Another 5 7 6 weekend

Rented 5 on Saturday... still haven't watched all of them.

It's always the problem; my eyes are bigger than my stomach, so to speak.

My selections:

Golden Girls Season 4 - because I am still upset about Bea Arthur's passing. I've watched two out of the three discs. Am hoping that I will watch the last discs and assorted episodes on other discs by Saturday's due date.

Keeping Up Appearances - I haven't watched any of it yet. Discs 3 & 4 featured the QE2 episode, which is a new favorite.

Orlando - because I was going on a sentimental journey stemming from watching Benjamin Button. Back in 1995, I took a film theory class at MSU. One of the films shown in the class was Orlando. After the first viewing, I knew that I liked it, but I was also puzzled by it. I tried talking to the prof about it, but he simply said 'That's the reason why we view movies twice'. The second viewing made a difference; however, I realized that some films, like Orlando and Benjamin Button, require even more viewings in order to get the underlying meanings of them.

Showboat (1951) - because I wanted to see a different example of the 'tragic mulatto'. Seen both versions of Imitation of Life and was curious about how MGM would tackle this polarizing archetype. The movie was good, but I couldn't help feeling really affected by Julie La Verne's situation andd royally pissed off that her turncoat husband deserted her. The Julie/Steve situation played into all of my fears about me pursuing men of the Caucasian persuasion. While I continue to be attracted to them, I can't shake the fear that their interests and possible commitment to me would be fleeting, which is not to say that I would start drinking and hooking because the man could possibly let me down, or worse, break my heart.

And finally, Carousel - because Benjamin Button eluded to the stage play/ballet in the film. Given that Daisy portrayed Louise, Bill's daughter, in the ballet, it reaffirmed my beliefs about who was the intended recipient of Benjamin's diary.

My hope is to finish watching and rewatching all of these DVDs by Saturday; however, there is a plant sale doing on at MSU, and I like buying and retransplanting plants on my balcony. It usually is an all day project, so I don't hold out a lot of hope.