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Don’t you ever forget

I got to go on a little cruise to Ensenada this last weekend. I went with three of my former roommates and had a lot of fun. It was my first cruise and I definitely will be taking another at some point, it’s just a great way to vacation.
You can see some pictures from the trip here on Facebook.

I’m now settled in my new place, I’d post pictures but most of the place is still bare. I got a a sweet couch and a few other things but it’l be a while before I have everything to fill the place out. I get to go mattress shopping today, not really very exciting stuff, but I need a new bed pretty bad. There has also been talk of having some people over to my place for dinner, so I guess a dining room table is in my future as well. I really hate the idea of owning a table and chairs… it’l never get used, it’s just something else to have to move someday. I guess it will do a good job making that corner of my place look alright though.

The Oscars were last night, I had just gotten back into town so I was totally ok with a few hours of mostly mindless TV. I really liked Slumdog and love Danny Boyle but that movie should not have gotten so many awards. It was good, just not THAT good. The Visitor and Revolutionary Road are still the two best movies of last year, but I think The Curious Case of Benjamin Button would have been a solid choice for best picture.

That’s it for now, my posts seem to be getting lamer and lamer… it happens I guess.
David Hildreth

P.S. The music player for each post will be back in a little bit, I promise :)

The Grind

Working all day and going to school all night gets old pretty fast. A whole lot faster then I remember to be honest. A lot of things have changed since I last talked about my job, but it’s all changed for the better. The guy who hired me up and quit about a week later, and everything I had worked out with him went with. So I’m just freelancing for Mission E now, which is going to work out better anyway. I’ll still be making a decent amount of money but I’ll have some time off now and then. Which I’ve recently discovered, I need.

I went and saw The Visitor last saturday. It’s definitely the best movie I’ve seen so far this year. It’s about an older guy who’s life has gotten pretty plain. He is sent to New York for a conference and goes to the apartment he’s kept there for decades only to find an immigrant couple living there. He ends up befriending the man who teaches him how to play the Djembe. After a misunderstanding in the subway the man is arrested and since he isn’t a legal citizen put in an INS detention center. The man’s mother comes to New York and builds a relationship with the older man while they try to fight the man’s deportation. It’s playing in Scottsdale and I’m sure will be at The Flicks at some point, it’s a must see. Also, I swear that Steve Nash was sitting behind me in the theatre, even though the person I went with didn’t believe me :p

Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin came to town on friday. I almost didn’t go to the show but I’m glad I did. I’m pretty sure that if the show wasn’t all ages the band wouldn’t have gotten in… they all looked straight out of high school. The set list was a combination of their first two albums and their encore was “I am Warm and Powerful” probably my favorite. If you haven’t heard em, check em out, they are a good time.

I saw this about a week ago and found it really interesting, not to mention that I love the way the interview was shot. (FYI: As always the linked video won’t show if you’re reading this on Facebook)

Summer is almost here and Tempe is once again quiet. ASU is now out for the summer and while that means that the streets are no longer gridlocked, it does mean that it’s not going to be in the 90s for much longer. It also means that I won’t get to see some good friends for a couple months. I’ve almost forgot what it’s like to have a summer vacation. I’ve moved past that I guess, although sometimes I think it would be nice… that is until I lookup my graduation date.

Take it easy, you know I will
David