MIA

I apologize, dear readers, for my complete lack of attention to my blog. Life has gotten in the way. I'm still alive, and with less than 7 weeks to go, Marathon training has consumed my life.

What have I been up to for the past few weeks you may ask? Not a whole lot. Training, training and more training. Completed 18 miles last weekend and felt pretty good about it. A 13 mile "break" this weekend (did you ever think I'd consider 13 miles a break? I didn't), and then the final 2 long runs of training - 19 and 21. Whoa! I can't believe it's almost here!

Went to NYC on the 17th to see A View From the Bridge and A Behanding in Spokane, both were blah, and I wasn't able to see the Tim Burton exhibit at MoMA, so a disappointing trip overall. Saw Shutter Island two weeks ago - will someone please give Leonardo DiCaprio an Oscar? Please?

It's also Oscar week, so I'll be back later with predictions for the big dance on Sunday night. Are you pumped? I am.

I leave you today with this clip. Roger Ebert was on Oprah yesterday. He was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2002 and has had various surgeries to rid himself of it, but it eventually meant losing part of his jaw and his ability to speak. Esquire ran a fantastic story about him in the March 2010 issue.

He was a frequent panelist at the American Pavilion when I interned at Cannes in 2006 and was lucky enough to meet him and his wife, Chaz. He was an incredible speaker, and reaffirmed my love for film, even if I didn't want to get into the business. Turns out, this was right before he lost his voice. He has been working with a company in Europe to be able to speak through his computer. The results are incredible.