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Oct. 15th, 2004 11:07 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rfmcdonaldI found amusing that, an hour before work ended, I opened a box containing paperback novels, most of which were either Oryx and Crake or Shopaholic Takes Manhattan.
On leaving work, I took the subway south to the Queen station. I got out and headed towards The Bay, buying an apple from a prepubescent girl Scout out of nostalgia (I do have my Chief Scout Award) and entered. The Bay is a wonderful consumerist paradise, but I entered to check the hours of the Thomson Collection. It's closing after this weekend, the artworks being handed over to the AGO and likely not being put on display for another couple of years. Both Saturday and Sunday, the collection will be on display from 11 am to 5 pm, at a regular cost of 4 dollars for adults, 2 dollars if you have a Bay card.
I then took the subway north to the Museum stop. I happened to sit a quarter-meter away from an arguing couple, heterosexual. He complained that she was complaining too much; she was complaining that he wasn't listening to her complaints; he complained that he was putting too much on him. It made for dispiriting background noise until I got out at the ROM. This Friday, they were having a free showing of The Girl with a Pearl Earring at 8 o'clock. I decided to go.
I killed some time at Glad Day, which is currently in the process of consolidating its stock since they cdlosed down one of the store's two floors. Unfortunate, that; also ironic, since I subsequently went to the Indigo in the Manulife Center, to copy a certain quote.
Before the movie, I saw a trailer for what looks like an entertaining movie version of Anne Holm's children novel I Am David, followed by less entertaining Eulogy Stage Beauty.
Then came the main feature. Wow. The acting was good; the cinematography was almost preternatural in quality. Two posts--one [REVIEW], one [BLOG-LIKE POSTING]--to come imminently.
Sometimes, when I'm very lucky, after experiencing something particularly stimulating I enter a very fun sort of mental state, focused and very creative. I feel that way now.
More to come.
On leaving work, I took the subway south to the Queen station. I got out and headed towards The Bay, buying an apple from a prepubescent girl Scout out of nostalgia (I do have my Chief Scout Award) and entered. The Bay is a wonderful consumerist paradise, but I entered to check the hours of the Thomson Collection. It's closing after this weekend, the artworks being handed over to the AGO and likely not being put on display for another couple of years. Both Saturday and Sunday, the collection will be on display from 11 am to 5 pm, at a regular cost of 4 dollars for adults, 2 dollars if you have a Bay card.
I then took the subway north to the Museum stop. I happened to sit a quarter-meter away from an arguing couple, heterosexual. He complained that she was complaining too much; she was complaining that he wasn't listening to her complaints; he complained that he was putting too much on him. It made for dispiriting background noise until I got out at the ROM. This Friday, they were having a free showing of The Girl with a Pearl Earring at 8 o'clock. I decided to go.
I killed some time at Glad Day, which is currently in the process of consolidating its stock since they cdlosed down one of the store's two floors. Unfortunate, that; also ironic, since I subsequently went to the Indigo in the Manulife Center, to copy a certain quote.
Before the movie, I saw a trailer for what looks like an entertaining movie version of Anne Holm's children novel I Am David, followed by less entertaining Eulogy Stage Beauty.
Then came the main feature. Wow. The acting was good; the cinematography was almost preternatural in quality. Two posts--one [REVIEW], one [BLOG-LIKE POSTING]--to come imminently.
Sometimes, when I'm very lucky, after experiencing something particularly stimulating I enter a very fun sort of mental state, focused and very creative. I feel that way now.
More to come.
