breakfast at lisa's (originally written on January 8, 2008)

It's 4:15 a.m. and I've been awake for the last hour. Just made myself breakfast. I don't know what it is, but I have always been a night owl. There is something about the wee hours of the morning that appeal to me. I don't know if it's the peace or the quiet, or what, but it is a lot easier for me to be awake at hours like this than in the daylight morning hours. I find that my mind tends to be more active at this time than at any other.

I once did some research on it and discovered stuff about circadian rhythms…



But I digress.


So, between bites of my egg sandwich and sips of my orange juice, I am watching Breakfast at Tiffany's. You know, I've never seen this movie in it's entirety… but I've seen enough to know what it's about. To me, it's the movie where Audrey Hepburn acts stupid and annoying. That's right. I said it.



All right, all right… simmer down just a bit, people…


I love Audrey Hepburn, but I must be the only person in this world who finds her character annoying in this film. Yet, I watch it whenever I catch it on TV. Why? Because I hate it so much that I like it… and because I want to know what exactly it is about this movie that appeals to so many people across so many generations. Could somebody please tell me? Lord knows, I'd be willing to watch the dang film again just to see if what you say is true. Is it because of the book? Should I read the book maybe?


I've never read anything by Truman Capote, but I have considered it. I almost bought In Cold Blood once, but for some reason, just holding the book in the bookstore gave me this weird, uncomfortable vibe. Almost spine-chilling. It was like touching something haunted. So, I had to put it back. Yes, that's weird. I know.


You know, now that I think of it, maybe the reason people enjoy watching this movie so much is BECAUSE of the character Audrey Hepburn plays, and not despite it. I say this because I also get a teensy bit annoyed with Barbra Streissand's character in The Way We Were, yet I do love that movie. Still, again, I have to say… Barbra Streissand's character only gets frustrating because she's too complicated, not because she's flaky and aloof (like Audrey Hepburn's character). So, maybe that's it.


I will tell you one thing, though. One thing I love about older films is that everything is so neat and tidy. Like… nobody had clutter back then. Where is all their clutter? It's kind of a minimalist period with not too many knick-knacks, and everybody always looked so neat and pressed and presentable. No wrinkles on their clothes. No hairs out of place. No chipped nail polish or scuffs on their shoes. And ladies always had these cute little handbags that they never had to rummage through. Any time they reached in, they pulled out exactly what they were looking for: a simple little compact, a lipstick, or a tissue.


My great-grandmother used to do that. The contents of her purse were simple: an angel face compact, some Rolaids, and some tissues… maybe a little comb, and a little notepad.


Hmmm… maybe that's why I don't like Audrey Hepburn's character in this movie… because to me, life at that time was supposed to be so simple, and things could have been so easy for her, yet she ruined it all by acting stupid and making things so difficult. Why couldn't she just fall in love?!!! Aaaghh! Stupid girl! Just like K-k-k-Katy in The Way We Were! (except she was stupid for a different reason)


Okay, okay… so the later (or earlier) it gets, and the more I examine Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn's character), the more I begin to appreciate the film…even though she irks the heck out of me…


Besides, I just saw the happy ending… and I love the song Moon River… =)