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[tvordlj]

I know. It was a nice, sunny day. Why wasn't i outside in it? If i didn't stay in and do the housework i planned to do, it would get put off for another week at least. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. The apartment isn't spotless by any means but the top of the stove is cleaned and refreshed, the bathroom is cleaned, the sheets are changed and the carpet is vaccuumed. You know that sticky backed shelf liner? it's hard to get on straight when you're head is under a cupboard and you're balanced on your knees while using both hands to peel and spread the vinyl covering.

Watched Deepa Mehta's Water. I think i should have watched the subtitled version because i found i missed some with trying to make out some of the accents. Very good movie, though. And the practice of making widows live in ashrams alone still happens in India in many places! The movie centers around a 7 year old who's husband (of an arranged marraige) dies (1938) and she has her head shaved and is put in one of these places to live among women of all ages. These widows are shunned by society and live in poverty. One younger woman has been prostituted in order to get money for food or cremations when one of the women dies. Even though the laws are changing, people don't follow them, and stick with traditions to suit themselves. It's a touching movie that ends with the hope of change to come with the emergence of Ghandi. Deepa Mehta made an English version and a Hindu version subtitled. I don't know that many of her movies but apparently she can be rather obvious in her messages. The movie is colourful and beautifully shot, though, and i will very likely watch it again in the subtitled version.

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[psychfringe.livejournal.com]

were you tired afer watching it?
movies that are heavy like that, take the good out of me:/

[tvor.livejournal.com]

No but my attention tended to wander when i kept missing the heavily accented dialogue

[acey.livejournal.com]

You are a better person than I am - I would have headed for the outdoors any day, rather than do *shudder* housework, no matter how much it needed doing. :)

[tvor.livejournal.com]

When i get it in my head to do it , i have to do it. I put it off too long and can't put it off any longer.

[gramie-dee.livejournal.com]

A 7 year old widow? WTF??? lol

[tvor.livejournal.com]

Lots of marraiges are arranged between families wanting to merge for business or advantageous reasons, even now. Lots of children are betrothed or even married young to seal the deal. Doesn't necessarily mean they are consummated that young though.