Well, I'm back from my viewing of The Importance of Being Earnest.  The qualities of Wilde's masterwork hold up under this adaption in much the same way as Michelangelo's David would similarly hold up if dressed in baggy shorts and a loud Hawaiian shirt. Which isn't to say that the additions are all that bad, although, to be quite earnest, they aren't exactly inspired, but, rather to say that any additions have the effect of putting spinner hub-caps on a Bugatti.

I don't know who thought that what the play required was more physical comedy and, a rather uninspired  musical number, but despite all that I gave the film four stars.  The acting and casting were quite good.  It's certainly worth the cost of the time it took to watch.  The same can unfortunately not be said of all the movies one finds on Hulu these days. *Cough* Equinox.

I always awake before the alarm sounds, but being a man of strong values, one of those values being putting unpleasantness off until the last minute, I steadfastly refuse to rise until my alarm sounds.  And it must be said that there is a delicious quality to lying in bed in the early hours of morning.  The covers are ever so warm, and the matress far softer and inviting than at any other time, but still, it being morning, and I being a student with morning classes, I rise and array myself to do battle with a far too cruel world outside the inviting landscape of sheets and bed-cover.

Having put rising this morning off until the last minute, I rose, dressed and went off to school where I am studying the exciting subjects of bookkeeping and accounting.  Bookkeeping in particular I find fascinating as it involves three sets of double letters, and for some reason reminds me of beekeeping, a completely unrelated profession that involves rather less math, and more handling more stinging insects.

Last night, I re-watched Kate & Leopold, starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.  I was rather pleasantly surprised.  While I remembered the movie being a rather nice light romantic farce, I was taken aback by the consistency of the show's primary fantasy element.  It was no All You Zombies, but it was at least self-consistent.

Tonight I will watch The Importance of Being Earnest, the 2002 Adaption, on Hulu.  I'd previously enjoyed the earlier 1952 film, and look forward to experience how a new creative team has collectively pissed on Wilde's master-work to make it their own.  I do hope they've not butchered the poor play to harshly.  I promise to report my findings here when the curtains, figuratively speaking, of course. close...

Request For Comments on Biblical Book

I am writing a work of non-fiction, titled An In-depth Study of the Bible (King James Version), and would appreciate comments and criticism from as many different points of view as possible.

Also, if anyone knows a good resource for information about the formation of the early Christian church, especially relating to detail about the Synod of Hippo and other events that lead to the creation of the Bible, the bishops involved in it's creation and the impetus behind codifying a set of canonical, literature at that time, I'd appreciate it, as Wikipedia has only a few poorly cited stubs.

Please feel free to post comments or questions below.