Fall Break is Here!

And so is the end of my second biochemistry exam. Yay! I've been studying non-stop for this exam, so hopefully I did well. Now I'm torn between getting my biochem homework for monday done or piling all my biochem stuff under the bed and pretending it doesn't exist. I think I'll go for the latter. But, the room's a mess, and I need to pack my stuff up. I have to pile up my dirty laundry because I studied so hard this weekend that I didn't do any laundry. I have to do some dishes because I haven't taken the time to do dishes. I have to bring home a lot of homework because I've been to busy to do it. And I'm bringing home my bottles of Jim Beam and Gordon's Vodka because I don't want them anymore. Dad will like Jim Beam and Mom will like the Vodka. I'm going to stay away from hard liquor for a while; I did get drunk over the weekend to the extent that I couldn't walk straight and I fell asleep a second after my head hit the pillow - that was both fun and funny. But I don't really like hard liquor. Anyway, then I have to pack the presents I bought for Becca and for Mom's birthday's, as we are celebrating them over the break. Then I have to go get money because I need to buy gas and I want to stop at the package store on the way home because I want to get Mom some apricot liqueur or something else interesting. And then I have to take out the trash and recycling because Becca either does not know how or she simply refuses to do it. I don't know. Then I'm going to clean my side of the room because it needs it badly. Then I'm going to eat lunch and wait for Becca to get out of class so we can leave. Yikes, that's a lot.

Mr. Brooks

"Consider Mr. Brooks: a successful businessman; a generous philanthropist; a loving father and devoted husband. Seemingly, he's perfect. But Mr. Brooks has a secret--he is an insatiable serial killer, so lethally clever that no one has ever suspected him--until now." - Synopsis from Yahoo! Movies

I went to see this movie last Friday night, and I expected something simple - a simple crime drama, in which we see the good but unorthodox cop take down the seemingly wonderful man with a murderous secret. Boy was I wrong. I don't even know where to begin when I describe how wrong I was. First of all, it was funny. I did not expect funny. Dane Cook is one of the main characters, so I guess I should have expected that. But, I thought the film would be a serious drama, a personal conflict and a thrilling hunt for a psychopathic killer. Not so. So not so. Second, I thought Mr. Brooks (Kevin Costner) was going to give another lackluster performance, but I have to say that he really pulled the role off well - very well. Third, I thought it would have a cut-and-dry ending, no questions, no possibility of a sequel. Wrong again. It's actually been proposed as the first part of a trilogy. I guess you can infer that I really liked the movie. I really liked it. When it comes out, go and see it.