So, I finally got out of the house by myself again. It's been since April 3, the day I went and bought those five shirts at Sears for $1.96. Actually, I should take that back... I've gone out to Mom's Night Outs and Blessingways, but this is the first time I've had a date with myself since April 3.
I love having dates with myself. We always have such interesting conversations.
Yesterday, I went to the documentary Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work. I've always loved going to movies by myself. Sitting in the silence of the theater before the movie is about to begin, breathing in the scent of the theater... When I was a kid, my parents used to drop me off at a movie theater and I would watch movies all by myself and it was lovely (movies like Adventures in Babysitting and Toy Soldiers and Some Kind of Wonderful filled my youth, among others). If it was an R-rated movie, my dad would just stand behind me and nod his head that it was okay that I go in. It was delicious.
Back when I used to see movies on a regular basis, I would play this game with myself (and later with Vernon, although he rarely ever competed) where I would try to name the preview as quickly as possible. Like, I could name the trailer literally within seconds of seeing it on the screen. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I was that THAT amazing. A true talent, yes I was.
So, anyway, I'd been wanting to see this Joan Rivers documentary because it is getting awesome reviews and I find Joan Rivers to be a most interesting human being. I love how honest she is. I love how real she is (this, despite the fact that she has a plastic face). The movie was quite good and very well done. Joan Rivers is strangely vulnerable and sensitive, and at the same time, cutting and brash. The movie did a good job of reflecting all of that, and was interspersed with stand up, interviews, and clippets of her daily life.
I love looking at the lives of people in general, no matter who it is. Whether it is reading a biography on Joe Dimaggio, or that one by Joyce Maynard (J.D. Salinger's muse, don't ask me how I ended up reading that one), or watching documentaries like Capturing the Friedmans, Spellbound, Hoop Dreams, or that four-hour Frederick Wiseman thing on the citizens of Belfast, Maine, or watching the lives evolve of the people around me.
People are interesting. No matter who they are. No matter where they are. Everybody has a fascinating life.
There are no ordinary moments.
"Why do women think that they need to learn how to cook when they get married? So their husbands can say to the hooker, 'My wife makes a delicious cake'?" - Joan Rivers
3 comments:
enjoy your blogs, goofy momma, but you left me hanging...how was the documentary? thumbs up or thumbs down?.....enquiring minds want to know :)
i, too, enjoy the occassional movie by myself...
I can't remember who was telling me about this movie, but it does sound interesting. joan Rivers wouldn't be someone whose biography I'd seek out, but you're the second person who's talked about this in the last week. Must check it out.
dlmoore - Oops... I ended up getting sidetracked. It's been amended.
Jess - Yes, go see it.
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