I attended my Buddhist New Year's celebration and it was very nice. They honored several pioneer members, mainly older Japanese women. The kids performed a couple musical numbers, and did Cheeseburger in Paradise with cool props! I wish I had photos. Should have remembered the camera. None of my kids were there, as they never had the chance to rehearse (we are busy, really!) and none were up, either. The KRG (kozen rufu gonyo) was at 11:00AM, but since we'd been up the night before celebrating New Years, they were pooped.
A couple of days ago I took my daughter to see The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. We enjoyed it, though it is a sad film. I guess that some people thought it was too long. I thought it was the right length. Brad Pitt was very, very good, Tilda Swinton was wonderful as was Cate Blanchett. Lots of excellent casting and there's even some laughs throughout. The funniest bits come from an old man who tells about each of his 7 lightning strikes. Hilarious!
The next movies that I would like to see are Milk (Note: saw Milk and Sean Penn was amazing!) and Revolutionary Road. The first stars Sean Penn and the second stars Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet. The first is currently showing at the Enzian Theatre, the only art-house cinema in the area. Love going there as they have wine and great food.
My kids go back to school next week! I am planning to pick up Jason once his school day is completed, about noon. I think it would be better for him, though it will shorten my day conciderably. He seems to need more "mommy" time than the other kids did at this age (5 years old) so that's what I'm going to do.
