[dungeoncrawl] Re: No discussion today
- From: "Robert Deibler" <rdeibler@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 07:46:51 -0500
Yesterday was an ok day after teh morning was over. I got up at 6am left for
the Intergovernmental technology confrence (ITC) of the east coast. Intellimark
and Labor and Industry were doing a group presentation on Project management I
got there at 7am. The road were slick but ok to drive if you were carefull. I
arrived in the hershey lodge parking lot and started to slide on the black ice
which took nearly 90% of there parking lot. I nearly whipped out a Beemer. I
get to the conference and FInd out we present at 10:00 yeah. I wait the group
finally arrives and we go to present. Teh speaker before us took teh sound
equipment. We had to wait 20 minute for new wireless mics. Then when they
brought them they had to punch in a new reciever to run teh new mics, which
never worked correctly because of major feedback when they were turned on.
AHHHH I finally gave up and went home to work on some OA documents. That night
I had a chance to play some pool of radiance on the computer and then play some
D&D with Crista. I am really looking forward to my Christmas break, today is my
fnal for school and then 7 day until freedom from all the evils of a grownups
world and I can kick back and relax for a while. What is everyones plans for
the Christmas week?
-----Original Message-----
From: Johnathan Detrick [mailto:jdetrick@xxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thu 12/12/2002 7:31 AM
To: dungeoncrawl@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Subject: [dungeoncrawl] Re: No discussion today
I decided to take yesterday off. I don't mind driving in snow (and
I was
here last Thursday when we got our first snowstorm), but I hate ice.
Add to
that the fact that Brad and I have been tremendously busy and just
needed a
day off, and the decision to stay home was a little more simple (and
I'm not
too busy this week).
So we spent the day studying for his Real Estate Exam (which he
takes the
23rd). It was great to have a whole day to study, and we got a lot
accomplished. I still maintain that, by the time we finish, I could
take the
damn test and get my real estate license if I wanted to! :)
We also did something else that I didn't think I would have time to
do; we
finally watched the Lord of the Rings! This is the first time I have
seen the
movie in almost a year, and I have to say; I couldn't stand the damn
thing!
No, I'm kidding....I have visions of Jim and Matt coming to my house to
burn
me as a heretic! No, I find the film endlessly fascinating, and
increased
running time was incredible. I usually say most films need an editor
and
should be shorter, but the extra time was great. Middle Earth feels
like a
place you could actually go, and the scenery is gorgeous.
What really struck me about the movie though, and what made it
better than
it was the first time (and better than the book when I read it), was the
characterization of Boromir. When I read the book, he came off as a
total
spaz and a jerk, and to me, it was always a foregone conclusion that he
would
cause trouble for the hobbits eventually. However, the movie makes him
a real
person. He's not a bad guy; he simply isn't as strong as some of the
other
characters, especially Aragorn. In fact, if Aragorn were not in the
group, I
feel Boromir quite easily could have been the hero of the tale. I felt
his
death even more strongly this time, not just because I found him to be
a very
real character, but because I feel the further story of his adventures
(as he
tried to come back from what he had done) would have been fascinating.
But there is an even greater reason why the portrayal of Boromir
made the
movie truly great for me. When I first read the book (as a teenager), I
remember one thought that drove through my mind; Frodo is an idiot! He
goes
off on his own, and how stupid is that?! He's a freaking hobbit, with
nary a
level in sight (does he ever contribute to any fight in the movie?
Heck,
Merry and Pippin are more useful than Frodo in a brawl!). So, what
does wussy
ass Frodo do? He abandons all of his powerful companions, and goes
running
off alone. That always drove me crazy, and I saw it only as a plot
device.
When I saw the movie last year, my feelings were confirmed. Frodo
shouldn't
have gone off alone, because he was King of the Wussies, and it was
simply to
move the plot along.
But yesterday it finally gelled for me. Boromir was a good man. A
trifle
rash, perhaps, and sometimes a wee bit obnoxious, but he was good in his
heart. He wanted to help his people, and he did not want to hurt his
companions. Yet the power of the Ring seduced him. Finally, I saw it!
He
was seduced first, because he was the weakest. But the others would
have been
seduced eventually. So Frodo had to go alone. And it all made sense.
Ok, LoTR talk is over for now. Everyone else have a good day?
Damon Kline wrote:
> Well, I was going to see if anyone else had made it to work and get a
D&D
> discussion started, but now that they gave us a two hour delay and we
came
> into work, they have decided to close the office. So, my attempt at a
> discussion will have to wait. See you guys later and if you are at
work
> today, be careful driving home!
>
>
> Damon Kline
> Legal Systems Technician
> Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
> 5035 Ritter Road
> Suite 700
> (717) 795-2028
> damon.kline@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
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