Birds on a line

I managed to catch these little guys waiting for their mom to bring them back something tasty. I think it’s their third brood this year, which would be amazing with how cold it’s been. But when you have a good food source . . .

Guy and I tried to cut out of work early yesterday to catch a movie. Leaving early didn’t happen and we ended up going to the later show, but we did get there. We saw Lucy, which I enjoyed, but my writer brain thought the pacing was off with too much in front, not enough in back. I’m not complaining because what was in front was most excellent stuff. I just wanted more in the back to balance it. The sympathetic  hero/guy came in too late as well. I wanted more of him, though to be honest, I can’t see where to put him where it would work. That he was capable but superfluous was probably the point. (Well done! I love using the framework of the story itself to tell the story, and this was a great example of it.)

I’m wondering if it was written/directed by someone who wasn’t using “American” storytelling, or someone who was who was trying to emulate an off-continent technique, because even though the pacing was not familiar, it was excellently executed, enough that I could go along with the idea that we only use 10% of our brain. Braaaank  Where do you think all that memory is? Using the countdown to 100% was a great pacer, so I’ll believe the mythology for the span of the movie; and that of course, makes it acceptable. I’d recommend it if you’ve not seen it yet. Oh, and now I’m looking forward to Interstellar, one of the previews, as well.

Hey, I found last-releases’s dating quiz while clearing out a few things on FB. It’s still live if you want to take it. I got Trent. (laugh)

Click to go to the quiz!

 

P.S. I went and looked it up. It was a French guy who directed it. (grin)