Mandaris
"Firestarter" by The Prodigy
Which song would you use to introduce yourself to someone new?
For some reason, this song came to mind. I don't think that it's me at the moment, but it resonates with some of the periods of my life.
I like that aspect of fire; the symbolism of change and how it can make things better.
I decided to do a little thought experiment as Apple has an announcement on the 9th where they will most likely reveal when the new operating system will become publicly available.
According to Wikipedia, Mountain Lion was the last release that you had to pay for. It was available through the App Store at $19.99 in 2012 which is the equivalent of a dozen eggs or a roll of toilet paper in the United States as of this writing.
All jokes aside, I have been enjoying more than 10 years of updates to the operating system since then. Not every release equally, but I’m grateful for updates and new features to unlock more from hardware that I’ve already purchased. I feel that this should not be taken for granted as we’ve seen business move to subscription models.
At this moment, Liquid Glass has taken up a majority of my thoughts about the upcoming operating system(s). I understand that there are security fixes and maybe a couple other things, but I can’t name them off of my head.
At this point in time, - after running it all summer- I don’t feel I would pay the $28.13 plus tax for this upgrade.
I had never seen this movie, but I am familiar with the phrase we're going to need a bigger boat
. I had no idea why a 50 year old movie about a shark could hold so much influence. In the end, I was happy to have seen it.
I had read on the internet that the mayor is The Real Villain
and the shark is just trying to be the best shark that he can be. I think that’s just trying to simplify the problem of a community dependent on tourism having to balance the welfare of the residence versus the guests. Most of the townsfolk are content with little accidents until it becomes a directly affects them.
That was the scariest part of this movie.
The inconvenient truth that a whole group of people are ok with the idea that someone could die from going into the water… as long as it does not affect the bottom line.
But, going back to the movie in general, the acting and pacing are really good. I say this as someone who is battling a phone addiction.
Overview
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, and a grizzled hunter embark on a desperate quest to destroy the beast before it strikes again.
I don’t think you’re being serious.
"Children's Story" by Slick Rick
Share a song that tells a great story.
The old man in me jumps up and yells about how that's when rap music was about something and kids these days with their mush mouth songs.
I'm actually a little sad to hear the backing track used in other songs because the story in this song is a good warning on what not to do.
"We Like To Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys
What song always makes you feel better?
This song has a great beat to it. It's simple and soothing at the same time.
Amusement parks would use the song for there commercials to get people excited and it was a whole thing.
"Hopeless" by Dionne Farris
Share a song that represents your current mood.
I woke up with a headache. Just feeling a little downtrodden. I don't feel that I met my personal goals this month.
Maybe I can turn it around later on and make next month just a little better.
Well, I'm going to get dressed and go for a walk.
I hope you have a good day.
I want to get better at writing my media reviews. The problem is that I don’t know in what ways I want them to get better
. So, I’m going to re-read my first 10 and think about what I would make them more enjoyable to read.
I didn't think that we needed another Superman movie. How can we make a story about someone who is almost invincible compelling?
This is a movie that I saw because people were talking about it.
I’ve been a little bored with some of the super hero movies that have been coming out and was ok with not checking this one out in theaters.
But, there was something about it. The word that caught my interest about this movie had hope
. Maybe just because of all the things happening in this world that just feel wrong. I’m a fan of The Boys and Invincible, but I’ve grown tired of immoral super people. We’ve seen that too often and in different ways.
The movie is refreshing in that it doesn’t take the viewer through the origins of the characters. There’s no homework
of other movies and comic books that you need to know in order to enjoy this movie. If you want that, you can do it on your own time.
I feel that the movie does a great job of showing the Man in The Man of Steel. He’s multifaceted while also demonstrating a type of sincerity that I haven’t seen enough of. In other Superman films, it felt as if every problem that he’d face would be fixed by some newly discovered power. This one has to use his brain and the connections that he has with other people in order to save the day.
Ultimately, the movie shows that you do not need to be Superman to be part of making the world a better place.
Overview
Superman, a journalist in Metropolis, embarks on a journey to reconcile his Kryptonian heritage with his human upbringing as Clark Kent.
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