di_a_logue: February 2008

As predicted!!!!!

Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova certainly deserved the Oscar they received!!! I love it when I'm right!!!!

I met a redheaded boy....'once'......

Some memories we carry close to our hearts...this was such a memory for me.

Look at this....small wonder why this movie resonates with me?!

Updates and new stuff!!!

I've not posted much lately because of several personal issues swirling around that effect my life. But a number of things came to my attention today, pulling me out of that vortex!! I wanted to share them with you (my one or two fellow bloggers/readers!), so here I am!!

The first is an update on the movie, Once. I DO know how to choose a movie/soundtrack!! I found and purchased the movie and liked it so much that I gave it as a gift to family and friends during Valentine's. I gave the soundtrack to myself and my daughter!! I LOVE IT!!! Anyway, for those rare one or two of you who didn't agree with me on its worth, I heard in the news that one of the songs has been nominated for an Oscar for best original song!! Yeaaaa!!! I DO hope it wins!!

Now I have movie fever again! In the past I LOVED to go see all kinds of movies and critique them. It became such a passion that my friends would often check in with me before selecting a movie to see when they were preparing to go to the theatre (this, of course, was before everything could be found at the video store). So now I have a literal movie library, and this one is included in the list of my top favs along with Dangerous Liasions and Unfaithful and A Knight's Tale, to name a few.

I liked the simplicity of the storyline in Once and also the decision by each of the characters to 'do the right thing'. Typically in movies nowadays, the underlying messages encourage us to be completely self-centered and to do whatever we please. Mind you, I, of all people, need to loosen up and enjoy life and go with the flow, but sometimes, making the 'correct' decision is the 'right' thing to do (though not always easy). Looking back, I think life is made up of a series of the type of experiences such as the one portrayed in this movie. We don't realize how profound the encounters are until we've lived a little and can reflect on what/who was truly important...on what/who really effected us the most! This is what Once represented to me. I wish them well at the Oscars!! I'll be there to cheer them on!!

I also received a bulletin in MySpace directing the readers to visit this site, so I encourage you to go there too!! I loved Dan Fogelberg, and would like to continue to promote his work and honor his last wishes in this way.

Last, but certainly not least, I want to share a YouTube video of the band, Canopy out of Austin, Texas, in which my son plays the bass guitar. I hope to hear them live when I visit Austin for SXSW where he will be performing. Check them out!! They are a very eclectic group--unique and different. I hope you'll like them too!!