I'm putting out my own currency

Sometimes I model.

middle-school vampires

Last night I went to see Let the Right One In. It's a skillfully crafted movie about a twelve year old boy who inadvertently falls in love with a vampire has been at that same age... for a while. The film is horrifyingly gruesome but incredibly heartwarming... complete with necks being snapped, limbs being torn and thrown, a little girl gushing blood from all facial extremities... but also a prepubescent boy and girl begin to "go steady," share in their first (bloody) first kiss, and teach each other how to get along in a world so hard to understand.

"The Right One" is a Swedish film. I always wonder after seeing movies with subtitles how much more I would have enjoyed it if I were able to watch and understand it in its original tongue. I mean, even my favorite American movies just would not be the same without being able to understand tones of voice and different inflections... for me, those things are very often what make or break a movie. So it's always fascinating when I thoroughly enjoy a movie even when all I can do is read the dialogue silently.

plans for 2009

Oh hi! I haven't really told anyone this yet, and I probably won't, at least not until I've actually sent in an application, but... my current plan is to return to UML in September 2009 as an English major with a concentration in Writing. I could only put it off for so long, but I guess that was always what I would inevitably do. I'm out of practice writing, I need to take some classes at the very least for the sake of getting back into the swing of things!

Also, I'm probably going to go to California in February or March, and I'm going to Haiti in April. Hopefully Europe will come sometime in the Summer. There's still time to figure that one out.

I started reading Dracula about a month ago, and I still haven't finished. I read half of it within a week, and then I just put it down and haven't picked it up again. I feel kind of guilty about it. It's just not exciting. Sorry, Dad.

an oldie but a goodie

happy new year!

It's 2009! It's so weird to think that it was nine whole years ago that the whole Y2K thing took place... remember that?? Everyone was so freaked out about what was going to happen... and here we are, nine years later.

I've experienced a LOT of changes in the past year. I had an infinite number of good times, a bunch of bad ones, but came out of the bad ones stronger and smarter. I graduated from Middlesex, worked a lot, got my heart broken a couple times, made friends, lost friends, strengthened friendships, and learned SO much. It may not have been the easiest or most pleasant year yet, but it was certainly an educational experience and I'm glad I lived through it.

Now for this year... I have high hopes. I hope to do some travel, cling tight to my friends, and... shh... don't tell anyone. Maybe I'll go back to school. I kind of realized that the people who say "it's okay, college isn't for everyone" are flat-out lying and hoping that by encouraging me to stay out of school, they will in turn increase their own chances at getting a high-paid job. I may not ever enjoy college, but I think it's something I might have to get through in order to be a normal and respectable... and well-paid adult. I'm going to see Kenny Chesney on August 15! I am possibly going back to Haiti in April, and hopefully I'll be headed to CA before then.

I hope it's a good year. We shall see.