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[verbminx]

Yay, I'm not dead! Now only clear stuff is coming out of my nose, no more yellow/green, and I actually got to go out for like 3 hours today. Books and pajama pants were bought for me. Tonight I watched Closer with the momster and I finished a sock I've been working on for, like, ever... all I have to do is the kitchener stitch that closes the end of the toe, and then weave in ends. I started the pair when I moved up here over 18 months ago, finished the first sock after a month, and have been working on this one for over a year. But not steadily, obviously.

Last night Tom was over & we watched Being Julia... it's very slight. It has a good script, and is the kind of movie that's usually called "charming," but the story never gathers much seriousness or intensity. I don't think it's really worth going out of your way to see. I hadn't seen Tom in a week except for a few minutes on Tuesday, so it was nice to spend the whole evening with him.

Other than that, I had relatives in and out of town all weekend and it was pretty annoying. Nobody was here to visit (therefore we couldn't reschedule); they were all passing through for other reasons and decided to drop in. I told my mom to leave me out of it because of me being sick. This reached the height of aggravation Sunday evening when she went out to dinner with one uncle who was in town, and another (who was supposed to keep in touch with her by phone) showed up at the door and I had to send him and his gf to a nearby coffee place to wait for mom and the other uncle, because, excuse my rudeness, I'm really sick and there's nowhere to sit. They weren't at all offended; everyone understood that I was concerned for their comfort and amusement and knew that they would get neither from sitting in my closet-sized kitchen. (A big walk-in closet, but a freakin' closet nonetheless.)

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[wist.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're not dead! Did you like Closer? Wait, I think I remember you posting and you'd already seen it before. I keep seeing previews for Being Julia and thinking, British people! Theatre! Affairs! But if you say it's slow, I probably wouldn't like it.

[verbminx.livejournal.com]

I liked Closer, yeah, and I did see it a few months ago. But that was with Tom and this time was with my mom. I didn't think it was as funny the second time, possibly because she didn't seem to think it was very funny at all!

Being Julia isn't slow at all... if anything, it moves a little too fast in parts. It's just not that deep and it doesn't reach any particular heights; the ten minutes of scheming bitchery towards the end that's supposed to be the climax and payoff is even pretty lighthearted. They reach for a seriousness in a way that I can't explain without dropping major spoilers (it has to do with the last shot and some of Julia's more desperate moments), but nonetheless I never really felt like much was at stake. It's sort of... cute, and slight, hoping to make an impression on its charm and wit, but ultimately kind of fluffy. I've seen worse in the same mold, and Annette Bening is pretty good in it, but I think it's not destined to become anyone's favorite movie. (Similar light quirky British period pieces: Cold Comfort Farm and Impromptu... the mood is much the same, but both of them leave more of an impression.)