One From the Road

I'm writing late tonight from Princeton, NJ, where I had "dinner and an movie" with a small group of Princetonians. I didn't know before today that Princeton University consists of a small group of "colleges" that provide students with a sense of a smaller school within the larger Princeton collective. It's somewhat modeled after the college structure at British universities.

I was invited to talk and share stories about Paper Clips at Forbes College of Princeton University. I was invited by Patrick Caddeau who is the Forbes College Director of Studies. He also happens to be a scholar of Japanese film and literature in general and The Tale of Genji in particular. I will soon complete his new book that examines the work of a 19th Century Japanese scholar who wrote a uniquely interesting analysis of the Genji. In fact I initially contacted him regarding my Genji film and then when he found out about Paper Clips he invited me to make a presentation here. We had a stimulating conversation about Genji before the dinner meeting and screening of my film. It was a small but appreciative gathering, and now I sit collecting my thoughts at the Holiday Inn where they've put me up for the night.