"How can a piece of metal mean so much to you?" / "It is not a piece of metal. The eagle is Rome."

[be_themoon]

FUCK. YES. 

http://trailers.apple.com/trailers/focus_features/theeagle/

After a downright awful day due to mood swings, this is just what I needed. (Actual tears over how happy I am this movie is coming out, you guys. ROSEMARY SUTCLIFF.)

having watched this trailer some seven times now (no shame, y'all), I can report that the euphoria is remaining. 

ETA: just realized I should do actual update. too tired and still kind of upset to say much, but my grandfather had a temporary recovery and now appears to be going downhill again. It's very likely he'll die soon. My father will hopefully be getting heart surgery soon after Thanksgiving. I'm staying on schedule for NaNo just barely. Mostly stuff is kind of crazy.

Comments

[snacky]

I'm sorry about your grandfather, hon. And I hope your dad is doing better soon! *hugs* Hang in there.

[animus_wyrmis]

::hugs:: Sweetie, I'm so sorry that things are going so badly. I hope your dad's surgery goes okay.

[wordsatourbacks]

I know all platitudes are useless when you have what you're facing here. (When I was looking at my cell phone today, I realized that my final phone call to my father had fallen off the list of most recent calls; I don't know the exact date and time, how long it was.) I hope you can keep something intact just for you, inside you, even when things are coming down like this. I hope your father's heart surgery is on track. I'm wishing you the best.