monkey nonsense

bring it on: in it to win it.
two thumbs down.

talida and i both fell asleep in the middle of it. and it was unbearably bad while we were awake. i woke up just in time to see their final routine which honestly, wasn’t that awesome. i feel like the movie has started taking itself too seriously and actually tries to come up with serious routines… and that basically makes them BAD routines. there was something quite amusing about the spirit fingers routine. but yeah… with (not to give away too much!) this movie’s routine inspired by roller coaster rides and last movie’s (bring it on: all or nothing) krumping? it’s not amusing anymore. it’s just sad.

oo also… if anyone else watched the movie… let me know, where did the spirit stick go?! we missed the resolution of that plotline….

this tuesday.
december 18, 2007.
a momentous occasion.
to borrow from barney of himym, “legend-… wait for it… and I hope you’re not lactose intolerant because the second half of that word is DAIRY!”

call in sick.
take a vacation day.
run out for a “coffee break” and never return because…

BRING IT ON: IN IT TO WIN IT is coming out on DVD!!!!!!!!!!! yes yes, straight to DVD like all the truly awesome movies. because who’d want to see it in a dark, dirty theater sitting on uncomfortable theater chairs with the volume way too high. no… a movie as awesome (ly bad) as bring it on: in it to win it deserves/can only be seen in the comforts of home!

to whet your appetite:
Southern California high school senior Carson arrives at the all-important “Cheer Camp Nationals” determined to lead her squad, the West High Sharks, to victory. But chic New Yorker Brooke and her team, the East High Jets, are equally steadfast in their pursuit of the coveted “Spirit Stick.” As tension mounts between the two rival squads, Carson falls for fellow cheerleader Penn, not realizing he’s a Jet. When Brooke discovers the budding romance, she raises the stakes by challenging Carson to a one-on-one cheer-off. A spectacular “cheer fighting” sequence erupts into a huge brawl and cheerleaders on both sides are injured, leaving both teams with a shortage of cheerleaders. With their dreams of taking home the top prize all but shattered, the leaders of both squads realize they’ll have to take drastic measures to stay in the game.

i’ll see YOU waiting in line outside the blockbuster!

there are 168 hours in a week.

after accounting for commuting (2 hours x 5 days a week), work (8 hours x 5 days a week), and sleep (8 hours x 7 days a week), there are 62 hours left.

then add in optional activities (tutoring 2 hours per week per student, usually not more than 2 students at a time, plus 2 hours on tuesdays), now it’s 56 hours.

what do i do with those 56 hours… 56 hours seems like a lot! yet, i always feel like there’s not enough time in the day. my room is perpetually a mess… it never gets cleaned 100% before it gets messed up again… it’s not even really set up since i moved in… in july! i constantly feel behind in my television watching! i’ve never made it to the gym regularly like i keep telling myself to. other things i wanted to do – learn guitar, learn to cook, etc. never get accomplished. honestly, while i do play games a lot (lately it’s been guitar hero on wii and conflict on the xbox), it’s usually “just” one day a week where i get my fix in… granted that’s like 5-6 hours done all at once. but still, that should leave me with 40+ hours to do other things!

then, when i do hang out with others, it’s not a waste of time exactly… ’cause it’s not. =P i definitely enjoy hanging out with other people and it’s quality time spent with others, getting to know them, etc. etc. but despite hanging out, i can still feel awkward and uncomfortable around people. even among close friends, i feel as if i’m slightly disappointing them because i’m not more normal like them. (hey! no weird comments! >:O i am the epitome of normal. if you looked up normal in the dictionary, you would see a bad picture of me picking my nose.) so then, even my time spent hanging out with people ends up being unproductive because of the feeling that i’m not being social correctly.

the worst feeling i get about this wasted time is, for lack of a better word, return on (time) investment when i do do something. i’m a pretty anti-social person. most of the things i listed above really don’t really need to involve other people. yes, i’m a hermit. so maybe that’s why i feel a lack of ROI… since most of the activities are very me-centric. i watch tv. i cook dinner. i go exercise. so when i don’t accomplish those things, well obviously it ends up being rather disappointing. then add to the stress of hanging out with others, then even my time spent hanging out with others ends up being disappointing.

perhaps the only time my time feels productive is when i set a high score! i definitely want to use my time more productively. i think the conclusion to all this is… i should spend more time on games like desktop tower defense and cranky crabs! so that i can set high scores and be productive!