This week

I am taking a break from being and just living. This means of course, minimal internet. Thank goodness. But before this break, I must update for my loyal readers (haha, I chuckle).

It is so nice to have Beatles songs so tastefully redone, unlike that giant bastardiser of Beatles, Target. I am speaking of Across the Universe of course. Odd movie, but enjoyable. Soundtrack is grand. Story made me laugh with all te lyrics used as dialogue, and the Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix faux characters as well as the cultural references. Love it though.

I want to live in a shitty (for lack of better words) apartment in the Village (if any still exist, thanks yuppies). Be a starving writer. The Village always reminds me of the O Henry story that was read to me in like 4th grade, the one where the fella said he would die once the last ivy leaf fell and then the painter next door painted a beautiful, lifelike replica on the brick so that the old man lived past winter into the spring. Something like that. That picture comes to mind.

August Rush is garbage. Touched my heart, but no way a kid would learn music theory in like 5 minutes. He singled handedly learned the system of signs, etc, if he didn't use notes, I could have believed it, but once he started writing sixtenth notes, etc with staccatos/ legatos, slurs, etc all the musics notation, western music notation it got super unbelievable. His talent was also genetic, which is a very, aryan point of view maybe...? Cute movie though.

La Vie en Rose. Marion, you deserved the Oscar. Excellent, words do not meet that performance, nor could they ever. Stupendous. I feel like sending her an email. Edith had a sucky life. Living on the streets, growing up in the brothel, then the circus, then the streets again. Love of her life dies coming to see you....they did leave out the whole WWII years...where she was a fighter in the Resistance. She had gumption. She could sing. I have been listening to Edith for years...ever since saving private ryan came out, and her voice is so real; it is tinged with such tired, yet vibrant emotion and now I know from where it comes, her life.

Sideways is always brilliant. Partly because I am Miles (kind of).

11 books to read this break. I think I can do it, in between dirtbikes, motorcycle rides, homerun derby and playing catch. Excellent.

Have a fantabulous day.