Friends

Watching Britain's Got Talent on youtube and I heard  Elton John's "your song" played on the BGM. Then, nostalgia filled my heart.
There should be a movie in which this song was featured.,,,
While thinking, I searched for a rental DVD and watched it. "Friends" was a movie screened in 1971.

"I meant to do my work today
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree
I know that one, too ....
And a batterfly flitted accross the field
And all the leaves were calling me"

In the movie Paul recites Richard Le Gallienne's poem. "I Meant to Do My Work Today".
If I run out of money on my trip, I have no choice but to help the farmer's work.,,,I tought.
The scene left an impression on me was the unsold sardines those had abandoned by the fishermen. He picked up those sardines, took them home, and ate them with Michelle.

The theme music was Elton John, but I had a wrong memory. It is not "Your song". Anicée Alvina, who played Michelle, is still the most beautiful girl on the planet. She wasn't blessed with a role. Accoding to WIKI, she died on November 10, 2006 in Paris.

It's sad to hear a beautiful woman die. I became such that old...
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フレンズ / ポールとミッシェル ［日本語訳付き] 　　エルトン・ジョン

Fang of Deception

"Fang of deception". Once in an on-demand movie at a hotel on the road, on a rental DVD, and on the original book. It reminds me of a female editor of a magazine I met while traveling.

An attractive and witty editor fights to keep his magazine alive despite corporate plans to stop publication. Love everything that happened in this film. 
Vibe just right, mood was great, tension and build up was good.

i love how they pulled so many twist in the end of story also how convincing main cast was especially heroine (her subtle reaction make watching so much fun)

Fang of Deception (2020) Japanese Movie Trailer English Subtitles (騙し絵の牙　予告　英語字幕)

GET RID OF GNATS IN PLANTS

I worked in the garden and was bitten by a gnat for the first time in this year. When stabbed, it swells severely and has a fever. Itching continues all the time.
I thought that there was no gnat overseas, however, the gardeners were similarly troubled. Wondering how to get rid of fungus gnats? I am not alone! 

Some unwelcome visitors making our houseplants their home, those annoying little flies that appear whenever we water our plants. However, there are simple ways to not only prevent but also get rid of fungus gnats in soil.

Killing off soil gnats is really not very difficult, and thankfully, we don’t need to bug bomb our home (yay). It all has to do with disrupting their life cycle and making your home inhospitable for these pests.

Fungus gnat larvae need moist soil to survive. By letting it dry out completely before your next watering, it will get rid of the gnats in the soil and discourage new adults from laying fungus gnat eggs, thus effectively cutting out the larval stage altogether. 

Or, Take a cup of water and add a few drops of liquid dish soap or liquid Castille soap. Use a spray bottle to spray the top of the soil with this to kill the larvae. Repeat this process again in a few days to ensure that you have killed all of the larvae.

Foolproof Fungus Gnat Prevention and Control

Finland to apply to NATO 'without delay' as Russia threatens 'retaliatory steps'

Finland intended to apply for NATO membership “without delay” — prompting Russia to threaten that it would “be forced to take retaliatory steps” if the Nordic country joins the Western military alliance.
As a member of NATO, Finland would strengthen the entire defence alliance.

For a country to be accepted into NATO is required have a functioning democracy, treating minority populations fairly and the ability to make military contributions to NATO operations. Once a country meets the basic requirements, it is asked to join a membership action plan, which prepares it for membership. 

Although NATO has an “open door policy” for aspiring members, Ukraine has been unable to be formally admitted. The ongoing unrest in regions across Ukraine — from the annexed peninsula of Crimea to the Russian-backed separatist regions in the east — has worried NATO members.

Meanwhile, Sweden is also expected to announce its decision to join the alliance in the coming days.

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story

「飛び去っていく、うちらのこれまでが。なんも考えん、ぼーっとしたうちのまま死にたかったな（この世界の片隅に）より」
8月15日。終戦の玉音放送を聞いたすずが、畑に飛び出して号泣しながら叫ぶ言葉だ。苦しい生活を耐えてきたすずだったが、これまで信じてきたものが崩れ去ってしまう。

何の関連性もない2つの映画。共通するのは、両方とも観ていて「ボーっとして思考が抜けて」しまうところだ。ともに歴史にこれぞとない日本を襲った悲劇。

2011年3月に発生した二つの悲劇。あの日、ソフトウエア開発をしている彼女は、千葉の自宅で大きな揺れを感じた。テレビから流れる衝撃的な映像と、破壊された地域の住民の声。彼女は何をしていいかわからず、家の中に閉じこもった。その日、彼女の歩いた歩数は10,000歩を超えたという。気が付くと自宅の2階と1階の往復を繰り返していたという。

我々の世代は、政治を含めて自分の主張を抑圧された世代だ。学生運動が盛んだった上の世代の陰にいて、政治への無関心が支配した世代。政治への不満や抑圧された感情は意識の下に押し込められていた。だから、政治に対する話題など、これっぽっちもしたことなどなかった。考えようとしても、なにも感情が浮かばない。それが戦争であれ、大震災であれだ。考えようとするとボーっとした霧が頭の中に立ち込める。何も考えられない。それをPTSD / 心的外傷後ストレス障害と切り捨てるのは簡単だ。

地球温暖化を考えると、原発は稼働させるを得ない。もちろん、それには万が一の場合には東京が、そして日本が壊滅するリスクを負う。それでも産業の成長を止めないためにはエネルギーが必要で、現状では火力発電に頼るしかない。真綿で自分の首を絞めるか、日本の壊滅を先延ばしにするのか。なんも考えん、ぼーっとしたうちのまま死にたかった。

Fukushima: A Nuclear Story - Official International Trailer - English HD