Mornin' All!
You'd think a semi-retired person could get back to this blog a little more often. This entry is liable to be a bit random as I have all these stray thoughts going through my head.
As for the the election, I am as happy as are a majority of folks (except the right wing of course; they have already been carping). The problem now, as the economy keeps spiraling down, is that Obama is expected to be the saviour. With the mess that "W" has left it, it will take years for things to turn around. I have every confidence that the new President will surround himself with the "best and the brightest," but we all have a long haul to get to the other side. It may be, that at my age, I will not see it. Hopefully, my daughters and grandsons will!
Saturday I took my first stroll up in the Kachina Peaks (San Francisco Mts.) since returning to Flagstaff. Figured I'd better get up there before the snows began to fly in earnest. Even though working out in the gym 5 days a week, the 9000 feet elevation up there had me out breath after about a mile. It had snowed a bit about a week before but there were only a few traces left in the shade. I cannot wait for it and hope we have as good a winter as the last.
The Aspens were very stark with their leaves now gone. I missed their colors this year with all the activity and travels in my life after my return from the Tetons. Their beauty is still evident in preparation for winter. They are my favorite tree. As I walked the trail through these trees my thoughts were freed of other concerns. They always have a calming effect on me.
Movies: Tasha and I went to see the new James Bond film. Both of us enjoyed it more than most critics. It may be that Daniel Craig seems to be the best Bond since Connery. Yes, there is much more in the way of cinematic mayhem than in the last but I find the relationships of the characters a bit more developed than the caricature Bonds of the past. The best film that I have seen in the last few weeks is Changeling with Angelina Jolie. The story is well presented by director Eastwood and she does a marvelous job in her portrayal.
RockunRolla, Guy Ritchie's new film is entertaining in a comic book (graphic novel these days) way but not all that memorable. I went to Zack and Miri Make a Porno for something to do, but found it to be another waste of time and money. Kevin Smith, the director seems to be stuck in a groove of sophomorphic sex humor. I liked his Clerks and Dogma, but this one misses the boat unless his audience is underdelveloped males in their late teens through early 30s. Of course that seems to be the audience for most Will Ferrell movies as well.
That's about it from the cluttered and random mind of evan.
1 comment:
Well i think it is more than just the characters interactions in Bond. The wonderful Mr. Daniel Craig (who has been one of my fav.s since "Enduring Love") has reportedly been very into his role, doing lots of actor-y exploration of the motivations of the character. I think that he got a really lucky break too because he got to begin his tenure as Bond at the very beginning of the series. It gave him a lot to work with intellectually and emotionally! Lucky bastard. I thoroughly agree he is the best Bond since Connery...perhaps even better.
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