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I’m still feeling the effects of the blahs described in my last post but I have a feeling that I’m well on the way to recovery. School, on the bright side, should stimulate my mind at the price of my sleep cycle and it’s nice to be around people once again. I’ll probably be too busy to ruminate and complain.
I’m almost done Sleeping Murder though I have a suspicion my interest in Agatha Christie novels has plateaued which, admittedly, is a shame. It does, however, inspire me to want to write my own period mystery stories.
Recently, I’ve become hooked on Glee, my replacement for the recently cancelled Pushing Daisies. It’s sparkling with effervescent good humour and (dare I say it?) glee. Hopefully it lives up to all the hype and has a great run for this season. I would hate for it to die like Pushing Daisies did.
Oh, and everyone should watch this video – Michael Bublé will be coming out with a new album and this is one of his songs. It just cheers me up to hear this song:
I’ll be trying more and more to look on the bright side of things from now on.
then be not coy
For the past few days, I have been trying to spend as much time with C as possible, knowing that she leaves for law school in Hong Kong. Today, we gathered at the airport to see her off, once and for all.
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more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself
My father’s family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip.
Thy firmness makes my circle just
- King of Swords
- Knight of Cups
- The Hermit
- Two of Wands
- Three of Swords
- Ten of Swords
- Three of Wands
- Seven of Cups
- Ace of Pentacles
- The Sun
A close friend of mine recently announced her immediate departure to study law in Hong Kong for the next four years. I continue to vacillate among feelings of disbelief, of delight and of dumb shock.
It’s strangely illuminating, having someone leave my life so suddenly and so immediately. It makes me feel like a fixed point in time and space, anchored to my life in Vancouver while someone travels across time (differences) and space to settle down somewhere else. I feel strangely like the Time Traveler’s Wife, inappropriately enough.
I was never someone good at saying farewell.
Stand still, yet we will make him run
Today I went to watch The Time Traveler’s Wife with A, L and D. Going into the movie, I had fairly low expectations (significantly affected by the mostly negative reviews of the movie) so when the movie managed to tug on my heartstrings a little, I was pleased. Here’s the lowdown:
Based on the premise of The Time Traveler’s Wife, a Chicago librarian (Bana) has a genetic disorder that causes him to time travel when he is stressed. Though he often disappears from her life for long periods of time, he tries to build a romantic relationship with Clare Abshire, an artist (McAdams).1
To be truthful, I wasn’t entirely impressed by the book (even though my cashier had assured me it was one of the best she had ever read). The style is emotional but not engaging enough to produce the perfunctory willing suspension of disbelief necessary needed to enjoy the novel for its literary merits, in spite of the logical constraints. And I’m also not terribly emotional anyway so an appeal to pathos doesn’t sit well with me. This all meant, of course, that I hadn’t expected much from the movie.
Nevertheless, I should have realised that nothing – nothing – could possibly have been as bad as what I had been as bad as what I had expected. McAdams gave a fairly genuine performance, even if she was a bit overly cheery or overly dramatic at moments. Bana performed suitably, if woodenly, as Henry DeTamble. I was disappointed, however, with the rampant exclusion of the subtle events in the novel that made it so charming.
The movie could have been better than this but it was still a good try anyway. Not living up to the hype is very different than saying it was a bad movie overall and I wouldn’t be so cruel as to condemn the movie as the latter.
After the movie, we headed to La Casa Gelato for some dessert. After sampling several unpalatable flavours (I was feeling adventurous so I tried the gorgonzola!), we mostly resorted to surefire bets – I paired chocolate brownie with raspberry sorbetto. It was great!
Good day overall, glad for the respite from the monotony. I have to be more wary of falling into a regimented lifestyle. Must remember to loosen up from time to time.
- "The Time Traveler’s Wife (film)." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 16 Aug 2009, 03:47 UTC. 16 Aug 2009 <http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Time_Traveler%27s_Wife_(film)&oldid=308240389>. ↩
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