Day 27: What do April blizzards bring?

Tulips

It's very difficult to tiptoe through the tulips when the tulips are covered with five inches of snow. Yes, it's the day after Easter and here in Colorado Springs it's been snowing for over 24 hours straight. Unfortunately for the 7yo, there's no such thing as a homeschool snow day. Needless to say, there wasn't a lot going on outside today, and with both cars snug in the garage, there wasn't anything to do in there either.

What I'm watching today

Parasite (2019, Hulu streaming) - This film won the Oscar for best picture a few months ago, and I  have to agree with that. Of the nominees that I've seen so far (Ford v Ferrari, Jojo Rabbit, The Irishman, Joker, and 1917), only 1917 comes close. This is a Korean language film, so there are subtitles. I was warned ahead of watching it that the subtitles come at you pretty fast, but I thought the tempo was fine. The movie focuses on a poor family that cons their way into working for a very wealthy family. As a result, they climb their way out of poverty, but not all the way out. Eventually they make a series of bad decisions that culminate in a shocking ending that I thought was a little rushed, but I didn't see it coming. The movie makes you question the concepts of good and morality when applied to people who have no choice but to do anything they can to survive, and this theme is perfectly encapsulated by the line "They're nice because they're rich," which implies that the poor can't afford to be nice. The real question is Who is the parasite? The brilliance of this movie is that there may not be a wrong answer.

What I'm playing today

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, Nintendo Switch) - This game was a staple of my pre-teen years, and I can recall challenging myself to see how quickly I could play through the game from start to finish. Now it's 30 years later, and I picked this game up again. Much of the knowledge of the game has somehow stuck in my brain after all these years, and it has been fun showing the 7yo some of its secrets. However, the muscle memory is long gone, and I am no longer able to make my hands do what my brain is trying to tell them to do. I played through most of the first three worlds--no warps here, folks--and some of the levels were downright infuriating. Was it still fun though? Of course it was! This game is a timeless classic, and it isn't the third best selling Nintendo Entertainment System game of all time for nothing.