Drumline Battle Answer #5 - O Captain, My Captain

Well, Lance is now posting his answers to the battle. He actually explains how all this started better than me. He went straight to his all-time favorite speech in a film. Therefore, I have no choice but to place my favorite finale to a film (Cinema Paradiso, The Empire Strikes Back and The Usual Suspects rank right up there though). The movie that helped make me what I am.



I remember watching this movie in the theater towards the end of my sophomore year in high school. I think E, M, C, LL, and Emo were with me. I hated the movie when it first began because the Chem book kept popping up all through the film and it was the same text we used in our Chem H class. But the movie brought everything from my Freshman year English class full circle. I knew writing a poem helped me rediscover my identity, yet this film helped me realize I could also reach out to others.

Personality Test

Here is one of the tests I use to determine the different personalities trying out for my leadership class. It's a modified cheaper version of the Myers-Briggs Test that many schools use to test their students.


Here are my results. Tell me what you think.

ENFP
outgoing, social, disorganized, easily talked into doing silly things, spontaneous, wild and crazy, acts without thinking, good at getting people to have fun, pleasure seeking, irresponsible, physically affectionate, risk taker, thrill seeker, likely to have or want a tattoo, adventurous, unprepared, attention seeking, hyperactive, irrational, loves crowds, rule breaker, prone to losing things, seductive, easily distracted, open, revealing, comfortable in unfamiliar situations, attracted to strange things, non punctual, likes to stand out, likes to try new things, fun seeker, unconventional, energetic, impulsive, empathetic, dangerous, loving, attachment prone, prone to fantasy

favored careers:
performer, actor, entertainer, songwriter, musician, filmmaker, comedian, radio broadcaster/dj, some job related to theater/drama, poet, music journalist, work in fashion industry, singer, movie producer, playwright, bartender, comic book author, work in television, dancer, artist, record store owner, model, freelance artist, teacher (art, drama, music), writer, painter, massage therapist, costume designer, choreographer, make up artist

disfavored careers:
data analyst, scientist, researcher, financial advisor, business analyst, govt employee, office manager, mathematician, investment banker, office worker, computer tech, it professional, network engineer, strategist

ENFP - "Journalist". Uncanny sense of the motivations of others. Life is an exciting drama. 8.1% of total population.

Free Jung Personality Test (similar to Myers-Briggs/MBTI)

Jabbawockeez

My newest guilty pleasure has been watching America's Best Dance Crew. These guys are just cool with their team chemistry and masks. Oddly, many of my friends who first watch our teacher lip sync video think we have masks on and that we are trying to emulate these guys. Ummm... we'd never get close to being this good. I also found it interesting that many of my friends are also watching this show.

Last Thursday when I got home from a long day of dealing with elections, appointing new officers, and being kidnapped by R, who forced me to eat dinner, I had missed all my Thursday night television. Believe it or not, I fired up the DVR and the first show I couldn't wait to see was this one and not the newest episode of Lost.

So the finale of the show is this Thursday. You have until Thursday afternoon vote for the Jabbawockeez. Do it now! 1-866-ULOVE02




Here's a link to a compilation to some of their earlier performances.

Drumline Battle Answer #4 - My Name is Inigo Montoya

I think this movie has some of my favorite scenes and lines that I can't help but quote. But the famous line here is by far the best. Out of nowhere I'll just start repeating it. Sometimes I will even use it as a mantra when I pitch and I desperately need to get the batter out. This whole movie should be included. I definitely love this movie more than Drumline and the scenes are much more memorable for me -- plus Andre the Giant (just wait until I start picking famous scenes from wrestling).



I particularly also like the battle of wits.

Or how about this tribute video done in lego.
I love lego as much as the next kid in my generation but I've never been able to do this. I was amazed at all the videos done in lego that can be found on youtube.

Les Amis

I had the pleasure of another fine dining experience with friends Jack, Anne, and Kathleen. It had been too long since I have had the opportunity to spend an evening telling stories and catching up with these dear people. Jack and Anne were in town to procure a wedding cake for their upcoming blessed event this September.

On this particular occasion we found ourselves at Les Amis. One of the first pictures you will see on the website is a corner table and that is where we sat. The service was kind and informative. Dinner began with some raw salmon topped with sturgeon caviar. If you know me, you are wondering if I actually ate this little starting morsel. I was pleasantly surprised by the smooth texture of the salmon and the salty pop of the caviar blending into the flesh, although I think the sashimi I had in Hawaii at the sports bar was much better. I selected a simple appetizer of a cauliflower soup also topped with the same caviar. I have a tendency to really like the soups I try at fine dining restaurants (and I miss the white truffle soup at bar tartine). The main entree was a N.Y. Strip steak. The portion size was excellent, yet it wasn't that tender which was disappointing (it made me really long for the American Kobe "Bavette" Steak at Bix). Dessert was average. However, the time was well spent and we accomplished our goal of hanging out and spending quality time together. I would still recommend the restaurant... I think my meal was only average because I was eating meat on Good Friday.... I needed to be punished.

D & D (teachers doing spoken word... sorta)

I just can't say no to anything this year. I had to support our first ever E.Y.E. hip hop/spoken word showcase. If you read my earlier blogs, you'll know that I was too busy to try and write a piece just for this evening. However, my teacher buddy neighbor had an idea. Let's do a piece in which we poke fun of the students and comment on their comments to us. Say our little poem is called "Do You Have Any Questions?"

Teacher Lip Sync (Center Cam-best view)

Here's a copy of the video from the judges' point-of-view.

I am so off. I couldn't hear anything with all those students yelling. Ha! Ha!
But it was fun. I was so pumped up afterwards.