I'm not boring, I just look like it.

So today was my last day with the third graders. They were all so cool, they all wrote me a card saying what they learned, etc. So one of my students, Brienna, wrote: "...when I first saw you I thought you were going to be boring but no you weren't."
No joke.
It's good to know that I only look like I'm boring. Boy, i can't wait to have kids of my own. Then i can bore them to death with my looks.
And yes, that was my crack at sarcasm. I'm still working on it...

And on an even more depressing note: Chipwiches are no longer sold at my local Savons store. I vant...I vant....I vant tu cry......

I saw Lord of the Rings last night. I think it was the first time that i've actually gone to catch the early early 12am showing of anything. not even star wars. but really, who cares about star wars anymore....they've ruined it with the prequels.
It was quite a stressful movie. I think a year has been taken off my life because that movie stressed me out so much. it was good, don't get me wrong. but...war is not a very settling idea. especially when theres 10,000 against a couple hundred. and the whole movie itself is just very dark and grim.

Today was the first day in a really long time that I slept in past 10am. It felt great. I'm looking forward to more of these days to come.

I saw the perfect ad today.

It said: DJ Turn table for sale.

It was all pretty new equipment, he was going to sell the stuff for $150! I couldn't believe it. But then i had to think rationally. I have neither the space, nor the money right now to spend on such extravagence. Would be nice though. I also had the idea of going parasailing lined up since summer, so that should probably happen before this dj business.

I can't wait til I have my own place. The things i can do! It'd be like my own studio. In one corner would be my music corner. I'd have my violin and guitar there, and a keyboard. Next to that will be a big table with my 2 computers: a Mac and my PC. Mac for my media stuff, PC for everything else. I'd have 2 monitors, a tv, vcr....and Final Cut Pro. Then I'd be able to do some serious editing with all that stuff. Somewhere between my music corner and my computer will be my large boombox. I'd have surround sound, speakers all around the room. Then, on the other side of my computer, will be a shelf for all my tapes, vhs, mini, dv, and whatnot. I'd have a special place for my special camera. In the third corner, I'd have my art supplies: a large easel, canvases, clay, etc. And the last corner would be my turntable.
And a pinball machine. My initials will be on the Highest Score.
Right by the window, i'd have one of those nooks. Those things with the little seat by the window. Then I can sit by the window (facing the ocean and sunrise of course) and read while listening to my music on my surround sound speakers. Ah...........that would be nice. If i had the money to get and do all that. But space...space is very useful. Lately I've been finding that i have no space. I can't wait til i can lay everything out and just leave it out. I can put my guitar on my guitar stand and not have to put it back in the bag. I'd have a place for a big keyboard.
Oh, and i can't forget about the bed. I'd get a queen size bed. Ok...that might be too much...maybe just full. Right now the twin just ain't cutting it for me...my feet keeps hitting the boards.
And a closet where i can actually see my clothes. That would be great.

Wishful thinking sucks. I can't wait til I can do all this. I'd invite you all over.

I think i'm going to start a dvd collection. I have started already actually, and i love my small yet wonderful collection. It's got some good ones. My goal will be to have a collection of GREAT movies. And some adam sandler here, some chick flick there.

And it will be good.

Dear Friends.

I return from my long absence. I could catch everyone up on what i've been doing, and go off about the last couple weeks and go on this big cathartic rant and cleanse myself of all that was crazy this quarter...but i think i shall save that for another day.

Today, i'm going to talk about something dear to my heart: action movies, and how they piss me off.

Yes, today we are talking about pet peeves and how they curdle my blood and make me rather irritated. Like most girls, I'm a softie for chick flicks and love stories. Action flicks though, not so much. And all this time i thought it was just a girl thing, girls just don't like action movies, right? Wrong. I don't like action movies for a reason that is all my own.

Over thanksgiving, my family and i went to see Die Another Day. It was my first James Bond movie. And well, without getting into too much about what i thought of the movie itself, i will just tell you why i don't like action movies in general: BIG UNNECESSARY EXPLOSIONS.

There were nice cars everywhere. Nice buildings. Nice everything (as is typical in a Bond movie, i would imagine). But why do they always have to blow everything up? Or crash into everything? All thats running through my head when i see these scenes is, "who is going to clean all that up?" In the movie's story/plot itself, and in real life. Don't people know that blowing things up makes 1 car into many many tiny little pieces? A perfectly good car, gone. And then after the movie's over, after hours of cleaning up (they probably don't even get paid that well, whoever cleans it), the tiny pieces get thrown into the trash, adding to our already overflowing landfills. Don't blow up the car, just give it to meeeeeeeeee!!!!! People in Africa are starving, and here we are, blowing up cars for no reason. All for what, 2 hours of entertainment? We're polluting our earth with unnecessary trash with money that could be used elsewhere. Money that could be used to make a better movie! Le sigh.
Damn you Hollywood!!!! Damn you!!!!!!

My other pet peeve are those old Disney cartoons with Goofy in them. But i've already ranted on about that. If you really want to know, refer to archive: Tuesday, July 03, 2001.