So, my little bro headed off to Texas today, where he'll be doing his theater thang. The house is going to get pretty empty soon...


Also had that physical today, which, y'know...goes as well as physicals go. I'm really glad I have my doctor, since she's very sweet, very calming, and talks you though everything. Aaaaand found out from her that yes, I have PCOS. :| Not surprising, since it's supposedly pretty common in women, and I have a bunch of the classic symptoms. Right now it's really not hurting me more than just being a nuisance, but I should really start exercising again to make things less risky in the future.

I got a prescription for birth control pills, which I've never taken before (since I never saw a need), and I'm debating getting them becaaaause insurance only covers a bit of the cost. I think I'm leaning towards getting them anyway, even with extra cost. It would be really nice to get rid of what symptoms I can. 8|


WELL, aside from that unpleasantness, here's today's movie...


Amadeus
I actually liked this movie more than I thought I would! It was a little on the long side, and I missed a small section because YouTube failed, but otherwise everything in it was great...the acting, the writing, the costumes and sets, the cinematography and the overall story. It was also kinda interesting to watch since I've been to Vienna and Salzburg, and I could recognize a few of the locations (at least some of the exteriors.)

This was one of those few movies where I felt I could identify with both the hero and the villain...Salieri was obviously sinister in his working Mozart into a panic, but I think every artist has experienced some degree of jealousy and feeling of unfairness towards another artist who is much more talented and gets lots more attention with less actual work on their part. And I think everyone's gotten that rotten feeling where you discover that an artist you really admire is actually a douche. At the same time, there's sympathizing with Mozart at being faced with uninformed demands from your employers, censorship, and the drive to create art versus actually making a living. Sometimes it is enough to drive anyone to madness. That, and Tom Hulce did a great job at the role, because Mozart was just funny to watch in his annoying recklessness. So yeah, it's not often that I've seen a movie that makes the hero and the villain into sympathetic characters.

And yeah, I've read several places that the movie is really nothing like real life (that Salieri was friends with Mozart, less of a rival), but just on the basis of a movie, it's a great story.


Drawing: Started on some more sketches for that long project

Writing: Started on second treatment

Days until BBS release: 33