Another week of work, work, school, and work. These have to be the most boring parts of anyone's life. This week I hosted people from Canada and American Samoa. A typical week of hosting involves taking them to Mexico and reviewing operations there, followed by a long traditional Mexican dinner, followed by a two hour drive to Anaheim. The next day is full of US operations review, meetings, lots of driving, and a long California dinner. This repeats again on day three and all activities are part of discovery or preliminary business negotiations. The end result is that I am totally burnt out on Friday and spend the weekend writing papers as usual. Monday morning I leave for St. Louis for the rest of the week. Today is unpack and repack all in one. I might as well prepack another suitcase for Peru, then I can come home Friday, drop one bag on the floor and have the Saturday bag ready to go.
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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