Lots happening in L.E. news. Most notably, several hits to the department where I interned my senior year of college. One officer on leave for DUI, one fired for sexual misconduct, and three under indictment for brutality following a chase of a suspect. These were all good officers that I knew on a professional level, and this just further destroys the blue wall, and makes a bad name for L.E. officers.
In other current event type things, this has got to be one of the biggest summer movie years of all time. Something for EVERYONE! Star Trek, Up, X-Men, Terminator 3, Harry Potter, this summer has it all!
So far I have seen X-Men Origins, Star Trek, and Angels and Demons. All three were great, but so far Star Trek comes in well ahead of everything.
I cannot say enough about it, the plot, effects, storyline, and MOST of all, the casting was absolutely perfect. Chris Pine plays the cocky young Kirk, but with a twist: he gets his ass kicked in every fight. A far cry from the shirtless Shatner of my parents era. Zac Quinto was exceptionally believable as a young, inwardly tortured Spock. Then came what was the best part of the movie for me: Karl Urban ad Lenoard "Bones" McCoy. I don't think I have ever been more sold for any character than I was with this. From the first rant he goes off on about his wife taking "the whole damn planet" to the actual slapstic brotherly comedy with Chris Pine. I need to stop here or else I will be up writing all night long!
Angels and Demons was decent, the completely twisted the opening bit, I won't give spoliers, but while they got key things in the broad strokes, they essentially ignored the first 35 chapters almost.
I am going to be spending so much money this summer on movies it isn't even funny. PLUS, there is going to be a brand, new, movie theatre in Macomb! The Rialto is set to open June 5th, just in time for the eager movie-goers of Macomb (most notebly myself) to escape the sweltering summer sun for a movie, and escape reality for just a little bit. The best part is the manager at the current cinema 1 and 2, got hired at this one and is bringing the independent film series with him. As for the current building, the university will take it over and turn it into something. Hopefully they may turn it into the WIU theater. The current one is a joke...they use a classroom projector for the shows, just awful.
In academic news: I have a 0.000 GPA! Let me explain. 1. I withdrew from a Con Law course which would have been the end of me as the cases I have briefed coutnless times before were apparently wrong along with all the other students in the class. Also, I enrolled in thesis research and purposal, which I have not completed. However, I cannot technically re-enroll in them, so I had to take an 'I' for them. Chapters 1 and 2 are shaping up nicely, I am going to be in the library quite a bit looking over some previous thesis on community policing. I came across a thesis which was a survey about student satisfaction with WIU OPS in 2004. The survey return was pitiful. Out of 600 only near 50 were sent back, seriously, should have at least tripled your mailing list. I know he feared having too much to work with and enter, but these are students you mailed surveys to in the dorms, of course they wouldnt send them back to you. Have professors distribute them, AND mail them out. You get a wider survey base! However, they did have really fantastic resources on history of campus policing, which I am going to have to use in mine.
Finess stories: lost 10 pounds last month, about ran around the locker room flipping out with excietment. I meet with the trainer next week for the first time in a while due to school conflicts and such. I ran into him the other day as we live in the same apt complex and he was really impressed with seeing me out walking, or seeing me at the rec, and is really glad I am such an enthuastic client. Long ways to go still, very long ways, but I can feel the changes inside. I can sleep whenever I want to at night (usually 1o or so), I have the energy, and am just overall happier.
I think that is about it for this post, but here is a lovely pic of WIU's mall, with no students...oh thank you god for summer!!
