New Year's Eve Eve

You know what's great about spending a lot of time at home for winter vacation? That's right: watching movies. Especially when you and your sister have Blockbuster gift cards and coupons to use. And then there's the library. Yes, it turns out that my local library has an extensive collection of DVDs (more extensive than they used to have, anyway), and you can borrow as many as you want for free. Consequently, the place has gone crazy with movies. I think we've got a total of 15 borrowed or rented right now. I don't know when they have to go back.

Anyway, people are always telling me to see this movie or that movie, and since I don't watch as many movies as they do, I keep track of which ones they tell me to see. I use this site that I've gone on a lot about before called Movietally, and it's pretty handy for keeping track of movies that I've seen, movies that I want to see, and movies the site thinks I should see. This is the first time I've used its recommendations, so I had my sister comb through the recommendation list and name some of the movies she thought I might like. I haven't seen enough of the movies I've rented to know whether the system works or not, but it's interesting to try.

Although I've gone on a temporary escape from school, trying to escape my future of going to college appears futile. The other day, I got a bunch of college-related things out of the way, particularly, applying to UF's Honors Program (what's the catch? what's the catch?) and signing up for housing at said university. It's kind of weird that I'm planning my future this far in advance. I mean, the things I do right now will affect me years and years into the future. But I guess that's true for most, if not all, decisions.

I'm going to try something new here. Ask Jordon has been very slow lately, but I've come up with a way to spice things up. So, I introduce Jordon Asks YOU!!. Every Saturday (maybe), I'll ask a question for you to answer in the comments. Does it sound cheesy? Maybe, but I think it'll be a hit. I did a similar thing on the Where's George? forums every day for several years, and, well, I guess it was popular.

This is your chance to speak out! So let's begin:

Jordon Asks YOU!!: What are your plans for New Year's Eve?

As for me, I think I'm going to go to my grandmother's house. Not too exciting, but I guess I'll manage somehow. Maybe I can talk to my friends on my shiny new cell phone.

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Here's an interesting Newsweek article about how Jesus came to be portrayed as white even though he obviously wouldn't have been in real life.

One year ago: "Maybe I could run away to Afghanistan."
Two years ago: "So tonight my sister and I pitched the idea to our parents. I think we caught them in the wrong mood. They laughed it off."
Three years ago: "Thanks to 'all' the 'great many people' who 'racked their brains' to 'help us out.'"