"The Tracey Fragments" is odd but totally me

Newspapers get all sorts of free books, CDs, movies, etc. from production companies who want us to review/promote their products. Every once in a while, the newspaper I work for lets us take home these items. They do free "book grabs" during which we get to keep things for free, but they save all the best stuff for little fundraising events to get money for newsroom programs.

Last week they did a DVD sale, during which I bought "The Tracey Fragments" for 50 cents. I had never heard of the movie, even though it stars Ellen Page and came out in 2007. I saw it sitting on the table, and the photo of Ellen with fragments missing and the words "Something's missing" caught my eye. I went ahead and bought it without knowing anything about it.

Then I started watching it and it creeped me out slightly. Ellen's character is believed to have borderline personality disorder. How odd is it that I'd randomly pick up a movie that winds up with a character who shares my disorder? The movie is sort of trippy. It's told through fragments of the story... some real, some fantasy. It's an odd way to tell a story. It's a little hard to follow, but in the end, it's a good movie for someone who does feel fragmented herself. I saw myself in Tracey's struggles and delusions.

I now know it's based on a book, which I plan to read whenever I can find it.

My three favorite quotes from the movie are:

"I kinda like to ride a different bus every night depending on my mood. Like, if I'm depressed, I enjoy being around other depressed people. And happy people, they frickin depress me! You know?"

"I am so happy. I have an amazing life. Now I'm gonna scratch my eyes out. What, you think I'm funny? I'm an emergency. It's not my fault, all right? It's not. My DNA is fucked, okay? You can ask Dr. Heker. She's my psychiatrist. I don't know, I heard her say the problem's, like, congential or something? I don't know, I think she was on the phone. I'd also like to thank my parents. And God. And my boyfriend. Especially my boyfriend. When we were together everything was so friggin' clear that you could hear a glass tinging a fork in Mozambique. Now my head could explode, and I wouldn't even notice"

"I have this condition. It makes me want to kill and fuck all the time. But lucky for us it's intermission."