It's been a while

I clearly haven't kept up with my weekly posting schedule for this blog, but at least I can say I have compensated for it by filling the intervening time with myriad things to write about when I actually take the time to sit down and write them. And that time is... not now. I'm sorry to dash your hopes if you were expecting this to be the gushing report of everything I have had to say in the past two and a half weeks, but I hope you will allow the suspense to build just a little longer. For now, two thoughts:

First, Requiem for a Dream is one of the most intense and well-created movies I have seen in a long time. It is confusing, disturbing, creative, and very well titled. It is also the most effective anti-drug media I have ever seen.

Second, every experience I have had in the past two and a half weeks has made me think about just how strong a desire humans have to feel useful, needed, independent, purposed, or strong. I will go into more detail about those experiences next time, but for now it seems apparent that Theodore Roosevelt and William Danforth were on to something with their respective programs of "the strenuous life" and "challenge by choice".

Project 365 pictures will be coming soon, as well, though I have a fair amount of processing to do first.