I love when I start having spare time in my life. I start watching endless movies and reading book after book. Unfortunately, I’ve only had two weeks, and I’ve been confused as to what book I should read, so I’ve started no less than four. I need to just pick one and finish it. I’m assuming I will pick “A Complicated Kindness” since it’s already about half done.

I wanted to mention that I saw “Brokeback Mountain.” I hadn’t so much resisted seeing this movie, but I just really didn’t care. I assumed it was a great movie from what the reviews were saying; however, I figured that the attention was really based on the fact that it was a love story between two archetypical macho cowboys. It also seemed to be getting a lot of attention for the scenery, which is in fact Alberta. Well, the gay cowboy idea isn’t a shock to me all that much, since I’ve been to dozens of gay cowboy dances in which gay cowboys come from all around to socialize. And let’s face it, if I wanted to see the scenery from Brokback Mountain, I just have to look to the west.

I wasn’t really in the mood for an epic love story when I put it on, but by the end of the movie, I was truly entranced. This movie affected me more than I ever felt it could. However, it wasn’t the gay theme that kept my attention. Instead, it was the way the love story transcended the characters and scenery. It was a beautiful story that Shakespeare himself would wish he had written. If you haven’t seen this movie, I promise you, you will like it more than you think!

I also saw “40-Year-Old Virgin” this weekend. This movie is also an unexpected treat. From all reports, I knew it would be hilarious, and I assumed I would love it. However, I wasn’t expecting it to have a more “artsy” independent film flavour. Some of the dialogue was absolutely priceless! The peripheral characters really made this film for me. I think, besides being a movie about this mans ultimate inner change, it was a story about the power and quality of a bourgeoning friendship between the characters. The only thing I didn’t really like about the movie was the length, but to be honest, I can’t imagine which scenes they could cut! Anyway, go get this movie! It’s awesome, and I hope it’s unexpectedly good for you as well.

So, after years of people telling me that “The Mists of Avalon” is a great book, I finally bought it after years of passing it by. I have heard some say that this book is the reason they became a pagan. Others (I haven’t witnessed this personally) have said that they are reincarnations of characters in the book (uhm…yah…sure). It’s based on the Arthurian legends, but written from a feminist perspective. I’m looking forward to the book completely! I have seen the movie, but everyone promises me that the book is exponentially better than the movie.

Well, today should be a fun day, I plan to do some light housecleaning this morning (something I neglected when I was sick). Tonight, I would like to start working on the chaos that is my spare bedroom. Then I can start finding a table and cloth etc. with which to build my altar. It won’t be impressive, just a little table in a corner; only enough for me to stand/sit/kneel at.