I'm pretty sure the whole 'fox trot' conversation happened in a dream last night.  It's easier to distinguish reality when something just does not fit!  I was trying to diagnose whether this feeling of running only to be further behind covers more than just set-backs in reorganizing my room when I remembered a conversation with a friend yesterday.  "Stop thinking so much..." she admonished me.  It's true.  I may not be vocally a chatterbox (at least not constantly ;)) but that doesn't mean my mind's not running on warp 7!

Nonetheless, one dream reminded me of the sponge effect- what comes in must go out.  One movie I rented at the library was filthy.  I had reasons for watching it, but I also had a pretty good idea of where it was going, and could have stopped it at any time (instead of fast-forwarding through explicit scenes) but did not.  So I have been thinking about what it means to dwell or fix our mind on what is good (Philippians 4:8, I Peter 1:13) & balancing that with still interacting with people and situations that are not perfect.  Which brings me back to the main reason I rented the film in the first place- a classmate of mine (in 10th grade) recommended it after a good conversation we had.  He may have been considered a social outcast and we were just talking and he shared some of what he believes and I did, too & he was shocked that I was a Christian, 'cause I didn't cut him off.  How can we really connect with or understand someone if we don't know anything about them or what they believe?

Continuing on the cyclical theme, another movie I borrowed was Anastasia ('40's version).  It sounded interesting (czar's family murdered, but did a daughter escape?) and it wasn't 'til I brought it home that I noticed Ingrid Bergman as the main actress.  The connection I have with her was my mom telling me I could win a wedding in Sweden if I won this look-alike contest.  It was supposed to be this year, commemorating her wedding to her first husband 70 years ago.  That sure would be an occasion to remember! haha.  I'd rather not mimic someone else's life.
To tie in with above, Anastasia was supposedly a big step for Ingrid- a welcoming back, if you would.  She had divorced her first husband since the last major film & that was less accepted during that time.
The set was intriguing- costumes, the theatre, etc. & I enjoyed the film.

Lastly, (unless Chuck and Larry counts) was The Glass Menagerie.  It's actually the first movie of these that I watched, but for stories' sake, fits here.  I plan to read the book when I make it to an open library. I am convinced that every person who watches this film or reads the book will thoroughly enjoy it!  or at least it came at the right time for me.  Who cannot relate to families with issues?  Controlling mothers or sons that strive for much more than they're currently settling for or daughters who are extremely timid?  I did not see myself in the film, but recognized other people in it, especially the charming suitor.  "... I am not made of glass."  It is nice when someone can hold a conversation, but the key is where it is all heading.