Asides

Movie Reviews are tough to write when you’re enjoying a Summer off from teaching. They take a bit of effort and extra thought so I don’t review every movie I’ve seen. Still, if I think it makes a nice entry I might refer to in the future or if I want to send my thoughts about a movie to several people, a blog post works nicely and I will take the time to do it. In the spirit of #TopTenTuesday here are the last ten movies I reviewed over this Summer Season.

• Trainwreck 07/17/15
• Minions 07/15/15
• Mad Max: Fury Road 07/03/15
• Monkey Kingdom 07/01/15
• Tomorrowland 06/30/15
• Inside Out 06/29/15
• Jurassic World 06/28/15
• Ex Machina 05/01/15
• The Babadook 04/24/15
• Wild 04/17/15

I like asides. They are akin to Facebook notes. I like the idea that their title is left out in the display however I like every post having a title for back cataloguing and referencing. If you don’t encode a title, nothing shows up about the post in the archives. Finding strings can be tricky.

1. WordPress. I’ve been an ardent student since 2005.

2. Teaching. I attended Cal State Fullerton from 1993-2000 and earned a BA, MA, and California teaching credential. I’ve been teaching for 16 years.

3. Guitar. I’ve been a student since I was about 7 years old.

4. Cleaning and maintaining a pool. Been doing it for about 15 years total.

5. I know artists can save the world and are important to the world’s health.

5 Things I don’t know anything about:
1. Hose assembly and manufacture.
2. What it’s like to work at a bowling alley.
3. Weight lifting and body sculpting.
4. Living in our prejudicial world world as a young black man.
5. Getting what I deserve.

5 Things I believe:
1. Good people planned and created the roads we drive.
2. Success is sweeter when it’s self-defined.
3. Knowing your favorite thing to do is more valuable than gold.
4. Escaping into your passions is health food for the soul.
5. Fill yourself up before you try to help others.