The Semester is REALLY Over Now! I Have Survived!

Such a nice day today, though unfortunately I'm still not feeling very well. :S But a little better than yesterday for sure so hopefully I'll be *completely* better by tomorrow. ^_^

This morning we all relaxed in our rooms a bit before heading for Costco around 11:30. I was able to get some gifts and I also got myself the That's Entertainment! boxed DVD set. VERY good price I must say, especially with all three of the That's Entertainment! dvds as well as a bonus disc you can only get when buying the boxed set.

For lunch we got food from the Costco (I got cheese pizza) and ate while driving home. Arriving home, I watched bits and pieces from all three That's Entertainment! movies. It's so nice to have it on dvd instead of vhs; the image is much clearer and some scenes are in widescreen! I also most of all love the fact that there's a chapter list so I can skip to a particular 'clip' I want to watch by just looking inside the dvd case for the list. ^_^ Soooo nice...

At 2:30 I had my last final which was my ballet written final. I brought in my essay which I had finished up then proceeded to take the test. It was a really easy test with about twenty multiple choice questions and six short answers. I think I did very well and took only about a little more than ten minutes to take. Also, by the time I had finished, Sharon (my teacher) said she already read my paper and gave me 49 out of 50 for it. ^_^ So I'm definitely getting an 'A' for ballet hopefully. Once outside the chapel, I spent some time talking with my classmates. I'll probably be going to see The Nutcracker ballet this Saturday evening with two of my friends which I'm excited about. A real live ballet performance!

I also stopped by the Diamond Head Theater to get some information about the upcoming auditions for their next production, Enchanted April. I forgot to mention yesterday but I get a letter from the Theater informing me about auditions for the production. I guess that since I registered to the theater when I took their classes, and about the right age for one of the characters, they're telling me about it. Well, we'll see. I think I'll try auditioning just for fun. ^_^

Got home and Erin and Maki went to shop some at Kahala Mall. I still wasn't feeling too well so I decided to stay home. I watched Say Anything which starred a young, very young John Cusack. And I must say, this may perhaps be one of my favorite 'quirky odd but simply charming' 'young love' movies. :P Seriously though, John Cusack plays such likable character as Lloyd Dobler; SUCH a gentleman and the way he treated the girl he loves was sooooo sweet! He was utterly charming and it's no wonder this became a hit when it came out in the late 80's. It's certainly true what it says for the movie tagline: To know Lloyd Dobler is to love him. Sooooo true!

I paused once in the middle of the movie when some Christmas packages arrived from Debra. Erin and Maki were back home by then so while talking on the phone with Debra, we opened our presents. Debra was nice enough to send us all something; I got a really lovely picture that has the words 'Dream, Believe, Become' and a lavender 'eye pillow' that you can both cool or heat up! Very cool, thanks so much Debra!

To celebrate our finishing up the semester, we all went out to eat at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner. It was both Maki's and my first time to go so that was quite an experience. We ordered this HUGE appetizer set which came in four plates! Then... *sigh* I ordered a chicken potpie and look at the SIZE of that dish! It was as big (or even bigger) than my head! I of course certainly was not able to finish it... :P We had to save room for the cheesecake of course! After deciding to just share one cheesecake between the four of us, Naomi and Erin ordered the raspberry chocolate truffle cheesecake. Quite a mouthful to say, huh? :P It was delicious and unfortunately, we were so full we couldn't even finish it! Our waiter was really funny and had us laughing a whole lot which was nice. It's always nice to have a great server who isn't 'stiff'. :P

Went home stuffed and satisfied; what a great way to celebrate getting through Maki's and my first semester and Erin, too as she's nearing her graduating soon! ^_^ I took an early shower so I could curl up on bed and watch a movie in my 'private, personal, comfortable movie theater'. :P Decided to watch Sense and Sensibility which I never quite had the chance to sit down and watch. And I must say, what a great experience! Great movie and I say whole heartedly that Emma Thompson deserved her Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. The only thing I would complain was that there was not enough focus on Kate Winslet and oh, so wonderful Alan Rickman! Kate Winslet was simly fantastic as the 'passionate' Marianne while Alan Rickman is a perfect match for her. It's so interesting to see how perfectly he fit into the role of Colonel Brandon, after watching him as the bad guy in Die Hard, Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest, Professor Snape in the Harry Potter series, and now a Jane Austen hero! He IS a Shakespearean actor though so I guess that's why he can fit into any role.

Like I said, not enough Kate Winslet and Alan Rickman; they don't even kiss! Or hug! Hold hands? Not even hardly that! :P *sigh* Also, I can't understand how a lot of people can like Hugh Grant. For some reason I don't really like him much. Too... 'smarmy' I guess... I don't know, I just can't quite 'like' him much... I think I'll have to read the book again...

Now I'm off to bed. Enough ranting. :P But blog's are such good places to 'rant'! lol! Anyway, I'll 'see you' tomorrow! Ciao!