melquiades

I watched two movies last night, namely:

1) The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=70035191&trkid=90529)
2) Mostly Martha (http://www.netflix.com/MovieDisplay?movieid=60025545&trkid=90529)

Both were good, but the first was incredibly satisfying, partly because I see the female expat project in everything. Flashing back, I focus on the dullness of a small town and the restlessness created as a result. The setting breeds characters looking for an escape—into an affair, a mall, a telenovela, a porn magazine, the nostalgia of a hometown called Jimenez / Cincinnati, or into another country with a lover or mission.

hey art lovers, see david byrne

Good article by David Byrne about the Art Basel Miami Beach fair that I attended by have yet to process.
More at http://journal.davidbyrne.com/2006/12/1271006_miami_b.html

Just starting my class "This Question of Moving" at Florida State. Should have lots of great details to blog soon.