Goodbyes

So this week I have been really busy so I don't really have any interesting or unusual events to report (although I did have a fun reunion with some of my amazing study abroad friends). In fact this week has been a marathon of writing. I've written 3 essays, an internship application, a church talk, and I still have a paper to finish (which I'm neglecting to write this blog entry). I think I'm starting to think in narration form, and not in the fun J.D. from scrubs way (and also not the oh-so-contemplative Meredith from Grey's Anatomy way, thank goodness).

I also managed to watch some TV this week. Aside from my usual dose of Psych (I'm slowly but surely working through DVDs) and my weekly fix of 30 Rock, I caught Conan's last episode of the tonight show. I don't usually watch the tonight show, but I'd been seeing lots of clips from the late night drama going on between Conan and Jay Leno and was interested to see how he finished off his run on the tonight show. I loved his farewell speech (Watch it here). He was full of gratitude and really finished the show in the best way possible. The last part of his speech really impressed me.

"All I ask is one thing... Please do not be cynical. I hate cynicism. For the record it's my least favorite quality. It doesn't lead anywhere. Nobody in life gets exactly what they thought they were going to get. But if you work really hard and you're kind, amazing things will happen. I'm telling you, amazing things will happen, I'm telling you it's just true."

What a great way to say goodbye, I can't wait to see what he does next.


Currently: Content and sleepy

Betrayal of Flavio

This weekend my roommate and I went to a play called the Betrayal of Flavio (put on by BYU). The play was an example of Commedia dell'arte , a type of Italian theatre that involves wearing masks and incorporating improvisation. I had never been to a play like this before and it was a lot of fun. I didn’t realize how much they involved the audience. The actors asked questions to the audience, pulled people on stage, borrowed hats, and got up and climbed into the seats surrounding the stage. One character even borrowed my purse for awhile (He also told me my hair was curly like a never ending flower, lol). My favorite character was the old man (his name was pantalone or something like that). The girl playing him was great at improvisation. Plus she had a really good old man’s voice.

Currently: hoping snow doesn’t come to Provo today

Catching up

So I spent the first week of school reading syllabi, buying supplies, and watching movies. Most of these are already out on DVD (my friend has a clearplay so we had fun with that), but I did see one movie that's in the actual theaters right now. Anyway, I thought I'd do some quick movie reviews on a few of my favorites of the week.

District 9- Despite all the cgi and crazy looking creatures, it seemed believable. They did a great job of meshing together the aliens with the real people. I also like how they threw some humor in amongst all the drama and action. My favorite character was the baby alien (Christopher's Son).

Adam- A quirky love story in which one of the couple, Adam, has aspergers. I don't know too much about aspergers, but you don't really need to know anything about the condition to watch the movie. Sometimes their relationship seems to be a little far fetched, but for the most part it stuck together and the whole thing was interesting to watch. Funny moments too. Harlan(Adam's father's friend) is one of the best characters. He can come and give me no nonsense life advice any day.

Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus- There were a thousand things going on in this movie, but I loved it. And that's not just because of the big name actors (although it was fun to see Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp, Jude Law, and Colin Farell all in the same movie). In fact one of my favorite performances was from Andrew Garfield, who played Anton. It was just fun to try and figure the whole thing out.I mean, Imaginarium was definitely trippy, but it kept you engaged and drawn in the whole time. Plus visually it's just nice to watch.

Where the wild things are- The message of this movie is fairly obvious and simple, but I liked it. It was fun to see everything through the eyes of a child in a non- overly-bubbly-animated way. Oh and Max Records is just adorable.

Currently: Happy to see all my Provo friends
Currently listening to: Far, Regina Spektor and Sainthood, Tegan and Sara