OK, so I finally finished the second season. And Devin is adamant about telling me that season 5 is the best, then 4, and then 3, so if I've liked seasons 1 and 2, I'll have to go on watching. It's important for me to restrain myself from watching all the time, cause it's too easy to get hooked, so don't start if you haven't got the time. Otherwise, it's pretty action filled, with plots and evil all around. I would recommend it to most. :)
The weekend was spent in only fun ways. Sunday was spent at the farmer's market in the village, which I found to be cute, quaint, yet dissapointing. I do know that Claremont is a tiny village after all, but there was only one stand with bread type items, which I bought, but I expected more bread, cheese, and sausage perhaps. I suppose those are bigger place items, whereas this farmer's market had lots of flowers, fruit, and craft items in the front area.
Ontario Mills was the afternoon Sunday activity, spent in way too many shoe stores for way too long, and I wasn't even the one looking. Gosh. :) And then we played "go go go" if that's even the name of the game, which was actually quite interesting, although I'm almost the worst player. It's a card game with 3 face down, 3 up, and more in the player's hands. Fun!
Monday we asked/coersed Prof Lape into going to lunch with us (she did want to, which was a good thing :) ), and we went to Wolfe's Market. I'd never been there before, but Zane had said they had fabulous cheese, and Tia always went there when we didn't have food, so they liked it, and I did too. I'm definately thinking I need to get myself some nice yummy cheese, which is a good alternative to the ice cream I finished off two days ago. Still tasty, yet not as unhealthy, perhaps...
Busy at lab, and then running on the treadmill, and reading the news (World Cup included). Must be off to get a ticket to London now, yippee!
A Woody Allen movie with a serious type of topic -- life, liberty and the persuit of happiness, all told through the English's perspective with killing. So the character more or less marries for money and confort, only to find that he loves another women (or has lust for), and causes murder and mayhem. The end is quite amazing actually. The movie: not quite in the style and comedy as Woody Allen's other movies, but worth watching for the beauty the movie holds if nothing else.
"Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult."
Another day, another musical. Thought this one was only so-so in terms of comparison to the more classical types of Broadway musicals. The music was mostly annoying with the exception of very few songs, and there were a lot of songs. Surprisingly, the movie was composed of almost entirely songs and any chance for dialogue was cut off by even more singing, mostly in the times you'd expect it. A lot of characters, and a touching story about love and life through a handful of characters who remain friends in the end.
Recommended if you like these types of stories that remain serious and in your thoughts and if you're really into a ton of singing. It was a bit much even for me, but maybe maybe people really love it. I recall the musical really taking off after it's creation -- but that may have been more about the issues it addresses such as homosexuality, bisexuality, HIV and AIDS.
The best theme song ever, and I remember loving the cartoon, but I think now this movie just didn't make the grade. Was fairly funny at times, but not worth any money at all, only downloading off the network. Was short and to the point, considering the "inspector" was such an idiot, it was almost hard to watch. Note that this movie may be good for children or the like, but I think I'm just too old for this type of crap.
The movie wasn't even worth the time and bother it took to watch, so please don't go out and watch it now. Fairly disappointed given that I remember the pink panther himself (there is only a diamond of the same name in the movie). Bah Humbug.
Last night, so many people from HMC went to watch this movie. I went too. A much better sequel than Mission Impossible. It was very on with the first two x-men movies, although the dialogue was a bit iffy at times. The plot was fairly predictable at times, and the bit afte rthe credits was surprising considering a fourth x-men movie was not expected by me at least.
In case you need a refresher -- the movie was about the superheroes about "the cure," which was supposed to remove the mutations from any given of the mutants. So, it's very far fetched from the truth of reality and life.
It is a movie worth seeing if you are into the action of superheroes. Lots of fighting, loud noises, good bass, and fire. :)
Feeling of the day is definately nostalgia. I just looked up the word and apparently it applies to missing things, people, situations of the past as well as describing homesickness -- all the emotions I feel right now. Looked over pictures last night, and realized this morning I made the stupidist mistake ever. I shouldn't have. I feel almost sick to the bone.
Should have a link full of pictures soon if anyone is interested.
A picture from the Getty
Yahoo Photos
I've begun to post them up (visit the Yahoo Photos link above), but I don't think I'm really a fan of yahoo photos now. Any ideas? Zoto seems pretty cool. Or I could budge and just use flickr like the rest of america. IDEAS?
BBC Article Here
It's quite an interesting article, mentioning some of the older known child prodigies, as well as a few of the recent ones -- the young boy swimmer, the younger boy marathon runner, and so forth. It'd be good to know your genes are good, but apparently such transitional phases as they grow older are tough.
Is a child prodigy something to wish for?
If you continue to click on the links on the side of the page of the BBC article, you can see about a four year old girl artist, whose paintings actually look quite interesting and involved. BBC said she just giggled when they wanted to talk to her. I suppose it adds to the mystery of it all.
All the gamelan concerts are now finished, and this Friday was spent doing nothing, working for Blanche, getting study abroad things in, and hanging out in general. Quite fun. Rocio came by, which was ab-fab, and we went to Quiznos for dinner. Watched Anchorman with all the others (8 in total), and most parted after that. The rest of us played way too many card games, until the wee hours (wee to me that is) of the morning. And the music continues to blast from some suite downstairs. Damn them.
Tomorrow should be a blast as well, as long as the weather is nice, and everyone stays in a good mood. Here's to hoping! :)
Ah. Monsoon Wedding. Tia had recommended this as a movie I might like a long while ago, but since I finally got around to getting my ass to the library, I was able to check it out. We watched it tonight in the suite, and although everyone else may not have liked it, I did. The movie definitely needed the subtitles on, as my hearing and coherency isn't so great, but the movie was light, serious, funny, and deep all at once. It was also very colorful, something that I seem to enjoy in movies. And a happy ending is always a good one, even when you know it's coming.
The movie is about an Indian woman who is coming off an affair with a married man, and who is entering an arranged marriage. There are bunches of storylines, mostly ending with love and happiness, yet some involve deeper issues like the molesting of girls, and the obligations of family. All very interesting and a great movie to watch. A definite recommendation if this sounds at all interesting.
This movie is pretty neat considering. A lot of actors who went on to make it big, a lot of comedians in fact. It's charming, funny, and a quick movie to watch, and almost without any deep thought. There's some typical bit about be yourself, but besides that it's a bunch of teenagers in their last day of summer camp and the goal of sex, love, and a talent show. A lot of scenarios that are not-likely, but they all really believe, which makes the movie even more enjoyable. A great laugh, and a recommendation from me.
A book I read to learn about the differences in culture between here and England. Which points out many interesting things about American culture that you know deep down, but really don't ponder. Examples include: use of the word "cute," money as the object for everything, democracy as the way of life, etc. Quite interesting in itself, but I wouldn't really recommend it unless you're interested in the subject, cause it's pretty specific.
Watching a lot of movies lately, or at least once a week. MI3 was fairly typical, and nothing too unexpected considering action is just action, and I was very very tired when we went, and there was way too much non-action parts that made me sleepy. It's one of those movies you remember liking for that time, but then forgetting all about it. Hence I can't recall any great moments, etc.
DaVinci Code was interesting. If you haven't read the book, feel free to go watch. Otherwise, beware. I found the book super gripping and super detailed, and the book is what upset many people regarding religious aspects and so forth. The movie doesn't go so far in depth with the creepy Opus Dei and some other things, and thus may be dissapointing if the book's details were the best part. I liked the movie nonetheless, perhaps since I couldn't remember the book so good. The creepy Silas was pretty darn scary considering he liked to jump out in the most reasonable times, but it really scared Jinsun for one. :) All in all a good movie, fairly long, and enjoyable. This one I'll remember.
Just having fun with the time left around Gamelan, or at least trying. Going to the Getty today, which should be fun too. Hurrah for art. I wonder if they'll let me bring a camera in, or if that is a no-no.
Made/Decorated cookies, and here's a picture (cool cookies, eh?). Mine was eaten by me, but the others look good too. :)
Other than that, back to life.
So, while most people begin their research tomorrow (Monday), I've still got a bunch of time. Time is on my side finally. Got accepted to study abroad officially, so next semester I'll be off in London. Meanwhile, I've been packing up the things I can live without over the summer, and it turns out it's quite a lot. And with a bunch of boxes already in storage, it seems my room is still full. I think packing is the worst activity or I'm the worst at it. I remember last year, with staying up way way late because I had put it off, or just packed too slow. And storage was super full by then too. It's all quite interesting. I better keep thinking about packing, even if it doesn't happen, so that I can be prepared for another hour or two of it. Darn. And I won't be home in Chicago until August sometime, and I'm going to miss seeing Andreea till the spring, and a bunch of students here till Senior year. I guess driving Andreea to the airport made me think about all this, when she clearly brought it to my attention. I'm sure I'll be fine, it's like the end, but it'll begin all over again many many times in the future, so I can handle this. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can. :)
Just cause I'm semi-bored, and only have one final left... (Thanks to Rocio for the formulation.)
10 years ago I was:
- 10. :( Half my age.
- shy
- quiet
- a semi-loser. I spent recess reading books.
- one of those "goody-two-shoes"
5 years ago I was:
- 15
- Entering high school
- fit, active, and a soccer player
- watching TV after doing my homework super quick
- making new friends
1 year ago I was:
- finishing up freshman year
- super uber liking HMC
- planning fun for the summer
- pissed off about rejection
- happy with good grades. (Damnit).
Yesterday I:
- Studied for history final
- Watched Gilmore Girls with Zane and Tia (on the real TV)
- thought about finals being over...
- Walked down to Pomona to turn in Linguistics
- Bought nothing at Huntley
5 snacks I enjoy:
- chocolate
- chips
- ice cream
- cookies
- pretzels
5 songs I know all the words to:
- A Hard Day's Night, The Beatles
- Wonderwall, Oasis
- Rocket Man, Elton John
- Man of the Hour, Pearl Jam
- The Electric Version, New Pornographers
5 things I would do with 100 million dollars:
- Invest it
- Save it
- Pay off all family debts, and let my dad retire somewhere warm
- Donate it, or do something to make a difference
- Gamble it all :)
5 places I would run away to:
- Chicago
- Home
- The botanical garden in Lincoln Park in Chicago
- The beach/lake
- far far away...
5 things i would never wear:
- Shirts with perverted phrases/pictures
- anything super leather (shoes excepted)
- a shawl
- hats (except baseball caps, or at least try to avoid wearing hats in general)
- way to high boots
5 favorite TV shows:
- Gilmore Girls
- Crossing Jordan
- Wonder Years
- Everwood
- Seinfeld
5 bad habits:
- procrastination
- pointing out things I shouldn't be pointing out
- opening my mouth without thinking
- whining
- sighing
5 biggest joys:
- friends
- family
- reading
- relaxation
- sunshine
5 fictional characters I would date:
- Mr. Darcy
- Lloyd Dobler, see "Say Anything..."
- Jess (from Gilmore Girls)
- James Bond --> exciting!
- The guy in Amelie
Or at least closer. 3 finals left. By 10 PM, I'll only have one left, thank goodness. All my crap is also calling my name to pack it all up. This is going to be one huge hassle.
When I learned LOGO at some math program once, we found it useful for making tesselations that would go all over the page, and everyone got to make a different design. It was hard, interesting and challenging for us middle school kids. But who would have thought anything about it, including its origins and any real use.
Popagadget(cool site) talks about LOGO and some drawing device
Neato!
So, I've been watching movies instead of working, so what. This movie was fairly gory, well maybe really gory, but it wasn't violent the whole movie, and the movie itself was an interesting story and touching in the end. Not a feel-good type of movie, but it was really well done and the acting wasn't half bad. Can't say much for the effects, just a bit of guts and blood, but I'd say a great move nonetheless.
Ah. Having my E80 presentation at 8AM meant that I felt the rest of the day could be wasted on fun. Now I've got to crack down, work hard and study. Damn it. Yesterday was a ton of fun though, and I should have taken more pictures to remember it by. I should just take more pictures in general. Indeed.
School is almost finished, and if I'm crazy, I could be done on Wednesday, or hold off till Friday. Probably Thursday seems the most likely, and it'll be packing time real soon. Apparently I have too much stuff and too little storage space. So a nightmare is about to begin.
Good luck to everyone else. :)
Reformatting means I get to start iTunes all over again. And I began with those without albums, meaning I just hit all the Bob Dylan. Why do we grow up to be more and more like our parents? Is it inculcated onto us by our parents, or do you think it's written into the genetic code to make us end up liking the things they like, only after throwing fits as children, etc. Oooh. It would have been great to live in the 60s and see Woodstock live, and be there and experience life. Ah.
Back to Bob Dylan and his thoughtful words, and high on drugs voice. Go listen to something like "everybody musy get stoned" for a quick intro.
Any thoughts?
So, after realizing that I needed to pick courses for the upcoming semester for HMC, and then for study abroad, I got caught up in so many decisions. Do I care about a meal plan? What is my take on religion/religious services and the family I'm to stay with for a few days? My hobbies, my interests, my preferences... golly!
As far as classes go... Abroad or here, I'm not quite sure. And I'm getting very excited about the whole thing - new people, new places, new things to see and do. I also Link-plussed a bunch of books on England, travel guides, books about culture, and once classes finally finish I'll have time to actually read. The summer should be fun no matter how it all works out.
I've got a big-deal E80 presentation left, a community service project, paperwork (of course), a lesson plan to make and think about, and finals galore! It's all coming together and it makes me full of glee. Gleeful? hm. Maybe not. Oooh, I've babbled too much now. Turns out that babbling is something done by children that is naturally instinctive except for linguistically deprived children (whose cases are quite sad).
There are important things to do as well, so I best be off and at least pretend work. :)
The things that can make or break a day include:
Flowers, and aren't they pretty and uplifting...
and then one word from some asshole, and the day is done.
It's really great when people can come together for a reason. A good reason like this poor boy's death. No one does this in America, or if they do, I never hear about it. We have marches against political activity, be it war or people, but never something so far from home yet close to home at the same time. All of it makes me feel gloomy.
BBC NEWS | Europe | Brussels protest over MP3 murder
The summer is approaching, making me wish more and more that I was already done with the work for this semester. Too bad I'm busy procrastinating. My plans for summer are hopefully to be worked out in the coming week, all in all considering it's almost already here in 3 weeks. WOW. I can't believe the semester is over already.
I suppose I ought to go back to working considering the weekend is almost over too. Darn on that part.
Ten Commandments of the Female Nerd@Everything2.com: "Thou shall be user friendly.
Thou shall love thineself, for thou art a rare and noble breed, and worth it.
Thou shalt never use thine sex or thine superpowers for ill.
Thou shalt not start drama, for it is the bane of all nerd-dom.
Thou shall know thine shit, and not rely on thine sex appeal to keep thyself in good standing with the non-mammaried nerds.
Thou shall have good fashion sense, if it pleaseth thee, and if not, thou shalt not care, regardless of social convention.
Thou shalt not mother thine colleagues, for they are well able to care for themselves.
Thou shalt not take shit.
Thou shalt not care if a man giveth thee shit, and if a woman giveth thee shit, thou shalt not take it personally, for they know not what they do.
Thou shall be generally awesome, and all shall love ye (and despair)."
Interesting...
After a big todo about MIT stealing the Caltech Cannon, read this.... "There is a long-standing rivalry between Harvey Mudd and the nearby Caltech; except this rivalry is basically unacknowledged by Caltech." This is funny. Why? Becuase HMC thinks that Caltech and itself are rivals. People are thinking of some kind of revenge.
Harvey Mudd College - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The people I hate are those who say they'll never do something, and then do it. Its one thing to dance around a topic in not deciding about it, to be wishy-washy, etc., but it is even another to go against everything you once stood for or against. What makes people change their minds so much? Is it the changing of the tides, aging, and realization that one wants their own life to change? Now - I do think hate is a strong word, so maybe I did lie in the beginning – and speaking of a lie…
Are these people just lying to themselves, lying to others on purpose, or just because they aren't sure and would rather say something than nothing? Is the goal in life to appease others or to suit oneself?
Or are people just hypocrites? It’s really hard to tell, and I hate to judge, but it just happens. Hypocrites are those that go around doing this sort of thing… or do they just do these things and seem like hypocrites to avoid something or another at that given time.
Perhaps I’m just a hypocrite myself, and too mean and pessimistic to realize otherwise.
Heard of flock? It's pretty neat. I downloaded the between alpha and beta version, and was pretty impressed. I suppose it's even more useful for those who are addicted to del.icio or flickr, etc., and less so for me. It's very pretty, much like firefox overall, and is a wonderful idea. And then I uninstalled it. It's nice to see, and then wait for the final version... These things always dissapoint me, but I really don't need the hassle of even another browser.
...
pet plus dog leash
This is really semi-creepy. The leash has a hand hold, as a substitute gf/bf, as if you missed the contact. It's all done as a part of a project to get animals closer in social interaction to the owners.
I think this hand/leash thing just scary. If you need this kind of contact so badly... please don't do this.
Or makes happiness spread just the little-ist bit. The Rolling Stones 500 Top Songs that I found on the network is just perfect. If someone really compiled the list, they are way on!
Life is tough, friend comes to visit, CSP weekend and ASP creeping up as well as more work on the horizon. And there's always room draw to cheer everyone up.
:)
So, I too went through the ones I had, so so many, and chose a few to share through Yahoo. And thanks to my camera, the pictures are huge and it took forever. Well, not exactly forever, but you get the jist. See for yourself.
Yahoo! Photos - San Francisco Slideshow
An interesting movie about a whole lot of characters. Yes, the plot is reminiscent of soap operas (which I watch only when they are disguised otherwise), but all in all it was fairly fascinating and semi-realistic about life interactions. I can't imagine the bravery and openness some feel, but it also brings to mind the terrible things done to people in humanity.
Watch this movie only if you feel like a complicated movie with tons of story lines, that ends happy, yet only happy in a strange sense, and not in the "happy ending" kind of way if you get what I mean.
So, spring break is still continuing, except now the real work begins, meaning the homework pile I left to finish during break. San Francisco was really fun, we did all the tourist things, saw most everything, and had gales of laughter. The drive up was a pain, and the drive back was easy. It's really nice to spend a few days with no stress, and just enjoy fun and life.
Pictures to come soon. Maybe.
A good ending to the first season. It's all my fault I got super addicted and had to watch the whole season, and I'm up to debating whether to continue with more. Unless I watch the whole season (24 40 minute episodes) I don't think it's possible, and that's a hell of a long time to waste.
Looking forward to the upcoming week with Spring Break, the rest should be nice.
So I steal these from my google homepage. So what...
"The world only goes round by misunderstanding."
- Charles Baudelaire
I really had stop re-reporting the news. Maybe I should just let the journalists do their job. Today was the WEST conference here at school run by another and yours truly. Went off almost without a hitch, enjoyable and all that jazz, only to result in very tired helpers. So tired...
A day of no work, means there's much more for tomorrow. I really had better crack-down and realize that work is important. There's so many other things to get done too.
And spring break is soon, so that's good too. :)
No one believes me about this story, but I remember when it was on the news a few years ago. Apparently the other man (who got eaten) shared some of his body with Meiwes before offering himself up for the kill. There was some video that was airing on the internet about it, but I thought it better not to watch. So now the movie's coming out, or perhaps not.
The world is a strange and interesting place. What makes cannibalism so interesting? Is it that it's not often done, and spurs our curiosity...?
BBC NEWS | Europe | Cannibal film banned in Germany
So, what happens when we run out of real news: we talk about old news, when our honored president falls off his bike and hits an officer. LaTiDa. More articles on the side about Bush's bruises and choking scare as well as when he fell off the Segway. Terrible now.
Shouldn't they be discussing something important?
BBC NEWS | Americas | Bush 'waving when fell off bike'
Some songs you just love, love to appreciate, really enjoy.
"Oh yeah life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone
Oh yeah say life goes on
Long after the thrill of livin is gone, they walk on"
It just is interesting the way music influences life. Some people don't listen, some people don't hear, and others just don't care, but I'm not one of those. Maybe I stand out in my own group, referencing life to music and music to life. Maybe it's outside the realm of normality, or maybe it's a personality trait. I'm not a music expert, but I appreciate what I can.
So it's true, what the music says -- in this case where life does go on.
Do you ever stop to think about how time quickly passes. Considering people live to 80 (which is a very low estimate considering I just read an article about how life expectancy is increasing and people will have to retire at 85 and not 65), my life is almost a quarter complete. Not only has it seemed so quick, but it also seems unaccomplished. I'm not talking about the Jane Austen kind of accomplished, because I let that idea go a long time ago, but I mean the accomplished that makes one feel good about themselves. That I've done well in life and am overall happy.
I get myself into a variety of messes all of my own accord, and this just makes it all the worse. I never imagined life unfolding in this very way. I think I've now just come to the conclusion of settlement, that it'll all be all right in the end, that it really doesn't matter and essentially I've turned myself off from feeling. At least for the most part.
So does this mean life is long or life is short?
All this makes me think of those that die young. How does the song go again? Only the good die young? Hm. Why? Why should their lives be so short, and the idea itself just makes me sad. All those people dying of hunger, from nature, from accidents, etc, and they can't go on with life.
Ah. Tiredness, a personal friend of mine. And how that I've finally got my rest, what's there to do? Still fall asleep all the time? It really is just strange. Spending lunchtime doing the homework I had forgotten/not remembered becuase I missed that part of class wasn't the best thing either. If only.
If only I could be awake - really awake and observe without the tiredness.
So goodbye old friend, and I do hope to never see you again.
Well, school and classes are well underway. Due to the lack of lab this week (I think), it's turning out quite nicely in fact. The classes I'm taking seem interesting, and at least are holding my interest for now, which is sufficient enough. Tia and I spent the days before class started watching movies: Rumor has it, and Closer. Closer was the more serious of the bunch, about relationships, or so Margie said, but I think it just a bit strange. People can really be so confusing and fickle (even to themselves) which the movie displays very well. It's tastefully done which always adds to the movie itself, and overall the movie was: good.
Life gets busy quick, and these businesses change my focus quick.
So, I saw this book once in the bookstore, well once or maybe a few more than one times. I also read reviews online thinking that in due time, as in eventually, I'd like to read it. Now, I know books about drugs and their results are typically depressing overall, but the reviews looked good.
Now I'm wholly dissapointed. Sales went way up after an Oprah recommendation. An Oprah recommendation means absolutely zero to me, but not to the rest of our intelligent America. And now the book is highly disputed as pure fiction sold as fact. Oh well. I don't like hubbub about my books anyway. Oprah has ruined my favorite book of all time, making it into an American fueled classic rather than the true classic it once was. Poor poor East of Eden.
Anyway, back to life, and soon back to Harvey Mudd and classes that have become closed. Damn them all!
Two days with enough movies to keep me happy. The days were fun and enjoyable and to those-- thanks!
Casanova: Semi-good, whatever that means. A bit cheesy, although good entertainment nonetheless, and I am always a sucker.
Pride and Prejudice: A tried and true classic. Wonderful as always albeit a bit longer than I remember (5 hours for those who haven't been as lucky). And I never did before notice a few things in the movie including a drunken husband who is always passed out in quite a few scenes. :)
Constant Gardner: The saddest of the bunch. A fabulous movie, that everyone should see. Highest Recommendations! It's about a man who tracks down until he finds the story behind the death of his wife. And what did it? Drug testing on humans in Kenya. Sad and touching and just a wonderful film.
A truly wonderful book that took me quite a while to read. Still debating whether I should watch the miniseries they made for HBO based on the book, or if I should skip it entirely. It's about a town "Empire Falls" that really went down the drain and the people who stayed when they should have left, only to remain under the old Mrs. Whiting's thumb. It really is sad, touching, and well written, and brings up all the right emotions in the right places. And then end is pretty much bittersweet, but it's really a fabulous book.
To Recommend: YES
BBC NEWS | Health | Violent games 'affect behaviour'
It's an interesting article. People always assumed this was true, but now they've got some brain activity. Seems this could effect more things that thought before. Judges who played video games might be those harsher on punishments for the "evil guys," although it might turn out that they are less harsh for things like murder. I suppose only time will tell.
Something that amazes me is people's obsession with celebrities. Our news is full of them, and the People magazine on the airplane was really boring. I mean how many colorful pages are really interesting without any words. The few words there were about boring things to boot - the Lacy Peterson case (old and tired I'll say), some girl who fundraises to give "prehugged" stuffed animals, and articles about new babies, weddings, etc. between the stars. Bah Humbug I'll say. I do like watching these people in movies and shows and so forth, but I really good give a rat's ass about them in real life. They are just people after all, and though we report them doing drugs and getting in trouble, shouldn't we be concerned with the average Joe?
Well, back in Chicago, and I hate to say it's cold again. Florida was warm and sunny as usual, and it makes me miss California. And now there's only a few days left until I get back, and everyone gets back in fact, and I don't know if I'm really ready. Aw.
Other than that, ready to see more movies and study more french before school begins. And hopefully read all the books I've checked out from the library. Or not. Haha. Whoo.
Still here in Chicago. Been hanging around the house mainly, and becoming fairly bored as is regularly obvious.
The Island: An interesting idea (the cloning), but the movie itself was just so-so. Watched the first quarter with two of them running, thinking there was something really wrong with the movie, but it really was just stupidity on my part.
Brothers Grimm: Not at all what I expected, but good. I liked it a lot, and although the bugs always freak me out, it was semi-interesting. Not really satisfying in the end, but that's allright. None of the movies I've been watching have really been fabulous.
Haha. Will post pictures soon. Whoopdeedo.
The Company: I don't know what I expected, but a true dissapointment unless you want to watch them dance around for most of the movie. Thought there'd be more revealing stuff about the dance company, but no. Pretty colorful though.
Serenity: OK. Better after the show for the movie itself was lacking. Good to end the show though, considering it didn't end with anything really. And satisfying for the cult I suppose.
The party season is almost over thank goodness, and I'm seemingly ready to go. And I've bought more books, always a highlight. Still still to bored to read them. And my huge magazine stack is almost finished, so I'll be off and reading them soon enough.
Mad Hot Ballroom: very cute, very happy for the kids who were taught dance in grade 5. Makes me kind of sad that I dislike the dance teacher at Claremont so.
King Kong: Big and loud and long. And great. It really is such a touching story, although everyone knows what's to happen to our friend the gorilla in the end. Beautiful nonetheless.
Twas the night before Christmas... and oh man, I don't do that.
Instead went to see King Kong. A terrific movie, a bit ashamed to go with my brother, but this is life.
In the words of Norman Greenbaum
Going up to the spirit in the sky;
That's where I'm gonna go when I die.
When I die and they lay me to rest,
I'm gonna go to the place that's the best.
(without the jesus bit, because I'm not one of those Jews for Jesus.)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/4556928.stm
The dodo was found, or at least its bones were. I remember this bird being discovered in the dictionary perhaps and was the creativity for a game invented a long time ago. It was also the butt of our jokes. Poor bird becoming extinct and all.
Saw this link:
(if you like audio books, and are dutifully celebrating the upcoming holiday)
http://thepenguinpodcast.blogs.com/podcast/
Reminiscent of the story of Jesus' birth we heard on NPR. ON NPR. How's that for non-religious america.
So. The power extends beyond friends. To mother nature! And the sun. It melted a good bit of the ice, so now it's just dirty dirty Chicago as usual. And with the sun comes happiness? We hope so.
Saw Memoirs of a Geisha. I thought it excellent. Anna thought it colorful and pretty looking. She thought it was good too, but it really was just too wonderful for words. And since we didn't know what was coming, it really makes the movie better. Happy too, making it fabulous!
Turns out friendship is a mighty fine thing. And it's power is fabulous. Thanks to all of you who really care.
Watched Sense and Sensibility, which is a good movie I suppose given that I think I've seen it before, and never took the time to finish the book. But at least I tried to read the book, and that's a good thing of course.
If only I wasn't feeling so lazy, then I could start the stack of books I've got piled all up pretty like...
A BBC news article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4550000.stm
They said it was not clear whether it was the degree of symmetry itself, or an associated characteristic such as co-ordination, or the abilities needed to perform a complicated dance move - or better rhythm, was the key.
They add: "Does dance ability correlate with reproductive success? We plan to address this question with long-term data from the same study population."
Dr George Fieldman, a psychologist at Buckingham Chilterns University College who specialises in research into sexual attraction, said: "It's certainly true that people look for symmetry in a mate.
You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
Lennon/McCartney
Here I stand head in hand
Turn my face to the wall
If she's gone I can't go on
Feeling two foot small
Everywhere people stare
each and every day
I can see them laugh at me
And I hear them say
Hey you've got to hide your love away
Hey you've got to hide your love away
How can I even try?
I can never win
Hearing them, seeing them
In the state I'm in
How could she say to me
"Love will find a way?"
Gather round all you clowns
Let me hear you say
Hey you've got to hide your love away
Hey you've got to hide your love away
No - this isn't seasonal affective disorder. Just the regular kind. Plain ole sad, perhaps with a bit of torn up as well.
Ah. Not so far as to say yes, however I seemed to have wholly slacked off all semester. Consider me not done, but perhaps done with the book blog. I'll just put them here to save myself the trouble :).
Semster was good, finished thank goodness, and that's perhaps the best part of all. Now home in Chicago once more with almost nothing to do.
Watched Great Expectations (BBC series) which was very interesting, and especially considering I hadn't read the book (shame on me? But Dickens is sometimes so dull.) the ending was fascinating. And good thing for the old man BBC commentator letting me know what was going on!
Read The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera while traveling home. Recommended by Kenji, but the book was most strange. And after talking to the people sitting next to me on the plane (two girls who had studied abroad in a theology school in jamaica), I almost felt bad. Such a interesting book comparing love and the love of love and so on. Maybe I did miss the point, I'll have to ask someone who's read it, unless someone wants to tell me. Oi.
And it's freezing.
I’ve spent the past few days sitting around the house mostly, with the exception of yesterday, and a few odd events along the way. Yesterday Kristina came and we went to Penny’s Noodles to be met by Aya and her mother, and we all had lunch together. Then Kristina and I came back to the house and watched TV and read the newspaper and hung out basically. I went to the library a few days ago also, checked out some crocheting books, which I copied patterns out of, and a fiction novel which I finished off in 2 hours or so, but isn’t really worth mentioning.
Rented It Runs in the Family yesterday and watched it during dinner with my brother. It was a really interesting movie about a jewish family that was highly dysfunctional and had a whole lot of things going on at once. I also liked the ending which was pretty much open, which sometimes I don’t appreciate, however it worked well I thought. It wasn’t all that crappy, and although in the “comedy” section – wasn’t all that funny either. But a good movie I’ll say.
I’m pretty much packed, up to 44 pounds for my suitcase, cutting it a bit close… and leaving tonight for California. I’ve packed my bags, and I’m ready to go… [isn’t that some song??].
Elementary school friends are definitely of a different caliber, or lie on a different place on the friend/relationship scale. I spent the whole day [Saturday] with 3 others, and some of the day with one other who had to leave early, but we spent it in the usual fashion – meeting for lunch, seeing a movie, schmoozing outside for quite some time, relaxing back in someone’s house, eating more, talking more.. until we have to go. It’s an interesting thing to feel so comfortable, but it makes sense considering I’ve known them since 1st grade, or in Elaine’s case – since 7th.
We saw Must Love Dogs, a super cute romantic comedy movie that was touching and adorable and all things otherwise that’d come to your mind. There were some really funny parts, made us debate internet dating as a valid form to find someone to spend one’s life with, and made us all warm and fuzzy inside. Movies like this, although they may remain in some peoples “closets” (aka – they have a secret love for the movie), are made to be enjoyed the way they are. Not educational or really meaningful, but nice and sweet.
It really was a fun day.
Sunday I spent most of lounging around, but then we went to the air and water show on the roof of some building nearby the beach. It really was a great view, and I have lots of photos of the landscape around, and only a few of the parachute jumpers. OK, the planes are really tiny and just big in their loudness and I knew the pictures would be useless anyway.
Photos will be put up here. See for yourself.
A day spent out of the house is tiring. Went shopping with David to many stores. I bought some wonderful crocheting cotton only to find when I got home that there are two kinds of size 8 needles. Now I need to go back to Jo-Ann’s, which is moving and thus has all of their things on super clearance, to buy the right kinds. My crocheting is quite fun actually, made 1/5 of a scarf to see if I liked how it was going to look… and since I did I started with the 100 stitches to begin. If only it would thicken out a bit faster. I think it needs new yarn (to get at the store when I go again). 
Other than that, I went to Kristina’s house and met her and Aya and we talked and sat and watched TV and had fun. Went to Blockbuster, but being the indecisive people that we are, reached no conclusion and went back with our hands empty. Sat around some more, and then it was already late and time to go. Aya and I played a dangerous game on the way home – car tag, or let’s see if we can see inside the other car as we drive at 55 miles per hour on the highway home. And we did… and I think one of the pictures I took may have come out. I was laughing almost the whole time. Silly, yet oddly comforting. It’s nice to think that almost nothing can be enjoyable like that, enjoyable even though we weren’t exactly together, just the idea of it. Simple fun. 
Now -- if only I had thought to roll down the window the entire way. Darn.
So there’s this new plug in for Microsoft Word that allows me to post my blogger entries right from it without having to type them in online. Guess what? That means no more spelling errors. Cool. Now I’m back in Chicago (as of Saturday/Sunday actually) and have been meeting people almost nonstop.
Monday … Irene and Andreea, first for breakfast at a place in Lincoln Park called “Toast.” Then we went to my house, played too many games of Rummikub and later went off our separate ways. Or they did, considering I lived there after all.
Tuesday … Anna and I planned on going to a museum around 2ish, but then since I got a quick call saying it was time to see Megan and Elaine, I went off to Andersonville hoping for some nice cinnamon rolls at Ann Sathers. Only, they aren’t open on Tuesday (those pigs!). So we went to some other Swedish place across the street that was sufficient enough. Then I drove to Anna’s house, seeing as how I was already nearby, planned to go off the museum only to get a call from some other high school friends who we met up with for lunch. Irene (again), Cody, Julie, Garret, and us all had lunch, talked a bit, and left. Then Anna and I went to the museum – Museum of Contemporary Art (downtown), walked around until their free hours opened, and saw some neat stuff. The exhibit on display there was some man who worked with modern, industrial materials – aka fluorescent lighting. It was neat, the structures he made, the colors chosen, and the way art should be. The tour guide said something about how he didn’t want people to stop and stare at his art, that it really didn’t have that much meaning, and that’s how I think it should be too. So the exhibit was great really. And you can’t beat anything free downtown. And a tasty dinner with noodles. Yum.
Wednesday: The beach with Irene and Andreea and Iris too. Made a sand alligator, and the other pictures need some work before being put up. Alligator will follow at the end of the post perhaps. Was sunny and warm and nice, and we walked way too much around, but all in all it was fun.
Thursday: (today) Finished The Mermaid Chair, read here to check out what I thought. Anna and I met up, walked quickly through the rain to the CTA bus together, went inside the Adler Planetarium, which is so way cooler than I remember. The exhibits were nice, as were two of the three movie-like things we passed through the exhibit. Well done I’d say, and kept us interested for perhaps too long. Lots of hands on types of things, good for the kiddies, some of which was too childish for the likes of us. Then we went outside only to find it hot, sunny, and humid. Took a walk until we found where the free trolley existed, took it to the Art Institute (we ate across the street). Walked the wrong way, then the right way to Millennium Park, saw all the neat stuff there, listened to some orchestra and choir practicing, walked through the garden areas, walked over the metallic bridge that’s snaked shaped, and back to the train to go home. What a day…
All this seeing of people makes me think back. Someone on one of these days said they hated to think back, glad that it was all over, when the other person commented that it was nice to reminisce. I don’t think I stand on either side, seeing as how I blocked out a good chunk of information, just because I thought it unnecessary, unlikable, or something else. But the activities kept me busy, active (walking is still active, yes), and having fun. And it’s nice to not have to think about a whole lot of crap including work that probably won’t make a difference in the long run anyway. I just have to say that fun really is great. And it’s been a long time since I’ve done so much blabbing on that maybe I’m turning into one of those people who loves the sound of their own voice. Oh God, I hope not. I hate those people, gah. Let’s leave it here, because I’ve bored myself in writing this all out already, and it is now night time and thus sleep time already. Signing off… 
Grandfathers 95th birthday led me to Florida for the weekend. Lots of family came, some who I barely remembered from times when I was at my grandparents house in the winter or something. On the plane flight I watched Madagascar which was OK for listening to while I read a magazine. There was a birthday celebration the following day where I saw all those people mentioned above. It's interesting to see some of these people, I think --> I'm learning more and more about my family from their discusssions. After the lunch party, I went back to my grandparents house with my aunt and eventually her cousin Martin and his wife Bonnie. My cousins too I'd suppose. They talked about their adventure club, about their parents, about cars they had back in the day. The stories were amazing, and some even fairly unbelievable.
My grandparents (remember old old now) recalled a story in which they took their adventure club on a cruise ship. Adventure Club = surprise event planned by one couple in a group of 12 or so, that had to be cheap, include fun and dinner. They packed up sandwiches, drinks etc. and actually went onto the cruise ship for something that they used to have [ but not anymore thanks to heightened security...] - a bon voyage party, where the people on the ship would meet each other beforehand. So they get on with their food, there is a band on the boat, and they leave right before the ship leaves. My grandparents must have been the funnest people on the planet. They used to have to dress up for this stuff - as shoeshiners, in fancy clothes -- only to be told they'd be plucking the chickens for their own dinner, but all in all they had a blast. They laughed so much, it just made me hungry for more.
The tradition in my family at this point is cards. Think real games and not poker. May I? a game invented by my aunt partly is a sort of mix between gin and well -- more rules. All in all we played I think 4 games of May I? as well as 4 of Spite and Malice [ a great 2 person game ].
Went home on Monday morning, to watch Monster-in-law on the plane (which was ironic considering I'd see it again on my way from LAX to Chicago). And that was OK too.
Made it home, finished Robots the movie, finished I Heart Huckabees (which was partly a let down, after all the hubbub). Anyway, it's good to see people having fun, and it's really good to get to hear all the stories before it's too late. I think I had startling thoughts when I went to bed about waking up and finding that my grandfather had just let go of life. But he's still a fighter and strong as you couldn't imagine.
And what? oi. So instead of who knows what I watched The Pacifier. yeah yeah, stupid I know, but instead of doing whatever it was that I was supposed to be doing, I ate and ate (ok, so just dinner), and then watched right on along. And I have to prepare for some camping tomorrow, and then off to Florida for a 95th. Suppose I should get out and buy a card and whatnot that's needed. And return that book to the library. Well I suppose I'll be off and do all that stuff now. If only... eh. Life is tough enough. Back to things as normal.
The camp. Pictures are part of this post. And the camp was written up in the "Inland Valley Daily Bulletin." Pretty neat, and it also made for some good contacts for me as well, which is always a great thing.
A summer movie yeah? I thought it was just the thing for after spending the day in the heat outside (or not the whole day really, more like until 1). The movie itself was not too shabby, I thought it was well done, and reminded me of the book. Can you believe Jewish parents would buy their daughter this book? I'm not so sure, maybe it was a gift, but I distinctly remember having this book read to me, and reading it (ok, it was just pictures I believe)... Strange huh? Well that and my dad saying he was Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and a whole slew of other religious figures including God. haha. Funny guy? And something about the gatekeeper for purgatory. Although I never really figured what that meant until I was a bit older than a child child. Ah well, life is funny sometimes.
A cute movie, just about how a dog can bring people together and so on. It was entertaining and nice, not the greatest most moving movie ever - but we don't really need those all the time. Something like this movie really just does the trick.
The camp for this week, Monday through Thursday is a day camp called Mad Science. Julie and I (she's the other "Mad Scientist") made t-shirts for this camp, pretty neat and all, and we're running the science stations for all the girls. The experiment like things are pretty fun, the girls are working towards 6 or so patches/badges, which is supposed to be amazing, and they're loving the science. This is how girls should be learning and experiencing this sort of thing. They loved asking questions - so many why why why questions that I couldn't even try to answer some. I mean --> "where does the word science come from?" and "who invented science?" really have no answers. If you know, reply and I'll forward the answers on to the girls. Should be taking some pictures later in the week after I stop to take a breath from the busy-ness and snap some.
Yesterday was a drive to the airport day, today was a F&M discussion day with a trip to Sprague (close) and Honnold-Mudd library (further or is it farther). Now I have a stack of 5 books to get my reading on with. Going to celebrate grandfathers 95th birthday in FL soon, that should be great too.
For now --> some reading, more camps, and who else knows what. If only I weren't so tired. Whoowee. Spread the fun around...
Camp was... Thursday through Sunday. We went up into the mountains to a property called "Twin Valleys" in Wrightwood (in case you know where that is after all). A rundown of the whole weekend is shortened and is below. Camp was very fun, makes me almost wish I had stuck it out with OSRUI becoming Avodah (camp help) and then onto counselor, etc. But now I have school and then hopefully internships and engineering things to fill the summer with, so I guess that hope has flown its coop.
Pictures above, then a quick story or two below this line.
So the camp is about one hour and a bit away, but of course the school bus we're on (on the way up to camp) breaks down and overheats, leaving us on the freeway broken for a while, and then stuck being hot all the way up to the camp site. Camp site is pretty nice considering I didn't know what to expect. Cabin, showerhouses, and outhouses not bad overall, and we pitched tents right away. I was with the older aged girls, going into grades 5-7 I think if I'm not too mistaken. We had plenty to eat, a long hike, crafts to do, a day at the lake with fishing and canoeing, and then finally a trip (quickly, thank goodness) back home. Fun I'll say.
So if you're an intellegent human being, you should know that the night before last I was there buying HP number 6. haha. Barnes and Noble was semi-crowded, but luckily it was all reserved, and it wasn't too bad a wait. Finished the book yesterday... visit here to read about what I thought. I'm not going to spoil it or anything so don't worry.
As far as this past week goes, I had camp all week. Some pictures to go up later, but not too many due to dying batteries. It was a real live girl scout camp in my opinion, well put together, and fun for the girls and me, at least semi-fun - which is great in this case. I was their leader, which meant I got to do all the fun stuff and be large and in charge too. An interesting change from the other camps where I was a mere helper. I've got a picture frame (and two pictures... odd huh?), a bag of swapies (things you trade with other groups, some were quite cute), and a lot of memories. Not too shabby huh?
That's about it, another weekend off followed by even more camps, a true away for 4 days camp, a variety of meetings, and the possibility of a visit maybe... if only.. Anyway, that's about it for now, hope all is well.
Another movie watched. Kind of cute, yet would have been better if a bit more original. Reminded me of "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days." Eh. Still kind of cute anyway.
Girl Scout camp, a serious one I might add, started today. My two crafts fell apart, but luckily my aids amended that quickly. Thank goodness for younger girls who know their stuff. Pictures up later I hope. Other than that, I'm kind of tired from all that effort... only to continue till Friday when even another camp starts. Fun.
Ah. Did I love this show when I was a kid. I loved all those old nick at nite reruns, which they've taken off the air for crappy reruns. Darn them. Anyway, this movie -- cliche but cute. I like when things are pretty and colorful and loving and cute. I'm just a sucker. Not the greatest movie of all time, but entertaining.
Watched this today too. Not too bad, the cinematics and music were great, but the movie was a bit slow and had way too many parts of just riding or swordfighting which wans't that great after much of the same with similar type movies. Crouching Tiger.. was better I think. This one had snow at the end though, which I thought was a fabulous touch, although I did wonder where it came from. Not too shabby.
Read this article here. Wowser. I'll let it speak for itself, but this is what I see happening with thefacebook.com and a variety of other websites that love to hook you in. But these people have serious serious problems, so if you think it's you, just wean off. I mean books are great too!
Saw the movie, thought it kind of long (considering I was also hungry the entire time), and suppose I'd say -- not so good. There wasn't even that much action for an action movie, not enough killing I'd say...
It was just eh.
This must mean I'm gone right. Or not. Had "world neighbors" camp this week, only to find out that I'm not a leader, or a helper with kids, but rather a helper in the kitchen for the cooking section. Cooking makes me too warm, and the little kids hate to stand at the stove, and I had to. Waa Waa. Ok, so it wasn't really all that bad, and it was kind of fun, even if the camp was run poorly and some of the people acted inappropriately. At least I ate well, sometimes anyway.
Today... went to the GS (girl scouts) council (office) and helped make up the incentives for neighborhoods. You know they sell those delicious cookies, and get nice little gifts in return, like when you sold stuff for school and all that jazz.
Then... Four wisdom teeth removed. Ow. But this dentist was pretty good, the needle putting in guy wasn't half bad, but it's aching only just now. And on July 4th weekend too. PooPoo. Ah, celebrating the country with blood -- hey blood is red, that's an americanish color...
Oh. So after seeing a bit of this on my google homepage, I click away only to find that the time has passed. I remember seeing this last year and thinking how cool, but alas -- I missed the date again. See for yourself. Eh.
Other than that the camp has been fun, starting on Monday with some delicious smores, we've moved on in "cooking and crafting" to now doing borwnies and toffee ( I think ). The girls are all nice and cute and fun, and I'm glad it's all coming together. Hoorah. And pictures from my new camera soon enough.
Ah. What the hell happened to me?
I suppose I'm a Naruto addict. For those who don't know, Naruto is a Japanese TV Cartoon, and yes, you may know my loathsome nature towards cartoons, but eh. It happens I suppose, after all that anger anyway.
My first earthquake ever was quite interesting, it seems I slept through the real first one, so that one was promptly ignored. The other was about 2 days ago, real small, for a minute like. I was sitting at the computer, thinking people were jumping up and down or moving crap around the suite, but to my surprise, when driving back to work, I heard that it was an earthquake -- cool! Not so cool for the stuff that fell in people's houses near its center, but cool for me. First ever. Wowee.
First Aid/CPR class was taken today, and it felt like all day for real. Long and kind of boring, some was interesting, but they didn't get to the real good stuff, so I feel cheated. However, I do have official certification and all that, and am confident (maybe) to save someone's life. Neato.
Dinner at China Star with Summer Math people and some others... meaning fun and yum. Always a good combination.
So I've been doing good for myself here, and I'm ready to start on Monday with all new camp activities thank goodness, cause the office stuff is getting a little much already. How many letters can I cut out really? You couldn't even guess... :)
So, so many movies.
First Elektra -- Didn't expect that much, and thus was only mildly entertained. I suppose it wasn't worth watching after all that, but what's done is done.
Office Space -- a movie I'd seen almost all of, just not together, and not in order, in other words I'd seen most of it on television at different points in time. The movie really wasn't that bad, was semi-funny, and it's nice to watch people screw up their lives. It's good to know other people can do it too.
Star Wars III -- after talking to many who'd seen it and complained about the dialogue, etc. I really can't say I cared that much for the dialogue, or even noticed except for the fact that all conversations seemed so unnatural. I liked it, and who cares if other people didn't, cause I thought it put some pieces well into place. Now, I won't say it did leave me with some other questions, some retarded ones in my opinion, but I guess it's George Lucas' choice to do it this way. I mean he is the head honcho, and he decided against making a 7, 8, and 9th episodes, a smart move in my opinion.
Other than movies, I've been shopping and feeding myself for the week, while doing odd tasks around the GirlScout Headquarters until the real stuff starts....
In Tokyo, a Ghetto of Geeks
This is interesting. Why? Well it's a good idea and it seems to have happened, but I've never seen anything like it myself. However, I am curious as to what these girls think, who have to dress in the racy outfits, etc. Do you think they get paid more than the regular kind of waitress, or what's in it for them. Do people really like attracting so much attention in that way... do those men really become pedophiles? That is the question, and the article brings all this to light.
Speed Bump... it's too cool. Go to SpeedBump.com and check it out.
(I took the other out... why? Becuase it made the page look terrible...)
Ok, so I watched... Taxi, yes, that's it. Entertaining if nothing else, but slightly humorous, but reminds me of too many other similar type movies with chases and the fastest cars, etc. Ok nonetheless.
Plus, I'm in California now, back at school almost all ready. Haha. Girl Scouts, here I come...
Yes, I saw the movie last night. It was cute and charming indeed, but wasn't serious as I obviously expected. It was funny, it was sad, and I remember reading something that the person doing this movie also did the TV show "freaks and geeks" which I liked too. So all in all I liked it, and wouldn't really give the go ahead for most others. It's sort of a watch at home type movie, but I'm glad I saw it anyway.
Stayed up even later last night finishing Me Talk Pretty One Day, because I sort of felt I owed it to David Sedaris, as I wouldn't/couldn't make the trip to go see him at Borders yesterday. Eh. Read about it all here.
Haha. So I watched this movie too, the second one that is with Ice Cube or something. Not as good as the first, which wasn't that good to begin with. So, entertaining? Perhaps, but worth anything? NO. Eh, life goes on and what's one bad movie to ruin it entirely... like that ever happens...
Yes, I know, another chick movie. Well I've heard it all, but I am in fact female and thus allowed to indulge in all chick things, including movies, literature, and the best of course -- chocolate.
Anyway, the movie was cute to all accounts, nice story, colorful in its moments, and had some funny bits even through the death in the beginning. And never, never have I seen "Whip It" worked in so well. haha.
I'm getting angry at the news, a very bad sign most of the time. Consider this (if you're totally news-deprived): We have the man who ratted out Nixon the president of all presidents, sworn with his news source to secrecy. But then, realizing money is at stake, he accepts Vanity Fair's offer, when the first and privvy reporter was for the Post. What a bunch of backstabbing idiots. Look and see what you've done Mr. Felt. He's put Mr. Woodward, the exposing journalist almost to shame, and as far as the family of Felt goes, well I just don't know. Seems too money-grabbing for so many years of silence, and some think him a hero.
I talked to my dad about it, wondering what people thought at that time, considering he was alive then, and he said that he couldn't really care one way or another. But he remembers people loving Nixon (I guess the peace signs really do it), and they were dissapointed to see their "all-american" boy shot to hell. And resigning after the whole fiasco nonetheless, something he had to do considering the amount of illegal activity going on at the time. So America is dissapointed at this "Deep Throat" character, a member of the political areas, seeing all the papers fly by, and telling the reporter - to follow the money.
It's always about the money isn't it? What a f-ing shame I say. Arg.
So, life goes on. Spent time yesterday with the same ole elementary school friends, dropped some off and Kristen and I spent way too much time investigating the new Harry Potter novel. Or book, or whatever it's called now-a-days. It's really fun spending time with them, different cause we were such good friends then too, or I've convinced myself of it. :) Other than that the day was great. Eating and talking about way too much chocolate is fine by me at all times of the day.
Today I got a haircut, and that was fun too. Fun? OK, maybe not fun, but it's done now and that's the long and short of it. Spent way too long on ebay, drove David to soccer, and ate. Too much eating for me, I'll say.
Needing to read more, cause I've paused or something, and also must get on with the movie watching. Was reading this Me Talk Pretty One Day, and found it interesting. But it's not finished, so I can't and won't give my last word yet, and certaintly not on the wrong blog anyway. (Visit the other and see). So, getting on with things, almost finished with Chicago for the moment, and ready for California already. Be there soon enough I'll say. Still need to find if I'm immunized up to date and all that, but don't want to go on a treasure hunt just yet.
