Grande

And he's off! Let's wish luck and godspeed to our boy who is employed (however briefly) to get that dissertation done!

Herzog

A few ideas from Werner Herzog:

"A grown up man should eat his shoes once in a while or do certain things that make equal sense."

"Tourism is a sin and travel by foot a virtue."

I am fascinated by Herzog's films. It would be useless to try and differentiate them into preconceived genres as his documentaries take on fictional elements and his movies incorporate fanciful elements.

Start at the end and work your way back. His early work requires a great deal of understanding of what he is trying to do with film. Although, I would suggest that many of the early works are my favorites.

See his website here

Rising Tide

Back in Oxford to the rising waters of the Thames. Again.

An alliance of affected persons in West Oxford (my neighborhood) are taking preemptive action to engage the city council in action before - not in reaction to - a flood.

Other than that cold, grey, and rainy. And interestingly, very windy!