"let the wild rumpus start!"

I know the movie isn't fresh news.

But I found a really cool blog-collection of Where the Wild Things Are artwork:  Terrible Yellow Eyes

And if you haven't seen the trailer yet:

"Where the Wild Things Are"

It looks like they've done a good job.  If not then there is a special circle of Hell reserved for everyone who was involved in the production of the film.  It's one thing to screw up Harry Potter or Twilight when you make a movie, but Where the Wild Things Are is sacred.

Snail Mail

Okay, I suppose I should explain my lack of new posts.

Let me start off by saying that my job is extremely boring.  No honestly, my job is extremely boring.  It also doesn't require a lot of concentration.  I sit at a desk and ask stupid people lots of stupid questions over the telephone.

That said..  I pass the time at work by writing letters.  At first I just used it as an opportunity to write to the First Ward missionaries, Vegas and Tango, but I eventually started writing more and more letters.  To people I haven't seen in a long time or to people I see pretty regularly, it doesn't matter.

I find it really enjoyable.  It's therapeutic in the same way that posting on a blog or writing in a journal is therapeutic.  It's creative.  I have fun writing about day-to-day happenings, it makes them seem less mundane.  I have fun drawing little pictures and diagrams of the things I write about.  It's fun even though I don't write anything of consequence.  It's also fun to stay in touch with friends and family members that you usually wouldn't see much.

And who doesn't love snail mail?!  Isn't it so much fun to go out to the mailbox and find something addressed to you?  Something other than a bill or an advertisement.  Something that someone actually spent time writing.  Sealed the envelope.  Licked the stamp.  Sent off.  Just for you.

So that's why I haven't posted much lately, because everything I would write about has already been told in a letter.

Evan says,

"Do you think the Cardinals ever get together to go bowling?"

Let's start at the very beginning..

..it's a very good place to start.

H'okay!  So I really was going to post a while ago, but I couldn't get the picture to upload.  And of course things got extremely hectic after that.

Do you remember when I was complaining about my really ignorant U.S. Government teacher?  Well, I dropped the class so I wouldn't have to put up with her.  I figured I would just make it up online.  Well, being the responsible person I am I kept putting it off until "Gah!  Graduation is next week?!"  So I spent a solid week sitting in front of a computer regurgitating ridiculous propaganda so that I could graduate.  I made it, but just barely.  In fact I had to take a final test the day after graduation.  Fun stuff.

But, I'm graduated.  I'm officially done with Springville High School forever!  I was sooo ready for it when it finally came.  I got sick of putting up with stupid teachers and their stupid games.  I'm a little sad though, that I won't be seeing most of these people again.  It's going to take all of my effort just to stay in touch with the few that I really care about.

Senior All-Night Party was fun.  Star Trek was awesome!  Although I came out of the theater wishing very much that I had been a Trekkie.  I've been watching some of the other Star Trek movies so that I don't feel ashamed.

All of my friends are gone or are going on really cool trips and it makes me really jealous!  Eric is in California (Highway 1! Ah!).  Jessica just got back from Disney-freaking-Land.  Nathan is in Paris.  Allyssa leaves Saturday for Germany.  Kimberly is about to come home from Spain.  Gah!  You all better take lots of pictures or at least remember lots of details so that you can come home and tell me all about it!

I was looking at this picture (you'll probably have to click on it because I couldn't manage to make it smaller):

and I said to myself, "By Hell, I am going to play in Hyde Park someday!"

But that is not this day.  Isn't it a cool picture?

Oh! check out this picture! (again, click)

Those are Maunsell Sea Forts!  Don't they look like something straight out of fantasy?  They built them during World War II to defend the Thames and Mersey Estuaries.  I can't get over how cool they are!  There are more pictures of them here.  This particular picture came from this album on The Big Picture which is a really awesome site.