Blood Diamond
This whole weekend has been on the lightweight stressful side. I know, how often do you really hear that about weekends but I have officially fallen into that entirely too much to do and entirely no time to do it in lifestyle. That’s right, your girl is officially overwhelmed. My boy came up this weekend and decided that he was going to kidnap me yesterday because the permanent frown line that is developing was not business. So we headed over to Bay street, sucking in as much fresh air as possible, a little bitter, but mostly refreshed by the coldness of the air, basically just happy to be outside. The plan was lunch and a movie. I chose the place to eat, and he chose the movie. It should have been flipped around. He chose to see Blood Diamond. Now, I have been on this political film kick recently, trying to expand my horizons and whatnot, but I was not at all prepared for this particular film. I had my eyes closed for most of the movie while my friend had his head buried in my shoulder. That movie was incredibly intense. I won’t give details because I don’t know who out there wants to see it, but I can honestly say that that movie has officially killed my passion for Tiffany’s. The Legacy Diamond engagement ring I’ve had millions of dreams about…yeah, I’m cool. I think I just want a twist tie or a rubber band around my finger. It’s crazy because you always hear about things, wars going on, people dying and bombs being thrown, but it never hits home because it’s not your life. While my friend and I were thoroughly upset by this film the truth was that we were able to walk out of the theatre, take deep breaths and leave all of that anxiety behind us. I’ve done my community service, building houses for impoverished families and helping the kids learn how to read, but somehow, with all of the devastation and war going on, my efforts just don’t seem like enough.
If the movie had any purpose at all, it has really turned me off to diamonds. It just does not seem worth it. They have these supposedly ‘Conflict-free’ diamonds, but really how can you truly tell? I don’t know man, its crazy out here. But I can say, even though they are extremely stressful and dang near impossible to watch, I’m glad films like these are made. We Americans need wake up calls like this every once in a while. I’m about to go listen to some Fred Hammond and get my mind right!
Peace Y’all
B
