Saturday Morning Musings (#13) - It's Time for an Update

I have to say, I was surprised to see it's been nearly a month since I last posted, especially since I was expecting to post even more since that post throughout the summer. Hello, everyone. Long time, no writing. I haven't forgotten about you. I've honestly had some ideas of what to write about, but I haven't been able to form enough words that I deemed worthy to share in a post. I always want to be proud of what I'm writing on here and for some reason, it wasn't happening. I didn't lose motivation to write, I lost that proud feeling I had after writing a post. However, I'm back now. I have a few things I want to talk about in this post and then an idea I had that may make for a good week of posting. Let's get into it.

We'll start with the Mets. This team certainly has its ups and downs. Sometimes, they can make you love them so much, and other times, you can't believe what you're watching, but you still watch it anyway. Jacob deGrom had a fantastic All-Star Game performance. I was so excited for him and he really did such a great job out there. Steven Matz is another player I'm beyond excited about. I'm so glad he's finally here (although he is currently injured). Fans have been urging for the front office to make a move and it probably should have happened sooner, but I guess as the saying goes: "better late than never." They called up Michael Conforto, who can have a big impact if he does well. The important thing is to not put pressure on him to hold this team up. They're in the process of making trades to add bats that can help the offense in some way. With the great pitching they have, they don't need the greatest offense in the world, but they do need offense. After the trade deadline, it'll be interesting to see if these new additions make a difference. 

I saw Paper Towns Thursday night, and although fans had mixed reviews, I'm more inclined to give it a positive rating. Yes, things were changed that didn't need to be changed. Scenes were cut, which has to be done. The ending was changed in a way that it didn't need to be, but the message still remained. I spoke to some friends and said that I honestly feel as though it is a movie that will get many mixed reviews. Some people will love the message it sends, but others may not appreciate it as much. There's heartbreak. It's not a typical romance that ends with a happy ending. That doesn't take away from the fact that the message it sends isn't a great one. I considered writing a full review on it, but couldn't find enough to say because it really is hard to put into words exactly how I feel. Some things I loved, like the casting, but small things bothered me, like the things that didn't need to be changed at all. Overall, I recommend going to see it. You may not like it at all or you may love it. Or, you may find yourself somewhere in between like me.

It seems as though the time I've posted this is a bad time since I'm going away in a week starting August 1. However, I did have an idea for the trip, which is a cruise. I'm taking my laptop and although I don't think I'll have access to the internet (preventing me from posting), I do want to write each day. The following week, I could post a writing per day. Almost like a "Cruise Journal," though I can't guarantee that each day will be a compilation of the day's events. It may be something random, something that got me thinking, or it may be all about what happened that day. Either way, it'll be seven brand new posts that are something different. Just an idea I had. 

That wraps everything up for today. I hope you all have been having a great summer. It's been going fast, which is upsetting, but hopefully it's been filled with fun events. This will probably be the only thing I post before I leave for vacation, so I will see you all in two weeks with another post.