"Spartans: the finest soldiers the world has ever known. "

I saw I hadn't posted here in over a year while I was setting up another blog here at Blogger. Figured I'd throw in a little update, although I'm not going to cover an entire year worth of material.

Sat down and watched a bunch of movies this weekend. First I watched The Untouchables over at Mike's. I found it pretty enjoyable, Andy Garcia really suprised me. I thought he was just great, running all over, looking for anything to shoot. 1930's Chicago was a pretty amazing place, makes me wonder which side I would have taken, the cops or the gangsters.

Right after watching The Untouchables we went and saw 300. Needless to say, that was a damn good movie. Me and Mike have been waiting for a long time to see that. The Battle of Thermopylae is an incredible story, and I know the movie wasn't spot on accurate, but its a movie not a documentory. Hopefully people will want to learn more about the actual battle and realize just what the Spartans did for our world. They really were, and still are, the finest soldiers the world has ever known.

Yesterday afternoon I was at Mike's again doing laundry so I popped in The Departed to pass the time. I've got to say that I was really impressed. It was a very enjoyable movie, I really loved the banter between the troopers throughout story. I have to admnit though, the ending really ruined it for me. I felt like they switched writers right at the last moment. Still, I'll give it 4 out of 5 chimichangas.

As far as whats been going on in the past year...hmm. Worked for my dad all summer and built myself a new computer. When I came back to Daytona I moved into an apartment near campus. I'm going to be living here until I graduate. First semester was all right. I expected it to be super difficult considering I had both my last math class and chemistry with a lab. It took some work but I ended up with a C in math, thus finishing math for the rest of my life. I really surprised myself in Chemistry, I thought I really sucked at it considering the grades I got in high school. Turns out I grasped it a lot better then most of the class. I ended up helping out my lab partner and others quite a bit. Earned myself a solid B in that class.

Went home for winter break and saw my cousin Alyssa get married. It was a pretty happy occasion and I'm genuinly happy for her and Jon. Due to the Christmas tornado that demolished our flight line and several buildings on campus, school was delayed for a week. When I returned to school and started the semester I was amazed at the level of teamwork and determination I found around campus as everyone got things back in order and functioning.

Second semester looks like it shouldn't be too hard. I'm finishing up my ATC major by taking both AT405 Memphis Center and AT315 Eagle Tower at the same time. This means a fair amount of workload on my part but its nothing I can't handle. I'm also taking Airport Safety and Security: Ground Operations, U.S. Military History 1900-Present, and Basic Web Design. After considering my options I've decided to minor in Human Factors, mostly because its only two extra classes.

This summer I'll be staying in Daytona and taking summer classes. I won't be able to graduate in the summer unfortunately because Aviation Law is only offered in the Fall and Spring semesters. However, I did apply for a study abroad program. The chances are slim, but if I'm accepted, I'll be spending a month in Niigata Japan studying Japanese language and culture. I'm both excited and scared to death about this opportunity. I've never travelled internationally aside from Canada (which I consider my second home country anyway) so its a bit nerve wracking. I do however, see this as an important opportunity to increase my maturity and confidence. So, if I'm accepted I'll won't hold back and will do my best to overcome any fears I may have.

Umm, I guess that sums it all up. Only other thing I can think of is that I got a job when I first came back to school in the Fall. I've been working for the school as a computer lab assistant. Its a pretty boring job but it does allow me to help people from time to time, and thats enjoyable.

Later.