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"You know why Chanukah sucks? Because you have no mascots. We have two mascots. Santa and Jesus. And if Santa's sick, you can call on Jesus."
The things you overhear in college...
Thanksgiving was peaceful this year, which was nice. It was in the evening because my Dad slept most of the day (he works nights). Though it wasn't really thanksgivings-y in the sense that we didn't really eat together as a family. Or I didn't. My parents and my brothers and their friend and a girlfriend ate in the dining room. I was kind of in my room watching the Buffy marathon. ::feels vague guilt:: I couldn't help it. It was so Spike-centric (How Smashed got in the top 14 ain't no mystery.)
Things are going okay right now. I'm pretty content. I'm glad that classes are almost over, especially philosophy.
Now on to current events.
That TTT special was hilarious. Especially Dom and Billy.
TTT looks great. I bought the making the movie guide and just finished it. My god. Peter Jackson is a crazy nut. Reading about all they went through for the film is staggering. I mean I knew it was a lot, but reading the account of everything that went into making the film just really made it obvious. (Though I would know this already if my stupid DVD drive would actually play my damn LOTR extended DVDs rather then pretending there's nothing in the player.) The handmade costumes, armor, weapons, makeup, over 1500 hobbit feet, remote locations, the hand knotted wigs, and keeping track of multiple shoots and maintaining continuity… I'm surprised it didn't go to hell more (Heh, "I survived Helm's Deep") Though it annoyed me that the book had no quotes/interview or anything specifically on Orlando/Legolas
I can't wait until it comes out. I'm staying an extra two days in Seattle so I can see it at a nice theater (and possibly work an extra day because, yay, more money). Plus getting downtown from UW is incredibly easy and going to the theater at home is annoyingly hard. But dude, I waited too long buying the tickets so the showing I wanted sold out. But I'm still going opening day. Just earlier than I had intended. It's the third showing on December 18th. And what is the time? 7:45 AM. Obviously I'm crazy because I consider this fine as long as I get to see it. (hey, at least it isn't the 4 AM showing which surprisingly hasn't yet sold out)
I really should be working. I have a writing conference and an essay due Friday. And I have to turn in the rest of the journals to my portfolio. (Part of the annoying FIG program) Not so fun. I have to revise my paper because my objection sucked ass and I know my paper will be drawn over coals and quartered during the conference because it sucks. And the philosophy essay is on how Moral Isolationism (a form of Moral Relativism, an idea/theory that you can't judge or be critical of another culture because you can't understand it) is not defensible which isn't hard to write. Except for the objection to the argument, because trying to attack this person's arguments (from the paper that my essay is based on) is hard when her argument is pretty airtight.
The things you overhear in college...
Thanksgiving was peaceful this year, which was nice. It was in the evening because my Dad slept most of the day (he works nights). Though it wasn't really thanksgivings-y in the sense that we didn't really eat together as a family. Or I didn't. My parents and my brothers and their friend and a girlfriend ate in the dining room. I was kind of in my room watching the Buffy marathon. ::feels vague guilt:: I couldn't help it. It was so Spike-centric (How Smashed got in the top 14 ain't no mystery.)
Things are going okay right now. I'm pretty content. I'm glad that classes are almost over, especially philosophy.
Now on to current events.
That TTT special was hilarious. Especially Dom and Billy.
TTT looks great. I bought the making the movie guide and just finished it. My god. Peter Jackson is a crazy nut. Reading about all they went through for the film is staggering. I mean I knew it was a lot, but reading the account of everything that went into making the film just really made it obvious. (Though I would know this already if my stupid DVD drive would actually play my damn LOTR extended DVDs rather then pretending there's nothing in the player.) The handmade costumes, armor, weapons, makeup, over 1500 hobbit feet, remote locations, the hand knotted wigs, and keeping track of multiple shoots and maintaining continuity… I'm surprised it didn't go to hell more (Heh, "I survived Hel
I can't wait until it comes out. I'm staying an extra two days in Seattle so I can see it at a nice theater (and possibly work an extra day because, yay, more money). Plus getting downtown from UW is incredibly easy and going to the theater at home is annoyingly hard. But dude, I waited too long buying the tickets so the showing I wanted sold out. But I'm still going opening day. Just earlier than I had intended. It's the third showing on December 18th. And what is the time? 7:45 AM. Obviously I'm crazy because I consider this fine as long as I get to see it. (hey, at least it isn't the 4 AM showing which surprisingly hasn't yet sold out)
I really should be working. I have a writing conference and an essay due Friday. And I have to turn in the rest of the journals to my portfolio. (Part of the annoying FIG program) Not so fun. I have to revise my paper because my objection sucked ass and I know my paper will be drawn over coals and quartered during the conference because it sucks. And the philosophy essay is on how Moral Isolationism (a form of Moral Relativism, an idea/theory that you can't judge or be critical of another culture because you can't understand it) is not defensible which isn't hard to write. Except for the objection to the argument, because trying to attack this person's arguments (from the paper that my essay is based on) is hard when her argument is pretty airtight.
