MY LIFE AS A BLOG: The Catcher In The Rye

Wednesday, 7 April 2010

.+PHONEY^\

Today my life consisted of drawing, reading The Catcher In The Rye while drinking tea, listening to Joy Division, Talking Heads and some Ludwig Van, I know, so elitist and highbrow of me, Holden Caulfield would find me such a phoney! But it's true I totally am :D He'd probably hate my guts too 'cause I happen to be in love with cinema and if there's one thing Holden can't stand is the freaking movies!

Next week at this point I've come home after seeing FOALS play at Paradiso! Or actually, I don't think I ever make it home 'cause I'm so gonna die that night! I'm already nervous just thinking about it!

I watched La Double Vie De Véronique tonight, but I just didn't really like it as much as I expected to, was a bit underwhelmed. The love for this film, I feel, is way more because of its images than its story it seems. It really does put you in the same position as the main character, though, 'cause like her you keep wondering what exactly is going on and how is it these two women are actually connected. I think I'll appreciate it more after a second viewing. For some reason one shot in particular caught my eye, the picture you see above is a still from that moment in the film. You only see Irène Jacob's character walk through the corridors, nothing else really happens, but the way she drags her scarf behind her on the floor and the way the camera makes a dive to show it just happened to really fascinate me

By Stefan Heinrichs

Can't remember where I got this picture from, it's already a bit old, but probably The Fashionisto??

Don't bother leaving
We're already gone

- Beast In Peace by Bear In Heaven

I feel I'm having an identity crisis :( and no one can help me but me

Friday, 2 April 2010

:)HOLDEN CAULFIELD,+

Finally after all this time I've been able to start reading The Catcher In The Rye after having found the book at this second hand book store. Lately I'm getting a bit obsessed about going to those kind of places. Each time I'm in town I want to pass there to look for some books. Their bookshelves are like huge treasure chests and you just want to digg in. One day I might end up buying up the whole place! I just love that they're second hand books. It's much nicer having this worn out book in your hands instead of holding a brand new one, plus they're are much cheaper which I always find to be a very good thing. I could go to the library instead, but to own a book, to know that it's yours, to be able to write little scribblings in it and to know it will forever be yours it's just a very soothing thought.
I finished Billy Liar this morning so now I went from Billy Fisher to Holden Caulfield and boy ;) do I already love this guy. He's so dead honest and it's so funny already. This is going to be a real joy to read. It's just little things like this for example that I really enjoy:

'"Have a seat there, boy," old Spencer said. He meant the bed.'

He's visiting a teacher and he's dying to get out of there as his teacher is starting this whole lecture about Holden being dropped out of school. I love how well observant Holden is, the way Salinger really tells from the boy's perspective and keeps the reader updated on Holden's thoughts while in conversation and the fact that Holden thinks about something completely different while talking, that's so like me. My mind wanders off like that all the time too.

The Libertines are back together and it's not an April fools joke!