Academy, my downfall!
Since my husband is off in Virginia the call of the siren is easier to answer at lunch

I picked up a copy of the soundtrack to Mrs. Santa Claus, the Jerry Herman/Angela Lansbury television special from 1996. I also got a copy of Magdalena. I don't know if it's any good. I've heard of the show. It's by Wright and Forrest who wrote Kismet and Grand Hotel. This recording has the wonderful Judy Kaye, George Rose, Faith Esham, Kevin Gray and Jerry Hadley. I will listen to it over the weekend.
Did I mention that I will try to get standing room tickets to History Boys tomorrow?
I am reading The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen. It's old, I know, but it was in the library and I've never read it so now I will. It was highly praised when it came out but right now it's a lot of family dysfunction. We will see how it goes. I keep looking for The Kite Runner but all copies are out at my branch. I may wander over to another branch of the NYPL to see if I can find a copy.