Sunday sitrep

Weather has been bad all day. Rainy and windy. But the real storms are passing to the north and to the south of my location so not getting too much of them here.  Still not the kind of weather I care to go out in. Still I had to go out early this morning to mail a letter. It was not too bad to drive by the mail box but for the rest of the day I stayed indoors.

I found The Hurt Locker  on dvd at a bargain price at the local superstore and bought it along with some groceries. Then spent the day watching the movie. It was good but not as great as I expected. Still good to have seen it since I’ve seen all other movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow.

My brother stopped by for some coffee in the afternoon.

I had some leftover chicken and potatoes for dinner. Then I had a shower to wash my hair. I really ought to get a haircut soon. After the shower I started watching more episodes from season 4 of NYPD Blue.

As soon as my hair is dry enough I will probably go to sleep as I have to get up early tomorrow to go to the office.

Congratulations, Kathryn Bigelow !

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The Academy Award for Best Directing  went to Kathryn Bigelow, director of  The Hurt Locker. I am so happy to finally see a woman awarded an Oscar for directing a feature film.  If you are not familiar with Bigelow’s previous works, check out Point Break, Strange Days, Near Dark , The Weight of Water, K-19: The Widowmaker, Blue Steel and The Loveless.  I’ve been a big fan of Bigelow’s movies ever since seeing Point Break a long time ago. The thing I like the most is her sense of visual style, the ability to tell the story through images just the way a movie should be told. Bigelow is a genius of a filmmaker in my book and I hope this award means she’ll take on some more big projects.

Edit: Have just recently watched The Hurt Locker and it was just as good as I expected.