I want to watch Lost in Translation again. I hated it the first time. Really truly hated it. Everyone around me had built it up so much that I was convinced it would be my absolute favorite movie. But I was bored. And I don’t really like Bill Murray. I guess I liked him in What About Bob?—or maybe I just really liked What About Bob? I’m not really sure. And I don’t like Scarlett Johannsen. And I hated her character in Lost in Translation—I wanted to smack her, but I’m beginning to relate to her—and I want to smack myself. And this is why I want to watch it again. Plus, I like the soundtrack.

I watched Goodbye Lenin last night. Fell asleep halfway through, but it was about 90th time I’ve seen it, so I think it’s fine. I love Goodbye Lenin—everything about it. The characters, the storyline, the way it’s shot, the humor—everything. And I love that it’s in German. I always feel more intelligent after foreign films.

**note to reader: if you enjoy chick flicks, but don’t like to admit it, watch foreign chick flicks, because then you can say, “I watched a really great foreign film last night” instead of, “I watched a really great chick flick last night”.

**recommendation to reader: Priceless with Audrey Tautou. Cute, fun, and French. Really can’t go wrong.