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Monday, 26 November 2007

  • It's Been A Long Time

    So first semester sophomore year is almost over. Just two more weeks. I feel as if I have a million things to do but when I list everything down it's really not that much. Overloading hasn't been bad this semester. I don't have a lot to say really but since I haven't written anything in quite a long time I thought I should.

    I wish I could see into my life five years from now. I just want a glimpse. I wouldn't want to change anything; I just want to know. I hope that I'm not stuck in a boring job. Or maybe I want to see ten years down the line so I could see who my husband is. It's so strange that there is somebody out there in the world who are you going to spend the rest of your life with and you don't know him yet. Or maybe you do, which makes it even weirder. Anyway, I think the reason why I am so curious about the future now is because it's really open. In middle school I always knew I was going to end up in high school and from there I would go to college. However, after I graduate, there is no more definite road out there. I will have a million opportunities. It's a really scary thought. But these four years are going to fly by; I know it. And then I'm going to actually start working in the real world, as an adult. It's really mind-boggling.

    I heard myself talking today when I was testing out the recording device on my computer. I sound annoying. I've always wondered what it would be like if I met myself. I don't know if I would like myself. Maybe.

    This has been a really random posting, but oh well.

    I hope everyone who reads this had a nice day. And if not...I don't know. I'm bad at cheering people up.

Wednesday, 22 August 2007

  • Last night I watched the movie Half Nelson, and it was absolutely the most amazing movie I have seen in awhile. Every scene was brilliantly acted, and the director's choice of using hand held cameras made me feel as if I was watching a documentary instead of a ficitionalized movie. I can't stop thinking about it, but I guess that's what a good movie should do to people. At first I didn't even want to rent it because it looked like one of those stereotypical white teacher helps inner city kids realize their potential stuff, but in fact, the movie strays far from that genre. I think a lot of the sucess of the movie has to do with its subtlety, which keeps it from being cliche. Many scenes stand out in my mind, but the most powerful one has to be when Dan Dunne (the teacher played by Ryan Gosling) gives Drey (one of his students) the money for the crack cocaine. The soundtrack of that scene and the silent acting between these two characters delivers a powerful blow and I would say is the climax of the movie. This film just reinforces in my mind the amazing acting abilities of Ryan Gosling, and I think the oscar nodd that he got was definitely deserved. And I can't forget to mention that he looks great in it too. ;]

    Watching this movie also made me think about how they create the drug scenes. The actor has to really snort something, but that must be really uncomfortable. I remember when my friends and I tried to be cool in middle school we would snort those pixie candy sticks, and it was REALLY REALLY uncomfortable. Maybe a person is standing behind him with a vacuum and like...sucks it up. Or maybe he just endures the uncomfortableness. Hmm...food for thought.

Saturday, 04 August 2007

  • Three more weeks and it is back to BU. I couldn't be more excited, mostly because school will keep me busy. Although i like taking breaks, I find that I am one of those people who like to be constantly busy with about a million things to do. Sitting around all the time gets boring fast, and it gets me thinking about stuff that is not productive at all. Anyway, I have also been taking swimming classes, and though I have picked up floating and kicking, moving my arms while kicking my feet has been really difficult. It's frustrating seeing other people doing it so effortlessly.

    I am also slowly easing out of my Harry Potter craze. The seventh book/the movie really got me deep into it. Then, while looking up stuff on the movie and the books I developed a crush on Rupert Grint. I don't know why. He is not THAT good looking a guy, but he just seems nice and humble. However, that is fading away, which is good. I hate being obsessed with male celebrities because it is totally counterproductive and if anything it just makes finding a normal guy even harder because my standards are raised. Sometimes being a girl is so annoying.

    Last night, I saw the Nicole Ritchie interview with Diane Sawyer, and now I believe that she has changed. Maybe I am just gullible, but it appears she has taken responsibility for her wild and reckless behavior and I think she has finally learned to take things more seriously. In general though, I don't think Britany, Lindsay, or Paris are all that bad. They have the normal issues that everyone has, but theirs just has been magnified because of their fame.

    Next weekend is tax free!

Sunday, 22 July 2007

  • Harry Potter (Spoilers!)

    I received my copy on Saturday morning and spent the whole day curled up in bed reading and finished it late last night. It's definitely sad that the series is over, although there are two more movies coming out. The book did end pretty conclusively, although it's hard to remember if every possible question lingering about Harry was answered since it's been so long since I have read the other books. Now, I really want to go back and read the whole series again just so I understand DH better. I am still confused about a lot of things that happened toward the end, particulary the second to last chapter with Dumbledore and how Harry was still alive even though Voldemort tried to kill him. The ending overall was good, but a little too neatly wrapped up. Although I love Ron & Hermione, to see them end up married is somewhat unrealistic. I am definitely looking forward to the movie version of this book and all the battle scenes. Reading about the last fight at Hogwarts was a little difficult to imagine. On that note of images, now, whenever I read the books I visualize with the characters in the movie. Does anyone else do that too? I forget how I used to picture Harry, Ron, and Hermione in my mind before the movies came out. Haha. I also liked that we could see some of Snape's background, and reading about his past made him much more endearing. So overall, it was great even though it lacked the amount of humor of the other books, but I understand that it is supposed to be darker and that there is a battle going on in the wizarding world. I am now going to go back and watch all the movies again! :D

Saturday, 14 July 2007

  • I was flipping through my old xanga and I realized that I kind of miss writing, so I have decided to start again. Going through my entries from freshmen year was so strange. It seemed like the entries were from another person. Anyway, this summer has been extremely boring. I guess it's because college is so rushed and there are always people around you, but now, I have a lot of time alone to myself and I don't really know what to do with it. This past week I visited Chicago with my parents. The city is huge and everything is on a much grander scale than it is in Boston. The museums are beyond huge and pretty much every structure seems to have been created out of marble. I guess that's what a 10% tax pays for. I will put up some photos later.

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