i have some kind of strange issue. oliver and i have been wanting to watch tim burton's 'charlie and the chocolate factory' rendition. we just finished reading the 'great glass elevator', and oliver is seriously enamoured by the whole flying through space in an elevator idea. he was mostly excited by the elevator aspect of things, so was disappointed when it didn't go all the way in the film. but here's the problem....
the first twenty minutes of the film... i was weeping and sobbing. i had tears flowing down my cheeks. when charlie found his golden ticket, i began pretending to oliver that i was laughing cos i was shaking so much with tears... down my cheeks both sides.
i've not been emotional about anything for at least thirty-one years or so, and i don't remember the last thing that brought a glimmer of moisture to my eye, but i was shakingly weeping with intense unstoppable emotion when charlie found that blasted ticket.
i also have strong feelings about public display of emotion, especially in such things as bloggly avenues. it's not my way... but ... this past couple days have not been in my usual way. so bloody strange.
i am going downstairs now. i will continue my paintingly evening. please stop by jesse's place and say "hello, your music inspires us all to better things"...... his cd release party is going on right now. i am missing it, by the way.... =( and if you listen to 'colourful year' you can hear nick's tremendous effort at a bit of mild scouse..........
Oh dear Nick. Sweet Nick. Crying during Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Love that.
Posted by: Brooke | November 08, 2006 at 10:53 PM
and.... that's pretty much why i don't enjoy spiiling the gut on this thing.... =)
Posted by: nick | November 09, 2006 at 12:52 AM
hi nick.. maybe it's the idea of being in dire straits and then being whisked away from it all with one small ticket...?
we are getting our phone installed today (hopefully!) so if you wanna chat let me know :)
Posted by: rachel swany | November 09, 2006 at 03:02 AM
I think that is awesome.
Posted by: sherry | November 09, 2006 at 03:19 PM
sherry, awesome must have some strange definition in your world. this is deranged.... =) it is not normal, and it's a bit disturbing. .... but thanks for thinking it's ....'awesome'. hmm.
Posted by: nick | November 09, 2006 at 08:57 PM
You think more deeply than I do. I think it's great you cried at Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, I cry at commercials...we're on the same wavelength...just kidding.
Posted by: sherry | November 09, 2006 at 10:14 PM
Crying can be a good thing!
Is that a new piece? It reminds me of a Romanian peasant wearing an astrahan (lamb wool) hat. It also reminds me of http://irrelevantart.com/p17.jpg. Aged, drunken and growing a moustache.
This one especially but all of the last works give a lot to think about….
Posted by: Claudia | November 09, 2006 at 11:04 PM
it's one from years and years ago. my dad just found this picture. as far as i know.... chris palmer has it... i traded him for one of his.
crying can be good, it's true. but for such a strange thing? and i don't think it was the story line. i read the book with oliver recently, and .... didn't even start choking up. hmm.
Posted by: nick | November 10, 2006 at 09:06 PM
My girls are simply OBSESSED with that movie right now. To the point that they are watching it 2 or 3 times a day. I can see getting emotional over the finding the golden ticket part. Especially in my state of mind these days!
Thanks for stopping by my spot today! :-) Good to hear from you and know I'm not alone! I'm finding that out from a lot of people lately.
Posted by: Kristen | November 15, 2006 at 05:27 PM
Hi, Nick. I hope you don't mind that I found you here. I thought you were talking about your daughter, Charlie at first.
The book is so much better than the movie, IMHO. But then I always think books are better than the movies made from them.
Are you coming up Thursday?
Posted by: aunt dawn | November 18, 2006 at 03:37 PM
Yes, it's okay to comment on comments. Thanks for stopping by! I used to read Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to my students when I taught school eons ago. I loved it!
Posted by: aunt dawn | November 18, 2006 at 08:34 PM
not sure where i left this.. but.. i totally wasn't expecting anyone to find that yet! gave me a bit of a shock!
Posted by: rachel swany | November 23, 2006 at 11:44 AM
Nicky, I'm just acquainting myself to the world of blogs...I really enjoyed looking at your art--sorry I've been unaware of all of your work, I guess if I went on the internet more often...maybe I should step into this century, huh? Anyway, wish I had a way to capture and release emotion like that...tell stories. So far I tell them in my head...not brave enough to put them on paper and share them in a public forum----- your uncultured and emotionally stunted cousin.:)
Posted by: cousin julie | November 25, 2006 at 12:09 PM
just in case you haven't found me yet, here's my new blog! :)
Posted by: rachel | November 28, 2006 at 04:04 PM
Awww, I love it that it touched a tender spot! But I have to wonder why you didn't start laughing at the sight of those four grandparents in the bed.
by the way, I'm totally impressed that your four year old follows the reading aloud of that book.
Posted by: Karen | December 26, 2006 at 11:49 PM