Transatlanticism

This album is pretty significant for me. It is my consistent January album, probably because that is when I first listened to it.

January 2004. Sophomore year of high school. I got it for my birthday.

I took art with Cronk that semester. It was probably the point in my life when I decided I was an artist. He taught me about the process of making art. That every decision is significant and meaningful. I made a shadowbox/sculpture piece that semester that I think everyone else finds hideous, but I love because I remember the process of creating it, and how much emotion and expression it holds for me.

I remember making a collage about the broken state of the world and the apathy of mainstream christianity. It involved Jim Bakker praying to a chocolate crucifix.

I also remember sketching and painting in my attic loft that winter. While Ben Gibbard sang to me, I painted bleeding hearts and silver stars.

I was thinking of posting photos of those things, but I think I'd rather you imagine them.

I almost came as a shark actually, but then I realized an eagle's slightly better

EAGLE VS. SHARK
Barnabas and I were trying out his free Netflix streaming trial this week. There wasn't a huge selection, but I had wanted to see this movie for a while. It was...awkward. But still pretty hilarious. I definitely laughed out loud. I would say a combination of Napoleon Dynamite and Strictly Ballroom (It's got a lot of New Zealand/Australian accents).
I'm not sure I would particularly recommend it, nor would I purchase it, but I would probably give it another view. I could try to convince you with quotes or something, but I don't think it would do it any sort of justice. So here's the trailer:

Ok. I guess after watching the trailer, I want to see it again. Definitely.
I also think I love it because Lily reminds me so much of Sara Rose Vruggink.

EXPELLED
We also watched this documentary featuring Ben Stein being belligerent to a bunch of scientists. I really hated the first half. The editing felt forced and manipulative. The music placement, use of cheesy video clips, and selective interview footage wasn't cool.
The second half, however, was super interesting. It left the intelligent design angle and focused more on the fact that Darwinism is incomplete and looked at the trend of eugenics in the 20th century.

WOLVERINE
I am so excited for this. The end.



WATCHMEN
I am in the process of reading this graphic novel. I started this week in Indiana with Nick's copy, and I just ordered it from amazon tonight with a gift certificate! So I am excited.
However, I hope that the movie is really good. The trailer looks amazing, but I have been fooled before. (ie: Sunshine)