A Poem

I ran across this in my English class and thought I'd share it.

Crossing the Bar

by Lord Tennyson

Sunset and evening star,

And on clear call for me!

And may there be no moaning of the bar,

When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,

Too full for sound and foam,

When that which drew from out the boundless deep

Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,

And after that the dark!

And may there be no sadness of farewell,

When I embark;

For thought from out our bourne of

Time and Place

The flood my bear me far,

I hope to see my Pilot face to face

When I have crossed the bar.

Not Much Happening...

Thankfully my cough is all gone. I feel like a normal person!

In other news, I joined Facebook. I know, I said I never would. But when both parents join and you watch them long enough, well....................

Weather here is pretty good. Sunny, cool, with a NW wind that makes it feel colder than it really is. Oh, well. I generally prefer cooler weather.

Gettin' Better!

Well, I've been sick of late. There's no getting around it. I've had an especially annoying cough for the past week or so. It's finally beginning to wane, though.

I've started to take pictures of my cars on NFS: Shift where I pose them. Here are a couple that I like.

This is the Renault Sport Megane R.S.

Next is the Lamborghini Gallardo

And next is the Maserati MC12 GT1. I don't own this car, but I just had to take a picture of it!

I've taken a number of other pictures, but I won't take the time right now to post all of them.

I'd better get going. We're headed to Paul's Valley (and hopefully on to Norman!).

TTYL

Down...

...But not out! I've been under the weather over the weekend. Not doing so well. I'm definitely better today, but I still have a lingering, productive cough. UGH! Guess I'll take it easy today.....

MOVIE REVIEW: Roux Review 2009

OK, maybe I shouldn't call it a movie. It's more a documentary. I'll leave the title be for now, though.

Well, last evening my parents and I sat down to watch Roux Review 2009, a documentary that my friend Zachary made and was kind enough to share with us. I had insider information that the opening musical piece was composed by Zachary himself, so I had a high expectation. I wasn't disappointed! The graphic were pretty good too!

The way the DVD was divided up was also quite nice. The menu was quite user friendly and I loved the background music and animation.

After watching the Introduction (which, by the way, was nice!) we entered the sub-menu and proceeded in order to watch each segment. The cameraman did an excellent job of his image capturing. No bouncing around and little wasted movement. Each family member had their own segment and I thought that that was a very nice touch, rather than mashing them all together.

The slideshow at the end was personally my favorite part! The picture quality was great and the variety of picture subjects was very good. I especially liked the pictures of the cat, but then, I am a cat lover! ;)

About the only thing that I could see to be improved was the slideshow's labeling. At some pictures, we wondered who the subject was or where the picture was taken. But other than that we, as a family, thought that the Roux Review 2009 was a really great movie documentary!

Thank you, Zachary, for sharing it with us!

MOVIE REVIEW: August Rush

Notice: The views and opinions expressed in this post are solely those of the blogger.




Description:
AUGUST RUSH is part romance, part gentle fantasy, but this sweet drama is all heart. When young cellist Lyla (Keri Russell) and rock musician Louis (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) meet at a party in the mid 1990s, it's love at first sight, and they spend the night in each other's arms. But Lyla's father forces them apart, even though she later learns she's pregnant. Later, an accident lands Lyla in the hospital, and though her father tells her that her baby died, the child survives and is given up for adoption. AUGUST RUSH jumps to the present and begins to follow Evan (Freddie Highmore), an 11 year old who has grown up in a boys' home. As Evan embarks on a crusade to find his parents, he imagines he can communicate with them through his gift for music. His journey to New York City brings him into contact with Wizard (Robin Williams), a man eager to capitalize on the child prodigy's talent. Wizard gives Evan the name August Rush as he begins performing all over the city, but the boy's ultimate goal is to find the parents he has never met.




OK, so this movie has been out since '07 and I'm just now seeing it. So this review is a little late, but I wanted to try my had at a review, so here goes.

It was good.


Well, that was easy. Hmmm......

Maybe I should elaborate a little.

Overall, I would give this movie a 4 out of 5 stars. The plot was good, the casting was good. I did feel that the way the movie moved back and forth among the characters a little too fast. It could be confusing at times. I was also disappointed that the movie ended right when Even was reunited with his parents. I guess the director thought to leave their reunion to the viewer's imagination.

The music was pretty good. Even, of course, played the guitar and his mother the cello. I wish there had been some more scenes with just the instruments playing.

Would I see it again? Maybe. It was worth seeing it once, but I don't know about twice. Definitely a heart-warming movie, though.

Racing

Did some racing yesterday. I tinkered around with the game's settings, so I didn't do much competitive racing. Just test races. I did take one picture.

It's of the Lamborghini Reventon. I'm making a pass and when I saw what kind of angle I could get, I could't resist taking this pic.

On another note, I've been using the Groundspeak forums a lot, especially the Off Topic section. I've especially been focusing on the Bleachers. And, of course, as a Cheese Chum, I've been helping in the 99 Wheels of Cheese topic as well. :)

...

Well, I got news that my friends are on their way back from GYC. Initial reports are that it was AWESOME!

On Sabbath we had a small class. Michelle and Jimmy of course. Then there was Michelle and Matthew Mills, Austin, Tiana, and another visitor. Austin and Matthew were in our class because there was no one to teach their class when SS started.

I plan to race some more in NFS: Hot Pursuit II this after noon, as well as a little more in Shift.

First post of 2010

Title says it all!

Not much to say. We did get a little more snow on New Year's Eve, but it didn't stay for long. I got to drive to Wal*Mart in it. The roads weren't slick, thankfully! I did go slow, however!