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DURING MY VISIT TO NOTTINGHAM, I HAVE A CHANCE TO MEET THESE "ONE" ROBIN HOOD PLAYING HIS GUITAR..SO I INVITED HIM TO TAKE A PICTURE WITH ME..BUT HE HE TOLD ME THAT HE DIDN'T BRING HIS ARROW!!!!!

Old Joe ......



New Joe.  A friend of Dave's swears we brought the wrong dog home from the groomers.

He likes his new do .... he's a much happier dog!



For those that remember the blue jay pic's ...... A momma robin took over the nest .... she laid four eggs and now has four little mouths to feed.  Poppa robin is very helpful in the feeding and care of the babies.  The blue jay poppa didn't really do much to help momma.  He was there when it was time for the little ones to fly .... but really didn't participate in the feeding or gathering of food.  Completely different dynamics between the jays and the robins ..... Dave is out trying to get pic's of babies .... every now and then a little head pops up .... mouth wide open.

Well guess that's it from the home front for now ..... off to the grocery store.  I've put it off long enough.

Hope everyone's Sunday is a good one .... enjoy.

Peace.  J.

Okay, I think the job interview at Borders went reasonably well. Except the fact that I was, as usual excessively nervous when I talked about the Robin Hobb trilogies. But at least I spoke clearly and didn't shake all over; like I noticed some people do. The Fool's Errand series, is a series that I've been reading recently, which has had me quite addicted. I have to force myself not to read it, and read my macroeconomics or Spanish text book on the tram instead.

 

Anyone who knows me won't believe me when I tell you this. Trust me, I know you won't. I was *gasp* the FIRST person at the interview on TIME. I didn't get lost, because it was actually at my old TAFE, the conference centre next door at 9am.  My number for the day, was number 1. Which was actually quite cool, because the first thing before your name, was your number. So I hope that made a good impression. Bad thing, I was trying to find the electronic door that opened, because it's all clear glass, and I almost walked to the wrong one... But no worries, I wasn't stupid enough to walk into a glass wall. Just stupid enough to say that the door wouldn't open. I hope that's not what they remember about me.

 

I got the Harry Potter quiz question almost right. I just got 'Order of Pheonix' mixed up with 'Goblet of Fire' because 'Goblet of Fire' has been made into a movie, but 'Order of Pheonix' is going to be made into a movie. Confused? Well, I'd only had a few hours sleep, so otherwise I probably would've got the question totally right. Got a freddo anyway, just no Borders voucher, aw...

 

Made into movies:

 

1. Philosopher's Stone (or Sorcerer's Stone in America)

2. Chamber of Secrets

3. Prizoner of Azkaban

4. Goblet of Fire

 

Not made into movies:

 

5. Order of Pheonix

6. Half Blood Prince

 

Me hermana, my sister, is reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Spanish. I hope the book survives the trip home. I'd love to read Harry Potter en espaniol.

 

Okay, siento, sorry I totally got side tracked away from the interview. I started thinking maybe I should've talked about Harry Potter. I will next time. I even have the American version of the Order of Pheonix. Soon we'll have the Spanish versions at home as well. If I don't get this job, then the next Borders job fair I go to, I'll talk about Harry Potter.

 

Si, that's enough about Borders for today.

 

I may be going to a Latin America festival sabado, Saturday, on the weekend. Depending on whether or not I can be bothered travelling to the country for an hour and a half... Or if I can bribe my brother into driving me into the city after work... Mmm... I'll update you on that domingo noche, Sunday night. When there's actually time to write, escribro.

What you miss if you don't pay attention!  I was blundering around the yard over the holiday, trying (not?) to get some gardening done, and heard a bird call that was not entirely familiar.  Looking for the source of the racket, I walked down the street and there in the middle of the street was a tiny bird, headed for a date with a left front tire if it stayed there, so I crossed ahead of the feathered vagrant and scooped up... a baby robin.  The instinctive reaction of baby birds in the nest, when approached, is to cower down and try to be invisible.  But, out of the nest in the open if they can't run, robins often stand their ground.  Maybe that is how the foolish ones behave, anyway.

 

So, this one had been making quite a racket, probably hungry, and none of its parent birds about.  Either this was an abandoned defective, or the parents had been discovered by predators.  In any case, it wanted lunch.  I stashed the little critter in a flower pot and sought worms.  It doesn't take much to please little robins - all you need do is point your finger at them to get them to open wide:

 

 

Squaakk!

 

A few morsels of earthworm and raspberries settled the bird for awhile, and I placed it for the night in a nest that a previous robin had used.  But, alas, sometime before dawn a hawk had other plans... and I thought of this for comfort:

I'd like to think a golden cowboy snatched her from the windowsill,
And, safely saddlebagged, she rode to Arizona...

(from Rod McKuen's A Cat Named Sloopy - kind of a universal ode to lost pets)

 

But the nature of nature is to renew.  The robins have been busy this season.  In my own little yard, I have seen no less than FOUR of their nests, and two in the tree where I found this one only yesterday:

And now again I have the chance to watch yet another feathered friend bring more sqeaky little beaks into the world.  So, that's how it is sometimes, one in, one out.  Of all the grassy knolls in all the world, I hope they keep on coming back to mine.

Well it's time to discuss that Header Picture up there. What the heck is Spider-Man wearing two costumes? Well what you at top is a shot of Marvel Civil War Cover issue number two. It's pretty pimp isn't it!? If you're not into comics but want to catch up on what's going on and what's so big about this event just keep reading. There might be a lot of spoilers for those who read but I want to bring everybody up to date on what's going on and how to keep up.

Everyone already knows what Civil War means. Meaning against one another. And that's just it. \It is Marvel Super Heros split into two sides. Why is this? It is because of the Super-Human Registration Act. This might sound familiar in a way from other comics and movies. X-Men of course. But they had the Mutant Registration Act. "Registration today, gas chambers tomorrow." That's pretty much enough said on it. But now something has happen to trigger what's going on. I'll just copy pasted the stuff from Wiki site since there's some other stuff I wanted to talk about anyway here after that, but it's been crazy since the Second issue came out.

The story opens with a reckless fight between the New Warriors, filming a reality television show, and a cadre of villains in Stamford, Connecticut. The battle goes awry for the heroes, resulting in villain Nitro creating an explosion that takes out a local school, the surrounding neighborhood, and all but one of the Warriors. This event catalyzes a government movement to register all super-powered beings as living weapons of mass destruction. The event also turns public opinion against superheroes, as many of them are blamed for the incident. Due to this, many superheroes -- most notably Johnny Storm the Human Torch -- are attacked in public by angry civilians. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. tries to recruit Captain America to become part of the team that will force superheroes to register. Cap refuses, and after being attacked by S.H.I.E.L.D. agents for non-compliance, goes underground, perhaps to become the figurehead of the Anti-registration movement. Iron Man, on the other hand, supports the act and tells the government to leave Captain America to him and the other Pro-registration heroes.

The act is soon passed, and a day later Captain America and the Falcon, of Captain America's underground resistance, rescue the Young Avengers from a S.H.I.E.L.D. prison convoy. They bring the teen superheroes to an secret facility that Nick Fury has allowed them to use. Meanwhile, Peter Parker, after deliberating with his wife, Mary Jane Watson and Aunt May, unmasks himself to an audience of the world press, showing his full support for the registration act. This action causes J. Jonah Jameson to faint, as the thorn in his side for so many years was right under his nose.

Civil War: Front Line #1 indicated that all of the New Warriors team but Speedball perished in the Stamford incident and Speedball was arrested right after regaining consciousness in the hospital

In Civil War #2 Spider-man reveals himself to the public, telling them he has been Spider-man since he was fifteen.

Isn't that crazy there?  Crazy huh? I'm kind of against it but then again kind of for it with Peter Parker revealing his identity. The reason why Spider-Man chose so is that he's the everyday guy. Goes to school, has figure out how to make money, lost may people including Uncle been and first true girlfriend Gwen Stacy. So it was kind of a huge part for them to do that. Then I not really for it because it's Spider-Man! And it's kind of one of the most popular characters. It's nice seeing him in a very new setting but to reveal his Identity eh. @_@ Have to keep reading I can't wait for next issue.

I also do read DC Comics as well. Batman & Superman. there was a very recent comic that caught my eyes. I went to the comicbook store to keep up with what was going on and everything, and to pick up my comics I haven't had. there was a particular one I was reading up on in a magazine and there it was on the stands. It was Batman and Superman number 26. What's so special about this issue for me to pick it up. It's done by Sam Loeb. Yeah yeah I know you're like yea soooo. The thing is it made me think of two other people I actually know through here on Mindsay. Karolyn Dyinggasp and her friend who past away recently Natalie. Sam had cancer and had also been fighting it for three years. it's so sad that these people I've just heard recently are not even older then me, however they lived their lives more than anyone, I wish we could learn that instead knowing life's coming to an end for us you know? It's funny how I read this comic he did. It's about pretty much Robin telling the death of Superboy (Inifinite Crisis I talked about this before) But it was an episode where Robin and Superboy were together and were to find somneone. And they get into trouble like the teenage boys since they are, so it turns out to be a very funny funny comic and all the cool action. There were so many people working on this comic it was amazing. I mean people I've been reading for like more then half my life was doing artwork for this comic. If you really want to be inspired and have something to smile about. This comic is really a must get. Of course they have a little sad story of Sam at the end of this comic but left with some very encouraging words.

"Your destiny does not lie in a hospital bed. Far greater achevements are to come.
Own your destiny. Best friends, best doctors, best outlook, no worries."

One last thing! ^_^ haha can't let you go so easily. At the bottom of these are the trailers to the Marvel Civil War comics. Is'nt that crazy comics now practically have their own movie trailers @_@.

Marvel Civil War Trailer #1