marientina

After weeks of monkeying around, my blog finally works. Alas! Now I can post my own rants...

My wisdom tooth extraction resulted in lots of movie rentals (besides pain, blood and feeling icky). Monday, as soon as the anaesthesia wore off, I saw "Eat Drink Man Woman" (1994). Two thumbs up. Chinese movies make me feel homesick for strange reasons. I relate to Chinese culture more so than any other culture. I understand the food, the rituals, the family dynamics, the urban and rural realities, the obligations...It all feels familiar.

I have made a point of straying from my culture since I left in 1995. Upon return, I experience Greece like a foreign country. Upon return to the United States, I also feel like I am visiting a foreign country. Yet both feel extremely familiar. I feel objective and subjective at the same time. When I am puzzled, I go back to Julia Kristeva and "Nations without Nationalism". Sometimes not belonging feels perfectly normal.

And speaking of not belonging, I also rented "Lost in Translation". I am going to Japan in November and I feel stressed...My Japanese is very poor and my manners can be rude. Will they throw me out of the country? Should I show my teeth when I giggle? One thing is certain: my credit card will suffer. I am a sucker for raw fish and silk...

"Seeing Other People" didn't do it for me at all. I am too relationship-jaded and have no patience for this type of movie. I was hoping for some skin when I rented the movie but it wasn't worth it...

I will let you know about "The Human Stain"...