I'll take a moment to blog while I am at work waiting for some files to transfer. I don't want to overload the system too much by trying to do something else work-related, right?

So, where to start? Um, first - the exciting news that Mom wasn't sufficiently excited about when I told her yesterday so let's see how you all do...so there's this movie coming out in about three weeks called "Australia". Anyone heard of it? Well, it just so happens to be the ULTIMATE Marnie movie. It stars my favorite actor, Hugh Jackman, and my favorite actress, Nicole Kidman, and is directed by my favorite director/filmmaker, Baz Luhrmann (Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet). So I've been following the progress of this movie for about two years, watching all the podcasts (which are excellent by the way) and downloaded any and all pictures that I can get. So my wonderful friend, Michelle, who is just as obsessed, has been searching the internet for the past week to try to find early screenings of the film before its release on Nov. 26th. Yesterday I got the call. She found a screening at a small theater in Santa Monica the Saturday before the release! But wait, there's more. So not only do I get to see the movie early - Baz Luhrmann is going to be there in-person to give a Q&A session after the film. Ahh!!! Are you totally and completely excited?!! No? Well, you should at least be excited for me because this is going to be an absolutely amazing experience. And just think, it is so close to the LA premiere of the film that some people *cough*Hugh and Nicole*cough* may be close by and stop in as a surprise! So exciting!

I am also going to Disneyland (again) next weekend with my friends. We are trying to make use of our passes and go this month and next so we can enjoy Disneyland during the holidays properly.

Oh and did anyone hear about this election thing?? I am very, very happy and excited for this historical time. It was an amazing moment when I heard Jon Stewart (I was watching The Daily Show/Colbert Report coverage - I had to be entertained, right?) announce that Barack Obama was the new president elect. I am looking forward to seeing what change brings about in the future.

Other than that, my life is pretty dull. I just finished a big project for work inputing and analyzing data from about 1000 surveys and to have that done is a HUGE relief. My only consolation is that lots of work hours = more money but it will be good that I can now concentrate a bit more on school. I can't believe I ever considered working full-time AND going to school full-time. That is just pure insanity.

School is going well. I finally got all my midterm scores back and I have solid A's in all my classes which is comforting as I get into studying for second midterms, writing papers and studying for finals which are about 5 weeks away. It sure is a lot of work but at least it is interesting. This month I will also be deciding which classes to take next semester. Since CA cut the budget for education this year, there are a lot less professors and so a lot of classes are not available. I also will be getting more information about studying abroad, which ties into which classes I have to take. So I think there'll be a little bit of jumping through hoops to get in the classes that I need. Hopefully it will work out smoothly.

Anyway, looks like the files are done transferring so got to go!