COUNTDOWN!!!!!

Regular Days--11

School Days--7

Yup, gettin close. And this summer is going to be long, too:D. Wanna know why? Because my school FINALLY decided to follow the rest of the schools in the state by making school start AFTER Labor Day weekend instead of BEFORE, since starting BEFORE only causes problems in which we are in school for a couple of days, and then we get out of school more days before school actually starts to kick in. But that's a wise move on us students' parts:D. But my mom already said that I'm going to have to transport my grandpa from the cancer treatment center to home and back in forth constantly IF he decides to get checked into one of these clinics:cry:. I know I have to help my grandpa, though, so I'm not going to be selfish and put my foot in my mouth. Also this summer, sounds like my dad is going up to Minnesota to visit my half-brother, and I'm going to join him. We already took a trip back in 2005, which was an awesome trip, and I hope this trip will be just as awesome (it was WAAAAAAAAY better than that trip to Georgia last year). And finally, I have to find a job somehow, even though my mom says I don't need one. I just wanna get some moolah for some games and DVDs.

Now, have I got a story to tell all of you. About 2001, when we were living in Georgia, me and my mom's girlfriend's son were very close friends, almost brothers because me and my mom visited them all the time. Since his dad and mom were divorced, and the man was an *sshole who tried to persuade my "brother" to avoid his mother, he's been staying with his dispicable dad all these years and hasn't had anything to do with his mom. Well, just recently, he visited my mom's girlfriend's mother for the first time in years (whom we used to live with), and like the news of an unlikely video game sequal, the details were very limited as my mom's girlfriend talked with her mom on the phone, and because it was a brief visit. Well, then yesturday, we received a package of pictures in the mail taken by my mom's girlfriend's sister, who took some snapshots of his graduation. We barely got any actual pictures of him at all, but there was one crude image of his face in the distance, and this is the first time I have seen what he looks like in years! We're talking about 6-7 years here:shock:. Talk about exciting. After receiving the pictures and hearing about his visit to his grandmother's house down south, I'm actually starting to see a smudge of hope of actually reminiscing with him soon in the future:). OMG is it exciting. Now, I know you all probably don't give a sh*t, but this is a big deal for me, so I wanted to share my feelings with the public. Ain't nothing like seeing a long lost friend again.

SHIBBY!!!!!! So, time to share some quick movie reviews with ya. Here they are:

Letters From Iwo Jima

This is the second movie out of two of Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima movies, in which this one is shown as the Japanese point of view. This was, of course, better than Flags of Our Fathers, and didn't switch around between two situations constantly to get the viewed confused. Nope, this movie just focused on the Japanese fighting and struggling on the island of Iwo Jima, and did it with great accuracy. You'll see how they gave up their lives for their country, either fighting or commiting suicide when they were in a stalemate, and their encounters with the Americans. Lots of graphic violence in this, since, like I said, there's a lot of suicide shown in this movie. Probably not as violent as Saving Private Ryan, but close. Not being a huge fan of World War II movies, this is probably my second favorite WWII movie behind Saving Private Ryan, since it barely gets boring, but for those who don't like foreign films, unfortunately, they'll have to pass this one up. It does get an 8.5/10, though.

A Time To Kill

Already seen this movie about 3 years ago, but I had to watch it in English, since we're comparing it to To Kill A Mockingbird. And the best way to describe this movie is a modern day To Kill A Mockingbird, only with a lot more violence, language, and profanity. I'm not a fan of courtroom dramas, but this one was actually interesting. It had lots of intense moments in between the court scenes, especially that fight between the KKK and the black protestors:P. EPIC!!!! Heh, just kidding. Also, this movie had a hell of a cast, with Matthew McConaughey once again playing a lawyer, Samuel L. Jackson playing a black man accused of murder, Kevin Spacy playing other lawyer who's against McConaughey's character, Sandra Bullock playing a hot law student helping McConaughey's character, and a supporting cast that includes Charles S. Dutton, Keifer Sutherland, Donald Sutherland, Chris Cooper, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, Kurtwood Smith, and other recognizable faces. Yeah, what a hell of a cast. But the acting was convincing enough to be credible. Some situations seemed awkward, but oh well. This movie gets an 8.5/10 as well.

Oh, and I apoligize to those who are anticipating to see my artwork up on here soon. I want to bring home my portfolio, but I always forget it at school:cry:. WHY!!!!!??? Oh well, you'll get to see it sometime these next few weeks hopefully:P. Until Next Time, LATA!