Watching "little kid" movies

I recently watched some movies that are aimed at younger kids (Aladdin and Little Rascals) with my friends. I forgot how funny they were. I actually think they're funnier than I remember. And I think that's because I am now better able to appreciate the jokes that went over my head as a kid. Movies like this have humor that kids enjoy, but also enough intelligent jokes to keep the parents (or just young adults who happen to be watching) amused, as well.

Love it!

This is going to sound creeperish, but...

I was texting one of my friends and told her some information that I learned about one of my friends and said, "Thank you, facebook stalking." She replied (in part) "You could like make a living professional facebook stalking people!" I literally laughed out loud. But...she kind of hit the nail on the head. I totally could. I learn A LOT about people through Facebook. Facebook really has made stalking SO much easier. I'm able to find out information about people that I definitely wouldn't have access to otherwise. I know that sounds creeperish. But it's totally innocent, I promise. :-)

Hm... Professional Facebook stalker. Maybe that should be my back-up plan in case I don't get into grad school... :P

It's quite liberating to...

...delete Facebook friends.

(And yes, this is another procrastinatory tool. Don't judge.)

Solitaire

I've been having issues with motivation lately. I'm feeling slightly burned out from everything (going to school year-round will do that to you, I guess). I don't want to do my homework or reading or write on my personal statements. So instead of doing these more productive endeavors, I always somehow always end up playing solitaire. It's a problem.

On the bright side, though... I got a new high score a couple of days ago! :-D

Movie Conventions

In my Bible as Literature class, we were talking about conventions and how if you don't understand the conventions/culture of something, you won't fully understand what's going on. Before we applied this to the Bible, our professor handed out a list of movie conventions and explained that if aliens came and watched our movies, they wouldn't fully understand what was going on, because it doesn't make sense on its own. Some of my favorites from the list:

"Ali MacGraw's Disease": Movie illness in which only symptom is that the sufferer grows more beautiful as death approaches.

"Balls of Steel Rule": Bad guys who suffer a blow to the groin are down for the count, just like in real life. Good guys shrug it off and are back in action within seconds.

"Cape Fear Syndrome": Derangement that causes heroines, upon learning they are in great danger, to go immediately to an isolated cabin (houseboat, sailboat in the harbor, farm) alone, knowing that no one, especially their friends, will be able to find them.

"Dead Werewolf Defense": In any horror film involving a human transforming into a monster, the hero never has to explain to the police the naked dead human body that is left after he has killed the monster. This despite the fact that no on in authority ever believes in the monster in the first place.

"Explosion ESP": The characters always know whether the crashed and smoldering vehicle they are in will explode. If they don't get out and run, it won't explode. If they do, it does.

"Human Antennae": Movie characters who have an amazing ability to turn on the TV precisely at the moment when a newscaster begins a report on something directly related to them.

"Lawyer with One Case Scenario": In nearly all legal dramas, the lawyers involved have only one case--the case the movie is about.

"Miracle Twenty-five-pound Newborn Syndrome": Newborn babies in movies instantly look about seven months old, and weight about twenty-five pounds. Their postpartum mother seems perfectly refreshed, made-up, and comfortable, despire the gargantuan child she's just given birth to.

I would just like to profess my undying love for...

...The 100 Hour Board. I know somebody already posted about this, but I think The Board deserves more than just one post from people in this class.

For those who don't know, The 100 Hour Board is a website kept up by various BYU students (I think there may be some previous BYU students still on there, as well) that answers all sorts of questions ranging from serious to silly. Anyone can submit a question and it will be answered in 100 hours. Pretty dang fantastic. And super entertaining.

I knew this site existed, but never took full advantage of it until a few months ago, when I started reading it every day and even started searching their archives for answers to random questions. Love it. And if you haven't checked it out, please do. It's that amazing.

(Blame It on the Pop)

So, like most college students, I really like Facebook. In addition to liking it because of how easily I am able to keep in touch with friends and family far and wide, I love being able to discover new artists and songs because my friends post videos or lyrics.

On Monday, one of my friends posted this video on Facebook, it showed up on my feed, I listened to it... and it's been stuck in my head ever since. This DJ made a mash-up of the top 25 songs of the year according to Billboard Magazine. It's so fun and I love it!



If you liked this song, he also has mash-ups of the tops songs from 2007 and 2008.

You know you've lived in Provo too long when...

...you automatically check the left ring finger of people on TV and in movies, even if you already know whether they (or their characters) are engaged/married or not.

True story.