There Was Only One Audrey Hepburn

I watched Roman Holiday today. It's been one of my favorites for awhile although until this afternoon I'd never actually watched the movie straight through from start to finish. Odd I know. But haven't we been over this before?

I've always been a fan of Gregory Peck and have never been able to get over how astoundingly beautiful Audrey Hepburn is. The whole movie is just spectacular. Gregory Peck slowly walking out of the hall where the interview takes place at the end of the film is one of the great moments of the silver screen. With the slow staccato of his heels clicking against the floor, the camera leaving just enough space over his shoulder so that we'd have a clear look at Hepburn when she rushes out to stop him from leaving feeding perfectly into the audience's anticipation. And as the long slow walk stretches the music swells up and with it that sinking feeling in the pit of your stomach. She's not coming to stop him. We're not about to get that perfectly happy ending. And then Peck pauses, and turns, and the whole audience looks back with him. And then he's gone.

Brilliant.

Last night I watched The Wackness. It was pretty good. And Battlestar Galactica was pretty good too. Although I haven't figured out why some things are going on. Suddenly Adama is ok with Tigh being a Cylon? Hotdog was the father of Callie's baby? Gaeta was slipping all along but to completely go over the deep end? That seems like a lot of shit to get resolved in an hour. I don't know.

Anyway...

I'd really hoped to go out tonight, but instead everyone will be coming over to my house to play some cards. It will be good to see the guys, but I don't really give a shit one way or the other about playing poker. I'm sort of surprised I still haven't heard from an "old friend". It's only been a couple of weeks since we talked, but it's well over a month since I paid a visit and that doesn't happen very often. Maybe it's done. Would be sort of nice if it was.

Antioch meeting tomorrow night. Feels like forever even though it's only been a week. I guess it's just been that kind of week.

Next week ain't looking any better, I promise you that. In fact I reckon it will be a whole hell of a lot worse. Funny how that happens. Come so close to getting things all square, and some useless prick goes and unleashes another one of those unholy assfuckings that life seems to be so fond of dealing out.

Kind of curious to see how it all turns out.