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Check back on Christmas Eve for another Christmas themed comic.

I went Avatar with some friends on opening day. It's good. The special effects are amazing. Probably the best computer animation I've seen, it looks incredibly realistic. The story is fairly predictable. It's similar to some stories that have been done like Dances with Wolves, or Pocahontas, but with a Science Fiction twist. Really though there wasn't a moment in this movie that I did not know where the plot was going, but I have to say I was never bored, always absorbed and this is a nearly three hour long movie. I saw it in 2D, but from what I understand the 3D is amazing and I'll likely see it a second time so I can experience it in 3D.

I also went to see The Box yesterday. The Box is based off an old Twilight Zone episode about a couple who receive a mysterious box with a button on top. The man who delivers it tells them that if they press the button then someone they don't know will die and they'll receive a million dollars. The Twilight Zone episode more or less plays out in first thirty minutes of the movie and after that it goes off in a new direction. There is a lot of strange things in this movie, and I'm sure there's some things that I missed. But it was interested in how it played out. I enjoyed the film over all but I thought the ending was not entirely satisfying. This one may benefit from a second viewing.

http://www.preilly-paul.blogspot.com/ There's a lot going on at my other blog. You'll find my latest news package on a Music Improv. class that was taught here at BYU-I. Also a supplementary video I did that goes over the improv. games used in the class, a improv. tutorial that I found on Youtube, a poll that you can participate in, and a cool widget that helps with writing music.
I also redid the video that I posted before this newest one. You'll find the new version just below the old version.

I didn't get around to recording a new podcast.

Have a great week.