I have a choice before me: On one hand, I can take Kuk Sool, a martial art that seems to mix concepts of Hapkido and Tae Kwon Do, as well as a little influence from Chinese martial arts. The benefits of this would include being in much better shape and learning self-defense. The class meets four times a week, and I can show up at whichever ones I choose. The downside? The $90 a month fee, and the pain. D=
My other choice would be fencing. It's not nearly as physically strenuous or painful as Kuk Sool would be, but it would still give me some good physical exercise. Also, as a theater major, learning to fence could be an advantage in auditioning for Shakespeare's plays and the like. The cost is only $40 a month. However, they meet only twice a week. This can be a good or bad thing. I don't have time to make four classes a week with the martial art, but the two specific days fencing takes place on my occasionally mesh horribly with my schedule.
Further complicating things is my girlfriend. We had decided to do one of these together, but she was quickly discouraged from doing either. I really wanted this as something to do WITH her. =(
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Alternate Blog
I decided to keep up a blog based on my TheJokezOnYou YouTube page. The URL is http://thejokezonyou.blogspot.com/ . Unless you're a diehard comic book fan, I'd honestly say that it's not really worth reading. In any case, it's just going to be in-character blogs for the Joker. There will be reviews of comic book-based films and news on such films (for instance, did you know that Sony is rebooting the Spider-Man franchise?).
In any case, I'm actually trying to find a way to take advantage of the hundreds of YouTube subscribers I have and find a way to make profit on it without breaking any copywrite laws. Thus, I've monetized the Joker blog I have. Hopefully, it will work to SOME degree. I still do it as a hobby, but just like theater, it's sometimes nice to get even the smallest of paychecks with a hobby.
In any case, I'm actually trying to find a way to take advantage of the hundreds of YouTube subscribers I have and find a way to make profit on it without breaking any copywrite laws. Thus, I've monetized the Joker blog I have. Hopefully, it will work to SOME degree. I still do it as a hobby, but just like theater, it's sometimes nice to get even the smallest of paychecks with a hobby.
Status with Classes
So far, I'm making either A's or B's in my classes. The exception to this is math lab. I have fallen behind on my work there. If I do not catch up, not only will that class period have been wasted, but my Math 0800 would as well. That's totally not a good thing. I just feel pressured to get perfect scores on everything due to a change in policy this semester. Pretty much, we now have to score 90-something percent on the homework assignments. Given that we can retake homework assignments indefinitely, one would think this would be no large deal. Unfortunately, it instead pressures me to constantly retake the homework assignments, and I don't move on as far as work goes.
Anyway, there's no room for excuses. I have to get it done. I'll just have to focus more on it than other things right now.
Anyway, there's no room for excuses. I have to get it done. I'll just have to focus more on it than other things right now.
Religion in My Childhood
Growing up, it would constantly switch between a strict "You WILL go to church every time the doors are open" and a lazy "we don't feel like driving you there tonight". We were taught Santa Claus and Tooth Fairy, but I'm not entirely sure we ever -actually- thought the Easter Bunny was real.
I can't remember what age I was when I was told Santa Claus wasn't real, but my mother tells me I not only took it well, but had already figured it out. Oddly enough, however, I still believed in the tooth fairy for a very long time. This was probably due to my mother's clever ploy of sealing my tooth in an envelope. When I woke up, a dollar would instead be sealed in the "same" envelope instead, fooling my young mind into thinking it had been done by magic. I never once figured out that the darned tooth was never under my pillow to begin with. My mother had already switched envelopes long before the envelope was ever put in place.
I don't think I'll teach my children Santa Claus. There is just too much strife caused by the eventual "you lied to me!" rant that is very typical of the revelation scenario. However, I might just tell my kids about the tooth fairy. Why the tooth fairy and not Santa Claus? I'll tell you- bribes. That's right: even when I tell them the tooth fairy isn't real, they'll still be getting that dollar when they lose a tooth.
You can't complain about something like that when you're still getting a dollar just for growing up. ...Er, right?
I can't remember what age I was when I was told Santa Claus wasn't real, but my mother tells me I not only took it well, but had already figured it out. Oddly enough, however, I still believed in the tooth fairy for a very long time. This was probably due to my mother's clever ploy of sealing my tooth in an envelope. When I woke up, a dollar would instead be sealed in the "same" envelope instead, fooling my young mind into thinking it had been done by magic. I never once figured out that the darned tooth was never under my pillow to begin with. My mother had already switched envelopes long before the envelope was ever put in place.
I don't think I'll teach my children Santa Claus. There is just too much strife caused by the eventual "you lied to me!" rant that is very typical of the revelation scenario. However, I might just tell my kids about the tooth fairy. Why the tooth fairy and not Santa Claus? I'll tell you- bribes. That's right: even when I tell them the tooth fairy isn't real, they'll still be getting that dollar when they lose a tooth.
You can't complain about something like that when you're still getting a dollar just for growing up. ...Er, right?
Movie Night last night
So, my girlfriend and I decided to watch Disney's Hocus Pocus last night. After watching it for the first time in AGES, I came to the realization that the main characters really didn't matter. They were kind of boring and very typically written.
No, it was very obvious the Scriptwriters put all of their love into the Sanderson sisters- the antagonists of the story. And you know what? I like that. =) The witches are what made the movie fun. Yes, there was some fourth-wall breaking moments, but that made them even funnier. Better yet, it was a movie both my girlfriend and I really liked.
In any case, probably gonna be stuck watching "The Animal" next night we watch movies. I -might- convieniently have to study for something big that night.
No, it was very obvious the Scriptwriters put all of their love into the Sanderson sisters- the antagonists of the story. And you know what? I like that. =) The witches are what made the movie fun. Yes, there was some fourth-wall breaking moments, but that made them even funnier. Better yet, it was a movie both my girlfriend and I really liked.
In any case, probably gonna be stuck watching "The Animal" next night we watch movies. I -might- convieniently have to study for something big that night.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Computers 'n' Stuff.
Well, I never really owned my own computer until I was 19, but I was definitely addicted to the internet by age 16. If I could use someone's computer to get online, I would. The website I would go to most would be an anime/ video game website called "Animeglobe.com", which had a chatroom and a forum. I grew out of that site around the time I got my computer.
After that, I began using computers purely as entertainment. Whenever I got out of final formation ( I was still in the army at that point), I would head to my room and immediatley get on my PC. My interests then including online role playing, Doom 3, and Guild Wars (the later two being PC games).
I've become rather computer literate due to role-playing and constantly having to fix the "oopsies" I've done to my computer over the years. My family, of course, thinks "computer literate" means "computer genius" and expect me to be able to do anything with them.
Now, I've started mixing business with pleasure when it comes to computers. Some of my hobbies include in-character video logs on YouTube, and voice acting for animations made by others (also on YouTube). This requires skill in media-editing software such as Audacity and Movie Maker. Although these are hobbies, the reason I consider this partially business is due to the fact that it helps me practice my acting skills. Those will need some serious work if I am ever to succeed with a Theater-oriented major.
If my internet went out, I would usually be fine under the circumstances that I've already printed out all of my assignments, and that the outage didn't last more than a few days. I don't have a printer, so I usually do my assignments on my computer, then move to the computer lab to print them out.
After that, I began using computers purely as entertainment. Whenever I got out of final formation ( I was still in the army at that point), I would head to my room and immediatley get on my PC. My interests then including online role playing, Doom 3, and Guild Wars (the later two being PC games).
I've become rather computer literate due to role-playing and constantly having to fix the "oopsies" I've done to my computer over the years. My family, of course, thinks "computer literate" means "computer genius" and expect me to be able to do anything with them.
Now, I've started mixing business with pleasure when it comes to computers. Some of my hobbies include in-character video logs on YouTube, and voice acting for animations made by others (also on YouTube). This requires skill in media-editing software such as Audacity and Movie Maker. Although these are hobbies, the reason I consider this partially business is due to the fact that it helps me practice my acting skills. Those will need some serious work if I am ever to succeed with a Theater-oriented major.
If my internet went out, I would usually be fine under the circumstances that I've already printed out all of my assignments, and that the outage didn't last more than a few days. I don't have a printer, so I usually do my assignments on my computer, then move to the computer lab to print them out.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Movies
I bet that title got Ms. Simms' attention.
I was right, wasn't I? Huh? Huh? Yyyyeah, I knew it.
Unless I was wrong. Then I just feel silly.
In any case, I have quite a few movies I've yet to watch. Nicole and I have been bargain-bin movie shopping over the last month or two, so I'm trying to decide which ones I should watch. I've seen many of them, even if it was a long time ago, but there are a few I haven't seen. I'm trying to figure out which one to watch next time I have a chance to. Here are my options.
-The Animal (The Rob Schnieder film... THAT was Nicole's choice. -.- Not a big adult comedy fan.)
-Some other Rob Schnieder film. Also Nicole's choice.
-Dawn of the Dead... the original oldschool Romero film.
-Diary of the Dead ( I like zombies. D= I bet Nicole hates it as much as I dislike her Rob Schnieder stuff, which is understandable.)
-Nightmare Before Christmas
-Hocus Pocus
I know most of these aren't exactly the shining example of what a film should be, but it's the ones I have that I have yet to watch recently. Thus, it shouldn't be a very hard choice to make. However, if I actually find the time to dedicate an hour and a half to sitting in front of a TV watching something, I want it to be time I won't have regretted spending.
I was right, wasn't I? Huh? Huh? Yyyyeah, I knew it.
Unless I was wrong. Then I just feel silly.
In any case, I have quite a few movies I've yet to watch. Nicole and I have been bargain-bin movie shopping over the last month or two, so I'm trying to decide which ones I should watch. I've seen many of them, even if it was a long time ago, but there are a few I haven't seen. I'm trying to figure out which one to watch next time I have a chance to. Here are my options.
-The Animal (The Rob Schnieder film... THAT was Nicole's choice. -.- Not a big adult comedy fan.)
-Some other Rob Schnieder film. Also Nicole's choice.
-Dawn of the Dead... the original oldschool Romero film.
-Diary of the Dead ( I like zombies. D= I bet Nicole hates it as much as I dislike her Rob Schnieder stuff, which is understandable.)
-Nightmare Before Christmas
-Hocus Pocus
I know most of these aren't exactly the shining example of what a film should be, but it's the ones I have that I have yet to watch recently. Thus, it shouldn't be a very hard choice to make. However, if I actually find the time to dedicate an hour and a half to sitting in front of a TV watching something, I want it to be time I won't have regretted spending.
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