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Not much going on really. Next week is my last week of my summer class, and there is a lot of work to be done in that last week. But it shall all be over soon. The thing that really sucks is that after the class is over, my bus pass privileges with my student ID end. Ahhhh well. The good thing is that on the last day of class, after it's all over, I am buying myself a new CD!!!

Speaking of buying things, I had some time before the bus came to take me back home today so I went to the campus record store to browse around. And I found it!!! I found the DVD of Wayne's World, and on sale at that!! I have been looking for Wayne's World on DVD for quite a while now (well, a few months anyway lol) and haven't found it at all in any stores. And now I have and that makes me happy. I've always loved Wayne's World. I grew up quoting that movie with my friends, and even today I notice little things from that movie being used in everyday popular speech. I've tried to think about why Wayne's World is so popular, why its influence still lingers, and why it succeeded where other SNL-based movies failed. I think it's because the movie is so honest and doesn't seem forced. The characters are in their own world, one that the movie viewer slowly gets drawn into. I mean, who wouldn't want to go hang with Wayne and Garth on a Saturday night? We all know that group of friends with their own vocabulary and rituals. We've all sung to songs while driving in cars. Also, from watching it again tonight, I can see that Mike Meyers and Dana Carvey definitely had an on-screen dynamic. Some things seem to be totally improvised, and that's honest and that's why we like Wayne's World. In my opinion, of course.

Here's your weekly This or That!!

1. Strawberries or blueberries? Strawberries!!
2. "Legally Blonde 2" or "Terminator 3"? Terminator 3!! Or, even better, Matrix Reloaded again.
3. Hamburgers or hot dogs? Hard choice, but I love the tube steaks!!
4. Boating or hiking? Boating.
5. Suntan lotion or sunblock? What's the difference?
6. "Big Brother" or "The Amazing Race"? The Amazing Race.
7. Beach Boys or Jimmy Buffett? Oooooh hard choice. Beach boys, I guess.
8. Grow your own produce or buy from supermarket/greengrocer/farm stand? I'd buy.
9. Drive with car windows/top down, or with air-conditioning on? Windows down!! Much more fun.
10. Go away for vacation, or stay at home? Go away. Home gets boring sometimes.