Harvest of Sweetness

I do not believe I am exaggerating in affirming that the empire of Russia is a country whose inhabitants are the most miserable on earth, because they suffer at one and the same time the evils of barbarism and of civilization.
-- the Marquis de Custine, 1843

Tuesday, May 27, 1997

Back to work after a three-day weekend. It seems strange to say it, but I like showering at work. There are locker room facilities in each group of buildings on campus, usually accessed through the parking garage. After all, at home I don't have a large, walk-in, tile-lined, hand-held shower, with all the clean towels I could use, and unlimited hot water! So I like getting up, driving to work, and performing my ablutions there.

I get a kick out of being Miss Helpful. I was joined at lunch by one of the receptionists in my building, and when I asked him if he was online at home, he said he had just gotten online the night before. When I asked if he had plans for web pages, he said he thought his provider didn't grant subscribers disk space for that, and when he named the ISP I realized that he was right. So I was able to tell him about Geocities, and others of that ilk, that grant you a certain amount of web space for free!

Then off to the festival! One of these years I want to take some extra time off during the festival, because they have press screenings during the day that full-series subscribers can go to. This really lets you increase the number of movies seen. But it seems like I am always at the wrong end of the product cycle for that to happen.

Both films tonight were part of the New Directors Showcase.

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