To Be Takei

We walked to the Hollywood Theater this evening, this time to see To Be Takei: A Star's Trek for Life, Liberty, and Love. George Takei played Mr. Sulu in the original Star Trek television series and the Star Trek movies, and that is pretty much all I knew about him before seeing the film.

It's a documentary that illuminates his experiences as a child in Japanese-American internment camps during WWII and his struggles with understanding and dealing with his gay identity personally and professionally. Takei transmutes the pain of these experiences into a fierce pride and activism in campaigning for an apology and redress from the government for survivors of the internment program and for marriage equality. The movie manages to be intense, touching, jarring, and comic by turns. Takei and his husband, Brad, seem to lay themselves bare for the screen.

Earlier today we drove over to our rig to pick up a few things. We were hoping to talk to Jeff, but he was on a trip to the coast to deliver an RV, so we don't know much about progress. We did talk with Jason, one of the workers, who described at least some of the brakes as missing an essential pin to stabilize the shoes. I really didn't understand the details. I guess we'll see what happens next.

Terri walked to a couple of local fabric stores while we were out. Anara went to a dental appointment, but found that she needed a parent to sign forms, so that will have to be rescheduled. She spent several hours with her friend, Sierra, who will also be attending Kumoricon.