Day 192

I was going to write about that movie but I think it's best to just let it go.

I got to thinking about Korea food. So I went surfing the net for the website that has really good Korean recipes and found these two web sites Korean Kitchen and My Korean Kitchen. When I'm done with school, I'm going to make some of the dishes from those sites.

I don't seem to have much to talk about. I think I will just do my homework and go to bed.

I've got a lot to do tomorrow and my computer needs a rest after what it's been through.

Day 191

Aren't heroes supposed to use their powers to help people?

I mentioned in my last post how I watched three movies yesterday and one movie in particular had the potential to be a really good movie.

I watched the special features of the movie Jumper and the director was talking about how he liked the story because of the hero. WTF?

There was no hero in the movie. David, the main character, used his jumping ability for personal gain. For example, David robbed banks to keep his lavish lifestyle. Also, when David jumped through his apartment to get his is vault of stolen cash, he jumps past his tv set and there was a story on it about people being stranded on rooftops during a flood with no way of being rescued. David stops for a second to listen to the story and then he continues to jump to his stolen cash! Hello!?! There were people in need!!! He could have helped them but he didn't.

When David is trying to get away from the Samuel L. Jackson's character (a hunter of jumpers) David claims he different from other jumpers. Different how? The only other jumper (Griffin) in the movie was a thief, too.

David didn't save those people in the flood, leaving the jumper hunter stranded in the Grand Canyon is the next best thing.

I just finished watching Under One Roof (the Flava Flav show). I wasn't trying to watch it, I had been watching King of Queens and That 70s Show before it came on and I was too busy trying to participate in school to change the channel. All I can say is, it's shows like Under One Roof that make me change the channel whenever a predominately black casted show comes on. The show is so full of stereotypes. I'd rather not see any black faces on tv than see them on shows like Under One Roof. No representation is better than bad representation.

Day 190

I think movies just plain suck. I'm tired of watching movies only to be disappointed. I rented 10,000 B.C., The Eye, and Jumper, and all three movies were terrible.

Jumper had the potential to be a really good movie. I've been reading Story by Robert McKee, and he says:

"The final cause for the decline of story runs very deep. Values the positive/negative charges of life, are at the sour of our art. The writer shapes story around a perception of what's worth living for, what's worth dying for, what's foolish to pursue, the meaning of justice, truth-the essential values. In decades past, writer and society more or less agreed on these questions, but more and more ours has become an age of moral and ethical cynicism, relativism, and subjectivism-a great confusion of values....This erosion of values has brought with it a corresponding erosion of story."

I think this is what I'm seeing in movies; the reason why most movies are so unsatisfying. I absolutely dread going to see a movie nowadays.

I can't get no satisfaction. Dang. Watching movies is like being in an unsatisfying relationship-always disappointed and left with some sort of scar for life.

Day 189

I went to the doctor and he told me that I didn't have an active Valley Fever infection, so the fatigue is just a symptom of having too much school and Thumb Twiddle.

I will eventually rid myself of both Thumb Twiddle and school; however, the end date for school is set in stone but Thumb Twiddle, not so much.

I went to see The Happening today. I'm speechless and I'm not quite sure about the 'R' rating the movie received. I can tell you one thing though, I'm glad I finally got around to potting my plants. They were sitting water becoming root bound. Not the best situation for a plant. They grow out of dirt for a reason.

My last week of class starts tomorrow. That means I have 31 weeks left; 33 weeks if you count the two-week break during the holidays. I wish I didn't have to have that break because I just want to get it over with.

Did I mention my cousin called and invited me to his house for Independence Day? I was touched but there was no way I was leaving my school work. He totally understood though. I knew he would. He's very education minded and sees things the way I do. Get it over with!

My dad tried to convince me I needed to take a break so I could see his side of the family. He hasn't gone past junior college.

One of my Army buddies has been trying to get her undergraduate degree for over 15 years. That equates to just way too many breaks. Breaks make things last longer, which is why I consider breaks the ultimate enemy. I want to finish with school in February 2009, not March or April or May or 2010. February 2009!

Day 188

I've noticed an advertisement for penis enlargement (Extenze) on tv. I forgot what I was going to blog about but it had something to do with Extenze. I wonder if it really works. I don't think the pills would improve the sex lives of men, especially if they don't know to use the equipment.

I'm hooked on animal crackers. They're not too sweet and not too bland, much better than Cheez-its or Goldfish.

I have a doctor's appointment tomorrow. I hate going to the doctor but I need to go so I can get some more meds for IBS and to get a check up on the Valley Fever. Yay!

I completely forgot to blog about Independence Day. I was so busy with school, I hadn't even noticed the holiday this weekend.

Cialis. Another commercial on tv. What's with improving the sex lives of men? Are they not getting enough sex?

Day 187

Yippee! I finished my problem sets and I can now rest for the next two days. Tomorrow I will go see a movie and then come home to clean and hammer out a couple different resumes.

I absolutely love that movie When Harry Met Sally. It's definitely one of my favorites. I like the dialogue in the movie. The things that gets me about this movie is, it is obvious Harry and Sally were always attracted to each other. Oh, I love this movie. It sucks that I already have it on DVD because I would totally buy it.

Sally's friend, Marie, the one that dated a married man for ages, reminds me of one of my friends. Years have gone by since everyone told her about her babies' daddy. From what I can gather from a phone conversation months ago, she has finally moved on and is dating someone else.

Dang, dang, dang, I totally had something interesting to blog about and I completely forgot.

Day 186

I'm such a absent-minded person. I have to manually turn on the sprinklers in the backyard. I turned the sprinklers on but totally forgot they were on. I think they stayed on for a little over two hours. The yard was soaked. I feel awful because California is going through a drought.

I guess I won't be water the grass in the back yard for the next two days. I think that will make up for all the water that was wasted. I'm going to blame this on the dogs because they didn't do anything to try to get me outside. I would have noticed the sprinklers were still on a lot sooner had they been barking obnoxiously.

I spent most of the day working on homework. There's so much to do, so little time. I think I will be able to get done with them tomorrow. That way I will have Sunday and Monday to work on my resume and go see a movie.

Day 185

Gosh, I wish I could talk about Thumb Twiddle. I really need to vent. I need to vent like I need oxygen to breathe.

I've got a lot to do tomorrow so today's entry is going to be short so I can go to bed and get up early.

It's been really hot lately. I don't know what it is about the desert but it's hot. It would be nice to get some rain. I think we need more rain and less heat.

I wish I had pictures of how brown the desert has gotten since G-d turned up the heat. At least we don't have to deal with fires where I'm at.

Day 184

I hate my job. There. I said it. I'm starting to hate it in the same way I hated being in the Army.

The mouse pad on my laptop isn't working that well. It has a hard time registering my fingertips. It especially doesn't respond to my hands after I put lotion on.

The mouse bought a couple of years ago also does not work well. So I'm pretty much getting really frustrated with having no way to navigate around my computer because both the touch pad and mouse do not work that well. I'm going to have to suck it up and buy a better quality wireless mouse. The only problem with that is the wireless mouse will take up one of my USB ports. I only have two ports.

I will probably go ahead and buy my new computer in September. I don't think the properties I was hoping to buy will come through. That saying "If it's too good to be true, then it probably is" rings a bell in this case. My mom did report on a fourplex for $19,000 and three of the units are already rented so I would only have to find a tenant for one of the units. I would have to finance the purchase but what I would make off one tenant a month would pay the mortgage for the entire building.

I've been up too long. It's way past my bedtime. It's a good thing I won't have to drive tomorrow.

Day 183

Boy, was I up late last night. I had to finish working on my Aleks. I cannot figure out how to calculate the critical value of an F distribution at .10 significance but I know how to do .05 and .01.

Whatever.

I'm hoping that if I finish Aleks, I will be able to increase my grade because at the moment I'm a a high B and I want an A. The paper I turned in yesterday is terrible so I doubt I will make the grade on that.

I ordered the textbook for my next class. I should be getting it in the next 10 business days so that means I will have it in time for my next class because it shipped today.

I was going to write something great for tonight because this marks my half-way point for my 366 posts for 2008 but I have to go to bed and get some rest.

I will just have to save the good stuff for this weekend if time permits.