Tuesday, December 02, 2008

Sabbatical

This will be my last post for the year, as the capricious complexities of the real world demand my immediate attention now and for the immediate future. I write this post to preempt any feelings of guilt my 'blog neglect' may have otherwise engendered. I hope to be back in January.

A quick digression to prevent this post from being more than a mere note. Having recently watched 'Eight Below', a film about a bunch of dogs in peril, I was struck by how much more empathetic I was towards dogs in such situations on screen than I typically am towards humans in similar situations (on screen). Maybe it's just me, or maybe it's this particular film - which is very good by the way - but I found myself genuinely concerned for the well being of these canine protagonists.

I'm going to put it down to the film being an excellent piece of storytelling, but I wonder...

5 comments:

Darwin said...

I've heard good things about Eight Below, and like you, I find myself empathising far more with animals than dogs in most movies!

See you around in January, have a good holiday!

CyberKitten said...

See you when you come back. I don't always leave a comment but I do check you daily.

Antimatter said...

Holiday? Aahahaha... I wish!

If I find the time I may rant about something before January, but most likely not... :D

Anonymous said...

Yes, see you when you comeback and hope you have pleasant holiday ;)

Anonymous said...

Happy 2009!