The Movie Night

Choosing a movie is never an easy task. One needs to consider so many factors: mood, weather condition, company preferences, food supplies and, of course, the activities before and after the film watching. It is almost impossible to choose the right movie at the right moment--especially with me.

Me and my friend, Crystal, like to watch movies in her pink, tidy and smelling-of-clean-linen room. We have a movie date at least once a month and we both anticipate the evening when we will sit on the soft round carpet on the floor in front of the TV and relax. The anticipation, however, is often sweeter than the film watching itself.



"Why? What happened now," Crystal would ask ten minutes into the movie.
"Sh-sh. Watch," I would respond with eyes focused on the screen.
Then, I really get into the movie and try to resolve the strange plot. Although not fully convinced, Crystal usually agrees with me in my resolution suggestions.
"Louis will now find the lighter in her handbag and realize what had happened," I exulted last night when we watched the French movie, "Apres Vous."
"Ohhh," responded Crystal in a contemplative manner. She was still having doubts about the plot development and considering other possible options.

But when I really, really get into the movie and become extremely amazed at the unexpected turn in the story line, I spontaneously reach for Crystal. And see that she has already fallen asleep.

More often than not, we will finish watching the movie with the same conclusion:
"This movie was weird."
"Yeah, right."

When Classes End

Last night after work, I went to the Campus Center to have dinner with a friend. The weather was slightly chilly and very refreshing. We grabbed food, sat on a table outside and enjoyed the sight.


It was the last day of classes and students, mostly seniors, were dancing to the upbeat tunes coming out of the stereo system operated by two DJs. Everyone was singing loudly, congratulating one another and filling the night with laughter. You were welcome to approach anyone and hug her as a spontaneous expression of happiness. You could even buy a medium-sized transparent cup of beer, if you had 21.

It felt so much like home—the open-air dancing to "Around the World" by Daft Punk, the beer drinking and the sudden inexplicable excitement that seized us. This was just a quick demo for the endless summer nights ahead of us.

One Place - Everything But The Girl

A summer evening; I walk past the window,
Baby's crying; Someone's cooking dinner;
There's laughter on the TV
Someone's learning the violin.
How at home, it heals
At times like this, I feel that...



I would like to live like anybody else
In one place
And I could be happy and fulfilled
In one place

So I get the map out
And draw a line of where we've been
It goes thru sea and sky
Twenty-five planes this year
And it's only July...
This is not some Bible, like on the road
It's just a song about coming home
And whether...

I would like to live like anybody else
In one place
And I could be happy and fulfilled
In one place

And you know that I have found
That I'm happiest weaving from town to town
And you know Bruce said
we should keep moving 'round
Maybe we all get too tied down, I don't know
Hell, I don't know
I'm happy to be home (Still alive)
Happy to be home...

In the end, if you take care
You can be happy or unhappy anywhere

And I think we maybe all rely too much
On one place
I know I never would deny the need
For one place

So I get the map out (get the map out)
Yeah I get the map out (get the map out)
C'mon, get the map out (get the map out)
Get the map out (get the map out)


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