European Vacation 2001: On Screen

broderic on July 2, 2004

Aug. 10, 2001

22:00 Has been a while since I filled this out. Yesterday, the Hermitage. Why come all this way for a few Impressionist paintings? At least, we saw some Rembrandts. Last night, craps with beautiful girls. Trying desperately to meet them, but being Asian, they travel in packs. This morning went to Tallinn, Estonia. Girls just as beautiful in Russia, but seem more clean. Our guide was sexy Anna. A real woman. Lame American come-ons. Tonight more gambling. Losing in five minutes @ roulette.

Hmm. I didn’t journal too much about Tallinn, Estonia. Amazing place. Loved the fact that the Finns and Swedes go there for the cheap liquor. Anna. Sexy, Anna. How did we get this pretty girl to be our tour guide? Did I put a move on her? No. I just asked her a question. She had the funniest excuse to not vote for the inclusion into the European Union. They didn’t allow her to park in their parking lot. Amazing. Tallinn.

European Vacation 2001: Just minor works.

broderic on June 29, 2004

Aug. 9 2001

13:20 Going the the Hermitage. Tamarra. Helen. Vladimir. No flash photography. Hermitage — a place of solitude. Catherine II. 1764.

16:25 Done with the Hermitage. Saw French Impressionists? Winter Palace. Bye St. Petersburg.

The Hermitage was cool. My brother said it was filled with minor works. I think it had some good stuff. I remember Rembrandt’s Prodigal Son, which we had seen in our 10th grade art appreciation class.

Jeebus Saves!

broderic on June 27, 2004

The Christian school Mean Girls, Saved is one of the better movies that I have seen this summer. It makes you think about religion and approaches the question of how do you incorporate religion into your modern life.

The only problem is the tone of the film. Was it satire? I thought it started out as such, but morphed into a straight morality tale by the end. I had laughed lots at the start, but was somewhat melancholy at the end.

Watch it. It is good.

3 of 5 stars.

This is Jeopardy.

broderic on June 26, 2004

Remember yesterday I was talking about the unstoppable Jeopardy champion? Well on today’s show, he finally received a worthy challenger. His challenger was knowledgeable and quick on the button. He also was very ballsy betting all of it for a true daily double during double jeopardy with very few answers left. He nailed it and closed the gap with the champ. Unfortunately, they gave an easy answer in the final jeopardy which everyone and his mother could answer. (My mom got it.) All throughout the game, his challenger was nervous knowing that he had the champ in a close match. Thumbs up to this challenger, he deserves to come back in the champions league.

What is you suck?

broderic on June 25, 2004

Have you seen the latest Jeopardy champion? As of today, he has won about half a million dollars. And it doesn’t look like he will lose anytime soon. This guy is phenomenal and can’t be stopped. The closest anyone has got was when he missed final jeopardy, but his competitors could not take advantage of it. I am waiting for the rule change to reinstitute a champion’s reign. The only thing: he should bet big.

European Vacation 2001: In Russia

broderic on June 25, 2004

Aug. 8, 2001

10:00 Waiting for St. Petersburg. Looks like the Russians won’t let us in. Looking over the passenger list. It looks like Napolean waiting to conquer St. Petersburg. Hitler trying to conquer Stalingrad. We may not be successful.

10:15 We’re cleared to have an excursion in Russia. I hope I make it back.

11:00 Anatoly and Micah as our guides.

16:00 Back in St. Petersburg from Pushkin. Drunk from vodka. Got me a bottle.

17:40 St. Isaac’s cathedral. “All roads lead to vendor.” Thad dude was right. There are the most beautiful girls here.

17:57 Strike by the sea pilot’s union kept us in bay this morning. Welcome to Western economic difficulties.

More to say later…