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Final Exams. Final Post.

May 14, 2013

We made everyone. We made it to finals week. And for some of us, myself include it, we made it to graduation. Weird thought, huh? If you're not going to grad school then you may be done with school...

Imagined Soundtracks: Songs that John Hughes totally would have used if they had been around

April 19, 2013

I love John Hughes. This is a well known fact about me. I only brought four DVDs with me when I studied abroad and one of them was Pretty in Pink. I cried the first time I saw The Breakfast Club on...

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. It’s the Hollywood way! Also, can someone tell me why they felt the need to remake Evil Dead?

March 27, 2013

Next Friday, April 5th, yet another Hollywood remake of a classic horror film is being released. This happens to a lot of movies. Eventually Hollywood thinks "hey, this was awesome and a huge hit thirty...

Wait, you mean I’m not actually ‘Forever 21’?!: A Mixtape For Getting Older

March 6, 2013

For those of you who know me personally, you know that my birthday is Thursday and I am not exactly excited about getting older. Maybe I read Peter Pan too many times when I was younger....

Don’t You Forget My Number: Or My First Attempt at a Mashup

March 4, 2013

No one thought that weird cup game they made you learn in Kindergarten would come in handy. It seemed like the only time it would come into play as a viable skill would be for an audition for Zoom! And...

A Mixtape for Midterm Misery

February 27, 2013

It's about that time right? Midterm time? From the looks of the library from 7pm until Midnight, it definitely seems to be. The only thing I like about midterms is creating a new midterm playlist to listen...

So ummm I’d, oh WOW, I’d like to thank The Academy: Oscar Recap

February 25, 2013

I know that it's technically 'Music Monday' but I want to talk about the Oscars and it will be totally old news by 'Film Fridays' so I am going to do it now. It is my blog, I can do that. Also, the 'theme'...

Album Preview: Foals “Holy Fire”

February 11, 2013

If you asked me to name a math-rock band, I would probably go blank. The first thing that comes to mind is Kevin Gnapoor with his talent show rap in that classic scene of Mean Girls and the only reason...

#sixseasonsandamovie: Community Premieres Tomorrow

February 6, 2013

For those who are already Community fans, we did it. We made it to October 19th. Pat on the back for us. For those of you have no idea what I'm talking about, let me explain. Community is a sit-com...

Dream Reunion Tours of 2013

February 5, 2013

At the beginning of 2012, I talked about the five albums I wished would be released that year. This list included a follow up from The Postal Service and new music from universal heartthrob Ryan Gosling...

Books I have the confidence to read in public

September 4, 2012

I finally left for my semester abroad this week which has meant a great deal of travelling. Planes, traines, automobiles, other John Hughes references, you name it. Most of my travel has featured people...

Welcome Back: Unread reading lists

August 21, 2012

It is the first week of classes at Colorado State University. The week where you receive syllabi, look for friends in classes, groan over assignments due in the first week and look over the reading...

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