Archive for March, 2006

Misty Eyed

March 30, 2006

I

made the mistakes of showing Grave of the Fireflies in class today. I’ve shown three WWII- related films–McCarthur’s Children, 24 Eyes and Black Rain, so I didn’t need to show another one. But I wanted to show at least one animation, and decided on Fireflies.
*sigh*
Spoiler Warning!
The story is about a teenage boy and his [...]

Misty Eyed

March 30, 2006

I

made the mistakes of showing Grave of the Fireflies in class today. I've shown three WWII- related films–McCarthur's Children, 24 Eyes and Black Rain, so I didn't need to show another one. But I wanted to show at least one animation, and decided on Fireflies.
*sigh*
Spoiler Warning!
The story is about a teenage boy and his four [...]

It’s Good to be a Bruin

March 27, 2006

I

know a lot of you hate sports entries, but I can’t help myself. I mean, it’s great to be a Bruin right now. Saturday’s game was ugly, I mean incredibly ugly. But we beat Memphis 50-45. Woo hoo! We are regional champs and are now headed to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Strangely, we are [...]

It’s Good to be a Bruin

March 27, 2006

I

know a lot of you hate sports entries, but I can’t help myself. I mean, it’s great to be a Bruin right now. Saturday’s game was ugly, I mean incredibly ugly. But we beat Memphis 50-45. Woo hoo! We are regional champs and are now headed to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Strangely, we are [...]

It’s Good to be a Bruin

March 27, 2006

I

know a lot of you hate sports entries, but I can’t help myself. I mean, it’s great to be a Bruin right now. Saturday’s game was ugly, I mean incredibly ugly. But we beat Memphis 50-45. Woo hoo! We are regional champs and are now headed to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Strangely, we are [...]

It’s Good to be a Bruin

March 27, 2006

I

know a lot of you hate sports entries, but I can’t help myself. I mean, it’s great to be a Bruin right now. Saturday’s game was ugly, I mean incredibly ugly. But we beat Memphis 50-45. Woo hoo! We are regional champs and are now headed to the Final Four in Indianapolis. Strangely, we are [...]

Elite Eight

March 24, 2006

I

am, first and foremost, a football fan… BUT HOW ‘BOUT DEM BRUINS! They play Gonzaga, one of the best teams in the nation, and they are down by as many as 17 points in the first half. At half, it was 42-29. In the second half, every time UCLA seemed to creep closer, Adam Morrison–the [...]

Elite Eight

March 24, 2006

I

am, first and foremost, a football fan… BUT HOW ‘BOUT DEM BRUINS! They play Gonzaga, one of the best teams in the nation, and they are down by as many as 17 points in the first half. At half, it was 42-29. In the second half, every time UCLA seemed to creep closer, Adam Morrison–the [...]

Reflecting in a Film

March 23, 2006

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n yeserday’s film class, I showed another movie for the first time. This semester, I am trying to introduce more films. I was certainly getting tired of showing the same ol’ same ol’ for the past eight years–Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Woman of the Dunes. But there were so few new Japanese films available with English [...]

Reflecting in a Film

March 23, 2006

I

n yeserday’s film class, I showed another movie for the first time. This semester, I am trying to introduce more films. I was certainly getting tired of showing the same ol’ same ol’ for the past eight years–Seven Samurai, Ikiru, Woman of the Dunes. But there were so few new Japanese films available with English [...]