Hey Oscar, what about us

Let me start off by saying that I love what the Oscars represent to the film making academy, to cinema and to the actors and directors themselves. I will however say the Oscars aren't perfect and while I won't point all but one of those imperfections, there is one however that I strongly feel that I must touch on, and for me that is the lack of appreciation for great and very entertaining action movies. I get it, action movies may not have the most depth in telling a story nor does it provide vital educational tidbits to expand the knowledge of the human mind, and may often times have a thinly layered plot, but as an artform that is part of the lucrative movie institution it plays a major role in the amount of income brought in each year by the American public at large.
Adding on to this is the fact that it is probably the most popular of the movie genres in cinema today, and with a year that features such great action movies such as Kingmen the secret service, Avengers Age of Ultron, and the recently released Mad Mad fury road, it begs the question why isn't there more love for this particular and popular movie genre. I understanding spreading out the attention that movies get to other genres and acknowledging each great movie from  particular one but why isn't there more love for this particular movie art form. As a result of their sometimes lack of appreciation from the movie academy great movies that should have more attention and even win the coveted best picture award have repeatedly been passed over for more worthy movies deemed more fitting for the reward, and while I can understand why at times it doesn't mean that I fully always agree with it. Movies like The Dark Knight rises and Jdanjo unchained while very deserving of best picture almost always get passed over yet have a lasting legacy in cinematic lure.
 I feel this is mainly due to an Oscar theme where independent movies seem to have all the fortune and acclaim and seem to always rule the day, The problem being many movies being nominated for awards are ones that the general audience at large has not yet seen. I do think it's wonderful that the Oscars appreciate the wonderful work of independent movies because they do deserve great recognition for their great work, I still feel however it is a slight to those other genres that bring many to the theaters on a more formal basis and have helped make to cinematic world what it is today.It doesn't feel all that fair to have the highest grossing movie of the year in guardians of the galaxy get completely overshadowed in regards to receiving the proper awards that it deserved, especially considering the amount of acclaim that it garnered from both fans and movie critics alike. With great visuals and a fantastic score to go along with it, an action packed thrill ride like this will often get overlooked for a more understated film with three times less the viewership. Given the simple fact that I love action movies it would be great to see this enjoyable and sometimes terrifically engaging genres get their just due as well, not only the action genres but others as well such as horror and comedy genres. Movies serve many purposes and are viewed and found to be enjoyable for many different reasons it would just be nice if the academy realized that too, instead of being a little too narrow in their focus of what make a great and engaging film.

Anybody but cleveland

Anybody but cleveland

The 2015 Boston Celtics have made the playoffs, which is great for a team nobody really expected that much out of at the beginning of the NBA season. Having so much turnover throughout the season didn't help matters much, especially when trading away two of their best players in Rajon Rondo and Jeff Green who started for the team at the beginning of the season, as they were thought the be the core of a young basketball team. Their eventual trades along with the trades of many other players who had a short stint with the team and basically just came and went made them go from low expectations to no expectations, and only made them a worse team in many people eyes and one that was definitely destined for the lottery, but not so fast,  Due to Danny Ainge's effective wheeling and dealing the biggest of his acquisitions coming when landing point guard Isiah Thomas Jr., the Celtics have really surprised a lot of people in not only reaching the playoffs but in playing some of the best basketball out of any team coming down the stretch run of the season.
The big problem however is their first round opponent in the Lebron James led Cleveland cavaliers. A team in many people's mind that are destined to make it all the way to the NBA finals this year. Making the cavaliers a really difficult first round foe for the Boston Celtics to not only have to contend with but to also vanquish as well. We should all commend the Celtics (unless you absolutely hate them) for the amount of growth, hard work and effort that the players and the coaching staff have put into the season and for getting this far so quickly. This series however just has a melancholy feel to it, in which if you're a celtics fan you want them to win and your happy that they're actually in the playoffs but you just have a feeling that this surprisingly feel good season that has felt like a magical carpet ride that they've been able to produce is about to come to an expected end.
The Celtics know they're facing an uphill climb facing an offensive powerhouse like the cavaliers who have three of the best players in the series, and while they will fight and maybe even win a couple games, it is truly hard for any basketball fan or any Celtics fan for that matter being able to see them conquer and eliminate  the highly touted Cleveland Cavaliers in this first round match up.
It has to be mentioned however that while they may not win they due have a core of good young players and a system of sharing the basketball that will help them throughout the series  that I feel with make them a pesky out. In the end however I just feel like the Cavs just might be too much for this resilliant Celtics team. I also feel that their chances of getting out of the first round would of been even greater had they matched up against the Atlanta Hawks a team that plays a similar style to the Celtics and a team that the Celtics have faired very well against in their head to head matchups. No matter how long the stay in the playoffs for this celtics is a couple things are definate this Celtics team should be very proud of how the season they've had and the character they've shown. As for the future of this team it's looking pretty bright, and basketball in Boston is now fun once again, and that's all you can ask for out of a still developing and maturing basketball team.

A bad day, let's face it we all get them, agonize over each excruciating second, minute and hour that we have to toil in our misery over that 24 hour time span. It can be frustrating to have to endure through bad circumstance after bad circumstance that we find ourselves stationed into, and to have that agonizing period of time feel like it takes forever to ultimately go away. I mean who wants to go through an unsatisfying  day where you're completely miserable, have to withstand various situations throughout the day where you face consistent bad luck and absolutely nothing at all seems to go your way.
I think it's say to say that we've all been there, I certainly have, where the thought of switching to another planet all of a sudden doesn't sound like such a bad or insane far fetched idea. Like all things however it takes the bad to really appreciate the good, for instance it takes a villain to appreciate the hero, a jerk to appreciate a kind soul and a cloudy rainy day to happily appreciate a bright and sunny one. You can't have the good without the bad and you can can't have the bad without the good.
         We may face the obstacles that make life seem like a complete and utter bare to have to deal with at times, but were in turn rewarded with the precious glorious days that make life worth living and it may just be a test to make us all stronger people. So remember if today is just one of those days where your stuck having a tough and horrible 24 hour timespan that at times can be unavoidable, do remmeber that it will not last, will go away, and will eventually feel like a fading memory in the grand sheme of things. Keep in mind that the universe eventually balances things out, so chances actually are facing a bad day sets up an even better one tommorrow, so just hang in there, believe in those better days arriving and they happily will.

Things are looking up for the Celtics

It appears to be a new day for my Boston Celtics, coming right off an 89-88 victory over  eastern conference title contenders the Atlanta Hawks. Hawks with a east leading record of 43-11 are easily the surprise team in the entire league this year. Playing with a San Antonio style where each player gets a touch due to consistent ball movement and a principle of sharing the basketball, they've really been a wonderful surprise team in the NBA this season. Although right now I don't think the hawks are flying under anybody's radar anymore. The Hawks coming into the season did not have high expectations, yet through their teamwork and commitment to excellence they've truly making a case for representing the eastern conference in the NBA finals this year.
        The Celtics however have not been as great and as consistent as the hawks but are suddenly rounding into shape very well. it took a while and quite a few trades but with some time it appears as if these players are really finding their groove together as a team. Yes they do not have the best record in the world and they are still currently 10th in the east right now but it's the way they're playing for one another, by sharing the ball, listening to 2nd year coach Brad Stevens and getting after it defensively that has really caught my eye.
 The Celtics are still a work in progress but are certainly heading in the right direction as is evident by the great suprising victory over the hawks on Wednesday. down by 18 earlier on in the game they showed a true grit that quite honestly has been there all year, say what you will about the team but resilientcy is certainly the word that this current celtics team represents. as the game wore on they took Atlanta's best shot and persevered through it to win it in grand fashion with Evan Turners impressive game winning shot.
They're still a lot of games left in the season but with great contributions from players like Jarred Sullinger, Avery bradley, Evan Turner, and Marcus Smart things are looking very promising for this scrappy up and coming basketball team.

breeding life's self content

In life the whereabouts of happiness is a constant misleading endeavor and almost feels like an impossible internal feel to acquire. It’s fueled by our desires for a joyful emotional boost that more often than not feels more like an es-capable gift that always seems to be eluding us.

         I find it interesting how the more we chase it  the more we further unintentionally chase it away, yet the more patient our demeanor is in its eventual arrival the faster it seems to beneficially boost our emotional senses. There’s no way to really grasp it but our constant need to is what makes us yearn for it that much more. 

        The funny thing however is that the precious happiness that we often seek to find is the same one that is invisibly contained within us deep inside, cause through our own acceptance of life circumstances we allow a festering internal happiness to effectively blossom with the seed of our own self positivity just leading the way.

don't predict the script

Here in America were always in a stage of transition, moving forward sometimes moving backwards,

never really knowing what destination awaits for us at the end of our dreams hard fought journey.

life's mysterious ways sometimes has us confused, elated, frustrated but most importantly has us right

where it wants us. The more we predict things the more confusion just comes about  and the more

unpredictability it offers, so maybe the ideal of having life all figured out and planned out perfectly is nothing more than a perception of living rather than the perception of truth. How can we dictate the full

knowledge of life when it’s detected vision operates with changing mirrors. Our obligation lies in the here and now and living in an existence condition to grow, adapt, and ultimately improve, everything else is resulted through an internal determination capturing moments of glory through life’s forever changing playbook.

Bruins take the cup

After waiting 39 long years for a title, the Boston Bruins finally got one after they defeated the Vancuver canucks in game 7 of the Stanley cup finals. The canucks, a team who were picked by almost every hockey and sports analyst to win the series were outperformed and in some games out worked by the Bruins players.

A major reason why the Bruins took home the cup was in large part because of the play of goalie Tim Thomas. Thomas was tremendus in every game of the finals. He kept them in the games they lost and he was a big factor in the games they won, all while outplaying his goalie counterpart Roberto Luongo. Thomas had the Vancuver canucks constanly guessing when and how they could score on him , and made it very difficult for the canuck players to score at all, stopping all but a few goals that came his way.

While Thomas was great and a big reason why they won the stanley cup finals, as we know it takes a team to win a championship and there were other key contributors to the Bruins coming out on top. Defensemen Zdeno Chara and Tomas Kaberle were a big part in the team’s success as well, giving Thomas the help he needed all throughout the series with their great Lockdown, helping slow down the canucks great offensive players like the sedin twins and Ryan Kessler. Brad Marchand was another very effective player for the Bruins in these finals as well and provided a well needed spark off the bench, providing the team with toughness and goal scoring.

While the Canucks had more skill and talent than the Bruins, they didn’t have the will to win that the Bruins displayed. The Bruins played like the hungrier of the two teams to win a title, and displayed more toughness and heart than the Canucks displayed. The Bruins are now champions for the sixth time in their franchises history and join the Celtics,Patriots and Red Sox as champions from the past 11 years to have brought a championship back home to the city of Boston.