Kentucky Football is ranked 8th this week after a topsy-turvy weekend that saw five of the top 10 teams in the country (including Florida) lose. Not 8th in the SEC; 8th in the country! Mind boggling.
Something big happens today--its like one of those yearly things. Something of significance. An anniversary of some type. Something important. I just can't remember. I'll just ask my wife; I'm sure she'll let me know what it is.
The week in review--ate out too much, subbed, class, midterm, papers, walked, volleyball practice. Had Andi (Ellice's mentee) and her new boyfriend over for tacos. Went to Movie Tavern with David and Brittany to see the new Disney movie. Mom took us to Cracker Barrel for our Anniversary (Evan too).
Prayer concerns-- David and Brittany, Erin, James, Brian and Amey
Praise-Ellice's job
The Game Plan
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson's new movie is a family friendly cute Disney flick. He's an aging pro quarterback on top of the world who is just starting to realize that his all-consuming passion for the pro sports lifestyle is missing something. And then fate delivers a turn when an 8-year-old surprise shows up on his doorstep. While featuring your typically campy Disney kid humor, this surprisingly funny film is worth the watch. The Rock has a good screen presence and doesn't seem to take himself overly serious. He sings a little in this one too. **1/2
Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (book) by J. R. R. Tolkien
This is the third and final installment in the Lord of the Rings trilogy.
I must admit, I had never read these books until now. I am a big fantasy fan, but I tried to read Tolkien back in middle school and failed. He's just overly wordy and a little boring for my taste. But now that I'm a little older and have a greater command of vocabulary (not to mention more patience), I thought I would tackle the prequel (the Hobbit) and the trilogy. This installment is probably on par with the Fellowship of the Ring. I liked it but as all of Tolkien it really drags. The style harkens to classic works of the 19th century, featuring verbose, bulky writing with way too much attention to detail. There is poetry to the language which is enjoyable-but only in small doses. What lacks is flow. But when you overcome that, the story is really good. The epic tale probably peaked with the Hobbit, which I liked more than the trilogy. I'm giving this one an extra half star as Tolkien's popularity inspired generations of fantasy authors (and an awesome film trilogy). ***
3 comments:
Brad, I had never even heard of The Lord of the Rings until I saw the movies. I may try to read them sometime though.
My favorite was when the movies were just starting and after the first one, a coworker said, "I couldn't believe it just ended! Now I have to wait a whole YEAR to find out what happens?" Sigh.
I tried them in 5th...didn't much like. Then after some high school friends jumped down my throat when I dared to admit that, I tried them again. And burned through them in 2 weeks. You're right about Tolkien's verbosity, but I still enjoy them...when I have the time for verbose. When I don't, I read Pratchett! :)
p.s. You didn't reply to the 'writing something back and forth and/or acting as editor' idea. Either way, we'll have to wait until next week and possibly even November!
I am not big on the idea of writing back and forth. I have too many things here that I should be writing on and havne't been to add something else to write. But I understand not having anything written...
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