May 9th: standing at the 8 week mark
[ posted by mcdeviltoast ]
Day 235
Officially 8 weeks to go before I'm back. I love it here, but there's a group summeritis vibe emanating. The May holiday only "roused my appetite without beddin' 'er back down." That feeling of outgrowing Haimen returned as soon as the "back home" vibe waned. It's a feeling akin to rainy days when you're running around the house going stir crazy, contemplating if playing a board game by yourself is healthy, having a few options of what to do and not fancying any of them.
I rode out to the arts building to practice songs, but that just fueled the eagerness to get back and record them. The alienation here is becoming suffocating. I ride by people and I just want to say "Ok, drop the act! You can speak English, end this charade." It's like everyone's an extra in my movie and the director is playing an extended joke on me.
Watched "Wallace and Gromit," then "Sideways," which struck a few nerves with me. Very poignant, very human film. Alexander Payne's films keep getting better, he's really found a niche. Rhys thought it was longish (we all did) and teased him "It's because there weren't any explosions or chase scenes."
Went to sleep a little sadstruck from the film and the looming deadline I have with China.
Officially 8 weeks to go before I'm back. I love it here, but there's a group summeritis vibe emanating. The May holiday only "roused my appetite without beddin' 'er back down." That feeling of outgrowing Haimen returned as soon as the "back home" vibe waned. It's a feeling akin to rainy days when you're running around the house going stir crazy, contemplating if playing a board game by yourself is healthy, having a few options of what to do and not fancying any of them.
I rode out to the arts building to practice songs, but that just fueled the eagerness to get back and record them. The alienation here is becoming suffocating. I ride by people and I just want to say "Ok, drop the act! You can speak English, end this charade." It's like everyone's an extra in my movie and the director is playing an extended joke on me.
Watched "Wallace and Gromit," then "Sideways," which struck a few nerves with me. Very poignant, very human film. Alexander Payne's films keep getting better, he's really found a niche. Rhys thought it was longish (we all did) and teased him "It's because there weren't any explosions or chase scenes."
Went to sleep a little sadstruck from the film and the looming deadline I have with China.
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[ posted by mcdeviltoast @ 5/09/2005 09:49:00 PM ]
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