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Name: neener
School: USC Marshall School of Business
Status: Employed...finally
E-mail: Click here!
Reason for blogging: I'm incredibly self-absorbed. |
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I'm listening to...
::"Stay Beautiful," The Last Goodnight
::"Spaceman," The Killers
::"Green Light," John Legend
::"Superstar," Lupe Fiasco
I'm watching...
::24
::The Office
I'm reading...
::Taiwan, A Political History, by Denny Roy
::The Devil and Miss Prym, by Paulo Coehlo
I've just seen...
::Slumdog Millionaire
::I Love You, Man
::The Reader
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A First Time for Everything. I'd been intrigued about the movie The Hurt Locker ever since I heard about it on NPR, and the fact that it is a movie from Dubya's company, Summit Entertainment, got me off of my lazy butt and into the theater to watch it. I gotta support my peeps, right?
The movie, which follows a group of US soldiers in the Army's Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) squad in Iraq, is very intense. It was an exhausting experience in that I was on edge during the entire film, unable to relax, as I watched the EOD squad go through one life-or-death moment after another.
But speaking of firsts. Normally a very quiet moviewatcher, it annoys me when people talk during movies. You know the person giving the stinkeye to the loud whisperers in the theater? That's me. Anyway, since I hadn't seen any trailers or clips from the movie prior to watching it in the theater, everything that unfolded on the screen was brand new to me. During a moment in the film (that is featured prominently in the trailer, I have since learned), I was so undone by the "surprise" that I yelled out, "Holy sh*t!" in the theater. It was a tad embarrassing.
Although it was the cause of some embarrassment on my end, I really liked the film. It was, without a doubt, exciting. With its documentary-esque style, I was just stunned by what war does to a place, how people live with it, and how easy it is for people in my situation to forget about it. As someone who has seen their share of action-packed, explosion-filled movies (Die Hard, anyone?) and LOVED them, it was odd to be in the position of watching a so-called "action" film and hoping desperately for there to be no action.
"Please don't blow up, please don't blow up, please don't blow up..."
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When I learn a new word, I'll put it here so you can learn too!
EBITAS (noun):
Abbreviation for "Earnings Before Income Tax, Amortization, and SGARA." Next week, find out what SGARA is.
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