.