What's Going On?

Sometimes, I have no idea what the hell is going on in the world. It just happens. I lose touch. Civilization keeps going. It doesn't miss me. I feel left out. Yet I don't feel like catching up.

Maybe I'm tired and sick. The sick is clouding my mind, and the tired is blocking the keyboard, defending any impending offensive. That is why I attack now!

I work nights and days, and in between the work, I sleep to catch up. I leave clothes to pile, dishes to soak, refrigerator to empty, emails to check, phones to answer, and wife to be alone. Now the sickness punches drain holes in my face, and I snort and I sneeze and I hock. My shoulders need kneading, my muscles need flexing, my gut needs shrinking, and I don't drink the milk or juice. There is no milk or juice. I am guilted by my childhood filled with milk or juice and I want to drink them. Instead I order three types of pasta at a corporate buffet line. Much better choice.

At least I flaked on grated calcium in the form of parmesan. There's my intake for the week. Oh, and I had two McDonald's cheeseburgers last night, each with a healthy portion of non-American cheese slices. Does fried chicken have calcium? Maybe I'll gnaw on the bones. Dead things are good for me.

I do watch movies. Based on my readings, I've been breaking down the acts. Around 25-30 minutes in, an event will turn Act 1 into Act 2. Then, 85-90 minutes in, another event will turn Act 2 into Act 3, later to be resolved in 25-30 more minutes. I'm trying to spot the act changes. And I'm analyzing the first 10 minutes of every film I've watched, attempting to see if the screenplay reveals the point of the movie in those 10, because consciously or subconciously, we make a decision on whether or not we like a movie in the first 10 minutes. That's what Syd Field says, anyway, in Screenplay.

Now I'm reading How Soccer Explains the World by Franklin Foer. Interesting read and history lesson on the world's game.

Now I leave Corporationia and have a date with my wife. Filipino food and a movie. Probably The Departed.

Weekends are so necessary when traveling to Corporationia.