i dont know what to put in this journal. there's nothing more to life than school and work, right? and i only really talk to one person. of course i talk with my dogs, but how far can the conversation really go? i watched hitch last night, you know the movie with will smith. SAVE YOUR MONEY. yeah, it had some laughs, but will smith's pretty face does nothing to erase the fact that you should wait til it's on video to see it.
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Other than that, well, not much to say, really... school is still depressing... no especially cool new photos in the last few days (tried to get some sunset photos yesterday, but mostly they didn't come out the way I hoped... I'll post one or two in the next day or so, maybe). Actually, I have nothing much to say at all. Yet I seem to be taking a remarkably long time in saying it. Odd, that.
Well, on that somewhat discordant (or at least pointless) note, I shall wish you a happy day (and a
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I've put "Wiseblood" on my list of things to read... will let you know what I think, when I get to it.
It'll surprise me if the American government embraces same-sex marriage, that's for sure... in fact, it'll surprise me if it remembers that it agreed to a "full faith and credence" clause recognizing as legitimate marriages that occur by other rules in other countries (e.g. Canada). According to that clause, it is required to acknowledge as married any couple that other signatories to that agreement recognize as married... including Canada... so if you get married here, the US is supposed to accept that. I bet it won't though.
Favourite actors/actresses... well, if we're talking about sheer acting skill, I'd have to give the nod to Gary Oldman. He never looks like the same person twice! I mean... I like, say, Clint Eastwood, but it's always "Clint Eastwood playing *whoever*". With Oldman, I can hardly realize it's him... it's just *whoever*, being himself. I admire that. Particular roles... well... he's been so many people that I can hardly pick one. There's a movie that I forget the name of, where he plays a hit man who wants to get out of the business, but he gets involved with the hit woman of an enemy gang. Can't remember much, but it starts and ends with him waiting, year after year, in this desolate ghost town for somebody who he knows won't be coming (his wife, as I recall... but I could be wrong). Great role.
As far as actresses are concerned, I admire several... Jamie Lee Curtis, Sigourney Weaver, Geena Davis... and others, I suppose... but I can't think off-hand of any who can submerge themselves in a role the way Oldman does. I admire Glenn Close, primarily because I still can hardly bear to see her, based on her terrifying performance in "Fatal Attraction". Now *that* was an effective role. It still turns my stomach, years later! Her character still makes my skin crawl, which makes her a pretty damned good actress, in my humble opinion! Also Judi Dench for various roles, and (damn... can't think of her name) but somebody else, anyway...
About "Gangs of New York": I'm not a diCaprio fan, at all, but except for him I thought the movie was good. I loved Day-Lewis's role, and thought there were several other really good performances. Also, I like the movie because it reveals a side of American history that I suspect most Americans don't know, and perhaps don't care to know. I can't help but think it's good for them to see a little more clearly how their country came to be. (Oops, forgot... "them" includes "you"... so... I mean no offense. It's just that many Americans tend to be a bit under-educated about their own history, never mind other people's... and I can't help but think that a better understanding of where they come from might contribute to a better understanding of where they are going and where they could go.) (But all other things being equal, I'd rather watch "Chicago" or "Moulin Rouge"...