There is a moment in the surf when one wave is still receding and the next is starting to advance. It’s an odd moment, because it seems quiet, and yet there is a lot of power and chaos around it.
That is today. I am reflecting in the back of my mind on what is happening, and it is as if coming out of Thanksgiving nothing is happening; yet everything is happening.
I put Primer in again last night. It seems to be taking too long to analyze, but I shut it off before it ended–or rather, I walked out of the room and turned my attention to things that did not require my attention so that I could think about it. In essence, I realized a critical point I had not yet resolved. I have now started writing the web page, although I’m going to have to do a lot more thinking and at least some more viewing before I have a complete page.
I also gave Baxter a call, and Collision is tentatively practicing tomorrow afternoon. He’s going to see whether he can get hold of Brittany and/or Kevin, but we’re planning to work together whether or not that happens.
I’ve got church tonight, but things are moving along.
–M. J. Young
November 28th, 2007 at 1:22 pm
Have you figured out Primer yet? I’d like to hear your thoughts on it. I’ve watched it three times now. At first I understood the 36 hour day phenomenon and got lost towards the end, but after a few deep thought sessions, it started to come together and congeal — thankfully!
November 28th, 2007 at 7:20 pm
I’ve made substantial headway on it (Primer), and started writing my analysis. In the end it fails, probably under any theory of time and definitely under the Replacement Theory and the Fixed Time Theory (jury’s still out on the Divergent/Parallel Dimensions theory, but it hit some rocky spots). I’ve got to watch it again, though; I still haven’t wrapped my head around the whole thing about the shotgun at the party.
–M. J. Young