Sunday, May 10, 2009

Zhang Yimou

My one and only love. 

Zhang Yimou withdrew. He is no longer coming. 

Picnic at the Common's. SPUD. Lava. 

The party is over. 

Penny came. Mike came. Mike left. Penny will leave soon. 

Night Falls on Manhattan

Sean Casey: "8 months ago, I was ready to resign. Because it was all so much more complicated than I imagined. It started when I was an A.D.A., just as you hope to be soon. My first time out, first time in night court, I had 18 cases to handle. And as you'll soon find out, you have to arraign your perps within 24 hours of their arrest. 1/2 hour before court, I finally get all my yellow sheets down from Albany. And the first guy up, I've never seen before. But his yellow sheet shows that he's got one prior conviction for robbery. But I don't know if he mugged an old lady in an alley to feed his habit, or he stole food from a supermarket to feed his kid. And later I get involved in a case where breaking the law was more just than upholding the law. And upholding the law killed a man. Now, I don't have to prepare you for a job where circumstances are black and white. I was lucky. I had a case like that to launch my career. Now you're gonna spend most of your time in the gray areas. But out there, that where you will be face-to-face to who you really are. And that's a frightening thing to ask of you, and it might take a lifetime to figure out. For me, I know I have 2 things. I know I still have complete faith in the law. And I also know I'm fallible. And I just hope God is not finished with me yet. For you, it's gonna depend on who you are right now. If you're in for the hustle, I guarantee you're gonna come across a case that you actually believe in, and you're gonna lose it. It's gonna break your heart and you'll be damned. And if you are a saint, well, I guarantee you you're gonna come across a case where you are gonna have to make a deal, and you're gonna win it. And that will break your heart. And you'll be damned. So you might as well believe in it from the believing. Hurts less that way. If you get tired, get out, cause I'll fire you. If you find the funny stories are starting to matter more than the case, get out or I'm gonna fire you. And if, God forbid, you wake up one day and you just don't care anymore, then please, just get out. Because then I'm gonna really have to fire you. But if you're ready to take that kind of risk, welcome. And as an old retired cop used to say to me, 'Nail it.' And good luck to you all."