boston, i've heard, is the same climate as copenhagen so i guess this is good preparation. some nice walking today, all of us in different bright-bold colored hats: becca red, ben purple (an adapted neckwarmer), me green. it took us a while to get going. before we left this morning we had to discuss veganism in depth with becca's mother and think much about what we were going to do and when. ultimately we decided we would wander around harvard square -- once cool, now yuppie, like so many places -- see gosford park, dine, and meet rabi in a coffee shop in davis square. that all went as planned. first we sat on the floor with books in Wordsworth, which is one of my favorite things to do. i read through the first forty pages of dave egger's Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. i've been meaning to do that for ages. i didn't buy it -- i couldn't -- i brought five or six books with me and have been eyeing all of becca's in addition -- but i enjoyed it.

the film lived up to expectations. it's witty and graceful although it involves too many characters to keep straight and has too many guns on the wall. quite admirable that altman pulled it off. certainly great performances all around. for some reason it drained my companions and it wasn't until after dinner at the do-gooding Veggie Planet that they regained good spirits. rabi's presence at the Someday Cafe thereafter also helped. new blood, you know.

i think i'm finally ready to make my top ten list. bearing in mind i've yet to see mulholland drive, in the bedroom or waking life, i hereby submit, in no particular order:
gosford park; amelie; bread and tulips; hedwig and the angry inch; lord of the rings; the royal tenenbaums; the man who wasn't there; memento; in the mood for love; and, my favorite, princess and the warrior.
i'm sure all of you are thrilled. anyway if i've forgotten something let me know.