Thank You for Smoking

So I just finished watching Thank You for Smoking, and I really liked it. I can easily see how it relates to this class, the main character has to convince people to use his product, despite the media selling him as a villan and cigarettes as bad for peoples' health. The moral dilema is also interesting, he has to make people become addicted to something that can kill them. It really shows you how powerful the right words can be and how you can make people agree with you.

Too Short

I'm sure everyone has heard someone complain about being short at one time or another, but the other day I was thinking about how nice it would be to be just a few inches taller. I was trying on what were supposed to be capri pants, but they ended right above my ankle. Later that day I was trying to get a water bottle at Woodworth, but they were all on the top shelf and pushed to the back. I was trying to reach one when some tall guy walked up and grabbed one for himself, but not me. I shouldn't expect people to just give me things, but it seemed a little rude. I had to go without a water bottle that meal. I may not be the shortest person in the world, but that day my height just seemed too short. 

Reading

I have always been someone who loves to read. As soon as I ended a book I would start a new one, but once college started I slowly started to read less and less. At first it was cause I didn't have the same access to books, but also I have to do a lot of mandatory reading. The other day I realized that I hadn't read a book for fun in months - which is an incredibly long time for me. I picked up one I had been meaning to read and finished it in a few days and am almost done with another. Sometimes you don't realize how much you miss something until you try it again.

A game of euchre

The other day my friends and I wanted to play euchre, but we needed a fourth person. Our dorm has a Facebook page, so we posted that we needed another person. I almost never check the page, so was surprised when someone responded within a few minutes. We met up and played several games. He was nice and everyone had a lot of fun. I just think it is interesting how easy it is just to find someone that you have never met like that. Maybe it is something I should take advantage of more often. 

A Beautiful Day

I think that I forget how much I love warm weather over the winter. The last few days have been gorgeous, and a relief from all the cold of winter. It is not just the heat, but being able to walk out the door without a coat and layers. Another thing that I am enjoying is all the people that are outside. It makes me glad to be alive and to see other people enjoying what I am. Winter may be fun, and snow is beautiful, but I think warm weather just makes me feel better. I know it won't be this exciting for long, so I am enjoying it as much as I can.

Movie

I saw a new movie this week called This Means War. It has Reese Witherspoon and Chris Pine in it, and it was a cute love story. It is about two best friends and CIA agents who find out they are dating the same girl, and use their spy resources to win her over. It, like most movies in this genre, did not have too deep of a plot, but it had a lot of funny moments and a good ending. I ended up liking it a lot more than I thought I would. I recommend it to anyone looking to watch a light romantic comedy. 

Home

I have gone home for spring break, and though it is good to be here, sometimes it feels odd to be home. First off, it is not quite the same as I remember it, and I am also looking at it from a slightly different perspective. But I think the weirdest thing is knowing that things have been happening while I was not here to see them. Suddenly there are new restaurants and repaved roads. Dad got a new car and the towels in the bathroom are new. Even though it feels good to be here, these little things make me feel like sort of a stranger. But then I see the little things that make it so familiar. No place like home I guess.