Pffft..

I took the LW out on a date last night. It will probably be our last date as a childless couple. We rushed off to one of the local Chipotle shops for a bite to eat and then on to see One: The Movie. I like going to local restaurants, but lately the Losbetos down the street has been getting so stingy with their ingredients, the burritos come out looking more like a rolled tacos. We made it to The Loft in time to get popcorn and be accosted by the groovy brothers handing out pamphlets about some psychic metaphysical stuff and One: The Conference. After seeing the movie, the conference seems like a way to cleanse your spirit and your wallet of $200 or more. The film is, after all, the project of a lawyer.

After being asked various things by the MC from, "say hi to your neighbor" to "what are the best qualities of being human?", we finally got to sit back and watch the movie. It was billed as a review of life's big questions by lots of different, and interesting people. It turned out to be a wandering home movie that went way too far into discussion of the idea of the movie, how it was made, more behind-the-scenes junk, and brief potshots at atheists. It seemed as though, just when the people being interviewed were about to expand on the ideas discussed in their brief snippets, the editor would cut to the cheesy little "journey" sub-plot. Some of the people interviewed were more than just "interesting". Ram Dass, Mantak Chia, Barbara Marx Hubbard, and "Dragonfly could have easily been edited out, but seemed to have been left in for comic relief. It would however, have taken two or more hiballs of bourbon, to make them even remotely funny. The remainder of the gang had some interesting things to say, but it seemed as though Chris Wallace, the street kid was right up there with them. Maybe he should get in on the game of selling tapes, books, and videos to help people find their inner punk while separating them from a few dollars. He's the only person in the list of "great leaders" not in that particular game yet.

Maybe I could become a great spiritual leader and charge for enlightenment. I might just get my $20 back.