in lieu of lecture...

Now, parents reading, don't worry. I didn't skip class to sit on my computer: the English department cancelled my class so that we could attend a lecture in a series dedicated to the former department head who died. I elected not to attend, since I don't want to listen for two hours to someone approach McCain and Obama's biographies as literature. Blah. I'm tired of politics. Lindsay and I have decided that it is the WORST idea to take Political Science in a semester where there'll be an election. Dumb.

It's been a rather slow week, which is pleasant, until this morning in lab. Some genius decided to make us do two complete labs in one sitting. We were less than thrilled. My group and I were done first (duh, being the only group that wasn't all fish) and we finished five minutes after class was over. Gah x 2. What a morning. Luckily it was and is beautiful outside so I can't complain at all. I'm debating wrapping this up real quick now that the trash truck has come by and sitting out in my newly painted chairs and just enjoying the weather with Wicked.

So I've got a film recommendation for all you Jimmy Stewart lovers: It's called Harvey and it's the sweetest, most endearing movie I've ever seen. I think the picture itself just gives you a little snippet. I'm not going to give too much away though, because it is, after all, something I think some of my readers would be interested in. It's on TCM today. Try and catch it!

Finally (well, almost), I borrowed Season 1 of 'Gossip Girl' from one of my friends, and I like it, surprisingly. I don't think it's the best thing ever filmed, but for mindless (totally), complete entertainment, it'll fit the bill. I have to say, I hate Blake Livley's character. Whiney... I actually only like three of the characters: Mr. "I'm Chuck Bass," Blair Waldorf and Vanessa, the main man's spunky ex-girlfriend/current best friend. I have to say, I'm not going to worry about it if I miss an episode or something, but I will sit and enjoy it if it's on from now on. I like it so much better than the stuff that's comparable. I've heard that a lot of people who like 'Gossip Girl' also really like 'The Hills.' Well, I don't. I think the only reason I can watch 'Gossip Girl' is because they're actors playing a part. Those girls on 'The Hills' really are that shallow. Also, Joel McHale is right, why do I need to sit and watch two blondes eat lunch and chew for 5 minutes? I don't. I can't think of anything on TV I like LESS than 'The Hills.' Give me 'The Girls Next Door' any day for ditzy blondes, at least they don't take themselves seriously and don't think they hung the moon.

Finally, and really, truly finally, I love my English Professor. He sent us an email not fifteen minutes ago berating the use of excessive exclamation points. I love it. I have to admit, I hate seeing this:

"...is stressing out about this weekend!!!"

"...trying to make her new apartment home!!!"

"...rock and roll there is a positive learning enviornment!!!" <-- not my spelling mistake.

Gah again. He says that the excessive use of the exclamation is a marker of the uneducated, that the assumption that needing more than one exclamation point seems to insinuate that the user is not aware that one has sufficient impact on paper. Also, he points out that you will never, ever, ever see a paper written for a journal that contains more than one at the end of a sentence, if any at all. He goes further, saying that anyone who uses more than one exclamation is obviously not the student for him, and he hopes that people who do this do not get into institutions of higher learning of the caliber of Texas A&M. I have to say, the three examples used came from students not at notable schools, and I had two more examples that I did not share from people who had trouble in junior college. Thus, I believe him, I embrace his idea and from hence forth, I vow to keep my exclamation use to one, if that. I don't want my exclamation usage to be a mark of ignorance. How horrid.

That's it for this week. I hope to have good news to post and share with everyone soon. I have to wait for Zach's okay, though, and for everything to be settled. I'm very excited to officially announce our news, but you know... waiting on Zach so it could take a while.