If I'm not careful, Twitter will retrain me to write in short Hemingway-esque sentences. Those quick feeds during the day can be hazardous to normal blogging sensibilities. While the day was ordinary in the work sense, I did learn how to use LinkedIn as the next move in business networking online instead of social networking online. It's fascinating to see who else at work uses it but I'll keep it for idea browsing for now. I did find an excellent job in Beirut working for the largest construction company. The allure of it all wasn't quite enough to entice me to live there no matter how much I enjoy visiting Lebanon. Still, tempting...
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...
I just signed-up for LinkedIn for some reason. That is as far as I got.
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