Three Times (and more)

The past week was a haze of jetlag- and fatigue-induced sleepiness. I actually went out to dinner last Thursday (on a weeknight!) at Winterland, which was fun and chic but the entrees came out a bit salty. The appetizers, wine, service and ambience were good, so I definitely recommend going anyway. (My comment card to them warned sternly about the saltiness of the food, so hopefully they'll fix it.) It was also the tail-end of the SF international Film Festival (one of my favourites!), so I got to check out a movie. Cycling Chronicles: Landscapes the Boy Saw was probably the worst movie I've ever seen at any film festival--period. Enough said. But the key takeaway of the night was that I had dinner and a movie on a Thursday night--surprisingly normal-sounding, but definitely indulgent for me. I made a comment about how this was what it must feel like to have a normal job!

Saturday was more sleeping and more film festival. This time we saw Three Times, a movie by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsien. Okay, so I don't like Shu Qi, but I had to say that the movie was beautifully crafted and I truly enjoyed it. It dealt with three different "love" stories through different periods in time--1911, 1966, and 2005, and had thematic names like "Time for Freedom", "Time for Love", and "Time for Youth". All in all, a good flick. I hear it just opened in NYC and will be opening in SF soon in a limited engagement.

Sunday was again, more jetlagged/fatigued slumber, followed by brunch at Citizen Cake and some much-needed spring shopping. It's a tough life, I tell ya.