from Schuyler to the Matrix (a ramble)
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In a message dated 2/28/03 7:35:30 AM, kellitraas@... writes:
<< Schuyley, I'm sorry you are feeling so alone, I know how it feels.
There is a poster on this list who might have some reassuring words though!
SHYRLEY!!!!!!!
(See? If I had responded a month ago, it would have been too soon! <bwg>)
Shyrley, I'm sorry I missed meeting you last fall. Thanks for calling me in
the hospital.
I really do need to meet you, to cleanse myself of a vision, or to confirm it.
Here's my problem: Having seen it once in the theatre back when, I rented
"About a Boy" this week and watched it twice: straight and with the
directors' commentary.
I parked the vision of the "daft f***ing hippie" mom on you, and I probably
need to get it back OFF of you. August. I hope you're at the conference and
I don't know whether I hope or not that you're much like the Fiona character
played by Toni Collette.
Sometimes connections like that just stick.
Too many times to count, when people have met me they look at me like I'm an
imposter and say "I thought you would be tall. And blonde." I must write
tall and blonde. If it had only happened one or two times, I'd think it was
just that one person saw a movie or something... <g>
I really like "About a Boy" for lots of reasons. One is that it's Brits
being Brits not for the benefit of an American audience. They didn't
de-slang the script. They showed news stands and music stores and the
basement of a church and didn't stick with only glamor-sites. That was good
for my Anglophilia. AND there's one character who's American, but it doesn't
matter. That's not part of the story and it's never mentioned, it's just one
more of a varied batch of accents which also aren't brought into the story.
The Indian nerd kid is never identified Indian. The possibly-part-Black
character (light skin and dreadlocks) isn't labelled. Each person is just a
person. Fiona's Scot or northern something I couldn't swear by. Doesn't
matter that I could tell.
And it's my favorite genre of movie, which is circumstances help immature
young male transform himself into a compassionate man. I need to make a list
of those. At the moment I'm only thinking of "Seven Years in Tibet" and
"Guarding Tess." But there are others. "The Matrix" qualifies, though
that's not the main theme, I don't think. I had to see the Matrix twice,
though, and ask Marty (14) to tell me what the hell it was about, to start to
get it all straight. I had the religious overlay, but that was all I had.
Sandra
<< Schuyley, I'm sorry you are feeling so alone, I know how it feels.
There is a poster on this list who might have some reassuring words though!
SHYRLEY!!!!!!!
>>Schuyler, did you hook up with locals there yet?
(See? If I had responded a month ago, it would have been too soon! <bwg>)
Shyrley, I'm sorry I missed meeting you last fall. Thanks for calling me in
the hospital.
I really do need to meet you, to cleanse myself of a vision, or to confirm it.
Here's my problem: Having seen it once in the theatre back when, I rented
"About a Boy" this week and watched it twice: straight and with the
directors' commentary.
I parked the vision of the "daft f***ing hippie" mom on you, and I probably
need to get it back OFF of you. August. I hope you're at the conference and
I don't know whether I hope or not that you're much like the Fiona character
played by Toni Collette.
Sometimes connections like that just stick.
Too many times to count, when people have met me they look at me like I'm an
imposter and say "I thought you would be tall. And blonde." I must write
tall and blonde. If it had only happened one or two times, I'd think it was
just that one person saw a movie or something... <g>
I really like "About a Boy" for lots of reasons. One is that it's Brits
being Brits not for the benefit of an American audience. They didn't
de-slang the script. They showed news stands and music stores and the
basement of a church and didn't stick with only glamor-sites. That was good
for my Anglophilia. AND there's one character who's American, but it doesn't
matter. That's not part of the story and it's never mentioned, it's just one
more of a varied batch of accents which also aren't brought into the story.
The Indian nerd kid is never identified Indian. The possibly-part-Black
character (light skin and dreadlocks) isn't labelled. Each person is just a
person. Fiona's Scot or northern something I couldn't swear by. Doesn't
matter that I could tell.
And it's my favorite genre of movie, which is circumstances help immature
young male transform himself into a compassionate man. I need to make a list
of those. At the moment I'm only thinking of "Seven Years in Tibet" and
"Guarding Tess." But there are others. "The Matrix" qualifies, though
that's not the main theme, I don't think. I had to see the Matrix twice,
though, and ask Marty (14) to tell me what the hell it was about, to start to
get it all straight. I had the religious overlay, but that was all I had.
Sandra
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In a message dated 3/26/2003 5:28:18 AM Central Standard Time,
SandraDodd@... writes:
right). I saw his book in the bookstore and was surprised to see it was very
slim. (I was taking inventory at the time and couldn't stop and thumb
through it.)
The message I got from it was who you are is who you choose to be, in spite
of the circumstances of your childhood.
Tuck
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SandraDodd@... writes:
> And it's my favorite genre of movie, which is circumstances help immatureI was very moved by the movie "Antwone Fisher" (not sure I spelled that
> young male transform himself into a compassionate man. I need to make a
> list
> of those. At the moment I'm only thinking of "Seven Years in Tibet" and
> "Guarding Tess." But there are others. "The Matrix" qualifies, though
> that's not the main theme, I don't think. I had to see the Matrix twice,
> though, and ask Marty (14) to tell me what the hell it was about, to start
> to
> get it all straight. I had the religious overlay, but that was all I had.
>
right). I saw his book in the bookstore and was surprised to see it was very
slim. (I was taking inventory at the time and couldn't stop and thumb
through it.)
The message I got from it was who you are is who you choose to be, in spite
of the circumstances of your childhood.
Tuck
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Shyrley
SandraDodd@... wrote:
I always attempt to live down to my visions :-)
back home although he has a few interviews.
I need to go watch that film again. I didn't really take it in the first time.
Shyrley
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> IShyrley, I'm sorry I missed meeting you last fall. Thanks for calling me ineeep.
> the hospital.
> I really do need to meet you, to cleanse myself of a vision, or to confirm it.
I always attempt to live down to my visions :-)
>heehee. Well, all being well, I'll be at the August conference. DH still hans;t found a job
>
> Here's my problem: Having seen it once in the theatre back when, I rented
> "About a Boy" this week and watched it twice: straight and with the
> directors' commentary.
>
> I parked the vision of the "daft f***ing hippie" mom on you, and I probably
> need to get it back OFF of you. August. I hope you're at the conference and
> I don't know whether I hope or not that you're much like the Fiona character
> played by Toni Collette.
>
> Sometimes connections like that just stick.
back home although he has a few interviews.
I need to go watch that film again. I didn't really take it in the first time.
Shyrley
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In a message dated 3/26/03 7:43:34 AM, Tuckervill@... writes:
<< I was very moved by the movie "Antwone Fisher" (not sure I spelled that
right). >>
I'm waiting for it to come to the dollar movie. They've had the poster up
for a while. I missed the first run.
Kolya is another of those movies, thought the man isn't young at the
beginning of the story. But he's a better man at the end.
Sandra
<< I was very moved by the movie "Antwone Fisher" (not sure I spelled that
right). >>
I'm waiting for it to come to the dollar movie. They've had the poster up
for a while. I missed the first run.
Kolya is another of those movies, thought the man isn't young at the
beginning of the story. But he's a better man at the end.
Sandra
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In a message dated 3/26/03 7:51:37 AM, shyrley.williams@... writes:
<< I need to go watch that film again. I didn't really take it in the first
time.
Shyrley
north but had lived in London a long time. It's as close as I could get.
Sandra
<< I need to go watch that film again. I didn't really take it in the first
time.
Shyrley
>>And when you do, let me know where Fiona's from, by accent. My guess was far
north but had lived in London a long time. It's as close as I could get.
Sandra
Schuyler Waynforth
--- In [email protected], SandraDodd@a... wrote:
Tomorrow we are getting together with a more local, hopefully more
relaxed family. Spent much of my last meeting with other
homeschoolers reassuring them that children are capable of garning
information without worksheets. Anyhow...It will get better I'm
sure.
Oh, and Shyrley, we won't be making HESFES this Spring. Not enough
cash after the move. Hopefully we can do the autumn fest. So, we
will miss out on meeting you.
Schuyler
> Schuyler, did you hook up with locals there yet?soon! <bwg>)
> (See? If I had responded a month ago, it would have been too
>Thanks for asking but,well, a month may not have been long enough.
> Sandra
Tomorrow we are getting together with a more local, hopefully more
relaxed family. Spent much of my last meeting with other
homeschoolers reassuring them that children are capable of garning
information without worksheets. Anyhow...It will get better I'm
sure.
Oh, and Shyrley, we won't be making HESFES this Spring. Not enough
cash after the move. Hopefully we can do the autumn fest. So, we
will miss out on meeting you.
Schuyler