Watching Synecdoche, NY again. Still at a loss as to how to describe it...

It's a film about death which is to say it's about life which is to say it's about sex which is to say it's about love, to say it's about heartbreak, it's about connection, about loss, randomness, humor, tragedy, theater, art, money, family, humanity, everything.

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There is much to say. It has been far, far too long. But it has been hard to find a way to say what I mean. Thankfully I've got Charlie Kaufmans new film to quote.

"Everything is more complicated than you think. You only see a tenth of what is true. There are a million little strings attached to every choice you make.

You can destroy your life ( Read more... )

I moved through the days like a severed head that finishes a sentence.
-Amy Hempel, The Harvest

My present state described better in one of her simple sentences than I could do in a novel. Please thank her for sparing you my attempt.Well, the Redskins season finally came to a close on Saturday. It was a good season, compared to recent years at ( Read more... )

j_stewart said, "Tag, you're it!" and so I must obey ( Read more... )

These hours before dawn I have nothing to do but think. That's when the sting of loneliness overwhelms me. During the day I can occupy my mind, find a game to play or something on TV. But when I prepare for sleep all I have are my thoughts and that silent chatter torments me. I'm up so late that I hear doors slam and engines start when normal ( Read more... )

"I don't get used to living at the beach, to seeing that wet horizon. It's the edge, the country's aisle seat. But if you made me tell the truth, I'd have to say it's not a good thing. The people who live here, what you hear them say is I'm supposed to, I'll try, I would haveThere is no friction here ( Read more... )

"Gorgeous women really annoy me ( Read more... )