beaches, earth and space

Last night we saw Wall-E. What a great movie! Wall-E's loyalty, goodness and steadfastness makes him a lovable character who you want to succeed. I know the most disturbing part of the movie is supposed to be trash-ridden Earth 700 years in the future, but honestly the human characters most disgusted me. The parallel to Wal-Mart customers and the Florida natives I grew up around was too close for comfort. Perhaps the Wal-Mart documentary I watched yesterday and Colorado recently being ranked the leanest state left me with a heightened sensitivity to that culture.

When I told a coworker I was going to a local beach this weekend for the first time she said, "it's not like the ones you're used, but it's nice." This is true. Drake and I visited Chatfield State Park on Friday to enjoy a day of sunbathing and relaxation. It was quite pleasant! Chatfield has a marina, a beach, camp grounds, and enough space for sail boats, canoes, and wakeboarders to all intermingle. Although the sound of roaring waves and smell of ocean were missing, the quack of ducks and Colorado sand filled the void to provide exactly what a Colorado beach can offer. This state is good at overcoming its landlocked disposition.