The Assassination of Richard Nixon

Just watched The Assassination of Richard Nixon and was really very impressed with it to be honest.

I’m a big Sean Penn fan as it is but the performance he delivers here is just so powerful, i was almost shocked at how good it was in some parts. Its was just raw, and so fucking honest… i even had to look away a couple of times cos i found it hard to watch the character make the mistakes that he was so obviously heading for, for me that really says something about how believable he was in the part.

It was a tragic movie and i’ll admit i was moved more than once but I doubt whether the average viewer will find it quiet as poignant as I did.

One thing that is strange though is that I found this film myself after having heard no publicity at all about it. God knows why they haven’t pushed this movie harder cos i would have said that Penn deserves another oscar nomination for this. That’s my two cents anyway.

[EDIT: just realised this movie was originally released in 2004/05 so obviously he won't be winning an oscar for it now.... fuck knows how this excellent film managed to go practically unnoticed though.]

Inevitable

So what am i doing then.. to set myself on some sort of path towards anything other than a lonely old age sitting in a gutter somewhere drinking cider and shouting at passers by… well there’s some ideas knocking about actually, rumour has it that my mind has been actually been putting in some time on epic and troublesome subjects such as…

1. Sorting a plan for the near future job wise (AKA: Sorting out my professional life)

2. Sorting out my relationship and family situation (AKA: Sorting out my personal life)

3. Making long term plans for the future and puting actions in motion to make it all happen sooner or later. (AKA: How epic can it get?)

So i guess there’s been some soul searching going on… and i do actually know where i want to be, both right now and in the future. For me (and it’s almost definitely the same for most people) the personal has to come first… and in that area there is no doubt about what i want and where i want to be. Getting there however may be slightly more complicated. But knowing what i want in my personal life has meant that making major plans for the future (at least in principal) is actually easier because i know what i’m trying to achieve. I think i’ve been able to weed out the pipe dreams, dead ends and distractions and am able to see the choices that will better enable me to get to that place.

Sounds epic right? but really it’s just common sense. Sooner or later you have to face up to the fact that the longer you live the less options you have, and unless you make positive choices before the options run out then you could end up fucked. You can only go so far believing that you can really do anything you want.

Updates and shit….

So it’s completely august now and we are actually starting to get some good weather. I literally haven’t worked for over two months which is becoming increasingly worrying, however i’m doing my absolute best to suppress any worry and continue doing as little as possible to remedy the situation. I have applied for for a few jobs but at this point i’ve managed to resist going to the agencies and offering myself up as a sacrificial temp until something more permanent comes along…. Obviously i’m fully aware that as time goes on i will have no other option than to do just that. *hangs head in solemn resignation*

But in the meanwhile i can fill my little nuggets of time with completely pointless exercises like updating this blog. I mean god forbid i should do anything constructive… right?