good day

Work sucked as usual, but it was over at 6, and Justin was home! His mom was out of town so we did not have a curfew. We went bowling and he won the first game and I just barely won the second one. I'm getting better at not sucking at bowling! I would like to go on a regular basis and maybe start being good someday. And we played some pinball and he won a game of air hockey and we drove around aimlessly and we watched Pirates of the Caribbean again (more to follow tomorrow on that as I took notes to share with the class) and then we drove around aimlessly again and went to the newspaper office where I bothered some poor unsuspecting editorial type named Randy (he does what Junie does, but with less style; he had no action figures nor Johnny Depp images in sight) with my nonsense about zombie armadillos - Justin gave me a tour and we had to get his assignments for tomorrow and the guy was just sitting there making faces while I whispered to Justin. Even a whisper in a room that's empty save three people is audible. But then we left and drove around aimlessly some more. Oh and we had ice cream and went to the grocery store for milk. And it was a good day. It was like our Visits used to be, only this time we drove PAST the Greyhound station and went home, instead of parking there and me crying while we waited for the bus to take me away for another couple of months. Gooood day.

Now tired. Sleep. Work tomorrow, and Kevin will probably be half an hour late again so I will be ALL ALONE.

A SCHOLARLY STUDY

Which It Is A Review Of Facial Expressions Exhibited By Orlando Bloom In The Film Pirates of the Caribbean

I reviewed the film POTC last night from the beginning until the scene in which Will hops up and yells "Avast!" At that point I realized, in a sense, "that dog was never going to move" and I grew tired of writing the same three things over and over.

Common Facial Expressions

Blank Stare: This is apparently Mr. Bloom's natural state.

Concentration: This is identical to Blank Stare, but his brow is furrowed.

Intent: This is identical to Blank Stare, but his jaw is clenched.

Vague Worry: His eyes narrow.

Confusion: His eyes look off to one side as though he is hoping the answer to whatever is confusing him is over there.

Confusion/Vague Worry: His eyes narrow AND look off to one side.

Incidences of Facial Expressions in Every Scene Orlando Bloom is in Up Until The "Avast" Scene

First, the basics:

Blank Stare: 2
Concentration: 2
Intent: 4
Vague Worry: 3
Confusion: 11
C/VW: 12
Smile: 3
Physical strain: 2
Quizzical (confusion with a smile): 1
Stunned (blank stare with wide eyes and furrowed brow): 3
Frightening excitement: 1
Trying for anger but only achieving vague worry: 4
Mild anger (past vaguely worried but not QUITE to angry): 1
Bemusement (an ACTUAL DIFFERENT EXPRESSION): 1

Things spotted during rewatching of POTC

1. When Jack is "sailing" into harbour, watch the seas behind him. He passes the moored Dauntless and Interceptor, and there are boats rowing out to the ships, full of men. One of them has a man in the rear who is so fat that the boat is actually weighted down at the stern to within inches of the water, with the bow almost sticking out, plowing above the waves.

2. Aboard the Interceptor, Jack gives Will a speech (and a smack upside the head with the boom), and ends by offering him his sword. The guard of the sword is heart-shaped from the angle they used for the shot. Symbolism?