Any resemblance between this and an actual blog makes me very happy.

So, it turns out that after a while you can do my job without a whole lot of thought. I get lots of time to do other small tasks while on hold, leaving voice mails and listening to the phone ring. today I spent that time writing game plot for the game I may be running soon. I also tried to think of things I'd been meaning to blog about. The result of that list is as follows.

Kung Fu Panda- While I would not have otherwise thought to look for or view a "fat guy feel-good" movie I was pleased to walk out of the cinema and realise that I had been watching just that. Kung Fu Panda was a clever, cute and well put together film. I was pleasantly surprised to find myself laughing at times so hard that it hurt. The premise was good, the film well unified and the storytelling well done. I am almost sad to say that I have not seen a film for adults as well made for some time.

In amongst the rollicking humour of the film flowed a couple of story lines which were, in fact, quite touching. A couple of the characters had really compelling stories. Jack Black's character, Po the panda was actually a very compelling depiction of a self conscious (fat) guy whose insecurities drive him to dream big and hope small. The development he undergoes through the course of the story was very touching, honest and well written. Also quite compelling was the story of the Kung Fu master challenged with training Po. His desperate attempts to overcome himself and the mistakes of his past have changed him and his return to the equal footing of a master is also remarkably rendered. That being said there are also lots of really simple jokes and funny sight gags. Greatest among them being Po's father who is a goose. This is never mentioned or explained.

Wanted- If you're looking for a movie which is fun to watch and entertaining Wanted is a good one. There are plenty of cool action scenes and unbelievable special effects tricks. The premise is interesting the plot's conclusion, while predictable, is well done. I quite enjoyed it.

"Baby Daddy" as an example of Ebonics on the forefront of grammatical innovation.

Last on the list of things to get to is this. I am sure many of my readers will be familiar with the colloquial phrase "baby daddy". Which refers in most usages to a man who has fathered a child which he neither supports nor raises. The item which has piqued my interest on this subject is the grammatical difference between this colloquialism and the traditionally correct "baby's daddy". The notable difference here is the removal of the possessive form from the phrase. The "'s" which denotes the baby's ownership of the male parent has been omitted to make this common phrase. What makes this interesting instead of just annoying as most Ebonic colloquial shifts tend to be is that it has, in fact, made the wording more correct for its usage and I believe it to have happened accidentally. I have seen, so far, no evidence to the contrary.

If you think about it this phrase has made for a more precise phrase to describe a male parent to which a child has no claim. He is not the baby's father, he is the "baby daddy".

Todays gem- Urban dictionary has an entry for "baby daddy". Here it is. Be warned, Urban dictionary is not for the squeamish.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=baby+daddy

-Thank you, that will be all.-