Hello everybody! I know it's been forever, but whatever. No point apologizing for it because, quite frankly, I'm not sorry for any of it! Seriously, between finals, papers, juries, and other technical hoo-ha (including getting yet another computer virus and suffering the mother of all burn-outs), I wanted a break from this laptop! Curse you twenty-first century and your quick-paced demands!!! >O
Ranting aside, I might as well fill y'all in on the details relating to the title of this post. ^_^;
About four weeks ago I went to the movies with some people I love to see How to Train Your Dragon. I absolutely loved the movie and just had to get the soundtrack because I throughoully enjoyed what I heared throughout the film. Now, I had this giftcard from Target that I wanted to use to purchase that said CD and decided to wait for the end of the school year to go out and get it that way I could focus on my studies.
BIG MISTAKE
For about two weeks thereafter, I found myself journeying to various Targets in San Antonio, including one at the Rim (a huge outdoor shopping center near La Cantera, another outdoor shopping center, and Fiesta Texas for those who don't know), in vain. I even went to Barns and Noble, F.Y.E., and Best Buy for the dang thing. And guess what? (Too late.) They didn't have it. It wouldn't be until about the end of this adventure that I discovered that Target, in particular, doesn't have it in stock anymore because they didn't sell very well. I don't know the reason behind that exactly, but to my limited understanding of the soundtrack universe the CD's that generally sell the best are the ones that either contain popular artists or are ripped straight off of musicals of any sort. The only exception to the rule thus far that you'll find at your local Target or Wal-Mart would be Avatar (which also has a fantastic soundtrack for those still interested in it). The only song on the How to Train Your Dragon OST is the one titled "Sticks and Stones" by Jonsi, so all of the others are stuff done via digitized orchestra. (*Sigh*) Heaven forbid should anybody take interest in what composers dedicate their blood, sweat, and tears too anymore...
Well, this past Monday I was out and about with my grandmother when she asked if I wanted to have yet another look at Best Buy. To humor her (and to scope out potential CD's to add to my collection) I decided, "why not?" Just like last time, they did't have it, but one of the workers was kind enough to check out the stocks of other Best Buy's in town to see if any one of them still had it. As it turned out one actually did, and to make certain that it wouldn't be taken by the time we got there got the workers there to put it on reserve for us.
The ending of this story, thankfully, is a happy one. After taking that CD home and after giving it a good listening too, I have found that its contents are definately to my liking. As a matter of fact, I've been listening to it as I've jotted down this post. The moral of this story: it never hurts to have a little patience.
Later y'all! ^_^
