"We're in the Nazi killin' business and cousin, business is a-boomin'."

I saw Inglorious Basterds a while back (long time ago) with Poppy, and I loved it!

Sure, the movie was two and a half hours long and almost all in German and French, but it ROCKED!

Tarantino does not disappoint!

It wasn't as good as the Kill Bills or and didn't reach the memorable caliber as Pulp Fiction and Res. Dogs, but by GOLLY it was good!

It was very Tarantino-y, but it was also cinematic.

Very movie-like.

Authentic...ish.

Definitely one I want to add to my enormous movie collection.

Plus, it fed my monster of a deep interest in WWII.

And experiencing the French and German languages for that 2.5 hours opened a whole new world for me.

Languages are cool!

Now, I really want to speak French and German!

It was really cool to see Brad Pitt in a Tarantino.

What was even cooler to see was Tarantino's alternate ending to WWII.

Not to mention see that SOB Hitler get shot a couple hundred times then blown up.

So, overall kinda good movie.

Ode to My Bagel

Up until recently, I haven't had a bagel in over a year!

I like bagels.

Of course, with my picky eating I only like plain white bagels (I'm a bagel racist).

I usually cover the top of the open bagel halves with shredded cheese and stick it in the microwave until the cheese melts.

It amazingly delicious.

Well, I didn't have it for over a year because of the internal body explosion I had around a year ago that only affected my pancreas -_-".

I finally remembered how much I frickin' love bagels and nabbed some at the grocery store.

I enjoyed my BAGEL.

Brief

SO, I have this list.

Its a list of things that I need to blog about.

Its on my white board.

That I never use.

Hmmm...

Well, I added to this list over and over and over and now I have all this crap I need to write about.

Everyday I'd look at it and just sigh and procrastinate more and more.

Procrastination is great with the help from Stumble (http://www.stumbleupon.com/home)

I've been incredibly busy, but I have reserved this very empty Monday evening to update the crap out of this frickin' blog!

So, sit back, relax, pop a 'Tac and enjoy the following random of my day-to-day life.

(((((

Here's the stuff that was on the list, but didn't make the final cut-

"Sudoku->Free Time"

"Deviant Art"

"Having a Life V Wanting to Have a Life V NOT Wanting a Life"

)))))

SHIZ-NAPZ!

Holy Strawberries Batman, indeed!

Its been way too long since I've updated.

Its about time I do.

Get ready for an onslaught of random and crazy shit.

Holy Strawberries, BATMAN!

Well, DAAAAMN!

I haven't posted an update since August!

That was such a long time.

I GOTTA update.

I plan on it!

I have my white board COVERED in blog topic stuff.

Its a mess, but I'll get it figured out.

There are so many things to tell!

Obtain the FRESHNESS!

YMT

Potatoes, Deaf People, Taking to Walls, Dialects-A-Plenty, Love, and Shopping...

What a crazy summer this has been.
Its August already!
I've lost track of time.
I joined the Speech and Debate team at school, and we have a summer "camp".
When you think "Speech and Debate" you think giving speeches and arguing.
Barely.
Speech and Debate is quite profound now.
There is a giant umbrella of the divisions of Speech and Debate.
Its intense!
I joined the Speech half.
I am in the interpretation division.
I am involved in the thematic and dramatic interpretations.
Its been hardcore work and I am so tired!
But it'll be worth it when I win!
Speech camp is Monday-Friday 9-5:30!
PLUS, to cover my foreign language credits at school, I am taking a Sign Language night class.
It is on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday from 6-9:30 in Irvine.
Yeah, I'm tired.
So, back to Speech.
Thematic Interp (TI) is basically just this-A theme is selected and is supported by several scripts or poems.
My TI is on Potatoes.
Oh yeah.
I'm just THAT awesome!
In my TI, I have characters.
The character variation is crazy and if done well, gives me a terrible headache.
The first character is sexy and the script is sensual...and about potatoes.
The next character is an Irish woman, who I have officially named Hannah Simon, who is recounting the story of the Irish potato famine to her four grandchildren.
I NAILED the Irish accent, mind you!
But doing her pieces is hard because I have to LOOK like an old lady, so I'm bent over and crouched awkwardly.
Not too fun.
The next character is this peppy museum lady. I named her Bobbie Brian, because I can. Apparently she is from North Dakota. I had no idea that I could do a ND voice! As much as I absolutely ADORE this character, she makes my face hurt. She's smiles for the entire piece.
The next piece then contains four characters: Tom Thomson, Jon Johnson, Shelley Carr, and Jose.
Tom and Jon are newscasters for Channel Four News.
Shelley Carr is a seven-year-old girl who was mugged by Jose, who stole her potato and butter and sour cream.
Next, is Steven Shepherd Smith. I named him so. He is a seventeen-year-old who is recounting his story of when he was fifteen and he wanted to buy a gun and eventually carved one out of a potato....
Then we have a British potato rights activist.
Its quite an array of characters.
THEN, I have another piece.
Its a dramatic interp (DI)
DIs are different from TIs.
A DI is a single script.
Mine is titled "Heart of a Dog" by Terry Galloway.
Its about a deaf woman.
That was real fun to learn.
(HEAVY SARCASM)
You'd think, growing up surrounded by deaf people, that I would be able to do a deaf voice easily.
NOPE!
Took me two weeks to get it down.
Now, I've got it and I frequently, accidentally slip into it...
:D
We had a mini "mock" tournament for just us kids in the camp.
I made it to semi-finals with the potatoes TI, but my DI didn't make it.
Oh well, I'm still new.
~Grab a TicTac on your way out!
Stay FRESH...!

Trust Me... (a more..womanly blurb)

This morning I was getting ready to go to a 4th of July party at a family friend's house with my mom.

It will be by a pool, so I am wearing a bathing suit and this dress thingy (don't know what to call it, on account of my lack of dress knowledge, hating them and all) so I went to get something out of the bathroom to put my hair up and Mom comes in and stares at me.

Her jaw drops and she dramatically signs "cute".

"I FORGOT you had that! It is SOOOO CUTE!"

I just kind shrugged and continued doing my hair.

"And it makes your boobs look HUGE!"

"Thanks Mom" -_-

"No, you don't understand. Trust me, when you have boobs like these" gesturing to her own "You really want to have boobs like those" gesturing to mine.

"Great Mom. Just great..."