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Jul. 5th, 2002 09:54 amI fell down a couple stairs yesterday, and ever since, my neck has been very stiff and sore. Yesterday it was mostly when I leaned my head backward, like to wash my hair. Today it hurts no matter what I do. In spite of a lovely neck rub from my sweetheart last night. Sigh.
Other than sliding down the basement stairs, I spent my day lackadaisically cleaning. Finished up the kitchen--picked up all the toys, swept the floor, and brought up the kitchen table from the basement. Did a load of laundry. Folded the three loads from the last batch of laundry several weeks ago. I discovered that I can fold laundry and read a book at the same time, though neither one very efficiently.
Jen came over around five, and we hung out. I made jambalaya. It's one of my favorite dishes, and as I was telling her, it's on my regular meal rotation. Then we snuggled in front of the TV and watched two movies--Princess Mononoke and Camelot--before she had to go home to the boy. I really love just spending time together like that, cuddling and touching for long hours.
I'd heard of Princess Mononoke before, but really knew nothing about it. Somehow, though, it was not anything like I had expected. Even though I had no expectations, if that makes any sense at all. Still, I enjoyed it, and the animation was simply stunning. The amount of detail in the backgrounds and scenery amazed me. There's a scene where it begins to rain on some rocks, and you see the spots of raindrops one at a time and then gradually merge to make the rocks turn a shimmery gray. Fog and clouds, vegetation creeping over a blasted hillside, all of it impressed me. Question: If her name is Mononoke, why was she called San all the time?
Camelot was not as surprising. I don't think I'd actually ever seen it before, but of course the story was well known to me. It was interesting to realize that much of it seemed to be directly based on T.H.White's The Once and Future King which I have read several times. Arthur, though, really struck me as ineffectual here. He seemed to watch things happen rather than cause them or even react to them. I know he was trying to establish the rule of law, but it made him seem useless. He reminded me of Hamlet: inaction where action was clearly needed.
Other than sliding down the basement stairs, I spent my day lackadaisically cleaning. Finished up the kitchen--picked up all the toys, swept the floor, and brought up the kitchen table from the basement. Did a load of laundry. Folded the three loads from the last batch of laundry several weeks ago. I discovered that I can fold laundry and read a book at the same time, though neither one very efficiently.
Jen came over around five, and we hung out. I made jambalaya. It's one of my favorite dishes, and as I was telling her, it's on my regular meal rotation. Then we snuggled in front of the TV and watched two movies--Princess Mononoke and Camelot--before she had to go home to the boy. I really love just spending time together like that, cuddling and touching for long hours.
I'd heard of Princess Mononoke before, but really knew nothing about it. Somehow, though, it was not anything like I had expected. Even though I had no expectations, if that makes any sense at all. Still, I enjoyed it, and the animation was simply stunning. The amount of detail in the backgrounds and scenery amazed me. There's a scene where it begins to rain on some rocks, and you see the spots of raindrops one at a time and then gradually merge to make the rocks turn a shimmery gray. Fog and clouds, vegetation creeping over a blasted hillside, all of it impressed me. Question: If her name is Mononoke, why was she called San all the time?
Camelot was not as surprising. I don't think I'd actually ever seen it before, but of course the story was well known to me. It was interesting to realize that much of it seemed to be directly based on T.H.White's The Once and Future King which I have read several times. Arthur, though, really struck me as ineffectual here. He seemed to watch things happen rather than cause them or even react to them. I know he was trying to establish the rule of law, but it made him seem useless. He reminded me of Hamlet: inaction where action was clearly needed.
