A Long Winding Path

So, I haven't posted in a while. Thought I'd give an update. I'm in two history classes this semester, Third Reich: Rise, Fall, and Aftermath (Nazi Germany) and African Experience. Due to their subject matter they are both pretty damn depressing. Like most people in my major I'm cynical, African Experience is threatening to turn me into a full-on hermit. I'll survive.

I actually have Spring Break plans this year, a friend and I will be chilling on a sunny Florida beach. Cannot wait to see dad again, it's been too long.

Fact: I can see every color on this rainbow.

1. What movie have you seen the most times in the theater? How many times?
Dark Knight: once in theater, twice in IMAX

2. What was the last movie you walked out of in the theater?
Zorro, my family had split up to watch movies, and since the other movie was finished my grandmother forced my step-mom and I to leave our movie.

3. What is the first movie you remember seeing in a theater?
Lassie

4. What is your favorite movie soundtrack?
Lord of the Rings: Return of the King

5. Have you ever dressed up as a movie character for Halloween? If so, who?
Jasmin from Aladdin, Tinker Bell from Peter Pan, Luke Skywalker from Star Wars


6. What was the first R-rated movie you ever saw? Were you allowed or did you sneak?
Gosh, I don't know. I probably went with my parents though

7. Star Wars (orig. trilogy) or Lord of the Rings?
Star Wars, BEST MOVIES EVER

8. Pacino or De Niro?
De Niro, simple because I've seen more of his work

9. Titanic...did it suck or was it great?
EPIC FAIL (the boat sinks by-the-way)

10. What's your take on Cassavetes?
shen me?

11. Favorite John Hughes character?
Kevin McCallister from Home Alone

12. Which movie gives you a boner (or makes you tingle)?
nothing comes to mind (no pun intended)

13. Which movie always makes you cry like the big puss you are?
Ladder 49

14. What's the furthest you've ever gotten in a movie theater? (i.e, second base...)
I think I sat next to a boy once

15. Speaking of sports metaphors, what's your favorite sports movie?
Remember the Titans

16. Favorite
(a)... teen movie?
Speak

(b)...Quentin Tarantino movie?
Kill Bill (I and II)

(c)...Bill Murray movie?
One of the ghostbusters

(d)...romantic comedy?
Princess Bride

(e)...gangster movie?
The Departed

(f)...horror movie?
Them (it's really old)

(g)...made for TV movie?
Gettysburg

(h)...director?
M. Night Shyamalan

(i)...drug movie?
Can't say that I have one

17. Which movie have you seen already but will never, ever, ever watch again?
American Pie

18. Which movie are you embarrassed to really like?
Darkness Falls (what I love bad horror movies)

19. Which movie should be remade asap?
Remakes usually suck (my soul dies when I think about my poor War of the Worlds)

20. What the f*** happened to (insert answer)? He/she used to be so damn funny!
I don't watch comedy

21. For the love of everything that's sacred, please someone stop (insert answer) from making another movie!
Uwe Boll, if he touches another video game, there will be blood

22. Which movie do all your friends love but you think is whatevs?
Any comedy

23. Which movie do you love but all your friends think is whatevs?
War

24. If you could shag/date/marry any movie character, who would it be?
Bruce Wayne (Nolan version ktnx)

25. Best movie ever?
Glory

26. Book you wish would be made into a movie, and who would direct it?
I always end up disappointed with film adaptations, so none.

Arg, I did horrible on my Modern Ireland test, I know I did. I totally made up the answer for Lard Wars and some-guy-whose-name-eludes-me. I sucked up my essay, I can feel it. :( It was only two pages long. So going to fail this class, and I don't want too, because I love Modern Ireland.

Weight training in Wellness/Fitness, my legs feel great now, will regret this later.

End killjoy rant

Two positives:
Chinese vocab = 100% finished
Lunch with Yen in half hour.

Where are my pants?

Near!

shinga (who does the Head Trip comics) wrote a hilarious summery of the first Twilight book. She gave me permission to make icons from her script.





( MOAR! )

Schedule for next semester:

Monday:
*9am-The African Experience (Guthrie)
*1pm-Third Reich: Rise, Fall, Aftermath (Sondhaus)
*2pm-Christianity (Clapper)

Tuesday:
*4pm-Chinese 102 (Lin)

Wednesday:
*9am-The African Experience (Guthrie)
*1pm-Third Reich: Rise, Fall, Aftermath (Sondhaus)
*2pm-Christianity (Clapper)
*5:45pm-Chinese Culture and Society (Lin)

Thursday:
*4pm-Chinese 102 (Lin)

Friday:
*9am-The African Experience (Guthrie)
*1pm-Third Reich: Rise, Fall, Aftermath (Sondhaus)
*2pm-Christianity (Clapper)

I need the history credits, and the only options were Civil War, Third Reich, and African Experience. The last one will fulfill my non-western history requirement, so I have no choice but to take it. Third Reich won out over Civil War because I test better than I write. I'm still going to die though. Third Reich is infamous for making Seniors want to kill themselves, and I've heard REALLY REALLY scary things about Guthrie. :( :( :(

Eeyore. If I had to put up with Tigger's incessant enthusiasm I'd have to choke a bitch. At least with Eeyore I'd have someone to share my pessimism with. <3

. . .and they had installed metal detectors. Most people would find this somewhat annoying and then move on. Lucky me isn't really supposed to go through metal detectors, but though what-the-heck, I need to deposit my money. So I tried to go through the thing, big mistake--it hurt--, and it goes off because I have keys, change, and a book bag on. Intercom conversation ensues, and I explain the situation. I was told to go through the drive through. Yeah, did I mention I WALKED TO THE BANK. Yes, I was forced to walk through the banks drive though lane. It was so embarrassing. I looked like an idiot, and what the hell am I supposed to do in the winter? Freeze my ass off outside? Does this count as discrimination?

This is the first poem that I am turning in to the prof. It bemoans the fact that I have no idea what the hell I'm doing in this class. It also sucks. Makes sense really

Poetry

Poetry is impressionistic painting
Composed of the colors between blue and green
I look at it without seeing it
I read it without hearing it
The words mean nothing to me
There is a gap between them and my inartistic mind
A chasm of insurmountable distance

I am color blind

I watch others greet colorful phrases
And lyrical verses
Like one would a friend
Wasting time with childish fancies
As I stand with my matter-of-fact
And distant texts
Brow furrowed with concentration
Studying works of grave importance

I wonder if I am missing something

Assignment two: complete the simile, be creative

tired as a college student during an 8 am class
hot as the muzzle of an AK47 after a gunfight
waves unfurled like whipped cream on a Earl's cake
after shelling the town it looked as if it had been made out of Swiss cheese
disgusting as messy adult diapers
the child trembled like a rickety old pick-up truck
the airplane rose like a wounder bird
black as the bottom of a hill-jacks feet
he entered the room like a drunken donkey
their lovemaking was like the rubbing together of a pair of dead fish

not as fun as my last entry, but still, I thought I would share.

My lawl-tastic homework for Creative Writing has spawned a new genre of poetry, that of emo shoes. The prompt I chose from the book was: describe a pair of shoes in such a way that the reader will think of death. Do not mention death in the poem.


( Ode to Sketchers )

Maze2010 took the free ColorQuiz.com personality test! "Needs a change in her circumstances or in her rela..." Click here to read the rest of the results.

. . .Or I could be colorblind. That Blue/Green color really pissed me off.

So, here is how my classes stand half way through the first week:

Modern Ireland: A (Amazing). I will have to work hard, but the prof is great and I love history. The books (all seven of them) look interesting so far.

Wellness/Fitness: C (Could be Better/Worse). Umm. . .I think I might be the only Junior in a class full of Freshman and Sophomores. Plus we have a pedometer project that lasts from now until thanksgiving. I think a can do well on the physical part of the project, but not so well on remembering to wear my pedometer and input the data on time.

Intro to Philosophy: B (Better than Expected). I'm actually kinda really happy about this class. A wide range of ages and majors so I don't feel too weird. Although I am the only history major. :(

Creative Writing: F (Fail). Creative Writing = Poetry. No one told me this. The class is full of English majors, and I will have to write my own poetry. EMO!!!!!!

Chinese: A (Alyson Better Study Her Ass Off). I'll have to work really hard to pass this class. Prof Lin is really nice though, so I think I'll like this class.

As a side note: admiral_yen I mentioned to Dr Lin that you had inspired me to learn Chinese and she said: "Jennifer is very serious student."

Second day at school. I helped the Freshmen move into Craven's Hall. It seemed like over half the people I helped were on the third floor. Nate carried an insane number of refrigerators (28 I think) to the rooms. Go him, I was dying. Such a wimp, you'd think I hadn't been in the Garden Center all summer with how tired I got.

Need to:
*finish Yen's letter
*put letter and postcard in campus mailbox
*go to Greenwood, buy Rock Band
*finish unpacking
*buy rest of books

I'm house/dog sitting for my sister and her husband until I move into school. It's a nice house and I have it all to myself. Just as long as I don't loose/kill Roxie, all will be well. Dan and Holly are comeing over later for a bad movie marithon. By bad I mean of poor quality, no dirty movies for us.

Also I must apologize to the Admiral Yen, I've just found time to write a letter. Will mail it soon.

Edit 8/19/08: Umm. . .so Yen, how do you feel about Campus mail?

Le gasp! Things are actually happening in my town, unfortunately not very good things.

The mer has declared war on a problem that has been menacing Frankfort for decades. . .trash cans? Lord only knows what goes through that man's head-- if anything. Is it 2010 yet? I can wait 'til he's out of office.

In sadder news, a little boy was found in the wal mart. I wasn't working when it happened, but it's been pretty big news. My step-dad is the detective on the case and he's been working pretty hard to find the woman who left the kid. It's been on the news a few times, including on this weird show Nancy Grace. I'd never heard of it before but they've spoken to Jeff twice now. Unfortunately, a lot of the people who call in are idiots who apparently think the Frankfort police share in their idiocy. Today a helpful gentleman suggested they fingerprint the womans shopping cart. . .wtf? Wal mart only has like 200 of them and everyone in the county has probably touched most of them twice.

Oh yes, Roxie (the Demon Jack-Russel Terrier) moves in to her mother's new house tomorrow. O HAPPY DAY!!!

I hurt. Six push up and side planks. Oh shiz, I feel it. Hula Hoop OMG. This system is ftw.

Also big storm, Dave, Toni, and Ava are staying the night.

After years of being banned from lawn mowing duty due to running into the broad side of a barn, mother decided to have another go at it. Our mower is now smoldering in the back yard. . .I'm not joking. She really caught it on fire. Don't ask me how these things happen, they just do.

if venture bros became a live action movie this woman would be Dr. Grilfriend. That is all.

That and "I just got a letter, I just got a letter, I just got a letter, wonder who it's from?"