Mom and I celebrated the liberation of the end of the Olympics by going to Avatar on Monday. We both enjoyed it and recommend it, in special glasses, if you have not seen it. The story is clear and quite simple, but well put together. As in many stories, characters are one dimensional except for the hero and the woman copter pilot. We had sat thru the previews which were all full of explosions and computerized characters so Avatar is in the midst of the "in" programming, but I think it would be hard to come up with better special effects at the moment. Of course, I agreed with the main thesis so that helps. The military/industrial complex is damned and the environment supported. It was a fun event.
I am enjoying my music course very much. I'm hearing things in music I never heard before and that is good - it has a down side as I now often stop and listen when I have music on just for a relaxing background - interesting development. Following on music, we have a packed week. There was a birthday concert for Chopin's 200th on Wednesday and it turned out it was paid for by someone we know in town whose great uncle, a geophyicist, had collected Chopin manuscripts. It displayed the piano department, faculty, and students from CU very well. Tonight, Friday, we go to a Bach Festival Concert ( we have to pay!), Saturday there is a Beethoven recital at the library, and on Sunday a "new music" recital by CU students (both free) and Monday we have the monthly string quartet concert. You won't be starved for music in Boulder. It is incredible with such a great music department at CU. And, for those who like it, there is a whole folk music/rock music world that has concerts going all the time - some free in local bars and some in concerts at two theaters in town.
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