When you've hit the blues, or even the mean reds, there are a few go-tos that you can turn to for a pick-me-up. If food, booze, friends, or sleeping don't do it, try the movies. But I don't mean sissy snuggle in bed with your laptop and a box of tissues in PJs. Put on some clean clothes and head for the big screen, a large popcorn, and an extra-large fountain-pop medley. The key: go alone. The trick: pick the perfect movie, and don't be shy to ask for recommendations from the pimply curly-haired 15-year-old ticket vendor with the thick glasses sliding off his nose (he's good at it!). Some might opt for the comedies, others for adventures. I find the internationally recognized and acclaimed are always a sure-fire win.
Last night, «Les intouchables» hit the spot. Good laughs, good tunes, good dancing, fast cars, scenery, heights, gangsters (reminiscing of good ol' childhood times in the east), a solid message - all the things that I love. What better way to chase the dull Vancouver clouds away?
(It even has subtitles for all you non-Frenchies out there.)
Chloe Golightly
...on holiday.
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