One Week Left

Yay, finals are this week and then Spring term is over. Physics has been a killer class, we have a great teacher and the stuff we learn in class is interesting, but two and a half hours almost everyday is killer. So, other than Housing kicking us ut early and charging us too much money, this should be an exciting week since we are heading to Australia this Saturday.

I'm excited, it's been around two years since I've been home and it'll be Lei's first time down under. We started packing today and I realised we have way too much stuff, I don't know how we're going to take everything with us when we graduate. Oh well, we'll worry about that when the time comes. Hopefully my parents can take some stuff with them when they come. Poor Mum and Dad, they're going to be broke; first they came for Karuna and Kavita's graduation, then our wedding, and now our graduation.

So yeah, Australia here we come. God save the Queen and all that good stuff.

Tales for A Long Weekend

Here's a few of my rants from stuff that happened over the long weekend:

1) I was looking forward to the new Terminator movie, and yesterday we finally got to watch it. I was a little disappointed; the overall film had a simple plot with an interesting twist, but there were too many holes in the film for it to be truly enjoyable.

2) I have decided to never again buy games from GameStop. Those guys are ridiculous; they advertised a product that they didn't have in stock, then when I asked them to compensated in some way for their false advertisement (I didn't ask anything ridiculous, I asked them for exactly what had been advertised), they pretended like nothing was wrong and wouldn't give me any sort of deal. Everyone should avoid their store like the plague, they have the worst customer service I have ever seen.

3) Halo LANs are too much fun. Last night my friend's Elder's quorum had a Halo Party night, and it is so funny watching people play for the first time. My team won most of the games, but there was one other player that was really good. It was nice to show off the little skills I do have, but for the most part it was fun just playing Halo with a bunch of people. Funnier things happen in big groups, like weird tank kills and flipping cars, stuff like that. Hopefully we can do it again soon.

4) My wife and I watched Chronicles of Riddick on Friday night. I know the movie was a flop, but I find Riddick to be a deeply intriguing character, much like Captain Jack Sparrow in the first Pirates of the Caribbean. The two are essentially evil men (one a convict and the other a pirate), and they are both extremely unpredictable (it is hard to see where their loyalties lie). They find a special bond with another interesting character ("Jack" for Riddick, Will for Sparrow), but Riddick's protege has a much richer relationship than that of Will and Sparrow.

Riddick is one of the worst murderer's on a the planet, why he would care for a little girl is just plan weird, but that's what makes it so real. He is like a bigger brother to her, and so maybe he likes the attention (she idolizes him), whatever it is - it makes his character that much more interesting. Essentially the man who never trusted anyone, trusts a young girl. The idea of this is really well developed in Dark Fury, when it shows Jack's first kill in order to save Riddick's life - she has seen Riddick do it so many times, and she is ready to step up beside him, that moment really gels the brother/sister bond they develop in the film.

I also enjoyed the ending (and wished the film could have done better so we could see what happens next). Putting a cold-blooded calculating murderer in charge of the worst army the universe has ever seen would have been incredible, just because of who Riddick is. Would he take control and rule the universe? Would he destroy the army, since it had first destroyed his homeworld many years before? Would he be kind and return the "converts" to their homes? The fact that he was even able to kill the Lord Marshall was amazing. Just as Aereon (played by Dame Judi Dench) says at the end of the film, "now what would be the odds of that?"

I'm Still Not A Trekkie

Last week was the first time I ever watched Star Trek, Le and I went with our friends Krishn and Sam. I was very surprised to find that I enjoyed it, and so did Le. The acting was pretty well done, the visual effects were amazing, and the story was fairly interesting. I don't think I'll go out and start watching all the old episodes and films, but I think a sequel to the new film would be fun (and with the money it's making, there probably will be one). Check out Suite101.com for my full Star Trek Review.

Remembering Indian Culture

Leticia and I have remembered the best part of Indian Culture, the food. She has been getting really good at making curry (which also means she has been getting good at making me fat). Also, as a wedding gift we received these Indian clothing from our Uncle in India. Don't we look cute?