The Gray Report

So I have been working this past week on preparing for Monday's class presentation on The Merchant of Venice. As I thought about different themes of Justice and Mercy my mind slowly found its way to Batman Begins. I actually drew many comparisons and even found some specific spots in the film I want to show. However, I don't think my group shares this same perspective so I will settle for other things. However, I have to share this video that I found during the adventure of preparing for this project. Maybe it is because I am tired, or maybe there is actually some humor here - but I could not stop laughing after watching this. Any insight as to why this is SO FUNNY? Again, maybe it is just me and my late night humor.

Hit play on the youtube clip below, enjoy a minute or two, and then read the following. Some things can't be described as clearly as others. At times only pictures, music, expressions of life experience, and the Holy Ghost are the only vehicles for concepts beyond the power of language. It is with this in mind I attempt to share a thing that I can't really describe any other way. This poem is super nerdy, but what I am trying to describe is so cool. Read slowly if you want to try and understand what I am talking about. I dedicate this little thing to Dad - happy birthday Pa! It is standing on the field on which many games have been played - knowing this was the last and childhood can no more be delayed. It is sitting at the table, listening to siblings share their thoughts and feelings. Their growing families and professional decisions are ideas that hover with the smell of Sunday roast. It is sitting in a big green van, staring at the vast wilderness passing by, frame by fram

I have still managed to see some movies in the last few weeks - I am just growing lazy and busy - one or the other. Drunken Master 9/10 Amazing Kung Fu moves, hilarious English dubbed lines, pretty much amazing. Lady in the Water 2/10 I expected a great deal going into this experience - trusting the director from his past works (The Village, Signs, The Sixth Sense). However, I couldn't even finish the movie. I was disenchanted with the idea pretty quickly, though I felt there was a great deal of potential. This was a far fall from the tree for me. Lean On Me 8/10 One of the most powerful performances from Morgan Freeman I have ever seen! I like the "school room" dramas and this finds its way into that genre. A high school falls to the dumps and a new principal is hired to bring it up to par to meet the state requirements. There are a few things with the plot line that don't really go together, and the antagonist is pretty extreme and hard to believe. However this film

Thanks for the pictures everyone! I think you should be able to get the video from here and download it for your own keeping by clicking the "facebook" logo on the top left and then once being re-directed you can embed it anywhere. If anyone has a better idea - or if you really want me to burn a copy of the DVD - please let me know 801-885-0146. Thanks!