Movies in my blood

Wow, it's been a busy few weeks, I can't believe it has taken me this long to post. Okay, so many things to write about, but I better just pick a few. This weekend, beginning on Thursday, I went up to the Britchers for a little vaca from the world of law firm warehouses. It was a very good time. On Saturday me and Brandon's day consisted of the following: running five miles, showering [not together], watching a movie, getting more movies from the library, getting some pizza, watching two more movies [including "A Scanner Darkly," which I really liked], playing some tennis, then watching two more movies before going to bed [again, not together]. Yeah, so five movies in one day, I'm pretty sure that's a record for me. Plus we watched a Bond flick the night before. Anyway, it provides a smooth transition...

One film I watched the other week was "The Battle for Algiers". I can't possibly communicate how relevant this film is to today's world. It is a documentary-styled, historically accurate film depicting some of the Algerians rebelion against the French colonization. Though the film does not necessarily present one side over the other I felt that most people would sympathize more for the Algerians. But clearly the Algerians act in the manner of a terrorist organization [structured as cells, using women to plant bombs, guerilla warfare in general]. As a quasi-pacifist I can't agree with the actions taken, but I certainly wonder what would work in the face of an oppressive state. The Algerians attempted a strike, but the French practically enslaved them back into work. All that to say that it's an excellent film to create discussion. Plus I really liked the score. Another film I watched last week was "All Quiet on the Western Front". This film from the Thirties is a pretty straight forward antiwar film. An excellent and sad film; a testament to the lost generation that came out of World War One.

Okay, so there are a few movies for you to go watch and discuss amongst... ourselves. Anyway, a much appreciated public thank you to the Britchers for a wonderful weekend and all they did. Good people they are. One semi-funny story: Brandon and I went to a tobacco shop where I smoked a cigar while watching the Cubs win on Friday and felt like I was going to puke for an hour afterwards [end preface]. Brandon is a up and coming cigar aficionado and we went to the store because he was invited by a CAO rep. Before we went in Brandon said something along the lines of, "if it's one of these buy three get one free deals, I'll be pissed." We walk in and the rep says to Brandon, "Hey, I'm from CAO, you ever heard of us? [mistake one] We got a special deal here, buy three get the fourth free [mistake two]." I smiled to myself, knowing that Brandon would not be buying a CAO today. I was absolutely right. It's also humorous that the guy who I go to regarding questions of personal health encourages me to smoke cigars. Oh well. you have my love.