Roflcopter!

Of course, me being a native Washingtonian, I have always known how to seek out great free events. It's a pay off of course because the cost of living in DC is so unbelievably high. I proceed to go to the Free Sackler Gallery where they were showing this little gem of a film that goes by the Western title "All About Women". It must have been a popular film because all the seats were taken and I had to stand through the entire film. The theater is not particularly large. When I actually saw the film, I could see why. It was one of the funniest most enjoyable films I had seen in a long time.
The Movie takes place in China in what I assume is Hong Kong. There are three women. The first woman uptight but lonely doctor who devises to get love by artificially producing pheromones. Up until this point she has been a awkward clumsy severely myopic nerd with no luck with men and is willing to do anything to better her chances. The second women is a glamorous professional woman who has no trouble attracting a man. So much so that few women are willing to be her friend for fear of losing the men in their lives to such a beautiful woman(her sole female friend won't invite her to her wedding for fear that her fiance will leave her for the other woman. Predictably, he does). The third female protagonist is a little more complex. She's 19 a guitarist and vocalist in a band and lives in the musicians ghetto (RENT style). She's also an Internet novelist and has taken up boxing in order to vent all of her punkish anger. She is ALSO so in love with a film star named X to the point of being delusional (she actually believes he is her boyfriend and talks to him as if he were real). She hopes to someday realize her rock star potential and make it big.
These three women come together through a hilarious convoluted sequence of actions. The ending however is more of the curse "May you get everything you want" sort of deal. All three characters are given what their hearts most desire with the option of accepting it or rejecting it. There are compromises to made in terms of love. Compromises of pride or integrity. Some characters find this predicament easier to deal with than others. Is it worth it to use pheromones to simulate love? Is it better to be alone and loved by many or to return love to one person at the expense of pride? Is dating a movie star and living the Rock star life worth it if there really was no chemistry to begin with?

"It Ain't Nuttin"

On this Sultry Summer day, I proceeded to go all the way out to Arlington to take part in the Mongolian festival. Of all the festivals I've been to this summer, this was by far the most modest. the Welsh festival was larger. And that's saying something considering how boring it was. Unfortunately the Mongolian festival didn't live up to my expectations.

I have been to many an Asian festival and they tend to be quite lively affairs. But this one left much to be desired. Perhaps because the festival was organized FMBM (for Mongolians by Mongolians). The food fare was limited. The festival consisted of nothing but nonstop Mongolian wrestling for the entire time I was there. Everyone either sat and watched or socialized. This is marginally different from Smithsonian sponsored festivals that focus on educating the public via displays or guest speakers. Everything was in Mongolian. I suppose in this way it was a more authentic event than something put on for tourists. Which would be fine, if I actually liked watching wrestling(Asian or otherwise). I wasn't able to sample the food. The line was too long and it was too hot. So, I still don't know much about what they eat in Mongolia. I'm pretty sure that the Mongolian Barbecue doesn't count (no matter how delicious).

BTW: My Mom is the most Awesome person I know. She was hit by a car, and then we hung out the next day.

And the adventure begins...

Well no...My life has always been full of adventure. I just figured it was about time I started recording it at regular intervals. Live by the code of high excitement and low drama. Your life needn't be full of drama in order to be interesting or fun.

BTW..This picture is about a year old. I'm camera shy and I rarely take photos of myself. I prefer to take pictures of events and places. And I still can't find that HAT!