"trying stop you leaving"

I'm a little obsessed with the World Youth Day events going on in Australia. 500,000 young people (or just people) at last count - media count anyway. Watched a bit of the seminarian & novice Mass last night. I just cried as I listened to a young novice (studying to be a nun/sister) as she addressed the Pope. She was so calm and peaceful and eloquent about her vocation "to love the world." It was really beautiful.

Ironicallly, I was also flipping back and forth to the scary movie, "The Skeleton Key," which is a "Hoo doo" (cousin of voodoo) movie staring Kate Hudson. It was a pretty ok movie, I thought. Basic premise? souls switching bodies. Favorite line in the movie? When the main character says, "I told you I wanted a black [soul] this time." Other character responds: "You know the black ones never stay." Basically saying that black people are too smart to stick around exploring a creepy old house long enough to get caught. I just laughed and laughed because it's probably totally true. (Not that I believe that skin colour has ANY effect on thought processes biologically speaking. I take the tack that the culture of southern black people -setting of the movie- tends to have a "respectful fear" of spiritual realities and so avoids any negatively charged spiritual situations in general). The movie was, in general, an exerisize in the main character making stupid choices over and over but at least that gave her some motivation in her caring for an older man & his plight.

Just for the record, I wouldn't recommend this movie unless it's on TBS or TNT or some late night channel & you're relatively interested. Get some sleep instead. Or read a book. For me, it was a "flipper" while I watched the Pope.

We're getting ready to go camping for one night. Buck is SO EXCITED. We're also taking Max, so I am a bit nervous. After packing 5 pairs of Buck's underware, four pairs of pants and a giant potty, some of the romance of camping is lost for me. Please email RKZ that we need a trailer.