Movies and Book.

I woke up with a migraine this morning, thank-goodness for Imitrix.

This past weekend I went on a movie watching binge, due to the weather (Gunnison received about a foot and a half of snow over Friday and Saturday. Out of the seven movies I rented, the best by far was Black Snake Moan. The music I loved and the performances were great, with Christina Ricci in some great scenes. While the movie is sexually and racially exploitative, I felt the larger themes of redemption and growth for all of the characters in the movie connected to a larger humanity, an universal understanding and of hope. I now want to see Craig Brewer's previous movie, Hustle and Flow.

I am about half-way through Neal Stephenson's "The Confusion". The second in his Baroque Trilogy. I am enjoying this novel because it returns to the stories of Jack Shaftoe and Eliza. Eliza is typical of Stephenson's smart, beautiful, and strong female characters, all to often becoming the ideal geek woman. Actually, exactly the type of woman I am attracted to and I would guess most men as well. The book is due back on the 17th so the next couple of nights, I will finish the novel. I am requesting the final volume today, "The System of the World" from Marmot.

This Saturday is the last free skiing at Crested Butte. I might go up but I still need a true winter coat and better snowboarding pants. It will have to wait for another budget cycle.