Perfect Chilled Out Sunday

[dotinthesky]

My mom took me out for lunch today. We went to Hotel Garfo de Ouro's restaurant (The Golden Fork Hotel) but the buffet was cold and I wasn't hungry. She then took me to Cambui's only newsagent but I didn't find any magazines I wanted to read. Finally, we stopped at the videostore to get a membership and rent some movies. I chose Gangs of New York and Van Helsing (the second choice only because I couldn't find anything else that wasn't dubbed - and because the girl working there said it was a "lovely" film). My mom chose two movies for herself, Calendar Girls and something else.

After watching The Age of Innocence last night, I got in the mood for watching other Scorcese movies set in New York. In fact, just like people have Star Wars marathons, I think it would be cool to have a Scorcese marathon with only his "New York" movies, watching them in historical order to see whether there is some theme that links all of them together (other than the Big Apple itself - D'uh!)

When we got back, Nicholas, my grandmother, the caretaker's wife (Maria) and her daughter (Gabriela) were sitting outside, in the shades. A conversation between my mother and my grandmother:

Mom: Why don't we put the yellow mat outside for Nicholas to lie down? It would be good for him to sleep out here and get some fresh air.
Grandma: But then a spider could come and sting him!
Mom: Have you ever heard, in all of your life, of someone who laid down on a mat, underneath a tree, and got stung by a spider?
Grandma: If you put your hand on the spider, then it will sting you!
Mom: Then don't put your hand on it.

My mom lay down with Nicholas and they fell immediatly asleep. I got myself a louge chair and tried to write something in my notebook, but I got distracted by the clouds in the sky, the flocks of birds that circled us, the occasional plane that flew by, the bells ringing in Córrego, the dogs playing on the grass or barking at random things and Gabriela's chatter about her crayons and the pigeon she has on a box and which she is nursing back to health.

I'm going to snack on something soon, take a shower, then go watch one of the rented movies. In 48 hours, I should be inside a plane across the Atlantic. I can't wait to see Kevin and The Sissys!

Comments

[ephemeritis.livejournal.com]

I actually walked out of the cinema in the middle of Gangs of New York, I hated it so much. Let me know what you think.

Have a great flight!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Will do! Although I don't like Leonardo or that blonde chick, I think Daniel Day Lewis is a fantastic actor... so I would have to watch until the end to find out why he got involved, even if I thought it sucked. Will try to write a review tomorrow. ;)

[ephemeritis.livejournal.com]

Daniel Day Lewis was definitely the only redeeming factor in that film.

[ephemeritis.livejournal.com]

...and I actually think Leonardo has the capacity to be a fantastic actor, but that he doesn't want it as much as he wants to get paid.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I'm fairly indifferent to him, though I'm now curious to see what he's like in The Aviator. Everyone I know who's seen it, liked it.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

That's what my mom meant! But my Grandma is a very fearful woman... she's always been like that. When we were children, we'd run to the woods and we'd hear her screaming "be careful with the snakes!!" I never saw one in my whole life here.

[retellit.livejournal.com]

Who is Nicholas?

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

He's my youngest brother. He lives with my mom because he's disabled. He suffered a brain lesion when he was two months old (allergic reaction to the whooping cough vaccine) so he's like a two-month old baby in the body of a 22 year old. :)

[wink-martindale.livejournal.com]

Double check that flight!! We don't want to delay the party again!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I'm showing up at the airport something like 4 hours in advance. See you soon!

[adrasteah.livejournal.com]

Have a great flight, although I've enjoyed reading about your time there too ...

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I don't like long flights, so I need all the good wishes I can get. ;-)

[roguejournal.livejournal.com]

it's sad you are leaving!!
it feels like you are still here, so close...


but you must go!!!
and you will have a great trip!!!

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Obrigado Meire!

[hunterjr.livejournal.com]

deve ser tão bom relaxar daquele jeito que você descreveu... eu amo isso... menos insetos. odeio insetos.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Eu tambem nao gosto de pernilongos e tal, e por isso que foi tao bom - nao tinha nenhum! Foi muito gostoso e talvez a gente repita a dose esta tarde.

[tete-glitter.livejournal.com]

Você viu The Age of Innocence na tv, foi?
Ah, e já assistiu Gangs of New York e/ou Van Helsing? Esse último eu ainda não tive coragem de alugar, hehe.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

Foi, no canal TNT eu acho. Muito bom... se voce nao viu, entao recomendo! O Gangs of New York assisti ontem e vou escrever um post ah respeito, e o Van Helsing fica pra hoje a noite. Tambem nao queria aluga-lo, mas nao tinha outra coisa!