Saturday, May 17, 2003

The Matrix Reloaded I have been going to science fiction movies since the 50's. Probably the first one I saw was "The Forbidden Planet". It should be done again by the Warshowski Brothers. I have read Asimov, Heinlein, Dick and a hundred others. The Matrix Reloaded, Seattle Cinerama Theater, was a marvel of cinemetography. Pushing the boundaries of filmmaking and showing others that there are no boundaries. The film looked like a computer screen, not much makeup on the actors (pores and all), great Bacchanal scene, monster truck wreck, as a smith I kind of have to chear for agent smith, and an audience completely taken with the film. Chearing for the hero, loving the action, waiting for an hour and more to get in the theater, sold out for all performances thrugh Sunday night. We saw the 10:15 Saturday morning performance and arrived at 9:30 at "will call" to pick up our tickets, halfway down the block to get in line with everyone else, people from 8 to 60 (me) years old. We saw the Matrix at the opening of the Seattle Cinerama on the theater's grand opening night. Lynnette's company was prime contractor on the project. Free tickets were nice. But, alas, that company is suffering in the economy and she has to find a new job after ten years of service. 8:02:25 PM

Air Quality Aloft  "Gasp" We visited France for Christmas in 2001 and immediately upon our return we both came down with the cold of the century. Not just a nose and chest cold but one that kept us home from work for a solid week. We recovered after about a month of off and on post cold exhaustion. Lynnette went to Florida to visit her sister in May, you guessed it, she came off the plane, walked in the door and the next day the symptoms of a cold started. Three days off work and three weeks to recover her energy again. One of my co-workers just got back from Hawaii, two days later he calls in sick with a wicked cold. He  is out for two days and the weekend. Nice of him to give the cold to two or three others. How many others have has this result from crappy air in planes? Another co-worker is on a honeymoon in the Bahamas, they flew to the East Coast. I'll write about thier health when they return. Now here is the kicker, we evaluated the situation and made preperations for Lynnette to fly to and from Florida with 3 bottles of water, anti-bacterial wipes, and benedril for sleep. No germs, no dehydration and plenty of rest. Still she got the cold bug. The next step will be masks, neo sporin anit-bacterial salve in the nose and plenty of potasium to keep from getting leg cramps in the cattle section of the aircraft. Maybe even a bottle of extra oxygen if allowed. Ha!! 7:47:59 PM

We're going to see Matrix this morning. 8:11:39 AM