Monday, September 12, 2005
Well I guess I'm back...
Update...
- Driving down was fine. I went the (slightly) longer way, through southern IL, Missouri, and Oklahoma. Got to see St. Louis, and the arch, which was of course impressive. I considered stopping and going to the top, but then learned it was like a gondola to get up there, and fuck that shit.
- Stopped for the night in Springfield, MO -- the Branson exit. To give you an idea of what is in Branson, Yakov Smirnoff has his own theatre there.
- I got down here and everything was fine.
- Then my grandmother died.
- Went back to Cincinnati for the funeral. Luckily my Uncle Ron let me use some of his miles, so the plane ticket only cost $50 instead of the $1000 list. The funeral was actually quite nice. It's still weird -- the two women who raised me are gone.
- I registered for classes fine. Surprisingly, I received a $3400 scholarship instead of the $1700 I thought I was getting. Also, my bill only came to $2600, so they paid me the $800 balance.
- (This doesn't mean I'm forgving any debts. If you owe me money and are reading this, I haven't forgotten.)
- Classes started fine. They're classes. I think this time I'm actually going to have to do the assigned reading though.
- I'm still staying with my Aunt and Uncle, two weeks after I had planned to be out. I'm not exactly sure why I've stayed longer.
- The 40 Year Old Virgin was great, but then I expect nothing less from Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen. Also, Undeclared (finally) came out on DVD. Haven't bought it yet.
- TV starts back up this month:
- The O.C. started on a middling note last week. They really ought to hire me as a writer.
- Gilmore Girls is back tomorrow. (Shut the fuck up, you watch it too.)
- Arrested Development is back next Monday. Fox is putting it up against The King of Queens, the inexplicably popular sitcom with Zach Morris' summertime college-age girlfriend in it. (You all know who I'm talking about, don't even start...) This will probably be the death blow for it, sadly.
- Curb Your Enthusiasm starts back 9/25.
- Everwood is back 9/29.
Labels: movies, random, TEG, TV
