| A Little Bit Later. |
[11 Jul 2004|02:06am] |
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the album leaf - "we once were (two)" |
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Anne and I watched Fahrenheit 9/11 this evening. I cried through a lot of it.
The movie made me think about the impact that the military has had on my life. I've never really thought about it before, I mean really thought about it. I have lived in a military town all of my life, it's always just been there. Phantom sounds in the night from war practice, creepy Marines downtown, ships in the harbor.
I thought about my dad, a poor Mexican kid living in Watts. I thought of him graduating from high school and joining the Navy, him being lucky enough to not have died in Vietnam. He got to see the world, but he didn't get hurt. He still works for the Navy, in fact.
I thought about Glen, a poor kid from rural Maryland. What to do after high school? The Army? Sure!
And now he's been dead for two years and time flies and I can't remember his voice anymore and I feel so guilty about that.
Way it goes.
We went shopping for a new CD cabinet, because I need one desperately. Ikea no longer sells the one I liked, so I'm looking for something that will hold 700+ CDs, something I won't have to add onto for at least a year or two. The problem is that I have no idea where to look. I'll go to Home Depot tomorrow, maybe Sears. I dunno. Stupid Ikea.
I'm tired and yet... not tired.
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| Happenstance. |
[11 Jul 2004|10:18pm] |
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ween - "mutilated lips" |
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I'm too tired/lazy/anti-social/non-social/not dressed to go to the Casbah tonight. Calexico will be back around soon. I hope. I'll just listen to Feast of Wire later to make it all better. I just saw them in March, anyway. Excuses, I know.
I saw Before Sunset today, and it was perfect. I love Richard Linklater, and I think Before Sunrise is one of the most romantic movies I've ever seen... and its sequel (what a pleasant surprise, by the way!) is every bit as wonderful, if not moreso.
I took Robert's advice and I looked for CD racks on Ebay. I found something that may or may not work out. I really don't want to pay $40 for shipping. Perhaps I can trick a parental type into donating to my cause.
I am going to go finish my project (I will post a photo later) while I watch Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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