Rainbows and Cookies

Not that my life is a typically a My Little Pony picture book or anything but lately it's got some pretty good stuff. Yesterday I was coming into the parking lot after that big storm when I looked up and spotted one over my apartment. I have only seen maybe three or four in my whole life so a rainbow is a pretty big deal for me. Shared a few "Double Rainbow" references with my friend and enjoyed the sight for as long as I could.

We also baked some pretty class-A cookies. Chocolate chip of course. I learned once that they are an American invention, chocolate chip cookies. The operator of the Toll House Inn was the first to cook them. The same Toll House that lends its name to the Nestle brand of cookies today. Nestle bought the recipe from the woman who invented them.

Hopefully this rainbow is a good omen of things to come

Insufferable

There's air conditioning in my apartment. I have to suffer this heat until the central air kicks in for everyone. Of course when I open a window, no breeze comes in at all. In addition to this, I have to endure the torment of my Econ 002 class.

The class meets once a week. Three weeks ago the teacher cancels class for that week and the next week. Two weeks ago he changes it and says there is class this week at the last minute and I don't hear about it until the next day. This week he schedules class, doesn't show up and assigns an essay through the Angel website. . . It's enough to drive me nuts.

End of the Year

It's hard to believe another year has run away from me. As always, this time of the year is extremely messy for me. Dishes pile up, things are left undone, I'm scrambling towards the mad climax of finals and then set adrift into the lulling seas of summertime. I'm looking forward to one thing more than any and dreading another.

May will bring pool season, my absolute favorite thing about summer. Swimming in my pool will be a daily activity for me as soon as it opens up. There's no better way to beat the heat as far as I'm concerned. And I love the color my skin turns from weeks of slow, natural exposure to the sun. For me it's an entirely different experience than sunless fake tanner. I would never use that stuff. It seems strange to me that anyone would make such an obvious faux pas.

However this coming month brings with it a great trial for me. And unfortunately I mean that in a most literal sense. I'm going to court. I can only ask for leniency, since my future at college will depend on the verdict. It's a serious topic. But I could not follow it with a foolhardy one. I'm quite frightened actually. Among other things I could be stripped of my license. It's impressive how much trouble one can get into from so little. Wish me luck. It's the same day as the final I need the most.

Nice Weather

It's great out there, today. I'm so glad it's almost summer. I've been waiting for this for a long time. Shame I've got so much paperwork to do. I'll be stuck inside doing this for a while. Got to fill out my FAFSA, have to apply for an apartment, have to file my taxes which I already had to get an extension for. And today of all days I had to be sick!

So much to do now and all I want to do is go outside and play! It'll be a miracle if I can get everything done that I have to get done. Now time for some coffee.

Rewatching:

A good movie is one worth watching more than once. One you can see again and again and continue to find meaning that you missed before. A movie like Fight Club is highly rewatchable because the second time you are watching scenes you've already seen in a new light. The light of knowledge which says "he's not real," which changes the events of the movie completely of course. 

Not long ago I watched "On the Waterfront" again. The first time I saw it was for my High School's gifted program. It is one of my favorite movies of all time without a doubt. This time around I caught not one but two pieces of symbolism that were hitherto mysterious to me. Now, I will try to describe them without spoiling anything for those of you who have not yet seen the movie. But the way Joey's jacket changes hands seems to be highly symbolic of a chain of responsibility when it comes to standing up to the mob. And also the imagery of pigeons and hawks. Marlon Brando's character's concerns for the safety of his pigeon coop seems highly symbolic of his concern for the longshoremen. It is easy to imagine the hawks as mob men and the pigeons symbolic for the longshoremen. Stuff like that drives me nuts! I eat that up. Imagery and symbolism. That's the kind of writing I love. To me writing is absolutely one of the most important aspects of film-making.

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

I watched Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas for the first time last night, it was a movie I wanted to see for quite a while and I really loved it. It seems to me that it was based on a very good book. The parts where Johnny Depp's Character breaks off into internal monologues sometimes made into soliloquies by being heavily drugged, are some of the best parts of the movie. They remind me of other films based on great books, such as adaptations I've seen of the Great Gatsby. I really am quite interested in reading this one now. I'm making a mental note to do so this summer.

Cherry Blossom Festival

So Yesterday I went into Philly for the Sakura Japanese Culture Festival at the Horticulture center. It was a very nice place, and I must say I enjoyed being there. There were a lot of people, some dressed as anime characters, and a lot with dogs, too. The trees were all very beautiful, they gave me a chance to get some great shots too, take a look!

NOM.

I love flowers and plants. I always take time to walk past the flowering dogwood by the Springhouse building because of the sweet-smelling flowers. There are lots of different flowering plants on our Campus. Purple lesser periwinkles grow in front of the Lares building. Between Lares and Springhouse there are grape hyacinths. Trout Lillies grow in the wooded places beside the stream, and everywhere that is damp one can find the little celandine blossoms. I'm really glad it's spring again because I love trying to identify as many plants as I can.

Me and Jessie in the Horticulture Center

After we left the festival my friends and I went to Taco Bell, which is normally not a noteworthy experience, except for the fact that my friend Josh had never been to one before. It was pretty interesting to see someone curious about something that seemed so ordinary to me.