Saturday, December 7, 2013
Weight training: door pullups. Breakfast: one egg on english muffin with mixed cheeses. Nap. Walked in the neighborhood with Ian. Among other things, we talked about work, Ruby, programming, CCSF, roommates, housing, polished chrome cars, and texting while skateboarding. He left to do other things. I went to Walgreen's for some things we needed. Midafternoon meal at King of Thai Noodle: wonton soup with egg noodles, hot tea. Nap. Dinner at home with Patrick: delivery from Chabaa Thai Cuisine. Watched Knowing (2009) on Netflix DVD with Patrick. I thought this film was rather messy in its storyline. This film is not a comedy, and at times I was laughing at it because the plot had holes and coincidences I couldn't overlook (why no times of day?, how did she find him again?, how does he know how to use a payphone? why are are all the death numbers exactly correct when it is far more likely that there should be some slight differences?) and was at times very silly (the "science," the way the police tipoff was handled, the mysterious men, the rocks, the musuem meeting, exactly the right animations on his work computer to explain the plot, the paint-stripping, the kids seem to take the ending in stride—were they brainwashed?, the paint-stripping!). I did not appreciate the heterocentric (or passively homophobic) and religious undertones. In the end, it didn't make sense why the mysterious men did what they did over decades. If that part had made sense, I might have forgiven the rest of it not making sense. I do not recommend it.