Em just went out to get a movie; no doubt it will be a cheesy sci fi flick. That seems to be the trend in our house lately, led by Em and Patrick, who have insatiable appetites for aliens, et al.
Earlier in the semester, the movie selection competition was fierce: If the five of us went to Home Video (fondly known as "Ho' Video") together, it would invariably turn into a full-scale referendum. Lauren and I would want a artsy/foreign flick, Em and Patrick would have their hearts set on Aliens 13, and poor Colin was stuck in the middle, desperately wanting not to have to break the tie.
On more than one occasion, we actually flipped a coin in the middle of the video store. I know, I know. We've all chilled out a little since then.
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I found this today; it's enormously amusing, in a morbid kind of way.
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It's summer, and I don't really know what to do with myself. My job doesn't start until June 1, and until then I have no commitments other than playing host to my parents and younger siblings for a few days over Memorial Day weekend.
Normally I could think of a million things to do with a free week, but I'm sadly lacking cash (and other forms of money) at the moment, effectively limiting myself to reading, wandering around, internet goo, watching tv/movies, and the like. All of which get very tiresome, very quickly.
My latest occupation has been coming up with novel ways of getting more money. Method A is selling stuff- textbooks, bad CDs, and the like. This serves a dual purpose-- the more I get rid of, the less I have to move at the end of the summer. Selling stuff also has the advantage of offering almost instant pay; I can walk into Cheapo with a few CDs and walk out with 10 bucks. McCash.
Method B is a fantasy: the $1,000,000 drawing on ecampus.com allows me to enter twice a day till June 30th and it'll be a test of my attention, patience and lameness to keep at it for that long. This is a great method, at least as a time-killer, because I can easily spend an hour planning what I'd do with that kind of money. I usually decide to invest it and live off the interest, while still leading a humble student life. Virtuous, am I not?