Marrying Up

 Ok, I never said I was a genius.  Whenever the discussion with the wife drifts to intelligence, It is always assumed that I married up.  It takes me a longer time to figure things out where the wife seems to get things instantaneously.  She claims that the intelligence of the children are determined by the mother.  You can see where this is going.  I am unable to label any of the sons as mediocre in smarts.

I got into film making as something to keep me occupied during chemo therapy.  A friend was gracious to invite me to join him in the class.  He would drive me to chemo sessions and every week to our film class downtown.  I should add he has produced some great films.

I never thought of me being a storyteller.  I don't tell jokes, Im not a conversationalist, nor outgoing.  I hate sitting in theaters for long periods of time in the midst of strangers.  I don't see movies (yes, that means I am culturally ignorant) and have a disdain for actors who believe they are a gift of the gods for the ability to essentially lie for a living.

But then last night after my last post, it occurred to me, this blog was my way of telling stories in the short form.  This led to film making.  Their structure is the same, and are not preplanned.  They just occur.  When I create a film, they are short (thank goodness), and I admit the result of hours of research and film (interviews).  Yet when I sit down to the computer, I pretty much know how it all is going to fit.  I can remember sections of the interview from the numerous clips that I stitch together.

Now I'm not saying that I am a genius at film making (I'm not Kurasawa or Miyazaki).  Far from it.  I am an amateur student film maker with no plans to make a living out of this.  My films follow a familiar structure with an unintended message.  Yeah, I don't go in with a pre planned message in mind, but hopefully let the subject tell their story.  The film just happens.

Going back to intelligence in the marriage, her response is always "I married you".  Interpret that any way you want.