The day was long and it was effortful to try and stay awake during my classes. I usually maintain a solid state of consciousness during the first 75% of the class; the latter 25%, however, is head-bob lights out, guaranteed. The clock seemed to especially slow down as I sat through 3 hours of LS3 discussion. Had I focused on the whiteboard and the TA, I surely would have fallen asleep but instead, I spent most of those 180 minutes freaking out because I thought I was getting cross-eyed after my basketball incident. I kept glancing at my phone’s screen’s reflection, obviously looking like an self-centered idiot checking himself out mid-class. I tried to play it off like I was texting, but everyone and their mother knows that when you text the screen display turns on, which would render the “mirror” worthless. Turns out I am fine, for the time being. That isn’t stopping me from impulsively looking at any and all reflective surfaces though.

I was introduced to 30 Rock a while back and after watching a healthy number of episodes, I’ve grown especially fond of Alec Baldwin. What a turnaround this guy has made. For some odd reason, I’ve always associated him with his brothers, who IMO are creepy as hell and bad actors to boot. Alec, on the other hand, is a bloke with a subtler sense of humor that consummates his deep, whispery voice. Back to my point, I watched Lymelife tonight with MLA and he played the role of father-who-puts-food-on-the-table-but-sleeps-around-because-he-ain’t-gettin’-no-satisfaction. He, like much of the movie, was hilarious.

The movie was an archetypal coming-of-age story set in suburban Long Island and revolved around this boy who likes this girl but he lives in a family torn apart by model homes and pool table poking that leaves him confused. Throw in a little Lyme disease, some good ol fashioned beatings, trains, and deer hunting and there you have it, a Sundance-approved movie. The fact that it only took a little more than a milli (a milli) dollars and 22 days of filming is an impressive feat. While it didn’t have Michael Bay-explosions or CGI, that is a tight budget for such a production. And it was a good movie too. It had the [MINOR SPOILER] most awkward sex scene I’ve seen yet and there were more than a few instances where you just had to laugh at the quirkiness of some of the characters, especially Rory’s (what a geek). Whenever you have a token, nerdy white kid + any instance of sexual tension, hilarity is bound to ensue. It’s a movie I’d recommend to most people. A hilarious look into ordinary suburban puberty, Lymelife receives a 7.8/10 from me.

I’ve been really tired lately, but you know what, I feel GREAT! I’m almost 20, but I feel like a kid. I have feelings in my tummy and my toes and I don’t know where they goes but they feel nice and I want to keep them. Stay classy, y’all.

“Please come down here before fcking Carvel closes.”