Random Stuff, 2017 Alice . Random Stuff, 2017 Alice .

Paterson

PATERSON was awesome. I just came home from The Arts House after watching this film. Everything about the movie is so good. The story is about a hardworking, low-key bus driver named Paterson who was born in Paterson and drives a bus in Paterson. The story starts with Monday and ends on the beginning of the next Monday showing the life of this very ordinary person, but he is special.

What I loved about PATERSON: […]

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Random Stuff, 2016 Alice . Random Stuff, 2016 Alice .

The Dalai Lama

I found this talk —resonating so much with me—by His Holiness the Dalai Lama at the Central Park, New York City, on August 15, 1999. I’d like to share below an excerpt from the transcript (emphasis mine): […]

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Random Stuff, 2013 Alice . Random Stuff, 2013 Alice .

Beauty in the Old

...find a new usage in an old idea...open up possibilities for the future...new ways to think about old things.

I was at a vegetarian Japanese restaurant and saw a super old fridge there—a decor—and I immediately thought of the words in the quote above that I read some weeks ago. I’m not sure where I read it though.

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Random Stuff, 2013 Alice . Random Stuff, 2013 Alice .

A Dream Came True

So much of what happened in my life were the result of the decisions I made—some were good, some were bad—but all in all, I am reaping the rewards today. All the good and the bad shaped my life providing me with the experience that only those who'd gone through the things they'd gone through would understand.

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Random Stuff, 2010 Alice . Random Stuff, 2010 Alice .

The Gymnast

THE GYMNAST is a film about hanging on and letting go. The film is directed by Ned Farr who is also Dreya Weber's husband.

A few things made me go totally gaga over the movie: The super strong and graceful Dreya Weber (as Jane) and Addie Yungmee (as Serena), the emotional complexity and possibility of falling in love with someone of the same sex, and of course, the mind blowing aerial acts by the Dreya and Addie.

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