The Way I See It # 292

Never before has a movie lived up to all of my wildest expectations. Never have I been speechless and the end of a movie. Never have I felt that in all of my vocabulary I couldn't find the right words to describe a film.


The Dark Knight is the best movie I have seen in a very long time.

But don't listen to me, go see it for yourself and you will understand.

The Way I See It # 291: The Crystal Skull: Debunked!

There's an article in the Washington Post about the mysterious Crystal Skulls that have been floating around anthropological circles, inspired the new Indiana Jones movie, and ended up at the Smithsonian right in our back yard!

Surprise?

The Crystal Skulls are fakes.


Read here.

The Way I See It # 290

I don't know what's going on.
How does someone feel that it is o.k. to punish and push their family away without even caring? How does someone push their family around to do what they want? How can someone be so selfish? I don't understand that thought process one has to go through to think that it is perfectly fine to make everyone's lives miserable.

Why is it someone you always count on the most? Where burning bridges isn't an option because in some respects they're helping you out. How do you stand up for yourself? Do you cut all ties and convince yourself things will be better in the end even if they aren't right off the bat? Or do you wait to see if conditions improve? The weird purgatory you end up in is where the feelings converge and become more vicious.

I can't help the situation. My family is ripping apart from my dad, and it's all his fault. I don't know what I can do to convey to him how much mental pain he's conflicted on everyone, but more particularly on one person.

I guess I could just tell him how I feel.

But then, wouldn't he have to be a caring person for that to make any difference? wouldn't he have to care that I feel mistreated and betrayed for that to work?

My Dad evidently doesn't care. All he wants to do is punish us and teach us a lesson.
I'll be happy to go back to school and never have to see him again.


It hurts me to say that.

The Way I See It # 289

I'm addicted to Bloc Party's "Mercury"

Though MFR gives it a "C", I really like the song. Maybe because I've never really listened to Bloc Party except for a couple other songs. Whatever, I really like it.

GET IT

The Way I See it #288

There's a interesting article about Impassive Bystanders. Read the article, its both sad and truthful.


When I was in Algebra II at Madison a kid in my class fell out of his chair and had a grandmal seizure. Out of the whole class no one did anything. The substitute didn't do anything. We all just stared because we thought it was a joke at first, but it wasn't. I remember saying "Someone hold his head! He's going to hit his head." and someone said, "Why don't you?"

The Way I See It # 287

I SHOULD be asleep because Sidney and I are venturing into the City tomorrow to see the Holocaust Museum. I'm excited. I've heard that exhibits are incredibly sad and striking, but I've never been. A note for Sid if he reads this: it is free admission, I was wrong! So that should be fun.

Later tomorrow night I'll be visiting Emma and having dinner at her place to eat and catch up. I'm looking forward to it. I always liked Emma, as I have said about a million times, and catching up should be fun. I trust she won't put on an Intervention about you-know-who, but I expect lots of questions, and I plan to give honest answers. I'm glad we're not going out because I'm sort of low on available monetary means.

Tonight I joined Sid and Julian and watched "Tron". I actually really liked it. I liked the look, I liked the costumes, I liked Jeff Bridges, it was good! I thought it was funny to see a movie about computer programs, who would have thought? My dad would probably love that movie.

now I should really sleep. If I take any picture of the museum, I'll put them up, but I don't think it would be appropriate to take photos, so maybe not...

before I go, I forgot to mention. That car accident Sid and I were in six months ago? I got a phone call from my insurance company telling me the case was still open because the man who's car I hit is now having accident-related surgery! I can't believe this. first of all I hope the guy is alright, but I can't believe six months later he's getting surgery. I won't even talk about the possibility of a lawsuit. I'm not really worried. It's probably minor, and my insurance will cover part of it. then it will be finally done with.

Do you ever stare at the screen so long that you get the spins?

The Way I See It # 286

I'm going to work in about an hour, and I don't know whether to pack a dinner or not. I sometimes pack a lean cuisine for dinner, but I can't lie, those things just aren't enough food. But I don't want to spend money at the mall.

I got paid yesterday (YES). And now I am quite better off financially than I have been in the recent past (obviously). Now I have the great challenge of convincing my dad to buy the furniture I need, while I pay for the things that I don't. It's going to be a hectic month of August. I head for RVA the weekend of the 8th, where I will begin the monumental effort to make my apartment a comforting place to live. I'm thinking of having a party, but I'm not sure if I'll have the funds for such a shindig. PLUS my landlord shares a wall with me (fuck!). But he'll be moving out soon, I hope a nice family with children will move in so I can babysit and make money.

I went to target to scope out prices and the everyday stuff I'll need. Their cooking ware, knives, pots, toasters, microwaves, etc. are all relatively cheap, so I'm excited that the item won't blow my budget. What's my budget? I have no idea yet, but I plan to save part of my savings for myself. My original plan was to have a nest egg with which to buy clothing, food, and anything I want during my sophomore year. I hate it when things don't go as planned, which is more often than not I should think.

Thursday night Sid and I are working roughly the same hours, and after our shifts end we will be seeing "The Dark Knight" at the midnight showing. I am very excited.

I'm going to go now and try to enjoy myself before I have to go back to work. Thank god I'm not closing tonight. yesterday the store was completely torn apart by overheated consumers looking for a way to cool off. In the end it was their pocket books that were burning. I don't understand this need for material things in a recession (says the girl who must furnish her apartment in the next 4 weeks). Do these people really need to be redoing their bathroom? Do you NEED that new mailbox with all appropriate house numbers? And does one really need five bottles of leather cleaner? The need for towels is so great that I can't compute how much lint all of the towels will shed together. Enough to make you think my pants are white (They are black).

I don't mind retail, but it's a bitch. And it's Tysons. That's the problem. Most People that shop at Tysons are conceited, rich, overbearing housewives from Mclean who have nothing better to do than buy 6 panels of $300 draperies for their laundry room.

ew-ick.