Trinity has a three-year living requirement. In other words, you get to/have to live on campus for three years, before you have to/get to move off campus. What does this mean? Well… most likely you will return to the parental unit’s base camp for Spring, Summer, and Fall breaks through your third year at Trinity. Many students moan and groan about having to live on campus, while others find it quite fun and convenient. It really depends on your personal preference. My view on the subject, and the only one that matters here, is as follows: my extended on-campus existence has been the perfect excuse to live with a handful of my closest friends, within walking distance of classes and food, right down the hall from a 24 hour laundry mat that takes Tigerbucks. What more could you ask for? Actually, a Starbucks in the third floor study lounge would be a nice addition…i should pitch the idea, i’m pretty sure Starbucks would seriously consider it.

Anyway, returning to base camp… Most college students end up living with the rents for a few days on and off throughout their college career. So, hold off on that teenage rebellion thing for another year or three, you still need those two renegades and their resources. Now, i’ll be honest, i know it's not all Christmas carols, lollypops, and smiling faces for everyone. Returning to the scene of the crime, going behind enemy lines, stealing candy from a baby (okay so that one doesn’t fit, but the idea is there) can be a dangerous and frightening enterprise.

but i’m gonna have to let you figure that one out on your own…

i have a wicked awesome family, that lives on a wicked awesome farm, so i don’t have to worry. good luck to those who don’t have rockin’ parents though, let me know how it goes. (actually don’t. i’m not really interested. but if it makes you feel better you should type out your emotions in a email addressed to me. just make sure you don’t hit the send button. or the save button for that matter) (your welcome.)

Anywho, here’s what I was doing during the hectic holiday hoopla…
first I get home and unpack:

the female parental unit obtains a photograph as evidence of the event

then I do a little relaxing on the couch with my favorite peeps:

again, parental unit is compelled to record my activities in visual format

followed by some quality downtime:

documentation persists…need i say more?

finally i modified my location, yet my state of relaxation remained wholly intact:

(yep… rockin’ rents, a wicked awesome farm, and horses…what more could you ask for? actually, a Starbucks could squeeze into the bedroom my brother occasionally occupies.)
if you haven’t noticed, when those little college babies come home, the documentation of their activity never stops. Get used to it. It means they like you. and that is good.
although, i think it’d be simpler if my mom had the interior of our house set up with security cameras so she can retire the digital camera and still capture all of those Kodak moments. Better yet, my brother and i should just offer to strap camera-helmets to our heads, record every moment, and send real-time updates to a pda Mom can keep in her gigantic mom-purse.

(get ready, here’s a really great transition)

Speaking of cameras, filmmaking was one truly exciting endeavor an old buddy, Natalie, and I pursued this winter break. (nice transition, right? i know: when i’m good, i’m good.) It’s a trailer to a horror film called Silent Night: A Christmas Story. It’ll change your life. Here’s the youtube url, you should probably check it out right now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbvTdGVWphQ

note to all film scholars, all potential/future bosses using my college blog as a basis for construction of a background analysis on my suitability for future employment, and/or the E! True Hollywood Story creators: please disregard our blatant violations of the 180-degree rule, our discontinuity in lighting, our all-but-professional sound design and the countless other filmmaking/editing faux pas we have undoubtedly committed in the making of this film. that’s what a low budget and a tight schedule will do to you.

happy Christmas
happy 2008

that is all.
madiclaus