Wednesday, November 11, 2009

another wee story - Prayers of the people - part two

Reg’s voice cut into her thoughts. “Lord in your mercy.”
Around her the congregation murmured in unison. “Hear our prayer.”
Shifting her weight, Vera tried to push the catch with her thumb while the hand, adorned by the bracelet, tried to pull the ring part of the catch free. She gave up in disgust at her own helplessness.
She looked at her bracelet, the cause of the whole problem. She stared at the peacefully, sleeping, little girl on the pew in front. Vera had admired her curls flowing over the pew during the sermon. They were so perfectly curled in little concentric circles, she had really wanted to pull one out and see how long it would stretch.
Reg’s voice cut in again. “Lord in your mercy.”
“Hear our prayer.” Vera joined in the response.
“I need an answer to prayer right now!” She muttered to herself.
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Opinions on movies seen recently

  • The Visitor - Also brilliant - the ending was annoying but perfect and I'm glad they had the guts to keep the ending like that(but doesn't stop me being cross about it).
  • The secret life of bees - got mixed reviews, but I thought it was quite good. Queen Letifah was superb. It did follow the hero's journey general plot.
  • The Edge of Heaven - a brilliant movie I am going get out on DVD to watch again. It felt like I was right there in Turkey..
  • Happy Go Lucky - amusing, not one to stick in the brain though, still not sure why there was that really long drunk scene in it.
  • Gran Torino - better than I expected, a little OTT in some places eg, body lying in a cross shape. Followed the heros journey plot line too.
  • Bella - Quite different to what I had expected, interesting checking out the Mexican food they were cooking. I did enjoy it but it was quite sad. I don't think it was all about anti abortion as some reviews reckon - it was just a story.