"Did you learn her name?" "No, there's a dwarf standing guard..."

So I've been binge listening to Into the Woods the last few days. Because reasons. And also opinions about the movie.

Anyway, I realized -- I've always loved the way the Princes act as commentary on the archetype in fairy tales. ("I was raised to be charming, not sincere") -- but they're also, for much the same reasons, Nice Guys.

I mean:

1. Running away from them is unthinkable

2. "Did I abuse her or show her disdain" -- those are (per them) the only disqualifies. Not "we have nothing in common" or "smelly breath" or "I don't want to be a princess" or "I don't want a relationship right now" or "you are cardboard"

3. Falling for her is *her* fault, not his, and he bears no responsibility in taking his heart back

4. Being rejected by a girl is the worst pain ever

5. "The girl must be mad" -- nuff said

6. They don't want wives. They want things they can chase -- especially things they can chase *and never get*

7. Their songs (Agony abs the reprise) are about one-upping each other on the women they've found or the pain they're feeling from being rejected

8. Cinderella's Prince's but with the Baker's wife is 100% about him and what he wants and -100% about her

...I can't even articulate everything. Just. I love this musical SO MUCH.

(And I don't even mind having No One Is Alone and Children Will Listen endlessly looping in my head)

...wait what the what

...wait what the what

Okay, so, remember how way back in August 2016 I had a 625 day streak on Duolingo that I lost because the servers weren't communicating with the app (I did the days, but it didn't register server side)? And at the time I wrote them going "woe, please help" but they didn't, so I grumbled a lot but accepted it.

And then recently, like a few weeks ago, I posted about passing 1000 days. Of the new streak (September 2016 onward).

Today I go into the app and get a notification that my streak freeze was used and did I want another. Which I was pretty sure I remembered to do Duo yesterday, but maybe I forgot, so whatever. Re-enabled it, grumbled a little, did today's lesson.

There are no gaps in the days it shows me doing stuff. So I figure, maybe the app didn't communicate right with the server.

And, um.

Then I noticed the streak count.

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So ... I have no idea what or why or how, or why *now*, but I seem to have the old streak restored. O.o

Not complaining.

As long as it doesn't go away...