A quick update….
Well just a quick update….
Apparently I am half way done with the semester as I had 2 midterms yesterday. Where does time go?
Wait, that can’t be right. We have only been in class over a month. This is a conspiracy, a trick; they’re attempting to pull the wool over our eyes.
This was just a test, cleverly masked as a mid term.
Anyway History was a cakewalk, he wanted a 2 page compare / contrast essay and I gave him 4.5 pages and was the first person done. Go me?
I got to Math and the girl next to me asked if I brought my homework, in which I replied “No? We don’t turn them in until the mid term” and then she hits me, with the words I had been dreading since this class started “Today is the mid term!!!!”
FUCK MY LIFE
Those were the first words to come into my head. I hate Math, I suck at Math. I’ll always suck at Math. On the bright side I think I did OK on the midterm, but I still suck at Math.
I also saw about 6 people cheating in class by using calculators after our Professor specifically said no calculators. Nice integrity, assholes!
Anyway, I let her know people were cheating. She appreciated the info; maybe she will go easy on my grade for the test, lol.
We are going to Arizona next month for a week that will be a blast. I’m looking forward to Tombstone and some other sites as well as just swimming and enjoying the sun.
My Shrine initiation is on 3/27. After that I will be a Noble of the Mystic Shrine! Woo hoo! I am really looking forward to being involved in the Shriners and visiting the hospitals, doing parades, raising money, etc.
Wow that was not a quick update at all, was it?
Telling your story….
Dear Derrick,
I was just telling some friends of mine about the time you had an accident in the car and had to ride home naked in a trash bag. It made me laugh, but it also made me want to cry. I don’t hurt like Mom does and to be honest sometimes I forget about the anniversary of your death.
Believe me; I do miss you more than you will ever know. I am at work fighting holding back the tears and it’s really hard. I know you can’t read this, but putting it into words helps it hurt less.
Love,
Darrell
Shutter Island (2010)
Leonardo DiCaprio is Deputy U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels, he and his partner Chuck are dispatched to Shutter Island, a maximum security mental institution on an island off the coast of Boston to investigate the disappearance of a dangerous mental patient. What comes next is a mind fuck of twists and turns, some, which were a little obvious, and others that were totally unexpected.
Leo was on top of his game in this and played a completely believable character (you will see why I say believable when you watch the movie). Mark Ruffalo played Deputy U.S. Marshal Chuck Aule and paired with DiCaprio they made a perfect team. There was a ton a charisma between the two of them. The plot is rock solid and Martin Scorsese I believe really came out of his comfort zone with this film, it says Scorsese, but not in the sense the Departed did. It’s very different and it would be great to see him further branch out like he did with Shutter Island.
The score for this movie was perfect. Their were some pretty dramatic scenes and a few that were spooky as well, the music at times made me think the hair on my neck was going to stand up at any minute. I heard a few people say they fell asleep during this movie, that it was Leonardo DiCaprio’s worst film, etc. I don’t think that could be further from the truth, in fact I would venture to say that was one of his BEST performances to date. I would love to see Scorsese, DiCaprio, and Ruffalo back on the screen together for another film.
I give this 4.5 out of 5 stars.
A new Cigar Rights of America Ambassador!
Yesterday I was selected as the 84th Ambassador in the U.S. for Cigar Rights of America. Cigar Rights of America is a nonprofit organization with the mission of working with legislators and community leaders to keep cigar smoking legal in the U.S.
As an Ambassador, I will speak on behalf of the organization as well as bring awareness to cigar smokers of the intentions of this organization. I will also organize events with some of the major cigar brands to help promote both the companies sponsoring as well as build interest in membership to CRA.
It’s my hope that I can be a valuable part of this group and help fight for cigar smoker’s rights all over the U.S. and especially in my home state in California whose laws get crappier by the minute.
Membership to the CRA starts at $35 a year for regular membership and gets you some pretty cool freebies including 2 cigars and a member tag for your travel cases. I would appreciate if you use me as your referrer.
To learn more about Cigar Rights of America visit http://www.cigarrights.org.
Edge of Darkness (2009)
Mel Gibson is Detective Thomas Craven, a seasoned Boston P.D. Officer. On his way to take his adult daughter to the hospital she is gunned down on his doorstep. Initially it is thought to be a hit which was intended for him, what comes next is a series of twists and conspiracies which will keep most everyone interested.
It was nice to see Mel Gibson in a leading role, since his last one was Signs in 2002. He played a very believable and determined Father, hell bent on finding his daughters killers. The storyline was kind of “cookie cutter” in my opinion, meaning I have seen this movie before but it had a different name and a few different details. There are some pretty gnarly scenes of brutality, especially when his daughter is gunned down. I’m sure the gore hounds can appreciate that.
Overall I wish I had waited for DVD for this one. Was it a good movie? Yeah, I guess. However, I’d have rather seen Mel Gibson’s return to stardom in a more creative movie.
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