Numa sala perto de mim #292

The Stranger (1946) tells the story of a newly arrived man in a small Connecticut town trying to hide his infamous past. Celebrating 100 years of Orson Welles.

Caprichos #355

Palavras para quê...

Numa sala perto de mim #291

Antarctica: a year on ice* (2013) is a wonderful documentary about life in Antarctica. Scientists, engineers, helicopter pilots, IT people, firemen, sales people, cooks, all living in research stations, most only during the busy summer months when the sun is always up and some enduring the dark winter season. Other than showing daily routines, social interactions, animal life, climate and special weather phenomena, the movie also discusses logistics, isolation, and the psychological effects of living in such a remote and particular location. 

*It seemed the natural movie to watch after living in icy conditions throughout the week!

Parece que ainda estou a ouvir

Ontem à noite, no Coliseu, foi mais ou menos assim:

Espantos #419

For those of you who'd never seen iced rain:

this is my hat upon arriving home; these are tiny ice (not water) drops.

Para quem nunca viu neve gelada:

este é o meu chapéu ao chegar a casa; são gotículas de gelo, não água.

Inverno #37

Second ice storm in a week... oh rain please come down tomorrow and make us happy!

Segunda tempestade de gelo numa semana... por favor chuva, aparece amanhã e faz-nos felizes!

Numa sala perto de mim #290

Boyhood (2014) is a film like no other. With no particular story or remarkable episode to tell, it accompanies the life of a 6 year old boy until he turns 18 in a sequence of 12 episodes roughly a year apart from each other. The result is 165 minutes of somebody's childhood years with good and bad moments not necessarily worthy of cameras but overall worth of note, as the forming years of any ordinary person should be. 

The project took twelve years in the making (how many movies were done in those 12 years?) and required massive tracking of the individuals playing each of the characters, who met every year to shoot some scenes. Remarkable. Even if it doesn't win the oscar for best picture, Boyhood is one of a kind and already part of movie history.

Inverno #36

Depois da tempestade de gelo de segunda, seguiu-se o lento processo de derretimento na terça (apesar das temperaturas negativas) enquanto o sol brilhou ocasionalmente por entre as nuvens. Na madrugada de quarta nevou um pouco, por isso quando saí pela manhã pude ver a neve por cima do gelo. Lindas fotos, mas perigosas condições para peões e automobilistas. Hoje é o dia mais frio da semana (-7C a sentir-se -10C às 2pm), mas espero que o destemido sol acabe com a maior parte do gelo!

After Monday's ice storm, the slow defrosting process followed on Tuesday (despite the negative temperatures) while the sun shined only occasionally through the clouds. In the early hours of Wednesday morning it snowed lightly so when I got out in the morning I could see the snow on top of the ice. Pretty pictures but very hazardous walking and driving conditions. Today is the coldest day of the week (19F feeling like 14F at 2pm), but I hope today's unabated sunshine gets rid of most of the ice!

Retirado do contexto #195

Pobrezinho... mais parece que todo o dia chorou.

Numa sala perto de mim #289

Two days, one night (2014) tells the story of a factory employee who returns to work, after being on disability for four months, only to learn she has been laid off. Her co-workers were told the factory could not simultaneously keep her and give them bonuses so they were asked to chose between the two. Learning that a foreman threatened some of the workers into voting against her, she pleads for a second vote and tries, over the weekend, to convince her colleagues to help her keep her job. Marion Cotillard is one of the five nominees for best actress in a leading role.

Caprichos #354

Oh beautiful and chaotic thaw / Oh bela e caótica descongelação

may the tea and maple sugar never end while you're in progress!

que o chá e o açúcar mascavado nunca acabem enquanto aconteces!

Inverno #35

One more day iced in at home / Mais um dia em casa por causa do gelo

photos before and after sunrise / fotos antes e depois do sol nascer

keep shining for there's  a lot to melt!

que continue a brilhar porque há muito a derreter!

Inverno #34

Ice storms generate far more spectacular pictures than snow storms. Here's one of someone who ventured outside in Nashville today (any similarity is purely coincidental). Hopefully the ice/snow fall has ended round here, but the massive storm now marches north-east and is supposed to hit heavily battered Boston (that has yet to bounce back from last weekend's storm) by Wednesday.

Tempestades de gelo dão origem a fotos muitos mais espectaculares que tempestades de neve. Aqui está uma de alguém que se aventurou lá fora hoje em Nashville (qualquer semelhança é pura coincidência). Por aqui o gelo/neve já terão parado, mas a grande tempestade marcha agora para nordeste e deverá atingir a sacrificada Boston (que ainda não se recompôs da tempestade do fim de semana passado) na quarta-feira.

Inverno #33

Da minha janela vejo / From my window I see

não neve, mas gelo... / not snow, but ice...

há horas e não vai derreter tão cedo.

for hours now and it won't melt any time soon.

Inverno #32

Hoje é a nossa vez. Gelo agora, neve mais tarde... não é bonito.

Our turn today. Ice now, snow later... not pretty.

Numa sala perto de mim #288

The oscars are in one week so this is my last stretch to watch all the nominated movies (or actors) I wanted, but had no chance to see before.

Gone Girl (2014) is an intelligent thriller combining clever story telling back and forth, the search for a missing person, wanted/unwanted media attention and manipulation, intricate legal aspects, psychopat behavior, and reality tv, so dreadful, yet so followed. Excellent acting by Rosamund Pike!

Caprichos #353

Recomeçando a tradição (ida) de comprar flores frescas

Restarting the (gone) tradition of buying freshly cut flowers

Caprichos #352

Delicious Sunday lunch at Epice

Espantos #418

Nunca pensei vir a comprar um humidificador, mas com o frio e a secura que para aí vai foi uma boa opção!

Never thought I would buy a humidifier, but with the cold and dry weather we have it was a good choice!

Parece que estou a ouvir #201

In 1940s mode, a song about coffee by the Ink Spots... if you don't have coffee (or if you're just not into it) just think of (or have some) chocolate ;-)
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Java Jive

The Ink Spots

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, boy

I love java, sweet and hot
Whoops, Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot
Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup

Oh, slip me a slug from the wonderful mug
I'll cut a rug till I'm snug in a jug
A slice of onion and a raw one, draw one
Waiter, waiter, percolator

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup

Ooh, Boston beans, soy beans
Green beans, cabbage and greens
I'm not keen of buying a bean
Unless it is a cheery, cheery bean boy

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, yeah

I love java, sweet and hot
Whoops, Mr. Moto, I'm a coffee pot
Shoot me the pot and I'll pour me a shot
A cup, a cup, a cup, yeah

Oh, trow me that slug from the wonderful mug
And I'll cut a rug till I'm snug in a jug
Drop a nickel in my pot, Joe, a take 'em slow
Waiter, waiter, percolator

I love coffee, I love tea
I love the java jive and it loves me
Coffee and tea and the java and me, yeah
A cup, a cup, a cup, a cup, bong