12 September
Okay, here's the real problem with writing entries two days behindtimes, I just spent half the morning writing yesterday's entry, the one that I should be posting tomorrow, rather than Tuesday's entry, which is about Monday and which I should be posting today!
That does it. Tonight, I am goddamn catching up.
So, this'll have to be quick.
Last night was the first SAG screening of the year! I am so thrilled that I remembered to join this year, because they are just so fun, not to mention reasonably priced.
The movie was Girlfight, which opens in a couple of weeks, and which I highly recommend. It's a marvelous little film about this high-school girl who is absolutely filled with rage. Her mother is dead, her father favours her brother, there are all these bitches at school, she lives in the projects, the future is a dull, empty place, and she is about to be expelled because keeps getting into fights. Then, one day, her father sends her to the boxing gym to pay her brother's teacher, and she decides that she wants to learn to box, too.
And, basically, she finds herself through boxing.
It is really good, and the performances are strong as hell, especially Michelle Rodriguez as the girl and Jaime Tirelli as her coach. Really, the performances were strong all around, but I really bought this girl as both a high-school student and as a boxer, neither of which she is in real life.
Cynthia's quibble was that no way would this girl and the boy that she had so fight in one match be in the same weight class, but it worked dramatically, so it didn't bother me none.
The only problem with these screenings is, how can I do Rate-a-Trailer™? No trailers!
The one thing that I noticed was at one point she and this boy are on the el, and she says "Do you want to see where my mother was born? Right there, thirty-seven years ago."
And I thought, Jesus wept, I'm almost old enough to be the mother of a girl boxer!
And we're still talking about what we need to be happy, our personal angels, our offices, bad driving stories, bad hair days, our sense of direction (or lack thereof), vocal tics, looking on disasters as blessings, To Do lists, feeling a great sense of accomplishment, and bad movies we love.
Today's horoscope:
Success and winning feel vital today. Don't fight with the ones around you; set up other kinds of contests.
One year ago today:
I have no idea why something labeled "New York Cheesecake" would be served with a scoop of ice cream and a scoop of whipped cream! I think that's more along the lines of Peoria Cheesecake.
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