Old People and The Atonement

I have to go to the basement of our apartment building to do my laundry. Of course, if I wanted I could take my laundry to some sketchy laundromat where even I might get raped, just as a matter of principle. Each time I decline that opportunity and go for the former option.
Well, on my way down to the "Laundry Lair", I saw an unhealthy Christmas cactus sitting out in the hall. You have to understand that mostly elderly folk live in this complex- and I know an elderly person owns this cactus. The segments were wilting, and it's not necessarily easy to kill one of these. It's a slow process, indicating a vicious sort of neglect. Poignant neglect. Nigh unforgiveable, I'd wager.
I felt bad for the cactus, and decided to help it live on. I am very fond of cactii; I think they are fantastic plants. I currently have some sort of Christmas cactus growing in the apartment whose starting segments came from a plant our family has had since the late 19th century. So.... I took some of the wilting pieces and planted them in a pot on our windowsill. The edges have a different shape than the one I have from my family.
I think it's amazing that you can just cut parts of certain plants off, and have them create a whole, new, complete plant. Hopefully I can save this one... because as you know-

I like cactii.

We just saw The Atonement. We really liked it. Visually, it's beautiful. An excellent juxtaposition of chaos/destructive forces and absolute beauty. Bits are morally questionable from a Christian perspective, but the humanity is undeniable and beautiful. It makes your heart ache and the air explode inside your lungs, so don't see it if you have a condition... or if you like any of the American Pie movies. It didn't have a cliche ending, which we liked. A wonderful meloncholly beautiful even though everything goes wrong film. A romantic drama set in a real turbulent world.