Pitted and Roasted
Saturday, May 22nd, 2010I just purrrrrchased my capNgown for 2010 maaaang
…and so I’m sitting here, poised in half-darkness, licking my strawberry-stained lips, impatiently clicking through the ritualistic tradition (honestly, I’d love to just rent one), and although this synthetic fabric will have an only one-time honor of brushing against my college-graduate-skin, there is something emotionally nostalgic of the entire thee-ay-ter (as Tobias Fuenke might add). And how much more emotionally powerful the anchors of tradition are within this posing in over-sized robes and nice receptions. A strangely out-of-place celebration compared to the actual experience– like romanticized shots of espresso and guilty procrastination. No, it’s been wonderful.It has. Unrealz.
On a different topic– I reunited with some friends today, and we killed time n a most wonderful way. Went to watch a Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) feature “Cyrus”, starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, and Catherine Keener. I don’t think I’ve been to a SIFF feature before, but the movies are really cool; too bad there isn’t someone else to foot the ticket bill. To purchase tickets, you have to register and “shop” through the SIFF calendar schedule, but they do have some sweet selections.
Cyrus, for example, channels Awkward through oedipal themes and Marisa Tomei’s love life as a single mother. John C. Reilly falls for her. Her son, Jonah Hill, resents this and sparks a war: the potential step-child/father or mother battle behind the clueless parent’s back. The cinematography was spot-on in terms of framing awkward reaction-faces, to the point where you’re studying the dead-pan tension in their pores. The darkness of the comedy thrived in the painful vulnerability of their raw, voyeuristic-shyness or past and present failures in life. As well as John C. Reilly’s lost, tender-hearted appearance.
Check out the films! I might be struggling with the world of plays, but I love the movies.
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Springtime is filled with apprehension and gasping realizations! Hopefully the weather will walk it out and be kinder to our poor pollen-addled brains.
Graceee
