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April 28, 2004

Just an Update

As work is keeping me rather busy, here's a lengthy update on myriad topics to keep you at bay. Oh yeah, I hear ya barkin' at the back door, beggin' for more, but this is gonna have to do. Down, boy, down.

First up, tonight we had bangers and mash for dinner - par for the course when your wife is from Old Blighty. We served it with a bottle of Cline Cellars Red Truck California 2002. The wee Fiona had a vegetable medley and milk from the tap (although not in public, so you yabophobics need not panic).

We just finished watching Intolerable Cruelty. It's no Raising Arizona, but still an enjoyable hour and a half or so. While Catherine Zeta-Jones is an absolute, drop-dead-gorgeous, nail-that-ass (a reference to the movie, honestly!) hottie, however, her character is never convincingly redeemed and so I found the ending rushed and lacking. Oh well. Netflix is only $22/month, so no complaints.

Still to be watched: House of Sand and Fog, and the classic Excalibur.

Now, books I'm reading and/or listening to (courtesy of the good people at Audible.com):

• Mountains Beyond Mountains - the story of Dr. Paul Farmer as he, inspired by liberation theology, fought the fight against AIDS and other diseases in underprivileged areas such as Haiti. The Vatican doesn't much like liberation theology, thinking it a ringing endorsement of Socialism - but it could just be a call to personal behavior, and let God worry about those who don't abide. Of course, at no time have devout Christians ever been interested in letting God worry about the sinners when they can do it for Him, eh? Anyway, a good story, give it a read/listen.

• Lucky Man: A Memoir - the autobiography of Michael J. Fox. Despite his relative youth, this book makes for a good story, at least for someone like me who has enjoyed Fox's career from his days as Alex P. Keaton (apparently the "P" was improvised, just FYI). From something as simple as completing his GED at the age of 32 to his foundation's fight against Parkinson's Disease, this book was more inspiring than many other biographies I've read.

• Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting, by Syd Field. Pretty much what it sounds like. Look for my first movie to be made someday maybe at which time I'll be rich and invite all of you over for a swim and a beer and a bout of jealousy with regard to my talent and good fortune. Or not.
  

OK, must go - bed calls. Have a splendid evening! Jesus loves you.