The blog community grows...

My friend Chris has joined the world of blogging. Check out his thoughts at From a Whisper to a Scream. I have also added a link to his page on my blog.

I love to see more people take up web journaling and I marvel at our society that this type of thing is now on display. At work, we have the journals of a woman from the 19th century, but I am sure that no one ever saw the words that she wrote throughout her lifetime unless she offered or until she died. Journals have an association with secrecy and an internal thought process. Today, people are more willing to share those processes and those thoughts and I find this enriching and exciting. Not to say that there isn't a place for quiet written contemplations, but I do like sharing.

On the movie front, Bryan and I both ended up falling asleep at different points of The Maltese Falcon. Who knows if this was a fault of the movie itself or of an overload of moving picturing. I liked the movie, but I wasn't as taken with it as I thought I would be. The good thing about the nap, though, was that it rejuvenated both of us so we were able to watch the first half of Singin' in the Rain. Wow! I loved what I saw. I am sure that I saw this movie on tv as a kid, but I didn't really remember it. It delves into the world of silent films as 'talkies' were moving into popularity and I am so taken with Donald O'Connor with his legs of rubber and Gene Kelly with his ultra-brite smile and melodic voice. I look forward to the 2nd half and will definitely add this movie to my list. I highly recommend it to those of you who haven't yet seen it.

On my agenda for this weekend:
*Fri night - Watching Michael Moore highlight George W's cowboy machismo and stupidity (are those things one and the same?) in Fahrenheit 9/11
*Sat - Attending the annual family reunion on my mom's side, called the Cousin Party
*Sun - Working at the Library
*Dare I say, more movie watching thrown in here and there