After my morning swim, I had lunch today at East Kilbride shopping centre with Fiona; it has been too long since I saw her and it was great to catch up. It’s also a long time since I’ve been at that shopping centre, so we had a pleasant wander together around Debenhams. Later I went to the cinema with Catherine and Jan to see Lady Bird. I enjoyed it. It’s about a girl’s last year at home before she goes to college. It’s atmosphere and episodic style reminded me a wee bit of the film Boyhood, although Lady Bird only chronicles one year. What lifts it from “good” to “very good” is the tremendous acting from Saoirse Ronan and Laurie Metcalf as the volatile daughter and mother. The supporting actors are very good too, especially Tracy Letts as the understated father. One of my favourite quotes is when Lady Bird says to her father “Did you know that Alanis Morisette wrote this song in only ten minutes?” And he replies, with a wry look, “I believe it!” It’s the kind of thing that my Dad would have said!
When I was on my way to bed, I noticed that it was raining and opened the back door to see how hard it was coming down. Floof took the opportunity to dash outside - she sometimes forgets that she is now allowed outside and doesn’t have to try to escape any more! But when she found herself being rained on, she deftly ran back inside immediately! This is a big difference from Tom, who has still not worked out that rain makes him wet, and who regularly comes inside soaking wet!
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