Avatar

If you have not seen the movie Avatar you need to go out and see it. Go see it now. Stop reading this blog and go see the movie. If you can see it at IMAX, all the better. By the end of the movie you will want to paint yourself blue and grow a tail.

The story line is not original, it will remind you of several other movies you have seen. However, the scenery is exquisite. You will want to reach out and touch these plants and animals. The imagery and technology used in the making of this movie is amazing. This is the best CG (computer generated) movie I have seen. The transition from person to CG is virtually seamless. There are only a few times that you can see that it is CG animation. I could only tell it was CG animation on two occasions and it was made apparent in human faces. It was never apparent to me in the landscape or the alien species.

Again, if you have not had the opportunity to see the movie. Go see the movie while it is still in the theaters.

King Procrastinator

My mom tells me I could procrastinate about anything. She is probably right. I put off everything until the last minute. For instance, I knew I needed to pack to go to my Dad's house. When he showed up at the door to pick me up I was still throwing stuff in a duffel bag. I knew for 365 days when Christmas would be here and I still waited until 5 days before Christmas to buy my Mom's gift. I waited until the day of my Mom's birthday to buy her birthday present. Fortunately, she accepts my procrastination as one of those frustrating, but cute little quirk.

I am not really sure why I do this. It isn't that I think that these things are not important or do not need to be done. Perhaps it goes back to my previous post of everyone wanting a piece of me so for the few moments that I am not being drug off here and there I don't want to have to pre-plan and just want to be in the "now."

Dogs and Men

There is a reason that dogs are man's best friend, because dogs and men are much alike. Dogs are basically four legged men only hairier. Dogs remind us of the freedoms we wish we had. Dogs scratch, sniff, burp and make all other bodily functions without remorse or embarrassment. They stay up howling at passersby or the moon - or both. They have no bed time and no curfew. In fact they have no real schedule to keep. They have virtual freedom! Dogs remind men of what it was like to be a child and give children a companion that is faithful, loyal and true. Dogs are the definition of manhood.

Unless, of course, we are talking about those little foo-foo dogs. Those types of dogs may not define manhood as much as others. I suppose that would depend on the man, but that would be a different post entirely.

Pieces

Does it ever seem to you like everyone just wants a piece of you during Christmas break? It is supposed to be a time to just lay back, hang out with the family and play guitar. But no. I have to spend "X" amount of time with grand parents, "X" amount of time with my dad in Louisville. Everything is so scheduled and regimented it is no longer as fun as it could be. I understand that everyone has things going on and schedules have to be synchronized. Seriously people, lighten up a little, enjoy the season.

'Tis The Season for Rude People

What has happened to the Christmas Spirit? I thought the "Christmas Spirit" enbodied love, generousity, peace and joy. Apparently the people shopping on Black Friday did not get the memo. Black Friday was so bad last year that some guy brought a gun to Toys R Us in Californiaand started shooting. In New York a worker at a Wal-Mart was trampled by a mob trying to get into the store. Though I have not heard stories that bad this year, my mother did witness a pregnant woman pass out in a lengthy check-out line and some people just stepped over the woman so they could check out.

It seems this "Grinch Spirit" is not reserved for only Black Friday. Just take a trip to the mall and watch for a while and you will see that most adults are not enjoying themselves. They are rushing around with frowns or angry faces. They yell at each other or look mad.

Maybe we have no one to blame but ourselves. We allowed retailers to turn a Christian celebration into a retail extravaganza and it is no wonder we no longer experience the "Christmas Spirit."

Mrs Mcdaniel i cannot access moodle or my email i know how convenient this seems from a procrastinators point of view but i have been trying and will keep trying but i may not be able to complete the summary assignment p.s. this is the only way i have to get in touch with u at this point

Mrs Mcdaniel i cannot access moodle or my email i know how convenient this seems from a procrastinators point of view but i have been trying and will keep trying but i may not be able to complete the summary assignment p.s. this is the only way i have to get in touch with u at this point