School is Overrated

So we went and saw Clash of the Titans the other night. It was pretty cool except the acting was a little wooden. Sorry Michelle, couldn't resist. To give you a little taste of how mild my opinions actually are, let me share with you a little excerpt of a review of the movie that I read on one of my Varry Sekrit Internet Haunts:

"There’s nothing subtle, complex, or witty about this film in the slightest. The best non-CGI element was Mads Mikkelsen, who unfortunately has to deal with a heavily-cliched character. Not even considering the original, this just feels like it was slapped together and is capitalizing on the God of War frenzy. Compared to the original, however, it just gets worse. Perseus is now a brooding anti-hero, Hades is once again erroneously portrayed as the devil, Calibos is relegated to a ridiculous and shallow caricature of vengeance, Medusa is just one big bloody joke, and the whole movie is overflowing with this forced subtext about militant gnosticism (the complaint being that it was forced and spoon-fed to the audience every two minutes). Io was a pointless addition, as were the Djinn characters. To be frank, there was something about the overall film I found insulting, but I can’t put my finger on it. Maybe it’s because I’m going through a Greek Mythology class right now." -Rocky

Probably all true, but would have put it in milder language. Whether or not it was mythologically correct, the Kraken was pretty brilliant all around, as were the parts with the pegasus. Plus, the costumes! Not sure how I feel about the guys with little tunics, but Io's and Andromeda's clothes were awesome. Even though Io was a contradiction just being there.

Anyway! As Michelle said, Easter was yesterday. A little while back we decided that we were going to get each other presents $5 or under on all the holidays like St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, etc. It's a good thing posters are only $5. And right now I'm wearing these blue hoop earrings that Michelle got for me at Wal-Mart (the best place to get useless accessories - but the earrings are cute).

This weekend, I'm going to take the ACT again. I'll let you know how it goes. I'm not fantastically prepared, but somehow I always get distracted when I sit down to study for it. It's less about smartness than about your problem-reading-and-comprehending skills, since the questions aren't actually that hard, so whatever I do will probably not help me that much since I already know what's entailed. Last time I got 28 and this time I'm aiming for a 30. We'll see how that goes.

But as for now, it's time to go to my College Algebra class. NOT FUN. College algebra is like a pistol that my teacher is holding, and she's shooting logarithms at me, and they're burrowing painfully into my brain, doing a lot more harm than good. My motor functions, not to mention my memory storage capabilities, have been severely debilitated. Just so you know, there's blood everywhere.

-Amy