Because I actually forgot that I was interesting...

Midterms. So much has gone by, yet I cannot believe that I am halfway through the semester. It feels like just yesterday I was having episodes of freshman jitters as I drove up to the campus on the first day of school.

While the academic calendar may not apply to YOU (READER), can you agree with me that Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas is just right around the corner? And, if 2009 was embodied as a creature, it would be a friggin' gazelle being chased on the plains by a pack of lions on red bull.

Midterms already. Can you believe it?

They say time flies when you're having fun. It's like that Madonna ditty, Hung Up - "time goes by so slowly for those who wait... those who run seem to have all the fun... lalalalalala.". I know everyone on this side of the hemisphere is always running, as a matter of fact. But is anyone actually having fun? I don't know. Personally, I bitch, moan and complain a lot when I lose sleep over the things I have to do. I mean it's work, school, and other things now, not just school and party. It's a different ball game. Why I didn't take my classes seriously when I was being supported by my parentals is a bafflement to me now. If I could access the younger version of myself, I would slap me silly, "What the F are you doing?!?".

But hey, things become better with age. Juice turns into wine through fermentation. And I guess, over the years, I too have "fermented" (pun intended) in many different ways. I now enjoy bantering with my professors. The subject matter becomes secondary to the learning experience. And now, I know for sure that whatever it is that is handed to me, I can pick up. I don't really have feelings of failing in school because I AUTOMATICALLY TRY.

Wow... I am O-L-D-E-R.

That being established, I actually forgot that I am a being of many comments and opinions. This page alone is a testament to that! (Now go figure how my film commentaries are). I guess people tend to forget things about themselves when they are not maximizing their brain activity (as was I earlier this year). And no, BIG BRAIN ACADEMY ON THE Wii DOESN'T POSE A CONSIDERABLE SOLUTION EITHER.

I am sitting here, having a ball of a good time proofreading this entry despite the many things I still have to do before I turn in. I am freaking lunatic, and it feels really good to laugh at and laud myself at the same time.

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An email from my film studies professor:

Louiie. Thank you. It is so gratifying to see that someone gets it. You can't imagine how many don't get what I am trying to do. I hope that the other students will be where you are at the end of the week. There is really not much more for me to add. Keep it up. 40/40.

I will say this though -- if you pay attention, turn your work in on time and are interesting, with the right preparation, the right circumstances and some luck you have a shot at making it in Hollywood. You would be surprised how many people fail at those first three elements that you naturally now have.

Also, to answer your question, the next two will be due by Friday night at midnight. The last one will likely be due Sunday night. The final review summary list will be on MILLION DOLLAR BABY. I am about to post it right now on the d board. I look forward to your next three lists!