Friday, January 25, 2002
Greetings from the world of the living!
I’m pretty much on the other side of the flu now, and hopefully updating again. Did spend the days getting by on online scrabble. Mom called and said that my brother, three thousand miles away, has also caught the flu. He’s running 105, and I don’t envy him a bit.
Feel a little cheated, since I managed to go four days with a moderate fever and not have a single dream that persisted after I woke up. This happens to be par for the course with me. I think there are only two dreams I’ve had in my life that I remember with any kind of clarity. Do people write about dreams in blogs? I would if I could!
Lish called me “old.” Is that good or bad?
- Today’s Real Life just cracked me up for some reason. But I’m weird.
In other news, it looks like those wacky Canadians have released another DVD of a fine film that we won’t see for who knows how long in the USA. This time it’s Nagisa Oshima’s excellent and arty Gohatto (i.e. Taboo), a dreamy and violent exploration of homoerotic love in the ranks of samurai warriors. Highly recommended, especially for those who can get their grubby little hands on the DVD. New Yorker Films has released a VHS in the states, so that might be your best option.
Two good films, just released on DVD by Miramax Home Entertainment: Purple Noon, Rene Clement’s 1960 adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The Young Girls of Rochefort, Jacques Demy’s lighthearted musical followup to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Alain Delon and Catherine Deneuve! Yum. Oh, and Belle de Jour, although I never was too big a fan of that one.
It’s good to be out of the house, although being at work past midnight may not be the best thing for me. Time to skedaddle!
Test.