Uh, Colonel?

So now it's autumn.  *sigh*  This is my favorite time of the year.  The colors, smells, temperatures.  Yeah, it's all about nature, my refuge. 

I always get nostalgic at this time.  The last couple of weeks I've been flitting around my music collection and avoiding the inevitable... golden oldies.  For the next several months I'll be snapping my fingers to the doo wop, tearing my heart out to the classic country and tapping my toes to the Motown!  Put the mp3s on randomize and...

And Presto!  I've got the perfect song to do a video for Alan's character in The Search For John Gissing.  I'm very surprised that I thought of Gissing because I don't actually like the movie but Alan is just too delightful! The rest of the movie, pbfbfbffb, trash.  I can't believe I PAID MONEY for the thing.  But Alan's slide... worth every penny. *faints*  Oh yeah, it'll be in the video. 

Thought I might end the week (and thusly begin the new week) with some happy thoughts.

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Last night, I was listening to the local radio station and they were interviewing a local college football hero (because my town is only about a half hour away from Illinois State University). 
RadioGuy: So... Favorite professional football player?
Hero:  Ummm, that's a difficult one.  [pause] I like the tight end.  I like to watch all of the tight ends.
Me (to husband sitting next to me in the car): Is there any other reason to watch football?

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Yesterday and today I've been listening to Alan Rickman read "The Return of the Native" on my trip to and from work.  I get in one disc each way.  I've listened to three and there are 13 total.  Yummmy 15 hours of Alan Rickman's voice!  So far I don't know what the heck is going on in the story other than a bunch of people were up on the hills making bonfires, some guy all colored red was bringing a lady to town in his cart and another lady is in love with some guy who doesn't love her.  I'm through chapter nine, so I'm not doing too good am I?  I get distracted by "the voice."  Well, and the story is very British, content and words, so some of it, okay most of it, I don't understand.  But hey, I'll just keep playing it over and over. 

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So my "sudden" fangirling of Alan Rickman has sort of scared my 18-year-old son.  He seems to think I'm too old for this sort of thing.  He even wonders if maybe he was adopted??  But he has one bit of approval.  At least I'm not fangirling some guy half my age.  "Because that would be gross!" 

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Here are two videos about the movie Snow Cake starring Alan Rickman and Sigourney Weaver. Under the cut I give you details and ramblings on the videos and movie.

Warnings or spoilers?
I don't think you need to have seen the movie to understand these videos completely. I suppose these videos could be spoilery if you haven't seen the movie and plan to, but actually there's less revealed here than is in the trailer so... not spoilery then? Neither video needs to be viewed before the other, but if you haven't seen the movie, it may be more clear for you to first watch Alex's Lament then watch An Unexpected Friendship.

Enjoy, but most precious to me would be for you to let me know what you think about the videos, good or otherwise, so that I can get better at this. Sometimes I get so close to a video that I can't see it anymore and your comments help keep me focused.

( Alex's Lament ("Black" by Sarah McLachlan)... )

( An Unexpected Friendship ("Café Mocha" by Jesse Cook)... )

( The ramblings... )