Time

Some say time is fleeting, other say time is not.
I age yet I do not grow old, what is this?
Are we simply counting down, the end is lost.
The start has disappeared, somewhere in the midst.
His mind is in us, the forest for the trees.
The heart for the moment, the laughter of a lifetime.
The love so deep, the help comes from the hills.
As they cry, the rocks shout, the deer pants.
The shepard herds, searches for the lost one, on the cliff.
Falling fast, quick hands, steady feet, before the fall.
Just enough pain to understand, we are significant.
Yet so simple, our minds are confused.
He shows us the path, the chains are gone.
Blind but now I see, I can turn and see the Son.
He beckons me to his calling, my time has come.
Not a moment too soon, not a fraction too late.
In the last, in the final, in the fire, in the flood.
The war was won, the countdown already written, the hairs already counted.
Give it up. Give it all. For answers I have not, for understanding there is none.
Except for Him.

Reflection

A life so fragile, a moment lost
So selfish are we, to merely hold a hand
A reach for a Father's embrace, the love so desperate
So many questions, paradoxes unfold.
The mind of God, ever so fleeting.
We struggle to seek, the answer is at the tips.
Do the prayers only hit the ceiling, or is he all around us.
We live for our momentary distractions, watch for the paranormal.
The time to reflect has come, contemplate who you are.
Reach for Him, look to his face, seek his glory.

Water, Wind, Fire

The dry bones are turning to dust.
The river of life falls from the heavens.
It consumes, ends death eternal.
The fire rains, it consumes all
Wind blows, the father speaks.
Listen to it's sound, for its calling your name.
The elements align, the story told.
The blood is spilld, the son cries out.
OH GOD, OH GOD WHY HAVE YOU FORSAKEN ME
The seperation is painful but neccessary
The wine skin broken, the new one arrives.
fill it with fresh spirit, water fire and wind.

Quote: C.S. Lewis

Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you very often succeed.

- C.S. Lewis

Movie Review: Transformers

Since I was 6 years old, I have dreamed about seeing my all time favourite cartoon in live action movie form. This was before I even knew what live action even meant. I have waited almost 20 years for this day to come and it was pure awesome.

Transformers the movie was (almost) everything I wanted in a movie that plotted giant alien robots against other giant alien robots. A lot of diehard fans were mad at a few things, that Optimus had lips, Megatron wasn't a gun, blah blah blah. I was a little skeptical about Michael Bay directing the film, and some of his not so great moments did shine through. The extended "getting the glasses" scene was a little much, but overall it didn't ruin the movie.

After the opening sequence I leaned over to my neighbour and said "I can go home now", seriously if the movie had just ended there I would have not been disapointed. The CGI in this movie was perhaps the best computer generated imaging I have ever seen in a movie. The robots did not look out of place, and rarely did I roll my eyes or think "that looks really fake". ILM really outdid themselves and that's saying a lot about the best CGI studio in the world.

The two things I thought this movie was really missing was the picture of the decepticon symbol(it might have been there but I missed it if it was) and the original themesong should have either played at the opening or at the end credits.

I will be buying this movie the minute it comes out on DVD and will probably be going to see it again. This has so far been my favourite movie of 2007.


Pros:
Giant alien robots fighting other giant alien robots.
GREAT CGI
Decent throwbacks to the old school cartoon.
Optimus' original voice actor was used.
It's freaking Transformers


Cons:
A few useless characters.
Bit too cheesy at times.
Not enough Starscream (his one massive scene was jaw dropping though).
A few missing elements that were needed for those final touches.

9.0/10

Movie Review: Breach

Another weekend coming to an end, another movie seen, so to continue with my tradition the last couple weeks I'm reviewing the movie I saw. On a side note before I get into the details of the movie and what I think about that, Jenn and I had a great time with some of our best friends Jamie and Catherine Cambers over to visit for this wonderfull Canada day weekend. We had a lot of fun spending time with people we don't see all too often.

The general plot line of the movie Breach was that an FBI agent by the name of Robert Hanssen was selling secrets to the Russians. Rookie soon to be agent Eric O'neal is placed as his clerk to help out with the case they were building against him. It was your typical thriller, with very few plot twists and very a predictable ending. It was based on a true story of an agent who gave up the name of quite a few agents, which ended in their death.

In the end it was a sad story of a really smart person who went down the wrong path and covered his tracks extremely well for very long time. The movie was nothing special, and I wouldn't really recommend it to anyone. But if there is nothing else left on the shelf (as was the case with the 4 of us), then pick it up, get some popcorn and wait for it to be over before snuggling in for the night with whoever you snuggle with at the end of the night.

I'm gonna skip my usual pros/cons and just give it a 6.5/10.