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[jwaneeta]

That's one big aggressive fish. Jeepers.

(A fisherman at Sydney's Long Reef filmed the 5 metre (16ft) shark circling Justin Stanger and Steve Kulscar, the latter having been knocked him from his craft by the great white. The fisherman came to the kayaker's rescue, hauling him into his boat.)

Spent the day storyboarding, got a box of comps from That Company, meditated in the afternoon ... after which I was so exhausted I gave up on going to the gym. Sometimes meditation is intense for me, and today was one of those days, so.

Kinda really need to get back to the gym, though. The strep throat thing took forever to go away and now I'm all noodly and undefined and wretched.

Saw Milk last night, and it was excellent and profoundly moving, which I more or less expected from what I'd heard. What I didn't expect was... hm, how do I explain this. Okay. All the performances were great with the exception of "Dianne Feinstein's" off-cam "voiceover" or whatever the hell that was, but Sean Penn's didn't register in my brain as a performance at all. I never for one instant realized, while he was speaking, that I was watching an actor: I was watching Harvey Milk. I can't remember having that experience before -- it's just boggling what Penn does with the role.

I wish I had some eggnog. Oh, blessed eggnog, why don't you teleport?

Comments

[rainkatt.livejournal.com]

I'm so torn about seeing that movie. The trailer is amazing. But I was living in East Bay when all that happened, and I've already cried my eyes out over it. Not sure I can go there again.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I knew I was going to cry, and I did, but everyone around me was crying too so I didn't feel so lame.

And the thing is -- it's not a downer movie. It's inspiring in the best sense of the word. I really do recommend it.

[greboguru.livejournal.com]

Teleporting eggnog sounds very messy. Especially if there isn't a teleporting cup or bowl or something as well. Blech!

Speaking of blech, Dave Atell says in his standup routine that eggnog is elf cum. Double blech!

Im sorry you feel noodly and wretched. Rest assured that we still think you are the opposite of wretched. We also think you are definite. I know I'm not supposed to speak for other people, but I'm doing so anyway. We all think you are Definitely Awesome.

The whole noodle thing is sorta beyond my ability to judge from here though.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Stop talking smack about my eggnog. Eggnog is the perfect substance.

The noodle thing means that my arms -- which once had muscles of a sort -- are now like limp pasta strands. AUUUGHHHHHHH

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Crazy shark story, as for the gym, don't feel too bad, everybody is noodly and undefined after the holidays ;) You'll get back on the horse :P

As for Milk, I have no idea what that is? now I'll have to find a trailer :P

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

http://www.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/milk/

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1013753/

Great film. I never could get past the openeing sequences of the original documentary, for a hodgepodge of reasons, but this movie is art.

[spankingfemme.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the links hun! =D

[thedeadlyhook.livejournal.com]

I still need to see that film. I think I'm just working up the nerve - I know it's gonna make me cry, so there's some intestinal fortitude that needs mustering.

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

But it's a good cry. It's ends up feeling inspirational rather than a What-A-Fucking-World-This-Is kind of thing.

Wow, Sean Penn did well?

[jazzypom.livejournal.com]

That's encouraging. I've had issues with his acting ever since he got his Oscar, but I'll check this movie out. Whenever it comes to britain, that is. It won't have the same resonance that it has in the US, so it might not get here.

I'm shocked that they didn't release the movie in time for Prop 8.

Re: Wow, Sean Penn did well?

[jwaneeta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Penn's never been my cup of tea -- probably because of reality bleed -- but he does an amazing job in this flick. Hope it gets over there; if not, try to check it out on DVD.