Catching Up

Finally...the rock has come BACK...Online.

After a two week break, I'm back better than Tony Danza. Back with a vengeance my friends. What a two weeks it was. Oh I didn't do anything that kept me out of a computer the whole time. Just being lazy:)

So much has happened in my world and the world in general I don't know where to start. Better get comfy in your seat and get some coffee. You'll be here awhile.

Some progress to report on Operation Big Apple. I've been in touch with my aunts in New York and they've asked for my resume. Hopefully it works out. Unsolicited help is always the best. Like getting swing tips from pro's. My only concern is that my mom would find out. Let me explain. I'm not quite ready to tell her my plans. Not yet anyway. Reason being, I don't want to deal with constant nagging from the people in this house. These are the same people who talk about what they'll do with the lottery money they'll win; On a monday. So, no unnecessary pressure. Let me deal with this.

One reason I haven't been posting is I got a new toy to play with. It is, quite honestly, the greatest invention in the last two years. Words... It's not everyday that we here at the word playground are at a loss for words.

I've finished reading both Fast Food Nation and Angels and Demons. The latter I just put to bed an hour ago. Some thoughts on them both:

First, if you knew the truth, what would you do? The question came after reading The Da Vinci Code. Whether you believe the revelation or not, it's what you do with this information that lights the correct path from the two roads. After reading Fast Food Nation, I was faced again with this dilemma. Da Vinci Code, that's fiction. It's up to you to decide what you believe. That's the mantra for authors. But for Fast Food Nation, it's a documentary. I won't spoil it. Just to say that I seriously considered turning Vegan. Seriously. I asked my cousin (who is vegan) and asked him if the book did it for him. He said that he was on the edge and the book pushed him. After some soul searching, I decided against it. Even going vegetarian. For one word: balance. Extremists have a fundamental point that I disagree on. Too much emphasis on one side of the proverbial coin. Everything in this world is in symmetry. Yin and Yang. Good and Bad. Lindsay Lohan and Natalie Portman. I’ve believed that the way to lose weight and stay healthy is not to completely eliminate one part of a diet. But control it so that a balance is achieved. But what of the information that is now seared in my head? Well, to start definitely no more fast food for me. Or chips. I have a coke sometimes but not as much as before. I try very hard to stay away from anything that’s vacuum sealed in factories, eating only cooked fresh food from reputable companies that feed their cow what they are made to eat. Grass. It’s a struggle but anything you feel strongly about, you’ll find a way to do. It’s that or I’ll be like Cypher in The Matrix. “I know this steak isn’t real…you know what? Ignorance is Bliss”.

If you ask me what I thought of Angels and Demons, I’ll say “I slept at 1 AM on a workday because I couldn’t put the damn thing down”. Wonderful read. Not as good as The Da Vinci Code in my opinion but entertaining as well. The shock revelation is not as controversial as Da Vinci, nor are the puzzles that more intricate. But it is still well written, fast paced and much, much more grandiose storyline-wise. Remember too that this is was written before Da Vinci so in it’s time I’m sure it was impressive in it’s story. The similarities in the two books beginning threw me off a bit until I remembered that this was the first. Enjoyable, Intelligent, Entertaining.

Now that I’ve finished reading these books, I’ll need a new one. Not that I’m in a hurry since my new toy needs constant attention. But suggestions are welcome.

I’m constantly amazed at the creativity of brilliant writers. When you have a controversial idea and spin it to something that makes the reader roll his/her eyes or laugh out loud, well that’s what it’s all about right there. But then you get greedy and go for more and I just shake my head. How people have the time to think about this stuff...(shakes head sideways)

Finally, I’m watching the last Star Wars movie this Saturday and to commemorate this occasion, I give you the quote of the century.

“Which of these buttons calls your parents to pick you up?”
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, talking to a guy in a Darth Vader costume.