There is a double meaning to this weeks title. One, is as in 'wicked cool'. If you were around in the 80's, you may remember this very popular expression. If not, trust me, everyone talked like they came from California for a time. The other meaning is more topical; we are planning to see the traveling Broadway musical this evening in Louisville, and my wife couldn't be more excited.
To sum up this week, I was observed on three separate occasions, students are starting to act a little wonky, Uk had a pair of tight games, and we had our first high-risk visit at the perinatalogist. Good news on several counts; UK won both games (5-0 in SEC play thus far), everything looks great, and its a...GIRL! (This is the 'wicked' cool part)
David has recovered well enough to be out and about and we had our first gaming session back-Star Wars. I had hopes of completing the adventure, but alas, the best laid plans...At any rate, we'll hopefully finish next time around and be back to the solo adventures in DND.
My reading pace has been quite good this year. I'm looking forward to my slate of reads. Right now I'm actively reading the following: Eye of the World, Treasure Island, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Star Wars: Planet of Twilight, The Savage Caves, Net Force, Blood of Amber, The Pursuit of God, The Complete Brother's Grimm Fairy Tales, and the Hero and the Crown. Wow, you put it down on paper and it looks like a lot.
Twilight
We finally took the plunge to see what all the hubbub was about. The teen-angst-ridden vampire romance was an entertaining movie. The visuals were very good at carrying the tone of the film and the story was intriguing. However the dialogue clearly marked this as a cheesy teeny tale. While market appropriate, the lack of universal appeal knocks this one down a peg or two. It has been pointed out to me that my favorites, Star Wars, featured similar cheesy dialogue. I countered with the fact that SW is space opera, and dialogue wasn't to be its strength. That all being said, I was enteretained, and plan on reading the books at some point and watching the rest of the series. **1/2
2 comments:
I'm guessing your wife was the one to point that out. How was Wicked??? She hasn't posted (that I've seen) and I expect it was quite wonderful. (I've seen it in Chi-town twice - it just left us forever, actually!)
3 separate observations??? What on earth???
Also, if you're reading "Grimm's Fairy Tales," then I bet you'd both get a kick out of Michael Buckley's "The Sisters Grimm." It's a fun kids' series - I'm reading them the first one..."The Fairy Tale Detectives." They're REALLY into it - everyone is quiet!- but they're almost more fun for me since I know ALL the things he alludes to (many inferences in the first and later books).
i have the twilight series if you wanna borrow...i liked the books better than the movie, but there are some themes that aren't really appropriate for the intended age range, esp. in the fourth book tiff
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