Each year around this time I watch Pleasantville. There is something about the reassessment of my life that I do each Yom Kippur that draws me to this film. The annual watching was last weekend. I first saw it right after I'd decided to get a divorce. I cried at the pure pleasure of the gift… Continue reading Pleasantville Memories
Tag: divorce
Whole New You
When I give my mind permission to run off leash, the visions it comes up with range from the unbelievable and absurd to incredibly insightful. The other day in between trying to figure out if I wanted to do something special for my holiday cards this year - because that is what all sane people… Continue reading Whole New You
Exact Moment
Recently I re-watched LA Story. The first time I saw it, I was part of the domestic exchange program and spending a semester at the University of Alabama (Roll Tide!). They played it in the campus theater. I think I was the only one who laughed at all. I wonder if it is only funny… Continue reading Exact Moment
Too Old for This
I remember what seems like a lifetime ago when I looked at a cute dress in a store window and wondered if it was too young for me. It shocked me when I had the sudden realization that (at the time) I was only in my mid-twenties. I felt so much older. That jolted me… Continue reading Too Old for This
Company Pier
I was working at SANYO (where I made so many good friends, like Ms. M) when I went through my divorce. To this day I am so grateful to my boss for her support. For a couple months I was pretty useless. Before this went down, putting away all the paperwork was not my biggest… Continue reading Company Pier