So, we ended up seeing something called What the #$*! Do We Know? at McMenamins Mission Theatre over in downtown Portland.

First, about the theatre. For the unitiated, this theatre is not just a movie house, it's a bar. They got standard movie chairs, they got tables, they got regular restuarant chairs. They got real food and they got beer. It's freaky. They're cheap, but not quite second-run when it comes to the movies. Closer to, uh...drag-ass, I guess.

Anyway, so What the #$*! Do We Know? is this weird ass film that talks a lot about quantum physics, perception of reality and all that jazz. All very Coast-to-Coast. In addition to that, though, there's a wrap-around movie (which sort of serves to illustrate the pseudo-scientific/philosophical points being made) that starts Marlee Matlin, a bunch of nobodies, and a scene with Armin Shimerman (yes, him). Anyway, it's all very interesting and even amusing at certain points. And while I was, overall, entertained, I did have a few beefs. These aren't really beefs with the film, they're just beefs I have with quantum theory and the people who get excited by it. I don't see any reason to go into detail about it, so I'll just say that there's a number of folks who make way too much out of something that has yet to actually produce anything I'm willing to identify as fruit. Yes, it's very cool. No, I don't really give a shit yet. Call me back when it results in a new piece of cool consumer technology, ok? Or at least notably facilitates our astronomical ambitions?

All right...I think it's probably time to watch my bootlegged Chinese copy of Cheaper by the Dozen.