tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post211595201242661657..comments2024-03-28T23:08:18.504+00:00Comments on You are witty and pretty! : Waiting For - no, not Godot - but: The Berlinale 2016Brittahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-89319000213738957142016-02-11T09:42:57.130+00:002016-02-11T09:42:57.130+00:00I thought your reply utterly alright, Emma! I admi...I thought your reply utterly alright, Emma! I admire people who know what they want (or don't), and stick to it. In our family we have a saying (by Benjamin Franklin): "This little pipe is too expensive" - meaning that some things one wants are not worth a huge amount of effort. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-54001651782528768302016-02-10T19:19:22.623+00:002016-02-10T19:19:22.623+00:00My reply is rather imperious, isn't it? I'...My reply is rather imperious, isn't it? I'm sorry. I simply meant to say that I have chosen to avoid the long lines. I often feel like they are designed to "put me in my place". I know that you were being kind to a friend. You should have been commended rather than preached to.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-1326550767715424012016-02-10T15:21:43.338+00:002016-02-10T15:21:43.338+00:00Well, I hope to become a friend, Geo., at the mome...Well, I hope to become a friend, Geo., at the moment I am still an acquaintance - and there, in the beginning of a friendship, it is especially important to be reliable (come to think of it: it always is). Today I am fine - but when I heard that for one movie the 2000 places in the Friedrichspalast are not numbered (so you have to arrive at least 45 minutes in advance!) I said to her: "You go in - I'll follow later and take a minor good place somewhere - it doesn't matter - I will not stand another long time in the cold."Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-18926942722742564602016-02-10T15:16:40.409+00:002016-02-10T15:16:40.409+00:00I very much hope so, Sue! It is accompanied by a d...I very much hope so, Sue! It is accompanied by a dinner. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-53420782016008888602016-02-10T07:36:57.340+00:002016-02-10T07:36:57.340+00:00Dear Brigitta, you are a very stalwart friend to b...Dear Brigitta, you are a very stalwart friend to brave the chill for those tickets to the film festival. I hope your effort is appreciated and your temperature returns to normal.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-45226168385726857202016-02-10T01:54:30.362+00:002016-02-10T01:54:30.362+00:00Whoa! Better be a good movie, eh? Enjoy!Whoa! Better be a good movie, eh? Enjoy!Susan Scheidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09250142489341777926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-70652376805641608262016-02-09T19:31:19.815+00:002016-02-09T19:31:19.815+00:00Just discovered that you like Hubert von Goisern. ...Just discovered that you like Hubert von Goisern. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-85493020116157128842016-02-09T18:49:43.847+00:002016-02-09T18:49:43.847+00:00I am eager to see it. I am eager to see it. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-49632372411470014932016-02-09T13:31:18.312+00:002016-02-09T13:31:18.312+00:00Hot bath after standing for hours in cold. Just th...Hot bath after standing for hours in cold. Just the job. Today went warm water swimming, trying to get rid of various aches and pains. Seems to have done the trick. You will see the Michael Moore film before it opens here I think. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-59284438701728338792016-02-09T09:18:57.363+00:002016-02-09T09:18:57.363+00:00Thank you - I was faltering too...especially the l...Thank you - I was faltering too...especially the last quarter of the second hour. <br />But I learn: next time a) I know what will await me, and b) I will say 'no'. (I can do that). And I have the feeling that I thawed up - the bath & bed helped too. Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-55482434265140709622016-02-09T09:15:36.618+00:002016-02-09T09:15:36.618+00:00"Ich bin ein Berliner!" - no, I'm no..."Ich bin ein Berliner!" - no, I'm not, still proud of my Hanseatic home city Bremen. If I see an actor on a red carpet by chance: good - but I would never wait for them (exception: I met Roger Moore, and there exists a little TV-interview with him and Yours Truly). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-37120253610113212282016-02-09T09:12:25.610+00:002016-02-09T09:12:25.610+00:00It wasn't quite voluntary, my standing there :...It wasn't quite voluntary, my standing there :-) <br />On the other hand: I often leave my 'comfort zone' to do something interesting (only: at the moment I see already many movies, thanks to my birthday-subscription-gift). Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-46766500724417092872016-02-09T09:09:56.576+00:002016-02-09T09:09:56.576+00:00Yesterday I wanted to see Suffragette too, with a ...Yesterday I wanted to see Suffragette too, with a friend. I had to disappoint her: after a hot bath I went to bed - today I feel fine. <br />Tickets for the movie "Where Shall We Invade Now" are bought! Brittahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10688373434576442657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-15640162920701028372016-02-09T03:46:42.126+00:002016-02-09T03:46:42.126+00:00You are, indeed, a loyal and good friend, true to ...You are, indeed, a loyal and good friend, true to her word. You are a better woman than I! I hope that by now you have thawed out and are looking forward to seeing George.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-80650675707373168552016-02-08T22:04:42.252+00:002016-02-08T22:04:42.252+00:00I am impressed; you are one stalwart Berliner. Geo...I am impressed; you are one stalwart Berliner. George and Amal will be on the red carpet, I read. Your feet would be warm while you stood there to intercept them.Joanne Noragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16601010208310707750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-87009060788056253422016-02-08T20:37:10.257+00:002016-02-08T20:37:10.257+00:00I have reached an age where I refuse to stand in l...I have reached an age where I refuse to stand in line for more than a few minutes. It does not matter how much I wish to see a play or movie I am not going to inflict that much discomfort on myself. I even order my groceries online and they are paid for and ready to pick up when I get to the store.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8594057670762283940.post-12507836927909707052016-02-08T16:26:39.596+00:002016-02-08T16:26:39.596+00:00Yesterday I went to see Suffragette. It just opene...Yesterday I went to see Suffragette. It just opened here in Vienna. Upcoming are two films; one from Michael Moore which I think is called Who Shall We Invade Next, and a docu. about people who have stuff go wrong inside their heads allegedly from their mobile phone signals. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.com