France, Ireland and Tennessee

It seems like everything is moving in a new direction...or just in some direction.

Luke has been better at making an attempt to hang out/talk. It hasn't happened yet, but it will.

I will probably take 3 years to finish my undergrad double major/minor. Where is the question.

I'm heading to Northampton on the 8th, to see if my future lies there or in Boston.

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Last night I saw 3.5 films. I was so exhausted that I figured I needed a night in alone to recoup. First I watched Coco Before Chanel. It was a good movie and I would recommend it, especially to those interested in that era. I also love Audrey Tautou in everything I've seen her in. At the end of the movie, I found that she reminded me of my grandmother. My grandmother was from Austria and had a similar hairdo since she lived around the same time. I love to see old picture of my grandmother, because she looked like a classic movie star. She would have fit right in with Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck.

The second film I saw was The Blind Side. I'm pretty sure I'm one of the last people to have seen it, but that's okay. It was great and set in Tennessee, so even better. It made me think of my time at public school in Knoxville and then of some of the complaints I hear from my friends. We have it good compared to many of the people there. We're lucky. I'm luckier than most in terms of family. Many of my friends are even luckier than me in terms of money and comfort. So we're all doing pretty well in that respect and should be appreciative of that. Also, Sandra Bullock put on a good accent. It wasn't a Tennessee accent, but it didn't make me want to hit someone over the head like most actors do when they try that accent.

The third film I saw caught my eye because Cillian Murphy was on the cover. He's one of my favorite actors. Unfortunately he almost always dies or his wife leaves him or some such thing. Even in Inception he got shot and had to be saved. The movie I saw was The Wind That Shakes The Barley. It's basically about strife between Ireland and Britain with Ireland trying to gain independence during the early 20th century. I also recommend it to people who like Cillian Murphy or have interest in the topic/time period. Not for people who don't like war movies or are squeamish around finger nails being pulled off (I had to cover my eyes for part of that). The funny part is that I had to put the subtitles on, because some of the women spoke really softly and a few I just couldn't understand. I'm latino though, so why would you expect me to understand it anyway. Good movie, check it out.

The last film I only watched part of because I was tired and it was a little drawn out for my taste. It's called Dans Paris. It's a french film about a son who returns home to be depressed over the break up with his girlfriend and his relationship with his brother who is a bit of a man whore and his father, who's a little crazy. The pace is very slow, possibly to reflect the slow progression of his depression, but still too slow for me. Not highly recommended.