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| K, I know I said I ain't doing this shit anymore, but I have to do this last post:
This is devoted to you Brian Altman, to whatever you're doing right
now, to wherever you are right now getting trashed, to whenever you're
getting toked up. It's been a great year living in the house with
you, and not only are you one of the best brothers I know, but you're
one of the best fucking people I know. You've helped me survive
what could have been hell sophomore year. I'm gonna miss stopipng
by your room, playing soul caliber 2, watching family guy, and just
being cool in all.
I hope grad school in the south goes well, and whenever I go on my
southern road trip, I'll stop by. So, with this drink, and with
this toke of a blunt, I toast in your name. May your years be
blessed with success, happiness, and a lot of weed.
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| k im shutting this thing down, I really don't have the time to devote
energy into writing dumb online posts about rants, personal life, and
just random issues. cya
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| must stop playing world of warcraft...............
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| By now, if you haven't seen Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, either go watch it now or kill yourself.
The big question burning in my mind when I went to see this movie was
whether this third movie would justify the injustices wrought by the
first and second episodes. As the introduction rolled on the
screen, I heard whistles and cheers emit from the crowd, with I being
one of them cheering the movie on. So, how did the movie
fare? I'm gonna list the good and bad things about this movie,
then deliver the final verdict. NOTE: Spoilers ahead. Don't
read the following sections until the spoilers end. But, if you
haven't seen this movie already, that's your own damn fault.
Good:
-Special effects. The special effects have got to be the best out
of all the movies. Lush worlds, exotic bases, and horrific
villians, especially General Grievous (sp?), were beautifully
illustrated with CGI to an extreme detail.
-Grand battles. The battles depicted in the movie were
choreographed well. The lightsaber fight between Grievous and
Obi-Wan was nice, but the paralleled battle between Obi-Wan/Anakin and
Palpatine/Yoda was the best of them all. Long, but long enough
for us to savor the battle. Also, it's cool to see that when that
little green guy fights seriously, he doens't look retarded like he did
in the second episode.
-Darker atmosphere. Could definitely feel evil radiating from
Sidious, and could sense the evil enveloping Anakin. The end
transformation was very satisfying.
-Powerful scenes. Something that was lacking in the first two
episodes. There were several scenes that wrought emotion from a
lot of the audience. The main ones I remember were with Anakin
and Padme glaring at each other from afar in silence, the deliverance
of the twins and Skywalker's ranch, the simultaneous, merciless
execution of all the Jedi across the galaxy, and, of course, the death
of the children at the Jedi temple.
Now, for the bad:
-Poor acting at times. Some scenes seemed like the actors didn't have their heart in it. Example:
"I can't watch anymore of this." - Obi-Wan. Very non-chalant when it shouldn't have been.
"My powers have doubled since we last met." - Anakin. Seems too cheesy.
Even as one of the more steadfast Star Wars fans, I can't defend the amateur acting that was
apparent in several scenes. However, people don't go see Star
Wars for the acting. And, thankfully, the acting got much better
at the very end. All of the main characters, especially Darth
Sidious and Obi-Wan, showed much better acting as the movie progressed.
-Underdeveloped characters. Count Dooku's demise was rather quick
and rapid. I knew it was coming, but not at the first 10 minutes
of the movie. I would have figured they would have let
Christopher Lee develop the character more. Also, I thought that
General Grievous' character could have been better developed, since he
looked pretty cool, had a menacing droid voice, and had a good
background.
-Bad writing. Some of the lines were just poorly written.
Seems that time has took its toll on George Lucas. I've also
realized that part of the reason why the acting and writing were much
better in the past Star Wars was due to actors like Harrison Ford and
Mark Hamill.
Overall? Even with its faults, its strengths ultimately outweigh
the faults and easily make this the best of the prequels. It's
still not as good as the original, but it still ranks with the past
episodes.
End spoiler---------------------
Well that was pretty much the post, other than the fact that classes
have finally begun, and I'm now going to a lot of concerts. So
far, I've seen a band called Crossfade, which was ok if it weren't for
the fact that the acoustics blew balls, and I'm seeing Breaking
Benjamin tomorrow. This oughta be one huge mosh pit and a lot of
fun. Here's to hoping that my bones don't get crushed at the end
of the concert.
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| After relaxing on my lazy arse for a week, it's time for the
year-in-review posting. Me finally finishing my 5lb tub of
powdered protein shakes and listening to the new Better Than Ezra album
were enough omens to make me start. So where to start?
First semester:
This was a really packed semester in terms of
academics. Taking 5.5 credits is rough, especially if they're all
5 discrete classes. Freshman year, one class counted as two
credits, but this year it was really five classes. It was one of
the hardest things I ever had to do. Luckily, I knew how to do
two of the classes already because they were more of a review.
However, orgo and comp sci murdered me; I was studying so much that
year I don't know how I made out with a 3.6 that semester.
However, I didn't have too much fun that semester
after the first month. It was fun the first month because my
fraternity was going through a new generation of brothers, and I was
kind of enjoying my job. After homecoming, though, everything
went downhill. I soon learned the meaning of responsibility, and
firsthand experienced what it meant that when you're high up on the
chain, you always have a dagger hanging over your head.
Second semester:
This semester was more jampacked with fun events,
but still took a toll on me personally. Rush was fucking awesome,
ITASA was just as good, and this time being one of the brothers during
pledging was a riot. Getting more involved with PTS and doing the
play kept revving up the excitement factor, but unfortunately, my
grades began to slip. Even though I took fewer classes, I felt as
if I didn't do as well as I should have this semester. Still, I'm
glad I did the things I did, and the formal was the best way to end the
semester. Memoriable
Now on to more general things.
Personal demons:
This year was probably the roughest for me in a long
time. Freshman year I was only disappointed in a few things, but
they were minor things, and I was relatively happy with what I was
doing. Sophomore year took a darker turn. I soon learned
how people could be friends for the sole purpose of backstabbing you,
or to use you for some other purpose. I'm now positive I went
through a period of depression during the winter. I guess part of
it came from my job looking over the fraternity. It was a good
job, and I'm glad I did it, but I never realized what effects it had on
myself. I slowly turned from a cheery, happy guy to a dark,
bitter, emotionless person. I had to learn some really awful
things, like how terrible the human psych can be, and the lengths
people are willing to go to make themselves more superior than
others. I also learned how some people don't know when to stop
certain behaviors that eventually turn destructive or turns other
people destructive. Hopefully with me finishing my job at the end
of this summer, all of that will go away and I will soon be the happy,
cheery guy I used to be.
Maturity:
Despite what some people think (especially the
people in PTS), I think I've matured into a true adult now.
I act really silly and dumb sometimes, but only to get people to laugh
and to hide the fact that I'm really a quiet guy with a troubled
mind. Again, like I said above, my job looking over the
fraternity did this to me. However, I've come out wiser, and
stronger than ever. I now have the confidence to run something
huge, and I have now become experienced in leading people to reach a
common goal. I can now keep a calm head when things get out of
control, and can confidently make quick decisions that would reflect on
good judgement.
And last, I've learned something important that
everyone should take to heart: No matter how much shit you get from you
doing something in a professional setting, don't take it
personally. People will give shit for shits and giggles or
because it's easier than doing something about the problem. It's
human nature, and it shouldn't be seen as a personal affront.
Academics:
I've finally decided on my major, and it's going to
be Chemistry. No more dodging what I'm going to do, or
finding out what will get me the best GPA; Chemistry seems to suit me
well, and I'm confident I'll do well enough to get into med
school. However, I'm going to have to study harder if I plan to
achieve that goal.
Women:
The tricky subject all men must deal with.
First semester I really can't say much; other than the frat party, I
didn't have much time to actually think about women. That changed
somewhat second semester, but I still didn't have as much time as I
wanted, as well as the opportunities, to handle this subject. I
still have learned a lot about them, though, thanks to my friends,
brothers, and all the girls I know. Especially the latter two,
thanks for showing me what it was really about.
Life:
Now that it's summer, I have a new appreciation over
the finer things in life, and I'm discovering how living life one day
at a time is so great. Since this year was so rough, I became
bitter, but slowly that's going away because I feel much more relaxed
and relieved. I have a new lease on college life, and I intent to
live up to it.
Physical fitness:
This year was very successful; I've become much
stronger and bulked. For a while I was really ripped, but then I
started bulking again and never managed to stop at the right
time. I've gotten lots of comments on how jacked I've become, and
people have started to get out of my way when they're in my way,
instead of the other way around (which is a great feeling). But
now, it's time for me to start cutting and get ripped.
Unfortunately, I couldn't start cutting down second semester when it
counted, so I'm not gonna make that mistake again this summer.
So in general, I feel like this year was a tough, but necessary,
one. It helped me develop skills and the maturity required for a
person coming of age, at the cost of bad experiences and personal
demons. With the new academic year coming around, and me
finishing my tenure, I feel that junior year will be a fun-packed
year. Some things I have to look forward to are:
-High rise quad apartment
-helping run PTS and making it successful
-More classes centered on my major
-More opportunities to catch up with old and new friends
-Work on the subject of women again
-And of course, the future of Sigma Nu!
Later on, if I can find pictures from this year, I'll post them.
But for now, I'm just gonna sum up the events that I remember.
First semester:
-NSO
-APSC/PTS events
-Sigma Nu Homecoming
-Halloween Party
Second Semester:
-Rush
-Pledging
-ITASA!!
-Spring Break
-Spring Fling
-PTS Spring Play
-Sigma Nu White ROse Formal
-SUMMER IN PHILLY!!!!!
I think that's it for now, until then, I'm gonna be jamming to the new
Better Than Ezra album. I suggest you all check it out!
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