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Exams Part 2: Electric Boogaloo

Exams are almost over, and all of the hard ones are out of the way. Chem was a bitch, as was CSE, but film and calc were very easy. I just recieved my grade for my calc exam: 100/110. That, in case you didn't know, is fucking awesome. I am so amped right now. I just thought I would share. I found another twilight zone episode for you to watch. It's another good one...

The Monsters are Due onMapleStreet
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The Howling Man

This is one of the scariest things I have seen on tv ever. Its The Howling Man episode of The Twilight Zone. Enjoy

Twilight Zone - The Howling Man
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Exams

Exams are dumb. There is really no reason for them, and they create unnecessary stress. This will be my last post until Saturday the 16th. I'll let you know how the exams go and give you some exciting information. Until then... Good Night and Good Luck.

Cats

No time, must share video...

A little late

Ok, I know I said this would be a daily thing, but I got a little behind. Sorry. Anyways, today we had our first snow in Storrs. Kinda. It was just some lake effect snow, merely a dusting. So, as my friend pointed out, since it melted in about 5 minutes, it doesn't really count. The first snow must be enough to make a snow ball. So I'm still waiting, although I did like the view. Once I get my camera up here I'll post some pictures.

Movie of the Day: Alien 3
Most people don't like this movie, but I do. It's dark, and David Fincher killed off everybody 'cept Ripley in the first five minutes, but that only lends to the atmosphere. You really don't know who to root for. Even Ripley has flaws. It was also nice to see Lance in a sneaky surprise scene towards the end. Overall, I'll give it an 8 out of 10.

Weather

Here in CT, we are just now getting the snow that was in the mid-west earlier today, but not in the form of snow. We are having serious winds and thunderstorms, possibly even a tornado. Which is all well and good, but not on the first day of December. We should have the snow that Chicago got. I want it. I love snow. I also like days like today, but this time of year, I would prefer snow.

MOVIE OF THE DAY

To coincide with the weather, I have picked The Perfect Storm as my MOTD. This is a great movie which, by the end, really pulls at your sad-strings. This is one of the few movies I have seen past 10 in the theater. I think that added to the impact this movie had on me. I later read the book on which this is based. It is an interesting read, there is more factual information about fishing and the events that happened. I highly recommend you see the movie and read the book, if only to make me feel better about myself.

"Look what you made me do, look what I made for you"

Love and Basketball (well, one out of two)

Just a quick note on my favorite sport: basketball. I have mentioned before that the Huskies kick ass. The ladies are number 7 in the country and climbing. Tonight they have their first nationally televised game against number 9 Perdue. I predict that we will kick some ass. It's on ESPN2 tonight at 7PM EST if you would like to watch the awesometude of my school in action

Edit/recap: WE WON!!! 66-55!!! That was one of the most exciting things I have ever been a part of. Thats right, been a part of. The crowd was truly the sixths man on the court tonight. We were on our feet the whole time. On a semi-related side note: Mel Thomas, if you are reading this, please marry me. Thanks

NEW SEGMENT! MOVIE OF THE DAY

Todays movie is Top Gun. A perfect example of the 80's movie. You got your sexy male lead, a girl who can hold her own, and a goofy sidekick. There are two good things about this movie. One is its ability to be a guy's chick flick. It's one of the few. The second is the totally cool sayings like "I got the need. The need for speed." and "That son of a bitch cut me off!". Fun fact: Val Kilmer didn't want to be in this movie, but was forced to due to contractual obligations. Maybe that explains his bored performance. This is classic pre-crazy Cruise.

"Can't you see that it's just rainin'/ There ain't no need to go outside"

Writing...

As I type this at around 1:30 PM, I should be writing an essay for my Anthropology class. I am not. I have written roughly a paragraph, and that is all I will do today. I know, its bad, but I have two more days to write it. So I am gonna procrastinate. I work best under pressure.

Anyways, I was watching House last night, still not writing the essay. If you don't watch it, you are dumb. There is a sub-plot involving a determined cop who House upset early in the season. From then on, Tritter, the cop, has been on House like white on rice. Normally, I wouldn't like crap like this interfering with my House-y goodness, but the cop is played by none other than David Morse. He is an awesome bad guy and brings a menacing quality to the role. The most interesting quality is that Tritter is basically House, but on the other side of the law. I predict that Tritter will get some disease and House will have to decide whether or not to save him.

"Find me. Find me. Find me somebody to love."

Mostly random stuff, sorry

I am not one who usually gets all into the whole sports thing, but my school (UCONN) happens to be very prominent in both the mens and womens versions of basketball. I have been watching the Lady Huskies play since their first tournament win in 1995 and I have since seen three more wins and some amazing players. I just got back from a game where they beat Boston University 84 to 51. I can't say how much I love to watch college basketball.

On to TV. I really like to watch good programing. My favorite shows are House, Lost, Studio 60, Heroes, and The Daily Show. I am ashamed to admit that I watch a lot of MTV. Rob & Big is my new addiction, along with Yo Mamma and The Real World. It's a good thing nobody is going to read this, right?

I recently purchased a collection of short stories by Roald Dahl. I had read most of his stuff for kids, and I did a report on two of his short stories in high school, but this collection contained most of his short stories, and I really wanted to read them. They are excellent. If you can't shell out the 30 bucks to buy it, find the stories entitled "Lamb to the Slaughter", "The Sound Machine", and "The Great Grammatizator". They are funny and slightly twisted.

I will now close out the post in the way that I will from now on, with a quote that I like:
"No one knows what its like to be the bad man, to be the sad man behind blue eyes"

(P.S. : This post isn't really organized or unified. I'll try to make the remainder more focused...)

My first post

Hey hey everybody. My name is Alex, and I decided to try my unsuccessful entry to the blog world.

Please allow me to introduce myself:
I am 18 years old and a student at the University of Connecticut. At the moment, I am an engineering student, but that is subject to change at any point in time. I have a couple of close friends, and more peripheral friends than I can think of. I guess the best way to get to know somebody is to know what media they like.

For movies, I like pretty much anything, but my favorites are Pulp Fiction, The Lord of the Rings, Alien, Munich, Little Miss Sunshine and all that jazz. There are so many more, but I don't want to bore you.

In the music department, I like almost anything. Except country. I cants stand most country stuff, but as always, there are exceptions. My favorite bands/musicians are The Who, Jay-Z, The Rolling Stones, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Queen to name a few. I absolutely HATE (sorry mom, I know I'm not supposed to use the word hate, but it applies) the crap that they call rock on the radio today. The All American Rejects are not a rock band, they are a yelling about how sad they are band. Rock is The Stones and their ilk. The best new rock is by the Australian band Jet. They are as good as some of the classic rock of the old days. Thats enough ranting.

My hobbies run to the nerdy side. I play games on my Xbox 360, especially Gears of War and Oblivion. I listen to podcasts and read digg. The best podcast in the world is Filmspotting. It's about movies and is hosted by two really knowledgeable people who know movies and make listening fun.

Thats about it for now. I'm thinking this will be a daily kinda thing, and I have no idea what I will write about. We shall see how it goes...