Last Friday I had the distinct privilege to go golfing with my brother. Since I hadn't swung a golf club in a year, I went to the driving range Thursday night to remind myself how it worked. A side note...as I was getting my clubs out of the car there was this group of people. It looked like multiple parts of a family. Grandparents, one sons family, another family, but all related. They were getting ready to play mini golf. I realized that I understood what they were saying to each other, yet I also realized that it didn't seem to fit in the states. It was at this time that I realized they were speaking German to each other. It felt so comfortable to hear them interact in German. A nice thing for a guy missing Germany.
Anyways, back to golf. Friday morning came around and we got out on the golfcourse. I was doing okay. Not great, but better than I have done before and the best of us four. It was quite the enjoyable time and I was really enjoying walking the course with my bro. Then some drizzeling rain came. A small shower lasted for about five minutes and then moved on. We though we were okay till we had just finished hole 13. The sky got real dark and huge drops started coming down. By the time that we walked back the the clubhouse WITH an umbrella. We were soaked. Man, we got poured on. But we didn't get struck by lightning which was good.
Still ended up being a great day.
8.26.2009
8.15.2009
A nice little game
Football is back. The first round of preseason games is happening. Last night the amazingly awesome Ravens took on the interminable Redskins. Just kidding, but the Ravens and Redskins did play. The Ravens dominated the evening winning 23-0. It was enjoyable to see a football game again. The last game I watched at a normal time was about 4 years ago. I have been watching games from Germany 6 hours ahead for the last 3 years. It will be nice to watching the super bowl at 6:30 pm instead of 12:30 am.
So anyway, the Ravens beat up on the Redskins. Game doesn't matter one lick, but I am glad to see the Ravens looking decent already. Should be a good year.
So anyway, the Ravens beat up on the Redskins. Game doesn't matter one lick, but I am glad to see the Ravens looking decent already. Should be a good year.
8.10.2009
Role Reversal?
I have been hearing many older people talk for years about the younger generation and technology. In many ways I think some of the things said are true, but every once in a while I see something that makes me think differently.
I was sitting in Panera bread on Saturday afternoon. There were not many people there so it was easy to here and notice other things. A bit to my left were a family that were eating. There was a mom, dad and teenage son. The dynamics were interesting. I never saw the mom put down her cell phone or say anything. The dad had his cell phone out most of the time. The son did not have a cell phone.
He was by far the most conversational of the three. He was the most well-spoken and the most interested in talking. The mom did not really pay any attention to anything but her cell phone. I just found it to be an interesting reversal of what we expect. Definitely makes you wonder what technology is affecting in the middle aged generation.
I was sitting in Panera bread on Saturday afternoon. There were not many people there so it was easy to here and notice other things. A bit to my left were a family that were eating. There was a mom, dad and teenage son. The dynamics were interesting. I never saw the mom put down her cell phone or say anything. The dad had his cell phone out most of the time. The son did not have a cell phone.
He was by far the most conversational of the three. He was the most well-spoken and the most interested in talking. The mom did not really pay any attention to anything but her cell phone. I just found it to be an interesting reversal of what we expect. Definitely makes you wonder what technology is affecting in the middle aged generation.
8.06.2009
Life and Death
Wow, it has been a looooooong time. Almost long enough for people to wonder if this is dead or not. Even for me to wonder if I was going to end this blog. Well, I am not. Proof...I am updating right now. In fact, I do not know how often I will update, but as for now, I do plan on updating every week. So for you wondering if it is worth reading, at least once a week it will be.
Anyway, on to the time at hand. Monday night, after a day of enjoying nature and kayaking, I returned with my parents and a black snake was discovered to be caught in some netting. I thought that it would be nice to free it. It was dark though and I could barely see the issue whilst shining a flashlight. So I figured that the next morning I would attempt the rescue.
The next morning I went out and started the rescue. I was very careful and tried very hard to be gentle. The snake was remarkably still and I started to wonder about its health or lack of. I did free it, but it had died. I placed it in some bushes hoping that it would heal some and slither away, but it was not to be. Then something interesting happened. I felt a profound sense of sadness.
I wasn't expecting this for although I tried to save it, it was just a snake. But I could not get the fact that the snake had died out of my head all day and I have thought about it today. I realized through conversation that the effort I put into saving the snake had also brought an attachment to the snake. It had been living and I worked hard to keep it that way, but it was not to be. So the effort put in brought a caring spirit along. How much more does that happen for us in relationships with humans? For me, extravagantly more.
Well, that is it for now. Till next time...
Anyway, on to the time at hand. Monday night, after a day of enjoying nature and kayaking, I returned with my parents and a black snake was discovered to be caught in some netting. I thought that it would be nice to free it. It was dark though and I could barely see the issue whilst shining a flashlight. So I figured that the next morning I would attempt the rescue.
The next morning I went out and started the rescue. I was very careful and tried very hard to be gentle. The snake was remarkably still and I started to wonder about its health or lack of. I did free it, but it had died. I placed it in some bushes hoping that it would heal some and slither away, but it was not to be. Then something interesting happened. I felt a profound sense of sadness.
I wasn't expecting this for although I tried to save it, it was just a snake. But I could not get the fact that the snake had died out of my head all day and I have thought about it today. I realized through conversation that the effort I put into saving the snake had also brought an attachment to the snake. It had been living and I worked hard to keep it that way, but it was not to be. So the effort put in brought a caring spirit along. How much more does that happen for us in relationships with humans? For me, extravagantly more.
Well, that is it for now. Till next time...
3.29.2009
Two Things I Like
Happy Birthday, mum!
It is my mom's birthday today. I love my parents and am so thankful for them. God has really blessed me through them.
I also really like the NCAA right now. They are broadcasting every game of the NCAA tourney on ncaasports.com. That allows me, a resident of Germany, to watch the game. It may be late at night for me, but it has been nice to have a taste of the good ole USA. The Villanova/Pitt game was amazing. And I was able to see it. So thanks to the NCAA.
It is my mom's birthday today. I love my parents and am so thankful for them. God has really blessed me through them.
I also really like the NCAA right now. They are broadcasting every game of the NCAA tourney on ncaasports.com. That allows me, a resident of Germany, to watch the game. It may be late at night for me, but it has been nice to have a taste of the good ole USA. The Villanova/Pitt game was amazing. And I was able to see it. So thanks to the NCAA.
2.17.2009
O What a Night!
Yesterday was my day off here in good ole Germany. It was a relaxing day in which I did not know what the rest held. Little did I know that it would turn into a wonderful evening. A group of people were going into Basel, CH to see a movie. I figured that I would join them. So to be in Basel is a good start.
We got into Basel a little early for the movie and I had some time to burn. So when others went to get some coffee, I and a friend went to a nearby pub and enjoyed a pint with good conversation. What a nice way to start an evening. After that I went to the movie of choice which was Slumdog Millionaire. Needless to say, it is a very good movie. The story is good and it is very real. Well done with good acting. I really enjoyed it.
I had gone to see a different movie than the others in the group, so I had about an hour after my movie got out. I decided to walk the streets of Basel. It was really nice and relaxing to walk the streets at night. I made it down to the river and just enjoyed the light reflecting off the water.
It was a great and very relaxing evening. I was glad that it happened even if unexpectedly.
We got into Basel a little early for the movie and I had some time to burn. So when others went to get some coffee, I and a friend went to a nearby pub and enjoyed a pint with good conversation. What a nice way to start an evening. After that I went to the movie of choice which was Slumdog Millionaire. Needless to say, it is a very good movie. The story is good and it is very real. Well done with good acting. I really enjoyed it.
I had gone to see a different movie than the others in the group, so I had about an hour after my movie got out. I decided to walk the streets of Basel. It was really nice and relaxing to walk the streets at night. I made it down to the river and just enjoyed the light reflecting off the water.
It was a great and very relaxing evening. I was glad that it happened even if unexpectedly.
2.01.2009
25 things
1. I am currently reading the book 'Crazy Love' by Francis Chan
2. My favorite movie is probably Gladiator
3. I don't like tomatoes
4. I don't like to be alone
5. I live with 29 males and 2 females
6. This May it will be ten years since I graduated college
7. I worked once as a tour guide at a potato chip factory
8. In college, I gave a five minute spontaneous speech on the paper clip
9. I don't have a left eye
10. I can enjoy movies strictly depending on where they are shot
11. I have been in 6 major league ballparks in the US
12. I love winter and snow
13. I have been a paid musician
14. I love jazz
15. I have rapped the Lord's Prayer in front of a couple hundred people
16. I like surprises which is why I didn't shake presents before Christmas growing up
17. I wanted to be an underwater basket weaver when I was young
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19. There are few things I like in the world more than going out to eat with friends and staying for hours
20. I wish that I knew how to shoot poison mouth darts
21. I will pay $10 to see pretty much any live musical act
22. I have driven through six countries in one day
23. I have never been to Colorado
24. My favorite tv show in the States was College Gameday
25. I spend too much time on Facebook
26. I am currently living in the most beautiful place that I have ever lived.
2. My favorite movie is probably Gladiator
3. I don't like tomatoes
4. I don't like to be alone
5. I live with 29 males and 2 females
6. This May it will be ten years since I graduated college
7. I worked once as a tour guide at a potato chip factory
8. In college, I gave a five minute spontaneous speech on the paper clip
9. I don't have a left eye
10. I can enjoy movies strictly depending on where they are shot
11. I have been in 6 major league ballparks in the US
12. I love winter and snow
13. I have been a paid musician
14. I love jazz
15. I have rapped the Lord's Prayer in front of a couple hundred people
16. I like surprises which is why I didn't shake presents before Christmas growing up
17. I wanted to be an underwater basket weaver when I was young
18. 384
19. There are few things I like in the world more than going out to eat with friends and staying for hours
20. I wish that I knew how to shoot poison mouth darts
21. I will pay $10 to see pretty much any live musical act
22. I have driven through six countries in one day
23. I have never been to Colorado
24. My favorite tv show in the States was College Gameday
25. I spend too much time on Facebook
26. I am currently living in the most beautiful place that I have ever lived.
12.26.2008
I feel it in my fingers, I feel it in my toes...
Christmas is all around me. In beautiful understated Germany with the quaint little Christmas markets and closed stores. The stores closed a bit afternoon on Christmas eve and don't open up until tomorrow morning(Dec 27). It is quiet and just a nice time spent with wonderful people.
Lots of Christmas movie watching has happened. Some wonderful flicks. What is you favorite Christmas movie? Die Hard?
The movies that I can think of that I have watched this year are 'A Christmas Story', White Christmas', 'Charlie Brown', 'Grinch'(cartoon), 'Grinch'(Jim Carrey), 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'Home Alone', 'Santa Clause', 'Elf', 'Muppet Christmas Carol', and I think that's it. All enjoyable watches although some more than others.
Have a great holiday.
Lots of Christmas movie watching has happened. Some wonderful flicks. What is you favorite Christmas movie? Die Hard?
The movies that I can think of that I have watched this year are 'A Christmas Story', White Christmas', 'Charlie Brown', 'Grinch'(cartoon), 'Grinch'(Jim Carrey), 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'Home Alone', 'Santa Clause', 'Elf', 'Muppet Christmas Carol', and I think that's it. All enjoyable watches although some more than others.
Have a great holiday.
12.05.2008
Found it interesting
I have always thought that my music listening was a little eclectic, but I have listened to 6 different artist this morning.
Snow Patrol - a hundred million suns
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Charlie Brown Christmas
Ben Folds - rockin the suburbs
Journey
Chicago - chicago IX
Hillsong United - i heart revolution
Just to let you in a bit on my listening these days
Snow Patrol - a hundred million suns
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Charlie Brown Christmas
Ben Folds - rockin the suburbs
Journey
Chicago - chicago IX
Hillsong United - i heart revolution
Just to let you in a bit on my listening these days
11.24.2008
Snow nestled hills
Hey all one of you, :-)
I am sitting in here in Germany thinking about life. There are hard times and good times. Sometimes you do good things. Sometimes you hurt the people you care for. Life still goes on and doesn't seem to stop for anything. But man, there are moments that you wish you could take back...at least I do.
This weekend has been a long one. Lonely also. Sometimes the hard times wear on me and I don't feel like I have much left. That is about how I feel. I am tired of being alone. I am tired of not knowing what the next year will bring. Everyone else wants to know, but I can't tell them if I don't know. The uncertainty is hard. We aren't meant to go through this life alone, yet we pull away from each other and hurt each other. We are human, that is going to happen. That doesn't make it any easier though.
Thinking....
I am sitting in here in Germany thinking about life. There are hard times and good times. Sometimes you do good things. Sometimes you hurt the people you care for. Life still goes on and doesn't seem to stop for anything. But man, there are moments that you wish you could take back...at least I do.
This weekend has been a long one. Lonely also. Sometimes the hard times wear on me and I don't feel like I have much left. That is about how I feel. I am tired of being alone. I am tired of not knowing what the next year will bring. Everyone else wants to know, but I can't tell them if I don't know. The uncertainty is hard. We aren't meant to go through this life alone, yet we pull away from each other and hurt each other. We are human, that is going to happen. That doesn't make it any easier though.
Thinking....
10.02.2008
War
Tonight I am leaving with our junior class here at school to drive to Normandy. It is a history class trip and I am fortunate enough to go. In preparation for this trip, we have watched a couple different things. The first three parts of Band of Brothers and Saving Private Ryan. Needless to say that watching all this got me thinking about war. The horrors of it and everything. It is going to feel a lot more real when I go to this place. I had the chance to go to Bastogne last year and that was good but hard at the same time.
It will be interesting to see Normandy. To see the beaches that the troops landed on. To see the cemeteries commemorating them. I just found this out yesterday. The largest cemetery there is not the US cemetery. It is the German cemetery. Interesting?
I look forward to this weekend and hope that it will give me a new perspective on the awfulness of war and the sacrifice that these men made.
It will be interesting to see Normandy. To see the beaches that the troops landed on. To see the cemeteries commemorating them. I just found this out yesterday. The largest cemetery there is not the US cemetery. It is the German cemetery. Interesting?
I look forward to this weekend and hope that it will give me a new perspective on the awfulness of war and the sacrifice that these men made.
9.18.2008
Am I becoming more European
I think that I am. One of those things that just happens the longer you live somewhere. You get more used to seeing certain things and your opinions about styles change. I still am very influenced by living in the US for 28 years, but the last three years I have noticed a change.
Certain clothing, shoe and other various styles that seem weird to me when I first came here, I now like. I think that I will miss being able to buy those things when I go back to the states, much like I miss certain things from the states while I am here.
Anyway, I like Europe.
Certain clothing, shoe and other various styles that seem weird to me when I first came here, I now like. I think that I will miss being able to buy those things when I go back to the states, much like I miss certain things from the states while I am here.
Anyway, I like Europe.
9.03.2008
Top 5
A friend of mine went to see Coldplay on Monday in Strasbourg, France. She said that is was an amazing concert and loved it. It got me thinking about what some of my favorite concerts experiences have been. So here they are in no particular order.
-U2 in Philadelphia. They are great in concert and my ticket was randomly selected to go inside the ellipse they had set up. 15 feet from the Edge all night is pretty cool.
-Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at WolfTrap. This is an outdoor venue and an incredible jazz band. There was a 10 minute drum solo in the middle of one of the songs.
-Athlete at World Cafe Live. Small club with a couple hundred people. Very intimate show from a big European band.
-New York Philharmonic at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Amazing pieces performed. I also got to see Ling Lang play there when he wasn't very famous. Nice outdoor venue.
-The concert to yet love. I love going to see live music. I can't wait for all the chances to see small or big bands live. So this spot goes to the one that will perpetually happen for the rest of my life.
-U2 in Philadelphia. They are great in concert and my ticket was randomly selected to go inside the ellipse they had set up. 15 feet from the Edge all night is pretty cool.
-Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at WolfTrap. This is an outdoor venue and an incredible jazz band. There was a 10 minute drum solo in the middle of one of the songs.
-Athlete at World Cafe Live. Small club with a couple hundred people. Very intimate show from a big European band.
-New York Philharmonic at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center. Amazing pieces performed. I also got to see Ling Lang play there when he wasn't very famous. Nice outdoor venue.
-The concert to yet love. I love going to see live music. I can't wait for all the chances to see small or big bands live. So this spot goes to the one that will perpetually happen for the rest of my life.
9.02.2008
I wonder if people still read this...
Yesterday was my day off here in good ole Germany. In the location that I live, I have the distinct privilege of being within 30 minutes of Basel, Switzerland. Basel was always a nice European city for me, but not anything incredible. I think that I have been selling it short since I am so comfortable with it. Living so close it is easy to jump in for an hour or two and back out.
Only recently have I started to really how great the city is. It is beautiful. I wish I had taken my camera to take some neat pictures. The city has museums, squares, a river, and nice riverside park. It is a quintessential European experience. I know it well and it may be one of my favorite cities in Europe. I think that the more time you spend in a city just enjoying the people and place you are, the more you can enjoy it.
Back to yesterday, I went in with a couple of other guys for about three hours. We walked around for a while, sat by the river, walked through streets and parks and were just enjoying the beautiful weather. On one side of the river, there is the big cathedral of the city. It is up a hill and by Basel old university. Around it is what in English would be the 'church square.' It is quiet with no real shops around and has a few trees in this one area and benches. We sat down and just enjoyed the city as it was itself.
It was so relaxing. People were biking and walking by. Some were just enjoying the benches like us. A group of guys came and were playing boche ball. It was just a nice beautiful and serene moment of time.
I am so blessed to have this opportunity.
Only recently have I started to really how great the city is. It is beautiful. I wish I had taken my camera to take some neat pictures. The city has museums, squares, a river, and nice riverside park. It is a quintessential European experience. I know it well and it may be one of my favorite cities in Europe. I think that the more time you spend in a city just enjoying the people and place you are, the more you can enjoy it.
Back to yesterday, I went in with a couple of other guys for about three hours. We walked around for a while, sat by the river, walked through streets and parks and were just enjoying the beautiful weather. On one side of the river, there is the big cathedral of the city. It is up a hill and by Basel old university. Around it is what in English would be the 'church square.' It is quiet with no real shops around and has a few trees in this one area and benches. We sat down and just enjoyed the city as it was itself.
It was so relaxing. People were biking and walking by. Some were just enjoying the benches like us. A group of guys came and were playing boche ball. It was just a nice beautiful and serene moment of time.
I am so blessed to have this opportunity.
7.31.2008
Airplanes
I think that i talk a while back about the relationship that is developed between people on planes that sit next to each other. Even if you don't talk there is something that happens. Well this time it was a bit different. I was flying from Philadelphia to Frankfurt. I got to sit next to this German guy named Sebastian who was from Leipzig. We had a grand time talking about many things for a good bit of the flight. It made the flight go much quicker and be a bit more enjoyable.
I don't know if I will ever see Sebastian again. I highly doubt it, but for those 8 hours it seemed like he was one of my good friends. It is incredible the good people that you meet oll over the world. So thank you Sebastian.
I don't know if I will ever see Sebastian again. I highly doubt it, but for those 8 hours it seemed like he was one of my good friends. It is incredible the good people that you meet oll over the world. So thank you Sebastian.
7.04.2008
I Wanna Go Home
A long while ago I posted about what home is and the fact that I didn't have a home.
I haven't thought about it in a while, but usually my answer is that I don't know what home is for me. Until today. I was watching a movie today that made a quote about home and it got me thinking.
I think that I do know what home is. Wait for it...wait for it...
I think that I have many homes. Home is one thing, but I think that I have many pieces of home that make up that whole. I think that my parent's house where I grew up is a piece of my home. I think that Marzell, Germany where I currently reside is another part of my home. I think that Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where I lived before Germany and where so many good friends live is part of that home. I think that little parts of my home lie with people that are very special to me yet live elsewhere. Maybe there are other parts of my home that aren't yet defined or complete. Life will bring those together.
People say that home is where the heart is. Maybe that is true. My heart has pieces that recide with many people. And that seems to be where my home is.
I haven't thought about it in a while, but usually my answer is that I don't know what home is for me. Until today. I was watching a movie today that made a quote about home and it got me thinking.
I think that I do know what home is. Wait for it...wait for it...
I think that I have many homes. Home is one thing, but I think that I have many pieces of home that make up that whole. I think that my parent's house where I grew up is a piece of my home. I think that Marzell, Germany where I currently reside is another part of my home. I think that Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where I lived before Germany and where so many good friends live is part of that home. I think that little parts of my home lie with people that are very special to me yet live elsewhere. Maybe there are other parts of my home that aren't yet defined or complete. Life will bring those together.
People say that home is where the heart is. Maybe that is true. My heart has pieces that recide with many people. And that seems to be where my home is.
6.27.2008
Grocery Stores
It has been a while. Sorry all. The end of the school year is crazy at good ole BFA. Still I did have a couple of minutes to write something. As for now, let's talk about a thing called culture shock and how it affected me on Wednesday.
I landed in the states on Tuesday after my second year of living in Deutschland. And my mom needed some groceries for the house so I went with her on Wednesday. In Germany, grocery stores have many items, but only one or two choices on each item. So needless to say, it was a bit of a shock when I walked into a grocery store and saw about 20 options for one thing. I did a lot of wandering around that night because I was a bit overwhelmed.
My mom and sister had a good ole time laughing at me and I am sure that I was very humurous to watch. Oh man, the silly things that we do and the ways we react. Well, I am sure that there will be many other cases and ways that this will show itself. So I will just laugh at myself and try to enjoy American culture for the next 5 weeks.
I landed in the states on Tuesday after my second year of living in Deutschland. And my mom needed some groceries for the house so I went with her on Wednesday. In Germany, grocery stores have many items, but only one or two choices on each item. So needless to say, it was a bit of a shock when I walked into a grocery store and saw about 20 options for one thing. I did a lot of wandering around that night because I was a bit overwhelmed.
My mom and sister had a good ole time laughing at me and I am sure that I was very humurous to watch. Oh man, the silly things that we do and the ways we react. Well, I am sure that there will be many other cases and ways that this will show itself. So I will just laugh at myself and try to enjoy American culture for the next 5 weeks.
5.19.2008
Here I am.
I lay myself at Your feet Asking You won't You meet
Won't You meet me
I cannot do it on my own
I cannot do it all alone
Here I am, tonight
With my arms open wide
Won't You come inside
Won't You come inside
Come and fill this heart of mine
I'm in need of You
Of Your touch, of Your life, of Your love
I need You
I need You
-Shawn McDonald
Won't You meet me
I cannot do it on my own
I cannot do it all alone
Here I am, tonight
With my arms open wide
Won't You come inside
Won't You come inside
Come and fill this heart of mine
I'm in need of You
Of Your touch, of Your life, of Your love
I need You
I need You
-Shawn McDonald
In other news, the new Death Cab for Cutie album is pretty good.
5.05.2008
Relax, Take it easy
What helps you to relax? People, doing things, time by yourself, doing nothing. For me, I unwind, process and relax by doing things with people. Especially in the job that I am in, working with high school kids the whole time and having very little time off, talking with adults and having time with friends.
This helps me to unwind which is probably the biggest thing that I need to do. When I get the chance to do that, I am very grateful. When I don't, it can make for a long week to follow. Mental relaxation is helpful and helps me to respond much better to the guys.
I didn't get that chance today and I need to figure out how to best deal with it. Getting out in beautiful weather today helped. And maybe something neat will happen this week or weekend that will give me a bunch of refreshment. We shall see.
This helps me to unwind which is probably the biggest thing that I need to do. When I get the chance to do that, I am very grateful. When I don't, it can make for a long week to follow. Mental relaxation is helpful and helps me to respond much better to the guys.
I didn't get that chance today and I need to figure out how to best deal with it. Getting out in beautiful weather today helped. And maybe something neat will happen this week or weekend that will give me a bunch of refreshment. We shall see.
4.15.2008
The Tale of Two Films
It was the worst of films, it was the best of films. Okay, that isn't quite true because both of these films fall somewhere in the middle of best and worst and not the extremes. Once film is a small indie film with nobody that anybody has ever heard of. The other is a major film company's latest release.
First film: 'Enchanted' I went into this thinking that I was going to watch just a good ole Disney movie. But alas, it didn't happen. With music and the high recommendations from others I was seeing it with low expectations. And those expectations weren't fulfilled. It was a long 100 minutes or so. Things that many other people laughed at, I spent my time cringing at. So many moments reminded me of cheesy chick flick as opposed to Disney film. Needless to say, it was not thouroughly enjoyed. Now for the other film.
'Once' This is an indie Irish film and also a musical although very much not in the same way. It is about a street musician who meets a piano player and they record an album. The music pops up as they play songs with and to each other. It feels and flows very naturally. The film is very simple and the script shows the awkwardness of relationships well. It is so basic that the main male and female leads don't have names. The music is solid and it is just a nice story. Now me being a music person probably lends me more to liking it. But I loved it. (Be warned, 'Once' does have language in it.)
Interesting how we react to movies, isn't it.
First film: 'Enchanted' I went into this thinking that I was going to watch just a good ole Disney movie. But alas, it didn't happen. With music and the high recommendations from others I was seeing it with low expectations. And those expectations weren't fulfilled. It was a long 100 minutes or so. Things that many other people laughed at, I spent my time cringing at. So many moments reminded me of cheesy chick flick as opposed to Disney film. Needless to say, it was not thouroughly enjoyed. Now for the other film.
'Once' This is an indie Irish film and also a musical although very much not in the same way. It is about a street musician who meets a piano player and they record an album. The music pops up as they play songs with and to each other. It feels and flows very naturally. The film is very simple and the script shows the awkwardness of relationships well. It is so basic that the main male and female leads don't have names. The music is solid and it is just a nice story. Now me being a music person probably lends me more to liking it. But I loved it. (Be warned, 'Once' does have language in it.)
Interesting how we react to movies, isn't it.
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