The Life and Times of a Midwestern Movie Addict

I had a good start to the new semester today and its a good thing too, considering that I was up a good chunk of the night all stressed out about it.  I get weird like that sometimes, where I cannot sleep because I'm worrying about nonsense.  For example: last night I was tense due to starting a new theater class (after having not done one for a year) and due to nervousness about the upcoming shows and all the things I haven't yet done with the Thespian Club.  It was like a dam broke in my psyche and all the junk rolling around flooded out.  On the upside, I didn't have a single worry about Patrick...the guy I am seeing.  I was a little surprised, because usually I worry like crazy.  Things are very comfortable with him though, and I find myself feeling like he'll be around for a long time.  I don't know if that will be the case, but its damn comforting right now.  We're gonna spend another weekend together this coming weekend, so hopefully I'm st...

Seems like I don't blog as much when I don't have a purpose...like when I do a marathon or Christmas, but I'm still trying to get back here more often then I did last year.  I think there were whole month periods when I didn't write...of course, once show season begins (as it is in full swing right now) I tend to just want to be lazy when I finally get home.  Writing on a blog isn't exactly high exertion, but it does require me to use my mind...which is hard to do once the work day ends.  I'm a lot like my father that way.  When he's at work, he's a demon...remembering hundreds of things at once and getting piles of work done.  However, once he gets home, he shuts down and relaxes.  I do basically the same thing, though sometimes I shut down a little before the work day ends (during my last period planning period...shhh, don't tell anyone).  However, sometimes the use of the brain isn't necessary, such as when reviewing a film that was a childhoo...

Ahhh, there's nothing like coming down following a long and awesome weekend.  You aren't exactly anxious to go back to work, but you're still so happy about how the weekend turned out that you can't worry about that too much.  In my case, the week isn't getting me down either because its semester exam week...so its really easy on me and really hard on the kids.  My favorite type of week.  Anyway, why was my weekend so good?  Because I had a successful show and then Sunday and Monday I had a wonderful date with a boy named Patrick...the same Patrick from New Year's Eve.  We're seeing each other now, and already we're planning to see each other again.  I'm pretty excited about it, considering I haven't had a good second date in a long while.  We got to see Black Swan (which is amazing btw), had dinner with some friends, and had some pretty great conversation.  We are very comfortable together, and have many of the same interests.  I just ...

Well, we had a winter storm warning today but nothing happened till around 9am...so therefore we went to school on time this morning.  However, we were sent home early after it got bad out.  Then it started getting better.  Its still supposed to snow and be icky tonight, but its yet to be seen if its going to be bad enough to cancel school tomorrow.  Part of me hopes not, and another part of me hopes it does.  I suppose it would be better for all of us if we had school tomorrow just so we can have our dress rehearsal for the show.  I'm pretty sure we'll have school...but you just never know with this crazy Ohio weather.  Anyway, since it was chilly and wintry I decided to pop in something all about winter isolation and going mad.  Cheery thought no?  It is a film based on a Stephen King novel and one that had been adapted once before, and not to the writer's satisfaction.  So King and some television producers got together to make a new ...

So our first week back at school was pretty smooth, with only a few rough spots early on in the week.  Its always hard to get back into the swing of things after a long break...and the first few days I was pretty tired.  But I think we're back on track.  The first week of rehearsals for the revue went relatively smoothly as well, and I think the show will be ready to go by Thursday's opening night.  I don't know if it will be as good as last year's show, but it will still be a good night of entertainment.  It's hard to believe that next week ends the semester, and the following week we will have exams...the year has passed so quickly thus far.  I can only hope that the second half passes just as quickly.  I mean, I enjoy my work...but I enjoy summer too.  I have a great many plans for the coming summer, and I intend to enjoy it to the fullest.  I won't need to take classes, so the time is completely my own this year.  I will have more ti...

Wow, what a New Year's Eve.  I had a great low-key time and I only hope next year's New Years is this much fun.  I started the day with lunch and a shopping trip with my friend Jamison.  I introduced him to B.D.'s Mongolian Grill at Easton (which he really liked) and then we went to Sur la Table and Williams Sonoma to look at the stuff we want in our fantasy kitchens.  After that I picked up a friend, Patrick, and we grabbed pizza and took it to Clay's house.  We hung out with his friends, ate, played games, and counted down to midnight.  It was perfect.  After that, well, that's all a bit of a blur (that's not to say that I was drunk, cause I didn't have a drop).  I mostly mean it was late and I was tired, so I won't mention it.  But I had a great time, particularly with Patrick, and I hope he did too.  Anyway, I wanted to start the new year (2011, I have to get used to that) with a movie about New Year's Eve and also one that's a bit o...