Sunday, December 05, 2004
Just an update on my life
Another Saturday night, another night of sitting in my room getting brainwashed by lyrics. It's actually pretty startling how easy your way of thinking can be manipulated. I think that people have a need to relate. They hear some lyrics, or see a situation in a movie or on TV, and they'll twist and distort it until it matches their life. I know I do it all the time. Honestly, I think that's why horoscopes aren't put out of business. Anyway, here's a rundown of my current life:
Thanksgiving was decent...my mom made me get a haircut:-/
The Muse concert with my brother was awesome
This week has flown by, and things are going to be super busy until Thursday
I had an interview to be a TA for Engineering 145
I signed up for "Literature in Film" for next semester
Last night was crazy...it was nice to spend some time with my suitemates who I really haven't hung out with that much and who are leaving next semester
Being home was once again a "mixed feelings" kind of situation, to use the language of course evaluations. ('tis the season) My brother was out all the time hanging out with his friends, and it reminded me that I really don't have any friends at home. Basically, I decided that I have no reason to go back to Batavia ever. (other than seeing my parents occasionally) It's made me a bit worried about Christmas break actually. I don't think that I want to work, but I'm afraid that I'll just get depressed hanging out at home the whole time. My brother suggested we take a trip, and so now I'm looking into going to NYC either for New Year's or some other time over Christmas. There's tons of stuff to do, and I'd especially like to visit a few museums. It looks like I'm going to be a TA for ENGR 145 next semester, assuming nothing terrible happens. That'll be kinda fun and the money will be nice. On a whim I registered for a 6th class for next semester. I wanted to take "Understanding Movies" but it was filled up, so I decided to sign up for "Literature in Film" instead. It's an English class with an 8 person limit, and it looks like there's a scheduled viewing time every Tuesday night. I don't know if I'm going to keep the class, but it should be interesting to check out. Speaking of movies, I saw a delightful little film tonight. Coffee and Cigarettes was quite interesting. It was a series of 11 seemingly unrelated scenes of people having, well...coffee and cigarettes. What was cool about it though was how everything sort of tied together. If I remember correctly, there was a checkerboard in every scene, and a bunch of lines of dialog were repeated. Some of the scenes were serious, some were funny, but they were all intriguing. The acting was also superb, and it really conveyed the awkward tension of these everyday meetings. Lately I've been realizing that I haven't really spent that much time with my suitemates this semester. I kind of regret it now, especially since a bunch of them are leaving next semester. Last night and tonight I got to hang out with everyone for awhile, and I really enjoyed it. Who knows if I'll have any free time until Thursday. I've got to do my huge flight and orbital project and study for the final in that class, not to mention I have to get my senior project done, write a paper on it and present it, all by Wednesday. Next semester looks like it'll be busy too, especially if everything falls into place and I end up taking 6 classes, TA-ing, and being a IV leader. I'm looking forward to graduation, even though I'm still not sure what I'm going to be doing. I had a good conversation with Alex, my senior project grad student advisor last night about that sort of stuff. I guess you could say that I'm more willing to get a "real" job, knowing that it can be a temporary thing. I don't know though, I still want to look into some of my other really cool but not as practical options. After Thanksgiving though, I've pretty much decided that it's California or bust. Then again, only God knows where I'll end up. Take care everyone, hopefully I'll catch you sometime before I head home next weekend.
Current Mood: Good, but busy
Currently listening to: A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay
Last movie I saw: Coffee and Cigarettes
One line review: Very entertaining, good acting, I liked how it all tied together.
On a scale of 0-5 sucks (0 being the best): 1.0 sucks
Thanksgiving was decent...my mom made me get a haircut:-/
The Muse concert with my brother was awesome
This week has flown by, and things are going to be super busy until Thursday
I had an interview to be a TA for Engineering 145
I signed up for "Literature in Film" for next semester
Last night was crazy...it was nice to spend some time with my suitemates who I really haven't hung out with that much and who are leaving next semester
Being home was once again a "mixed feelings" kind of situation, to use the language of course evaluations. ('tis the season) My brother was out all the time hanging out with his friends, and it reminded me that I really don't have any friends at home. Basically, I decided that I have no reason to go back to Batavia ever. (other than seeing my parents occasionally) It's made me a bit worried about Christmas break actually. I don't think that I want to work, but I'm afraid that I'll just get depressed hanging out at home the whole time. My brother suggested we take a trip, and so now I'm looking into going to NYC either for New Year's or some other time over Christmas. There's tons of stuff to do, and I'd especially like to visit a few museums. It looks like I'm going to be a TA for ENGR 145 next semester, assuming nothing terrible happens. That'll be kinda fun and the money will be nice. On a whim I registered for a 6th class for next semester. I wanted to take "Understanding Movies" but it was filled up, so I decided to sign up for "Literature in Film" instead. It's an English class with an 8 person limit, and it looks like there's a scheduled viewing time every Tuesday night. I don't know if I'm going to keep the class, but it should be interesting to check out. Speaking of movies, I saw a delightful little film tonight. Coffee and Cigarettes was quite interesting. It was a series of 11 seemingly unrelated scenes of people having, well...coffee and cigarettes. What was cool about it though was how everything sort of tied together. If I remember correctly, there was a checkerboard in every scene, and a bunch of lines of dialog were repeated. Some of the scenes were serious, some were funny, but they were all intriguing. The acting was also superb, and it really conveyed the awkward tension of these everyday meetings. Lately I've been realizing that I haven't really spent that much time with my suitemates this semester. I kind of regret it now, especially since a bunch of them are leaving next semester. Last night and tonight I got to hang out with everyone for awhile, and I really enjoyed it. Who knows if I'll have any free time until Thursday. I've got to do my huge flight and orbital project and study for the final in that class, not to mention I have to get my senior project done, write a paper on it and present it, all by Wednesday. Next semester looks like it'll be busy too, especially if everything falls into place and I end up taking 6 classes, TA-ing, and being a IV leader. I'm looking forward to graduation, even though I'm still not sure what I'm going to be doing. I had a good conversation with Alex, my senior project grad student advisor last night about that sort of stuff. I guess you could say that I'm more willing to get a "real" job, knowing that it can be a temporary thing. I don't know though, I still want to look into some of my other really cool but not as practical options. After Thanksgiving though, I've pretty much decided that it's California or bust. Then again, only God knows where I'll end up. Take care everyone, hopefully I'll catch you sometime before I head home next weekend.
Current Mood: Good, but busy
Currently listening to: A Rush of Blood to the Head by Coldplay
Last movie I saw: Coffee and Cigarettes
One line review: Very entertaining, good acting, I liked how it all tied together.
On a scale of 0-5 sucks (0 being the best): 1.0 sucks
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