Last night I watched "the boy in the striped pajamas" and if you are emotional, please refrain from watching it. It was quite possibly one of the saddest movies I have ever seen. In fact, I watched it downstairs and when it ended, I had to go upstairs with a tear stained face for some company and to talk about the depth of the film.
To sum it up, it is a film about a German boy who befriends a Jewish boy in a concentration camp that is located right behind their house. The problem with the friendship is that the German boy's father is the lead soldier of the concentration camp who tells his son that Jews are not people and restricts his son from speaking to anyone in striped pajamas. If you want to know more information about it, watch the trailer.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5FU-yDC-uI
I also started this month's book club book called, "Blindness" by Jose Saramago, which is a page turner. It is a sci fi fiction but one that makes you think, "What if I look up from this page and can't see anything?" It is freaky! I am not that far into it but will keep you all updated on the book and if you are lucky, maybe offer it as a recommendation.
In the in between time, I am also re-reading "The Giver" on my Kindle (best present ever from my lovely sis). It is a book I read in high school but wasn't particularly fond of but some girls at work keep talking about how it was one of their favorite books so I am giving it another shot (very unusual for me!). so far so good. It is a really fast read so hopefully by the end of the weekend I will be finished with both so that I can provide reviews! I bet you are wondering how i will read two books in a week? Well it helps that we are going to The Outer Banks in North Carolina Thursday so in between the 7 hour bus ride there, beach time, and the ride back, there is not a single reason I could think of to not have those books finished by then.
A couple of things that are on my mind include:
- New York Law making homeless people pay rent
- Carrie Prejean
I read in the news yesterday that New York is holding people in homeless shelters accountable to paying rent if they are making wages, no matter how little. They interviewed a woman named Princess who was talking about the little income she makes and how it doesn't even support food for her child so she doesn't understand how she is supposed to pay $300 a month in rent. To me, this doesn't make sense because if she could afford to pay rent, she probably wouldn't be in a homeless shelter. I am curious to see how long they enforce this "law" of homeless people paying a portion of their earnings to cover shelter costs because it seems that it would be more of a reason for homeless people to stay homeless and not get/keep a job if they are not allowed to keep all of their small earnings.
This Carrie Prejean broad is on my last nerve. If you saw me everyday, you would know that she is all I can talk about. I find her to be very irritating because she is a liar and a person who is using all the hype to become famous (or should I say infamous) instead of being a spokeswoman for California. Every time she speaks, she gets caught up in a lie. Please Carrie, just tell the truth! Today we find out if Donald Trump is going to make her resign from her title as Miss California (fingers crossed he does)! Donald, if i can ask of one favor, it would be to learn from your mistake of allowing Tara Conner (the drug addict) to finish her reign as Miss USA and dethrone Carrie. She has had too many chances and you need to use your famous phrase, "You're Fired!"
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