What I did on my mini-vacation

[rolanni]

A kind friend made it possible for us to see Avatar in 3D last night. I take back my comment that it was no use seeing a story I'd seen and heard so many times before. I was too busy looking at the scenery to care much about the story, except as a vehicle for said scenery.

After the movie, we stopped at Cacciatore's for family Italian, and so to home.

This morning was a State of the Cat Farm meeting, and this afternoon, with Steve's help, I recovered a box of old photographs from the bottom of the office closet. There had been a Bad Moment when I couldn't find it and figured I'd thrown it out in a Fit of Despond, but no, it was only shoved into the backest, darkest corner and then Stuff piled on top of it.

There are a lot of cat pictures in this box, as well as other photos of interest, such as this, from Albacon '98, when Esther was Guest of Honor and the Don't Quit your Day-Job Players provided the musical entertainment:

 

 

...and this one, taken at my sister's wedding, in 1986:

...i don't know who the lady in the purple dots is; possibly my brother-in-law's mother.

Tomorrow, I need to read the 134 existing manuscript pages of Ghost Ship, and Make Notes in order to preserve the story from the day-job.  But for tonight, I'm going to retire to the couch and read someone else's book.

 Edited to add:  suricattus has more info on the Amazon/Macmillan circus.

Comments

[simianpower.livejournal.com]

I was too busy looking at the scenery to care much about the story, except as a vehicle for said scenery.

Yep, I felt the same way. Even the second time, when the plot holes just jumped off the screen and hit me over the head, I still just brushed them aside and went, "Ooooohh, shiny!"

[baggette.livejournal.com]

I think I shall avoid any serious discussions on Avatar until I have seen and enjoyed it a few more times.
I just don't want to talk about those plot holes yet.

[muirecan.livejournal.com]

I ran into discussion of those plot holes a bit to soon. ::sigh:: Still and all I do have it in my netflix que and hopefully I'll be able to turn my critical thinking part off and kick back to enjoy the ride and the pretty.

[(Anonymous)]

Most people I've spoken to about Avatar say the same and I'm told by a friend that it is even more stunning on an Imax screen. I don't know whether you're a fan of Mel Gibson, but his new film Edge of Darkness is worth seeing. I was prepared to be dissapointed because I'm a fan of the original BBC tv series, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was really good and he played the role of the bereaved father very well. Ray Winstone was also good - as usual.

Melvyn

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Never saw or even heard of the series. Not sure it's one we'd try to catch in the theater though... we only get about 3 or 4 a year.

[scaleslea.livejournal.com]

A kind friend made it possible for us to see Avatar in 3D last night. I take back my comment that it was no use seeing a story I'd seen and heard so many times before. I was too busy looking at the scenery to care much about the story, except as a vehicle for said scenery.

Good storytelling should always be appreciated. Avatar may not be a new story, and it may not even be a good story, but it is good storytelling.

Doc