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1. Papers - While everyone else was working their asses off this week, I was just editing papers here and there. Now everyone’s free while I’m stuck at home, still editing papers (because I didn’t really do much) and starting on others due next week.
2. 162 - Technically this would be a 1.2 but yes, my group and I need to come up with an amazing paper because I’m scared I might fail this course. I think I did pretty bad in the last exam, so this will be my only saving grace (assuming I can be saved at all)
3. NatSci1 - I saw my (sad) NatSci1 standing today. I passed, not with fly colors but by the skin of my teeth. I’m thinking about taking the finals on Wednesday but it could pretty much go both ways so… I don’t know.
4. Food - My parents aren’t home and my sisters are busy so I’m basically fending off for myself this weekend. I see food in the freezer, but I don’t cook. 8-MCDO will come handy this weekend… if only I had cash to spare.
5. My hair.

I officially declare this semester to be the hardest I’ve ever had. Actually I say that every sem, but this one’s different. Every day just seemed like a routine; I’d plan what would happen and it would go exactly the way I imagined it.

Who would have known that putting something into perspective made everything else seem somewhat empty.

But all you got to do it
To know there’s really nothing to it
If you dont you’ll just regret it
But if you do you won’t forget it

I gave up on TV a long time ago. The last shows I really enjoyed were Veronica Mars and Gilmore Girls, which just shows how long I’ve stayed away from TV. I enjoy House and Gossip Girl once in a while, but I never really get to follow them. I did finish the first season of Heroes, but then… I TRIED watching Cougartown but it booooooored me after two or three episodes.

So, here comes Zooey Deschanel with New Girl. When I first heard about it I was just whatevs. After watching the show, I can say my faith in TV shows is back! Well in this one, at least. I actually laughed out loud, replayed funny parts, and watched the pilot episode more than once. Here’s to hoping it doesn’t go downhill.

Part Léon: The Professional and part Salt, Hanna begins with a teenage girl being brought up in the woods by her father, Erik. She is taught different facts from the encyclopedia, how to speak different languages, and most importantly, the art of killing. When she is ready, Hanna is sent to kill Marissa Wiegler, an American agent from Erik’s past who seems to hates his guts as much as he does her’s. As Hanna begins her mission, she learns more about her mother who was murdered, her father and his past, Marissa’s connection with the two, and what really makes her so special.

THIS IS MY NEW FAVORITE MOVIE!!! I’m actually a big fan of action stuff (next to drama) and I was expecting this to be a little girl with big guns that don’t even fit her kind of movie, but I was so wrong.

The cast was the first thing I loved. Saoirse Ronan does a good job playing Hanna. She reminded me of Angelina Jolie in Salt, just smaller and with lighter eyebrows. I’m usually annoyed at movies like this because they’re so impossible, but she plays the part realistically. The supporting cast was terrific as well. I was actually scared of Marissa (Cate Blanchett) and Erik (Eric Bana) was both fatherly and kickass.

The music, I loved. The Chemical Brothers OST fit the whole story so well. I liked the whistling tune (w/c reminded me of Kill Bill) and the song that played when they were on a road trip. Must get the OST.

The setting, I loved. I’m kind of biased ‘cause anything set in Europe is plus points. I was trying to figure out though what made the whole setting stand out. I don’t know, but it seemed like there were more outdoor fight scenes as compared to other action movies. Or maybe that’s just me.

Anyway AHH, I’m crazy about this movie. The story isn’t really anything new, but executed PERFECTLY. I won’t spoil anything but this had one of the best endings ever. I’m probably exaggerating, but whatever. I loved it.

As I was walking from the CS Auditorium back to Palma Hall, I found myself asking the question: why am I here? Fresh from a very bad 162 exam result yesterday and an annoyingly difficult NatSci1 exam just moments earlier, I really just had to question my worth as a student.

Over dramatic maybe, but I was seriously thinking about how I never really was an excellent student in high school. My grades were okay, nothing really special. There were a lot of smarter people than me. I was never known for being “the smart one”. Yet here I am in one of the best schools but doing very badly.

It could be a matter of not enjoying what I’m studying and my remarkably awful study habits are surely to blame. I don’t think there are stupid people, and I’m not even saying this to make myself feel better; there are however lazy, unmotivated people. I need to do something to fix myself.

Come to think of it, maybe I needed this kick to motivate me.

Volta (Björk, 2007) - I’ve always avoided Björk’s music, but after listening to Earth Intruders, I decided to listen to the rest of the album. Timbaland produced three of the songs (including Earth Intruders), which contributes to the more commercial sound. I’m not complaining because I’m usually weirded out by Björk but I’ve come to appreciate her work after listening to this album.

The Rip Tide (Beirut, 2011) - I love Beirut. Listening to their songs always brings me to another place, and they manage to bring me somewhere else yet again with this album. I love Santa Fe (which sort of sounds like an electropop song minus the technology) and East Harlem. Zach Condon can do no wrong (for me, at least).