words like violence, break the silence...

i'd like to start by apologizing in that i have fallen down in my blogging duty and have not posted for far too long now. so sorry folks. now on to the movies and rather than review them i think i'll just tweet on them all brieflike.

harry potter and the half-blood prince - 8/10 snaps - if you like the others you'll like this one, pretty true to the book...

year one - 2.5/10 snaps - i was bored to tears, not humorous, huge waste of time...

gi joe: the rise of cobra - 5.5/10 snaps - i'm waiting for a live action my little pony movie, this one's worth at least a rental if you're a child of the 80s.

transformers: revenge of the fallen - 7/10 - uh loads of explosions along with loads of plotholes. let's not talk about the stereotyping...

orphan - 5/10 - i was a bit disappointed. rental worthy at best.

the collector - 6/10 - i think they could've added a tad more plot to this one and it would have risen at least 2 snaps. very gory in saw-like fashion. rent it and watch it at night.

proposal - 6.5/10 - completely transparent but reynolds and bullock make a good pair. rent worthy.

i think that covers all the movies i've seen since posting last.

my grandfather hall passed away somewhat unexpectedly and i know he is missed by many. we now have his amazon parrot which i call velo [short for velociraptor as he'd take your arm off in a heartbeat] whose real name is cocky [which i refuse to recognize for obvious reasons].

i was recently at the parent preview night for gilbert marching band and witnessed michael gilpatrick pass out while playing the trumpet. my prayers and thoughts go out to the band and his family. he is currently in the icu but things are not looking good at the moment. having been invested in marching band for years i know how close those students become to your heart and can only imagine how terrible this must be for everyone involved.

as for me, i'm getting ready to start back into teaching while taking class, researching, and working. life is about to get pretty hectic all over again.

back to sorting through my epitopes so for now enjoy the silence.