Vacation '05: Day 1
Wow. I was up at 7am this morning. Kinda wrong on a day that's deemed to be a 'vacation' day, but Baby G was up so I got up too. It's not like I don't get up at 7 every weekday morning anyway. She had to go to work this morning so I made her some earl grey and scooted her out the door. What a trooper!
I've been listening to reports on looting and lawlessness in NOLA. Good job, citizens! Cock up the situation even more! Dubya is offering small comfort (see eyeteeth for further musings on him). All around: depressing.
Last night I watched After the Thin Man, delightful but not as funny as The Thin Man. I love these films because of their humor and their cultural context. The relationship between the two main characters is refreshing (not only for its time but in the context of today as well). Viewing it was a nice escape.
Today is kind of a work day. I plan to do some cleaning and organizing and dig around about this notion of food/culinary scholarship. Hmmm...will post more later. I'm sure you all are keen to hear about such mundane activities.
2 comments:
I'm keen, peachy keen!
And I agree with you that old movies are refreshing in a way we would never get from the movies of today. Nostalgia? Perhaps but personally it's hard to find the sharp wit that an older movie posseses.
~The Booklahver
Indeed. When one is faced with the problem of how to skirt the social and moral mores of the day one becomes quite adept at witty innuendo and double entendre--two skills lost in today's hyperviolent and overtly sexualized films.
It's all about mystery and intrigue. Without it, life is pretty boring.
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