In the midst of all that is happening around us, it has been extremely comforting to have our friends here going through the process (as much as they can) with us. It has been a relief to share thoughts and laughter and worries with them as we continue to prepare to leave. It has been a blessing.
Three more days of work. Not that I despise my work, but I am having motivation troubles and am anxious to be done. I am not sure what I will do in the two days before we go, but I know that they will be filled with details, both minor and major, that will keep me occupied. My mind will be racing.
We have been able to watch some movies lately, which is odd for us as we really don't have the time to do so. In the past two weeks we have watched Whale Rider, Capote, I (Heart) Huckabees, and I have watched The Squid and the Whale and I Am Trying to Break Your Heart as well.
All that I heard about Capote...I will just say that I thought it was over-rated. It certainly was a heavy movie, and P.S. Hoffman did a marvelous job, but it is not something that resonated within me.
Whale Rider was something of a fairy tale, but a tale of triumph and healing and a commentary of our assumptions and tradition over against the reality of evolving cultures and the perception of destiny. I enjoyed the movie.
I (Heart) Huckabees: off-beat to be sure. I enjoyed the slight propaganda against unending consumption (what, me?) more than I enjoyed the existential question of reality. The movie itself was a let down, but had its moments. I would not recommend it.
The Squid and the Whale: Noah Baumbach has a way of putting humanity on film that really touches me. I wish his movies had less sexual stuff and less language, as I have thoroughly enjoyed his cinematic eye and the emotional continuum of our humanness that he portrays so well in film. (see also "kicking and screaming" from 1995)
I Am Trying to Break Your Heart: I am now convinced of Wilco's standing in the historical realm of rock and roll. This film, although in my eyes incomplete (like whole sections are missing) rejuvenated my love for Wilco. It is well worth watching, as Sam Jones did a marvelous job of coupling moments on celluloid with poignant moments of the music of Wilco, whether as the band or Mr. Tweedy by his lonesome.
I hate smog. SLC is ugly when the inversion sticks around, which it has done recently. Pollution sucks.
I am wondering about screen printing. I am wondering about a press, how much it would cost, what is involved, etc. To propagate social causes from a grass roots level necessitates a medium that can be shared starting small scale in those grass roots. Stickers and t-shirts would be nice.
Use less fuel. Promote Fair-Trade. Buy organic and local. Commune.
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