"Oz the Great and Powerful"

I came into this movie a Oz fan.  I read the books and have seen all the movies.  I do mean ALL the movies.  Including all the black and whites and extras on the three disk special edition DVD of Wizard of Oz.  More then Once. I must have seen Wizard at least once a week when I when a child.  I am one of the few fans of Return to Oz.  In fact, seeing as Disney owns the rights to Return To Oz, some things surprise me.  One, Disney paid for the rights to use the Ruby Slippers for Return so they would not have been using the MGM Ruby slippers but their 1985 version.  Two, why not use the characters from Return To OZ.  I can’t believe that Disney passed up a chance to MERCHANDISE!! They could re-issue the movie have the toys all ready to go… But enough of the tangent.
The movie started out with a flurry of black and white spinning credits.  Had I seen in in 3D, I would have had to leave the theater to vomit.  As it was, I ended up developing a migraine. The black and white and letterboxing was a nice nod to the original with many Easter eggs thrown in for the Oz fans.  I had watched several of the interviews prior to seeing the movie so I was aware of what to look for.  I sure that I missed things and I will probably see it again at some point and notice the things that I missed.  There were noticeable plot drags and clichés. It went dark at times and there were some things that seemed thrown in for the sake of merchandising and some because they were expected.  Overall, I gave it a six and a quarter out of ten.  They did okay.  They could have done better.  My dad saw it with me and he said it was a seven out of ten but he’s not the Oz fan I am.  It’s not that they didn’t try, It’s that they tried too hard.

N.B. After rewatching Return to Oz, they did pay some slight homage to that movie in the costuming.  Mila's and Rachel's dresses resemble Mobi's outfits.  Glinda's outfits show an eye towards Ozma.  Since they hint that Glinda is Ozma that is generous.

BURLINGTON NJ BOARD OF ISLAND MANAGERS

Invited to vote
The Ballad of Relic Isle
brief explaintion of what it's all about
The Videos
Come and Meet the Candidates!

Take a few minutes out of your busy day and read though of all of this, watch a few of the videos.
Please vote Jamie Zalot, Michael Zalot, and write in Don Reinhardt for the three year term and Joe Abate for the one year term.
THANK YOU!

Internet Concrete Poem

These Dreams Spin My Head Right Round, Baby
I'm Waiting For The Day When Society
Rise(s) From the Ashes
Let The World Go Away Here We'll Stay
Dreaming Of The Girl With The Kalidescope Eyes
Tommorow People Still Be There

This is a different form of concrete poetry.  Instead of a form, it has links to the songs.  Let me know what you think!

Shampoo Rant

I hate going shopping for shampoo!  I love going shopping I just hate trying to find shampoo.  I’m allergic to Sodium Laurel Sulfate and it’s in almost all the product out there.  Also I have long wavy hair that is sometimes dyed, sometimes dry but not always, sometimes oily but not always, and experiences breakages.  That means according to the bottles in the drug and grocery stores I should use every single one of them.  That would be expensive and fruitless.  If only there was a solution for this massive problem.  I know what I would do if I had the ability or time and resources.  I would build a store with the constitute chemicals that make up shampoo and conditioner, maybe even facial products creams and other beauty supplies.  Then I would educate my consumers on the chemicals and allow them to mix their own.  It would be like a Salad works for beauty supplies.  It would be great for those of us with allergies, as we would not have to use fragrances.  Those with difficult hair issues or skin issues could work to find the perfect answer.  It must be true,  all good ideas are found in the bathroom!

Bedtime Poem

Fluffy Floating
Feeling Reeling
Tumbling down
Tumbled down
Tucked in to
Second soft skin
Laying soles bare
Hovering mid aire
Caressing covers
Cuddling closely

Pure Poetry

I started out looking for Prince Charming
The first horse rode up bearing two little dukes
Neither was destined to be mine
They were part of someone else’s fairy tale
So I told my heart I was Sleeping Beauty
And I settled in to rest
I was woken prematurely by a pretender to the throne
My sleep laden eyes were fooled
But still I waited patiently for him to remember my name
Then a flash of sunlight reflected off a golden flip of hair.
I must have been mistaken, This man, here was my prince!
But no, Now I was aware of the world, learning,
There were no more dukes or princes,
There were only jesters, clowns, actors and outlaws.
Now Handsome Princes don’t ride in to sweep pretty Princesses off their feet.
We are expected to stand on our own.

WIP THE BALLAD OF RELIC ISLE

This is a song I'm working on. I'd like some feedback.  It's similar in melody to The Wreck of Edmund Fitzgerald. It has some inside meaning to those who in the know but this is a basic idea of what is being talked about.  When I get a better recording I will link it up.


The Ballad of Relic Isle

It’s the last known paradise
As you stumble to your bed
Remember to tell your children
How we watched the terror spread
The future comes at a cost
Is it one you want to pay
Need the children suffer
So that we can light our way
What is good for everyone
Can be good for all
Some times one may suffer
To serve a Greater call
So raise up your voices
And Let the anthem reign
Together in harmony
The land shall raise again

Book Review

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/544721032

Random

So forgive if I ramble a bit on this, I’m not sure where I’m going but I’ll know when I get there.  I ordered a brunch of stuff from #Amazon the other day.  Most of it was from Amazon directly but one item was from another seller.  The item from the other seller shipped first.  It was shipped #USPS first class and I expected it to arrive it about two days.  It took four.  The items from that came from Amazon directly shipped later and arrived the same day as the other package. The Amazon package was shipped #FedEx Smartpost which basically means that FedEx sends it through the USPS but guarantees delivery on time. Of  course to complete my day, one of my videos(which was sealed) was missing a disk.  I told Amazon and they have agree to replace it and refund me the money plus shipping.  I guess it was a screw up on #BBC Enterprises’ fault.  Sitting back and thinking about it I guess overall I’m happy with Amazon, pissed that I can’t watch my video, mad that I had to wait so long(when will someone invent transporters already), and happy that I will be getting my money back and that I have videos to watch and books to read.

Pair

Floating feelings becomes tangled
Boiling up bubbles full of tears
Tomorrows dance across the horizon
Ready to race, reason for rhyme
Startling vision, sparkling sight
Newfound glory, gradient spikes.
Purple columns rising
Higher in the sky,
From now until forever,
Perfectly pleasant pair.