Movie Night

"Into the Wild" runs in parallel with David's venison chili. Que, the English Pointer paces, circles, the groans into his spot on the rug. He is thirteen and makes a welcoming substitute for my own thirteen year old Isaac who I miss. Tony, a mass of a cat forms his own dimensional rug. 

The ending of the movie hits hard in particular the protagonist's final written statement, "happiness is only real when shared." Then he dies. A conclusion long in coming for him, perhaps intensifying its truth. Search, seeking meaning in our personal journeys, all themes mapped onto every life. This character simply required more extreme more contrast.