1/21/2006

We had our monthly Artsy-Fartsy film today; every third Saturday another woman and I from church coordinate a film group in which we get together with people who enjoy small, independent films. We saw the film Brokeback Mountain and there were 14 of us and not a dry eye in the house, except for mine. One guy from church was on my left, Jim was on my right and they both started blubbering; I am exaggerating a bit. The audience seemed nicely mixed and there were a number of young females; ages 16-25 and they were all weepy. It's really interesting hearing and seeing the reactions people have had from this film. I still think it stands a good chance of winning Best Pic at the Oscars.

In other news, the Northern bottlenose whale that swam into the Thames on Friday died while being rescued. It died while being ferried on a salvage barge; the whale had convulsions. The whale had not been eating, was dehydrated and the fact that it had been out of the water would have shriveled its organs. Approximately 3,000 people from South London watched the whale being rescued onto the barge at Albert Bridge.