It's punk!

For the past fortnight my star signs hae gone on and on about the amount of great change in my life and the dramatic events of the coming weeks. So far the biggest change I can see is being convinced to change my foundation colour by the shop girl when I went to restock. Now, much like my cash card, it is lost! I used it once and it never left the house... but it is hiding. I feel it was too much change too soon.

Once I have dealt with said cash-flow problem and makeup I believe balance and order can be restored to my life and I will be closer to finding zen. Near impossible in this office let me tell you.

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I watched Science of Sleep last night with Gael García Bernal (Motorcycle Diaries) and Charlotte Gainsbourg (daughter of Serge). I really enjoyed it actually despite the Mama's cries of "I don't get it!" But I believe that was kind of the whole point.
Take it at face value (which they probably don't want you to) and you can just really enjoy the whole concept and idea. It's also very attractive visually. Surreal and mythical looking effects but still simplistic and childish, much like our dreams. Surrealism and naturalism are mixed continuously and the definitions between the two get more and more blurred as the film progresses. It is more a concept than a story but I liked it a lot and at times could even relate to it. Much like Goldy's other film, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind it is quirky but very accessible and plays upon the power of our minds (and in this case, dreams) to create alternate worlds and subsequently, alter our own. The confusion between what Stéphane (Bernal) dreamt or lived by the film's close heightens the tension between him and Stéphanie (Gainsbourg), his neighbour that he repeatedly declares to love. The art direction was fun and I read online that it is described as a playful. fantasy romance. I suppose that's rather accurate but it makes me think of something more rom-com, than surreal and borderline insane :)

Also props to Guy and his punk jacket. I'm also having trouble deciding how hot I find Gael García Bernal ... I thought I loved him after the motorcycle diaries but his too small burgundy suit in this may have had a reverse effect. His features are so defined and delicate they are almost feminine but he is still incredibly attractive. Hot is another question!

Back to work...