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floatingleaf) wrote2009-01-17 10:37 pm
floatingleaf) wrote2009-01-17 10:37 pm
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back to normal :)
Much warmer today. Light snow, wet and slushy. Never thought I'd call that kind of weather 'nice' - but in comparison to what we had before, it is.:) Went out to check on the car and found I was able to get it out of the parking spot quite easily (must have been the salt I had left under the tires, or perhaps the rise in temperature had softened the snow all by itself). So I decided to do some grocery shopping - just to make sure I have a well-stocked pantry in case it happens again. Went to that cheap farmers' market that sells mostly East European, Italian and Hispanic foods (a rather typical Chicago blend, lol). Quite a bit out of my way, location-wise, but it's sooo worth it. The place is incredibly cheap, really. And they have everything. They had fresh strawberries on sale, two boxes for $3.00!!! In January! *is amazed* They had a frozen seafood mix for $3.50 or something thereabouts. They even had seafood cooking stock, which I'd never seen sold anywhere else. It will go perfectly well with the Moroccan fish tagine I'm making tomorrow (I was planning to use chicken stock instead). I also found all the ingredients for the turkey & hominy chili recipe from my WeightWatchers cookbook. In short, I have enough food for at least another full week, and I didn't spend much more than $50. Including the whole rotisserie chicken I grabbed almost as an afterthought, lol. And a can of German potato salad to go with it. Yum.:D
In other news, I watched a very good movie last night. About an unlikely friendship between two young women from orthodox families - Jewish and Muslim, respectively. Both living in the US - and realizing that here they have much more in common with each other than with anyone else around. For one, they are both supposed to enter into arranged marriages (the movie is called Arranged, btw). The film is really thought-provoking, as well as sweet and endearing. Both heroines are absolutely lovely - especially the Jewish girl, played by Zoe Lister Jones, who shows some truly impressive acting skills. Btw, she reminds me so much of a friend of mine, it's almost eerie. The shape of her mouth and nose, the profile, some of her mannerisms as she talks... unbelievable. *headshake* I hadn't realised my friend had such an archetypally Jewish physique (she doesn't identify as Jewish - she's Polish with German roots). Or how gorgeous she would be if she dropped about 50 lbs.;) But I digress. I quite like the message of the movie, which seems to be that open-mindedness/tolerance goes both ways (or all ways, really), and that you can't forcibly 'liberate' anyone or improve their life, unless the desire to change comes from their own heart. It is rather ignorant to assume that someone must be unhappy, just because YOU would be unhappy if you were in their shoes. Or vice versa. Very educational, without being too in-your-face about it. Plus, I've always loved movies that give me insight into different cultures. Just like Viggo said once - the more you find out about other countries/nations/cultures etc., the more you realize that people tend to have a lot in common, no matter where they come from. And that makes it more difficult to remain prejudiced against anyone, really. Not that I needed Viggo to tell me that - I just like to quote him for no apparent reason.:P
In other news, I watched a very good movie last night. About an unlikely friendship between two young women from orthodox families - Jewish and Muslim, respectively. Both living in the US - and realizing that here they have much more in common with each other than with anyone else around. For one, they are both supposed to enter into arranged marriages (the movie is called Arranged, btw). The film is really thought-provoking, as well as sweet and endearing. Both heroines are absolutely lovely - especially the Jewish girl, played by Zoe Lister Jones, who shows some truly impressive acting skills. Btw, she reminds me so much of a friend of mine, it's almost eerie. The shape of her mouth and nose, the profile, some of her mannerisms as she talks... unbelievable. *headshake* I hadn't realised my friend had such an archetypally Jewish physique (she doesn't identify as Jewish - she's Polish with German roots). Or how gorgeous she would be if she dropped about 50 lbs.;) But I digress. I quite like the message of the movie, which seems to be that open-mindedness/tolerance goes both ways (or all ways, really), and that you can't forcibly 'liberate' anyone or improve their life, unless the desire to change comes from their own heart. It is rather ignorant to assume that someone must be unhappy, just because YOU would be unhappy if you were in their shoes. Or vice versa. Very educational, without being too in-your-face about it. Plus, I've always loved movies that give me insight into different cultures. Just like Viggo said once - the more you find out about other countries/nations/cultures etc., the more you realize that people tend to have a lot in common, no matter where they come from. And that makes it more difficult to remain prejudiced against anyone, really. Not that I needed Viggo to tell me that - I just like to quote him for no apparent reason.:P
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