Dance on Glass

We're watching a movie about a girl who's hard up for money and through a series of events, loses her beloved dog. I don't like Michelle Williams or pets but I read somewhere that this was a fantastic performance. So far it's just been lots of Williams looking forlorn. Her character needs her savings to complete the drive to Alaska but her car breaks down, she has to pay fees after being arrested, and there's still that matter of finding her best friend. I want to reach into the screen and give her some money so she can get out of her rut. Money doesn't solve everything but a few hundred dollars could get Wendy to her destination and Lucy back into her arms.

There was a startup a few years ago where you lent money directly to other individuals, and they set the terms and interest rate. I guess it was kind of like Kickstarter but for getting out of tough financial situations. I can't imagine it lasted very long. It's an interesting idea though.

Sometimes I think about certain people and feel like having money would wash all of their problems away. A friend told me that once when she was dead broke, she found $200 but knew she couldn't morally keep it so she turned it in and subsequently felt so great and so terrible afterwards. When another friend heard about that, she gave my friend $200 and that made her cry and cry and cry.

The night before that, we watched the Justin Bieber documentary. It's really a must see. I dare you to watch it and not become a fan. Little Bieber rocking out on the drums is kind of amazing. And his outsized personality, his iconic hair, his natural stage presence, and his ridiculous singing voice were already there before he got discovered. He really is a prodigy and regardless of what people think of him, he's incredibly talented. Now if only he could get some better rhythm, then he'd be the whole package.

What is Bieber's best case scenario for the rest of his career? It's Justin Timberlake right? Pop star to producer, to actor, to Saturday Night Live, to rapping with Jimmy Fallon? It's hard not to wonder if he'll go through a dark phase when all the attention and pressure closes in on him. I sure hope not, because if you can't Beliebe, what else is there to do?

Note: Jon M Chu was the perfect diector to helm Never Say Never. I was a little confused about how he got the gig before but after watching the film, I totally understand.