Nothing in Particular and Everything

I saw Laurel Canyon yesterday. Everything was awesome until the retarded ending. I welcome any comments to explain to me what the fuck it was all supposed to mean. In a lot of ways it reminded me of "Sirens" in that two straightlaced people are immersed in a rather hedonistic environment, and we see their transformation. But at least at the end of Sirens, we get a sense of what's going to happen to them after they go back to their lives. Laurel Canyon? Dude hangs up the phone and sinks under the water of the swimming pool and then we get a shot of the surface of the water (a very "look what I can do" shot courtesy of the DP. Thanks dude) and then black and credits. What the fuck? It was way too interesting of a film to end like that. I hate that shit.

My nephew is becoming a person. My brother told me that not only is he climbing out of his crib now, but he is going into their bedroom (with his stuffed dog under arm) and moving the step stool next to the bed and climbing in to sleep with them. I've known this child for two years now, and to actually experience him growing up is such a trip. I'm watching him learn to be a person. He has art work tacked to the wall. He can operate his trainset (the Thomas magnet train series) to perfection and knows exactly how to fix a derailing-not forgetting to exclaim "OH NO!" in a very dramatic way. In order to hug him, you have to kneel down and let him run at you and jump in your arms. He's incredible.

It's a good friend's birthday today. Happy Birthday!

Peace.

P.S. Get out there and vote tomorrow. It's a privilege we have that a lot of people die to defend, so, try not to take it for granted.