Free Will or Destiny?

I was thinking a lot about the Matrix today, and the themes that it explores. One of the most obvious ones is the balance between free will and destiny. To me, free will is a pragmatic idea, and destiny is a romantic one. And you can define them by two different...

Uncle Cecil

My Uncle Cecil in Ottawa passed away last night. 🙁 He was just a few days short of his 98th birthday. He had been feeling really good lately, but just went to bed last night and never woke up. We’ve all gotta go some day, and I guess that’s a nice way to...

My notes: TheatreSports/Counterpoint

What an awful show. I mean, it was not funny, it was not good improv, it was not anything. I apologize to all of improv for that debacle. There were laughs from the audience, but I think that’s because they felt obligated to laugh, and not because anything was...

Matrix: Revolutions

Hesi and I went to see Matrix: Revolutions last night. What can I say? :eyepopping: Of course, it had the usual regimen of insane action scenes, mindbending pseudo-intellectual philosophy, orgasmic special effects, and copious bad acting on the part of Keanu. The...

TheatreSports/Counterpoint Show Tonight

Tonight I’m performing at the Staircase Theatre in the TheatreSports/Counterpoint show. It should be fun. I’m playing with my Affirmative Action teammates Max and Mart. Unfortunately Colette can’t play with us tonight because she’s doing...