some movie notes
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sasha_featherRight now the problem is, when I try to go to bed, even if I'm tired, I get Restless leg symptoms pretty badly. So I'm trying to stay up and do things instead.
I finished reading "For Real" by Alexis Hall and I loved it.
Some movie notes:
Monsoon - library DVD
A very quiet and slow movie that I ended up liking quite a bit. Henry Golding plays Kit, whose family fled Vietnam when he was 6. He is now returning with his mother's ashes, to find a place to spread them. He re-connects with his 2nd cousin, Lee, and journeys around Saigon and to Hanoi. He hooks up with an American man named Lewis, and they decide to see each other again. There are lots of long shots of Henry Golding just walking around and looking at things; arty shots of him in a mirror or through a window; shots of him riding along on the back of a scooter. He's extremely good looking, of course, so this is easy to watch.
There is very little dialog and almost no music; instead we hear traffic noises, birds, and rain. Kit wears the same light-weight pink shirt in many scenes, perhaps indicating that he's a light packer, or that he really loves that shirt.
Through the few conversations Kit has, we learn that everyone is affected by America's war with Vietnam; they are grappling with the past and trying to find their way forward into the future. Lewis' father fought in the war; Kit's parents fled after the war, and then refused to talk about it. Kit befriends a woman who is a tour guide for an art museum; he observes strangers on a train. The traffic is heavy and relentless, but the rhythms of Kit's life in this place are slow.
This is a gay movie but it's also not; it's more about place, time, uncertainty, change. There is no homophobia, Kit's gay identity is almost incidental.
With it's slowness and gentle manner, this film encourages contemplation.
Summer of Soul - Hulu
A documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in 1969. Very enjoyable! Beautiful to look at, incredible music, with some important political and historical content. Features performances by BB King, Nina Simone, the 5th Dimension, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight, and many others.
It reminded me a lot of another concert documentary I saw a couple of years ago, and of course I don't remember the name. It was about a California music festival in maybe 1963, and featured the Mamas and the Papas, Otis Redding, and Jimmi Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire. It was a documentary with no narration or commentary. Both these films have a soft, lush color to them, and of course stunning performances.
I finished reading "For Real" by Alexis Hall and I loved it.
Some movie notes:
Monsoon - library DVD
A very quiet and slow movie that I ended up liking quite a bit. Henry Golding plays Kit, whose family fled Vietnam when he was 6. He is now returning with his mother's ashes, to find a place to spread them. He re-connects with his 2nd cousin, Lee, and journeys around Saigon and to Hanoi. He hooks up with an American man named Lewis, and they decide to see each other again. There are lots of long shots of Henry Golding just walking around and looking at things; arty shots of him in a mirror or through a window; shots of him riding along on the back of a scooter. He's extremely good looking, of course, so this is easy to watch.
There is very little dialog and almost no music; instead we hear traffic noises, birds, and rain. Kit wears the same light-weight pink shirt in many scenes, perhaps indicating that he's a light packer, or that he really loves that shirt.
Through the few conversations Kit has, we learn that everyone is affected by America's war with Vietnam; they are grappling with the past and trying to find their way forward into the future. Lewis' father fought in the war; Kit's parents fled after the war, and then refused to talk about it. Kit befriends a woman who is a tour guide for an art museum; he observes strangers on a train. The traffic is heavy and relentless, but the rhythms of Kit's life in this place are slow.
This is a gay movie but it's also not; it's more about place, time, uncertainty, change. There is no homophobia, Kit's gay identity is almost incidental.
With it's slowness and gentle manner, this film encourages contemplation.
Summer of Soul - Hulu
A documentary about the Harlem Cultural Festival that took place in 1969. Very enjoyable! Beautiful to look at, incredible music, with some important political and historical content. Features performances by BB King, Nina Simone, the 5th Dimension, Sly and the Family Stone, Gladys Knight, and many others.
It reminded me a lot of another concert documentary I saw a couple of years ago, and of course I don't remember the name. It was about a California music festival in maybe 1963, and featured the Mamas and the Papas, Otis Redding, and Jimmi Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire. It was a documentary with no narration or commentary. Both these films have a soft, lush color to them, and of course stunning performances.
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Date: 2021-07-16 11:43 am (UTC)I know them well!
Let me know if you wanna hear what [sometimes] helps me,
I don't wanna be unsolicited advicey!
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Date: 2021-07-16 12:12 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-16 12:54 pm (UTC)Ideally magnesium citrate.
Avoid magnesium oxide, it's poorly absorbed by the body and more likely to cause diarrhoea.
Magnesium deficiency = can cause restless legs. Plus magnesium tablets are a muscle relaxant and have a mild anti anxiety effect.
Other things that have helped:
fixing my iron deficiency anemia - low iron is one of the most common causes of restless legs
reducing sugar - especially after 4pm
reducing caffeine - especially after 4pm
ditching my top sheet - my sleep set up is now
mattress
mattress protector
fitted sheet
me
doona
switching my heavy doona/quilt for a lighter doona/quilt
if my restless legs are bad sometimes a hot shower helps
if my restless legs are bad sometimes paracetamol/acetaminophen helps
anything that puts pressure or constriction on my ankles or legs can make my restless legs worse eg bed socks with elastic cuffs; track suit pants or pjamas with tight cuffs. For me my restless legs are less-bad if I sleep completely naked apart from a doona/quilt.
Your mileage may vary - I have heard of other people who find unusually constricting clothes like medical support stockings/medical pressure stockings help them.
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Date: 2021-07-17 02:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-17 05:36 am (UTC)Also I forgot to say, I find its important for me to take my vitamin B supplements as far away from bedtime as possible eg when I get up/breakfast
vitamin B in the late afternoon or too close to bedtime = makes my restless legs worse.
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Date: 2021-07-17 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-18 02:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-17 11:40 pm (UTC)Another restless legs thing is a blanket lifter, so the covers don't touch your feet at all. There are fancy ones you can buy if it helps; I tested it by propping a cutting board at the foot of my bed.
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Date: 2021-07-18 02:11 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-07-21 01:18 am (UTC)I really want to see Summer of Soul; thanks for reminding me it's on Hulu. (I'm not quite up for going to a movie theater yet.) It sounds fabulous, and why didn't more of us know about this event sooner?!?!!
I think the other concert film you're thinking of may be Monterey Pop. Hendrix lighting his guitar on fire is in that one.
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Date: 2021-07-22 01:22 am (UTC)