This kind of happens every time I see a really cool new superhero movie, but I thoroughly enjoyed Avengers. I was a little worried because my expectations were pretty high, but the movie exceeded them. This is also why I am not a movie critic, despite really liking  to deconstruct movies; most critics enjoyed the movie but strove to find quibbles ( Read more... )

Holidays are always a time for reconnecting with old friends. Or, in my case, wondering what's up with the friends I haven't reconnected with, and hoping I can get in touch while I'm in town.

I'm also finding it interesting how many kids I grew up with, like in church and all, that I just never had the friendship spark with, but am still wondering ( Read more... )