Posted on 03/14/2002 5:07:26 AM PST by HairOfTheDog
Oh when I was growing up we all had chores! My mom went to work outside the home when I was in the 9th grade, so the cooking on several nights fell to my sister and me. We loved it. On Saturdays, my mother was like a slave driver, but we'd clean because we knew we were going to have hot dogs and chili! A stupid reason, but hey, it worked like a charm! I just didn't inherit the gene for keeping clean, picked up, etc. I sound a lot like your wife g'nad!
I DO need to get more organized, but it just never seems to happen. Of course sitting here chatting on line instead of cleaning and getting ready for Christmas doesn't help either! ;o)
Will do!
How do you think you did on your finals?
Wish I could, but we already have tickets to the movie... at home eating a quick dinner before heading out!
Anyway – here is my news. I have a close source who tells me that when Ebert and Roeper taped their weekly show yesterday at WLS here in Chicago, they both gave The Two Towers a thumbs up. Roeper explained that he enjoyed it, but that it did not make him change his mind about not liking FOTR, and he wondered if all of the emphasis on fighting was in the true spirit of Tolkien's work (he commented that since he didn't know the books, he did not know the answer). Ebert said (when he gave it a thumbs up) that he was really looking forward to the ROTK, and that when all three are completed that they will be a major achievement in the history of motion pictures. They also talked about how TTT was a whisper away from being rated R because of the violence. On a lighter note, my source tells me that they had trouble pronouncing all of the characters names, especially Eowyn's.A thumbs-up won't change my opinion of Roeper's intelligence (or lack thereof), but its another good review. If it's true, that is...
I think I got As in both classes. I needed a 75 on one test and a 65 on the other, not too very hard to do, to get an A. If I figured everything correctly, that is.
Plus I really need to impress this professor, he's our main comp sci guy and I'll need his help to do anything unusual, like filling all my "free credits" with CS.
1. It was much like all the other ST movies. A generally shallow plot- made for light entertainment. Compared to LoTR, this was a made-for-TV-movie. Adjust expectations accordingly.
2. There was no Rodenberry Time Travel Twists in the plot. THANK HEAVENS!!!! (so stale, they should copyright it)
3. I still have a problem with the Romulan brows. They haven't been separated from the Vulcans long enough to 'evolve' such a thing. Don't get me started on those freakish things from Remus.
4. I really wish the writers would read the series of books about the ST universe. Many of the well-established details about the Romulan system were completely ignored. ie: in the books, the two planets are binary- hence the names Remus and Romulus. But in the movie, they're not. Grrrr. Details, people! Details! (PJ sure has spoiled me!)
5. I was hoping for a tougher baddie, someone in the same league as Q or the Borg. This guy was weeeeeak, but he was intriguing to look at.
6. The Romulan ship was darn cool (so was the new Enterprise) and I enjoyed the space battle.
7. Deanna finally got to do something significant! None of this "I sense pain.... suffering... < clings to Riker >". Yeah girl, on the offense!
8. Quasi-spoiler: The 'near-disaster-sparks-peace-and-understanding-between-old-enemies' thing has been done before. See Klingons.
Anyhoo, I'm going to sign off for the evening and try to finish a quilt before Christmas. Be well!
I think that would be really nice. I am very much looking forward to meeting (in RL) everyone I have met here. This whole thing (this thread, and the folks I've met here) has been a bright spot in my life. And I have had a very good life.
It had 1)a swooping fell-beast, 2) Faramir speaks, and 3) Theoden says "So it begins!" Ooooooh I can't wait!
I'll pop in when I can.
Good luck Corin. Everything will work out great and then it will finally be over and done with. I hope plenty of souls are brought to Christ through all of your hard work (and that of the others). Jewels for the crown, doncha know! ;)
See you soon!
Thanks John. I am rather happy about it myself! I'll have to pop in and make a quick report before I head out on Wednesday to see it again! :)
Oh the burden I bear! LOL!
I am a bit concerned that neither of them have popped in. Oh wait! Hair posted somethig from Rosie so that's OK. But where's Vim??!!!
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