My Bowling Get Up |
The winter months (last year), where there was actually ice and snow, were July and August mostly. I traveled very little and tried to stay warm doing things close to home. The International Film Festival lasted from the end of July to early August. I finally started going to films on my own! This was a HUGE step for me. I used to consider going to movies alone a clear sign you had no friends. However, my horizons have been broadened and my narrow-minded-ness cured.
The first movie that I went to alone was out of pure necessity - everyone else had already seen Black Swan and I hadn't so I went on my own. Shockingly, I loved the experience and I didn't have to feel guilty about wanting to stay until the end of the credits! I only ended up seeing a couple foreign films on my own. One was an Israeli film, Footnote. It was the first film I'd seen spoken in Hebrew and within the film they watched 'Fiddler on the Roof'. Listening to a musical sung in Hebrew when I know it so well in English is a bit trippy! My favorite films were actually an American and a Japanese film. Melancholia, which came to mainstream theaters a few months later, I surprisingly liked a lot. I saw it with Matt Tucker and Anna Penguin. They thought it was crap but for some reason I really liked it. I'm pretty sure I will make my Dad happy with my other favorite films: Gantz and Gantz 2: A Perfect Answer, Japanese films. They're based on a manga comic and although long, like many a Japanese film my Dad watches, not slow! All in all, an excellent foreign film festival experience.
Sary's shoes - my socks :) |
The Pre-Game Stretch - A True Teaching Moment - Ball Selection is CRITICAL |
Our excellent bowling form plus trouble with the ball whoseewhatsit |
The degradation of our bowling |