Sometimes I have these moments, where I swear my meds are giving me some weird side effect, and then I realize I’m not on meds. Not anymore. And in fact, while I was on meds, whether antidepressants or adhd meds, I felt a bit flat, and I found it a bit hard to keep my … Continue reading Far From Truth
liquidnight: Still from the final scene of The Third Man, 1949, dir. Carol Reed “The final scene in The Third Man is a long, elegiac sigh. It almost did not exist. Selznick and Greene originally wanted a happy ending. (Greene originally wrote, “… her hand was through his arm”). Reed convinced Greene he was wrong. … Continue reading
>Far from Truth
>Sometimes I have these moments, where I swear my meds are giving me some weird side effect, and then I realize I'm not on meds. Not anymore. And in fact, while I was on meds, whether antidepressants or adhd meds, I felt a bit flat, and I found it a bit hard to keep my … Continue reading >Far from Truth
>Oneness
>Every once in awhile I feel blessed with the ability to sense a complete oneness. Sometimes, when I go for a walk, I am overwhelmed with the beauty, the smells, the sensations... wind blowing past my cheek, vivid colours - so many shades of green, pulsation of life all around. Every home with people in … Continue reading >Oneness
liquidnight: Max Schreck relaxing between takes and creeping everyone out on the set of Nosferatu, A Symphony of Horror, 1922, dir. F.W. Murnau. (via) During the filming of Nosferatu, Schreck reportedly stayed in character at all times, even when the cameras weren’t rolling, and the cast and crew never saw him out of full makeup and … Continue reading
