Random Thoughts...

Well, this weekend was a lot of fun. On Friday, Mike and I ran down to the Starbucks downtown to steal wireless internet from the Apple Store across the street. Mike bought ESPN360 so we can watch basketball games (especially March Madness). However, because of the way internet is set up on campus (something about a proxy server), we can't receive live feeds, so we can't watch the games on campus. The only other problem is that Starbucks here has some strange hours. On Saturdays they close at 8:30. So we can't stay up very late to use the wireless internet and watch games, but trust me, we'll figure something out. There's some benches outside the Apple Store, so you might just catch us down there at 2:00am watching basketball haha!
Other than that, I spent Friday night doing some hw. I have 2 big projects, a 2,500 word essay (about 8-10 pages), and a big class test all due on March 20, with one project due the 19th. This was supposed to be a little more spread out, but a sudden change of plans pushed everything together. Talk about little time and no fun haha. So this weekend was spent studying and doing some work.
Saturday I decided to go out and buy a webcam! So now anyone on Skype (Scott_Banish...search for me) can talk to me with video! It's pretty exciting, and even though the technology isn't the greatest it's still fun!
So random thought here...ever wondered why movies in the US go out of theaters but take so long to come out on DVD? I have. And I've found out that it's due to more than just timing and advertising. Yeah, you want to release movies when they will sell the most (e.g. wait 2 extra months for Christmas time to release a movie), but there's also another factor to consider. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" was released around Christmas in the US. It just now came out in the UK. "Marley and Me" isn't even out yet. "Seven Pounds" was a huge hit when it was finally released here. I could go on and on. But it also goes the other way around. I saw "Taken" sitting in a Blockbuster in Edinburgh before it ever hit theaters in the US. Weird... So I guess it's more than marketing strategies, but you also have to wait for the rest of the world to catch up before releasing movies on DVD.
Anyways, that's all for now. I'll post on here soon about our church experience on Sunday. Let's just say we won't be going back there again haha... I hope everyone is doing well! I love you all! It's hard to believe that 2 months from now I will be starting my exams and getting ready to come home. I'm excited for what's ahead...