Why a TV dinner can be such a nice experience I'm not sure. I went to the movies and saw "The Illusionist". What a nice movie. I suppose it was predictable in its way, but I didn't mind. The ambiance was engaging and I was taken with the whole sepiatoned look of the film. The edges of the screen were fuzzy as if it were an ancient film shown through a projector with edges missing.
TV dinner you ask? After the movie I went to the market and bought two hungryman dinners for Dad and I. He was taping the Amazing Race when I arrived. I thought it was on at 8. It was on at 7 on another channel and he was already taping it. I heated up the meal and stuck it on a tv tray in front of him. He gave a little protest but proceded to eat it all. He even liked the brownie included in the thing. It was very gratifying to present him with dinner and have him not only eat it, but, enjoy it.
The movie? Ed Norton and Paul Giamatti were splendid in this period piece. I was pleasently surprised by the pace of the story, it never lagged. I can't say anything without spoiling it. Its about an illusionist, would it make sense to say much?
Suffice it to say, it was a pleasure, but not nearly as satisfying as knowing Dad ate and was satisfied. Life's pleasures.
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