I have a note from my doctor, I swear… ok, I’m totally lying; I have no excuse. But here’s what’s been going on:
The OMG-I’m-35-and-What-Am-I-Going-to-Do-with-the-Rest-of-My-Life? Thing: I thought another door had opened with the animation project I was involved with last year to present a full-time opportunity. But things there still need to come together, so it’s just going to be the occasional freelance. I wasn’t too bummed; I’d been keeping myself pretty grounded so as I wouldn’t lose my head. So now I’m planning on taking a writing class/workshop if the arts foundation offers them again this fall. I want to build up a manuscript/stack of stories in order to apply for the MFA in Writing program at Warren Wilson. That’s the preliminary plan, anyway.
Reading: I’m in the middle of Reading Lolita in Tehran. It’s pretty compelling. Growing up going to a Southern Baptist church, we were always told how thankful we should be because in some countries Christians can’t read their Bibles. I always thought that was terrible, and then I read this book and it hits home that it’s not just the Bible — it’s The Great Gatsby, Pride and Prejudice, and anything else the government deems “Western.” And to totally shift gears, I read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last Sunday… loved it.
Movies: In keeping with the Harry Potter theme, the last movie I went to see was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — loved it too. Before that, I saw Ratatouille — another good one. Before that was Oceans Thirteen — liked it as well. Before that was Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End — Hated. It. With. A. Passion. The ending of that movie ruined the entire experienced. I have never walked out of a theater so dissatisfied. And finally, before Pirates was Spider-Man 3, which was good, but not as good as the second one.
And now, I leave you with a snippet from last night’s dinner conversation:
Brother-in-law #1: Actually, Jesus turned water into wine, so I don’t think of Christians drinking as being hypocritical
Brother-in-law#2: Yeah, but Jesus never went to the disciples and said, “Hey, let’s get smashed.”
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