Well that title didn’t provide me any challenge.

Dylan and I went to see Adam on Wednesday. It was a free screening hosted by Fox, which we drove to Baltimore to attend. I will try to keep this as spoiler-free as possible for those who don’t wish to be spoiled.

Why did I suggest we drive four hours for a free movie? Well, because we had been fighting, and part of our making-up was my agreeing to invite them places. This involved a grand gesture. Have I mentioned I hate driving?

The drive up was very nice. We went right after therapy, which was very theraputic (as it ought to be). I prefer to drive on backroads (it’s always less stressful, going more slowly) and we went through a number of adorable little towns. We had to cancel our stop for bubble tea due to traffic on the beltway, which couldn’t be helped, and we go to the theatre right on time.

For the sake of spoilers, all I’ll say about the movie is that I felt it was a good, non-patronizing portrayal of Asperger’s and that all of the actors were quite good–a bit of a surprise with Rose Byrne. The script helped quite a lot here, as did the careful directing and editing. I would strongly reccomend it to anyone who gets the chance to see this movie (especially for free).

The drive home was long, and sleepy. I had the same visual phenomena (seizures?) off and on the whole way home, which was a little worrying, but not enough to make me stop driving. I’m nearly done with Lamplighter thanks to this 4 hour stretch of Dylan falling asleep, so that was pleasant.

It was a good trip.