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Dear Zachary, a letter to a son about his father. Dr. Andrew Bagby was shot by his ex-girlfriend five times in a parking lot in Western PA. She escaped to Canada where she announced that she was 4 months pregnant with his son. The baby would be named Zachary and he was so amazingly beautiful, seriously - he looked just like his daddy. This was an amazing film, so much going on here that I cannot even really tell you everything because I hope you will some day see this one, saying that it completely changed my life sounds cheesy, right? But I had such a deep reaction to this movie, I cried, I was drawn in, I mean, I wanted to know every single person in it, other than the psycho bitch who shot Andrew, and I wanted to help the amazing David and Kathleen Bagby through all the trials they were facing, they were such beautiful people. SEE THIS FILM. find it someplace. must see.

Waging a Living. The story of a bunch of Americans trying to make a living on the low wages offered in most dead end jobs here in the US. Disenheartening, seriously sad and reality based of course, it is a documentary after all. I hate to say this but the "American Dream" is just that - a DREAM. It is not the same for everyone, and it will not be accomplished for everyone at the same time.

Nursery University. HI-LARIOUS. Watching seemingly rational adults go actually coo-coo to get their little monsters into Nursery schools in Manhattan, it is cut-throat process and after listening to The Nannie Diaries on audiobooks it really um, made me wanna upchuck a little. These parents are willing to spend thousands of dollars for their kids to play with finger paints and playdoh, when I say thousands, I mean 20,000 a semester, I mean, 40,000 a year.

Hello fellow travellers. It has been one million eons since last I posted my mindless drivels about movies and Ukrainian Eggs on here, but here goes some more mind vomit!

Limitless. I loved this movie, did I write about it on here? It was about this drug that made your mind super sharp and "limitless" but strung you out on it and there was a very limited supply...

Taken. I loved this Liam Neeson action adventure thriller about a man whose daughter is kidnapped. Good stuff.

Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. This oldie but goodie starred James Coburn, Kris Kristofferson, and Bob - that's right - Bob Dylan. It was sort of awful, but kinda good. The scene in the bar with a man whom I believe was Slim Pickens (he was sort of shirtless and his belly was all white and flabby and awesome) but could have been someone else, talking about a whore who was new in town was a revelation. That was right before Dylan went into his brilliant rendition of "reading all the cans of baked beans on the shelves". What a film.

The Kingdom of Blue Whales. Amazing footage of the largest animals on the planet. Simply breathtaking. I learned a lot, but really it was overwhelming and I ended up falling asleep. Good luck to those who attempt to make it through the whole thing with this National Geographic movie, it was lengthy and sorta boring in the end.

Win, Win. Amazing movie, great drama, got it out of the redbox, was not expecting to love it as much as I did, would really love to watch this one with my Mom, thoughtful, lovely little movie.

I took all my ukrainian eggs up to Gardiner Maine to the Center for Maine Craft to show them what I do in the hopes that perhaps they will carry some of them in their shops. I will find out in a few weeks if they liked them enough to place an order. They have a shop at the Maine Mall, the shop in Gardiner and one in Bangor I guess.

On Friday I am going to be having my eggs on a table at the Hope Awards for Shalom House at the Ocean Gateway Terminal here in Portland, selling them and showing them.

And in November I will be a part of the Wayneflete School Hands to Art craft show which is the 18th and 19th, all of this is very good for my self esteem and my building up of my egg business.

I also read/listened to a great audiobook this past month called "THIS BOOK IS OVERDUE" omg, just awesomesauce all over the place, this book was about librarians and I fell in love with my local library all over again. Librarians are smart and funny and sexy all at the same time. A truly deadly combo. Although some of them are creepy and sort of trogloditeish too, those ones give me the willies.

I checked out a few other audiobooks, including "LOLITA" and some other one, and then I checked out a few old Bill Cosby comedy CD's, good for me because the Cos is HI-larious.

China Revealed. A good documentary exploring the "New" China, the one that is going to kick our American asses in this coming century.

Countdown to Zero. All aboard the Peace Train!!! Woo-woo! This here movie was about nuclear dissarmament. Very interesting, and sorta scary at the same time.

Boogie Nights. Yee-haw, I love this movie about the 1970's porn industry, don't watch it with your mom.

Doubt. Very interesting movie about faith and I found the whole thing to be interesting, yes, interesting but boring at the same time. I dunno, it was a smart little thing. Philip Seymour Hoffman creeped me out which was good.

Ace in the Hole. Kirk Douglas in a Billy Wilder classic, enjoyed this one.

Stone. Got this outta the RedBox, thought it was a good one, don't watch it with your Mom.

The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest, all three very good movies, I think I liked the first one the best. Not Mom watching material. The dubbed versions are the ones I watched, no subtitles, easier to follow I think and as for the voices, it wasn't too bad.

I Think We're Alone Now. A twisted little slice of Americana, this documentary completely surprised me with its candor. Why do people obsess on celebrities the way they do, and why on earth would you pick 80's teen singer Tiffany for your obsession? I really found it interesting. And I learned a little bit about Aspbergers Syndrome, which is something I have run across in my line of work with the mentally ill but wasn't totally familiar with.

Shakers. The Ken Burns documentary was worth seeing again. It is just a great overview of the whole thing, loved it.

Winter Soldier. Disturbing. A film made in 1972 documenting the atrocities of the Viet Nam War, seriously examines the underbelly of humanity and what we can become and be driven to in times of war. Not for the weak or faint hearted.

Fair Game. I love Naomi Watts, and Sean Penn, but this movie - based on true events from a few years ago when a CIA operative was 'outed' in the press - was a bit flat for me. Not too much going on here other than reporting what occured in the news.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I. Loved it! That was awesome! Can't wait for the final installment.

Good Hair. Chris Rock checks into the local "black" hair salons/scene and comes out with this outstanding documentary about the hair industry. Loved it, would love to see it again. I Love You Philip Morris. Couldn't finish watching this one, it felt like someone whitewashed a gay prison porn flick, added a few hollywood stars and blech, just didn't love it like I thought I would. Crude. This was the true and disturbing story of the oil fields in South America, required viewing for anyone who drives a car I think. New York Underground. The Subway System in NYC, how it came to be and how it was built. Very entertaining for some serious and dry documentary material. Burning Our Future. The story of coal in America, wasn't able to finish this one, got about two thirds through it before I fell asleep, I might get it again someday, it was interesting, but not gripping.

Tell Them Anything You Want. A great documentary about Maurice Sendak, if you have ever seen Where The Wild Things Are or eaten Chicken Soup with Rice please see this movie, so important, such a lovely man.

Cool Hand Luke. I had to make sure I saw the car washing scene, and of course I love me some Paul Newman. Did I spell his name right?

The Cove. OH My God, who knew Flipper was such a serious business? I just thought it was Television, come to find out Japanese people eat dolphins and like to say things like "You eat cows, we eat dolphins, same difference." Well, I couldn't get myself to watch the whole thing, needless to say there is a slaughter of dolphins that happens every year in Japan and it just made me sicko.