I had a brilliant weekend - I only exited the house twice - one of which was to see a movie which was quite good - American Gangster - I love Ridley Scott! The movie had Denzel Washington+Russel Crowe so I was expecting a very hard hitting depressing movie about the Italian mafia but I liked the move because of it's human elements - how a black man rose to practically control some of the 'family' - his ties to his family - how to run a business and how to build a brand 'Blue Magic'. One of the scenes is mind numbing where the destruction and havoc drugs wreak in a person's life is shown and it is contrasted where the dealer/distributor whatever is praying with his family at Thanksgiving lunch and the rest of the world is wasted on his business. The end to the movie is also well done where the 'honest' cop leaves his job of black and white to enter a world of gray since where the lines are not so well defined - it is easier to cross and not admit it to oneself! Imagine turning in a $100 million - I don't know if I would have the courage to do that - the principle yes - the courage - I hope!Post this, we went to Blue Frog where Jalebee Cartel was playing - Now I must mention last time I went to this place which specialises in live music - I was excessively bored with the jazz musicians and had sworn to not enter it again - me not being a major proponent of the live music phenomenon. but this was quite good - I liked the sound and it was a very pleasant evening.
On Sunday, I left the house to go to church which ws the only exit unless you count going with the father in the car to buy food for dinner. I read a Georgette Heyer ' Frederica', then I re-read bits of the last Harry Potter, then I saw ' One fine day', then the end of 'Wedding Crashers', then the end of 'Prelude to a kiss', then the end of ' Dhoom 2', then the end of 'Desperate Housewives', then all of 'Brothers & Sisters' - in between texting the boy about all the various people he needs to be like George Clooney, the Marquis of Alverstoke, Aragon - king of Middle Earth. I finally knocked off around 3 but I am feeling refreshed this morning.
I think I need the vegetating a bit to recharge myself espescially after the hectic kind of week I have had -rushing to Delhi for the day, missing flights, appraisal, the realisation that only money will make this job palatable and the fact that I need to figure out if I seriously want to move to the retail sector and that too only in fashion!
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first time visitor to your space. Like the writing. Incidentally, you are one of the few people I know who likes Jack Higgins...love Sean Dillon..maybe you do too....: )
Not bad, you got out to do church....I didn't manage that even. Lazed in bed over the entire weekend. perhaps not really out of choice...but what the heck....: )
Have a good week ahead.
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Thank you! As it happens - I do like Sean Dillon but I'm not sure which avatar I prefer!! Sheba is my favourite book tho!
go veggie days! Its -22 outside this morning and HOW i wished I could have stayed curled up in my warm warm bed.
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