Thursday, July 28, 2005
Ladybugs didn't suck!
Almost everybody I know has been told they look like somebody (somebody meaning a "celebrity") and I'm no different. I've been told I look like Rob Thomas, Dustin Diamond (notice I didn't mention him first), Elijah Wood, Tobey Mcgwire, and that dude who did Stifler's mom in the "American Pie" movies. But of all of the comparisons I've rolled my eyes about there is one that just smacked me in the face and made me take a closer look in the mirror.
I really do look like a young Rodney Dangerfield.
And thanks to my friend Danny from SVA for pointing it out. If I ever see him again, I'll have to thank him because I didn't get the chance to or want to after the comparison was originally made.
But on to more important revelations...If I ever won a billion dollars (or a sum so large that I didn't have to do anything ever again) I finally figured out what I'd do with my life. I'd go back to college. And after I graduated from it, I'd go back again. And again. And again. I just miss being a student. I mean technically I am still in the Masters Program at my college, but I guess I miss being a student of classes that I'm actually interested in. I'm at the point where I'm bogged down in requirement classes and don't have the leeway (or the money) to look into any interesting electives. If I ever won a gajillion dollars, I would spend the rest of my life taking really interesting electives at random colleges all around the world. I miss subjects like "History of Cinema"(which I only got to take half a year of and we ended the first half on "Singing in the Rain") and I miss classes like "Ancient Mythology" (which, without the tests, was probably the best class I took during my sophomore year). I still remember the day my "History of Drama" (yeah, electives are wiffleballs at SVA) teacher showed "On the Waterfront" and pointed out the scene where Brando is talking to the blonde and she is trying to walk away. The blonde is trying to ignore him and go about her day, but Brando's character is interested and trying to flirt with her. Anyway, the scene works because the girl drops her glove and Brando puts it on his own hand. Thanks to my old drama teacher I know that the glove wasn't supposed to be dropped in the scene, but Brando played with the mistake and turned it into something magnificent.
See? That's the kind of crap I miss. Stupid, pointless elective crap.
On a side note, wouldn't "CU in September!" be an awesome slogan for a college pamphlet? Not like Notre Dame, but like Colorado University....
I think it's catchy. ¶ 8:02 PM
I really do look like a young Rodney Dangerfield.
And thanks to my friend Danny from SVA for pointing it out. If I ever see him again, I'll have to thank him because I didn't get the chance to or want to after the comparison was originally made.
But on to more important revelations...If I ever won a billion dollars (or a sum so large that I didn't have to do anything ever again) I finally figured out what I'd do with my life. I'd go back to college. And after I graduated from it, I'd go back again. And again. And again. I just miss being a student. I mean technically I am still in the Masters Program at my college, but I guess I miss being a student of classes that I'm actually interested in. I'm at the point where I'm bogged down in requirement classes and don't have the leeway (or the money) to look into any interesting electives. If I ever won a gajillion dollars, I would spend the rest of my life taking really interesting electives at random colleges all around the world. I miss subjects like "History of Cinema"(which I only got to take half a year of and we ended the first half on "Singing in the Rain") and I miss classes like "Ancient Mythology" (which, without the tests, was probably the best class I took during my sophomore year). I still remember the day my "History of Drama" (yeah, electives are wiffleballs at SVA) teacher showed "On the Waterfront" and pointed out the scene where Brando is talking to the blonde and she is trying to walk away. The blonde is trying to ignore him and go about her day, but Brando's character is interested and trying to flirt with her. Anyway, the scene works because the girl drops her glove and Brando puts it on his own hand. Thanks to my old drama teacher I know that the glove wasn't supposed to be dropped in the scene, but Brando played with the mistake and turned it into something magnificent.
See? That's the kind of crap I miss. Stupid, pointless elective crap.
On a side note, wouldn't "CU in September!" be an awesome slogan for a college pamphlet? Not like Notre Dame, but like Colorado University....
I think it's catchy. ¶ 8:02 PM
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I agree, I would want to take all the electives I didnt take the first time arouns because I concentrating so hard on getting my degree. "Sociology of Religion" and "Abnormal Pschology" are two that I really wanted to take while I weas in school but could never fit them in.
However, I did take "Sociology of Gender" and "American Culture". Those were probably the most interesting clases I took.
However, I did take "Sociology of Gender" and "American Culture". Those were probably the most interesting clases I took.
Oh and as for celebrity lookalike comments, I get Drew Barrymore a lot. But I really dont see it. I think it's the flippy blond hair.
I alost couldn't graduate from college because I spent the first two years taking so many classes outside of my major requirements. :D I really enjoyed them though. All the "culture" studies type classes I took were invariably the best and led to the most interesting discussions.
(Hey... it's me, Unknown)
I don't know if I'd go back to school if I had a billion dollars, but if I did, I'd certainly want to go to something like film school. But like ei-nyung, my fondest memories of school were all the elective classes: medical ethics, etc.
Oh, and at least you got Rodney Dangerfield who is entertaining. My most common? Ben Affleck. And it bugs the crap out of me.
I don't know if I'd go back to school if I had a billion dollars, but if I did, I'd certainly want to go to something like film school. But like ei-nyung, my fondest memories of school were all the elective classes: medical ethics, etc.
Oh, and at least you got Rodney Dangerfield who is entertaining. My most common? Ben Affleck. And it bugs the crap out of me.
I'd go back to school so fast, it would make your head spin. Fast. Really really fast. It would twist, snap your neck and probably rise a few feet in the air depending on the angle of your ears at the time.
Most people at my undergraduate school averaged 4 or 5 classes a semester and I usually took 6 or 7, sometimes 8. I loved it. I did the dual degree program and still ended up with 45 extra credits.
My wife and I were just discussing how we could go back to school again. Sadly, we were unable to figure a way to do it without winning the lottery.
(wish there was an edit button)
Most people at my undergraduate school averaged 4 or 5 classes a semester and I usually took 6 or 7, sometimes 8. I loved it. I did the dual degree program and still ended up with 45 extra credits.
My wife and I were just discussing how we could go back to school again. Sadly, we were unable to figure a way to do it without winning the lottery.
(wish there was an edit button)
It's funny. People think I'm joking when I tell them that's what I'd do if I won the lottery, but why is that? I wouldn't "work" a "real" job, I'd just study everything in the world that I find interesting.
I'm glad there are others who understand. I told someone at work my lottery related dreams the other day and he said, "Yo, but you could just sit and chill all day long!"
He meant it.
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I'm glad there are others who understand. I told someone at work my lottery related dreams the other day and he said, "Yo, but you could just sit and chill all day long!"
He meant it.
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