Sick :(

Today I had to miss class because I am sick as a dog :(. It totally sucks because I had an important lab to finish today. O well, at least with the time at home I am able to study for my upcoming Chem test and finish up some stuff for Bio. This weekend was pretty good. I saw Alice in Wonderland, which was horrible. I've heard quite a few people rave about it but o my it was ridiculous. I also had bun, which is a Vietnamese noodle dish. It was amazing and I cannot wait for more. Also, had a really good time watching the Oscars with my mommy. I was so thrilled that James Cameron and Avatar didn't win Best Director and Best Picture, respectively. First, I saw Avatar, and yes it was a good movie that as visually stunning, but good movie does not equal best film. The storyline and acting were both mediocre. The only downside of my weekend was the loss of a good friendship. I thought at first I would be really upset losing this friend, but after our conversation I felt relieved. I think that sometimes its more damaging to hold on to a friendship than it is to let it go. I've decided to copy another blog's idea for Monday. From now on, on Mondays I will review any media from the last week.

So here is the first Media Monday, and there is a lot because I haven't updated in a while so I'll try to keep them short:

• Alice in Wonderland - sucked, period. The Cheshire Cat was my favorite thing.
• The Secret Life of An American Teenager - Started watching this on Hulu just because. O man the acting is horrible, but the writing is so much worse. The idea behind the series was a good one, and they could have made a really good show but they didn't. Whoever the writers are definitely have a preconceived notion of teenagers and it is so far off the mark.
• Who Do You Think You Are? - I am a genealogy dork and this show traces the genealogy of a few different celebrities, its not anything special but it's interesting.
• Flashfoward - My friend and I watched the first episode, the first episode was really good, but I've heard that it doesn't live up to the premiere episode.
• Year One - This movie wasn't very good or funny. Jack Black has because Will Ferrell, doing movies with the same plot lines and same jokes, and its old. I'm sad Michael Cera got sucked in because I generally like him.
• The Ugly Truth - Same old romcom formula.
• Big Fan - This movie was actually better than expected, it is about a fan who is attacked by his favorite player. That player gets suspended pending investigation, so the fan eventually says he does not remember so the player can play again. They did a good job portraying the fan's character. I realize that this summary is way vague but o well.
• Mamma Mia - lame musical.
• In the Valley of Elah - Good movie, you should see it.
• Rome - One of the best TV shows from HBO, they cancelled it after two seasons but it was good.
• Towelhead - Story about a young Middle Eastern girl dealing with growing up and living with a very strict father during the first Iraqi war.
• Elizabeth - Good movie with Cate Blanchett about the early years of her reign.

OK that's all of them from the last month or so. I'm toying with the idea of taking on some ridiculous project like reading all of the National Geographics, kind of like A.J. Jacobs reading of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Or I am also thinking of watching all the films nominated for the Oscars. I've got access to both and I think it could be fun. Anyway, I'm going to get back to studying now, woot woot.

Wander on my friends, wander on.