September 28, 2003

Sunday Report

I feel terrible. Just thought I'd share. Sore throat is gone, but today, I ache all over -- even my scalp hurts. I must have a fever. I want to go back to sleep, but if I do, I'll end up being awake all night and when 6am rolls around, I'll regret it.

Alias starts tonight! Yay!

I'm really pleased so many people took the time to answer the question. Thanks, all.

So Paul went to Vermont. We don't know why, so I think we should make something up. I think he belongs to a secret syrup society.

From the comments of "the question" post, I think it would be kewl to have a NorCal bloggers get together. Anyone game?

The Johnny Depp movie marathon continues! Since last I reported, we've seen Astronauts Wife, Dead Man, Nick of Time, Donnie Brasco, and Sleepy Hollow.

AW was not a great movie, but nice hair! Dead Man was just plain odd. Not too odd to not finish it (like Fear and loathing in Las Vegas) but odd enough to not like or dislike it. It was great seeing Gary Farmer again, and another Forever Knight alumni was also in it, the actress that played Marion in the ep, Blackwing.

Nick of Time, I liked. Donnie Brasco interested me because Falcone, one of the best TV series in the last little while (that was canceled part way through season one) was also based on the same book. Very good movie.

Now, Sleepy Hollow, we'd seen before. In fact, it was one of only two Depp movies I'd ever seen before PotC. But Nin wanted to see it again to see how it viewed after a run of his movies. Not a movie to watch when you're feverish just before bed! I had very strange dreams.

Maybe a shower will make me feel better?

Condi Rice was just on FNC. I so want her to run for President.

I think I'm going to vote for Arnold -- since some have been wondering -- because I'd rather have half a Republican than a whole Bustamante.

Lori linked to a letter from Natalie Maine's to her fans (?) that I was sure was a fake. But truth is indeed stranger than fiction.

It's a week to LCA and I'm not going [sniff]. Wait till Friday, then I'll be really down!

Update: forgot to add this week's new blog showcase entry. So here it is.

Posted by Ithildin at September 28, 2003 2:27 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE

Was Depp in The Astronaut's Wife? The one with Charlize Theron?

If we are speaking of the same movie, I totally hated it. It was one of the most boring, predictable, poorly paced and executed movie ideas I have ever seen. A good idea, I might add.

I disliked it so much that, since it's all I have ever seen her in, every time I see a movie advertised as having Charlize in it, I am automatically predisposed not to go. That had a lot to do with my foot dragging on The Italian Job, even though she looked hot in the commercials, and the reviewers loved the movie and especially her in it.

As for Paul, I assumed he went to VT for girl reasons. Perhaps he is creatively combining girl and syrup...

Posted by: Jay Solo at September 28, 2003 2:57 PM

The very one. He was her husband/alien guy.

combining girl and syrup

[snorfle]

Posted by: Ith at September 28, 2003 3:08 PM

Hope you feel better soon.

Posted by: Deb at September 28, 2003 6:20 PM

Thanks, Deb. Me too. Regardless, I have to go to work tomorrow [sigh]

Posted by: Ith at September 28, 2003 6:28 PM

I know! Syrup belongs on pancakes. Girls are yummy without it.

But hey, you never know about those Quebec guys.

Posted by: Jay Solo at September 28, 2003 7:46 PM

Jay, you have a point!

A friend once wrote a story with Methos and strawberry jam... [ahem] I'll say no more [weg]

Posted by: Ith at September 28, 2003 8:07 PM

Well my personal favorites on Johnny Depp are The Nightmare on Elm Street, Crybaby and of course Dead Man.

That movie is just brilliant although for the uninitiated may be a bit too much. I suggest you run a search on "transcedental style in film" also check the book by Paul Schrader : http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0306803356/qid=1064854040/sr=8-5/ref=sr_8_5/103-3220318-3435866?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

It will help with all those William Blake references in the movie and if you are in the mood for something even stranger I suggest you try hunting down a copy of Arizona Dream by Emir Kusturica a director from my neck of woods whom I actively dislike.
It was shot in the US with european money now that's an odd film.
Glad to hear you\re thinking of supporting the Terminator only I don't like his stance on guns :(

I did think that if Clint eastwoodran on an independent ticket few years back he could have won. What's the opinion on him around Carmel these days I read something on a property development scheme scandal?

Posted by: Kshatriya at September 29, 2003 9:54 AM

Kshatriya, Dead Man was a little too violent/gross for me to really enjoy. But it was indeed different :)

Clint? He's here, that's about all I can say about him. Just another rich guy on the Peninsula.

Posted by: Ith at September 29, 2003 10:34 AM

Damn, you've discovered my awful secret! *lol*

Posted by: Paul Jané at September 29, 2003 7:59 PM