Jesus Christ, what a week. I can explain why I haven't been on here in awhile, posting any blog posts. I was going to sooner or later, but just never got a chance. You see, in English, you remember I told you about that research paper I had to type, don't you? Well, she finally finished explaining the basics of typing one up this past Monday, so I was able to start it. Oh, and the my topic I chose to do was video game violence 8). My ORIGINAL plan was on Monday to work on taking notes, Tuesday to work on my outline, Wednesday to start on some of my paper, and Thursday to finally finish it. Well, let me tell you it all went according to plan, but it was harder than originally expected. Monday wasn't too bad, but it took me about an hour and a half to complete my total homework. On Tuesday, I got done with everything at about 5:45 PM, working on all my homework for about 3 hours. BTW, the outline came out to about 7 pages:?. Wednesday was when I got bombarded with work. My f*ckin English teacher, knowing we all had a research paper to do, just gave us an ESSAY to write in addition. WTF????? Also, she gave us another book that we would start in the future, but not that night. I didn't get finished with all my homework until about 6:30, and I was only halfway done with my paper:|. On Thursday, we finally started reading that book, Hiroshima. I had no clue that there were books out there with a style that Crash, the movie, had, with the multiple storylines and the characters crossing paths with each other. Only this time, it was all nonfiction. And to top that off, I think this book might be the best book I've read all year in that cl@$$, even though I'm on the second chapter. But to get back on topic, the only thing to ruin the experience is these stupid take home quizzes that the teacher is giving us for each chapter, and she gave us the first one yesturday. That was the SECOND time she gave us homework on top of our research papers. So, finishing the paper, I must've gotten done with my homework at about the same time as the previous night, but thank god I was finally finished with my paper:). And the sweet thing was that I was only one of two people to turn it in early (it is due next Monday) and I received extra credit:D.
As for other cl@$$es, Chemistry I am basically lost in. Nothing I understand in that class except for the mathmatical parts, so I'm basically struggling. Once again, its because the way the friggin teacher presents the details to us that is making me not give a damn. If she only made things interesting, then I might pay attention, but f*ck no. She's ruining the fun.
Art cl@$$ is going smoothly, as I finished yet another art project. Oh, and speaking of art, my picture and interview FINALLY got in the paper, since the other n00b that got honors in the competition (a 9th grade girl who looks like she's emo:| ) took too long to get an interview and a picture, so THAT'S why it hasn't appeared in the paper. I would post the link to the article, but I wouldn't want to reveal my name AND where I live on a public website, now would I:P ?
Moving on to Spanish..............ugh, Spanish:evil:. I dispise that cl@$$ right now. Basically, we just got done reading this stupid book that was boring as hell, and the teacher made us do worksheets as homework after we finished each chapter. And as for the reading part, the teacher made us read in partners basically the whole time, and me, being the luckiest guy on Earth, got partnered with a girl that can't read sh*t. So, being the careless bastard I was, I just basically asked her if she wanted me to read the whole thing, and when she said go for it, I did. And we got done a lot faster:P.
Pre-calculus has been heart-poundingly suspenceful this past week. You see, we had to take these quizzes which each had 41 trigometric functions on it, and we had to memorize them. The twist was, we had to get three A's in a row, taking a quiz each day. After that, we were done. But the catch was, we had to get them ALL right to get an A, or we would fail. Well, I succeeded in that with flying colors, so I'm good.
English............meh, you already know.
AP US History, meh. Nothing distinct. We're just getting into the Cold War, so I can't wait to start learning about Vietnam.
Socially, at school, I've officially went insane:lol:. It all started when my new friend in English and I started this thing where I would take off my glasses in a dramatic way whenever something shocking would happen, just like in the movies, and say something such as "My God!" Well, I took the whole thing a step further when it went from that to me creating an alter ego. Whenever I take my glasses off in front of my friends, I turn into this dispicable prick that cusses and insults them, and then when I put back on my glasses, I go back to normal:lol:. Silly, right? You bet your ass it is. I even gave that side of me a name, adding an "X" after my first name:lol:. It's getting some laughs, too, which is good, cause it's just something I'm having fun with, and my friends know I'm just messing around with them. Heh, it's crazy what a person would do to get friends and to prove how much of an enjoyable person you can be:P.
I managed to watch a couple movies this week. One was an Academy Award winning African foreign movie, and the other was a surprisingly entertaining multiple storylined action movie that I've been anticipating to see since it came out early this year. They are:
Smokin Aces
What a surprise. After seeing how much the critics chopped this movie to pieces, as well as the average score on imdb.com, I was expecting this movie to be crap even if I was anticipated to see it. Hell, even my dad said he turned it off only about 15 minutes into it, saying it was so bad. Well, folks, I thought it was entertaining at best. Let me go on to say that this movie is NOT to be taken seriously entirely, since so much mayhem goes on. Also, the background of the plot was blah at best, since I got confused easily and it was complicated mob/FBI hooplah, but the main plot of the movie was alright. It was about the FBI and all these various hitmen trying to go after a snitch to put it in simple words. What WAS great, though, was how badass each different character was. Oh, and of course, the action was nice and violent8). There were some clever twists thrown in as well, but I thought the reactions to these twists could've been handled better than what they were. The acting was pretty good. Ryan Reynolds shows that he can put on some serious acting alongside professionals like Ray Liotta and Andy Garcia instead of starring in cliched teen comedies. Also, rapper Common and R&B singer Alicia Keys give some good performances as well, proving that some music stars can also step into an actor's shoes with ease. If you're looking for an entertaining movie that is wild and crazy, this is your movie. Don't listen to critics. Sure it had potential to be a masterpiece, but don't think you won't have a great time watching it, because you will. It gets an 8.5/10.
Tsotsi--8/10
Ok, I'm done ranting on for now, since I've got to prepare for bed to go to my grandma's this weekend. We're helping her pick out a dress to wair at my cousin's upcoming wedding. More on those details in an upcoming blog post, though:P. Until Next Time, LATA!