Archive | July, 2008
Posted in people on 31. Jul, 2008
I am an only child, so growing up I was used to being spoiled, having my way, and not particularly caring about anyone other than myself. My room was littered with toys and other material things, and I never wanted to give anything away to charity. My things were exactly that, my things.
Every time one of those Christian Life commercials showing children and families from Third-World countries came on the television, I would grab the remote and change the channel. “If they know they are so poor, and can’t afford to eat, why do they keep having children?” I would always say to my mother. She would just shake her head at me and tell me I had no compassion, and I would agree with her.
Up until a few years ago, I was still acting like a spoiled little brat. I had no sympathy or compassion towards anyone, and often times, I would turn my nose up at less fortunate people and charities. While browsing in The Body Shop, I came across a bracelet the store was selling where 100 percent of the proceeds went to researching AIDS. I don’t know anyone with AIDS or HIV, but something inside of me went on like a light switch, and in that moment, I felt like the Grinch, my heart grew.
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Posted in movies on 30. Jul, 2008
Here’s your moment of shock and awe for the week. I have not seen the first two Indiana Jones films, and I only remember bits and pieces and Sean Connery (hehe) from the “Last Crusade.” Might I add that every time I see this card on someecards.com, I chuckle to myself because I’m still secretly hopeful that X-Men: The Last Stand will turn out to be X-Men: The Next to Last Stand.
I’ve heard mixed reviews from friends and acquaintances about The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Maybe that’s because it’s a disappointment compared to the other 3 films. Maybe it’s because 19 years is a long time to wait to revive a character. I can’t really speak for them, but I can say that it’s currently my favorite of the summer action blockbusters. Granted I haven’t seen a lot of the typical summer blockbusters. I think Ironman’s the only one I’ve seen that officially counts, but Wanted, The Incredible Hulk and The Dark Knight are all on my current “To Watch” list.
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If you lived in the American Colonies 232 years ago you where in quite a quandary, a few days ago a large group of your fellow citizens decided that they were going to commit treason and rebel against the duly anointed King. You’ve got to ask yourself one question, do I stay loyal? Well do ya, punk?
It is easy in 2008 to know what the right answer is, the USA is the world leader in basically everything and we have done very well for ourselves. However, in 1776 this was not the case; it would be the equivalent of Appalachia wanting to declare independence from the United States. In 1776 Great Brittan was the world’s largest and strongest empire. Eventually the empire would be large that the sun would never set on the British Empire.
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Homeland Security has the power it has because we are afraid. Terrorists have probably planned dozens of attacks our government has thwarted and not publicized. We know that some suspects are detained longer and "questioned" in ways that standard civil law does not allow, yet we look the other way because we'd rather be sure we are safe and let one man or woman suffer for it.
Real ID is on the way in a year or two. Wire tapping is already allowed on national security threat "suspects". American citizens are systematically losing one small freedom after another, and more power is being handed over to security, intelligence, and military organizations. Why?
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Posted in movies on 27. Jul, 2008
I recently went and saw The Dark Knight, and believe me, it's worth the hype. Not surprising that it's breaking records… it is by far the best comic book movie I have ever seen… and I have seen them all (mostly because I enjoy them and my boys, 13 and 8, like them also. I am sure my newest addition will love them too.)
This movie is by far my favorite… I am pretty sure the success of this movie is due to the fact that there are tons of Batman fans, Batman Begins movie was pretty good, Christian Bale is perfect for the lead role, and the tragedy surrounding Heath Ledger (who was absolutely phenomenal as the Joker) along with a great supporting cast Morgan Freeman, Gray Oldman, Aaron Eckhart, Maggie Gylenhall and Michael Cann. (more…)
It was a was a pretty typical Friday night between football season and basketball season. I was fourteen, and none of my friends could drive. Of course, the fall had been full of football games and pep band would be starting shortly, so my social life would be picking back up soon. My little brother *had* to watch this Bruce Campbell show on FOX called “The Adventure’s of Briscoe County Jr.” I wasn’t impressed, so I left the room.
A little while later I returned to the family room and I found this new show playing. The thing that caught my eye was how it was shot. It was dark but clear…um yeah I guess that is the best way to explain it. The two lead characters really seemed to have chemistry. The next thing I knew my behind was plopped on that couch and I watched the whole episode. That was the night I began my love affair with the X-Files.
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While random people arriving here after a Google search don’t know me from Adam, I have a few friends and family members who note that they stopped reading CultureFeast.com because I no longer contribute on any regular basis. They don’t really care if what I write is relevant, so long as I write. As sweet as that is, I still don’t want to write.
It’s not that I don’t have anything to say. Trust me, that won’t happen anytime soon. Rather, it’s more a combination of freakishly busy and paranoid that keeps me from weekly blogging. Busy is not something I can change. But there are way around paranoid… namely, the super secret blog or two.
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