friday 5's began, you'll recall, as a list of things that made me happy in the seven preceding days.
this week, i'm posting five things i just wanted to share with you.
1. broken english is a beautiful film. parker posey is entirely believable and [dare I admit it?], uncomfortably, spot-on relatable. nothing nearly so fun as her Blade role, but instead deep and meaningful and moving in a way that makes me glad kynthia was the person i saw it with. the film has stayed with me since monday night... as has the gripping desire to go somewhere, anywhere, that requires a passport. immediately.
2. kayaking on the willamette is a good way for me to 1. connect with my life-long love affair with water within the context of my new hometown; 2. channel sadness, anger, and fear into complete and total focus on stroke form and control of a long, skinny boat against strong current and wind; and 3. see the city skyline from a whole different perspective. it's hard -good hard - and yet, peaceful. and i intend to do it again very soon.
3. to be successful in your quest to make abortion illegal, you will need to have a better answer to this question: "what should the penalty be?" honestly, the activists interviewed in the video seem to believe that if abortion is made illegal, no one would have any anymore. hey, worked for murder, and drugs, and driving while intoxicated, right?
How Much Jail Time? by Anna Quindlen, in Newsweek
Libertyville Abortion Demonstration [referenced in article] - You Tube
i would hope that anyone prepared to leverage judgment on this matter would be prepared to tell a woman to her face that she should serve 25 years in prison [the mandatory minimum sentence for murder in Oregon].
4. dinosaur comics are funny.
5. this restroom signs flickr pool on flickr.com will interest tiffanie greatly, as she has this obsession with signs, and bathroom-related signs in particular.
although it was my suggestion that she snap a photo of this sign, at the Oregon Zoo last Saturday:
please make your wish on a star, folks. and have a pleasant Friday.
p.s. mom, dad, & erica, safe travels to maui tomorrow. enjoy your vacation - and send me a pineapple! i'm serious! please?
i have heard that parker posey movie is good.
working on friday is rough.
that's all.
see you tomorrow.
Posted by: lauren | August 03, 2007 at 12:08 PM
I totally know what you mean about channeling stress into a physical activity, during the spring semester of my senior year of college I spent 2 hours 6 days a week throwing hammer for the track team. I think it was the reason I survived a very tough time for me. you still coming to MA sometime?
Posted by: Sue K. | August 03, 2007 at 03:50 PM
OK. One pineapple.
Posted by: mom | August 03, 2007 at 08:08 PM
The casino where I am now working donates all the change thrown into the fountains to Make a Wish. I think that's lovely.
Posted by: ginamonster | August 04, 2007 at 10:17 PM
I haven't been able to find Dinosaur Comics funny since it replaced my strip in the Mercury. It just gets me all emotional.
Posted by: BT | August 05, 2007 at 12:55 AM
damn, BT. and now they're less funny to me, too. :(
Posted by: sharon | August 05, 2007 at 01:54 AM
wow, you know two laurens who comment in short random sentences (other than this comment, i suppose)? crazy!
kayaking sounds lovely - i wish engaging with the water out here was as pleasant!
Posted by: lauren | August 05, 2007 at 09:23 AM
why haven't you updated your blog?!if you had updated your blog i would invite you over to my house since i have $1,000 worth of liquor to share...
Posted by: lauren | August 24, 2007 at 01:48 PM