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My first post in two months! This is a big deal. It's like I've been too busy for the internet lately. That's somewhat true. I just got internet a week ago though so I've been living without it. It made me appreciate the finer things in life though. Like rainbows and roses and Philadelphia bums. Actually I didn't appreciate anything. I just wanted to check my facebook and webkinz! I had over 1000 emails but at least my dalmation didn't die!

So what have I been up to? Well, I've been living in Philadelphia for about six weeks now. I'm really enjoying it. I like my apartment a lot. Right now, I'm sitting on my new chair which is really comfy listening to christmas music and watching the Phillies win! I picked a good baseball city to live in at least (unlike Chicago). I'm taking a lot of interesting classes. I have biotechnology which I hope after today's test I'm not completely failing. I'm taking Foreign Governments which I really like - it's interesting to learn why we're democratic and why that's important. I have Women in Literature which I love. I mean where else am I going to get to write a paper on avant-garde writer Gertrude Stein discussing whether or not Tender Buttons is an erotic domestic love poem for Alice B. Tolkas?

I'm really getting out a lot of my film classes this semester. I have Screenwriting II which is really getting my creative juices flowing. I just finishing writing a short screenplay called Goodbye Trixie and I'm gonna revise that soon and I already have another one planned out as well. Perhaps I'll end up directing one of them one day. I'm just working my way up to writing a feature and improving my skills. I'm also taking a producing class right now which I LOVE! I'm really into producing - getting the film made. It's exciting to be a part of the creative element as well as the pre-production and production side of it. It's really the best of all the worlds. Right now we're in pre-production hell as some like to put it. Apple (the script I'm producing) is in another re-write but I'm confident it's going to end up somewhere very good. I got a bunch of meetings coming up with my co-producers and director going over the script breakdown, redflagging and production scheduling - EXCITING! Most probably wouldn't think so, but I'm really into it. I like being responsible for something that's actually to mean something.



I've been really busy lately so I haven't been watching movies like I should. I did catch The Coen Brother's Burn After Reading though. After No Country for Old Men, the Coen Brothers wanted to prove that they're not going to stick to just one type of film - which is what I love about them. They could have easily just taclked another serious drama and done it beautifully but I think what a lot of people miss about the Coen Brothers is their twisted dark humor. I first noticed it when I saw Fargo a few years back. I mean, that movie is a comedy. Don't let all the murders fool you. It may be as intense and bloody as NCFOM but Fargo is hilariously twisted. Burn After Reading is a lot closer to The Big Lewboski which is one of my favorites. The Big Lewboski is one of the most quotable films I've ever seen. One thing I love about the Coens is that they're very much throw-back directors to older films. The Big Lewboski may seem new to some people, but you can clearly see The Big Sleep connections. In a lot of their films, I just notice little things that can connect with other films. I really appreicate that about them. They take something older and update it in their own fresh way.

Anyway, Burn After Reading is really funny. It's very similar to The Big Lewboski's "stupid" humor. The characters are really enjoyable and rich. Frances McDermond is a great actress and she hasn't been funnier since..well...Fargo. Brad Pitt has the funniest role I've ever seen him play as well. He's really the best actor of our generation. Each role he does is really different from the last. Say what you will and argue about who is your favorite - Brad Pitt has to be acknowledged. Pretty much, I love the connections in the movie and how one bad thing that happens leads to another bad decisions. The movie at times doesn't make perfect sense and it doesn't need to. It's just a cause and effect type film. This is how stupid people are basically. The film isn't for everyone, but if you're as twisted as I am - you'll really enjoy this.




Oh and lately, Saturday Night Live has been getting a lot of attention with Tina Fey and her Sarah Palin impression. While, it's pitch perfect - there's no doubt about that. I live for Tina Fey. I worship the ground she walks on. I can't wait for 30 Rock to come back on. Tina Fey is my hero....with that said, the BEST skit I've seen in a really long time has to be given credit to Kristen Whig. This girl needs to be given more attentions. She's hilarious. She's the best cast member on (Tina Fey guest appearances and Amy Poheler) aside. Kristen just has an energy that no one else can even bring up to the table. Watch this skit - I've seen it no less than 10 times and I DIE laughing with tears rolling down my face every time.