Reminiscing Summer

So I'm sitting here, sick, watching The Crucified, written and directed by Wojtek Stypko, starring yours truly and others, thinking about the coming week.

It's my last week at ACU, and it marks a transition for me. Whatever I decide to do next (a&m, tech, or spend a couple semesters at home), I can't escape the fact that I'm getting older and pretty soon I'm going to have make some committed decisions.

I'm figuring out just how quickly a lifetime passes. I'm 20 years old, no longer a teenager, and so far, my life is utterly unremarkable. I'm still trying to discover what makes someone successful and what the purpose of all this is. 

If you have any ideas, let me know. 

In other news, I am 4 finals away from summer. I honestly cannot wait to be back in the working world. Not only would I like to be productive again, but I don't like living on handouts from my parents. And of course, summer is my favorite season.

Driving around in a topless Jeep or hanging out by the pool; I wish it was summer all year long.

I don't have much else to say, other than to recommend a cd that I have gotten into lately.

Check it out.... The Odd Couple

by Gnarls Barkley

EDIT: Sike. I love living off handouts from my parents. 

TIME's Top 10 Revamped

In honor of reading Time's top tens of 2008, I have decided to post my own top lists, though they will probably end up top 15. But not of 2008, just of anytime. In other news...

- I have a 10 page research paper draft due monday night, and I haven't gotten much done. 

- Harper (incoming nephew) is in his last few days in the womb. I can tell he's smart, he wanted to stay in as long as possible. 

- I am hoping the next few weeks speed by in a blur; class and homework are becoming intolerable.

Now on to the lists.....

Books

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by JK Rowling

2. Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

3. Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

4. The Assassins of Tamurin by SD Tower

5. Fountainhead by Ayn Rand

6. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

7. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini 

8. The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown

9. The Giver by Lois Lowry

10. Perks of Being a Wallflower by Steven Chbosky

11. Catcher in the Rye by JD Salinger

12. The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien

13. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

14. The Celestine Prophecy by James Redfield

15. Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

Movies

1. Casino Royale

2. The Matrix

3. Pride and Prejudice (the new one)

4. Empire Records

5. The Breakfast Club

6. Little Miss Sunshine

7. Wicker Park

8. Tristan and Isolde

9. Garden State

10. King Arthur

11. Seven Pounds

12. The Royal Tenenbaums

13. Return of the King (Extended)

14. Contact

15. The Patriot

16. Juno

17. Dazed and Confused

Albums

1. Hooked on Classics Collection - The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

2. A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

3. Girls and Boys - Ingrid Michaelson

4. The All-American Rejects - The All-American Rejects

5. Hot Fuss - The Killers

6. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out - Panic! At The Disco

7. Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True - Fair to Midland

8. Chariot - Gavin DeGraw

9. Give Up - The Postal Service

10. Transatlanticism - Death Cab for Cutie 

11. Room Noises - Eisley

12. Legend Remastered - Bob Marley

13. Hail to the Thief - Radiohead

14. Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance

15. Escape - Enrique Iglesias

Well if that isn't an insight into my personality, I dunno what is. Anyway, enjoy. If you haven't partaken in something on these lists, I would highly recommend it. 

Currently Listening: A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay

Currently Reading: Emma by Jane Austen

Saturdays in Abilene

It's Saturday (hopefully you picked that up from the post title) in good ol' Abilene. Today, I have decided to do as little as possible. So far, I am succeeding.

I woke up at 2 today, fully intending to be awake at 9 AM in order to do some community service that I am entirely lacking. For Presidential, I'm required to do 15 hours, and I have failed to start that yet. I'd like to get it over with, but I'm also lacking the motivation to just suck it up and go do it.

Earlier this week (Tuesday) I went to Dyess Air Force Base to get fingerprinted for my new job, which turned out to be a job that I am not taking. The fingerprinting/paperwork process could have taken up to two months, so since I am going home for the summer, I decided not to mess with it. But the base was awesome. And it was so big. And the fingerprinting wasn't bad either; I was expecting to have ink all over my fingers when I got back, but since they did it electronically, I didn't have to wash my hands multiple times. So now I'm just trying to decide if getting a wal-mart or fast food job for a month would be worth it. 

I recently got an iPhone, and I am amazed at all the apps. We switched to AT&T from Sprint, and really we should have done it much sooner. I actually get service now no matter where I am, and of course, who can live without an iPhone. But seriously, it is awesome and so convenient, even at the price of feeling like I'm endorsing ACU conformity (the anti-endorsing ideology the reason behind buying a north face motorcycle jacket instead of the typical black one haha). 

Probably the most important topic in my blog today, is that I am soon to be an uncle. My sister's due date for my incoming nephew is April 4th, three days before my birthday, but thankfully, he is apparently ready to vacate the womb. Wouldn't want him to be born too close to my birthday and have my family completely forget it about it. :) I can already tell the random gifts from the parents will be far fewer in wake of the first grandchild. As ridiculous as my parents are most of the time, they have exceeded themselves in their grandparent name choices: D-Mac and Gigi. Hilarious ... but you would probably have to know my parents; always a good time.

I actually got tired and/or fell asleep at a decent time last night; hopefully, this will start a trend that will eliminate my insomnia. Too bad it is too late to stay in tumbling, my 10 AM MWF class. I had to drop it last week. I didn't really need it anyway. 

The warmer weather in Texas this past week has increased my excitement for summer. It was already my favorite time of year; now its close arrival is just making me frustrated with school. haha.  I am getting very restless to be out of class. I look forward to spending my days lifeguarding and eating snowcones instead of writing papers and taking chemistry tests.

Well, that's about

 it for today. I was considering being deep and broaching the subject of the tenth dimension, but we'll save that for another day.

Currently Reading

Beowolf

by Seamus Heaney

Spring Break!

So i'm on spring break this week.

well... it's wednesday, so my spring break is half over.

Friday, once I was officially on break, I went to 

College Station to stay with some friends that go to Texas A&M.

I had a great weekend, but I'm glad that I'm home now (I got back to Sulphur last night).

It's good to be back with the fam and eatin some good ol' Tamolly's tex-mex (now called Juan Pablo's)

So an interesting thing, I applied to be an extra on an Angelina Jolie movie being filmed in Abilene called Salt. The casting directors emailed me today requesting a headshot and for me to make an actor/model profile. Pretty sweet. 

I also finally got the job at Dyess Air Force Base, as long as i pass my background check...

Well.. there's not much else I am going to be doing this week except watching a bunch of movies, reading, and hangin out alot. Well that's it... no deep post this time. 

Trivia!

Currently Reading:

The Watchmen Graphic Novel

by Alan Moore

Currently Watching:

Lost

on ABC

My First Post

So.... welcome, I guess.I'm new to the blogging world, but I feel like it's just a skip and a jump away from talking.

...and I'm pretty good at that.

I'm not sure what I believe, I'm not the most eloquent, and I certainly don't have the most interesting life, but I decided that some of it deserves to be documented, and this could potentially be an adequate outlet.

Now, even though I don't know what all I believe, I have a lot of ideas, and even more thoughts. 

So you are invited to be part of the audience to my world, my thoughts, my ideas, and my days. 

Perhaps this is an enjoyable, enlightening first post.

Also, I'll share the trivial likes, dislikes, and currently's that thread my days; this section could be very boring or perhaps your favorite part. :)

Currently listening to Begin to Hope by Regina Spektor

Currently reading The Tao of Pooh by Benjamin Hoff