The Avengers

Yesterday I watched The Avengers at the theater; I don't have time to write a long review, but I'll give a few of my thoughts here. I thought the movie was great (and no, not just because Scarlett Johansson, my favorite actress, is in it); naturally, the special effects and having a bunch of characters from the Marvel universe together are both awesome - how all the different movies tie in to the main storyline is very interesting. Also, unlike Captain America, which is my least favorite of the Marvel films I've watched recently (it didn't really seem to have any point to it - it just felt like eye candy), The Avengers had some powerful and thought-provoking themes woven into its plot. [Spoiler ahead] For instance, that of sacrificing one's own life to save others. At one point on the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier, someone (I forget who - perhaps it was Captain America) accuses Tony Stark of something along the lines of only caring about himself and not looking out for other people, but toward the end of the movie, Iron Man grabs the nuclear missile sent to destroy New York and flies with it through Loki's portal to space and destroys the alien ship with it, even though he knows it will cost him his life. It ends up not being the end of Iron Man, but you knew it couldn't be, right?[Spoiler ended]

To be continued..maybe.

Random stuff

Tomorrow I will not be a teenager any longer. Hooray. Birthdays are highly overrated, as you've probably discovered, but if I have a good amount of money in a year, my 21st birthday might be better since I'll be able to get a handgun and other cool stuff like that. :)

Ok, enough about me for now
Micro Moo (a.k.a. Buttercup):

Recovery

I am almost 100% recovered from when I knocked my head on the floor, so thank you God and thank you everyone who prayed for me to get better. :)

Recovery

I am almost 100% recovered from when I knocked my head on the floor, so thank you God and thank you everyone who prayed for me to get better. :)

Unpleasantness

I have found that hardwood floors are appropriately named. While wrestling with my younger brother (who is now nearly half-a-foot taller, a little bit stronger, and only around ten pounds lighter than me) yesterday, my head hit the ground with a considerable amount of force, causing me to lose consciousness for some time (so those of my family who witnessed it say - I don't remember much after hitting my head though), giving me a concussion,, a lump on the head, a bleeding ear, a stomachache and headache, and a sore jaw - not to mention just feeling awful. Although I'd gotten a concussion ten years ago while the vibe I was playing Tarzan on broke (when I was roughly parallel with the ground), this is the first time I can remember getting knocked out. And unlike the previous occasion and other times my stomach and head felt bad, when I tried to sleep the pain did not go away; it may have when I was asleep but that was an off-and-on occurrence and I had to sit up repeatedly because my head was killing me. (some of the time it felt like it was about to explode - if that's what migraines feel like, I feel so sorry for people with them) And even now, a day later, I'm still not feeling so well...so remember everyone, it's not like how you read in novels; getting hit on the head results in more than a short-lasting headache - and it is not a pleasant experience. Prayers that I will be better by tomorrow (particularly so I can get college assignments done) would be appreciated. :)

Portal

This, if you haven't guessed, is my "Atlantis" photo, which I used the Photoforge2 app's Tiny Planet "filter" on.

This slightly reminded me of a portal, which made me think of the video games Portal and Portal 2, as well as their soundtracks. I especially like some of the songs on the Portal 2 soundtrack, such as Machiavellian Bach, Turret Wife Serenade, and Cara Mia Addio...at any rate, if you want to, you can download the soundtrack for free (as well as legally), here: http://www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php" rel="nofollow">www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php

Update: I'm just now looking at this on a computer and realize it's an iPhone photo that actually looks pretty good even though it's here in a larger size!

A Parade of Pink

Yep, more low-quality iPhone photos...I took some new pictures with my camera today though, so I'll get to work on those sometime soon.