No, not because the world is going to end. That's over and done with, and as far as I know we're still here. And if we're not, I don't think whether I post or not on my blog is top priority for anyone out there. No, I mean just in case I'm not back before Christmas is over I wanted to wish you all well (or Festivus, for those of you that celebrate it as I did for the first time this year).
Merry Christmas. Happy New Year. Go play in the snow, if you're lucky enough to have any. Watch Disney movies and the Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family. Eat lots of food you've been told to fear. Tell people exactly what you think of them. Give presents, because they say that's better than getting them. Celebrate the fact that all those crazy people were wrong and the world didn't end (or mourn, if that's the way you feel about it). Don't drink and drive. Make a child smile; don't be "that guy" and make them cry. Basically, be safe, have fun, and enjoy your various holiday festivities.
--Love, NiteOwl
How many of you guys watch Frosty the Snowman every year at Christmastime? Here's another question: How many of you actually think it makes sense? Because the more I watch it, the less patience I have for it and the more I find myself wondering who the heck edited that pile of crap, and who told that editor he did a good enough job to get that thing put on TV? I mean, I know not everything has to make sense--it's a talking, dancing snowman, for God's sake. But couldn't it have been fact-checked just a little better? Because after all...
- Frosty doesn't know how to count, or what things like traffic lights are. Understandable, since he just came to life. But somehow he knows what a thermometer is and what its purpose is, when the red climbs high that it's bad for him, and, oh yeah, the higher the temperature is the worse it is for him. And yet, the snowman can't count. How does he know what high numbers are?
- And speaking of high numbers, why was the temperature like ninety degrees in December, and yet there was snow falling from the sky and on the ground?
- Why aren't those children dressed for winter weather? Some of the boys have on heavy sweaters...with shorts. Karen has a coat, boots, earmuffs and gloves on, but apparently, no pants. One girl is running around in a pink jumper. What the heck, man? I mean, half the problems in this movie could have been avoided if Karen had just been wearing pants.
- In some scenes, Frosty has four fingers; in others, he has five.
- How did the rabbit know the train was heading north? Sure, it was probably pointing in that direction, but trains can turn. What if it made a U-ey at some junction somewhere and traveled on down to Phoenix? Frosty would've really been screwed.
- The train Frosty, Hocus, and Karen were on stopped to apparently let a train full of Christmas travelers go by. The other train crossed behind them. Seriously.
- How did Frosty know of the office of President or what the Marines were?
- Professor Hinkle stalked them and then, as Karen was freezing to death, blew out her fire. He was apparently willing to commit child murder to get a dang hat back. I don't care if the hat was magic or not; that's pretty drastic.
- When Karen and Frosty went into the greenhouse, Frosty simply pulled the door open and walked inside. When Professor Hinkle slammed the door shut to "trap" them, he didn't lock it or anything. If Frosty or Karen had just pushed the door open again, they would have been able to get out and Frosty wouldn't have melted. Oh, yeah, Santa pulled the door open, too, without unlocking it or using Santa magic or anything.
- Santa left Karen on the roof, with no visible way of getting down.
At least Frosty knew enough to stay away from the fire.
