Just Haven't Felt It

Typically, if you ask me about music or movies, it's all serious. Yes, I am a bit of a snob when it comes to these things. I am not proud of this, albeit a good aspect of it is being aware of things past radio and chain movie theatres.

But, there is something to be said for those things, too. Something I have noticed recently is that I have no real interest in anything too involved or too heavy. The music I have been listening lately has been pretty much all pleasant, fun, laid back music. I haven't had on anything too somber or too noisy.

The same has been for watching movies and tv. I have not really had much interest in seeing movies like Greenburg. It's not that they're incredibly heavy, but even so there just has been a disinterest. Lately all I have been doing is watching Avatar: The Last Airbender, and the only movie I have seen in theatres recently is Toy Story 3.

Maybe its the summer, maybe its the 40 hr/wk job but something has drained me of my eagerness for these things. At the end of the day I just want things that don't require a terrible amount of effort on my end. Instead, I want to just relax and smile. Maybe once I adjust to my adult life or when this weather passes I will once again delve into these thing. For now, more kids shows and upbeat music for me.

Stay cool!

(Sometimes things don't need to be so big. Our copier from work is a monster and reminds me of something that may have been cutting edge in the 80s.)

Feeling OK with Feeling Old

Sometimes my blog title's end up looking like they could be the header to something really long and insightful. There is a lot that could be said about the signs of not being a teen anymore and how you are accepting of them or not.

Tonight, however, I am merely commenting on my early bed time. I remember when I was allowed to finally stay up after 9 pm, and then 10 pm, and then I didn't have a bed time. Years later, I find myself on the downward slope of that bell curve. No longer am I excited by the notion of a late night (at least not during the week). Instead, the idea of a late night is upsetting and exhausting to even think about.

Gone are the days of going out during the week, putting up with being a bit groggy at work, extended periods off, etc. Instead, at 22 (nearing 23) I find myself climbing in bed at 9:30 just to ensure that I don't feel like crawling back into bed, or under my desk, tomorrow afternoon.

(I have recently replaced my 22 inch tv with a 32 inch tv. No cables to hook it up to cable with, but with my PS3 connected to Netflix, I haven't seen a reason to. At least not before I finish this show.)

Movie Week: Two Down

Saw Avatar tonight. It is almost 2 am and I have to be awake in 4.5 hours for work. Heading to NY for new years.

Be safe tomorrow night, everyone!

End of the Regular Season

Well, for home games at least - NFL 2009 has come to an end. And it was ugly today - some blowouts (NE, GB) and some upsets (IN, NO) and the sloppy 2nd half that was the Eagles game.

All in all though - ever team above is going to the playoffs and that is great (except for NE).

In other news - this could be a movie packed week. I was considering, earlier, making tonight's post my top 10 movies of the year. But then I realized that I might be seeing 3 movies this week that could all be in contention. If nothing is going on tomorrow night I am going to go see Up in the Air. Wednesday - Avatar. And as I thought about it - if I am going to be in NY for new years - maybe I could try to find a theatre playing The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus while in town.

So - my top 10 of the year list is being put on hold in hopes that some of these movies make their way on there - not that the ones I have seen are bad but I am hoping these movies all live up to hype.

its christmas season, embrace it!

no i don't actually believe that nor do i appreciate being hit with holiday commercials on november 1st. its like seeing back to school commercials in early july - why do you need to rush it?

but if it is going to get jammed down our throats - might as well benefit from it, right? from a consumer perspective - we can get things on sale already which means if you arent holiday shopping but just shopping you still benefit.

but more specific to myself - you can benefit by seeing a modern version of an old classic. today we took the kids to see A Christmas Carol. While there are elements in that story, well reflected in this film, that are frightening - especially for a 4 year old, the general consensus was 'awesome'. This is definitely a movie that would probably fall between the cracks due to its early release and all but I am glad i got to see it on the big screen and in 3D - definitely not the slapstick movie it appears to be with Jim Carrey's accent or the icicle -to-face scene in the trailers - it is very faithful to the book, the accents make sense, and it was just enjoyable to watch - Zemeckis really nailed the motion capture effects in this one.

The trip was a blast not just because of the film but because of the adventure - picture 4 adults traveling with and guiding twenty-five 4 year olds through the NY subway system. It was both challenging and fun.

Avatar - you may have heard of this film. I had previously be on the 'let's watch this backfire, it looks like halo the movie' boat. seeing it in theatres, and the cut that isnt just scenes but shows the general plot, has me totally on board. this movie looks huge and beautiful. you know how people saw planet earth and said - it has to be cg it just looks to amazing. yeah - thats this movie, except its the reverse - it looks so good it almost feels like it exists.