For the first time in nearly a decade I bought season tickets to our minor league baseball team, the Arkansas Travelers, yesterday for the 2010 season. I always swore that once they got rid of the old GM I would do it, despite the fact that they're no longer the Cardinals' farm team. The old GM left (under curious circumstances) just before last season and I went out to the park more than I have in a long time, probably 20 times, so I figured what the heck. I've got 2 front row seats just down the 3rd baseline. Just like old times? We'll see. Take notice that I'm sitting right next to the visitor's dugout now where my old seats used to be right next to the home team dugout. So as much as I'm sick to death of how Major League Baseball is being destroyed by greed, I still love the game of baseball and the minor leagues is something I've always had a passion for. Play ball? Eh, in 4 months. (by the way, that pic on the right is from the last game ever at the old park before they moved to the awesome new facility)Great weekend ahead I think. I'm going to see Daughtry, Theory of a Deadman and Cavo tonight at Verizon Arena and it should be a solid, fun show with a lot of good songs between the 3 bands. Sometimes I'm in the mood for the more radio-friendly, melodic stuff and this bill fits perfectly. Tomorrow it's time for the family Christmas, which is always a good time with great food and people I only see a few times a year. In the spare time, which there will be very little of actually, I'm going to try to take on a few Christmas movies, some football and a few beers. The usual.
The main movie I want to get out to see though is James Cameron's Avatar, which opens today. Despite it not being released yet, it's already up for 4 Golden Globes and 9 Critics Choice awards. Normally I don't care what critics think, usually just the opposite actually, so I'm hoping they got one right as it's got an 82% fresh rating at RottenTomatoes.com, which is really good for a sci-fi film. Here's what the general consensus says:
"It might be more impressive on a technical level than as a piece of storytelling, but Avatar reaffirms James Cameron's singular gift for imaginative, absorbing filmmaking."
Sold. Here's more for you.
Plot: A paraplegic marine dispatched to the planet Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
