Thankyou for Smoking

Went to the movies tonight. Was slightly strange to sit there on my own and just absorb it all, but it was nice to be able to go and think through things without too many pressures.

It was interesting considering what people do to pay their mortgage and what people justify in the name of choice and freedom.

Of course the movie showed the moral dilemmas held as you think through lots of ethical issues, but what perhaps struck me most was how driven he was by his career to the exclusion of everything else.

I don't want to be that caught up in work, but it can be easy to get that way. Sometimes the work you do can be exciting. The challenges of it all may make you get a buzz out of what you do each day.

I guess this was a good option for a metrogaine win celebration. But at the same time the whole experience tonight almost serves as a parable of the way life has developed since Anzac Day.

For some reason I get most satisfaction out of stretching myself all the time, and coming out better for it; but at the same time, it is hard to appreciate the results without a group situation, and a group to celebrate with.