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Between last night and this morning, I watched Yaarana (1981), which I found to be a very sweet and entertaining movie, despite the confusing and sometimes bizarre plot. So many of the Indian movies I've seen focus on family, but this was different: all about friendship. There is something very old-fashioned about the movie. Early on, Amitabh plays the country-boy-in-the-big-city, which I like just as much as the angry-young-man. His relationship with his best friend's son is charming; he works really well with children. And he looks so very handsome in this film. I've also become very fond of the song "Sara Zamana."
I also finally finished watching Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham (2001), which was very much to my liking. Since Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was the first Indian movie I ever saw, that became something of a baseline for me, as far as "masala" movies (that is, Indian movies that mix comedy, drama, romance, and a lot of music). KANK is packed full of wonderful stars, a lot of color, and some great music. K3G is very similar, with some of the same stars. And I cried a lot at the end.
For those of you who are reading this for the film-related content -- I wanted to mention that my number-one online reference is the Internet Movie Database. If you need the year of a movie, the name of a cast member, and particularly to see what other movies an actor or director has made, you can't do any better.
This has been a great long weekend -- unexpectedly long, since I didn't get the OK to take today off until Saturday night. (Email issues.) I've taken some long walks, watched some movies, and have been generally calm. My mind seems to be free of static and of bad thinking. Terrible how badly I can upset myself with the junk between my ears.
I made eight bracelets yesterday. In looking for some cheaper materials to conserve my supply of silver, I went back to memory wire bracelets. I made a set of three with soft fluorite nuggets (which is green and purple), a little amethyst and a few Thai silver beads, and then a set of five with small faceted round rock crystal and smokey quartz. I love wearing bracelets, since bracelets and rings are the jewelry I can see best on myself; I can see and enjoy what I'm wearing. I'm also a fiend for earrings. I wear fewer necklaces because sometimes they just seem too busy with printed tops and being so close to the earrings. But that's just me. I also love anklets and can't wait until they're back in season again. But it's December...I'll have to wait a bit.
Also -- right under the wire for 2011 -- Barry's gotten himself a bit of work. Our lovely downstairs neighbor, Johnny, who died some weeks back, was on disability; since the landlord doesn't live on premises and this building is too small to have a super, Johnny was kind of Carmine's assistant. He did things like put out the garbage, washed the floors in the hallways, let the meter-readers into the basement and let Carmine know if there was any problem in the building (blown light bulbs, etc.). I had suggested to Barry that while he isn't working, he could ask Carmine if he could take over these tasks. I didn't know if Carmine was paying Johnny anything (although I guessed that he was), but I figured it would at least be a goodwill gesture. So Barry is now the new Johnny, and will get $100 a month from Carmine, off the books. Even though it isn't a significant amount of money, Barry will feel good that he's doing something and bringing something in. I'm very glad about it.
Oddly, I haven't heard from the "EF" woman who offered to take me to the MOMA movies on her membership, although I posted my email address some days ago. Don't think I can afford any $12 tickets if I don't hear from her -- $5 is hard enough, this time of the month.
I've also decided to pinch pennies even more and join the gym -- there is a Lucille Roberts in the building where I work, and it doesn't get more convenient. It's under $30 a month, which even I can afford. I dropped my Filesonic membership, which I mostly used for downloading ebooks (I have more now than I'll be able to read for years and years), which puts another $9/month back in my pocket, and will probably also drop Pogo (the casual-games site I subscribe to, also around $10 a month). I'll make it work.
I also finally finished watching Kabhi Kushi Kabhi Gham (2001), which was very much to my liking. Since Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna was the first Indian movie I ever saw, that became something of a baseline for me, as far as "masala" movies (that is, Indian movies that mix comedy, drama, romance, and a lot of music). KANK is packed full of wonderful stars, a lot of color, and some great music. K3G is very similar, with some of the same stars. And I cried a lot at the end.
For those of you who are reading this for the film-related content -- I wanted to mention that my number-one online reference is the Internet Movie Database. If you need the year of a movie, the name of a cast member, and particularly to see what other movies an actor or director has made, you can't do any better.
This has been a great long weekend -- unexpectedly long, since I didn't get the OK to take today off until Saturday night. (Email issues.) I've taken some long walks, watched some movies, and have been generally calm. My mind seems to be free of static and of bad thinking. Terrible how badly I can upset myself with the junk between my ears.
I made eight bracelets yesterday. In looking for some cheaper materials to conserve my supply of silver, I went back to memory wire bracelets. I made a set of three with soft fluorite nuggets (which is green and purple), a little amethyst and a few Thai silver beads, and then a set of five with small faceted round rock crystal and smokey quartz. I love wearing bracelets, since bracelets and rings are the jewelry I can see best on myself; I can see and enjoy what I'm wearing. I'm also a fiend for earrings. I wear fewer necklaces because sometimes they just seem too busy with printed tops and being so close to the earrings. But that's just me. I also love anklets and can't wait until they're back in season again. But it's December...I'll have to wait a bit.
Also -- right under the wire for 2011 -- Barry's gotten himself a bit of work. Our lovely downstairs neighbor, Johnny, who died some weeks back, was on disability; since the landlord doesn't live on premises and this building is too small to have a super, Johnny was kind of Carmine's assistant. He did things like put out the garbage, washed the floors in the hallways, let the meter-readers into the basement and let Carmine know if there was any problem in the building (blown light bulbs, etc.). I had suggested to Barry that while he isn't working, he could ask Carmine if he could take over these tasks. I didn't know if Carmine was paying Johnny anything (although I guessed that he was), but I figured it would at least be a goodwill gesture. So Barry is now the new Johnny, and will get $100 a month from Carmine, off the books. Even though it isn't a significant amount of money, Barry will feel good that he's doing something and bringing something in. I'm very glad about it.
Oddly, I haven't heard from the "EF" woman who offered to take me to the MOMA movies on her membership, although I posted my email address some days ago. Don't think I can afford any $12 tickets if I don't hear from her -- $5 is hard enough, this time of the month.
I've also decided to pinch pennies even more and join the gym -- there is a Lucille Roberts in the building where I work, and it doesn't get more convenient. It's under $30 a month, which even I can afford. I dropped my Filesonic membership, which I mostly used for downloading ebooks (I have more now than I'll be able to read for years and years), which puts another $9/month back in my pocket, and will probably also drop Pogo (the casual-games site I subscribe to, also around $10 a month). I'll make it work.
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