This is pretty much the shiz.
And for all my ladies out there, check out webisode #8 on the Watchmen widget below. (Go Silk Spectre! You're awesome!) ha ha.
Friday, November 14, 2008
2nd theatrical Watchmen Trailer
I went to Quantum of Solace at midnight this morning in hopes of seeing this on the big screen. Unfortunately and much to my chagrin they did not play it. Thank you, Youtube.
I am sad to admit that I am not as impressed with this trailer as I was with the first. Maybe because it's a lot of the same footage and I really want to see some new stuff. But also, I don't think the music works as well.
Even though I don't like it as much as the first trailer, it still is EXTREMELY AWESOME. You get to hear everyone talk - which was very much anticipated, especially for Rorshach (sp?). And can I just say the Comedian looks AMAZING!!! Ok, pretty much all the characters look awesome!!! but especially him! AH! I cannot wait!
P.S. the SCREAM 2008 trailer was so so so cool. I need to post that one, too.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Saturday at the Joe
You can probably tell that we got a little bored at the Joe.. Well this kind of stuff happens when Crystal is your captain ha ha, I love that girl. I claim to be the genius behind this juice glass/food sculpture. For those of you acquainted with the Joe, you will recognize a bowl of honey butter, salad filling the inside and stuck to the juice glass, pumpkin pie for the trunk, and broccoli from the "Spring Chicken" meal, and of course the doily on a B&B that we used as a planter for this masterpiece, as well as the apron used as a backdrop. You can also safely assume that neither Amy or Laurel were present for the creation of this objet d'art.
What can I say? Katie, Crystal, and I unleashed our inner artistes.
(oh, and here's a blast from the past Joe experience: the portrait of me, done by another artiste at the Joe)
Ah, these are the reasons that I will miss that job. Combined with my adventures with Whitney as a nunja (think chair sashes constructed into a nun/ninja costume, or see the picture below), tray surfing, linen bag tosses, the famous Andrew chair move, playing in the fountain, apron tag, and the occasional wedding cake fights I am almost tempted to stay longer than my planned post-Christmas termination.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Happy Happenings
This week has been very uplifting. I will tell you why (warning - this post is going to be long):
Monday
This day started out badly. I was up the night before starting and finishing a couple pages like an excellent procrastinator would do. I actually was pretty unproductive for a large portion of the night. I decide I will miss my first class the next morning to finish a paper for my Business Law class. So I end up sleeping in and finishing the paper for the class I was missing just in time to email it to my professors. I put the finishing touches on my B Law paper and head out, missing my second class in the process.
My last class of the day, B Law of course, was when the good stuff happened. I got there a tad late as we were reviewing our latest test which comprised of 2 sections - a tricky set of multiple choice questions and an essay. (A large, covering multiple complex issues essay). Well, I totally aced it! I got a 98 percent which is unheard of in this class. My professor actually said my essay was the best essay he's read in all his years teaching at Westminster! My score is also the highest score of all time (Well, on that test in his class. I am getting a little carried away with my bragging rights).
As if that wasn't enough praise to inflate my head for a couple weeks, he pulls me aside on break and strongly suggests that I take the LSAT. He said I should take it w/o any practice or preparation to just see where I naturally stand among my peers to see if I really have a knack for law. I don't know if I would actually enjoy being a lawyer but why not check out the possibility?
Tuesday
Tuesday wasn't really that awesome, but I can't just skip a day. I did get out of my elections class early because it was election day of course. Obama won as you all know so hopefully he will have substance behind his rhetoric. I am hopeful. I am scared a little about the democratic majority in the legislative branch and how Obama will probably be appointing a couple justices. I am not a fan of one party control in government.
Wednesday
We had our second film in the Be the Change series. It was Beyond the Call directed by Adrian Belic. The director came to our reception before the film and stayed for a question/answer session afterwards. He was captivating. His facial hair was enough to keep you entertained. I have to say I am a fan. I also liked his long wavy hair - seriously, I like long hair on guys. Check out his picture, it's sweet. He was aproachabe (sp?), lively, and extremely interesting. I wanted to listen to his whole life story.
His movie was just as cool - that word doesn't even really work but my vocab is fairly limited. It follows three incredible men who journey to the most remote areas of the earth, beautiful, war torn places where no one else will go. They head out on these adventures armed with food, medical supplies, and loads of their own cash. Sometimes they get fake documents to help them travel through areas governed by war lords. They just go out there and help people survive. These men are facisnating (sp?) characters on their own and what they do just makes them more admirable. I plan on purchasing the extended version DVD this holiday season and plan on sharing it with all my friends. In the meantime, check out the film's website, www.beyondthecallthemovie.com.
Monday
This day started out badly. I was up the night before starting and finishing a couple pages like an excellent procrastinator would do. I actually was pretty unproductive for a large portion of the night. I decide I will miss my first class the next morning to finish a paper for my Business Law class. So I end up sleeping in and finishing the paper for the class I was missing just in time to email it to my professors. I put the finishing touches on my B Law paper and head out, missing my second class in the process.
My last class of the day, B Law of course, was when the good stuff happened. I got there a tad late as we were reviewing our latest test which comprised of 2 sections - a tricky set of multiple choice questions and an essay. (A large, covering multiple complex issues essay). Well, I totally aced it! I got a 98 percent which is unheard of in this class. My professor actually said my essay was the best essay he's read in all his years teaching at Westminster! My score is also the highest score of all time (Well, on that test in his class. I am getting a little carried away with my bragging rights).
As if that wasn't enough praise to inflate my head for a couple weeks, he pulls me aside on break and strongly suggests that I take the LSAT. He said I should take it w/o any practice or preparation to just see where I naturally stand among my peers to see if I really have a knack for law. I don't know if I would actually enjoy being a lawyer but why not check out the possibility?
Tuesday
Tuesday wasn't really that awesome, but I can't just skip a day. I did get out of my elections class early because it was election day of course. Obama won as you all know so hopefully he will have substance behind his rhetoric. I am hopeful. I am scared a little about the democratic majority in the legislative branch and how Obama will probably be appointing a couple justices. I am not a fan of one party control in government.
Wednesday
We had our second film in the Be the Change series. It was Beyond the Call directed by Adrian Belic. The director came to our reception before the film and stayed for a question/answer session afterwards. He was captivating. His facial hair was enough to keep you entertained. I have to say I am a fan. I also liked his long wavy hair - seriously, I like long hair on guys. Check out his picture, it's sweet. He was aproachabe (sp?), lively, and extremely interesting. I wanted to listen to his whole life story.
His movie was just as cool - that word doesn't even really work but my vocab is fairly limited. It follows three incredible men who journey to the most remote areas of the earth, beautiful, war torn places where no one else will go. They head out on these adventures armed with food, medical supplies, and loads of their own cash. Sometimes they get fake documents to help them travel through areas governed by war lords. They just go out there and help people survive. These men are facisnating (sp?) characters on their own and what they do just makes them more admirable. I plan on purchasing the extended version DVD this holiday season and plan on sharing it with all my friends. In the meantime, check out the film's website, www.beyondthecallthemovie.com.
Thursday
Two exciting things happened today. I finally got around to ordering some office supplies at work. It was my first time doing it because the receptionist who recently quit used to do it but the responsibility has fallen on me now. Yay for job enrichment :). I was comparing prices between Quill and OfficeMax when my boss told me he had a coupon for Staples where if your order was over $100 you got a free digital camera. He offered to give it to me and I'm like sweet. So I checked out Staples prices and it actually was cheaper than the other two and I got a free digital camera! Holla! I already have one ha ha but it's always nice to get free stuff. I was also thinking I could give it to one of my little sisters for when we draw names for Christmas. All of them would really like it I'm sure.
Exciting thing number two is that I went to a lecture on women's reproductive health and the environment. I know, you normally don't put those things together but the environment and the chemicals we put into it really affect our reproductive health as women and consequently the lives and health of our children. The speaker was very knowlegable and even funny at times. She is an ecologist and told us that her first thought after getting a positive reading on her pregnancy test was "I'm an environment" ha ha. Here is the press release on my school's website if you want to read more about it. Her presentation was eye-opening to how important the environment is to our health, in a most immediate time frame. For example, she talked a lot about how fetal development can be altered and damaged by environmental affects and levels of pesticides pregnant women are exposed to during certain weeks of their pregnancy.
I think a lot of Americans don't realize how drastically we are altering the environment and how that doesn't just affect what we call "nature" it affects us as human beings. Sandra Steingraber, the woman who presented, was hopeful and encouraged us to make our concerns about the issue heard and let our government know that these issues are important. I left with a feeling of optimism, just knowing that these issues are being addressed. One example she gave is that there are harmful chemicals in cosmetics, such as lead in lipstick! I thought lead was a thing of the past but apparently it's not. You can check out safecosmetics.org to check and see what cosmetics and beauty products are not using chemicals that we know are harmful.
I am interested in reading her book, Having Faith: An Ecologist’s Journey to Motherhood. I will have to add it to my next summers reading list. She also has a free article on a related subject - the falling age of puberty in girls in the U.S. I intend to read it; you can download this pdf if you are interested as well.
Friday
The night is just beginning - so we'll see what it holds! :)
Thursday, November 6, 2008
And She's the California Constitution
No matter where you stand on Prop 8 (I'm against it), you have to admit this vid is funny, it's a perfect mimic of the "I'm a Mac" ads ha ha.
Monday, October 20, 2008
I have a new major!
Ha ha, so I really shouldn't do this probably because I'm busy enough as it is, but when I was registering for Spring Semester, I ended up with a lot of empty space in my schedule so I thought, why not go for another major?
I looked at a few and what I would need to do to finish them and they were all too much. I'm an Arts Administration major now and was planning on getting a minor in Art by completing a few more arts classes than was required in my major. So after my first double major options were found to be impossible (in my window of time - I don't have the funds to take 5 yrs of college versus the average 4), I thought why not just get an Arts major instead of a minor?
So I checked that out, and if I take all my available May term classes and take an art class in France (I'm planning on doing a study abroad this summer) then it'll work out perfectly! So now I am an Arts and Arts Administration major lol. Basically I am an arts major with some communication and business classes. I am excited though. I will finally be able to fully develop my talents and create a strong portfolio, something that I could potentially do on my own but now I have some extra motivation and greater exposure to the arts community.
Then, I think for graduate school, I will either continue in the administration area or look into art therapy... So many decisions to be made. But I am excited; this new development has renewed my interest in higher education.
Monday, October 13, 2008
Update, and a long journal-like description of my day.
Not much has been going on. I am having trouble with my truck. It won't pass emissions (two "m's" or one?) and I possibly will have to buy a new carborator (sp?), grr. So with that out of commission, I've reverted back to public trans and hit up the frontrunner on my daily commute when I don't bum rides from my daddy.
I had a couple of fun weekends. The first weekend in October I went to a school activity at Fat Cats, Cosmic bowling with free drinks and breadsticks for five dollars. In one word - awesome. I also watched Hocus Pocus with some friends to get in the Halloween mood for October.
Last thursday, I went to a Jazz game with a friend from work. It was pretty fun, nothing too intense cause it's pre-season so it doesn't matter really but the Jazz lost, boo. Friday the tenth was my twin sister's friend's birthday so we went to a dance club with a bunch of friends to celebrate. She and her work friends go to the same club almost every week, they are really fun people. But holy cow, I almost died so many times on the ride there. The girl who drove was insane! We were going 90 to 100 mph on the freeway. She was trying to get there before 11 because we were on the guest list and could get in free before then.
Saturday night was horrible though. I worked this giant, crazy Mexican wedding. It would have been a fun wedding to attend, don't get me wrong, it just sucked working on it. People were dancing in between tables, which is an essential space for serving. As in, I need to walk there, buddy, please dance somewhere else. The music was so loud, and there were random people showing up two hours late and wanting to be served. Ugh, we were so glad when that night was over. O and, for those of you who read my blog and also have experience at the Joe, you will appreciate this; they had chiavari (another word with questionable spelling) chairs and chargers!
So, that brings me to today which was pretty good. I slept through my first class but I didn't really care. All we do is talk about how science is pretty much bull. In the future, all our current models of how the universe works will be proven false, with new false models. This cycle will continue. It is interesting sometimes but I'm getting a little sick of it. Plus, I like sleeping. Then in my web design class, I got good critiques on my personal website project. It is looking pretty good if I say so myself. When it goes live, I'll post the url here so you can all check it out. Basically it's my resume in website form. Then I had my business and employment law class. I didn't read the chapter but we didn't make it to going over our homework, sometimes luck is on my side.
Oh, and after school, I met with the SLC Film Center. We finalized plans for our next film in Be the Change. It is called Beyond the Call. I'm pretty excited for this one as well. It's about 3 doctors who just go around the world wherever they are needed most and help people. Philanthropists are awesome.. Then I had an enjoyable evening hanging out with some fellow honors program kids when we were "working on our project." That's the thing about group projects, if you get in a group you like they don't seem to be very productive, but at least you have a good time doing it eh?
Ok, it is my bedtime now. I commend you if you actually read all that. Peace.
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