I've taken into consideration that while I love this place, I do really need to get out. There's no certain grande excuse behind it, I just want to visit other places such as Boston, Portland, Seattle, Philly, and New York. Yes, I've never been to New York, shocker. I don't hate Arizona, I fairly love it for what it offers. Many people don't realize there are a lot of cool places to go. I just want to see what lays beyond the four corners.

My Top 15 Albums of the Year

15. Thursday - Common Existence

14. New Found Glory - Not Without A Fight

13. Brand New - Daisy

12. Two Tongues - Two Tongues

11. A Day to Remember - Homesick

10. Gallows - Grey Britain

9. Set Your Goals - This Will Be The Death Of Us

8. Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion

7. Say Anything - Say Anything

6. Mastodon - Crack the Skye

5. Converge - Axe To Fall

4. Tegan & Sara - Sainthood

3. Manchester Orchestra - Means Everything To Nothing

2. Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix

1. EVERY TIME I DIE - NEW JUNK AESTHETIC

Top 25 Movies of the Year

25) Monsters vs Aliens

24) Paranormal Activity

23) Public Enemies

22) New York, I Love You

21) Zombieland

20) Adventureland

19) It’s Complicated

18) The Hurt Locker

17) 500 Days of Summer

16) Funny People

15) Drag Me To Hell

14) Harry Potter and The Half Blood Prince

13) Invictus

12) UP

11) Where The Wild Things Are

10) District 9

9) Star Trek

8) I Love You Man

7) Avatar

6) Sherlock Holmes

5) Watchmen

4) The Hangover

3) Inglorious Basterds

2) Away We Go

1) UP IN THE AIR

The Place for Me

I can't even begin to describe how amazing my trip to San Francisco was.

I got to see my best friend Jaimie which was awesome.

I got to see the Golden Gate Bridge, Fishermans Warf, The Exploratorium, The Full House houses' and just overall a gorgeous city.

I know all this sounds cliche because everyone knows that San Fran is an amazing place, but being someone who doesn't travel all too much, and if I do it's typically to Denver, no place will ever be cliche to me.

What Am I Paying For?

Why am I paying about $6,000 a year to attend classes taught by lackadaisical people? I feel completely uninspired by the humans teaching these courses. Of course I don't understand what kind of stress they are under, whether it's with outside life or the stress of teaching multiple classes, but they CHOSE this profession.

I also hate the fact that I have to take "mandatory" classes for my major that have nothing to do with it. I'm wasting my fucking time in classes that I frankly don't give a shit about. What the hell am I going to do with my "society in environment" class info? NOTHING.

If I am paying this much to go to classes, I should have the freedom to arrange what classes I need to take in order to further my knowledge of the subject that I want to perform as my career.

10 things that sucks/rules to be an arizonan

In no particular order

SUCKS:

Always being asked,"How can you stand this heat?"

Dealing with the heat

SCORPIONS

45 year old Scottsdale women

Bro Dawgs (guys that wear affliction, ed hardy, etc...)

Shitty Music Venues

Horrible public transit system.

We're surrounded by mountains yet Phoenix can't seem to get snow.

Bandwagon Sports Fans

TUCSON

RULE:

Zoolights

Zia Records

San Diego, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas are only 5 1/2 hour drives away

Casinos

Consistent Weather

Salt River

Monsoon Season

The Meteor Crater up north

Phoenix is the easiest place to get around

The lego exhibit at the science museum 

Favorite's of the Film Industry

Top 5 Favorite Actors

5. Patrick Wilson - His performances are always astonishing and is very selective on what films he does which is a rarity these days.

4. Denzel Washington - The most versatile actor around.

3. Ryan Reynolds - Completely natural at what he does. Unfortunately, he has been pigeon-held into comedies. He'll take over the world when The Green Lantern comes out.

2. Joseph-Gordon Levitt - After seeing The Lookout and 500 Days of Summer, I am convinced he is the next big thing.

1. Christian Bale - He invests so much into his character portrayals. Why hasn't he won an oscar yet?

Runners up: Billy Crudup, Brad Pitt, & Casey Affleck

Top 5 Favorite Actresses

5. Amy Adams - Sky's the limit for her. Has already been nominated twice for an oscar.

4. Jennifer Connelly - I always seem to be so satisfied with each of her performances. 

3. Zooey Deschanel - Can anyone resist her amazing charm? If you can, see All The Real Girls, Yes Man, & 500 Days of Summer, and you will go weak in the knees.

2. Cate Blanchett - The female equivalent to Marlon Brando. Is there anything she can't do?

1. Natalie Portman - How many girls have shaved her head for a role? She is awkwardly amazing in every role she has ever portrayed. 

Runners up: Laura Linney, Rachel McAdams, & Alison Lohman

Top 5 Favorite Directors

5. Martin Scorsese - All of his films are instant classics. Can anyone debate his genius.

4. David Fincher - His dark visions can even be portrayed in a lighter film (Curious Case of Benjamin Button). 

3. Christopher Nolan - Has such a unique vision for films which results in spectacles.

2. Judd Apatow - Has a daring look on comedy where rather creating absurd and far fetched situations, he relies on natural occurences.

1. Cameron Crowe - Never exploits his genius and never over does it. His films showcase his attention to detail.

Runners up: Frank Darabont, The Cohen Brothers, and Wes Anderson