Born dead

Matt Damon does a mediocre job as Jason Bourne (I've only seen the 1st in the series). He's way too serious and stiff. There are only two moderately funny lines in the movie. One, when Marie says not to forget her, Bourne says, "How could I? You're the only person I know." And then at the end, when he comes to see her again, he asks to rent a scooter and she asks, "Do you have ID?"

Just goes to show that a brilliant plot can make for a flat movie if the characters are 1-D. It's still a good idea; maybe I should read the book.

Speaking of books, I'm on the homestretch of Russo's Straight Man, and I'm finding it rather disturbing. Hank, the narrator, has half a dozen crushes, on practically every woman in the book. Despite being married to a super wife. I find that to be a frightening prospect. Could I turn out that way? Will I be leering after other women after I've tied the knot? I'm sure I'll always look, but will I be pulled with desire? I wonder if you can get to the point where adultery is like seconds on dessert: something that you know in theory would taste good temporarily but would have a net negative impact on utility. So you don't really crave a second helping for dessert. Can you grow out of the craving for other women?

I think the reason Feynman was such a philanderer is that he fell in love hard once early in his life, and lost that one (she died of TB). After that, love would never be as deep, so he had plenty of affairs (he married and had kids). I hope I don't turn out like that.