Muchness.

“You used to be much muchier before. Yes, you were much more Alice the last time we met. You have lost your muchness.” — The Mad Hatter, Alice in Wonderland in 3D.

This part of the movie really stuck with me. Later that night, I wrote a poem called “Muchness,” based on “muchness” as described in the movie.

“Muchness”

You say I’ve lost my muchness
I’ll show you that’s not so
I’ve much more muchness
Than you have come to know

When it comes about
That there must be a way
I summon all my muchness
And with it face the day

I find the will within myself
To do what must be done
I summon all my muchness
And even have some fun

It comes as a surprise
To myself most of all
That with all my muchness
I seem so very tall

Muchness is that something
That makes us more than “just”
Sometimes it comes over us
Much more than any gust

Muchness does not mean
We must face the world alone
It means we find the sparkle
We each can call our own

When we find the sparkle
We must not throw it out
For that is what muchness
Is really all about

When we all work together
The sparkles are so bright
They continue shining
In the day and in the night

When you find your muchness
You must never let it go
For if you lose your muchness
So much less you’ll know

When you find your muchness
Help others find the way
May we all sparkle
Each and ev’ry day

Some days you’ll be a candle
The wind may blow you out
Never giving up is
What muchness is about

Muchness is that something
Within each of us
Muchness is that something
That makes us more than “just”

If you lose your muchness
Strive to get it back
For it is with muchness
We mediocrity attack

Do not settle
For only simply “just”
We must find our muchness
It’s more than “just enough”

Your muchness may be
In a diff’rent room
Your muchness may mean
You learn a diff’rent tune

Muchness can begin
As just a tiny spark
In time it becomes
More than just a thought

The muchness we develop
Helps us find our way
The muchness we hold onto
Gets us through the day

Muchness sometimes must
Come out of the blue
Suddenly we must stand
We know what we must do

Make a change, take a chance
Find a better way
With muchness, go into
Each and ev’ry day

By MARIA CAMP
Sunday, March 21, 2010

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Impressed with Avatar

I finally got a chance to watch Avatar. I was not disappointed.

I enjoyed the 3D effects, as well as the storyline.

In a nutshell, it deals with the rights of indigenous people.

The 3D is enjoyable and very much adds to the experience.

See the trailer for Avatar here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdiqiMGSp6E

After that, I felt inspired to try another 3D film and went to see Alice.

Unfortunately, I bought a 2D ticket by mistake and so can’t comment on the 3D effects as of yet.

It had differences from other versions I’ve seen of this movie; however, I enjoyed the story and plan to watch it again, this time in 3D.

Two items of interest are that Alan Rickman (Professor Snape, Harry Potter) does the voice of the caterpillar, Anne Hathaway plays the White Queen, and Helena Bonham Carter (Bellatrix, Harry Potter) does the voice of the Red Queen.

For those reasons alone, it’s worth watching.

See the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjMkNrX60mA

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An Olympic Education

I’m really not into the Olympics. If figure skating was on and I ran across it, I would watch. Other than that, no thanks.

I did learn one thing this time and it amuses me greatly. I learned about curling. Curling is an odd “sport.” Two stones on the ice. People with brooms sweeping in front of and around the stones in order to coerce them to move a specific way. I was so tickled. I couldn’t believe that it’s an Olympic sport.

I had heard the term, but never knew what it was. I think I thought it was something akin to a javelin toss. – Who knows how I arrived at that?

I was eating at a local restaurant with a friend and it came on the TV. I found myself puzzled and very curious. Perhaps there’s something to it that I don’t realize, but I just don’t really “get it.”

It doesn’t seem intense enough to be an Olympic sport.

I am curious about it, though. I plan to research how it came to be.

I find myself strangely transfixed by the concept.

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