Boring

I feel like, if I had any readers, I'd loose them very quickly. I mean, I'm sure this blog is the most boring blog on the web. Does anybody even care about what I'm writing about? Other than my friends, that is.

I'm fairly certain there is nothing on this blog which will hold the attention of a complete stranger. But, if I do have any readers that aren't my friends, I appreciate it. I really do. I feel honored that you'd take the time to read this.

And I'm not going to stop writing this blog, boring or not. Because I just want a place to write about what pops into my mind. Then it goes out into cyberspace so maybe somebody can find it, if they want. Maybe somebody out there likes it. But hey, my mind works in a random way. We'll see if some of it might be interesting to more than a small few.

Road Trip

As I go on road trips to visit family every so often, I've been thinking about different ways of travel.
I love road trips. Of course, I'm never driving. But the drives can be increadibly beautiful. Plus, getting there is half the fun. And you can have a lot of fun driving from place to place. If you aren't in a hurry, it's deffinitly more interesting to drive.
Then there's flying. Flying is pretty awesome. I mean, there's something about being up in the clouds. Also, it's quicker if you need to get to a place in a hurry. But you can miss a lot.
Train is somewhat obsolete these days, at least in America, for trips. I think it'd be fun though. Like a road trip, only nobody has to drive. And you have a chance to meet new people, like on a boat or a plane.
Boats also seem pretty cool. It's slow, but I bet you'd have a lot of fun getting there. The open sea ahead of you. The stars you could see at night, away from city lights. Of course, if you get sea sick, you might want to stick with planes.
I guess it all depends.

Movies

I watched two movies recently which I'm going to use to make a point. The first was Chicago. The second was To Kill a Mockingbird.
To Kill a Mockingbird is one of my all-time favorites. It's a great story and teaches us so much. Chicago...well, it teaches us how easy it is to get away with murder in 1920's Chicago. But it's got great music and is a good movie.
Most movies today just aren't as good to me. They don't usually have much of a plot. Either it's a horror film (which I'm not a big fan of), or it's just non-stop violence (I prefer some story to a movie) or it's a comedy (most comedy today is the kind I find stupid and annoying). Anything that seems good to me is probably a remake or based off a book.
Why can't there be more movies like To Kill a Mockingbird that actually give you something to think about? That actually have a plot, and aren't completely mindless or just graphic. Is a good story too much to ask from a movie? I mean, I can't be the only one who likes stories. It's a good thing I like to read. In books, you kind of need a plot to make it work.