Hmmm.... Resisted for a very, very, very long time. Do I need this in my life or am I using this to avoid other far more important things I SHOULD be doing? Like finishing and uploading my own webpage, finishing a printable version of a portfolio to apply to grad schools to become an adult at last in my 30's. Will it become an obsession, waste of time or just one more thing I begin and wonder away from? Will it in fact be positive? Will it force me to write something everyday--or relatively often--to look at my writing and rambling in a positive manner? Will I meet interesting people in the safety and anonymity of cyberspace? And what is the point of blogging anyway? Isn't it just egos on display--desperate cryings-out for imaginary connections, a sense of belonging? As someone I once knew quoted, "Someday web pages will be like asses. Everyone will have one, but not everyone will want to look at yours." Ah, well. Let's give it a try.
I was completely blown away by the movie of The Prestige , and I thought then about reading the novel, but it seemed too soon. So I carried the author's name around with me for over a year (Christopher Priest) and then, finally remembered to buy it through an odd sequence of events. We watched The Painted Veil based on the novel by Maugham starring Edward Norton, and while I decided I didn't want to read The Painted Veil because of it's differences from the film (which was more romantic and tragic) it reminded me that I had wanted to read Fight Club (the movie version of which starred Edward Norton) and that reminded me that I had wanted to read The Prestige (which did not star Edward Norton, but was up against The Illusionist which did). Whew...so it's all Edward Norton's fault. The Prestige is a very good novel, and yet, the movie differs from it considerably. And I am still trying to figure out what exactly that means. The central premise is the same, AND HE
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