Measured days...

I read the story this week about loneliness being exacerbated by isolation - another reason why I need to move closer to the city... The phone calls from Realtors have almost stopped, but now the snail-mail has begun - look in the recycle bin for proof. Fortunately (?) the sign company hasn't come by to pick up the post - if it hangs out for a few more days, I'll move it to behind the shed, and consider using it in the spring, and put up a big 'for rent' sign on it.

Today I'm on my own, and looking forward to a Seattle Singles (Meetup.com) Holiday party downtown... should be fun. In the meantime, my day will be measured out in coffee spoons, and T.S. Eliot... no... more like Howard Hawks, Jean Cocteau, Criterion Collection, and the like.

This past week was GREAT for film - I experienced "Being John Malkovich", "Sullivan's Travels", "His Girl Friday" and "Strange Days". Oh, I had seen His Girl Friday before, but was watching to see why it was included on the list... probably because of the breakneck pace of the dialog. The McGuffin (as Hitch used to call it) was predictable (a letter of pardon from the governor carried by an innocent oaf), but the political overtones, as well as the interaction between Cary Grant as con-man/newspaper-man and Roslyn Russell as 'Hildy' ace-reporter and city-wise no-nonsense gal made the film worth the re-watch on a Saturday morning. 'Being John Malkovich' became a must-see after watching "Adaptation" by Charlie Kaufman... just as I'm watching all of Murnau's film catalog after seeing "Sunrise", so I'm tracking down all the films written by Charlie Kaufman after seeing "Adaptation"... yes, it was THAT GOOD.

So... I should probably dust off, and give the Crash Test Dummies a listen. Oh, but everything stops at 1:30 for THE college football game of the YEAR! The Alabama Crimson (Roll!!) Tide versus the swamp rats from Florida. Drown 'em TIDE!!! ;?>