Sara and I had a lovely weekend. On Friday I took Emma, Asa and a couple of Emma’s friends to ride the Euclid Corridor on opening day. There’s something really cool about riding a mass transit line on its first day in existence. I found the rapid transit bus quite pleasant and efficient. We were able to get downtown from Little Italy in about 20 minutes.

Friday evening Sara and I went to see Vivre Sa Vie at Cinematheque. I love Godard and the film is one of Sara’s favorites. I hadn’t seen it before but I thought it was brilliant. The cinematography is daring.  The opening scene is a dialogue between two characters in a cafe. Throughout the conversation you only see the backs of the characters. It builds suspense and tension. It also suggests the anonymity and ordinariness of their lives. The structure of the film is also great. Godard divided it into 12 scenes, each of which is proceeded by a title card. The title cards foreshadow what will happen in the scene. This device is reminiscent of a 19th century French novel. But then so is the plot of the movie.

After the movie we went to the B-Side to hear John Tejeda spin. John’s someone I’ve known for close to a decade and it was great to see/hear him again. His DJing has just gotten better over the years and the set he spun was multilayer and rich with textures. There were some subtle Midwest–Columbus, Cleveland and Detroit–references embedded in his track selection.

Yesterday my parents were in town. They took us too Jack’s Deli. As soon as Asa’s ready he and I are going to the Cleveland Art Museum. It’s my Sunday off.

All and all, the sort of weekend that reminds me that I live in a pretty great city.