alright, maybe the term "era" makes things seem a lot longer than the actual, literal span of time that has transpired since the start of this, my spring semester in my sophomore year in college. but i would not be overstating anything when i say that it has been an incredibly long and stressful semester for me. i started out not having a job a with it no money. i'm ending it with a job that forces me to work 40 hours a week on top of the school load. not to sound ungrateful or anything, it's just a bit more than i was expecting a more difficult to juggle. but i'm very glad god opened that door for me. it's funny how, when you trust god to supply for your needs, even when it seems like things are going to get a bit more hectic than you'd like things to be, when you really trust, things do work out. i know the whole job situation isn't really huge, live altering stuff, and i'm aware that there are plenty of people with bigger problems than mine in the world. i'm just saying, from the short experience that i've had in life, when you really believe that part of the lord's prayer, when you ask god for your "daily bread", for the essentials that you need to make it through the day, and can become content with what you need, those needs get met. i don't know, i guess i needed to say that.
anyway, i've found time to distract myself again, this week with some more movies and some good music. they are really starting to like me down at the local video usa (take that, large scale big name movie rental place). i've been in there a lot towards the end of the semester, and i'm always renting a couple of movies and occasionally turning them in a little late... so, i invited my girlfriend to watch hard candy (see last post), with me. that might not have been the best idea, as it was definitely an awkward movie to watch with, well, anyone. a good movie, there are just some scenes that you need to see alone before you expose others to them. then i returned that movie and broke down and rented 4 movies. ok, i rented 3 and i rented one movie for my girlfriend. my movies: a mighty wind, the king of kong: a fistful of quarters, and there will be blood (affectionately subtitled i drink your milkshake). i've spent the time to watch both a mighty wind and king of kong, but i haven't been able to sit down and watch there will be blood yet. i've heard that it's epic, both in scale and time. i can, however, recommend a mighty wind to both fans of folk music and fans of awkward, off-kilter comedy. i really enjoyed it, along with the other christopher guest mockumenteries (see: this is spinal tap, waiting for guffman, best in show, for your consideration). also, i found myself really wrapped up in king of kong. it was a very well made documentary with a great contrast in these two main characters.
a short synopsis: billy mitchell is the guy who, at least in his mind, has everything made. he's world recognized as the guy who got the first, and to my knowledge only, perfect score in pac man. he also holds several records for the highest score in several video games. steve weibe, on the other hand, is also extremely talented. they don't really touch on this much in the movie, but he's a really talented musician who can play both drums and piano at a mastered level. he's also a pretty good athlete and family man. to the average guy looking in at his life, he's got it made too. however, he feels like he's never really put all of his potential together. those thoughts and feelings haunt him. so, he goes on a quest to master something he's good at, donkey kong. a lot of people might read a synopsis like this and think "so, who cares! sounds kinda lame", but you really start to get wrapped up in the story and you really start to root for steve to stick it too all the people and obstacles in his way. i'd recommend this one as well.
lastly, my girlfriend wanted to rent i'm reed fish, an indie movie about a guy who lives in a small town where everyone knows him and depends on him. it co-stars one of my girlfiend's favorite actresses, alexis bledel, of gilmore girls fame (yes, i've watched a lot of gilmore girls episodes with her, and it was a shame when it went off the air). anyway, it was a pretty good movie as well. i was kinda surprised how little i had heard about the movie, as there were more than a few noticeable faces in it.
well, this has gotten longer than it was originally intended to be. i guess i'll have to devote a whole new post to music tomorrow...
anyway, i've found time to distract myself again, this week with some more movies and some good music. they are really starting to like me down at the local video usa (take that, large scale big name movie rental place). i've been in there a lot towards the end of the semester, and i'm always renting a couple of movies and occasionally turning them in a little late... so, i invited my girlfriend to watch hard candy (see last post), with me. that might not have been the best idea, as it was definitely an awkward movie to watch with, well, anyone. a good movie, there are just some scenes that you need to see alone before you expose others to them. then i returned that movie and broke down and rented 4 movies. ok, i rented 3 and i rented one movie for my girlfriend. my movies: a mighty wind, the king of kong: a fistful of quarters, and there will be blood (affectionately subtitled i drink your milkshake). i've spent the time to watch both a mighty wind and king of kong, but i haven't been able to sit down and watch there will be blood yet. i've heard that it's epic, both in scale and time. i can, however, recommend a mighty wind to both fans of folk music and fans of awkward, off-kilter comedy. i really enjoyed it, along with the other christopher guest mockumenteries (see: this is spinal tap, waiting for guffman, best in show, for your consideration). also, i found myself really wrapped up in king of kong. it was a very well made documentary with a great contrast in these two main characters.
a short synopsis: billy mitchell is the guy who, at least in his mind, has everything made. he's world recognized as the guy who got the first, and to my knowledge only, perfect score in pac man. he also holds several records for the highest score in several video games. steve weibe, on the other hand, is also extremely talented. they don't really touch on this much in the movie, but he's a really talented musician who can play both drums and piano at a mastered level. he's also a pretty good athlete and family man. to the average guy looking in at his life, he's got it made too. however, he feels like he's never really put all of his potential together. those thoughts and feelings haunt him. so, he goes on a quest to master something he's good at, donkey kong. a lot of people might read a synopsis like this and think "so, who cares! sounds kinda lame", but you really start to get wrapped up in the story and you really start to root for steve to stick it too all the people and obstacles in his way. i'd recommend this one as well.lastly, my girlfriend wanted to rent i'm reed fish, an indie movie about a guy who lives in a small town where everyone knows him and depends on him. it co-stars one of my girlfiend's favorite actresses, alexis bledel, of gilmore girls fame (yes, i've watched a lot of gilmore girls episodes with her, and it was a shame when it went off the air). anyway, it was a pretty good movie as well. i was kinda surprised how little i had heard about the movie, as there were more than a few noticeable faces in it.
well, this has gotten longer than it was originally intended to be. i guess i'll have to devote a whole new post to music tomorrow...
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