We're off to the opera soon. It's a whole afternoon affair, and it's a beautiful day, so it's crazy, but there you are. One must make sacrifices for art. Susan Graham will be singing, so I look forward to that, plus I adore Handel. If I can just keep my mind off comparisons to being imprisoned in a tiny closet with a view.
Last night my husband and I watched the Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett. I don't know why I like it so much, but the actors are part of it. Max Von Sydow, Danny Huston and others make it a delight, and it has an anti-war stance that seems valid. But it may just be Crowe. He's pretty mesmerizing. He can do a man of honor better than anyone right now. The only other actor I can think of is Matt Damon. And it's nice to see such a man on screen, since offscreen, well, let's just say they are hard to come by. When I need reassurance, I have to watch Gandhi or Gladiator or Amistad or Last of the Mohicans. Humm. I notice no 20th or 21st century heroes. I think that says it all.
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