Wednesday, May 21, 2003

God Damn the Weather!

It's been oppressively hot here and it's unbearable. The average temperature now is about, what, 35C. Everything just slows down, or shuts down on account of the heat. I read somewhere that for the human brain to function properly, the surrounding temperature has to be about 27C. That would explain why my brains are fried and I'm existing almost like a zombie. To make matters worse, the block next to mine is currently undergoing massive renovation and the goddamn blasts wake me up without fail at about 9 in the morning. I know that's not very early but considering that I sleep at about 3 or 4 every night, it just kills me.

To escape the heat today, I went downtown to watch Matrix Reloaded for a second time. Admittedly the decision was last-minute and fueled by an almost desperate need to get out of the mid-afternoon sun. But the movie actually made more sense the second time round. I wouldnt go so far as to claim that the movie is an intellectual one but it certainly provides the springboard to think about loads of stuff. It's amazing to see that there are lots of sites popping up discussing the movie. The most noteworthy of which are Matrix Essays and Matrix Theories. They are really well-written and thought-provoking. Check them out.

posted by Sharon K at 11:46 am