it’s getting dark really early these days. it feels like winter has been a long time coming, but it’s just cold, windy and dark outside.
more importantly, I saw Tie Me Up Tie Me Down (¡Átame!) at the Bytowne thursday night, again with morgan and dhebi, and it was a great film. I think the graphic-ness of it was over hyped (or perhaps I was numbed desensitized by Shortbus) and probably scared a lot of people away from what was really a feel-good kidnapping movie, it’s calculated clichés were really great fun and I think they actually do a good job of subtley showing Almodovar’s genius. very easily a thumbs up
in other news, I’ve been catching up on my extended essay work this extended weekend which is really good. In going through my countless (but now counted) interviews, it’s really interesting how I’m remembering each everyone (without the help of my photographs), but everyday I can’t remember when I promise to go out with someone until I’m already late. I suppose some things really stick with you. Even the borrowers I spoke with in Bangladesh, more than a couple years ago now, I can remember them very clearly. I think some things are just harder to forget. I’ve been doing some research into my gap year and I’m getting quite excited about it. I’m probably going to join a habitat project, most of the other NGOs I’ve seen seem more like hotels for karmawhores than actual charity work. Also, most of the other programmes aren’t really long-term and hence very immersive, I want to go somewhere, elsewhere, for long enough to justify buying a one-way ticket. Obviously I’ll be coming home again, and going to university, but I think it’d be nice to get out of this surreal world I’ve been living in for too long.
I’m pretty disgusted to hear that there have been more than a few violent crimes across the united states related to the recently released gaming consoles.
o yea and Al Jazeera International has been turned down by all major US cable and satelite.
also rather interesting, a great read, courtesy of The Guardian
This week environment minister Ben Bradshaw urged shoppers to teach supermarkets a lesson by dumping wasteful packaging at the cash till. It’s not often a member of the government recommends direct action. What would the big chains make of it? We sent three writers to find out …
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