George Clooney for President?

I saw The Ides of March over the weekend. It's really good. I'm so excited. I think it's safe to say that this movie marks the beginning of Oscar Season....YAAAAAAAAY!! I love when the good movies come out, and when there is a movie you want to see coming out every weekend. I personally am very behind in the movies I want to see, as well as an ever-expanding Netflix Queue. Anyways, this movie was really fantastic. I'm not normally a fan of political thrillers (i.e Manchurian Candidate). A lot of them go over my head to begin with, and then they're just not really thrilling. Ides of March was truly suspenseful. It was interesting how suspenseful it was considering the fact that the stakes aren't really tangible. I was totally invested in the story the whole time. So much so that I was ready to bunch my ballot to make Mike Morris our next president. Seriously though, he had some great ideas...and George Clooney was a great face for the campaign. (Clooney/Gosling 2016?? Just a thought).
Okay, I don't know if I've ever given full credit to Ryan Gosling in the past, but this is me jumping on the bandwagon. He is AMAZING. And what's better: he's YOUNG. We are going to be experiencing his awesomeness for a long time coming. It's so weird that he was in The Notebook (A mediocre movie at best, in my opinion. Feel free to boo and hiss), and then he was in Lars and the Real Girl, and now he is in this mainstream, hollywood powerhouse of a movie. Not only that, he was awesome in it. Right in stride with all the veterans around him, outshining a few. He was nominated for an Oscar a few years ago, but had no chance. I seriously think he has a good chance. I know it's a little early to call it, but whatever. Rest of the cast was great. Let's face it, has George Clooney ever performed badly in a movie? I will say that the movie used just the right amount of Paul Giamatti. He's really talented and I like him, but I really can't stand to listen to him speak for very long.

50/50

Last week I saw 50/50, and I loved it!! It was way funnier than I was expecting and also not nearly as sad as I was expecting, both very good things. I loved how it wasn't some super depressing movie about cancer, as many movies featuring cancer are. One thing that bothered me throughout the movie was that he was SO unemotional about it. I am an emotion junkie of sorts, and I was kind of let down by his reaction. That being said, all of his lack of emotion made when he actually did break down even that much more heartbreaking. I thought Joseph Gordon-Levitt was perfect. His emotional range was great. Going from absolutely nothing to completely losing it-- which is what is expected of him. I also thought the movie was funny in all the right parts. It wasn't inappropriate and when the situation called for serious conversation, that's what there was. At the same time, it was extremely funny. 

The cast was absolutely amazing. Like I've already said, Joseph Gordon-Levitt was fantastic, and a great choice by the casting director. I'm excited to see him be in more movies; he's really underrated and super talented. I hope that this movie helps him get even more parts. Everyone was really good. It was good to see Angelica Houston. I can't believe how good she looks! She's got to be at least, AT LEAST, 60. Bryce Dallas Howard was good, too. Who knew she was good at playing the bitch? I will say that I'm getting a little sick of Seth Rogen playing the same person over and over again. I mean, he is hilariously funny, but I would just like to see him do something different. 

Master Procrastinator

I'm putting off working on my 3-4 page paper thats due Monday. I haven't even started it. Bad News Bears. Anyways, since I last posted, I have been extremely busy. Which is both good and bad. On Sunday, I had a sorority class/meeting and they told us all the stuff we have to do for the new member process. There is tons to do...All while working and going to school and hanging with Carl. Needless to say, it's definitely overwhelming. And on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, I was definitely feeling the pressure. Mini anxiety attack to the point of tears on Wednesday. I talked to my mom and my big, Ashley, about it, and as of right now I'm feeling better about the whole thing.

After my class on Sunday, I went to hang out with people from work. I had SUCH a great time. I can't wait to do it again. There's so much stuff I want to do and just not enough time in the day.

Lately, I've been thinking about the past couple years of my life. It might have a lot to do with my Screenwriting assignment, but whatever. I've been thinking about how sometimes, I would still like to go back to how things were. Even though it was over a year ago. And it bothers me that I still think that. I don't think about it very often, but just lately it's been creeping into my mind. Another thing that bothers me is that I. STILL. CARE. What the hell is wrong with me?? I need to stop it. Seriously. I don't know why I care because it's obviously not reciprocated. And I don't know why I care because right now, I am happier and more well adjusted than I ever have been. I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. I'm doing well in school, making my own friends and maintaining my old ones, and I got out of Bloomington. I am way better off. And I wish these feelings would just be gone for good. I'm done with them.  And I'm going to be dramatic on this one and sum this up with a lyric.

"You can take back your memories, they're no good to me"

I'm Never Touching Another Person Again

.... This is my residual feeling from watching Contagion. I finally got to see that movie last night, and it was awesome! It was completely terrifying. How much everyone panicked, how fast the disease spread, everything about it. What I think was the scariest thing about it is how real it felt. Like this was actually happening. The film brought up things that you don't normally think about; at least things I haven't ever thought about. For example, I never thought about how long it takes to actually make a vaccine, or how it is decided who gets said vaccine first. Or how drug companies make billions of dollars off of panics like that. I also never thought about the panic that would spread in a situation. But that would definitely happen.
There were a lot of shots of just people's hands touching various things. I would say that those parts were freaking me out the most. There was a part when they were trying to find the origin of the disease, and they just kept showing Gwyneth Paltrow touching things and people. *Shiver* It's weird to think of such a deadly disease spreading through things we touch. One thing that really bothered me about the whole movie was that there were these minute to two minute long overly soundtracked sections. There was no dialog, just very loud, intense music playing, and shots of people talking over a conference table. It just seemed like dead airtime to me. Not good. I would say that that is about my only complaint though. This movie was completely riveting and absolutely terrifying.

Photo-Heavy Post: The Makeover!

First view in the house

Dropped off my dad at the airport today. So that means....THE WORK IS DONE! I took pictures to show all that we did, plus my new place with all my stuff in it.  Cool. It's kind of hard to appreciate exactly how different the old place looks in these pictures, but trust me, this is leaps and bounds above how it used to be.

Old Place Before

Lots of Hard Work Paid Off

Kitchen (Floors are the biggest deal)

Living Room

New Place Before

Entrance Way (My portfolio pictures on the wall)

Desk Area

 

My Bedroom

I don't know how this can get harder.

Carl and I painting under the stairs

It's hard to convey how busy I've been and the amount of stress I've been under these past two weeks. That's why I haven't written. I picked my dad up from the airport last Monday, and we have been working nonstop ever since. My entire old place needed to be painted, re-carpeted, and deep, deep, cleaned. That is a big place, and every wall needed two coats of paint. So it's basically been painting all day every day. On top of that, plus school, work, and my sorority, I have moved into my new apartment. I am so overwhelmed it's unbelievable. I was naive enough to think that once I was out of that place, most, if not all, of my problems would be solved. NOPE. I don't quite exactly know where to start. I guess there's no need to bore you with talk of painting, so I guess I'll just get into my move.

Since my dad got here, we had been taking a few boxes over each night, so by Friday (when the movers came) all they would have to do is get the real furniture. I also had it set up so that the electricity would be turned on by the time we got there, and the cable people would come that day so I could have internet and have everything in order. Great plan, right? Well, I thought so. But we walked in Friday morning with the movers (85 degrees already, at 8:30 am) and the power was not on. No AC, no nothing. So I called, was on hold for an hour, and they told me it couldn't be turned on today because I had to pay a deposit. No one told me about any deposit when I ordered the service. It couldn't be turned on until Monday, the next business day, if I payed my deposit. So I payed my deposit on Saturday, figuring that any day over the weekend would have the next business day be on Monday. So I came here on Monday, power still not on. They can't turn it on until Tuesday because I didn't pay the deposit before 5pm on Friday. Once again, NO ONE told me that. So I was without power for 4 days so I couldn't stay here.

Then Carl had to go to the vet the other night, which cost me 200 dollars to find out he has allergies and the noise he was making was normal. Then I bombed my geology test. Then, this morning, my bike was gone. Now the cable guy is having a hard time getting my cable to work. Something is wrong with the utility line he says. It's just so great to be me right now. I swear I have the worst luck, and I don't even know why.

All of this is really starting to get to me. I've been really cry-y and irritable lately. I'm just so stressed. I don't want my dad to leave. I feel like him being here is going to make me more homesick after he leaves. But I guess I'll get over it. My dad being here has been pretty great. I have enjoyed having company. Like I said, I don't want him to leave. I will say that it has been a pretty great feeling to be able to unpack all of my stuff. At first, I was overwhelmed, but I've gotten through all of it all by myself. All that's left is to put things in the bathroom where they're supposed to be, and hang paintings and curtains. So not too much. Once everything is put together and clean, I'll put pictures up. Of the old place too so you can see what we got done. It looks a lot nicer.

A Real Update...

Things are going really well for me right now. Although I'm very stressed and super busy, things are finally starting to fall in to place.

Work is good. I have to close all the time, but I think I'm really getting the hang of things. Getting to know more and more of my coworkers. I'm finally starting to feel comfortable. It still feels so weird that I'm not at Morrissey. Like, when I'm at work, I'll say some of our inside jokes from home, and realize no one knows what I'm talking about. I always feel like I'm going to see everyone like tomorrow, and get sad when I realize that I am obviously not going to. The dynamic WHILE working is so different. I miss Morrissey a lot. I miss joking around the whole time. I try not to think about it. But I'm excited for when I go home and get to see them and hopefully pick up some shifts.

I guess I've got a few items of the latest news. First, I joined a sorority. I started going to rush events the Friday before last, and got inducted Saturday night. Its called Gamma Rho Lambda and it's an all-inclusive lesbian sorority. I really like it so far. We went to Ihop after induction and it was a lot of fun. Everyone is really nice and I really look forward to getting to know everyone and make some new friends on campus.
Next is that I got my new place. We closed last wednesday. I got the keys Saturday, and I can move in any time now. It was tiled, but they had to put carpet down. I don't know how much I've talked about that. But I love the carpet. I think more so than the tile. So that worked out. I'm actually picking my dad up from the airport tonight, and he's here to help me move all my stuff, and also to get this place i'm in now ready to be rented. We're going to repaint, put new carpet down, and really clean it up. There is a lot to do, and a lot of people to call. I'm glad Gene will be here to help me out. He's going to be here until the 23rd. It will help with some of the chaos.

School is going well for the most part. My geology class is like all online, and as you may or may not know, I don't have the Internet right now. So it's been hard to keep up with that class. I have to get it together. All of my other classes are going really well though. I got a 96% on my first sexuality test last week. I should get my grade for my paper really soon. I think I did well on that, too.

Basically, I've been very very busy. That's good though, I think. It makes me appreciate the time I have to myself at home alone instead of being lonely. All my downtime is spent with Carl. We are going to go to the nice dog park in Gilbert tomorrow with my dad. I try to take him with me any time I can. We went to Barbara's on Friday. I also went to the ASU game on Friday. It was an AMAZING game. We won in overtime. I went with my cousin Lori and my uncle Timmy. I'm really glad they invited me. We had amazing seats! Right on the 40 yard line, only 17 rows up. They were awesome. The whole experience has actually made me a fan again, I think. I'm excited to watch them play U of I on Saturday.

Anyway, all good things right now. Yaay!