when we kiss it feels like a flying saucer landing

[juniperjune]

P. and I tend to watch movies from Netflix in themed series-- we've done a vampire series, a zombie series, a Woody Allen series, a 60s psychedelia series, etc. Recently we've been doing a Ziegfeld's Follies series, which has introduced us to the floppy tapdance stylings of Ray Bolger, best known as the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. So now we're

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[opheliadances]

Firstly, the Whiz always brings to mind dance recitals, becuase for some reason every year classes danced to "Ease on Down" and now it is stuck in my head.

Secondly, having grown up on Long Island, I know what you mean about how strange it is that some images of the Twin Towers have that effect and some don't. The first time I saw the skyline without them was a very surreal thing. Other times, it would be some pictures but not others which made it feel much realer than other times. It's strange to be so jarred by different images of the same thing.

[the_grin]

First of all, welcome back, Erin! It's wonderful to see you posting again. Your entry about why you decided to revive this journal was so amusing to me, since I had many of the same thought processes when I was considering my own return to LJ.

I love this entry too, for reasons I can't fully articulate at the moment. It has something to do with the way you begin by talking about the movies you've watched lately and end with a universal truth. It's a good reminder that being a stable adult doesn't have to make one less interesting, and that writing is one of the best ways to encourage ourselves to reflect on ordinary events and draw meaning from them.

And incidentally, Greg and I are also currently working our way through News Radio! God bless Netflix.

[imikix]

Queued The Wiz.

Glad you're writing again - you haven't missed a beat.

[existenceproof]

I'd say Ray Bolger is best known for the Homer Simpson rant about celebrities in the episode where Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger move to Springfield:

Barney: We love celebrities!

Homer: Oh yeah? What have they ever done for you? When was the last time Barbara Streisand cleaned out your garage? And when it's time to do the dishes, where's Ray Bolger? I'll tell ya: Ray Bolger is looking out for RAY BOLGER!

[inniu]

i used to live on the water practically beneath the towers, so their demise is particularly personal to me also. i have yet to visit nyc since, and i basically dread it. too big of a hole metaphysically, you know?

and re: impermanence and finding things difficult to understand... these past two days i can't stop thinking about the family that died when the fighter jet crashed in san diego... so, so horrible.