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Netflix Me

Posted on by pioneerintrees

Yesterday I watched yet another incredible movie that’s on the list of “40 Very Best Movies on Netflix Canada You Haven’t Seen Yet”. Thank you, thank you to whomever posted that website link on Facebook a while back. I’ve been going through the list methodically, only shying away from the ones that look too troubling for my tender conscience.

I, like many others during Covid, have been utilizing technology far more than I have my stack of books. I know it’s lazier on the brain to consume a movie than a book, but you can multitask, and that’s my rationalization right there. I’m all about the multitasking. Right now I’m knitting mittens for Christmas, whatever the hell that’s going to look like …

Yes, another pair of Bird in the Hand mittens!

So back to yesterday’s movie. I watched Capernaum. A riveting Lebanese film that is so real, so well done, that you don’t remember that it’s a movie. I woke up this morning thinking about it.

There are subtitles. You need to be able to knit without looking at your knitting. Tricky.

The main character is a 12 year old boy who is facing judge because he is suing his parents for having him. The movie looks back on the events leading up to the courtroom scenes, starting with him running away from his overcrowded home in Beruit after his parents married off his 11 year old sister for a couple of chickens. Honestly, the most riveting movie.

Capernaum came out in 2018 and won tons of awards, including a couple at Cannes. It was made with a $4million budget (seems like a lot to me, but whatever), grossed $68million ($54million of which was in China … hmmm…). The director is Nadine Labaki, which makes me happy too, given that she’s a successful woman in a male dominated industry and an uber talented actor to boot (she plays Zain’s lawyer in the movie, incidentally).

Go watch it. When I get the chance I’m on the next movie: System Crasher. If it’s really good I’ll let you know.

End notes: I’m not saying that Netflix is the one and only source of good movies / content – I tried out CBC gem last spring when I decided that it really was time to watch Corner Gas. I ended up paying the monthly fee ($4.99) to get rid of the pesky ads. (Can’t even imagine how I suffered through them back in the days of TV.) Since that time I tried to rid myself of the habit of watching “series” … it’s way too tempting for me to watch episode after episode of baking show. Holy jesus! The things that they make!! However, I really must get over myself because Gem has Trickster – a series based on Eden Robinson’s Son of a Trickster, which I loved.

I also learned that I have a free subscription to Amazon’s Prime Video since Liam inadvertently signed me up when he thought the free shipping option on a purchase looked like a good idea. I still haven’t yet used the damned Prime Video since I’m too ashamed that I’m supporting Amazon on a monthly basis when I should be shopping local ALL THE TIME. But that’s another blog post, now isn’t it??

Why Not be a Wig Maker?

Posted on by pioneerintrees

Well, I’m going to lose my hair. Chemo starts next week and I’m told I have about 10 days before it falls out. So I’ve decided to be proactive. I’m going to cut off my braids, grab my glue gun and make them into a version of a wig. Not kidding. 

I was inspired by Scout. On the run, she hacked off her pink tipped and therefore very obvious hair, fashioned two cute pigtails and then plopped a little black toque on her head. 

Scout
This is Scout. She’s a cute Netflix movie character that you really must meet. Dial up “About Scout”.

Well if she can do that and still look like a million bucks, so can I. Check it out: 

My plan

So on Monday I’m going to see Jenny, who has agreed to help me out. She will cut off my braids. (I realize that this could be a delicate procedure … I’ll have to secure the top somehow so it doesn’t unravel.) I’ll set them aside while she fixes up whatever is left on my head (seriously folks, it’s going to be gone in 2 weeks. Who cares??).

Then I’ll hot glue the braids to the inside of a comfie black beanie that I found laying around the house. (I’ll have the exact location of the braids marked on the beanie ahead of time, don’t you worry.) Later on I’ll sew a soft band of something over the hair, sandwiching the braids to the hat. This will help to avoid irritation from the glue and ends of hair rubbing against my bald bald head. 

This is what it should look like in the end, when I plop another hat on top. 

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Of course I won’t have eyebrows…

So ya, that’s the plan. Handmade wig making. Why not?? FYI, a short haired wig (made with real hair) costs $1800 and long hair is around $2500. Can you believe that?? Omg. I’m going to get me a turban, plop it over my cool skull cap with braids and I’ll be good to go.