So What Do You Think ?

Some questions come fully loaded without much advance notice.  This seems to be especially true depending on who is asking the question.

Exhibit A:  Where's Myra?
This question is harmless when being asked by any of her siblings in virtually any scenario around our house.
This question is frightening when I asked it this evening at a "bring your kids to work for a movie night" event.

Exhibit B:  Who Is That?
Again, often used to simply clarify a person's name or other information about them.  A very useful question and one that raises little concern, unless ...
That question being asked by a girlfriend or wife when looking at pictures of their boyfriend or husband with some other woman is nothing short of condemnation.

Exhibit C:  So What Do You Think?
I can think of hundreds of scenarios where this is a nice, open ended invitation to share my thoughts on whatever subject is being discussed, BUT ...
Put me in a conversation with my boss, where a major "change" is being proposed, and I become VERY uneasy about openly speaking my mind on the subject.


Song Of The Day:
Change often brings about feelings of uneasiness.  For me these are mostly because I am lacking confidence in a new or different area. You would think that the confidence of others in me would provide strength and support, but instead they sometimes make me feel even more nervous.  Good music calms those fears though, so here's "Cruisin' " by Marc Antoine (one of my favorite jazz guitarists).

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What Is Going On In This Movie ?

The other night, Karen and I watched the most recent in the Bourne movies: The Bourne Legacy.  I did enjoy the movie, overall, but we were quite literally an hour into the movie before I had any real idea what was going on.  That, I did NOT like.

My brother Jeremy is (and always has been for as long as I can remember) a movie critic.  But not in a bad way.  I mean it in the way that he can usually predict whether or not someone will like a movie.  He is aware of plot themes and cinematography decisions that enhance (or in some cases detract from) an overall film's value.  He has developed a good taste for truly impressive movies, as well as a refined affinity toward the true classics.

I am not nearly that devoted to complex analysis of my movies.

I like my movies to be relatively predictable.  I like to know the basics of the plot from the very start.  I am not bothered by long action sequences that are filled with explosions and clearly absent from the laws of physics.  I'm actually a fan of cheesy romantic comedies where the guy gets the girl or vice versa.  I generally DO NOT like movies that require a 2nd or 3rd viewing to "appreciate" them.  Ain't nobody got time for that!**  :)

**If you don't know the Sweet Brown Meme then you need to educate yourself.  Super funny!

Song Of The Day:
Being that it is Sunday (at the time of writing this blog post anyway), I often listen to more instrumental, classical, or spiritual music.  But some Sundays I need a little more bounce in the music to really make the day.  That's why I like Marc Antoine's guitar melodies.  They almost all have some peppiness.  One of my favorites of his is "Latin Quarter" it always makes me want to learn how to play the guitar ... just so I can jam to this song.

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