Well, eyes are healing. They are still pretty tired by the end of the day, but steadily improving. LASIK is surgery, after all. There is a period of healing. I am receiving my healing! I see the light! Anyway, my eyes were well enough last Wednesday (11 January) to go a (then) advanced screening of Glory Road. It was a really good film.

While the score was effective, I don’t think that it was Trevor Rabin’s (National Treasure, Enemy of the State, The 6th Day) best work. While Rabin has demonstrated excellent use of recurring motifs and themes in previous films, Glory Road seemed to lack some musical continuity to me; perhpas the fair amount of source music in the film tended to cut into the continuity that I was wanting to hear. All that said, it was still a good score and a wonderful film.

As with previous reviews, I have to highlight the scene that I thought exhibited the most effective blend of visuals and score. For me, that moment in Glory Road is when Coach Haskins steps out on to the basketball court in an empty arena that is to become the battleground of several conflicts in the approaching tournament game. As he steps on to the polished wooden floor, with the US flag hanging in the background, the swell of strings and the voice of Alicia Keys build into a moment that feels simultaneously breathtaking, sobering, and exhilarating.

Just in case you might be wondering if I’ve dropped off of the edge of the world, I’m taking a few moments to let you know what I should be blogging about…

I had LASIK done on Monday, Jan 2. Due to my typical restless sleeping, I disloged my protective goggles during the night and managed to displace the corneal flap of my right eye. Consequently, on Tuesday, my right corneal flap was “refloated” and a protective contact lens placed over the repositioned flap. I’ve never worn contact lenses, so to go from never wearing contact lenses to wearing one 24 hours a day (until Friday afternoon when it will be removed!) is quite an adjustment. It feels like there is something in my eye. Wait! There is something in my eye: A big lens that might as well be made out of sandpaper. Okay - I exagerate a bit. All this to say after working all day in front of a computer - my eyes are pretty well spent at the end of the workday. Blogging isn’t high on my list of priorities right now. Well, that explains the lack of activity this week.

I still owe all y’all a score review of “Narnia”. I must confess that I found myself enjoying the story to the exclusion of analyzing the score. I may have to go see it again to form a proper review.

I’ll blog again later with more post-LASIK news, the Narnia score, and some career updates. Until then, my eyes (especially the right) say “Good Night”.