Année : 2004

These kinds of mornings are the reason why the week between Christmas and New Year’s day is my favorite week of the year. Work and various projects are suspended in time, the new year seems (somewhat naively) full of promise, there’s a lot of cooking going on in the house, lots of time for reading big books and watching movies, hanging out with friends and family and taking long walks in the snow.

And then there’s the knowledge that this kind of happiness is brittle and could be taken away in a few minutes.

En regardant le cou de la dinde qui gisait parmi les restes du r�veillon, j’ai eu tout un flashback qui m’a donn� des frissons d’horreur. Quand j’�tais enfant, nous conservions pr�cieusement les os des cous de dinde et de poulet, nous les faisions s�cher au four pour ensuite les laver et les monter sur un fil avec des perles de bois pour en faire un collier. C’�tait encore plus laid que ceci, croyez moi. Ma m�re devait vraiment �tre dans une p�riode tr�s « macram� » pour nous faire assembler une horreur pareille.

The Village Voice has revealed the winners of its 6th Annual Film Critic’s Poll 2004. Eternel Sunshine of the Spotless Mind wins for Best Screenplay, followed in second position by the fantastic Before Sunset, which, surprise surprise, also won for Best Film of the Year. It’s silly but these top results make me happy.