i havent blogged for some time, and its not because i was busy, i just didnt get around to actually sit down and blog. i was not busy at all, in fact, we had a three day weekend, as monday was martin luther king memorial day. obviously, we were bumming around, watching movies, playing games, catching up on work, etc. i watched 'dirty pretty things' twice. i also watched a japanese anime 'escaflowne' which wasnt too impressive, as well as 'shaun of the dead' which i have no idea why people love, i think it just falls under the category of college faves. sure, the tiny details in the movie were well attended to, but the movie in general was nothing more than a waste of time. and i finally managed to watch the 60's classic 'breakfast at tiffany's.' james, dan and i were just marvelling at how audrey hepburn looked absolutely stunning in anything she wore. and it was a pretty decent movie as well. dan and i had caught 'the breakfast club' earlier on, and i thought that was pretty interesting.
i managed to locate a theatre in atlanta where they're screening audrey tautou's new movie 'a very long engagement.' i cant wait to pinpoint the location and actually go watch it. i have dan, who's equally eager to catch it as well, so i hope i get to do that sometime soon.
i tried to sign up for indoor soccer just now, as luck would have it, its maxed out, which means there will be no action for this season. it sucks. but then, the temperature suddenly dropped so bad in atlanta for the past few days, it feels like im back in naperville, just without the snow. so walking around campus is a torture. legs and body are warm enough, but the wind totally freezes the face and the hands, so badly, that when i enter a class and touch my face, it feels like i have a plastic layer.
academics hasnt been too bad so far. i had to drop my sustainability class, but im going ahead with the 19 hours. it can be done, and i have made sufficient effort to get ahead. i have an economics test next week, ive already read all the material and just need to revise, likewise for material science. japanese didnt turn out to be as hard as i expected, and the contents are rather interesting, i guess its just a matter of time before i get a hang of the language yet again. being on top of my things allowed me to relax pretty well over the weekend, so i was glad.
i applied to be a housing staff. been talking to peer leader scott about this for the past few days, and i thought i give it a shot, though im afraid my co-op application might somehow clash. the benefits are good, but its just the experience as a housing staff that seems pretty challenging. i hope that with me being able to converse in japanese, they give me a position in the international house on 4th street apartments. that would be the most ideal offer for me.
rush is back this week, but somehow, i dont think i will be going around. i do wanna check out the fraternities i didnt get to visit last semester, but with the cold and the work, it does not seem like i can go. plus, its only for 3 days, and as im not looking to pledge anywhere, theres really no point. i might drop by to delta sig and chi phi for a while tomorrow though.
so natalie portman and clive owen got what they truly deserved, the best supporting actress/actor for their effort in 'closer.' i personally thought they overshadowed the 'main' actor/actress jude law and julia roberts, and should have been nominated for the best actor/actress prize instead, but then again, they would have had a harder chance of winning that prize as compared to the best supporting category. i was checking imdb's list of the best of 2004, and im surprised i actually caught most of the good independent movies listed on that list. i need to catch 'napolean dynamite,' 'passion of the christ,' 'motorcycle diaries' and 'before sunset' to complete the top 10 list.
after the weekend though, im more into audrey tautou and audrey hepburn. those two seem virtually untouchable.
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