Hmm... I guess I am not portraying myself very well on this blog. So far, most people who I have talked to seem to think that I have turned into an irresponsible alcoholic or something. So it is time for a bit of clarification.

Since I have been down in California (May 22), I have gotten drunk twice, and drank alcohol a total of four times. I got drunk when I went to Universal and on the Fourth of July. In addition, I had one White Russian on the night before I went to San Fran, and I had a White Russian and a Beer the night that I got into the bar in my hostel. That is it for the past seven plus weeks. I have never, never drank so much that I could not remember it, or to the point where I puked (which is more than most people can say). I am a responsible drinker.

As for my driving, I am still driving safely. Sure, I was driving fast on the highway to Las Vegas, but for the most part I was driving with traffic. The times that I hit or surpassed 100 mph was when it was almost 1:30 in the morning, and I was alone on a five lane highway. If anything, that is the best place to do it.

I am not a slacker at work either. As much as I might talk about the things I do outside of work, I am getting a lot done during my internship. I am rapidly finishing the project that I have been working on during these 10 weeks, and I have really broadened my horizons here.

So am I really all that much different? No... at least I don't think so.

Anyway, on to more exciting things. With less than three weeks to go in my internship, I am looking to make a big sweep up through the states and see some of the sights that are around here, like the Grand Canyon, Death Valley, the Sierras, Yosemite, and maybe even Mexico. My brother and I have always been close, but never all that close, so I was thinking that it would be a great time for us to have some good time together. But my own mother does not trust me with him. I guess she thinks that I am going to drive drunk with him, or give him alcohol or something.

My mother doesn't trust me. Ouch.

Scratch him off my list. Ammy will be in Alaska then, Johann, Chris and Kevin are working, and Kacy is already down here. Well... I guess I will get some more alone time.

I went to three movies this weekend, and I got to see two good ones, and a real crappy one. My favorite of the weekend was Superman, because it was a really well done movie, and the new Superman had me completely forgetting that it wasn't Christopher Reeves. I don't think it was terribly predicable, and the plot was very good. You have to see it.

I also saw Pirates of the Caribbean. Great sequel to the first, but you have to start remembering where the last one left off before you get to the movies because they dive right in very quickly. Overall, it is just as good as the first one and does not feel repetitive. It is exactly what I want in an action movie: explosions, good acting, a plot, and a little bit of humor mixed in.

I also saw what I don't like in an action movie in Mission Impossible 3. The plot was so predicable that I would swear that a five year old wrote it. There would be situations that seem like there is no way to get out of (which is good in action movies), but then the plot just breaks down and details get fuzzy. I honestly was about to walk out of that movie because I could feel myself getting dumber. If you weren't wild about MI2, then stay away from this, because it only gets worse. And if you liked MI2, then stay away so that you will keep a good taste in your mouth for the Mission Impossible series.