1) Completely bummed that Ethan Hawke & Julie Delpy's third installment in the Before Sunrise, Before Sunset trilogy, BEFORE MIDNIGHT, is not playing anywhere in this town... but we've got plenty of screens dedicated to IronMan 3 and The Hangover 3. I loved the first two movies and have read the reviews on the third... I may have to drive to Chicago to see it! As I was reading the info, reviews etc... on Before Midnight (I was going to shorten it to BM but then I just started to laugh like a pubescent boy)... and I was recalling the first two movies, I couldn't help but see similarities in the love story between Ethan and Julie's characters and my love story with my Fox.
2) I couldn't believe my eyes last night at the Rockstar's 8th grade promotion ceremony when I saw a woman (must have been someone's mother or aunt or sister or godmother or neighbor, regardless of her connection though she got one of her student's coveted four tickets, therefore she was an invited guest) walking quickly down the aisle to get pictures of her student as he/she received his/her promotion certificate wearing a sweatsuit (matching sweatshirt and sweatpants) that displayed prominently on the front of the sweatshirt (with matching logo/words on the legs of the sweatpants too) across this woman's prominent chest these words complete with related artwork "Keep One Rolled". Yes, dear readers, this adult influencer was actively promoting getting high and advocating for one to always have a joint rolled and ready to go. Now, I'm not against adults smoking pot but I am against an adult wearing a sweatsuit outfit promoting it at a SCHOOL ceremony for 13 & 14 year olds. Really inappropriate. Very poor taste. Not funny. I'm betting that if this is the environment and the adults this student is around on a constant basis, that 8th grade promotion ceremony may be the apex of that child's educational career. However, I hope the student rises above his/her 'home life' and decides that it's better to have a drawerful of diplomas from educational success than "keeping one rolled."
Those are my two unconnected thoughts for today, readers. I'm sure as life goes on, there will be more.
Update! Before Midnight will begin airing here on June 14th. I am looking forward to it. I just love this story. Hope you all get a chance to see it too.
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