The Pomp, modern arts, and books

Went to Centre Pompidou this past week. It was pretty cool, as far as modern art goes. Waited in the bookstore for everyone and saw this book that was written by my screenwriting prof: I was floored! I mean, to see my professor's book translated in French there. I knew he was well-known for writing biographies of film directors, but seeing this just made him more of a celebrity in my eyes. And he taught me too! I sent him this photo, and he really appreciated it. He told me it also won an award: best foreign film book in France for 2007. Pretty cool.

Finished Watchmen this past week, and it was actually pretty cool. I've never been too into superhero comics or graphic novels, but I've read a tiny bit of both, and this is the best of both worlds. It's also quite cinematic as most comics are.

Don't have much to read or at least I'm saving most of it for home (scripts and other film books). I'm getting worried about packing for home since I've bought a lot of books here. Of course, I'm throwing out a lot of my clothes that have been worn down, so there'll be room for books, but I'm not taking any chances.

In exchange for staying at my place, I'm asking my friends if they could please take home some of my books. Divided among 4 people, I think I'll be cool.