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— Still making my way thru War and Peace<\/a>\"\"<\/i>, a couple chapters a day. Still only on page 540 … but it’s riveting. It’s not a boring read and even the long sections about the freemasons end up adding to the general picture of a society in some sort of spiritual crisis. I am loving it. Patience, Sheila, patience.<\/p>\n

— I was in the elevator with Philip Seymour Hoffman yesterday. He looked terrific, in a suit and tie, and was bitching to his friend about Internet Explorer. I am not even kidding. <\/p>\n

— Great business dinner the other night, with plans and priorities set. Words of wisdom that I have been thinking a lot about: “Don’t prioritize your schedule. Schedule your priorities.” I have really been chewing on that … it means more to me the more I think about it. I am trying to make that shift in my thinking. What are my priorities – which are separate from my To Do List? My long-term priorities? I need to schedule them.<\/p>\n

— Watched Some Came Running<\/i> the other night for the 500th time and was struck yet again (SPOILERS FOLLOWING) by the grace, humor and decadence (and inherent decency as well) of Dean Martin’s performance, of how much I related to the schoolteacher – she is me – and also how Shirley Maclaine’s performance may be a bit too BUSY<\/i> for my taste – but in the end, it doesn’t matter. Her death packs an enormous punch, and her death scene<\/i> too is one that should be studied by actors as “how to do it”. I think a lot of that comes from her life as a dancer, and her control of her body, but the way she flings herself into space, catapulting onto the prone Frank Sinatra … heart-breaking. Beautifully done. Vincente Minnelli said he wanted the movie to look like “the inside of a jukebox” and, as always with his films, the production design is exquisite.<\/p>\n

— My computer literally made me cry today. I burst into tears at the bugginess, the frozen screens, the slowness (DAMN YOU MOBILE ME), the mishaps, the sludgy response time … I was amazed at how quickly I was undone. I went outside and stood on the sidewalk weeping. Retarded. Of course I wasn’t crying about the computer – it was about everything else … and actually, in retrospect, it was a nice release. Much needed.<\/p>\n

— I miss my family.<\/p>\n

— I can’t get enough of the Mamma Mia<\/i> soundtrack, especially Meryl Streep’s nearly psychotic version of “Money Money Money”. Sheer liquid JOY. She is an Id run amok.<\/p>\n

— Thinking about the last line from About a Boy<\/i> a lot these days. “You need backup.” That’s where a lot of my tears came from today. Feeling like a lost little lamb. Like I need backup.<\/p>\n

— I want to crawl in the sink with Hope, is basically what I’m saying.<\/p>\n

— Watching Tarkovsky’s Andrei Rublev<\/i> tonight. Perhaps a sweeping controversial saga about a 15th century Russian monk will be just the ticket.<\/p>\n

— Is it fall yet? I hate summer.<\/p>\n

— Thrilling news – the production of The Seagull<\/i> with Kristin Scott Thomas that I moaned about not being able to see<\/a> last year is coming to New York this fall for a limited run. Count me in!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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