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1.Spent a lovely Thanksgiving at my parents home in Hilton Head Island, SC. Head back to NYC tomorrow morning. We had a gluten-free Thanksgiving, with pumpkin pie, stuffing, turkey, all the fixings. Belly is filled to capacity.
Walked on the beach with my Dad. Read Cloud Atlas on my parents deck overlooking their lagoon. No gators in sight, but did see an egret, a few geckos, and an abandoned spider web, also watched football and the Thanksgiving Parade.
2. Finished the X-men comic series Avengers vs. the X-Men, which like X-Men: Schism, is an odd series, in that you, as the reader, aren't quite sure who, if anyone, you should be rooting for. Not your Daddy's comic books. There's no clear villains or heroes here. It's also frustrating in a way, because by the end of it -- I was annoyed with the alleged good guys, the Avengers. Much like Whedon's two films of the same name, the Avengers are a superhero team that wrecks havok on the world, allegedly to fight a super-villain, then wanders off unscathed, but does little to help or even acknowledge the havok they caused. Their solution to all ills is violence, war, or fighting. And they demonize their enemies. In the movies - the villains are far more clear-cut, black hats, with swirling moustaches. Although one can't help but wonder if Thor and Iron Man were a tad more on the humble side, if Loki and Ultron would have been a wee bit less destructive.
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3. I'm thankful I do not have any violence in my life. That I got to spend the holidays with family.
Had food, shelter, and entertainment. Wishing the same for all who happen upon this post.
Also a belated happy birthday to those celebrating this week...
Walked on the beach with my Dad. Read Cloud Atlas on my parents deck overlooking their lagoon. No gators in sight, but did see an egret, a few geckos, and an abandoned spider web, also watched football and the Thanksgiving Parade.
2. Finished the X-men comic series Avengers vs. the X-Men, which like X-Men: Schism, is an odd series, in that you, as the reader, aren't quite sure who, if anyone, you should be rooting for. Not your Daddy's comic books. There's no clear villains or heroes here. It's also frustrating in a way, because by the end of it -- I was annoyed with the alleged good guys, the Avengers. Much like Whedon's two films of the same name, the Avengers are a superhero team that wrecks havok on the world, allegedly to fight a super-villain, then wanders off unscathed, but does little to help or even acknowledge the havok they caused. Their solution to all ills is violence, war, or fighting. And they demonize their enemies. In the movies - the villains are far more clear-cut, black hats, with swirling moustaches. Although one can't help but wonder if Thor and Iron Man were a tad more on the humble side, if Loki and Ultron would have been a wee bit less destructive.
( Read more... )
3. I'm thankful I do not have any violence in my life. That I got to spend the holidays with family.
Had food, shelter, and entertainment. Wishing the same for all who happen upon this post.
Also a belated happy birthday to those celebrating this week...