Oscar Movies and Chinatown

On this four-day weekend, I have seen 2.5 movies (I'm in the middle of movie 3, The Crying Game, as I post this).

Yesterday, I saw Munich, and have now seen all the movies that are nominated for the Best Movie Oscar. I liked Munich more than I thought I would. Of the movies nominated, I would rank it tied for second place. Here is my ranking of the Best Movie Oscars.

1. Crash. A great movie. I think it was the best movie I saw in 2005. I'm into the way people talk, and react to race, so I'm biased.

2. Munich and Brokeback Mountain. I liked Munich more than I thought I would, and liked Brokeback Mountain less than I thought I would. Both were very good.

4. Capote. I saw this over Thanksgiving weekend. It was good, and I thought Phillip Seymour Hoffman was fantastic.

5. Good Night, and Good Luck. This movie just didn't do much for me.

Today, we went to Chinatown, to visit Lauren's mother's cousin, Gerry. Gerry is 80, and is about 4 ft tall, and I think she's so cool. She's really funny, and has that cute, old, Chinese woman look to her. We went to lunch at the same place we've goe to lunch with her at least 2 times in the past.

Anyhow, that's my weekend so far. That and I cleaned the bathroom and kitchen. While cleaning the kitchen, I got this picture of Geordi. I took the dishrack off the kitchen counter, and put it in the living room, while I was cleaning the kitchen.



I realize Geordi has made more photo appearances on this blog than anyone (or thing).

In Red Rock

I'm in the Red Rock Coffee Company, in Mountain View, right now. Lauren is working on her Qualifying Paper, and I just finished entering in grades. It has been a dull weekend, for the most part.

It felt like a 3-day weekend, even though I was on the De Anza campus for more hours than I usually am, for a Friday. I was at a half-day retreat on the Math 51, 49a, 49b sequence. It was productive, and I think, in the end, the sequence will be a better one, in a few years' time.

Yesterday, I went to the MV library, and did work there, after trying, unsessfully, to find 2 pick-up soccer games. On my bike ride to the library, I saw a game (I don't know why didn't I check there in the first place).

This is a really dull blog post. Who wants to read about my weekend anyhow? I'll keep writing though. Today, I had soccer practice, then came home, and then came here.

Man, that snow on the East Coast has got to suck. I heard about it from my mom and Emily (my sister). I definitely don't miss "the seasons". That whole missing the seasons thing is a load of crap, if you ask me.

I should post more pictures on here. What do you people in blogland want to see?

Marriage advice from a Ghanaian Professor

While we were in Ghana, Lauren met up with a professor she is still working with. After hearing of our engagement, he gave us advice. I thought it was funny. Here it is:


I pray that you'll love each other until the end of time and that no misunderstanding will ever emerge throughout your married life.... Our secret is that when she is angry I remain dead silent and when I'm also angry she doesn't utter a single word. I gladly swallow all the insults if she chooses to insult me. As soon as she calms down I find something funny to tell her, say, 'Indeed, I always become refreshed when you shower insults on me' or ‘your anger and insults have really made my day’ etc. She is more humorous than I, so she often tells me things that make me laugh my lungs out after quarrelling. She describes the shape of my lips and face in a very funny way, when insulting her....Both of you must learn to say sorry when you're even right and your significant other is wrong. Marrying is one thing, but maintaining/retaining the marriage till the end of time is what matters most. So this is my piece of advice to both you and Kodwo.