PU-239

Aaron's says this post should be called "Learned My Lesson" I went out for a run in the woods this morning, tripped and now have a very swollen twisted ankle. I had so many plans for today and now I'm barely able to hobble from the couch to the bed. Big thanks to Sarah H for helping me get back to my apartment. She found me a stick to use as a crutch so I didn't have to crawl and escorted me the long cold way back.

But I won't call the post "Learned My Lesson" because I haven't. I sprain my ankle every year running in the winter woods (slippery leaves, slick mud and stiff muscles all contribute to my downfall) BUT it's still so worth it. I much rather enjoy the freedom and scenery of the woods than suck car exhaust by running by the road or always run in endless circles on the track.

Anyway, I'm wasting my day away on the couch. I read a while then turned the tv on and watched the movie PU-239. I haven't seen a film so powerful in a long time. The movie tells the story of Timofey Berezin, a Russian worker who receives a lethal dose of radiation when he prevents a disaster at a deteriorating nuclear facility. The authorities at the facility make him the scapegoat for the very disaster he prevents, abandoning him to his eminent death. Knowing that his wife and young son face starvation without him he decides to steal a small amount of weapons grade plutonium in hopes of selling it in the Moscow underground. It's a testament of a parent's love in the darkest places and times. The movie made it much easier for me to stay in one place.

A Warning: The movie is not rated, HBO made it, but it is for mature audiences.