The MBA, Movies, Music and Saturdays Saturday. The first time, in several years, that I have not ventured into the office. Unless there's an emergency, my Saturdays have now officially been reserved for study time, for the Durham MBA programme.

This feels rather odd. I mean, it's noisy around the house. So far, my ears have been assaulted by the sound of a lawn mower, the sweeping of a rake (suprisingly noisy), birds chirping, passing traffic, the wind blowing through leaves in a nearby tree, a neighbour's car stereo, and the construction (more like demolition) noise at a neighbour's house.

The office is (was?) the complete opposite. Desolate, quiet and best of all, came with easy access, via the on-site canteen, to Pudding & Souse, a Saturday must-have.

For one reason that I cannot, at this time, expand upon, I would like to watch Vanilla Sky and Jerry Maguire (both starring Tom Cruise and both directed by Cameron Crowe. Coincidence? I think not, the two of them obviously work well together). I don't recall meeting many people who liked both movies or at least one of them. In my book, both were equally good.

While looking through the "memorable quotes" section of Vanilla Sky on The IMDb, I came across this one:

"Brian: Just remember, the sweet is never as sweet without the sour, and I know the sour."

LOL. Ain't that the truth. I know the sour, too. Boy do I know it. Where's the "sweet," huh? LOL. I wish I knew.

For the same reason that I can't expand upon, when next I find myself in the car, I will be playing (on repeat) the song "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth With Money in My Hand", by Primitive Radio Gods. I first heard this song years ago, not at a club, but on the radio while driving. It has been one of my favourite songs ever since then.

"Fly Away," by Lenny Kravitz used to be my very own personal anthem. That song was liberating and represented freedom. But Lenny, sorry dude, your song just doesn't cut it any longer. Like a faithful companion, SOABPBWMIMH has been there, through thick and thin, good times as well as bad. Just listening to the song puts me in a totally different frame of mind, or state of mind, or whatever.

The entire song is available (for free) via their MySpace page. Click on the link that reads "Phonebooth demo ver..." If you can spare a moment, leave a comment on this post, and let me know what you think of it.

There you have it. Saturday. I have, what feels like, a ton of school work to do. So I best be going now.

Labels: education, life, MBA, movies, music, work

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