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Auuuuugh this is SO DIFFICULT. I have to write a response paper to a book we read for history, but the only sort of prompt we were given was "write your reaction" and "make sure it's college level." I hate analyzing stories in the first place, because I can't do it. My brain just does not work that way. So, all I keep coming up with is stupid, waste-of-space sentences. I have nothing of value to say because I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ADDRESSING.

Augh. This sucks. Technically I don't have to do it and I can write on the next book, sooo... maybe I should just do that.

I mean, it's a great book and all, but I feel like everything I have to say is up for psych discussion and not historical interest. Blech.

I very much enjoyed watching Sense and Sensibility today, mostly because Hugh Grant was not in most of it. I really can't stand him, for some reason. Also, it was really awesome and really weird seeing Hugh Laurie not be insane (though he was still snarky). It's funny, even though most Americans (including me) "know" him from House, I wasted way too much time online immediately after discovering A Bit of Fry and Laurie and laughing my ass off, so that's how I think of his character. Erm, yes. I think you'd have to have that state of mind and watch that movie to understand, maybe. It's a bit odd. But hooray for snark! I miss watching House. Also, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman are awesome.

Also, I just realized Gerard Butler is in the second Tomb Raider. I don't believe I yet posted why whole little spiel on Daniel Craig and Angelina Jolie (uh...yeah...it was supposed to go in my "epic post"), but suffice it to say I don't think I will ever watch those movies again without laughing and laughing and then laughing my ass off some more. Even though the first one rocked, and the second one was lame, it doesn't matter. I'm wondering, if they make a third one, how are they going to top it? who could possibly be more hilarious in the male lead role

Also, I'm going to go a bit off kilter today with the countdown. I guess it's just my nature, but somehow being an Indy fan I didn't go down the "I MUST HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE MOVIES OM NOM NOM" route, but rather the "hehehe let's collect odd bits and ends and trivia!" end. (Tangent--what is the singular of trivia? Trivium? That sounds weird.) So, yes, I "collect" (so to speak) Indiana Jones references, and I rather enjoy it. It's nice when already clever things pay tribute to something else you like, although some people think it may just be another way that uncreative people get popular, by dropping references. Eh, I don't really care. Indy is on some strain of hugely-popular-but-in-an-underground-sort-of-way, and I wonder if that's going to change, and at the same time I'd rather it not. (My guess is because Star Wars overshadowed it and continues to as Lucas markets very little to the Indy fans, which is good because do you see the crap they come up with? For gods sake, man, marketing is so ridiculous.)

Um, yes, where was I? References. I think I'll start throwing some of those in as trivia because you are less likely to be aware of them and I love them dearly. So! On with it, then.

87 days until Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Today's trivia: I watched Dogma for the first time today (so that's where Buddy Christ comes from) and I must say it was awesome. Also, I have a new Indiana Jones reference. This is one of those "assumed and not outright" references, i.e. name and/or Indy fashion is not used. So anyway, the first thing Silent Bob says in the movie is after they throw out Loki and Bartleby, to a very scared passenger... "No ticket." Last Crusade, anyone? I am now in love with this movie. I'm going to be very tempted to burn through my stash of reference trivia very quickly, so you all will have to keep an eye on me.

hee "no ticket" hee

BWUH

Auuuuugh this is SO DIFFICULT. I have to write a response paper to a book we read for history, but the only sort of prompt we were given was "write your reaction" and "make sure it's college level." I hate analyzing stories in the first place, because I can't do it. My brain just does not work that way. So, all I keep coming up with is stupid, waste-of-space sentences. I have nothing of value to say because I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M ADDRESSING.

Augh. This sucks. Technically I don't have to do it and I can write on the next book, sooo... maybe I should just do that.

I mean, it's a great book and all, but I feel like everything I have to say is up for psych discussion and not historical interest. Blech.

I very much enjoyed watching Sense and Sensibility today, mostly because Hugh Grant was not in most of it. I really can't stand him, for some reason. Also, it was really awesome and really weird seeing Hugh Laurie not be insane (though he was still snarky). It's funny, even though most Americans (including me) "know" him from House, I wasted way too much time online immediately after discovering A Bit of Fry and Laurie and laughing my ass off, so that's how I think of his character. Erm, yes. I think you'd have to have that state of mind and watch that movie to understand, maybe. It's a bit odd. But hooray for snark! I miss watching House. Also, Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman are awesome.

Also, I just realized Gerard Butler is in the second Tomb Raider. I don't believe I yet posted why whole little spiel on Daniel Craig and Angelina Jolie (uh...yeah...it was supposed to go in my "epic post"), but suffice it to say I don't think I will ever watch those movies again without laughing and laughing and then laughing my ass off some more. Even though the first one rocked, and the second one was lame, it doesn't matter. I'm wondering, if they make a third one, how are they going to top it? who could possibly be more hilarious in the male lead role

Also, I'm going to go a bit off kilter today with the countdown. I guess it's just my nature, but somehow being an Indy fan I didn't go down the "I MUST HAVE EVERYTHING FROM THE MOVIES OM NOM NOM" route, but rather the "hehehe let's collect odd bits and ends and trivia!" end. (Tangent--what is the singular of trivia? Trivium? That sounds weird.) So, yes, I "collect" (so to speak) Indiana Jones references, and I rather enjoy it. It's nice when already clever things pay tribute to something else you like, although some people think it may just be another way that uncreative people get popular, by dropping references. Eh, I don't really care. Indy is on some strain of hugely-popular-but-in-an-underground-sort-of-way, and I wonder if that's going to change, and at the same time I'd rather it not. (My guess is because Star Wars overshadowed it and continues to as Lucas markets very little to the Indy fans, which is good because do you see the crap they come up with? For gods sake, man, marketing is so ridiculous.)

Um, yes, where was I? References. I think I'll start throwing some of those in as trivia because you are less likely to be aware of them and I love them dearly. So! On with it, then.

87 days until Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull! Today's trivia: I watched Dogma for the first time today (so that's where Buddy Christ comes from) and I must say it was awesome. Also, I have a new Indiana Jones reference. This is one of those "assumed and not outright" references, i.e. name and/or Indy fashion is not used. So anyway, the first thing Silent Bob says in the movie is after they throw out Loki and Bartleby, to a very scared passenger... "No ticket." Last Crusade, anyone? I am now in love with this movie. I'm going to be very tempted to burn through my stash of reference trivia very quickly, so you all will have to keep an eye on me.

hee "no ticket" hee