Waiting

The word "waiting" is used and performed every single day of our lives. There are so many things we have to wait for: doctor appointments, fast food, love, babies to be born, a good sale at Macy's and plane flights. There is even a country song that is playing on the radio right now by Brad Paisley, entitled "Waiting on a Woman." He sings about how women are always slow, even to die, but he does not mind waiting on his woman.

"Waiting on Godot", made me think about the word "waiting" even more. These two men are sitting and waiting on a man that they really do not know much about. The author, Beckett, never tells his readers why they are waiting or why this person they are waiting on is so important. He builds suspense in his story by showing that they are "waiting for the unknown" and it leaves his readers hoping that by the end of the story, they will understand why.

We as Christians are much like the two men in this story. We know more about the Man we are waiting on but we are all waiting on someone we have never really seen or physically heard. This brings me to my next point about the story. These two men had a lot of faith in Godot. Faith is difficult to have sometimes, especially when waiting. However, waiting makes it all the worthwhile. Even though the men had crazy conversation and actions while waiting, I truly believe waiting brings character. There are things to be learned while waiting.

Dr.Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog

I uploaded a picture onto my blog to show what I believe Dr.Horrible's heart looks like. He was heart-broken because Captain Hammer got to have Penny and no matter what Dr.Horrible did, she would not be with him. I believe he had the innate desire to get ahead and to be apart of the "group" but I think the desire grew stronger because of Penny.

The end of the film, Penny dies during a fight between Dr.Horrible and Captain Hammer. A lot of people will do anything while coping with a broken heart. Although Dr.Horrible had placed a band-aid over his stab womb in his heart, it still hurt. The pain would not go away so he had to do something about it.

We see this kind of thing happening in reality. Middle school girls physically fight after school, women shoot their cheating husbands or vice versa, and people refuse to let go of the hurt and pain. I have decided that Dr.Horrible needs serious counseling. I doubt he would go, since he is so pleased with himself but it would be the best thing for him. He could wind up hurting someone else. Maybe out of his heart-brokeness he wants to hurt other people. We will never know the true thoughts of Dr.Horrible.

Movies

In my last blog I wrote about my trip to Lake Bonny, I'm sorry. Today I want to blog about movies that I have seen recently.

I'm beginning to hate my Introduction to Literature class. I do not really hate it, but you will understand what I am saying by the end of this blog. I used to be able to watch a movie peacefully. One day Professor Corrigan talked about characterization in our class. Characterization does not take place solely in books. Anyone can point out characterization in plays, movies, or anything that is created.

I was watching the classic, in my opinion, Sweet Home Alabama, on Friday night with my best friend. I've seen this movie nearly a hundred times except this time I viewed the movie was completely different. I started thinking about the author's motives for making the character say certain things, dress certain ways, and even act certain things out. This movie was a great one to play "question the author" with because there are city slicker sophisticated people and then there are country hick rednecks. These actors in real life do not portray these characteristics.

I have found that it is a lot easier to understand the plot and author's perspective but studying the characterization they created. I appreciate the things I have learned from my class. Everything is done for a reason.

Lake Bonny

This morning I visited Lake Bonny for this assignment and I stayed for an hour. While I was there I did something I have never done before. I pretended as if I was an explorer in a nature film, almost like the Crocodile Hunter or any show similar to that. I was walking on the boardwalk and heard a noise in the trees and turned swiftly as if I wanted the camera to get a good shot of whatever it was rumbling the trees. As soon as I looked, the bird had buried itself into the trees. And then I thought to myself, humans and the birds look at trees completely different. Humans tear down trees, as if they are a bother, to build homes. Humans also complain when there aren't any trees for shade at a hot football game. They only want the trees if they can do something for them. This is why humans are selfish. Birds look at trees as a play ground for hide and seek with their friends. They even look at trees as a shelter from the wicked humans hunting them. Some mother birds make a nest and lay their eggs in trees. It's amazing to me, how many functions trees actually have. They're very important. I will honestly never look at a tree the same way again.

I forgot to take my camera to Lake Bonny so I found this image online of trees. This picture means so much more to me now. Driving down a road full of trees on both sides will never be just another road to me. It will be a gift because I know these trees are homes to many animals who may have been evicted from their last tree home.

I am glad Professor Corrigan gave us the opportunity to learn and appreciate nature through poems and visits to the park because I would not have visited the park on my own. I can honestly say that I will probably revisit the park.

The Poems

We have been reading a lot of poems in class lately. I was dreading this part of Introduction to Literature class, I'll admit. However, I am beginning to enjoy the poems we have read and I am learning how to read and understand them.

For homework we read a few poems. The poem that stuck out to me is entitled, "Praying." This poem grabbed my attention right away, probably because I pray everyday and I wanted to hear what the author had to say about the topic.

The first stanza says, "it doesn't have to be the blue iris, it could be weeds in a vacant lot." This line is powerful to me. People, atleast I know for myself, go before the Lord attempting to find the best words to say almost as if they need to impress him. They forget that he knows our every move and word. Our prayers can be, and need to be, genuine. "This isn't a contest but a doorway into thanks," this line is powerful as well. I already discussed how people would try to impress or make it a contest. But the phrase a "doorway into thanks" is powerful as well. We should look at prayer not as a way that the Lord can do something for us, but as a way to bless and thank him.