Currently Watching Rent (Widescreen 2-Disc Special Edition) see related

Edit: Wait, there is a guy I do want to go with? And hes an asian hottie? haha. This thing better be fun, damnit. I'm not wearing one of those "backless stick to your boobs" bras for a cruddy night.

Currently Watching Crash (Widescreen Edition) see related

Distractions from life are great.

I've had some stupid things I want to vent. A protected post coming up soon.

Speaking of venting, I think there is a point to which the word "honor" becomes too engrained into our damn lives. This goes back to the incident that our band director announced that he would be calling a meeting with the principle in order to discuss this incident of "cheating." This "cheating" would involve a student writing answers on a dry erase board to a questionaire about this movie (something about Juliard, it was interesting) we were supposed to watch while the director, Mr. Kraus was out of town. 
     #1:  It is band. It's not an academic class. Don't beat everyone's butt because you feel that Country Day integrity has been compromised. They don't cheat when it comes to actual grades.
     #2:  Don't give me some freakin' lecture on how much "the students disappointed you" because they did not take credit for their own work while you gave us freaggin' busy work. Oh, and then when you get back act like this video meant a lot to you. If it was that important, you should have at least been in class and told us that you wanted to discuss the Juliard crap. 
     #3:  The people that rephrased what the person said get away with "cheating" (that's how he figured out who cheated, with the help of the sub watching in the background) or those just didn't turn a paper in (like me, because I watched the movie and liked it, but I didn't get specific names) aren't gonna get punished (well, except for the "test grade"). Then again, it is band.

Sometimes its like, yea ok so that was stupid. But give the freshmen kids a break, they were lazy. So lesson learned, just like the Boys Soccer Team: Don't get caught.

Good: Ricky called. Spring Break is so far away.
Bad: Everything else. Getting beat by this beast freshman player. But I *heart* Rachel.

        On this last note, I shall say that I know this is Texas and it happened like over a month ago, but my dad bought the "National Championship" DVD of the Longhorns winning the Rose Bowl and it made me depressed and sad. Yea, I know I rooted for USC, but they did remind me of Girls Basketball. The way how that was Matt Leinhart's last year, and he was trying for his 3rd consecutive championship, and how Leinhart had a fabulous game.. But it was still lost. In 19 seconds. One thing, one mistake, one person changed the whole experience. I miss Basketball season.

Review of Crash: ((Film about racism in Los Angeles) Sorry if I ruin it for you):
       Opening line: "It's the sense of touch. In any real city, you walk, you know? You brush past people, people bump into you. In L.A., nobody touches you. We're always behind this metal and glass. I think we miss that touch so much, that we crash into each other, just so we can feel something."
       It's one of those, "I can't believe the bastard just harassed that woman" and then "he ends up saving her life" type movies. It's not cliche or overdramatic. It's real. Some of the stereotypes that white people have against black, mexican, asian, indian people (and most definately vice versa) happens. This movie shows that people are just so used to their own lives, their own problems and interactions that they don't ever get over their prejudices.

Interesting quotes from movie:

- "Look around! You couldn't find a whiter, safer or better lit part of this city. But this white woman sees two black guys, who look like UCLA students, strolling down the sidewalk and her reaction is blind fear. I mean, look at us! Are we dressed like gangbangers? Do we look threatening? No. Fact, if anybody should be scared, it's us: the only two black faces surrounded by a sea of over-caffeinated white people, patrolled by the triggerhappy LAPD. So, why aren't we scared?"
- "Because we have guns?"
- "You could be right."

- " ... and it was my fault because I knew it was gonna happen. But if a white person sees two black men walking towards her and she turns and walks away, she's a racist, right? Well I got scared and I didn't do anything and ten seconds later I had a gun in my face. Now I am telling you, your amigo in there is going to sell our key to one of his homies and this time it would be really fucking great if you acted like you gave a shit!"

- "It's about time you realise what it's like to be black."
- "Oh, and you're talking about being black? The closest you ever came to being black, Cameron, was watching the Cosby Show."
- "Well, at least I didn't watch it with the rest of the equestrian team."

- "Ahh! Oh, my God. What the hell is wrong with you people? Uh-uh! Don't talk to me unless you speak American!"

- "They think we're Arab. When did Persian become Arab?"

Currently Listening Music from The O.C.: Mix 1 By Various Artists We Used to Be Friends see related

My dad is back in town. He's been gone for about... 4 months or so becuase of work in Cuba. They're watching Crash. I'm gonna see that this weekend. And that's what I have in store.. Watching Oscar nominated movies at my house..Yea.

I went over to Maddie's and Simone's for Valentine's Day. Good food. Good people. I am going to miss those people so much. It hasn't really hit me that some of the best and funniest and most extertaining people I have ever met will be gone in a mere 13 weeks. I mean, the atomosphere is blah but when you get right down to it, having conversations about how Mr. Cordell was a huge bully and had parents that were a nun and a brother in the church or about how Mr. Dickey's mom dropped out of college 'casue she was "knoecked up" never ceases to make me laugh.

You know what's worse than being alone for Valentine's Day? Thinking that you would rather settle than be with someone that you really want to be around. Yea sure its not fair that everyone always has someone around these times, but its better off the way it is now. You are fine. It meant/ means nothing. Don't make that mistake again.

Man, so I just got out of church.. Sang some songs, got closer to Jesus, and I realized.. I was never really guilty for being me. So last post was just a musing, and since these are made on Sunday night, I have church musings on my mind. Lol. Even though some of my church friends and I were sharing pick up lines, and the guys were impressed when I came up with the “If you and I were squirrels could I bust a nut in your hole?” line. Haha, I actually stole that from some website, but I can't seem to remember it..

Oh goodie! I went to McDonalds and got this awesome toy for Mr. Cordell because he has these old playtoy things in order to teach us “physics” and it was really great. Yea. Maybe its funny ‘cause I’m a nerd.

Tennis is starting soon.. Might want to start this thing called “working out.” Managers did this Taebo lunging, punching, boot camp stuff and I sweat like a man.

So on Friday I went to Aerosmith for free, so it was awesome for me. (Man, that Ted Nuggent, what a hottie.) Even though I sat by someone I had never met before (Bob Peterson, roommate of Jill’s boyfriend Dan), but he was cool and not a creep. He was actually kinda funny in that, “Let’s go to Hooters and I’m a film student from Idaho” kind of way..

Saturday night Karen ditched me and left me with Franks and Richie. Mistake #1. haha. No just kidding. Then add a trip to Spencer’s. Think about it.. hahaha.

Confirmation this Sunday! Come biatches! Sunday, 4:00 p.m. at St. Bart’s before the Superbowl if I don’t give you an official invite. Reception at Melinda’s. Come one, come all. I love how I just offered up my friends houses. Such a great friend I am.