Hey Reader! So are most of you know, Karina and I have a weekly tradition of going to the Princess Movie Theatre on Wednesdays because we get free movies with our volunteer cards. Well I have some disturbing news! In the past two weeks, Karina and I haven't gone to the Princess once! It's very heartbreaking but things just didn't work out! Last week they didn't change the two movies that they had (so we'd already seen them) and this week they were showing a horror movie (which Karina just can't handle :P). Side note, I know what you're thinking right about now. 'Victorialune, I thought you weren't allowed to check what the movie's about before going to see it at the Princess. That's your rule!' Very true my clever Reader. However in this case, I did not look up what the movie was about. I remembered seeing a commercial for said movie and I knew it was a horror/suspense. Also it makes sense what with Halloween weekend coming up. ANYWAYS, long story short we were very depressed that we couldn't go to our weekly movie and decided to rectify this situation by going to another movie at our second favorite theatre.
This theatre is in the North end of town and it's really retro. The other cool thing is that it's super cheap, compared to regular movie theatres, and it's Scene Points friendly! ;) So we decided to go see a movie at this theatre last night and we chose the movie 'English Vinglish'. It was a Hindi movie and it was probably the best movie I've seen all year. It was just spectacular! (Another side note: A man wearing Uggs just passed by me. I'm traumatized.) Everything about this movie was amazing and I think it should go without saying that the music was one of the best parts. It was about this Indian woman who doesn't know English yet it seems like everybody in her life is learning it or already speaks it quite fluently. When she's forced to go to New York City for her niece's wedding, she decides she should learn English as well. Cute and heartwarming plot, great Bollywood music, not that many subtitles and great looking actors. It really was a great movie.
Does this mean we won't be going to our usual movie nights at the Princess? Of course not! But it definitely means we'll be checking out other Hindi movies that happen to come our way! Besides, hipster movies are even more hipster when they're in a foreign language! :)
Friday, 26 October 2012
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Those Darn Awkward Moments
Ah Reader, I know it's been a long time. For that I am gravely sorry. I know I should be blogging more because I feel like I've been ranting a lot to my roommates as of late. (For any roommates reading, I mean that I've been ranting more than usual.) Lately I've been getting into some awkward situations and I know that everyone has experienced them, not just me. So enjoy reading about my many misadventures! I know I enjoyed rambling about them to Jess and Karina.
The first awkward moment not only happened to me earlier today, it happens to me frequently during the week. You see the problem with being so involved in school and student groups is that a lot of people know who I am but I don't necessarily know (or remember) them. People will randomly walk up to me and say 'hi' even when I have no idea who they are. I feel awful because they know me and they look like they expect me to know them back. I'm usually pretty good about pretending to remember them but in all honesty, most names are forgotten quite quickly. Oh well, I guess I can't complain, it's bound to happen when you get involved.
Speaking of getting involved, there's nothing more awkward than running into people you've briefly dated or gone out with. Luckily for me, I've managed to avoid most of mine throughout my university career but tonight I managed to run into one. Reggie gave me some good advice this afternoon regarding what to do in awkward situations. He said, "It's only awkward if you make it awkward. So don't make it awkward. You'll feel better about yourself when he makes it awkward first!" I agree wholeheartedly with this statement! Unfortunately it was still quite the uncomfortable situation. Hopefully I won't run into him for awhile, the awkward levels were too high this evening!
Another strange encounter is when you run into professors outside of class and you think they know you. I'm not naive Reader. I know that most of my profs have no idea who I am but when I've been in three of their classes and spoken with them on several occasions, I get the feeling that they might remember my face. The other day I ran into this particular prof and said 'hi' to him in passing. He looked so confused but politely said 'hi' right back. I felt lame to say the least.
I hope I'm not alone in these ridiculously awkward moments. I don't know about you my dear Reader, but I'd prefer to avoid the awkwardness at all costs! Life's so hard right? Anyways, I'll try to keep posting but no promises! I guess too much stuff is making me mad lately! How can I pick what topic to discuss? :P
The first awkward moment not only happened to me earlier today, it happens to me frequently during the week. You see the problem with being so involved in school and student groups is that a lot of people know who I am but I don't necessarily know (or remember) them. People will randomly walk up to me and say 'hi' even when I have no idea who they are. I feel awful because they know me and they look like they expect me to know them back. I'm usually pretty good about pretending to remember them but in all honesty, most names are forgotten quite quickly. Oh well, I guess I can't complain, it's bound to happen when you get involved.
Speaking of getting involved, there's nothing more awkward than running into people you've briefly dated or gone out with. Luckily for me, I've managed to avoid most of mine throughout my university career but tonight I managed to run into one. Reggie gave me some good advice this afternoon regarding what to do in awkward situations. He said, "It's only awkward if you make it awkward. So don't make it awkward. You'll feel better about yourself when he makes it awkward first!" I agree wholeheartedly with this statement! Unfortunately it was still quite the uncomfortable situation. Hopefully I won't run into him for awhile, the awkward levels were too high this evening!
Another strange encounter is when you run into professors outside of class and you think they know you. I'm not naive Reader. I know that most of my profs have no idea who I am but when I've been in three of their classes and spoken with them on several occasions, I get the feeling that they might remember my face. The other day I ran into this particular prof and said 'hi' to him in passing. He looked so confused but politely said 'hi' right back. I felt lame to say the least.
I hope I'm not alone in these ridiculously awkward moments. I don't know about you my dear Reader, but I'd prefer to avoid the awkwardness at all costs! Life's so hard right? Anyways, I'll try to keep posting but no promises! I guess too much stuff is making me mad lately! How can I pick what topic to discuss? :P
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