Today

I just finished watching the movie Starship Troopers 2. While it was a good movie in its own right, the only connection to the book or the original movie, really, was the setting. It is like those Star Wars / Star Trek alternate universe books, where they create a good story and set it in the universe, but there is no connection to the original books/movies/TV shows.

So, I enjoyed the movie, but it missed a lot of the universe feel, in the same way the original did. There wasn't much of the political/philosophical, other than trite, single-dimensional Fascist overtones at very specific points (which completely misses the theme of the book).

I spent some time over at my grandparent's house tonight. Cherith and I went over with Mara and visited. We had a good time. Mara didn't sleep well today, I don't think she deals well with atmospheric pressure changes. She tends to get gassy and that makes her fussy and that makes her wake up during naps.

Got my hair cut today.

Got the demo of Rome:Total War that I need to take into work for Scott.

I really dislike it (nearly hate it) when movies fail to capture the flavor of the book. Black Hawk Down, LOTR, and Gettysburg all did well capturing the author's intent. Starship Troopers the movie did not. I could read the book over and over. The movie is OK, but lacks the depth of the book.

My wife and I have been talking about starting a couple's ministry for our church. I think it would be a good thing to do for a number of reasons. We've wanted to for a long while. We 've been married for 11 years and have had the opportunity to work through normal marital issues. Now would be a good time to add something positive to our church, as our pastor is called up to active Guard duty for the next 18 months or so. Don't know.

Thinking about joining the Guard myself. Have to work out officer logistics there, but age limit is higher and commitment wouldn't take me away from family unless called up (which in this climate is likely, but less family away time than full time active duty service.) We'll see what the recruiter says re: officer status.

Well, need to get to sleep.

Aloha.