Such Great Heights
I went and saw 'Garden State' this afternoon. I caught the matinee show, which is now $7.50... I remember when that was regular ticket price. It wasn’t half bad at all. I honestly felt like it was a movie for "my generation". If one were to succumb to the idea of labels I’ve always felt like the generation I am in got stuck in between the X’ers and the Y’s. The short, transitional generation. The generation that tries it’s damnest to seperate itself from the rest to be unique and the wallows in the fact it doesn’t fit in.
Zach Braff was excellent in it and I totally related to his character’s lost, catatonic state. In between being impressed I also couldn't help but drool over him a bit. Dopey, big lips, Jewish. What more could someone possibly ask for?
The music in the film really worked well too. In the trailer they use The Postal Service’s ’Such Great Heights’, in the movie it’s another band performing it. And, also a song called ’Let Go’ by Frou Frou. For whatever reason these two songs in particular I took an instant liking to.
My doctor’s appointment went well this morning. I managed to get the Beta Blockers out of him, though I took one right away and it didn’t seem to work. I was pretty sure the way he talked the affects should have been pretty instant. I guess we’ll see what happens tomorrow. He has me only take half a pill at a time. Which works for me since it cost me almost sixty bucks for them. I almost dropped a load right on their waiting room floor when they told me the price.
I bought 'The Sims' over the weekend and have been semi-hooked on that as well. It has definitely given me a different outlook on humanity, and myself, to sit here and play a game where I am instructing someone else how to live instead of simply living myself. It seems rather tragic. One of the themes of 'Garden State' seemed to be the question of how to live too. I guess it’s this weeks ponderance.
I picked up ’For Whom The Bell Tolls’ and ’Alive’ as well. Two books that are rather long but I have no excuses not to finish before my vacations over (yea, that’ll happen). Not sure what is on my plate for tomorrow. I assumed I’d go running and/or rollerblading and maybe find a nice spot out in the park somewhere to chill for a few hours. I plan on doing some lounging around right now. I have such a taste for pizza, but I don’t have any here to cook. I don’t really feel like going out anywhere either so it looks like I am denied.
I was able to find Josh Groban’s version of ’My December’ online. Hearing it live was so much more powerful, but the recorded track is decent enough. I’ll probably be spending more money I don’t have on the 'Garden State' soundtrack tomorrow and might pick up that violinist’s CD as well.
I can feel vacation days fleeting fast. I want to enjoy them but they are so damned temporary.
Zach Braff was excellent in it and I totally related to his character’s lost, catatonic state. In between being impressed I also couldn't help but drool over him a bit. Dopey, big lips, Jewish. What more could someone possibly ask for?
The music in the film really worked well too. In the trailer they use The Postal Service’s ’Such Great Heights’, in the movie it’s another band performing it. And, also a song called ’Let Go’ by Frou Frou. For whatever reason these two songs in particular I took an instant liking to.
My doctor’s appointment went well this morning. I managed to get the Beta Blockers out of him, though I took one right away and it didn’t seem to work. I was pretty sure the way he talked the affects should have been pretty instant. I guess we’ll see what happens tomorrow. He has me only take half a pill at a time. Which works for me since it cost me almost sixty bucks for them. I almost dropped a load right on their waiting room floor when they told me the price.
I bought 'The Sims' over the weekend and have been semi-hooked on that as well. It has definitely given me a different outlook on humanity, and myself, to sit here and play a game where I am instructing someone else how to live instead of simply living myself. It seems rather tragic. One of the themes of 'Garden State' seemed to be the question of how to live too. I guess it’s this weeks ponderance.
I picked up ’For Whom The Bell Tolls’ and ’Alive’ as well. Two books that are rather long but I have no excuses not to finish before my vacations over (yea, that’ll happen). Not sure what is on my plate for tomorrow. I assumed I’d go running and/or rollerblading and maybe find a nice spot out in the park somewhere to chill for a few hours. I plan on doing some lounging around right now. I have such a taste for pizza, but I don’t have any here to cook. I don’t really feel like going out anywhere either so it looks like I am denied.
I was able to find Josh Groban’s version of ’My December’ online. Hearing it live was so much more powerful, but the recorded track is decent enough. I’ll probably be spending more money I don’t have on the 'Garden State' soundtrack tomorrow and might pick up that violinist’s CD as well.
I can feel vacation days fleeting fast. I want to enjoy them but they are so damned temporary.