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【碎碎唸】我們起床的時候

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Joan Baez RS 393.JPG Joan Baez,六零年代民謠之后。這種聲音我沒聽過別人有,一聽便愛上了。在Private Washroom讀到關於Leonard Cohen的文字,讓我又鑽回往昔,除了Cohen之外,也翻出一張張的Dylan來聽,當然更不能例外地回到Joan Baez的木吉他音箱裡來。 有好一陣子,這首Colours是最愛哼的歌,也是想像中最想在某個人耳邊哼的歌(然而當時事情不如我們所願)。雖然不是Baez自己的歌曲,卻成為我心目中這位先鋒人物的代表歌曲之一:

亂記一則

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solti2.JPG 不知道為什麼每次看見蕭提這張照片就想起外公。所以這張和本文內容無涉的照片就這樣上了來。 看完《神秘河流Mystic River》之後,我很慶幸生日那天看了另一部片,免得難過一整年。不,《神秘河流》沒有得罪我,相反的,還覺得它拍得很好,老阿伯鎮長兼導演Clint Eastwood為看不完《殺無赦Unforgiven》的我硬是拍了一部電影要我吞嚥。當然,若是沒有那一海票厲害到恐怖的演員(私心以為是美國影壇目前最可怕的一批中生代精英)賣力演出,影片效果絕對要大打折扣。看完果然難過了好幾天,把電腦桌面換成Tim Robbins,有事沒事哼著主題旋律,經過冷暗的街市眼睛總盯著小男孩。後來又發現這部片的配樂出自老阿伯本人之手。Clint Eastwood喜歡爵士、作曲又彈得一手好鍵盤早已不是新聞,但是想想,一直不很喜歡的人寫出讓我記住還哼著走回家的曲調,也有他了不起之處。 為看到好電影感到欣喜了一會兒。 然後我又回到洞中,繼續難過。

Seen in 2003

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Here goes my 那個那個. Didn't watch many "new" movies this year, perhaps it's just part of my "transformation." Hmm... Since I'm a proud LOTR fan, I'll present my list in a trilogy fashion as below. I. New
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- "Finding Nemo": One of my favorite of the year. Disney owes too much to Pixar. - "Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers": Saw it again just to satisfy my fanatic need. I'm addicted, as you might have noticed. - "Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King": Amazing. Another favorite. Too much's already been said so I'll shut up on this one. But hear this, Samwise Gamgee is the man!
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- "Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle": For the beautiful girls and pretty clothes. - "Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde": Hmm. Noticed that I've been leaning toward comedies with funny girls? Am I turning into a man or something?! - "Intolerable Cruelty": Maybe not the Coen brothers' best, it's funny (and cruel) all the same. Also, it shows you what Ms. Jones and Mr. Clooney can do. - "Bulletproof Monk": Someone "made" me see it. Paul Hunter should go back to directing music videos. What the hell. Please don't do this again to our Mr. Chow. Didn't see a lot of films the past year (which I'd like to change this year), so this is easily one of the worst!

Have you got the nerve?

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年輕作家Marc Nesbitt是朋友的朋友。前年本來有機會見到他,不過後來因為種種原因沒去Madison,也就沒了這個機會。後來一直沒再想起這個名字。直到最近,收到一封轉寄,是篇Nesbitt在Nerve(我挺欣賞的網路刊物)上發表的故事,讓我微笑起來,這才想起這熟悉的名字,來自一個未曾謀面的「朋友的朋友」。向來喜歡人和人之間的巧合與莫名連結,因此我私心地以為這是機運的一種眨眼方式。 故事連結在此 - Sex on Ice PS. (1) 致PG-13以下讀者:不是很(porno)graphic,所以請放心。Nerve的創始人是一對很妙的寫手Rufus Griscom和Genevieve Field,聰明絕頂並讓人捧腹連連。他們當初創辦Nerve,是因為要解救我們,"We believe that women (men too, but especially women) have waited long enough for a smart, honest magazine on sex, with cliché-shattering prose and fiction as well as striking photographs of naked people that capture more than their flesh. You've waited long enough." 我只能說,Nerve非常紐約。 (2) 照片來自朋友的姐姐,是Alexander McQueen的服裝秀。

夜長夢多

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最近睡眠品質甚差,不知是不是「埃及大作戰」時期留下的餘孽。睡是睡得著,但夢太多,腦子還是累。昨天在學生家裡,講話講到一半居然伏在桌上睡去。今天老闆一進辦公室便把我叫進去,「拿假簿來,我幫妳蓋」。 原來是我臉色發白。 最後還是留下來,完成一些零碎的工作,一看鐘竟也已到下班時間。 在MSN上,朋友都勸我快回家,無奈我還是得等印刷廠交件,只能對老闆的意外恩惠感到驚喜。不過現在的我,和以前不一樣了,我將學會照顧自己。

La dolce vita

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Thankyou.jpg 【前言】真是好久沒碰過這種事了,太久沒發生慘案都不知道自己手指有多笨拙?竟然以一個足以把砸場時的玉嬌龍狠狠比下去的輕盈卻有力(然而無意識)動作,就這樣活活把快寫完的文章給殺了......真是值得罵個e04的經驗啊...... ============================== 星期天,喔又是星期天。 昨晚本人很榮幸地集三千寵愛於一身,實在太開心,開心到會害怕明天會不會很糟(相信我,我的鳥工作是有這個潛力的),像酒鬼一手抱著蘇格蘭威士忌,一手伸進口袋摸摸才開始擔心明天沒有買酒錢(這時要聽"Mr. Bojangles")。但轉念又想,管他去,我有今天。喝酒的應該要懂得今朝有酒今朝醉(那我們班釗兒怎麼沒什麼醉?)。 不認命地帶了Sondre Lerche,無奈宿處空有被我們搞得天翻地覆的精采浴室,就是沒有我的呼吸器──音響。所以只好在凌晨三點躺在粉綠色草香煮人湯中一邊玩毛巾一邊哼給自己聽。 雖然去了號稱jazz bar的熱門地方,歌手音響卻未盡如人意,不過沒關係啦,大家來是磕牙的,我也著實收到了一首生日快樂歌。昨晚同時也是我在酒吧裡最清醒的一次,真是太詭異的感覺,明明是我點的香檳,怎麼我就只可以喝那麼一點,不到小朋友寶吉果汁的二分之一?你們這些愛我的姐姊妹妹和兄弟啊。來不及包禮物,只好這樣謝謝你們(請勿爭排名,這沒順序的啦):

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In a Lonely Place.jpg 今天的紐約時報刊了一篇很有趣的報導。一直都是死忠Raymond Chandler迷的我,看到標題不禁眼睛一亮,"Is this what I'm thinking it is?" 果然。 實在棒呆了。我在此無意談feminism,但是看到有人談這些女作家和她們精采的作品,就覺得很興奮,迫不及待請你與我分享。 (以下報導節錄竊自紐約時報) Pulp Fiction by Women With Protofeminist Roots January 1, 2004 By DINITIA SMITH "She didn't know he was there in the high foggy dark. He saw her face again as she passed under the yellow fog light, saw that she didn't like the darkness and fog and loneness . . . He could hear her heels striking hard on the warped pavement as if the sound brought her some reassurance. He didn't follow her at once."' Yikes! The lady better watch out.

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