The end of the year is approaching and I find myself with the need to burn vacation days. It's a use it or lose it type policy at work and rather than give up my time, I'm staying put and doing vacation at home. So far, I've managed to print out photos that have been sitting for a few months, made 3 trips to Wal-Mart in an attempt to find and rescue my photos that were lost (twice) and finally succeeded today. I even have food in the house and of course, the TV is here at last. While laundry, cleaning the floor and pulling weeds have all been taken care of, I'm still procrastinating on buying the bookcases that my office needs. I unpacked a few more boxes and that ended up creating a bigger mess than if I had left everything alone. The fact is, I'm okay with dis-organization. When it's too much for me to take, then the bookcases will appear. It would be nice if I hit that point this week though. I've done nothing and everything and I can already feel the week slipping away. It's nice to have time off work even if it's the fastest week of the year.
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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