February 7, 2004

• Elling

  Most of us don’t watch foreign films because it’s a little bit of hassle having to read subtitles, but some people love them. I usually watch them when I run out of English-language films that interest me. Here’s my scheme: I go to the web site Rotten Tomatoes and search under the category I like (in this case Drama) for films that score above 70% viewer approval and are as recent as in the 2000′s. Then I order them from the library for FREE. So that’s how I came to watch Elling, a Norwegian film about two adorable recently released mental patients sharing an apartment and learning how to cope in the world again. It’s not a documentary, the acting is delightful. It’s funny, sweet, and pulls you in as you pull for them. Check it out.

  On another front, today I’m giving a birthday party for my granddaughter who is turning 8. I’ll have 6 kids from 10-5 and I plan to take them skating and swimming at the nearby community center, plus videotaping as much of it as I can manage. Then this evening I’ll bring my 2 grandchildren straight from the party to join my son and his girlfriend at a potluck for multiracial families. By the time I get home tonight I should sleep well.
  Deep Thought: The big, huge meteor headed toward the Earth. Could nothing stop it? Maybe Bob could. He was suddenly on top of the meteor–through some kind of space warp or something. “Go, Bob, go!” yelled one of the generals. “Give me that!” said the big guy general as he took the microphone away. “Listen, Bob,” he said. “You’ve got to steer that meteor away from Earth.” “Yes, but how?” thought Bob. Then he got an idea. Right next to him there was a steering wheel sticking out of the meteor.
  Today I am grateful for: Community centers

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