So I decided to take a peek at my widdle blog here and I was shocked to see my last post was on… JUNE 22ND! That’s, like, FOREVER ago! Anyway, I’m in a blogging kinda mood, so…

I wish I could say I’ve been hella busy, but homework and Internet has occupied most of my time. And when I say Internet, I mean that I’ve been on Netflix watching every episode of Avatar: The Last Airbender online.

The whole series is neatly summarized by the narration at the beginning of every episode:

“Water. Earth. Fire. Air. Long ago, the four Nations lived together in harmony. Then everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked. Only the Avatar, master of all four elements, could stop them, but when the world needed him most, he vanished. A hundred years passed and my brother and I discovered the new Avatar, an Airbender named Aang. And although his Airbending skills are great, he has a lot to learn before he’s ready to save anyone. But I believe Aang can save the world.”

Before the movie came out, I was vaguely aware of Avatar’s existence. I had seen a couple episodes before and liked ‘em, but I never bothered getting into it. But when I heard a live-action movie was gonna be made, I was super-excited! And they casted Dev Patel as Prince Zuko! How cool! I really liked him in Slumdog Millionaire and I thought it would be awesome to see him as a fire-bending villain.  However, all my hopes were crushed when I saw the movie on opening day. The special effects and action sequences were spot-on, but those were the only good things about it. There was no character development and the plot made no sense. Also, the casting was really weird. For example, Prince Zuko, his dad, and his sister were all of Indian descent. But Zuko’s uncle was… Caucasian? I really had a hard time making myself believe the two characters were related by blood. Don’t get me wrong. I have no problem with mixed-race families (I’m from one myself), but Zuko’s uncle really didn’t fit and neither did many of the other characters.

Anyway, I went home sad and disappointed and started watching the series via Netflix online to convince myself that it wasn’t the series that sucked, but Shyamalan’s poor rendition of it. Now I’m completely hooked and it scares me. Today while perusing Target with Jamie, I saw a Blue Spirit mask and seriously wanted it. It even came with the double-swords!

So, yeah. There’s my online confession of geekdom, but I’m sure you already figured that out anyway. ;D

NOTE: This post’s title is a creature in the Avatar world. Part moose, part saber-toothed tiger/lion. Coolest. Predator. Ever.