i used to be funny movie

 in the afternoon i watched the movie 'i used to be funny' on bluray. i decided to go back to the beginning, even though i had seen part of it a few days earlier in order to test out the player that i had just acquired. in many ways this was beneficial, as i noticed some things the second time that i didn't the first time. the main character, a stand-up comic in toronto, mopes around for most of the movie. this was why i liked her roommates, who are also comics, more. as a comic, i liked the parts about stand-up comedy, except there didn't seem to be much of it. a big part of the story was the missing teenager, and the main character once was her nanny. i agreed with what the reviewer said in the new york times, the article i printed to remind me that i wanted to order it if it ever was on disc. she said that the movie took too long to get to why she had PTSD. it was only hinted at for a while, and i did catch on to some of the hints. this was why she moped around and would refuse to take the stage and perform, even when announced by her friend and roommate. there were many things about stand-up comedy that this movie got right. one of these is the jealousy when a peer gets a big performing opportunity. there are four other movies i had seen about stand-up since i started performing, and those four seemed to have more scenes depicting stand-up. that being said, one thing i liked about this movie was how ruth buzzi was name-checked. this did prompt me to look up the name, found out it was somebody on 'laugh-in'. i like anything that refers to comics of yester-year, as it helps me with understanding more about the history of the craft. i got some things done before i put in the movie. before midday it was copying notes on pages i had printed, it was ideas of things to order online. i like being able to consolidate things and i get a fresh look at what i wrote down. except i will wait to order more until more of these orders arrive. but it sounds like some should be arriving soon, and i can see what i can pick up the next day as it is a day off. then at midday the bears-vikings game was on, bears lost in overtime. 'the simpsons' was a good one, doing three stories. one had a 1950s theme, then robot clones, but the one i liked the most was the 'fahrenheit 451' parody that name-checked 'big bang theory'. then i went on a long walk around the neighborhood, where i found 1 dollar 9 cents. when i got back i tried to call my dad, we spoke of upcoming holiday plans, but his battery died after 15 minutes so the call was cut short.