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Resistance training class was huge today--several new people and lots of regulars! I was a bit wobbly but got through the regimen OK. Had a green tea latte afterward though--needed an energy boost. Still fell asleep for a bit after returning home. Weather today was spectacular and much warmer than recently. Take the heater off the meter!

Dreamed last night but details are fuzzy now. Something to do with family and such.

Watched a German film this evening--The Wave. It's a remake of an 1981 film and based on an actual event that took place here in PA at the local high school. The story revolves around a teacher who proposes that the students take part in an experiment/exploration that explains what totalitarianism is and how it works. The current film is set in Germany (not California) and is updated to deal with the Internet, mobile phones, and other elements of technology--although these things are only slightly referenced (this film was released in 2008). It was shot on a budget of about 5MM euros and grossed around $30MM. It's a sonically loud film with heavy metal music and lots of audio chaos. All of the action takes place, supposedly, over the period of a week. For that reason alone, the film feels compressed and claustrophobic. It's difficult to reconcile the huge shift in students' attitudes over such a short time span--but that's what did happen in the original event to some degree.

Weak ends (week ends)--no more trends--lots of mends--where is its ends--where, my friends?