Yesterday was action packed, as usual. To begin with we had the second day of testing at my school, and the results were a lot better then Wednesday’s exam results, so I was pleased.
After work I met with U-rim to go and see the movie “Before Sunset.” This movie starred Ethan Hawke and Julie Delphy, and was the sequel to the early 90s flick “Before Sunrise,” (a movie that I fell asleep while watching some years back). Anyhow on to the flick. So U-rim likes herself the look of some mid-90s era Ethan Hawke. Her idealization of Mr. Hawke was shattered when his herion addicted skeltor-esque old man visage appeared on the screen (”Oh my god…he looks old!”), but other than that she seemed to enjoy the movie.
I on the other hand was not so keen on it. For an hour and a half we were treated to a voyeuristic look at two people. They walked and talked about everything or nothing for an hour and a half, and we in the audience listened to them. It was no different than going to a park and listening to random conversations there…well it was slightly different, in that the viewer was even further removed for the scene. In the park, at least you were really there, in the same place as the people you were spying on. In this movie on the other hand, you were sitting in a theater while Ethan Hawke Skeletor King talked with Julie Delphy.
I for one would have liked to have a conversation than listen to people I don’t care about have a conversation about sex and spirituality and happiness other “deep” topics. But U-rim liked it, so it doesn’t really matter what I thought of it. Since she was happy, I was happy.
Oh and speaking of “deep” subject matter, some Jehova’s Witnesses came to my door yesterday, I told them (in Korean) I didn’t believe in God…because I was a Buddhist. Which instead of making them try to convert me, caused them to start asking me questions about how I became Buddhist and how long I had been studying in Korea and such. After I answered they thanked me and just left.
Anyhow today I don’t have to teach, but I have to meet some parents and tell them how poorly behaved, or awesome their kids are.
WOOHOO!
