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No classes today. Slept in some this morning but got out and about in the afternoon. Took GH to SV so he could pick up his glasses. We had a long set of dialogues with me reading aloud to him from the Museum of Lost Wonders and the trek to SV. At one point I realized I could see his face very clearly--thanks to my new glasses. I obviously should have had them replaced long ago. I've been flying in a blurry fog for quite some time.

Watched a French movie tonight--The Lovers on the Bridge. An odd tale of two street people who encounter each other as they use an abandoned bridge as a place to crash. The woman is an artist who is going blind. The man is a somewhat gymnast and hustler. The story wanders in and out of their darknesses that have brought them to where they are in life. The film stars Juliette Binoche who looks about as dowdy as it is possible to make her look given her incredible beauty. Despite an eye patch, bruises and cuts, and other camouflage she still shines through most of the scenes. I think the film was more allegorical than realistic--dealing with darkness, aloneness, being a misfit, being an artist who is losing her primary mode of communication, and other archetypes--taking everyone on a journey of the psyche and lots of shadow play. I did enjoy the film even if it did leave me a bit puzzled about the reality of the characters.

Movement class tomorrow and an acupressure session. Looking forward to these two activities.