i'm not going to pretend, but i didn't like the movie. it ran longer than it should've. i thought the movie could've ended as soon as the precogs' prediction about tom cruise came true. and all those product placements? i felt dirty afterwards, like steven spielberg sold out his audience to the powers of big corporations. the original philip k. dick short story, which i read, it could've been done as an half hour twilight zone episode. it was interesting, but wasn't long enough to be a movie. some critics were comparing this movie to bladerunner. that movie was a far better film than minority report. bladerunner was a movie ahead of its time, a smart movie that requires the viewer to figure out what's going on. minority report, like many hollywood movies, assumes the audience isn't that bright, and makes a point to explain the elaborate plot through a series of flashback narrations.
for me, the film was essentially eye candy. the effects are definitely cool, offering an enticing view of our possible future. maybe i expected too much from spielberg. i did like a.i., even though i think it too ran way longer than necessary, explained too much, and retrofitted a happy ending for the sake of having a happy ending. that's how minority report is.
when i went into the building however, i realized it was only the company next to ours that was moving. i also couldn't get into the office. i knew people were inside because i could see the light underneath the door, but no amount of pounding could get their attention. i had already returned my keys on friday. finally i had to call michael on my cellphone and get him to let me in. moving was a simple matter of carrying the few boxes of stuff i had already assembled from friday afternoon. 
after i did that i relocated the car to a metered parking spot a few blocks down the street, because i didn't want to get a $50 ticket parking in front of a fire hydrant. then i came back to the office and copied off all my personal files from both the mac and the pc. marcella was providing us with details about collecting our unemployment benefits. luckily i caught this conversation otherwise i would've never known that i had to sign some paperwork if i wanted to collect my severance package. that manila folder that i had received on friday (the one that has all this important paperwork), i was just going to toss it with the rest of my office stuff and throw it in the basement, never to take another look at it.
carrie was there as well, moving out her stuff, and later eliza showed up briefly. 
we got a chance to say good bye to both paula and christine, who weren't in the office on the day they announced layoffs. with our moving done, we drove to porter square and got burritos from anna's taqueria. i invited amanda and carrie back to my new house, to show them the place, and to eat our food and chat. carrie and amanda marks the 3rd and 4th persons to have seen my place (besides members of my family). they loved the light fixture in the living room and the pink kitchen walls. we ate outside on the deck, the numerous trees providing us with abundant shade on this warm and sunny day.
after the movie, i got a ride from joel back to cambridge. i gave him a noctural tour of the house. i was surprised to see that my upstairs neighbor wasn't home. where could he be, i'm curious (i'm nosy). joel becomes the 5th person to visit, and the latest person thus far to be at the house (10pm). he thought the pink kitchen walls were too feminine and said the outside deck and backyard area would be a good place to hang out. with the house tour over, i got a ride to harvard square, where i returned to belmont.