true misery at the movies

Confronted with some unexpected leisure today I went to see Osama, an Afghan film about a girl who pretends to be a boy so that she can work in Taliban-ruled Kabul. (I don't think it's playing at a lot of cineplexes, but
Fremont, the city where I'm working, has one of the largest Afghan populations in America.) It's not one of those movies that leaves you smiling, but I thought it was really good.

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a lighter note

If you haven't had the misfortune of talking to me in person in the last couple of months, you may have missed out on my obsession with Mandy Moore, or more accurately with her recent record Coverage. ( Until now.... )