BARACK OBAMA

History was made tonight. Barack Obama is the first black president.

Never Enough Burton-Depp

I'm going to keep this brief, three or four sentences at the most because I'm supposed to be doing math. Anyway, while I am still super-excited about Tim Burton taking on Alice in Wonderland and casting Johnny Depp as the Mad-Hatter, there is some news that I am even more excited about. That is the mere possibility that Burton and Depp will be teaming up for Dark Shadows. Johnny has always said he wanted to be Barnabas, and I can get behind that.

Another Reason It's Bad to Mumble

This is the gist of a real conversation I had while walking to Family Home Evening.

Guy from church: So, do most NYU students stay in the dorms?
Me: Well, yeah, mostly. Some get their own apartments, a few even get married.
Me, mumbling: But mostly it's university housing or an apartment...
Me, in less of a mumble: That's my plan, anyway.
Guy from church: To get married?

Oh, gosh. That's a good reason not to mumble.

(On a personal note, the exchange was even more distressing for me because it came only days after my sister told me I am of "marrying age." Eek.)

Feel the 'Burn'

Okay, so, last night I saw Burn After Reading. I love, love, love the Coen brothers. But, I have to say, Burn was not my favorite Coen brothers film by far. It had classic Coen brothers moments, and I laughed quite a bit, but the film lacked where some of their other films were at their peak. I would write more, but - since it only came out yesterday - I'm afraid I would give too much away. Basically, if you love the Coen brothers you'll like this one. And, if you don't love the Coen brothers, don't see it.

Random Thought of the Day #7

Tomorrow is going to be a great day! My brother will be in town -- Yay! And, Burn After Reading hits theaters. I'm so excited I could pee my pants. But I won't.

Maybe Harley Quinn Should Be Next, Hmm?

I finally saw The Dark Knight.

It was amazing.

The visual effects alone would make it worth seeing, but the film adds to that a great script and superb acting. The direction was very good, the shots captivating. I've seen it a few times now, and the masterpiece just keeps getting better. And I thought I liked the first one.

So, there's my review. Short, simple, sweet (maybe).

Random Thought of the Day #5

I don't have much time to blog right now.

Random Thought of the Day #57

I would rather watch a video of Rick Astley than a lot of the other dangers lurking out there on the interweb.  

I mean, think about, would you rather:

A. Have pictures of 'nekkid' people pop up on your screen all the time.

B. A virus.

C. Watch Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video.

D. Not watch Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" video.

The obvious choice is C.

Unless D means you get to watch this instead.

Anyway, the point is Arielle thinks there may be something to this whole "You've been Rick Rolled" thing after all.

Sometimes I realize I'm not 15 anymore. And smile.

I got an e-mail from "The Xanga Team" today:  "Hey iwatchmoviesthatrock - Are you keeping your site?"  Am I what?  Oh, that.

When I was fifteen, Xangas were all the rage among sophomores at Bethel High School.  (Nice, huh?  Yeah, right.)  Anyway, all my friends had one so I made one.  Actually, I made two.  The first one was just the lunatic rantings of me at fifteen - Yay!  Eventually I got the smart idea to make a second one, which would include the lunatic rantings of me at fifteen but with a twist:  I would rant about movies!  I made two posts in five days and haven't been back since.  Until now.

It's ironic, really, considering the only movie review - Remember, now, according to my old blog, my interests and expertise are "reviewing movies for you." - on there is about Batman Begins and The Dark Knight is about to hit screens.  The review goes something like this:

"Batman Begins, starring the extremely handsome Christian Bale, is the story of how Batman came to be.  This darker look at the Caped Crusader is closer to the comic book, but far from the Zams!, Pows!, and Gee Willikers! of yester-years.  It explains a lot, but doesn't answer every question.  Overall, it is a great flick.  And, Michael Caine is the perfect Alfred.  A five star movie all the way!"

Generally, I like it.  My favorite part is when I pretend to know anything about the comic book.  Also, I like how I basically reiterated everything I heard on Ebert & Roeper, but took away their personalities and intelligence.

(I'd like to think that any review I would write today would be at least 1.5 times better.  Idea:  I write a review of The Dark Knight in a few weeks and we see if it's any better, mmmkay?  Good, that's settled.)

In conclusion:

Hey "The Xanga Team" -

You are more than welcome to delete my account.

And, of course I don't remember my password.

Random Thought of the Day #121

There are plenty of attractive men in the world.  But not all of them are worth beans, let alone their weight in gold.

I think...

That a year from now I'd like to look back at how my blogging has improved. And laugh.

Also, that my brother's blog has a better title. And is just better.

Also, that Gary Sinise is sexy.

Okay

So, that last blog was going to begin with my pitiful perils of dating and transform into the most poignant lesson on courtship for our generation. (Trust me, it was going to be good.)  Then, I got distracted by Cheesey.  Oh, Cheesey, I miss you.

I'm Old Fashioned

I listen to Frank Sinatra and Billie Holiday and Mel Torme with the Mel-Tones (which, by the way, comes in handy when you're playing Wii trivia with a group full of 20-something New Yorkers), and I hate asking guys out.  I hate asking guys out so much that I bolded "hate."  Now that's animosity.

Very recently I asked a guy from church out on a date.  He accepted and we had, I think, a good time.  Except that I'm awkward and don't like dating.  And, that as soon as I got back to Washington my family started in with the talking.  I almost forgot that I was the youngest in a very nosey family.  I love them, but they make me hate dating even more.

I'm almost 20 — okay, not almost, my birthday is in October — and I've only been on a handful of dates.  Literally.  Six.  Six real dates.  And half of those were in high school.  After each one I got advice from about 20 different people, each with their own set of dating standards.  Let me tell you, after 20 people give you advice, you don't know what to do.  Maybe three people can leave you with some idea, but 20!  Don't even bother.  The 20 people that give me dating tips, however, are unsolicited.  I can't escape their judgment.

I like cheese. It's good to me.  Sometimes, when I'm lonely and alone, I take out a block of cheese and I cuddle with it.  Sometimes, the cheese talks to me. Like today, it told me I was very pretty.  I don't know if you've ever experienced it, but it's an odd feeling when a block of cheese makes you blush.

Sometimes, Cheesey (that's his name) and I go for motorcycle rides.  Cheesey is "Number 2" in the Kraft-Tillamook biker gang.  No one messes with my cheese.

Tonight, Cheesey got mad at me because I got hungry and took a big bite out of Cheesey.  Then, I got even hungrier.  And I, amidst his terrifying but quaint pleas for mercy, slowly melted him down for my nachos.  Best dang nachos ever!  I wonder if Cheesey still thinks I'm pretty.

I'm not quite Fibonacci...

But I am noticing a pattern. It seems I only post blogs at obnoxious hours of the morning when I am staring down the barrel of an all-nighter. I'm going to say that's okay, though, as I am sure all the best episodes of The Simpsons were created at obscene hours of the night. Maybe I should find some pot, you know those Evergreeners (sorry, Matt Groening, but I had to). Anyway, it seems the only appropriate course of action for this blog right now is to produce a Top Ten list.

First, let me announce a major decision I have recently made in my life: After debating with myself over the content of this newly formed blog, I finally chose to rule nothing out and write about whatever I feel like at the time. I apologize if this means my blog is boring from time to time (like right now). Now, onward to my Top Ten list!

Tonight's topic: Words. These are the top ten words that I find fun to say...

10. Halal

9. Ambience

8. Platypus (Thanks to Wendy for reminding me of how much fun I have saying this one!)

7. Whore

6. Transcendental

5. Olfactory

4. Ubiquitous

3. Gubernatorial

2. Oi

and

1. Porcupine and orangutang.

Yeah, I know I cheated, but it's my blog so deal with it.

Thank you and goodnight!

One taxi and a loud van.

It's five o'clock in the morning and I have chosen this precise moment to begin my blog.  All is silent on the streets of New York — well, at least on the corner of Fifth Ave. and Tenth — and I am still awake, again.  Right now is the perfect time to get caught up with my homework.  Oh well, such are the hazards of living in the age of technology.  It's a wonder anybody ever gets anything done.

The reasons I started this blog are

1. John said I should.

and

2. Everyone else is doing it.

Those, my friend, are pretty bad reasons ... But they're my pretty bad reasons.  So, enjoy the blog!  Hopefully it will include fun, sometimes informative, often witty, and charmingly humorous posts soon ... If not, I'm sorry.