First Semi-Annual Follow Up Entry

Actually, I'm not entirely sure what that headline means. But, then again, the topic of this post is a little vague too. Basically, since my Blog has been going for about six months now, I've decided to go back and follow up on some of the topic I have posted on so far:

The Great Grand Everyone Map Project has effectively stalled out at 50 people. Which, on one hand isn't quite the epic project I'd envisioned; but, on the other hand, is a decent number of people.

I'm still fixated on Arthurian Legend. The next movie in my Netflix Queue is Camalot, and the subject of my NaNoWriMo novel was a modern day update of the Arthurian Legend... taking place in Seattle.

Speaking a NaNoWriMo, I tried it again, but stalled out at around 20,000 words. I was competing with a group of a half dozen friends. One of which completed her novel: Go Christine!

Delta Mike Charlie = Still crazy.

Still married! Yay!

I read V For Vendetta, and while I enjoyed it overall, I didn't think it was Moore's strongest work. The art was a huge struggling point for me, as was the quality of the paper the copy I read was printed on. Still, I have some interest in seeing the movie.

On his journal David Byrne recently wrote a very interesting entry talking about the link between artistic ability and schizophrenia that's worth checking out. Apparently the two appear to be genetically linked... explaining why so many artist types are also crazy types.

I haven't seen too many concerts lately. Only Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, and the Long Winters. I might catch MF Doom on Monday though.

I took the Belief-O-Matic Quiz again and got these results this time for my Top Ten religions:

1. Unitarian Universalism (100%) ...was #1 at 100%
2. Liberal Quakers (92%) ...was #2 at 94%
3. Mahayana Buddhism (91%) ...was #3 at 92%
4. Theravada Buddhism (88%) ...was #5 at 84%
5. Neo-Pagan (84%) ...was #4 at 92%
6. New Age (80%) ...was #6 at 83%
7. Mainline to Liberal Christian Protestants (79%) ...was #7 at 76%
8. Taoism (77%) ...was #10 at 68%
9. Secular Humanism (71%) ...was #12 at 64%
10. New Thought (67%) ...was #15 at 63%

Anyhow, so that's my wrap up of... well... whatever. Maybe I'll do anothe rof these in 6 months. Cheers!

"Any man who would be a knight and follow a king... follow me."

Yeah, I tried using that line at the bars one night, but my friends just laughed at me.

I'm not entirely sure where my dorky fascination with Arthurian Legend came from. I haven't been a big fan of fantasy since my Dungeon and Dragons days of Junior High. But, I still find myself strangely compelled to read or watch any Arthurian Tale I come across, no matter how bad it is.

It was that strange siren song that forced me to watch the regretable King Arthur earlier this year. And compelled me -last night- to watch Excalibur.


Who's Yer Daddy!!

OK, so it was sort of a dorky movie too. But, I'd definitely qualify it as "fun dorky." With tons of hammed up performances, including ones by a younger Gabriel Byrne, Patrick Stewart and Liam Neeson. An Arthur who sports an "aw shucks"-style quasi-Irish accent. And some Medieval ladies who've managed to develop shag haircuts about 1100 years before they became fashionable.

But, its also got some genuinely fun sequences involving armored knights chopping each other up to the tune of "O Fortuna." And some nice cinemotography. Next up, Camelot.