Movies

So I have been doing nothing since my last block of exams, because I did VERY well. I did so well they offered me a diploma. I turned it down because I didn't want to get into residencies unprepared. Also I learned that they give them to anybody if you pay them enough. And they misspelled accredited on it. There is no U or N in accredited, I know I play Scrabulous.

This weekend I tried to study, but instead watched movies and TV shows. The worst part was I never fully gave up on studying so I felt guilty while wasting time, instead of enjoying the time off. I'm not very behind though because it was a slow week with the exams last Monday and the Easter break this Friday.

The first movie I watched was Run Fatboy Run. It was a Simon Pegg movie (the guy who did Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the Dead) about a fat guy who runs a marathon. It was co-written by Michael Ian Black. He apparently loves the 80's more than he loves character development. It was predictable and it wasn't that funny. I thought it might have been because it was a comedy that I watched alone, but I watched Hot Fuzz alone and couldn't stop laughing. A sidenote - couldn't stop laughing is my new verbal crutch. I don't know where I picked it up, but I believe Mr. Ron Bennington is to blame. I'm not sure though, all I know is I can't stop saying it.

I kept the British theme going and watched a movie about my other passion besides marathons, the Manchester Rave scene. It was called 24 Hour Party People about the rise of the MADchester, Factory Records, and Tony Wilson. I didn't know anything about it when I watched it, and it was kind of a biopic so I was very very lost. I did learn about New Wave, Punk, and the rise of the DJ. Also Ecstasy, a lot of ecstasy.

Then I watched Ricky Gervais interviewing Larry David. I watched it on YouTube, but it was an hour long. By the end of this my inner monologue was in a British accent. It was mental.

I finished the weekend watching sketch comedy. It is this show The Whitest Kids U Know. I posted a video from it earlier. It is a comedy troupe of 5 white guys. The first season was great. It was really funny, with some really original skits. The second season went downhill a little bit, some of the stuff is still good, but the skits are starting to drag.

I also watched the latest episodes of Lost, South Park, SNL and Breaking Bad. I like Breaking Bad a lot. It is about a chemistry teacher who starts cooking and selling crystal meth to support his family after he is diagnosed with terminal lung cancer. It stars the dad from Malcolm in the Middle and Dr. Tim Watley. He's a good actor when he's not converting to Judaism for the jokes.

After reading this post, I got depressed at how much stuff I watched and how much time I wasted. The only thing that makes me feel better is that I made all of you waste their time reading this useless post.