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Pain is hard to swallow

Friday, January 30th, 2009 | Friends, Personal | No Comments

She’s a mess
Like never before
You couldn’t care less
She cries even more

All those years
Of selfrestraint are gone
All the salty tears
Prove it’s been undone

You cannot realize
You cannot know her
She lets you see but lies
It’s really all just a blur

She was immediately lost
Remembering chances are dim
It was anything but frost
When she first met him

Feeling his absence is pain
She used to mock melodrama
Not feeling worthy but plain
She can’t get ouf of her pyjama

Her only wish for tonight
Is to grab a special seat
Not to give away her plight
Her heart is full of deceit

Having had her way she is torn
Between satisfaction and remorse
Sitting that close she was forlorn
Human touch is a powerful force

Visit is the doctor’s order
She studies the route
crossing five borders
Is it really as acute

She googles his name
Finds him on facebook
But it is not just a game
She can’t forget that look

Somehow reality prevails
No email nor friend invite
It is time to set the sails
It seems not worth the fight

Wallowing in self-pity
Is all she wants to do
Why was she being witty
Instead of just being true

She conquered it before
Thinking positive and all
Three times if you keep score
This time too she’ll stand tall

Life is unfair and hard
Till the one day arrives
She’ll always be on guard
And do her best to survive

Her heart is safely locked
Her glance often lowered
So as to not get mocked
Pain is hard to swallow

Scivoli di nuovo

Monday, January 26th, 2009 | Songs | No Comments

I’m listening to this song over and over at the moment. Probably because I’m masochistic because it makes me cry, the sound and what little I understand of the lyrics.

And the translation (courtesy of Roby doesn’t make the song any happier. Quite sad how much I’m relating to it right now…

(you’re)wounded,You count (one by one)
The things that are not gone as you wanted
Constantly just afraid of appearing worse
than that you actually know to be
You count, you specify, in order to remember
How many glances you have avoided
And how many words you have not uttered
no to risk disappointing (anyone)
Home, the entire day
The journey that you’ve made
To feel more confident
Closer to yourself
But it’s not enough
It’s never enough

You slip again and again as
you were a morning to dress and cover up
In order not to embarrass yourself you slip again and again
as if
You were expecting to surprise the distracted faces
Too far away to catch your silences
There is a world of intents behind
The transparent eyes
That you close a little

You feel the corners again
Of that failed courage
that in an instant make
your glance lower
and your thoughts invisible
You count once more (or again)
the days that you know they can’t wait for you
You have shut too many doors and to be able to re-open them
you have to embrace what you no longer have
The house, the clothes, the party
and your held back smile has afterwards exploded
to want less pain
But it’s not enough
It’s never enough

And you do not want (to make) any mistakes
But you want to live because those who don’t live (he who doesn’t live)
Leave the sign of the biggest mistake

Oscar Nominations

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 | Celebrity, Film | 4 Comments

Nominations for the upcoming 81st Academy Awards are out! First feeling: I’m totally happy for Kate’s nomination as Best Actress in The Reader (makes definitely up for not receiving one in Revolutionary Road) but sad that Leonardo didn’t get nominated and also that Revolutionary Road is quite absent from the main categories. I thought that was a perfect (though depressing) film…

Leading Actor: I feel embarassed that I don’t know who Richard Jenkins is.
Supporting Actor: Heath should win this. Yay for Michael Shannon’s nomination.
Leading Actress: Sad that Sally Hawkins didn’t make it, but it’s been one of the better years for women’s roles. But Kate’s in and that’s all I wanted!
Supporting Actress: Lovely Amy Adams!
Make Up: Wondering why The Reader is absent?!
Original Screenplay: Yay, there’s Happy-Go-Lucky
Slumdog Millionaire Yay! 10 nominations. I’m all for SM to win! Even though I think the fact that is doing so well makes people try & belittle it. But I don’t care, I think this is one of the rare cases when everything comes together: great cinematography, editing, soundtrack, acting as well as a moving story as well as some serious topics. I hated the review in a local newspaper recently where they put the film’s success on depicting the American Dream, and that sometimes films get awarded because of a feeling they convey no matter if they’re good or bad. And that review was next to one for Changeling (which I haven’t seen and I’m not saying it’s bad, mind you) where they couldn’t lay enough praise on the film and say it was most deserving of an oscar.
Benjamin Button: 13 nominations for arguably the most beautiful and epic movie of the year. However, at times I’m afraid I looked on my watch because I couldn’t get as involved with the characters as I should have.

All in all, exciting Oscar nominations!

Anna’s dress

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009 | Celebrity | No Comments

This deserves its own post. I take it back, there is something special about Anna’s dress at the Golden Globes. Just seen HQs that show her in a different light and I suddenly I saw all those beautiful details on the dress. And they’re kind of assymetrical, which I love. Just a shame about the almost black colour (it looked black during the telecast, but again, it wasn’t actually pure black) which made all of this impossible to see.

Golden Globes

Monday, January 12th, 2009 | Celebrity | 2 Comments

Not sure if I can keep up watching through the night….

Anna Paquin won!! Yay! Nothing special about her dress, but she looked lovely. She also was as articulate and charming as always. I didn’t dare to hope for her to win. It seemed unlikely, but I’m so happy that one of my favourites won!

Ricky Gervais is too much LOL Loved his Kate Winslet/Extras joke! And Kate & Leo sitting next to each other. Awww.

Jonas Brothers???! What is it about them? Wall-E - no surprise there.

Will it be Sally Hawkin’s turn??
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Too amazing, co-nominee Meryl Streep congratulating her. Sally’s quite breathless & emotional, bless her!

Just realized that because I started a bit late I missed Kate Winslet’s win as Best Supporting Actress for The Reader - even if it’s a weird category placement this is too good. Just a shame I still haven’t seen it.

Drew’s hair looks somewhat… distracting? Love the colour of her dress though. Tom Hanks is fantastic as always. Demi giving advice to Rumer: hmmmm

Heath Ledger RIP I’m getting goosebumps

Colin Farrell sexy as always. Love his accent too

LOVE Laura Linney’s dress. Also she’s a really good actress and deserves to win. Not that I’ve seen any of the performances in this category…

Pro7 is airing The Dark Knight trailer for the second time during commercials since Heath’s win…

Drooling over Gerard Butler….

Best Screenplay: I want Slumdog Millionaire to win!! YESS!!! Another one of my favs wins Loved Simon Beaufoy’s speech. Simple and endearing

There’s always something off about Renée Zellweger. Loved Kate’s reaction to the clip of The Reader.

Is John Adams good? Might have to check this out sometime… Paul Giamatti, another extra-talented actor winning for this. I think I forgot to mention Tom Wilkinson before.

For soundtrack score I’d love Benjamin Button or Slumdog Millionaire to win. And yes, my favourite of the two, Slumdog Millionaire does!!!! If you’re reading the speech from a pre-written note, then this is the way to do it, I guess. And loved the final part, “thanks to the billion people from India”

Everyone seems to love Tina Fey! Love her internet comments, so true!

Kind of tuned out during the whole Steven Spielberg award. I guess it would have been nice to see the faces in the audience.

Not sure if I have a favourite nominee for Best Director. Either Slumdog Millionaire or Revolutionary Road. And it’s Danny Boyle for SM! Congratulations! Very well deserved. This is just a perfect brilliant film jewel. Loving his acceptance speech. Just the right mixture of everything.

Awww, Sandra looks absolutely gorgeous - but that means Marion Cotillard as last year’s winner in the female counter-category didn’t make it to present. I would like James Franco to win. But I can definitely live with Colin Farrell. I have to check out In Bruges soon. His speech is quite something, I really like it. Although now I should add, it’s rather long. Still funny and moving throughout though

Another film I haven’t seen yet: Vicky Christina Barcelona. Congrats!

Drool drool Shah Rukh Khan (not sure about the spelling). And Freida is very pretty!

Ok, I really really want Kate Winslet to win this as well! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She’s too adorable, she’s so emotional, and so am I actually. Angelina’s staring but smiling as well. Just goes to show everyone is charmed by Kate. Leo blowing a kiss :drool:

I want Leo to win this! He was so fantastic in RR. But it wasn’t meant to be. Mickey Rourke. There’s something about him I don’t really like. But then I haven’t seen The Wrestler. Him stopping by Kate & Leo made it ok though.

And Slumdog Millionaire for Best Picture Drama. Turns out this was the evening’s winner. And I couldn’t think of a more deserving winner! Just would have seen one more win for Revolutionary Road, although the storyline is depressing, overall it’s a very well made film and fantastic acting. Well, Kate won and that’s worth sooo much!