One decade

Being only 16 years old, I don't have much of a sense of time. People say, "Oh, 20 years ago I bought those pants," but for me that doesn't really mean anything. Twenty years -- even ten -- can be a long time.

It just so happens that ten years ago today, on August 28, 1995, I met Casey, a friend of mine and a regular reader of this here blog. I've been more or less in touch with her ever since, making our friendship (one of) the longest I've ever had. (Although I met Reid 11 years ago and we're still friends, I rarely get to see or talk to him).

This day was also notable because it was the day we started The Money Club. The whole thing was about making money. Yes, we were greedy little bastards. Casey claimed that she opened a bank account for TMC, and that at one point it had $300 (or maybe $1,200 or something like that). It's strange that we never talked about what we wanted to do with the money; we just wanted to have it. But when we weren't trying to sell random stuff, we pretty much would get together during recess and recruit members. We would meet at one of several trees (one of which we christened by breaking a bottle over it -- Casey still has a picture of the bottle). Eventually we took it a little too far and got busted for selling stolen school supplies. The Money Club disbanded on December 17, 1997.

My sister and Casey were close friends for a long time, but they fell out earlier this year. I guess it just goes to show that if you're not that close to someone, you can be their friend forever. Come to think of it, I do have a lot of acquaintances. But anyway, Casey, thanks for a decade of friendship (awww).

Hurricane Katrina, now well past us, is threatening low-lying New Orleans and is currently one of the strongest hurricanes ever recorded. That is, if it were to make landfall right now, it would take 2nd place for lowest barometric pressure of a hurricane upon US landfall. How ironic that it passed here with hardly a hitch (relatively speaking). Meanwhile, we do have school tomorrow, even though power hasn't been restored to all of the county schools. That sucks.

If you've read my blog for a long time, you know that I usually have nothing more than a sentence to say about any movie I see. That's why I appreciate this site: The Four Word Film Review. Read witty descriptions of your favorite movies in four words or fewer.

Speaking of movies, do you ever wonder what those gravel-voiced movie announcers do in their spare time? Here's a video featuring 5 of America's top voice-over artists in one car (WMV, sound, plays automatically). Be sure to watch for the guy who does the Disney commercials. This video reminds me of a spot I saw on TV (The Disney Channel, no less) where they talked to a very familiar-sounding voice-over guy.

Well, I think I know what I want to be when I grow up. Imagine having your voice known to everyone in the country while still being able to go out for a bite to eat. Plus, you've got a great party trick up your sleeve: you can deliver some smooth, dramatic pick-up lines. ("Prepare yourself for... my apartment. Opens this Friday. Rated R.")