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newyearsday:

Good morning Tremblayans!

Remember way back in March when I posted about a co-worker of mine who had been initially quite reluctant to see Brokeback Mountain, and then finally went to see it in the theater instead of waiting for the DVD…and how much he totally loved it?

Well, I just wanted to share that upon my request, this morning he returned my copy of the short story that I had lent him a couple of months ago, which he had also given to a friend of his to read (and he also bought the soundtrack). I saw him in the office kitchen just now and said, “Thank you for the book.” He said, “Thank YOU for the book. What a great read!” I said, I’m so glad.”

Big smile. Nice way to start the week.  ;D ;) :)

Rayn:
How wonderful!  Yes, the arts, they bring us together, especially the great works!  Brokeback Mountain,  book and movie form, great works of art.

Cheers,
Rayn

Meryl:
Great work, Jenny!  Keep spreadin' the news....... 8)

newyearsday:
I did Meryl!! Just passed along the returned copy to another co-worker who's a member of the LGBT community.  ;D :)

newyearsday:
I interrupt my self imposed and hopefully brief hiatus from Chez Tremblay (due to some burnout issues I am battling from just. doing. too. much.) to bring you this good news: I just got my copy of the short story back from the 2nd co-worker (a lesbian) that I lent it to.

She handed it to me with a smile, saying, “In some ways this is even better than the movie. It’s sparse; it’s like a poem.” I talked a little about how much they flesh out the parts with Lureen and Alma, and about how amazing it is that so much of the dialogue is the same. She agreed, saying it’s remarkable how well they were able to translate the story onto the screen, and how they got a whole movie out of it. She had thought it was an actual book. She was still smiling as she started walking away, obviously affected, and she thanked me very much for lending it to her. Yippeee!

Looking at my stats I see that the last time I posted here was May 17th--yikes! Please don't take it personally--I'm missin everyone, just trying to give myself some really needed TLC. I'll be back, if the army don't get me. And I'll make sure they don't.

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