A Great Film!

I recently saw Alice in Wonderland. I have to say it was a magnificent film, though I do have to agree with some of the critics who said that Johnny Depp was upstaged by Helena Bonham Carter, sorry Johnny, but she stole the show. With her large head and almost obnoxious voice, I seemed to want to see more of her than him. I feel so ashamed seeing as how I LOVE Johnny and pretty much despise Helena; don’t get me wrong I am sure she is a great person I just don’t care for her acting. In this film, though I may not like it, I think she has finally changed my mind.

I thought the use of CGI and special effects to recreate Lewis Carroll’s world, was a good choice, though I thought the story line was a little lacking. I seemed to be so caught up in Johnny Depp’s weird eyes and orange hair, and Helena Bonham Carter’s yelling to realize that there really wasn’t much of a story. The basis is that the Red Queen, played by Carter is taking over Wonderland, and Alice returns to put the crown back into the White Queen’s hands. Sounds like a story we have hear time and time again, only with different actors, different time periods and lost of really good makeup.

All in all, I think the fact that the storyline is lacking is supposed to be the point, it must be more about the characters themselves than what is going on around them. I also very much enjoyed the ending, when Alice stood up to her oppressors and was not going to sit around while they planned her life. She then decided she wanted to pursuer her father’s lifelong dream and she became a business woman, which of course at that time was the equivalent of being gay. As I watched Alice do all that it first, made me proud to be a woman and that we still see strong independent women in the film industry and second it made me want to go after my dreams that I feel are beginning to go to the wayside. I feel I should go after them, before it is too late and life my life the way I want to.

What is Twitter, REALLY?!?!?!?!?!?

What is Twitter? Is it really that much different than Facebook, or is it just a clever ruse from its creators to keep you from spending less face-time with our friends and family? Approximately 5 out of 7 people from the ages of 18 to 40 have a Facebook, myspace, and Twitter page. I am guessing about this statistic of course, but I would not be surprised if I was extremely close.

I will freely admit that I have a Facebook and myspace page, but I refuse to give in and create a Twitter page. I already speak to most of friends through these devices and no longer make calls of send letters. I believe that in a short period of time, we will no longer speak at all to anyone, there will be some kind of advancement with the programs we already have or some new one, that allows us to communicate even with the person sitting next to use without speaking. Yes, i know is Texting which allows us to do this already with a small electronic, but is still conceive by most people in society to be poor etiquette to use at a dinner table or a party, etc. But 10 or 20 years from now that could change.

Now I can't speak of one side and not mention the other, I agree that it can be a great resource and a fun device to use, IF it is used in moderation. There is an old Chinese proverb that says, "All Things in Moderation", so we have to contain ourselves and not get sucked up into it all. But, like I said it is a great resource to have, for instance you want to find a long lost friend, or a friend of a friend, or you want to share pictures, views, or even experiences. There are definitely many great qualities about these programs, but again I say, "in moderation!!"

Now I am not going to end this by saying what I think instead I will ask you, are these devices such as Facebook, Twitter, and myspace, all the same and maybe a little excessive, or are they just different ways to communicate and is just a great technological advance that we should all embrace? You be the judge.

Leave your comments and lets see what people think. Keep it clean and remember...........

Live, Love, Laugh, and Learn!!!!

RIP, The King of Pop

I may be three weeks late, but I felt that I had to report about the death of the Legendary King of Pop, Michael Joseph Jackson. He died on June 25 2009, just one month shy of his 51st birthday. Jackson had been rehearsing for his tour of 50 shows through out Europe, reports of those who where in attendance of his last rehearsal at the Staple Center in LA, said he was, "Phenomenal", that he seemed to be, "at the top of his game", but behind the scenes, those closed to Jackson feared if he would be strong enough to play all 50 of his scheduled shows. Though us true fans knew that he would have done his best, and would have given the fans a show well worth their money.

The Jackson family is in our hearts and minds as we pray for Jackson's brothers and sisters, his mother and especially his three beautiful children. I was able to watch the memorial service that took place at the Staple Center on July 7th, 2009. I watched in awe as his friends and family took to the stage to honor his life and his amazing talents. I was able to keep a pretty upbeat composure until the very end when Jackson's daughter Paris, spoke about what a great father he was and that she loved him and will miss him. My heart truly goes out to his children who lost there father at too early an age. my heart also goes out to his mother Katherine, it is one of the worst things in life to have to bury a child, most of us watch others who have to go through it, and now she must.

Michael Jackson truly was the King of Pop, he knew how to captivate any audience with just a kick, or the flip of his hat. He was a true philanthropist, holding the record for the most charities supported by a pop star. he loved the world and the world loved him. He was, in my book, the greatest and most versatile entertainer that ever lived, I hope that is how he will be remembered. We would be doing his family a great disservice if we did not remember him for the great man that he was, and instead tried to once again pry into his personal life. I think it is what he deserves to finally leave him and his family alone. Again I say he was truly the King of Pop and I will miss him dearly.

Rest in Peace Michael Joseph Jackson

August 29, 1958-June 25, 2009

Green is Good!

I can not reiterate enough how important it is to "GO GREEN" if you will, it is a privilege to live on the Earth and we are taking her for granted, it will take all of us to band together in order to heal mother nature, if we do not do it soon I fear we may be in for a rude awakening. This awakening might unfortunately come in OUR lifetime not our children's as so many people refuse to realize.

And as always: Live, Love, and Laugh!

Only Human!!

My dad, who's blog is Bob's Dribbles, wrote a blog about looking back on President Obama's inaugural speech. He basically stated that he was the most important president in his 46 year life, I am 18 and have only lived through three presidents but I have to agree with wise father this one time. President Obama has already shown that he means business when it comes to helping this nation regain its status at the same time lessening our negative impact on our environment. He has also shown great enthusiasm in mending or gaining international friendships with other countries.

I am also glad to see that our president has finally realized that Iraq apparently does not have any Weapons of Mass Destruction, and has finally focused our troops to Afghanistan where they might actually do some good, or at least have a purpose for being there. I am not saying that I am pro-war, but I do realize how difficult of a position it is to be the president of a nation and therefore the hard decisions are laid upon his/her shoulders. That person has to do what he/she thinks is best for the nation and, "surprise, surprise!" They turn out to be human and sometimes make mistakes.

We have to stop criticizing our leaders, like we could a better job than they could and start supporting them. We need to provide them with the best information we can to help them make the most important and difficult decisions they will probably ever make in their lives.

Remember; Live, Love, Laugh, Learn!!!

The Not So Merry Christmastime

I have to report about the unfortunate events of Black Friday. As many holiday shoppers were taking advantage of the sales this past Friday, things got out of hand and a 34-year-old walmart employee, Jdimytai Damour, lost his life. He was trampled after the doors apparently didn't open up fast enough. It is sad to think that we as a people care more about spending money and getting what we want that we will cause a man to loose his life so that we may spend money that, we shouldn't really be spending in the first place.

At this time, before we enter in to Christmastime, we need to reflect upon the things we though and said on Thanksgiving day, and actually try to be better people, and show folks in our lives that we love them everyday, and not just on Thanksgiving, when we feel obligated to say so.

So I sign off by saying live life the way you want to, love the people you want to, and laugh often.

Welcome!

Welcome my fellow Bloggers to The Editorial! I LeaMarie will be sharing my ideas and views and sometimes random facts to you all and I hope to get feed back so we all may have interesting and bountiful conversations about everything! My interests are vast to so don't hesitate to ask me a serious or even silly question about anything. I love to talk so don't take it the wrong way if I just keep going, and going, and going, and.... oh sorry, sometimes I'm like the energiser bunny in that aspect. Anyway, let the conversing begin! Talk to you soon!