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Palm Sunday and the palm trees are shaking! Thousands of hands have already ripped off the palm branches and FedEx'd them to churches everywhere. I didn't do much today, especially in the afternoon period. I had a big meal at noontime and got an intense flushing/turning red episode for my troubles. I took a nap of about 1.5 hours and cooled down some after that. I think I'll have to start eating smaller portions on a more frequent basis. The huge meal I had today was tasty but was too much fuel for my system all at once. Weather didn't help much today--it was warm and muggy.

Watched a French film--Mademoiselle Chambon. The word chambon refers to a halter or part of a bridle that is used on horses. No doubt the name was deliberately chosen to help characterize the lead woman in the film. The film's plot was dense and slow. That made it difficult to go with the flow of the story. Everyone had their chambon on! The film was more like a made for TV film. There was intensity throughout the film that built up (slowly) and came to an end (unlike a lot of French films that leave all the characters in their own private limbos) that was clear, sad, and chambon.

Tomorrow it's back to the C&M class and then onward into the Holy Week. Easter is almost upon us and the living are breezy. Fish are jumping (prematurely) and the cotton is wry! Oops! Slipped off into summer music while we're still in spring (just barely).

Had some thoughts about the Russian film I watched yesterday--Silent Souls. There is a consistent and pervasive use of the number two throughout the film. Two men on the road trip, two birds, two young women, only two people in the boat (father and son), and much more. Most frames of the film have only two people/objects portrayed. I partially came to this view of the film in a dreaming state last night and early this morning. The film definitely created ripples in my thoughts that went beyond just watching the film. I'm not sure if the French film will make such psychic waves.