a weekend full of plans ;)
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floatingleafWow... that was quite a busy weekend - for me, anyway (which is an obligatory disclaimer, I suppose, since I have noticed most people have a different definition of "busy", and might possibly interpret it as "relaxing"... LOL). Saturday included chiropractic appointment, grocery shopping AND an unplanned trip downtown to see a movie (more about that later). Sunday was spent mostly at my parents' house, doing the classic Easter binge.:) And today was supposed to be just chilling, sleeping in, taking a long, hot shower, cooking etc. - but somehow I decided I needed to add another shopping trip to the mix (possibly because my parents handed me some cash as a belated birthday present, LOL). So I only just had dinner now, and there isn't as much time left for LJ as I thought there would be... *sigh*
By the way, I had today off because I asked for it - it's not a holiday here, in case any of my European friends are wondering. Neither was Friday. We don't get any extra time off for Easter in this country. Or perhaps some workplaces with plenty of European and/or South American employees do, but mine doesn't. I just usually take Monday off if I am planning to visit my parents on the Sunday before it; otherwise I have to rush madly to get everything done, and that just defeats the purpose of a weekend for me, LOL.
But speaking of rushing madly - that's pretty much what I did on Saturday, having discovered Friday evening that they are showing Viggo's recent Argentinian movie at a theater downtown. This weekend only. It was a limited release, only in selected cities in the US, and when I first heard about it a while back, it was supposed to happen the week before (on the 22nd). So I simply assumed that if they weren't showing the film anywhere in Chicago on the 22nd, that meant Chicago wasn't included. But guess what? I checked the Chicago Reader website Friday at work, and there it was. Which almost gave me an anxiety attack, since at first I wasn't sure how I was going to fit in such a lengthy cinema trip into an already busy weekend (it's about an hour and a half, one way, to that downtown theater from where I live). But I HAD to fit it in, of course, and so I did.:D Hence the rushing, and quite a fair bit of angst, which resulted in poor sleep the night before, followed by a ridiculous degree of exhaustion throughout the day. But I did manage to see the movie, so it's all good.:P
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meathiel, perhaps ;), the film is called Everyone Has a Plan, and Viggo plays a double role of two brothers with very different lives and personalities. I was quite unnerving to watch the scenes in which both brothers appear together. I know modern cinematography can do pretty much everything in a seamless way... but still, to see an actor shaking "his own" hand, hugging "himself", talking to "himself" across a table etc... it was eerie. I wonder how Viggo felt watching those scenes. I hope there will be some "making of" material on the DVD when it comes out. Anyway... the story was moving and thought-provoking, as well as quite shocking in a few places (I can't really elaborate on that without giving major spoilers). In other words, gritty drama and suspense without any Hollywood-style flashiness or special effects - which is just the way I like it. And Viggo's character - both of his characters, actually, though most of the film focuses on one of them only - were complex and morally ambivalent... which is something he does extremely well. The final scene is heartbreaking... but again, I shall shut up now and give no spoilers.;P
Anyway... back to work tomorrow, so I should be getting ready for bed. I'll post more later... maybe.;) For now, I hope everyone had a nice celebration - whatever you celebrated this weekend - and I wish you all WARM, SUNNY, welcoming SPRING weather (which, from what I'm hearing, hasn't been much in evidence so far). Well, it was sunny here today, but very cold. Way, way too cold for April. I still had to wear my winter jacket... *grumbles*
Well... time to shut up now. Good night.;)
By the way, I had today off because I asked for it - it's not a holiday here, in case any of my European friends are wondering. Neither was Friday. We don't get any extra time off for Easter in this country. Or perhaps some workplaces with plenty of European and/or South American employees do, but mine doesn't. I just usually take Monday off if I am planning to visit my parents on the Sunday before it; otherwise I have to rush madly to get everything done, and that just defeats the purpose of a weekend for me, LOL.
But speaking of rushing madly - that's pretty much what I did on Saturday, having discovered Friday evening that they are showing Viggo's recent Argentinian movie at a theater downtown. This weekend only. It was a limited release, only in selected cities in the US, and when I first heard about it a while back, it was supposed to happen the week before (on the 22nd). So I simply assumed that if they weren't showing the film anywhere in Chicago on the 22nd, that meant Chicago wasn't included. But guess what? I checked the Chicago Reader website Friday at work, and there it was. Which almost gave me an anxiety attack, since at first I wasn't sure how I was going to fit in such a lengthy cinema trip into an already busy weekend (it's about an hour and a half, one way, to that downtown theater from where I live). But I HAD to fit it in, of course, and so I did.:D Hence the rushing, and quite a fair bit of angst, which resulted in poor sleep the night before, followed by a ridiculous degree of exhaustion throughout the day. But I did manage to see the movie, so it's all good.:P
In case anybody cares (other than
meathiel, perhaps ;), the film is called Everyone Has a Plan, and Viggo plays a double role of two brothers with very different lives and personalities. I was quite unnerving to watch the scenes in which both brothers appear together. I know modern cinematography can do pretty much everything in a seamless way... but still, to see an actor shaking "his own" hand, hugging "himself", talking to "himself" across a table etc... it was eerie. I wonder how Viggo felt watching those scenes. I hope there will be some "making of" material on the DVD when it comes out. Anyway... the story was moving and thought-provoking, as well as quite shocking in a few places (I can't really elaborate on that without giving major spoilers). In other words, gritty drama and suspense without any Hollywood-style flashiness or special effects - which is just the way I like it. And Viggo's character - both of his characters, actually, though most of the film focuses on one of them only - were complex and morally ambivalent... which is something he does extremely well. The final scene is heartbreaking... but again, I shall shut up now and give no spoilers.;P Anyway... back to work tomorrow, so I should be getting ready for bed. I'll post more later... maybe.;) For now, I hope everyone had a nice celebration - whatever you celebrated this weekend - and I wish you all WARM, SUNNY, welcoming SPRING weather (which, from what I'm hearing, hasn't been much in evidence so far). Well, it was sunny here today, but very cold. Way, way too cold for April. I still had to wear my winter jacket... *grumbles*
Well... time to shut up now. Good night.;)
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Date: 2013-04-02 07:14 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2013-04-02 04:12 pm (UTC)The holiday weekend was good and a nice end to a very busy week. Wishing you warm and sunny weather as well. We all need it desperately.
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Date: 2013-04-02 06:55 pm (UTC)I was smiling at your opening about it being a busy weekend for you - I have one friend in particular who will post about a "lazy" weekend, where he hardly did anything, and I'm going "OMG, I couldn't do all that in a week!"
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Date: 2013-04-03 03:09 am (UTC)Well, for some people a really busy weekend implies a camping trip to the Himalayas.:P It's funny how wildly humans differ in our perceptions of time, energy or the appeal of certain activities... *headshake*