From this week's Onion: "Georgia Adds Swastika, Middle Finger to State Flag"

On to more personal news...

I think I can officially say I'm off of caffeine now.

Well, that is to say, I haven't had a sizeable dose since the end of May. I had trouble sleeping while I was at home, and I attributed it to the mass quantities of Dr. Pepper I had been consuming, and decided I would try life without it. Long story short, I'm sleeping better, which is a huge plus, considering how tired I normally am. But, school/work from 9-5 (+homework) takes its toll after a while.

Finished up my management class yesterday. Got an 89% on the Final, which was high enough to earn an "A" for the class. Today we had a review of the final, which was by no means mandatory. I attended for two reasons; 1) I wondered how many people would show up, and 2) I genuinely liked the professor and wondered what he would have to say today. Alas, the grand total showing up to my had-been-eighty-person class was ten (including the prof!).

In Film class today, I showed my film entitled "How to do Laundry" and it was off the unintentional comedy scale. I'd love to redo it with some intentional comedy, and then it will bust a gut. But I'd also like to be able to have a copy to show around, which will become possible next semester. So I will prepare for that. The first comment from my class was that it was "funny in the most boring way possible" and I agree. It was hokey, and hilarious without trying to be. And I think most of it stemmed from my face during the shots. I had a big, silly grin from watching it, and I had this feigned smile upon taking my pre-folded laundry out of the drier. It was great.

Filming "Untitled: Kung Fu Project" on Monday with classmate Marshall. Should be interesting. I surely will end up posting how that shoot goes. And don't call me surely.

Stepford Wives and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind are playing at the Discount Cinema, I may partake during the extended weekend.

I saw Chronicles of Riddick there earlier this week. I really enjoyed the climax when some guy was talking on his phone. I didn't hear him so much as the person he was talking to, which made it very confusing, especially when Riddick and the bad guy are having the words that cap off their final showdown. Argh! After watching it, I was a little disappointed, so I hopped onto IMDB.com and looked into what other people had posted there. And the general consensus was that it was toned down by/for the studio, and that should a director's cut be released, it may be worth the time. I'd give it a shot. Although some of the CGI was bad-bad-bad.

Also, must see Fahrenheit 9/11 by next weekend, and Spiderman 2 by the following weekend. I hate seeing movies in crowded theaters, people bring their infants who don't want to be there and start crying. And then people have the gaul to just let their kid cry instead of taking them outside. Or, there are annoying children talking through the whole thing, or.. maybe some adults for that matter.

Mari's (my roommate for the summer) mom has been staying with us for the past week. She's a pretty cool lady, except she uses the word "okay" as punctuation, and that's not okay with me. She's a teacher, which makes me laugh. I am reminded of Ms. Anderson-Saxton whose Chemistry II class I suffered through in high school. She would go "He He He Okay" which was really weird, and annoying. In fact, she was just generally annoying. And she couldn't teach for squat. I wonder if anybody actually passed the Chem AP exam that year. (I didn't bother) What an odd tangent. I hadn't thought of that lady in years, and probably won't do so again for just as long.

Anyway, the making-fun-of-Mari has been at its all-time high. Her mom laughs, and she throws a punch or two. All in good fun.