A fine day, an outstanding movie
Walking to farmers' market, stopping to greet Holly and Allison, getting our beards covered in old-fashioned snow, a yummy gluten-free brownie and tea at market, home again, deciding to stay in for the afternoon, deeply satisfying sex, cutting into the cheesecake I made with fromage frais and honey, giving Danny his birthday present, sipping a glass of port, a game of Catan, then spinach squares and fresh chorizo sausage with red wine for dinner, walking back downtown for a movie, the glitter of ice under streetlights, the smell of still winter air, a glass of Dalwhinnie while we waited. It was already one of the best days of the year.
Then the movie, Never Let Me Go, one of the most beautiful and devastating I've seen, quiet but intense, well cast. It's set in a dystopian society.
The final two lines of narrative deeply touched how I feel about life: do any of us really understand what we have lived through? and has it been too brief? Ultimately we must live what we are given.
After time has settled this wave of emotions, I expect the film will fall within my top 10 favourites. See it if you can.