I finally sat down and watched Brokeback Mountain last night. I had meant to watch it with all of the hoopla over the film, and then with Ang Lee winning the Best Director category. For some reason (admittedly idiotic) I had that movie, City Slickers, on my mind.
It totally wasn't anything like City Slickers. Obviously.
I liked it (my room mate was surprised because I generally don't like anything that isn't SciFi, Action Adventure or Suspense). But really, I already knew one of them would get bashed to death. Typical gay tragic hero (I'm not trying to trivialize what really happens, but really, why couldn't they just have started that damn ranch and lived happily ever after?)
We've also been watching The X-Files Season Two. I missed a couple of years of that show. I think I had just quit as a high school teacher and was busy starving to death as a real estate agent.
We also watched a documentary on the Lesbo channel (oh okay the Lego channel) about the Aids Ride. Again, I surprised my room mate because it was one reality show that I really liked. I think I met one of the comedians that worked the talent show years ago when I volunteered as a counselor/advocate with a local gay/lesbian youth organization. If I had better knees, I'd like to bike some of the AIDS ride, the documentary was that good. No way I could do it now (although there are other parts to play other than riding the bike -- although my skills setting up tents are not great, or even good).
I sent myself home last night. No one wanted to take a night on call so I took it myself. I just couldn't get psyched up to work anyway, so I sort of took advantage of the fact that we were so well staffed for the first time in weeks. I am sure I will hear about it later. I went home and worked on evaluations (well, after watching Brokeback Mountain, that is.)
Wow, on CNBC it is snowing in NY, and it is raining really hard here in Phoenix.
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