It seems I'm inclined to wake up around 5am now, as it's been happening frequently enough that I'm noticing it. I typically fall back asleep but this am my mind was racing so I ran with it. I started thinking about 2021, financials, mortgage, relief plans, interest rates and more. So I set some wheels in motion to look at what changes might be made in January to adjust for any number of scenarios. I was too awake to really be as 'in the zone' for meditating although I did attempt it. Lauren and I ran out and got groceries and the rest of the day was pretty work centric. Jen, Lauren and I made dinner, working with and around and sometimes over each other in parallel in the kitchen for about an hour. It was fun, the meal was awesome as always. I was in a good mood throughout the day including a few moments that could have been triggers for frustration that I didn't get wrapped up in and that felt like success. I had "Jo Jo Rabbit" on while working and it's still a film I envy the creation of. The butterfly scene is an example of cinematic brilliance, with a range of emotions that gets stronger every viewing. There's a lot that went into that, including the very subtle aspects of buildings with windows appearing as eyes looking down into the square and the gallows. It's subtle but clearly intentional. Impressive. I'd be so proud to envision and author something so broad in scope and creativity and emotion. I'm rethinking my designation of this as the 2nd best film of 2020. I may have let the scope and cinematic innovations of 1917 sway me away from the humanity captured in Jo Jo's many characters, as well as the laugh-out-loud humor too. I ran w/Lauren to Costco after dinner to stock up on some whiskey's they don't often stock, in order to have it on and for some upcoming gifts and events. I've not done any reading and I'm toying with the next book being political or diving into the Charles Kaufman book instead, simply to get lost in something abstract for a welcome change. Pretty sure that's the direction I'll go. I love non-fiction, learning and being informed and inspired but CK is a pinnacle of inspiration for me and I think there's something fun awaiting me in 'Antkind'.
