Monday, March 22, 2010

soul suckers... in movie adaptation form


i have been in the need of a good,
escape from stress and "educationy" literature...

and i found this book on one of my employees' desk.

a roommate had read this and i always wanted too,
but just never "had time"

so i made a pouty face, and she let me take it home.

i love to read good writing again.
it almost makes me sad.
like i should have done more in life so far.
like tried to learn to write, or even just travel more.
i have never made it out of the country,
despite my love of food and travelling thus far.

i am not done reading,
so i may yet comment again, but here...

"I walk up the stairs to my fourth-floor apartment, all alone. I let myself into my tiny little studio, all alone. I shut the door behind me. Another solitary bedtime in Rome. Another long night's sleep ahead of me, with nobody and nothing in my bed except a pile of Italian phrasebooks and dictionaries.

I am alone, I am all alone, I am completely alone.

Grasping this reality, I let go of my bag, drop to my knees and press my forehead against the floor. There, I offer up to the universe a fervent prayer of thanks.

First in English.

Then in Italian.

And then—just to get the point across—in Sanskrit."

-elizabeth gilbert (eat pray love)


italy would thrill me completely.
some day, i will allow that beautiful land
to consummate my passport's life.

i just hope i am able to stay long enough
to rent a scooter and ride everywhere i wanna go with cc
in that city of love and carbs

and i think i will take my mother to see this on her birthday:
(julia roberts? not sure yet, but could be fantastic)




and, thanks to netflix,
we just watched this movie:



cc enjoyed it,
i wept through it.
happy tears, mostly sad ones.

fabulous flick with some stunning performances.
that young dakota is really quite fun to watch emote.
admittedly, you must come prepared/be in the mood,
but when you are, it is worth it.

oh, and the movie was formerly this novel here:


one i may attempt to read again soon.
but the movie left a sweet taste,
maybe we'll just keep it at that.

so,
what do i read next??


[and no, it doesn't necessarily have to become/have a movie that goes with it]


12 comments:

  1. Prayers for Sale by Sandra Dallas. I loved it.

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  2. Do you still have Secret Life of Bees?...Read it, liked it, need to watch it! I need to hurry up and finish the book I'm in right now so I can read Eat, Pray, Love and watch the movie with you this summer!

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  3. Have you read Marley and Me yet? It's in my queue just haven't gotten to it yet. Also, My Sister's Keeper is amazing :)

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  4. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo


    Miss you!

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  5. The Shack, if you can move past some of the not so true concepts, the book has an amazing message. I am about half way throuhg with it and think it's fabulous.:)

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  6. you'll have to tell me how you end up liking eat.pray.love, i couldn't get through more than the first 50 pgs because i thought she was extremely self deprecating, i hear it's better in the middle/end. i just started the girl with the dragon tattoo and it's really good, but if you liked secret life of bees you will LOVE 'The Help'

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  7. i second the help, it's one of my top 5 books. i also just finished moloka'i, which was brilliant. you've convinced me that i should take the secret life of bees off of my shelf and actually read it!

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  8. Hi Meg. I love your website. I am new to blogging and I have a couple questions. First, how come I can't find my blog when I search google? And second, how do I get a counter on my blog?
    I've read Eat Pray Love and can't wait for the movie. A book I read I would recommend is A New Earth. It's awesome and changed my way of thinking. Visit my blog at www.onthebrightside-angela.blogspot.com.
    Thanks!
    Angela
    amethyst7@shaw.ca

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  9. omg! if it weren't for school I would be have finished reading this book. Im at the part where they finally meet the honey lady. I really like it so far.

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  10. I really want to read Eat Love Pray and see the movie too! I loved The Secret Life of Bees, great movie as well. I love your blog thanks for sharing.

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  11. Eat Pray Love was my companion during a difficult time in 2008. Love is the best word I can use to describe how I feel about it. . .glad to hear another reader enjoys it as well!

    Jill
    http://jill2009.blogspot.com/

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