25 November 2007

Movie Theater Photo Essay

Last night, Eleanor was awake constantly, struggling with a cold and teething on top of that. At 4 a.m., The Missus & I were using a bulb syringe to try and remove mucus from her tiny nose. From the kitchen, we heard a mousetrap snap shut. For those who are curious, being a new parent doesn't mean that you don't get to do any of the activities from your old life. It just makes you prioritize and appreciate the things you do like to do. It's cool when your baby can be part of those things. Sometimes, though, she can't. Yesterday, for example, Janelle & I went out to the movies for the first time since Eleanor was born. We both love going to the movies. It's probably our favorite thing:

American Beauty. I guess the people who own this theater really, really love America. And why shouldn't they? After all, we introduced Hot Pockets, cluster bombs, and democracy to the free world. She looks happy here though, doesn't she? That's the face of a woman whose child is in safe hands (w/Grandma & Grandpa from up Minnesota way), and who is only minutes away from popcorn w/extra butter syrup.

This is the film we saw. We've been wanting to see it for a while now & had been curious to see what Sean Penn and Eddie Vedder could come up with. I read in an interview that they collaborated on the film and the score simultaneously, like American film auteurs did in the 1970's. Cool idea. I knew Penn was cool ever since I saw that crazy bastard on When The Levees Broke, trying to remove Lake Pontchartrain from the 9th Ward with a 5 gallon bucket.

These are the urinals in the men's restroom. Into each and every one, the Urinal Faerie had gently tucked and nestled a tiny pink urinal cake.
Self-portrait here. Notice that my heart cakra is radiating Pure White Light. That's just how I roll.

1 comment:

Ryan said...

i just saw the into the wild last week. coincidentally, you called me eddie vedder in a phone message the day before.

the movie broke my heart. i thought it was well done, and i loved the book when i read it 10 years ago. the family was so brave to participate in this movie.