Another Friday night and another paper done. Two more to go before the weekend ends. I really dislike the learning team requirement for school. No matter how much I strategize to get on a great team there is always one person who refuses to do the work but gain the benefit of someone elses work. My aunt asked me earlier this year something to the effect of "what's it like to be a multi-tasked, able to handle a double workload type of person?" My answer was "annoying." I stand by that answer. I am annoyed all the time by people who think a 4 slide PowerPoint is too tough of a homework schedule, and even though they have 14 days to do the slides, there is no time until 11:50 pm when the project is due at midnignt. Hey! Us multi-taskers go to bed early! Just do the work! At least this time the team loser told the rest of us flat out that he wasn't going to meet our work pace. That's better than the people that never even check in. To top it off, he said that living in Japan was the reason why he was going to be behind. Wrong team mate to tell that too and I called him on it. Well, at least I get a week off at Thanksgiving!
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Most Hobbit minded people have already seen the latest installment so this is for those of you waiting for the crowds to go down. Part 2 is much better than part 1. This applies to all viewers. Where the gap happens if you have not read the book (including the appendices) you will probably like the whole movie. If you've read the book and taken the time to read the appendices, then you'll appreciate the back story that's presented here. The spirit of Tolkien is present and Desolation of Smaug fits well within what will become a 6 part movie. What I liked....The opening sequence. This is not in the book and I had to look it up in the appendices and sure enough, Gandalf and Thorin did meet in Bree. Thranduil and Legolas father/son relationship. I liked it. While only a mere mention in the appendices, in this movie we see Legolas loyal to his father. That Legolas doesn't mesh with the person he becomes and it will be interesting to see what happens to Legolas in the nex...
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