School is set to start August 21! Whoo-Hoo! This has been a take charge sort of a week. The trees are trimmed, the Subaru got taken to the dealer today for the 30K check, I called the recycle people again to complain that the yard waste truck skips our neighborhood (as did many of the neighbors) and finally after 2 months the yard waste was picked up! That will teach me for daring to garden. There's still more errands lurking about but that was plenty for one week.
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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