Vice and Virtue

So I happened to watch one of my favorite movies today for the sixth millionth time, Woody Allen's, "Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona."  I love that film SO much!  Barcelona, summer, language, art, love, Spanish guitars, and the super sexy Javier Bardem...need I say more?  There's a lot of provocative smoking going on in that movie. Well, Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, and Bardem make it look that way.  (And no, I don't smoke--as a matter of fact, my asthma is acting up right now just breathing in the night-time humidity!).

Anyway, this drawing/painting must have come from watching that.   My little cup looked like it would hold green tea.  That seemed healthy, but I was under the influence of all that pre- and post-coital smoking from the flick. I tried to make the "vice" hand a little more evil looking. (-;

Also, initially I was drawing restaurant window panes, but then it looked like grass to me.  Hmm, that impression along with the ciggie almost had me calling this one "weed."  Actually, I think that's pretty hilarious, but you know, one must be so careful not to offend these days...

Vicky, Cristina, Barcelona

Day 42. I Like Your Pink Sunglasses.

Today as I was walking into work, there was a girl sitting on a picnic table outside (32 degrees--heatwave!) who had on a great pair of sunglasses.

Never too shy, I say to her, "I like your pink sunglasses."

"Thanks, I got them for 22 euros from a street vendor in Barcelona," she happily replies.

Ah, magical words!

I say, "'Vicky Cristina Barcelona' is one of my favorite movies!"

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Isn't talking to people great?  I felt like I went to Europe today and didn't have to pay a cent. (-:

When Woody Allen put out that movie, I watched it over and over again!  I just love it--art, painting, Barcelona, Javier Bardem (loved him ever since seeing him in '94's "Jamon, Jamon"),
Penélope Cruz, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Spanish, great guitar playing!  I mean, what more could you want?

The soundtrack is great, too, and every time I even say the movie's name, I hear the theme song--"Barcelona" by Guilio & Los Tellarini--swirling around me for an hour afterwards.