16 november 1998		on quitting what makes the energizer bunny keep going.
Running news: Ran 4.1 miles in 40 minutes yesterday. I kept at the heart rate of 160, like Rob advised, and the run went much better than many other recent runs. And I get the advantage of thinking I'm going slowly and easily. No running today.		Double whammy today: both Kim Rollins and Sandra Mizumoto Posey have quit their journals. Kim has a long explanation on the Sugar & Preserve page (actually, it's a mirror of Kim's original page, which has disappeared). Sandra was more circumspect--just a short note, then she and her entire site were gone. I had a very long entry written here. I've decided not to post it--it's long and self-indulgent and probably doesn't get my point across anyhow. It's about quitting and why people quit and why I totally understand why they did. I don't have any more information about Kim's or Sandra's situations than you do, other than I know what a price keeping a journal can exact. I am reminded of Rule Number One for the well-informed journal reader. You don't get to know how it turns out. I'm bummed I can't even send Kim or Sandra a note. But maybe they don't want my notes. My wanting to get in touch is selfish--either to show that I'm really a caring individual, or to find out what happened, or both. So all I'll say is: Thanks for writing your journal, Kim. Thanks for writing your journal, Sandra. You're both good writers; keep writing somewhere. My review of Meet Joe Black on the Well: The audience liked the movie a lot more than I did -- I thought it was slow... almost... interminable... with lots... of... soft focus... of... Brad... and... every... conversation... takes 3... times... as long... as it... should. You get the idea. Hopkins is very good. The supporting cast is very good. The screenwriters, however, should have been encouraged to cut their darlings (which you can spot because they show up 2 or more times). The director should be taken out and reminded that the audience may not always be as in love with the shot as he was.
		Copyright 1998 Diane Patterson Send comments and questions to diane@spies.com