Grandpa passed away

My grandpa who turned 94 May 16th passed away yesterday. I knew that he was not doing well, and that he only had about a week left. I called my mum (my Saturday) and she stated Hospice thought Monday would be my grandfather's last day. He ended up passing away around 4:30pm Saturday evening, Pacific Standard Time. My mum was with him, and she kept holding his hand and letting him know that it was "okay" for him to go.

I know grandpa is at a better place now, but that doesn't take away from him not being there. It's hard to believe he's gone. Gone means no more, the reality of it hasn't quite hit. It's final, and there's nothing that can be done to bring him back. My grandpa lived a great life, and he's an amazing person. I just wish I had the chance to say goodbye.

I got an email from my sister last night, and ended up ringing my mum. I know that it was 4:30 in the morning, but I gathered mum wouldn't have gotten much sleep. She's going through a rough time right now, and I feel so bad that I can't be there. The longer we talked on the phone, the more mum became sad. By the end of the conversation, I could hardly understand her she was crying so hard.

Right now I'm pretty sad. I had a shit of a day at work, and I just feel like crap. So please, if you've sent me emails and messages, don't think I've forgotten about you. I'll definitely try to get to your emails and messages in the next few days.

Da Vinci Code

If you haven't seen The Da Vinci Code, I sooo recommend it. I went and saw it last night with my partner, and sister in laws. Everyone but my partner thoroughly enjoyed the movie. I think maybe because my partner hadn't read the book, she was a bit lost, and actually fell asleep for a short period of time.

I read the book about 3 years ago, and I had forgotten a lot of stuff. But even so, I found the movie really enjoyable. I personally thought it was excellent. Even though the book is fiction, the ideas and the thought process that went into the whole plot, was amazing. It's a pretty intense movie. There is a bit of self-inflicting violence, and I think that also took my partner by surprise. Even though the movie was pretty intense at times, Ian McKellen had some pretty good one liners.

I was raised Catholic, and even though I don't practice the religion, I still have my beliefs. And to think the faith as we know it, could very well be a farce, I don't think that'd go down well with the die hard believers. I can definitely understand how the Catholics were in an uproar, but at the same time, there were giving the movie plenty of publicity. But even if you're not Catholic or believe on the supreme being many people believe it...it still made you think and wonder. And I think movies that provide thought provoking ideas, that's when you know it's a good movie. I enjoy movies that, when you leave the theater, it keeps you wondering.

I'd be interested in finding out if others have seen the movie, and if so, what their views and opinions of the movie were.