Evangelion!

Today I went to see Evangelion 1.0 with Jordan and Sam. It was basically what I was expecting: the voice acting was sub-par, the character development was overly shortened, but the animation was great and they didn't shave too much off the plot. All in all it was an enjoyable movie.

It was nice to go out on a weeknight, since I mostly contain my going-out to weekends and spend weekdays at home. It is nice to know that there are people who have time to see me on weekdays, even if it's just to see a limited-release movie.

This has gotten me back into an anime phase, I think I might start watching it again. Once I am done My So-Called Life (within the next few days), I'll start on a new anime, or maybe finish one I've already started! I need to get into a really good, engaging series that I just want to keep watching (like BSG or NGE), I feel like it might keep me sane on those days when I have absolutely nothing to do. I've also started to do more housework, including folding laundry!! What???

Somehow I can relate with Misato. I'm not sure why, but something about her complicated relationship with Kaji clicks with me. I feel like I have many complicated relationships, too.

Tomorrow I have a calc test, and I (surprise!) studied for this one. I really hope it goes well.

On Sunday I am going to see UP! with Paul. I am excited because 3D movies are B)!

Lately I have been having a hankering to go to a concert. I'd better look up who is coming around here this summer. I'd really love to see Metric! or maybe an electronic band, like... JUSTICE! or even better, Jamiroquai! Do they still tour? I'm not sure. But if they do... I am so there.

Summer Blues

Even though it is summer, I still have the winter blues. I think it is simply a case of having nothing to look forward to. Since I have to go to summer school and will probably not be starting school in the fall, whatever I had to look forward to will no longer happen.

But on the plus side, it's 12:34. I love consecutive numbers.

Elliott

I got rejected from the University of Waterloo today. I am pretty upset, though I am quite good at containing it.

Today the power was out at work. It was pretty fun until it came back on and we had to scramble to get everything ready in time to open. But we managed. We always manage.

I think that above all else, I love Elliott Smith.

Star Trek

Yesterday I went to watch Star Trek with my dad. Despite working at the theatre for over a year now, this is the first movie I have taken my dad to on a cast pass. I really enjoyed the movie. It had a ton of action, and enough references to the original TV show to keep both old and new fans entertained. And Leonard Nimoy was in it!!! Yay!!! My dad liked it too, which is excellent. I was worried he wouldn't like it, since it was so action-packed and not just space dialogue. But he had a great time too. I'd love to go see it again, I think I will!

On the weekend I also started watching another well known sci-fi title, Battlestar Galactica. So far I've only finished the original mini-series but I plan on watching the rest of the first season within the week. I've also gotten my hands on Firefly, which I will watch once I am done BSG completely. I feel like I need to gain some knowledge of sci-fi, and so I will watch as many titles as I can! Yipee!

Working on Star Trek's opening weekend got me thinking a little bit. Many people came in with huge groups of friends, all going to see Star Trek together. The only person I had to go see Star Trek with was my dad. Don't get me wrong, I love my dad, but I wish I had a big group of friends to do, well, anything with. I feel like I am missing out. Where are these people hiding? The only people I really see outside of school are Aggie, Paul and my parents. I just wish I had a group of friends to go out with, or even just to hang out and someone's house with. I guess that's what university is for, so let's hope I get in! I just want some sci-fi nerds to be friends with, is that really such a tough request?

An introductory post.

Hello, my name is Rachel. I decided to start a real blog. I have a photo-blog, which will be linked to on the side of this page. However, I felt like I needed a place to post my thoughts, not just my photos (though there will likely be photos posted here too. Just not in the same way).

Well, I suppose I should tell you a little bit about myself. My name is Rachel. I am a going-on-18 year old girl from Canada. I spent my grade 12 year wondering if I would get into university, and I still don't know. I feel like I am dragging this worry behind me at all times. However, instead of preventing this by working hard in school, I simply spend my time listening to music, watching anime/movies/tv shows, reading, and spending time with friends. So I guess I have no one but myself to blame. But it's not deadline time yet, I've got a while to go.

I don't really do much of anything and I'm not really sure why I started a blog. It seemed like a good idea at the time.