Hello! *waves* I was just thinking about you (I swear) and wondered how you were getting on.
This might be due to my life finally letting up and I feel like I can maybe breathe again, which is nice.
The radio silence that you have been hearing is due to the universe constantly coming up with new and inventive ways to keep me extremely busy. For instance, I have recently come to live and study in your beleaguered isle, as I had been planning. AAAAAAAAAH, so many things to do. Well, welcome to the country that is busy destroying itself. Although many parts are nice and a great deal of the people are lovely. Let me know if you need any cultural pointers. (Although this is a good starting point: https://twitter.com/SoVeryBritish)
I will properly get in touch at some point. Really. Whenever you have the time. I'm not going anywhere. Both of my eldest have now gone off to uni, and are not overly communicative, which I take as a sign that they're happy. Hope it's the same for you.
Now that you mention the ending, one of my favourite bits is that tiny moment where it shows his girlfriend watching him on the TV, and she goes "please, God", while, you know, Truman is essentially talking to god. And that's when he makes his decision, because a real god would want man to be free. THIS. There are so many layers to it, and I just sort of flail trying to think of them all. But that one is definitely up there.
By the way, have you seen S1m0ne, also written by Andrew Niccol? Not as well-known, but it's one of my favourite movies. I have not, but probably should. I loved Gattaca.
P.S. That bathtub guy is the best. I also like the old ladies. But bathtub guy is in a league of his own.
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This might be due to my life finally letting up and I feel like I can maybe breathe again, which is nice.
The radio silence that you have been hearing is due to the universe constantly coming up with new and inventive ways to keep me extremely busy. For instance, I have recently come to live and study in your beleaguered isle, as I had been planning. AAAAAAAAAH, so many things to do.
Well, welcome to the country that is busy destroying itself. Although many parts are nice and a great deal of the people are lovely. Let me know if you need any cultural pointers. (Although this is a good starting point: https://twitter.com/SoVeryBritish)
I will properly get in touch at some point. Really.
Whenever you have the time. I'm not going anywhere. Both of my eldest have now gone off to uni, and are not overly communicative, which I take as a sign that they're happy. Hope it's the same for you.
Now that you mention the ending, one of my favourite bits is that tiny moment where it shows his girlfriend watching him on the TV, and she goes "please, God", while, you know, Truman is essentially talking to god. And that's when he makes his decision, because a real god would want man to be free.
THIS. There are so many layers to it, and I just sort of flail trying to think of them all. But that one is definitely up there.
By the way, have you seen S1m0ne, also written by Andrew Niccol? Not as well-known, but it's one of my favourite movies.
I have not, but probably should. I loved Gattaca.
P.S. That bathtub guy is the best.
I also like the old ladies. But bathtub guy is in a league of his own.