Girl Scout Camp 1 - Cooking and Crafting, a picture of the girls in my group... 

Puzzle Championships, missed again...

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.

I've been to busy to post?

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... :)

Movies Galore

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....

An interesting article...

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.

New favorite Comic

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...)

Another movie and Another place

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...

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, and a note or two...

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.

XXX, not the porn kind...

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...

Raising Helen

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.

Deep Throat

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.

More more more...

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.

Woodstock 1

This was amazing. I've been renewed into a The Who fan as well as starting to think about this whole thing. What was so different about that generation from ours? They had a war, we had a war? In the end most of them protested, whereas we did not. (We being the "we" meaning our generation). They had music like nothing else, and we have music too. It's interesting that it seems to me that their music united them all, for it "communicated" as the organizer of Woodstock would say. Does our music move a nation to travel all in the same direction? All against the grain? I wouldn't say so. I wonder if it really was all united back then, I mean, I know they were considered "freaks," but it just seems that since music has branched out, the people have branched out too. What really makes our generation I wonder? The only thing that really comes to mind is something like the space station. Sorry if it sounds geeky, but it's an interesting concept. I'd say that most of the nation, as well as some other international countries, have something vested in space. Look at the new Star Wars movie (which I haven't yet seen...), but really...

I just don't know. What makes them so different. Or are they really? All I remember is Woodstock 99, something about too much fire, violence, lack of water, and just too many people. How could they have met in the 60s for something like peace over three days, and in the rain no less. And musicians that could really ROCK.

At the end, I was told that there was more to this movie, that there were more parts, and that some performers were missing. Which isn't obvious considering three were in Woodstock 1. I think I'll save the rest for school, to enjoy not only by myself but with others who have a similar passion for music. Music of that time, wonderful, moving, emotional music. And to educate some others on what music is supposed to be.

Sorry about all the blabbering, but it's something that interests me. What makes us so different really? Where can we find the crack that split us all up? Or are we really united in some way or another? I just can't tell. What do you think?

The Automatic Millionaire by David Bach

A great book. Nothing literary, or moving, but just the ideas are right-on. Although I'm not of the age where making money is really an issue, nor is investing, buying a house, buying stock, or etcetc. It makes me think anyway, for as soon as I've got a job, I know what to do. This is a good book for when you're going into working, working for real -- full time with a retirement fund and all that. It would make a good gift in my opinion, and reading it now might be good as would reading it then. Fantabulous!

A lot to learn

Friday (yesterday) was a lot of fun, and interesting nonetheless. A nice lunch with another (imagine even another) old friend. Then some time spent in the house watching television, and a going to temple with Elaine. She wanted to experience Jewishness, and it was nice to go to temple in my opinion. Maybe I should go more often. It takes the strangest things to make one remember what something else means to someone, and I think that's what has happened. So maybe I do enjoy being Jewish.

Spent most of the night and some of the morning almost finished with a book. It should be posted up on BookBlog soon enough, once I finish the last few pages. If you ever needed a gift for someone who's going into a working field already, aka ready to begin setting up for life, this book would be the perfect gift. It almost makes me wish I was working with a 401k already. The best time to invest is while one is young, and here I am, young-ish, and ready.

Other than that... went through a whole bunch of old papers on my desk area, and found some interesting ones, and a whole lot of garbage. It's interesting to see what I've kept over the years. I'm such a pack rat it's incredible.

Finished Mr. 3000 a movie that probably doesn't merit much talking about it. A baseball player (Bernie Mac) who doesn't really have 3000 hits, but needs 3 more, and he finds what a team is all about in the end. Duh. A bit funny, comical and entertaining when there's nothing else to do. Recommended for anyone who is bored, or wants something so light and meaningless for a bit of laughter.

Book Blog

See the sidebar on the right for a link... or here. It's my great idea as I'm reading Polysyllabic Spree by Nick Hornby. And I'll be able to do real book review thingys there too. So read on, and there's a link back of course.

Watched Alfie

A movie about a man who loves women, a man who can't find himself anywhere, or anything he'd really like to be. I thought it was interesting, a sort of touching movie, but one that had its momentary bits of entertainment and laughter. It was a nice movie really, and could I recommend it? You know.. maybe. It really wasn't half bad considering. Aw, so cute. haha. On with things now.

another day, another dollar

or in this case another friend. It's really nice to see the people whom I'm glad to see are still friends. It's interesting to see how they've gone on in life, and the sadness I feel in finding that we haven't done as well in keeping touch as I had always hoped. So I'm making a new plan... a phone call to those who deserve one, maybe once every two weeks for sure. This should be great, something to keep me connected, and I promise to myself that if it feels like a burden, then it won't happen, and so be it.

Other than that, I talked to another friend and that was great too. I do like friends. It's nice to feel that somebody (or plural somebodies...) still cares/care. Aw.

Plans for tomorrow include reading and calling about the summer. Good thinking. Get a move on already I say... On with things.

Be Cool

So I just and finally finished the movie. I had watched the first half in the airport coming home, and the second half ending a few minutes ago. What do I think? Well there's something to say for Travolta and Uma Thurman once again together, but it was entertaining. No super great hit, but nice to watch and the music wasn't half bad. Lots of famous people, who I found myself saying, "Hmm. Why do they look so familiar..." And Steven Tyler. OK, so I did know who he was. Recommendation to others: Probably not. Unless you like Travolta for his dancing and a bit of silliness. That's all for now... carry on...

Bell School '00 Reunion

See for yourself...