Weekend

The weekend between Christmas and New Year's is strange. If you are not travelling and visiting family or if you don't have children, is it just a regular weekend? For me, I guess the answer is yes.

I went to the movies and saw The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. I really enjoyed reading this series and I thought they did a fine job with the first movie. Catching Fire was even better. The film does an excellent job at capturing both the grittiness of District life and the opulence and outrageousness of the Capitol. I did find Jennifer Lawrence's Katniss a bit stiff at times, but I think that worked. Katniss is stiff and awkward in her own skin. She doesn't like attention or being in the spotlight. I thinking I was just wishing for a little more chemistry between her and both of the male leads. The actors playing Gale and Peeta are both well chosen for those roles. But neither seemed to have any real romantic chemistry with Katniss. Maybe that will change in the next movie - I sure hope so...no spoilers here but read the books!

I came across this amazing site: Urban Landscapes Then and Now. Showing old photos of cities compared with the same spot in 2013. Amazing how much things have changed. But is it for the better? As I said to the friend that sent the link: will there be any undeveloped, unused space on this planet in another century? I sure hope so...