Month: December 2006

  • Note to self: Must see “Children of Men” opening January 5th!

    Summary (from imdb.com):
    “Children of Men” envisages a world one generation from now that has
    fallen into anarchy on the heels of an infertility defect in the
    population. The world’s youngest citizen has just died at 18, and
    humankind is facing the likelihood of its own extinction. Set against a
    backdrop of London torn apart by violence and warring nationalistic
    sects, “Children of Men” follows an unlikely champion of Earth’s
    survival: Theo (Owen), a disillusioned ex-activist turned bureaucrat,
    who is forced to face his own demons and protect the planet’s last
    remaining hope.



    Starring:
    Clive Owens! (fan since Closer)
    Julianna Moore

    Chiwetel Ejiofor (you know you seem him everywhere lately; he’s the guy in the 2nd scene driving the car in the 2nd video below)
    Michael Caine

    95% freshness rating at rottentomatoes.com (as of 12/29/06)


    Trailer:

    3 scenes from the movie (Tell me you do not gasp when you see the first two!):

    Don’t you guys love my movie dork moments?  Can’t wait to see this movie; I love the occasional thinking thrillers

  • YATTA!

    I’M OFFICIALLY FINISHED WITH MY FALL SEMESTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Final Grades
    Psychology Research:  Pass
    Deductive System:  96% A
    Adolescent Psychology:  90% A
    Personality Psychology:  93% A
    Intro to Chinese:  Defintely an A after kicking the final’s punk ass today!

    Goals for this Winter Break:

    -Exercise, get back some flexibility, and start running more often than now (which shouldn’t be too hard to accomplish  )
    -Fill out RA form (still on the fence about it though; wonder if I will have the time…)
    -Make a resume!  (need help with this!)
    -Apply for internships and scholarships (need money for next year if I wanna live on campus again!)
    -design something from customink.com (gotta use that 50 dollar gift coupon!)
    -Sell off my textbooks online (anyone interested in my books from the classes I’ve taken this semester?)

    Guess I’ll study until my Friday exam, with some planned distractions here and there
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    Some old videos that Tiff took of us.  Jeff, Brian and I are
    “singing” to Judy in the first and I’m “drumming” in the
    second…you’ll see.  I promise we aren’t this strange ALL the
    time .


  • Mercantile Tennis Challenge 2006

    Fun time!  Took a bunch of pics (http://umbc.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2027994&l=a004d&id=15200041) and vids (up on youtube now).  Here’s a few:


    Mardy Fish, Robby Genepri, and the Bryan Brothers giving out autographs
    after their doubles match (can you find Tony?  heh, shouldn’t be
    too hard to find)


    Lindsay and Mike Bryan warming up for their mixed match against Navratilova and Bob Bryan


    So close, yet so far…!


    he look how happy Tony is


    Why is Jon so happy?  Is it:
    a) He just touched Davenport’s butt
    b) He’s happy that I’m taking a picture of him
    c) He just got Davenport to sign his cellphone instead of getting my ticket signed like I ask him….  Heh it’s all good.


    Thanks for coming with me guys!  See, the money was worth it


    Fun point between the Bryan Brothers and Fish/Genepri, with Fish ending it by cheating haha
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    So here’s my plans for the next week:

    Today:
    5:30pm-7pm:  SGA Finance Committee
    7pm-9pm:  CSA Social

    Friday-Sunday:
    STUDY STUDY and OMGZ STUDY!

    Monday:
    9:40am:  Chinese Oral Exam
    2:30pm:  5th (and last) Adolescent Psych Exam.  MUST get less that 3 wrong in order to get an A for the class!
    8:30-10pm:  Mama’s Boys Concert

    Tuesday:
    10am:  4th (and final) Personality Psych Exam
    5:30-7ish:  last SGA meeting
    *RELAX*

    Wednesday:
    *STUDY*
    1-3pm:  Volunteering at Stress Free Zone in the Commons
    7:30pm:  Watching a free showing of The Pursuit of Happyness on Reistertown Rd.

    Thursday: 
    *STUDY*
    7pm:  Watching a free showing of Eragon at Muvico


    Friday:
    8:30am:  Chinese Final

    After Friday my fall semester is over!  I’ll probably stick around
    anyways just for fun .  Not sure about plans for winter break
    yet, except I need need NEED to start applying for scholarships and
    internship.  Hmm, which mean I gotta make a resume X_X . 
    Help?