herzog and sofas

what a beautiful amazingly normal and bizarre day. nothing to eventful just a smattering of living and working in our great and insular environment.

i saw the beautiful new film by werner herzog Encounters at the End of the Earth. shot entirely in Antarctica as well as some archival footage use. as with most herzog films i was blown away by the beauty and deep emotional connection that herzog forges with his subject matter. since Encounters is essentially about the raw natural earth i.e. ice, magma, wildlife and the dreams and aspirations of the scientist and support communities at the research facility, the film takes on a kind of worshipful tone. an almost ethereal element permeates the extended underwater shots.

i am blown away that herzog in spite of again and again using his voiceover and narration during his films, manages to maintain insightful and frankly genius views of his candid subjects. i basically am enthralled with his work and can just never get enough every time i see another one.

thank you werner.

also i think that the age old courtesy of helping someone move something if you are able to provide that service is awesome, even though it gets really old sometimes and i have moved so many peoples shit over the years, today i moved a sofa for someone and it really did warm my heart to be able to help, for whatever reason.