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single digit highs I wish that I could say that the last few days have been so overwhelmingly packed with activity that I haven't had any time to write anything, but that wouldn't be true. All that I have done is go to work, eat and sleep. Yes, simple monotony has become my current reality, but after being sick at the beginning of the month, I'm just happy to be feeling well again. Without too much exaggeration the simple matter of being able to walk around without feeling weak is still a novelty of sorts for me so the fact that absolutely nothing out of the ordinary has happened these past few days hasn't really bothered me that much. Any kind of excitement can hold up for just a little while longer as far as I am concerned. Halfway through the month the excitement of the holidays is long over and the prospect of two more months of gloomy winter is what is on most people‰Ûªs minds here in Wisconsin. Part of me can understand this mindset and in some ways I feel the same way too, but on the other hand if that kind of thinking continues on into February, then I will start to get worried. Feeling miserable about the weather is no way to live and I would prefer to at least try to do something productive rather than hibernating. Speaking of winter from another angle, a severe cold spell has settled over the state and naturally everyone is talking about it. Suddenly people seem to forget that winter can be less than pleasant. I, however, see very little reason to complain. Once the temperature reaches a certain low point on the thermometer, it ceases to be matter to me anymore. Cold simply becomes cold. The number of degrees below zero loses any real meaning to me. Plus I also see a purity of sorts in cold weather. The clarity of a night sky far outshines anything that I see in summer. The downside is that standing outside for any length of time to look at the stars becomes more of a struggle. ... I confess that I don't know that much about Joan of Arc except for the fact that she was burned at the stake so I wasn't sure how I would react to The Messenger with Milla Jovovich in the role of Joan. After reading some reviews, I get the impression that not having a strong historical knowledge of the events probably made it easier for me to enjoy the movie. I didn't know what was fact and what was fiction. Plus I could look past the anachronistic phrases that most of the characters used. Hearing actors speak lines that would be completely foreign to most people alive hundreds of years ago is quite common in movies today. Putting those things aside I found the battle scenes and the some of the cast very impressive. |