Coffee Table Declarations
Thursday, May 22, 2003
I took the day off yesterday and went to see the new Matrix movie. My general impressions are that this one was a means by which to get to the third movie. It hit the ground running as far as having no recap of the story whatsoever, and personally, it's been a long time since I saw the first one. I would recommend to anyone planning on seeing it, that you rent the first one and watch that beforehand, just so you're up to date on what's going on. It took me most of the first half of the film just to get everything fresh in my mind. Not only that, but I'm sure that there were a lot of little things here and there that I didn't quite get as effectively as if I had remembered all the details. The symbolism was great though and I just love movies that make me dig for deeper meaning. The Matrix raises a lot of questions and can really make you think. I guess the freakiest and most important aspect of the Matrix is that it makes you question the nature of reality. I'm going to delve into this deeper in another entry but I think I need to formulate my thoughts first.
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And speaking of freaky, last night, I was sleeping soundly, when I was awoken suddenly at 3am by the phone ringing. I jumped up to check the caller ID with my heart pounding since I was alone in the apartment and had no reason to expect a call at that hour. It turned out to be a number belonging to someone who I think is a friend of my roommate so I didn't answer. The caller did not leave a message and I drifted back to sleep. Ten minutes later I was startled again by the phone. This time I didn't even get up but I was getting angry. Again no message. Again I dozed off. Again another ten minutes went by and the phone rang. By this point I was really angry but too sleepy to pick up the phone and tell the person off. I took the phone off the hook and slept peacefully the rest of the night.
However, this middle-of-the-night disturbance has been on my mind all day. Why did this person call repeatedly and why didn't they leave a message? Was there some immediate urgency or were they just being drunk and stupid? Have you ever had a bad dream that you wake up from but then carry it around with you all day as if it's haunting you? That's how I feel. Someone for whatever reason, was obviously desperate to get through. At least I didn't hear a knock at the door or footsteps on the stairs (I don't have stairs in my apartment). Then I would've really felt like I was trapped in a horror movie.
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And speaking of freaky, last night, I was sleeping soundly, when I was awoken suddenly at 3am by the phone ringing. I jumped up to check the caller ID with my heart pounding since I was alone in the apartment and had no reason to expect a call at that hour. It turned out to be a number belonging to someone who I think is a friend of my roommate so I didn't answer. The caller did not leave a message and I drifted back to sleep. Ten minutes later I was startled again by the phone. This time I didn't even get up but I was getting angry. Again no message. Again I dozed off. Again another ten minutes went by and the phone rang. By this point I was really angry but too sleepy to pick up the phone and tell the person off. I took the phone off the hook and slept peacefully the rest of the night.
However, this middle-of-the-night disturbance has been on my mind all day. Why did this person call repeatedly and why didn't they leave a message? Was there some immediate urgency or were they just being drunk and stupid? Have you ever had a bad dream that you wake up from but then carry it around with you all day as if it's haunting you? That's how I feel. Someone for whatever reason, was obviously desperate to get through. At least I didn't hear a knock at the door or footsteps on the stairs (I don't have stairs in my apartment). Then I would've really felt like I was trapped in a horror movie.
