Jacksonville, er, Florida?

I arrived "home" in Jax on Feb 2. Here it is a fortnight later, and I am really spinning.

My usefulness to anyone has been totally wiped out.

I cannot get any movement on any front.

The physical disease is again worsening, despite the medication.

Mentally, incompetent.

Fiscally, irresponsible.

Soul, unsalvageable.

Ending will have to wait.

Abyss Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 11:20 AM

Sinking deeper
In a free fall now
Blackness darker
Bottomless abysmality


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Roller Derby Returns

Catch on CW 17 at midnight, Feb 5!

Flat Track... I have been attending since November 2008.

This Season, they are members of the national women's flat track association.

Catch them starting in March at Mandarin Skate Station or Jacksonville Indoor Sports!

Click on Schedule to enlarge.

recent movies...

Movies seen recently...

True Grit, Rabbit Hole, Nowhere Boy, Casino Jack, Little Fockers, Black Swan, RED, The Dilemma, Green Hornet, King's Speech, Country Strong, The Fighter, How do you Know, Burlesque, Secretariat, Morning Glory, Despicable Me, The Social Network, No Strings Attached, The Way Back, Due Date, Love and Other Drugs.

Of these, Black Swan, King's Speech and Nowhere Boy were my favorites.

I would also recommend True Grit, Rabbit Hole and Country Strong (I enjoyed the atypical ending).

I liked Casino Jack because it was a story I had followed for a long time. It impacted one of my favorite fast food restaurants (Miami Subs) and our local gambling boat operations (Suncruz Casino)...

I guess The Social Network, Unstoppable and Secretariat were OK.

The rest were crap. Other than Despicable Me, I have not seen any cartoons lately... thank goodness...

48 Hour Film Project Eco-Challenge, Feb 18-20

As a bonus to our normal participation, we are participating in a special online 48 Hour Film Project Competition, 48 Go Green. More details to follow.

Walt Disney World, Feb 12-13, 2011

It is that time of year again; time to head back to the house of the mouse.

Originally scheduled for Feb 19-20, it had to be moved up to accommodate the 48 Hours Film Project- 48 Go Green

This trip includes Kimberly and may include Makynzi.

Should be a good time-- pictures to follow.

Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky, Sat, Feb 26, 2011

Swan Lake, scheduled for February 26, 2011 at 7:30 in Orange Park at Thrasher-Horne Center for the Arts, will be performed by National Russian Ballet Theater.

The story of the Odette, the swan queen (so called because she is the 'queen' of her companions at the lake, who have met a similar fate at Von Rothbart's hand), cursed by Rothbart to live as a swan by day and as herself at night, a curse that can only be broken by securing the eternal love of a man.

This man (in the story) is Prince Siegfried, who sees Odette one evening as she is transforming from swan to human. For him, it is love at first sight. He invites her to a ball at the castle where he says he intends to choose her as his bride. Instead of pledging his love to Odette, he (mistakenly) pledges his love to Odile, Von Rothbart's daughter, thinking she is Odette. Before Siegfried pledges his love to Odile, Odette appears at the (window) opening, pleading, in swan form, that Siegfried remain faithful to her.


Afterward, Odette flees to the lake and throws herself in, expressing that she cannot live without
Siegfried; Sigfried follows her, and in this display of eternal love, Rothbart's spell is broken over the other swans of the lake; they are transformed into their human forms permanently.


The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded with the help and support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

Talent and devotion to Art is its major principal. This is supported by the outstanding talent and devotion of the celebrated masters of the Russian ballet, such as, People's Artist of the USSR Professor Igor Moiseev, People's Artist of Russia Professor R. Stuchkova, People's Artist of USSR M. Lavrovsky, People's Artist of USSR Y. Vladimirov and others.


(photos courtesy of SARA Artists- Societe Anonyme de Representation Artistique).