cold days are ahead...

i've been down since tuesday with common cold symptoms but it's hitting me real hard tonight. i just stopped by walgreens to pick up their equivalent of nyquil but it hasn't really made it through my system just yet.
the past week has been fairly uneventful b/c unfortunately i've had to forfeit my time with BJ since i've been sick. work is work, and i suppose we'll leave it at that.

hockey games finally started. it's only preseason but the thought of the puck hitting the ice always brings a warm feeling over me.

i just watched an indie movie earlier called the dreamers. it came highly recommended from the sundance film festival. the show was supposed to have been about a young boy's love for the french cinema and the epic trials of his life as a film student in france, while growing into the culture and making new friends. well, the movie was all of these things, however there was also a great deal of gratuitous nudity. as it fits the part, i don't mind these scenes. the problem is that with this particular movie, the strong sexual content became the focal point of some very twisted melodrama that included foreplay between brother and sister. yes, i would have easily decided to fast forward or stop altogether had i known what lied ahead.
had it not been for the amazing cinematography i would not have finished the movie. there were some very interesting techniques used (only know how they were done after watching the extras on the dvd) to give the film a unique feel, especially by way of silhouettes and classic black and white vignettes that were used to tie the thoughts of the characters to actual film history.
all told, i don't think this film helped suppress any withdrawal i've felt. i will likely come to regret having taken part.

perhaps that's just the nyquil finally taking effect.