I went online to see if my Church had finally created a website in order to find out what time they were distributing Ashes. As my Church is named St. Francis, I was reminded of "The Prayer of St. Francis" which I think is so beautiful and goes a little something like this:
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred let me bring your love
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord
And where there's doubt, true faith in you
Make me a channel of your peace
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope;
Where the is darkness, only light;
And where there's sadness, ever joy
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand
To be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace
It is pardoning that we are pardoned
In giving to all men that we receive;
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.
It's the last two parts that really get to me.
Onto the movies.
I requested "Babel" from my Library and I must be one of the first to watch it. What a great & powerful movie! It was simply superb. Loved it! I had no idea what this movie was about; I didn't even read the back of the DVD case. I wanted to go in blind. I like doing that.
So far, I have seen only two of the five movies that were nominated for Best Picture; "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Babel". I requested "The Departed" but I doubt if it will get to me by Sunday, Oscar Night. I don't believe the others are out on DVD yet. They are "The Queen" and "Letters from Iwo Jima". I just may go see "The Queen" on Saturday.
I also watched "Friends With Money" that I also got out of the library yesterday. I also had no clue as to what to expect. I liked it. I liked the characters a lot and could relate to the woman Jennifer Aniston played. The ending was a bit "ehh". I watched the commentary of the ending and they said that they switched around scenes. I would have preferred it the other way. Oh well.
I just got a call from the library that they have a DVD I requested. It's the Korean version of "Dangerous Liaisons" called "Untold Scandal". I'm going to get it right now and watch that instead of "Best In Show" that I was planning to see next.
This was a very good movie. This version of the classic story was set in Korea in the late 1790's. I liked it a lot. It was so beautifully shot and the costumes were so lovely. This is from the movie's website: "Based on the novel Les Liaisons Dangereuses, Untold Scandal is set in aristocratic 18th century Korea at the end of the Chosun Dynasty. The irresistible temptress Lady Cho (Lee Mi-Suk) asks her cad of a younger cousin, Jo-won (Bae Yong-Jun), to deflower the innocent young Soh-ok (Lee So-Yeon), who is to become her husband's concubine. But his attentions soon shift elsewhere: to the graceful and aloof Lady Sook (Jeon Do-Yeaon) who lives according to her convictions as a Catholic. Jo-won becomes obsessed with seducing this chaste woman who has remained celibate for nine years since her husband's death. However, it proves to be more difficult than he expected when Chosun's notorious playboy sets out to conquer the most virtuous woman in the land." I would add... and unexpectedly falls in love with her.
Since "Untold Scandal" was from another library, I was able to take out two other DVD's. They are "The Last Kiss" with Zach Braff and "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest."
Back to work tomorrow.
Ciao for Now.
Maria