Avatar Movie

Friday night I saw Avatar. Did critics call it predictable and formulaic? I’m not even gonna look. I figure if Avatar hadn’t used the old themes it couldn’t comment on them. It certainly seemed to be building on old material. (I wish I could be more specific but, to do that, I’m afraid I’d need a second viewing. Right now I’m going on a general impression.) Much appreciated is Avatar’s reliance on subtext. They don’t tell you those creatures are telepathic, but by the time it matters, you know they are.

Making Animals Happy with an Empty Toiletpaper Roll

A bathtub sits unused for a week, and a thirsty spider leaves her erstwhile home in an adjacent corner. I see her and hope she will understand as I extend the cardboard core from a toiletpaper roll. She gets inside and I transport her to the window garden downstairs. After the spider disembarks, the roll makes a great chew toy for a doggie.

I really do think spiders are telepathic sometimes.