Postcards from Finland and Germany

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 This is from Anne, who sends best regards from Germany.  She also includes the quote “An optimist is someone who orders a dozen of oysters hoping to find in them the pearl to pay the bill.”  I enjoyed Anne’s quote and her quote reminds me that this blog template has a quote feature.  Perhaps I shall investigate that.  While I’m doing that, check out the stamps.

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IMG_3414Paivi sent me this from Finland.  She loves to spend time by the sea, traveling is number one in her life and she’s always eager to see performances.  Paivi and I would get along quite nicely.  She includes a great stamp too.

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Three sentence movie reviews: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

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Kind of an ambling movie, in that it is in no hurry to get through its plot, but rather chooses to focus on acting and cinematography and such. I’m okay with that and those things were all done quite well, with the acting being just as undeniably impressive as the quote on the poster above promises.  Can we all just call for an official resolution stating that Casey Affleck  is a phenomenally underutilized actor?*

Cost: free from library (plucked from the shelf!  No hold necessary!)
Where watched: at home

*Thank goodness he’s a man and can just keep acting for the rest of his life instead of being shunted to the side at 30, as might happen to Rooney Mara who is also quite good.

poster from: http://www.impawards.com/2013/aint_them_bodies_saints.html
Do you not just love this poster?