A Dangerous Method

I love Keira Knightley. I think she is gorgeous and talented. And did I mention gorgeous? Have I said that before? I think I have. Of course, how can you resist that gorgeous woman right there?



Anywho, Keira is going to be in a new movie in November and I can't wait to see it! This movie is titled "A Dangerous Method" and it also stars Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings, Hidalgo), Michael Fassbender (Fable III, Inglorious Basterds) and Vincent Cassel (Eastern Promises, Black Swan).

It is based on some letters and diaries left behind by Carl Jung's first official patient, Sabina Spielrein, who also became his lover and apparently, student. Not only this, but it also shows the intense relationship between Jung and his mentor, Sigmund Freud.

Part of the reason I'm excited about this is not only because I love Keira, but also because I love Viggo and Vincent Cassel. Vincent Cassel was brilliant in Black Swan (which I'll have to blog about some time as well!), as well as being intensely creepy in Eastern Promises (which also starred Viggo Mortensen). And don't even get me started on Viggo! I love, love, love Viggo Mortensen! He is great (aside from him always having to be naked)!

Not only all that, but fun fact, Michael Fassbender played the voice of Logan in Fable III! Great game, btw, Fable III.

So, because I'm a huge fan of Keira and Viggo (and Vincent!) I am excited about this movie. Not only that, but it also looks nifty! Well, okay, nifty to me because I have an interest in psychoanalysis and the ideas of Freud and Jung. Freud more so, since most (if not all) of his theories have been debunked in recent years.

The Trailer!

The Burkinabé Song of the Day!

As part of Burkina Faso Week, here is a song by a Burkinabé student who goes by DuGhetto. The video is in French (as that is the official language of Burkina Faso) and it is a rap. There is a lot of social commentary in this video, a lot of it having to do with race and politics. As far as rap goes, it isn't the worst I've ever heard.

My Wedding

I'm assuming some of you are probably a little shocked by my recent announcement that I had finally married my boyfriend of 3 years, Donnie. Don't worry, you weren't the only one.

In July, Donnie and I decided that we were done waiting. We had been engaged a year and five months by this time. We are poor and we knew that if we waited until we had the money to have the wedding we wanted (okay, the wedding I wanted) we were going to be waiting a long time. That's when we decided, let's get married this year and then save up for the wedding we wanted (the one I wanted), that way there is no pressure. We're already married. We can take our time and not worry about it.

With this in mind we went ahead with our original date of September 1st and moved it up to 2011 rather than 2012. The rest is, as they say, history.

So we did it, we had a wedding at the courthouse with a judge. We had a little reception at a church just down the street from the courthouse. We ate and laughed. Kid and L.E.D. wrote on my new (well, new to me) van. And we honeymooned at a hotel for a couple days.

Unfortunately we both got a little sick. I blame it on the excitement and too much sugar. We spent most of our honeymoon eating (food is good!) and watching cartoons. We particularly enjoyed the random Spongebob Squarepants marathon they were having. We talked and we snuggled. We marveled at our new married status.

It may not have been the honeymoon we both originally envisioned, but it was good enough, because we spent it together. In the end that is really all that matters.

So, thank you, readers and family and friends. Thanks to all those that stood up with us as we made this decision.

Here's to a lifetime with the man I love.

Landlocked

This week's country is Burkina Faso (also known as Burkina) and is brought to you by the letter B and the number 4 (ha ha, Sesame Street references are awesome). It is also a completely landlocked (being that it is completely surrounded by land) country on the African continent. It is surrounded by Niger, Mali, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Côte d'Ivoire (also known as the Ivory Coast).

The official language of Burkina Faso is French, though More, Gourma, Fulfulde, Dioula and Tamasheq are also spoken. Fun fact, I have never heard of those languages.



Deviating slightly from what I did with Albania's first blog, I am going to post some pictures Burkina Faso's landscape and architecture. I'll also post some random facts in-between pictures.



Burkina Faso has a Republican Government, meaning that they are a Republic, not that they are strictly voting Republican.



Burkina Faso won its independence in 1960.



The capital of Burkina Faso is Ougadougou, and I have no clue how one would go about pronouncing that... Just sayin'.



The Musée de Manega was established by Frédéric Pacéré Titinga. It features a random collection (if you will) of pieces important to the history and culture of Burkina Faso. These pieces include funerary pieces (the Boura Flutes), terracotta jars, bracelets and various others which were used for rituals.



There is no official state religion in Burkina Faso. Islam, Christianity and indigenous religions are the most practiced. If I was the Burkina Faso government, I would be most proud of their religious freedom. They take this particular freedom very seriously. It seems to be better under control than other countries, like the USA for example.



Burkina Faso's independence day is celebrated August 5th (That's when Donnie and I started dating).

Married Lady, That's Me!

Hello all those in blog land!

Thursday at 1:00pm, I married the love of my life, Donnie. We are very happy and excited to be newlyweds! Will blog more about the experience later!

love,
Sarai Smith ^_^