Saturday, November 18, 2006

The Lady Is Not For Buning

Christopher Fry's play The Lady Is Not For Burning is AMAZING!!! It shows us ourselves in a mirror, and gives hope to the hopeless, rest for the weary, and courage to the faint of heart. God is good.

Thursday, November 09, 2006

Elections

It was a very odd feeling to realize that I actually have a say in what is happening in this country. It is also a rather interesting feeling to realize that my vote is not included in the the current election results. Alas for absentee voting. Regardless, I now have the right to complain about the state of this country. I voted.

While I don't claim to know the statistics, the general impression that I get is that there are a whole lot of people out there who weren't willing to vote for some reason or other. I also get the impression that a lot of those people are pretty vocal about their disapproval of the state of our country. To them I say, if you don't like the way this country is being run, do something about it. Vote. If you are not willing to do so, then don't complain. You chose this state of affairs by refusing to make a choice.


To those of you that did vote, I salute you. Whether or not I agree with how you voted is immaterial, I'm just thankful that you care about our country.

To those who serve in our armed forces, and to their families, THANK YOU! With out your courage and sacrifice, this country would probably not exist as we know it. God bless you and keep you from harm and set his angels to protect you.

Friday, November 03, 2006

Monster House

Today I took a break from studying and went with some friends to see the movie Monster House. It was a very interesting movie. I enjoyed it, but I think that it would terrify a lot of little kids...or at least, I would have been terrified. All in all though, I liked it. The plot was a bit predictable, but not in an ordinary way. I did find some of the unnecessary crudeness annoying, and disliked their stereotyping of law enforcement. But other than the usual annoyances....

*SPOILER*

In order to stop Constance, Mr. Nebbercracker had to become her. When they show
Constance before she falls, her reaction to the children is almost the same as Mr Nebbercracker's reaction to the kids on his lawn. So to stop her, he had to become her. But it didn't work. It ended up destroying her, and almost destroying him, and imprisoning them both for 40 years.

I also thought it was interesting that despite the occasional crudity, femininity played a very wholesome role. The mother is rather clueless, but she had a point in trying to make the dad tell his son that he loved him. "Z" had a point in kicking Bones out for disrespecting her (isn't it sad that like a lot of girls, she didn't have the confidence in herself to leave him out). Then you have Jenny spurring both Chowder and DJ to heroic deeds. They would never have had the gut to do what they had to if it hadn't been for her, but she didn't overpower them. They were definitely the main players.

Monster House was also a story about what it means to grow up. It starts out with DJ not quite sure of himself, somewhere between childhood and adulthood. He wants to be grown up, but somehow he's just a wanabe. But by the end of the movie, he has learned to be responsible, but is okay with having fun and acting like a kid. That is maturity.