Breaking a Streak

Jackie ♦ February 21, 2010 ♦ 2 Comments

After my daily blogging during January, I wanted to see how long I could keep the streak going. I broke it in the past few days with a two-day gap in posts and am feeling a little bummed about it, but also curious to see what my new rhythm will settle into, and wondering when I should do another stint of daily blogging.

On an entirely different note, Friday night I went to see Crazy Heart with my dear friend for her birthday. If Jeff Bridges doesn’t win the Oscar for best actor, I’ll be shocked– like all the reviews are saying, it’s a career capstone kind of performance, but more importantly, the entire movie revolves around it, and you can’t imagine it being played by anyone else. I was never that familiar with Bridges’ best work before this, but for this alone, his talents have indelibly marked in my mind. I can easily seeing it win the Oscar for music as well (the soundtrack is already on my wishlist, but won’t stay there for long), and it will be well-deserved, but if Maggie Gyllenhaal takes the Oscar, I think that will be a mistake. My supporting bet would have gone to Colin Farrell, who completely surprised me here and played his part with restraint and appreciation for subtle nuances. It’s the kind of movie where some archetype characters are present and there are some familiar tropes at hand, but the movie manages to surprise you and avoid some of the easier turns it could have taken. I really loved it, and am already looking forward to renting it when that time comes.

Yesterday the girls went to their art and theater classes for only the second time, and it really seems like we found a good match there, which is great considering the money they cost! We had big Brownie plans this morning for a Women in Sports Day at a local college, complete with a basketball game, free pizza and prizes and an ice cream social. But around 3 AM this morning, the weekend took a sharp turn for the worse when Sophie woke up crying from a tummy ache that quickly turned into projectile vomiting every hour until 8 AM. I moved my blanket into their room and slept fitfully between vomiting fits and then scrubbed down the bathroom once she moved downstairs to watch a Harry Potter movie and mourn her ruined day. I’m hoping it’s only a 24-hour bug, otherwise, I fear for my Monday!