Movies and BYU-I

Saw Atlas Shrugged Part 1 on Tuesday night. It was finally playing close by. Interesting movie. Someone like me couldn't get through the movie with out wanting to reach through the silver screen and slap someone. Staunch Capitalist like me, having to watch legislators and lobbyists and special interest groups poison the economy with their 'human interest' agenda. More legislation and regulation to clutter progress and industry only serves to cripple everyone. Sure, some people get rich off the taxes and fees, but they are the ones living off the labor of others, and not contributing to supply and demands of goods in the economy. Seeing Parts 2 and 3 is going to be interesting.

On the note of BYU-I, contacted the manager, put in the application and paid the fee. They said they'd get to me once my application was processed. So say a prayer, here's to hoping. I only have so much money to spend on application fees and such.

Standards of Men and Gone With the Wind

So, watching Gone With the Wind because Charlotte needs to for her Sword of Freedom Class, and I've come to two conclusions.

(1) Scarlett O'Hara is a terrible person. Selfish, manipulative, vindictive and intent on getting what she wants because of the things she cant even try to have.

(2) Clark Gable is a VERY handsome man. The classic kind of handsome, that no matter what the trend of good looks is, his kind of handsome will never go out of style.

This is about as romantic as Romeo and Juliet. I'm surprise that more people don't hold their love to Scarlett and Rhett's example the way they do to the Shakespearean tragedy. Because this is definitely on par with that love disaster.

School of/and Life

So I got accepted to BYU Idaho! Now just to worry about housing and finance and a job up there. But I'll be ok, wont I? So I'm sailing the seas of Student Housing and Loans and Trying to Find Employment alone. Exciting, no? There is SO much I had no idea I needed to do, and I've got school NOW to worry about. I need to hang in there, but any advice would be appreciated. I've got people asking all kinds of questions about when I'm leaving, what will I do when I'm up there and other stuff that CAN'T really be my first priority with schoolwork breathing down my neck at the same time.

No wonder America's graduations are low. None of the kids know what they're doing, and they don't have adequate support for how to go about figuring it out.