Sleeping out

I'm pleased to report that I've successfully conquered the sleeping-in syndrome which was threatening to eat away at my life. It's nice to have extra time (and self-discipline).

Today I went with my roommates to see Episode III (Star Wars). Certainly a dark movie (though the evil portrayed in Lord of the Rings was without a doubt bleaker and more awful and hopeless in a way). I used to be quite an avid Star Wars fan as a kid, but toward the end of high school I grew out of it. Anyway, what I really wanted to mention was that every single preview involved violence to a large degree. With the advent of special effects technology, it seems like all the movies insist upon utilizing it to the highest degree possible, blowing up everything in sight. 'Tis a pity. There is something that drives me to be morbidly fascinated with huge things blowing up, but there's something else that is repulsed by it and the desensitization which no doubt follows. I couldn't help but wonder if this increase in violence in the media is a premonition of what the end of the world will be like (and whether it will be a cause of it).

On a lighter note, I read Mark Twain's "The Awful German Language" today. It's hilarious and now I'm dying to learn German. :)