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the third day Once again I fell asleep at around nine last night only to wake up at three in the morning feeling refreshed and hungry. Before I fell asleep I managed to watch one more movie for the day. My second and final selection for the day was the Jim Jarmusch film Stranger Than Paradise. It had me laughing out loud. The trio of characters were so deadpan throughout the movie that I couldn't help it. Of course this isn't a film for everyone and at times even I found it to be painfully slow. Still it made me laugh, because sometimes life really is that just that boring for people. Now if only they would release the Jarmusch film Night on Earth on dvd, then I would be a happy man. It was the best acting that Winona Ryder ever did. Then there is the blind woman in the Paris segment, Beatrice Dalle, who is heavenly. Roberto Benigni is trying, but tolerable. From reading the online reviews this seems to be one of those films that people either love or hate with a passion. There is no middle ground. Either people see it as refeshing or they see it as a formula film. Strange. ... The sun won't rise for another hour yet, but I've been awake for hours. Something about this time of the day means so much to me. All of the potential is there in the calm and quiet. Soon the sun will be on the horizon and put everything into motion. I love watching that happen. There was no sun this morning though. Instead of a golden light there was grey gloom with a hint of snow. ... Time or the way that we manipulate time always interests me. A week ago everyone was caught up in the holiday spirit and now retail has nothing but Valentine's Day to shove down our throats. Of course there is the Chinese New Year starting on the nineteenth. Then again maybe it was just the odd weather that made it seem as though everything were slowing down. ... So in my best feel good self help mode that I can muster, here is my six month plan for this year. By the end of this month I should have all of the needed paperwork for school completed and given to the proper personnel. I'll also be back in class by the end of this month. In February I'll try for a certain certification for work. Despite the mind numbing effect that work seems to have on me, I'll do my best to appear concerned if not focused on what I am doing there. I am not in a good position to look for a new job. That'll have to wait until at least July. March through May will be my usual combination of school and work. Then at the end of May, I'll be off to Australia where I'll have some revelation about my place in this world and decide that I need to stay there another year. If that doesn't happen, then I'll come home and look for another job. Beyond those few points the rest of the year is wide open for me. All of those plans appear to be sound and reasonable, but what about romance is heard from the back row. When will our hapless if not slightly aimless hero find his true love? When will this Peter Parker find his Mary Jane? When will this Harry find his Sally? When will he realize that he needs a woman in his life? Good question and one that I can't answer. My best chance for that kind of thing to happen would be when I get back on campus. Otherwise I'm stuck inside this social isolation tank.
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