Good things do come to those who wait (for years and years and years)
I’ve wanted this on DVD for so long. I could never bring myself to buy the cheesy Korean *fullscreen* version. What is the purpose of a fullscreen dvd? That pisses me off so much!
I just read last night that they have started production on Memoirs of a Geisha. It stars Zhang Ziyi (Ziyi Zhang) as Sayuri and Gong Li (Li Gong) as Hatsumomo.
I’m not sure what to think. I’m kind of excited, kind of worried. I absolutely adored the book, but I’m afraid of what Hollywood will do to it.
They are already off to a bad start.
First of all, they are casting all these (wonderful) Chinese actresses for Japanese parts. That’s just rude.
And it’s being directed by Rob Marshall, who’s only other movie is Chicago.
The poster looks really nice though, I’ll have to keep an eye out for it. They are expecting a December 2005 release.
I wonder if people who aren’t from around here think “Kill Devil Hills” is a weird name for a city.
Another thing I have to conquer before it gets out of hand. We keep two econo-sized jars of it on hand at all times. Fresh bread too, of course.
This might even be tougher than Jeremy.
How do contractors stay in business? They are the most unreliable, unprofessional people I have ever come across. I have gone through a ton, and they are all the same. I can’t believe they actually get paid to be lazy assholes.
I am relying on IKEA and one of my Mom’s best friends (a draftswoman) for my upcoming kitchen remodeling. And it will end up being a hell of a lot cheaper and faster than paying some piece of shit redneck who says he coming on Monday and then doesn’t show up ’til Friday!
They are now selling caskets at Costco. The Lady of Guadalupe version is only $925. It’s cute, I like that little lady staring down at you. I’m thinking these would make really fun guestbeds.
The last few days have been pretty tough. Jeremy is having a hard time getting used to me and has decided to test my authority. Exactly what I was afraid would happen. He is not as well-behaved as I had hoped.
He mostly won’t listen to me because, I think, his sister has to translate most of what I say to him. Of course he doesn’t want to do what his sister tells him, even if he knows that it’s coming from me. He and I get so frustrated not being able to communicate. I think he’s also a little jealous that Maeva and I can actually understand each other. I hope to learn french really quickly.
Tuesday nearly destroyed me. I had to fight with him all day. It’s terribly embarrassing to be fussing with him at school when I don’t speak the common language. He wouldn’t even come to the car with me. After a lot of strife, I finally got him naked and ready for his shower at around 6pm. He wouldn’t get in. I fought with him for a half an hour before Maeva was ready for her shower. When I agreed to let her go first, he wasn’t going to have it. He blocked her way into the shower. I went to shut the bathroom door just to keep him in there at least and Maeva’s finger was in it. She was terrified, of course. I managed to calm her down. Luckily, the damage was minimal. Jeremy ran around like a maniac afterward and I was too busy tending to Maeva to even try to get him under control.
He finally got in the shower when the front door opened (he knew it was his dad). When I went to wash his hair, he screamed bloody murder and I just lost it. I was completely in tears and couldn’t do anything to help myself. But only for a few seconds and nobody saw me. :)
Whatever bug that my immune system was attempting to fight off, was able to completely invade at that point. I have a sore throat now.
Eric and Marie were so extra supportive that night. I’m glad they could just tell that my day was tough without me having to say much. They weren’t mad at all about Maeva’s finger.
Yesterday morning was still pretty bad. Jeremy wouldn’t do anything to get ready. I only have 40 minutes to get them fed, dressed, and ready to go before school. I had to carry him to his room when he wouldn’t obey me to isolate him for a few minutes. Just until he was ready to do what I wanted him to do. With his mom’s help, I got him to school on time. After school was just as bad.
I took him to his Judo class. I watched his instructor with so much envy. He didn’t even have to raise his voice to get Jeremy to do as he said. As I was trying to figure out what it is that this man possesses, I kept repeating to myself what Marie had told me Tuesday night (”He has to listen to you, he has no other option”). I realized that it’s my fear of his rebellion that he senses. That’s what he’s testing.
After Judo, he wouldn’t get dressed. He ran around like a maniac again. Then the magic happened. I grabbed him without yelling or being angry and just started to dress him myself. I held him just tight enough so he was not able to get away. Suddenly, he realized that I meant business and he asked if he could do it himself. He even said, “Thank you, Charity” when I let him.
After that, the devil was gone. He was a perfect angel for the rest of the day. He was even affectionate.
I am certainly not going to count on perfect behaviour from now on, but at least I have a better sense of how to control it. Thank goodness. Another day of that and you would have to come visit me in a french nuthouse.
I absolutely loved La Mala Educaci�n!!! (of course) I finally got to see it last night at La Speciation. It reminded me a lot of Todo Sobre Mi Madre. It had that same stage/reality crossover thing going on. And as usual, the cinematography was amazing. Almod�var certainly knows how to pick ‘em.
I will be watching this movie over and over for quite sometime. It’s a lot to ingest. And I’m very much in the mood for an Almod�var marathon now.
I just read that both Mean Creek and Pauly Shore is Dead come out today, so I’ll have to pick both of those up tonight.
Yesterday I subscribed to NicheFlix. They rent out multi-region dvds from all over the world. Wooo Hooo! Now I can finally see Prozac Nation (which STILL hasn’t been released here) without having to risk buying it from eBay and hating it.
I think my chops collection might need this handy dandy UV Chopsticks Sterilizer. Just think of all the white moniliform bacterium I’ve been ingesting all these years.
