a week of premieres

The Invention of Lying.
My dear friends were waiting for me with my ticket, while I was running like crazy in Hollywoold Blvd. in hills, and we got in.
Chinese Theater was majestic and to see it so full amazed me.
Ricky Gervais, Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, and other cast members sat among us (not by us, us. Just among the audience) and the film started.
Oh.my.goodness. The film was funny. Great original premise and awesome cast (really, Ricky Gervais!?!) and incredible moments. At some point I thought it was too over the top but hey, it was supposed to be over the top, right?
Now. It had lots of profane jokes and as I was laughing, I couldn't believe I was laughing with all the other (probably secular) audience. Was it supposed to offend me? Maybe this film was just reminding us of some biblical stories! Then I was shocked.
Some of the friends who went with me hated the film. They thought the film was telling the audience that God was a lie. Gosh, what was I missing out? Really? Was that what I (as a good Christian) was supposed to feel as well? I was confused. I'm still confused. Please watch the film and tell me if my friends were overreacting or if I, indeed, have become insensible to...my Christianity.

Fame.
I didn't get to watch the film because I didn't actually have a ticket to the premiere but I went to see the celebrities. Didn't recognize anyone in particular. The original cast was performing live before the screening but we had to leave early because my friends were on their way to Britney Spear's concert.
Anywho, I'm anxiously waiting for Step Up 3 to come out. In 3-D with SYTYCD crew!! YEAAAAAHHH!!!!

Surrogates.
An interesting robot film with Bruce Willis. It has a twist that I actually went "whooooa" and it had a different take on the usage of robots. My neck hurt as I was sitting pretty close to the mega screen. And I liked the song in the end. If you like robot films, watch it. If not, watch The Invention of Lying and please tell me what you thought of it.

thinking of you

I've said that sometimes I wished I would stop meeting new people and spend more time with the people that I already know, you know, rebuilding friendships. Then I realized that the more people I meet, the more I thought of the people that I already knew.

I have three wonderful roommates: Lydia, Esther, and Heidi.
Guaranteed, Alvin would love to hang out with Lydia. She once said "I couldn't have handpicked better roommates," and I completely agree.
Esther reminds me of lovely Tasha because of her cheerful encouragements and especially because she constantly says "he/she is so NICE!" And the way she interacts with guys reminds me of sweet Emily.
Heidi doesn't remind me of anyone in particular and I would love to know her better. She's chill and deep. She's also got this sexy, deep voice that I'll never have. I love it.

It was somewhat creepy to meet Eric, who's just like Bob Taylor in a taller and younger version. A considerate listener/talker and mac lover with thick black glasses in khaki pants. A cultured guy who gets super excited with new Apple products and Seinfeld stuff. Joe looks exactly like Henk. It's too bad that I don't know either of them well. Ian reminds me of Aaron for no reason; they don't look or talk or act or walk the same. Weird. He has some friends that go to Dordt. "Oh, the school all the Dutch people go to!" he said, when I still couldn't believe he knew about Dordt.

Steve's smile somewhat reminds me of that of Daniel's. He likes bands that no one else knows about, just like Todd. Those who discover and like songs 3 years before they actually get popular. I also thought of Alvin so I asked, "do you usually dislike blockbuster movies?" And he said, "not necessarily, but I usually end up hating movies that everyone else loves." Fair enough, I thought.

My favorite fellow(?) filmmakers Jason and Nathan remind me of Aaron and Berk, or even Pete and Nathan G. I envy these people who are both friends and wonderful working partners. And yesterday, I thought I had seen Allison. I must add though, Allison is much prettier and taller, of course.

Every required cool things from school make me go, "oh my..Piper will love this as well." Passing by karaoke rooms and bars, I think of the wonderful time I had with Sarah, Allison, Cora, Emily, Jackie, and Kelsey singing mostly 80 and 90's. Also I think of Harah, as we rocked and rolled in New York, and of Sae Mee and Alice since we longed to go to karaoke rooms so bad. I should go there sometime for all of us.

I can't believe it has only been about 2 weeks since I met these cool people and I already miss all my friends who are at Dordt. Eating, talking, dancing, chitchatting in the library, studying, attending meetings, making cool projects, and watching movies in my absence (and fyi, I'll be in John William's concert tonight in your absence). But hear me out. I think of you often and I wish you were HERE with me. Not so much the other way around.