#partially a rant

[neptinite-writings]

So I just saw the announcement for Thor 4 and...

Am I the only one slightly concerned? The title alone makes me want to cringe. I’ve always wanted Natalie Portman to portray Lady Thor with Jane Foster just like in the comics, but why the hell does it have to be named “Love and Thunder”? And directed by, debatably, the most controversial director for the Thor series? Half the fan base hates him and the other half love him. Why bring him back?

[shwaygirl]

Hey, small bit of advice for any overweight people considering having children:

Try not to talk badly about yout own weight in front of them. Especially if they are also overweight.

Because, even if you tell them how beautiful/handsome they are and how they don't need to change, talking negatively about your own weight still sends the message that being overweight is bad. And similarly, them being overweight must also be bad.

My mom can tell me I look beautiful all she wants, but if she immediately adds something after about how she looks bad due to her weight, it makes me feel weird and uncomfortable. Its even worse because we are the only "heavy" ones in our immediate family.

And definitely do not imply to your children that it is their job to motivate you to lose the weight. Not only will it make them uncomfortable and likely not willing to do it, but it will also imply to them that you think they also should lose weight and that being overweight is bad. And definitely don't imply this to just your overweight children.

Whenever my mom gets a weight loss kick, she always mentions it to me and how I should try to encourage and remind her to do it. She does not say the same to my sister, who eats like a wild animal and barely leaves her room, or my brother, who was a gymnast and coach for many years. And whenever my brother does try to encourage her, she turns him down and complains it.

I love my mom and I don't have any major hang ups about my weight or any thing, but the way she treats her own weight and exercise has definitely made me feel weird about mine.

Don't talk negatively about your weight in front of your children.

[ellery-queen-fan]

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightening Thief

There are so many things wrong with this movie that it's just sad. First of all, Percy was supposed to be twelve when the whole thing started, not sixteen. This fact alone is going to cause MAJOR problems amongst the fans in the movies to come if they are going to finish the series. Annabeth is supposed to be a blond haired, gray eyed girl who's highly intelligent and a talented tactition. Not a war machine with just enough brains to get her to the next strategy and a killer body.  And they just masacured the part of Grover. He may be a saytr but he's not a saytr. He's not crazy about women, he's not a player, or a lady's man. He's shy and sweet, and a bit unsure of himself. He acts like a twelve year old boy despite in the book he was in his late twenties and looked to be about twelve or thirteen. The characters were just all wrong. And what about the antagonist? The ones from the school and Camp Half-Blood, Nancy Bobofit and Clarisse La'Rue. The only antagonist shown was Luke Castellan and Hades.

The plot was horrible. You weren't supposed to find out about Luke until after Percy returned to Camp. And Luke tried to kill him with a scorpion not a the lightning bolt. And what about Ares? They never even mentioned him and he plays a key role in this book. Also, it never showed Mr. D (Dionysus, the camp director) who also plays a key part.  Percy wasn't suppose to save his mother, Zeus did.

Oh, and Percy's father never even saw him when he was born. Though the boy likes to believe otherwise. Their first meeting wasn't so warm. It was formal and blunt. The only thing that gave away Poseidon's emotions was the fiery pride in his eyes. That was in the book. However in the movie it went the opposite direction. Thankfully, there was no "I love you son." "I love you too dad," moment or any hugging.

The only thing truly done right was Gabe Ugliano. The way he was portrayed, and the way his character was "killed" was the only thing accurate by the books. The only thing this movie has going for it is the special effects.

So if you want to waste your time, go watch this movie.