Barry the observer

Given the sketchy nature of my internet connection at the moment my posts are less frequent leading to this list of observations and occurances:

1. Amelie Mauresmo won! Hurrah! Give that lady a prize.
2. I had a very disturbing dream about Maroon 5 (triggered by a comment that Arsenal's Flamini looks like the lead singer).
3. Have been thinking about contentment recently. To illustrate this is what i thought of some films i've seen:
- Hidden: Fantastic French thriller, very well shot and reminding me of two of my favourite films- Rear Window and The Conversation. Also contained a scene where the cinema collectively gasped.
- New World: More of a visual poem than a film but beautiful none the less.
- Jarhead: Has grown on me in that i can still recall shots of it vividly.
- Munich: Amazing but made me depressed for the next couple of days.
Now the leitmotif here is that i liked all of these films which made me realise i rarely dislike a film. Even rubbish ones have redeeming features. So do i have low expectations or am i set to think that films are just good? I guess anything which distracts me from life is good. I wish i could apply this contentment wider or maybe it exists because it's a break.
4. I can tell i'm a bit stressed at the moment because i'm hating having stuff to do, even when i know it's fun and i'll enjoy them. It's times like this i remember i'm an introvert and i shouldn't overload myself.