Who watches the Watchmen?

-March 8th-

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Blog. I am still trying to find a nickname for this blog but I need some suggestions so anyone out there feel free to leave me a message. A couple of administrative announcements, reminder that registration for the spring is winding down so if you haven’t registered yet please do so as soon as possible. I would also like to welcome Lyndsay to the blogger group for Berkeley College, I am sure she will be a great read so if you haven’t checked out her blog, what are you waiting for.

This weekend was a very hectic one and it started Friday with my midterm in Federal Taxation. I studied the best I could but I don’t know if I did so well. It did not help that I did not know the format of the test which would have helped in studying. A lot of people don’t understand how knowing the format can help, it does. For example if you know that the whole exam is going to be True and False like my International Business final, you will study more facts and take notes and you may not pay too much attention to formulas. If you know the exam is going to be multiple choice, you can cut out area that you know enough about because you can always guess. Another example is if you know there are going to be short answer or short problems you will make sure you know formulas and how and when to apply them. This just goes to show you that the format of the exam is just as important as knowing what will be on it.

After the exam on Friday I went to see Watchmen: the Movie. I went to see it with my dad and my coworker Mark. Before I get into my critique of the movie I must let people know that if you have not read the graphic novel or are not into comics may not enjoy this movie. My dad never read the comic but he is a big kid at heart and still loves comics so he enjoyed it. I did read the novel before going to see the movie and I was pleased that they stuck to the graphic novel as close as they could. There were a few minor changes but nothing that seriously changed the meaning or purpose of the movie. If you can see past the comical costumes you will hear dialogue that is not only deep but inspirational. There are no big name actors or actresses in the movie and yet they all played their roles well. Over all I will have to wait until it comes out on DVD because they cut out about 30 minutes of film and I need to see how that fits in and if they followed the book in those scenes. Overall I did enjoy the movie and it was just great to go out by myself without the misses.

That last statement would be short lived as the next night I was out again with the misses going to my reunion. I went to the Martin van Buren Leaders Soft Reunion at Dave and Busters out in Long Island. That was quite a hike when you consider I live in Queens and I have no car. So I and my wife made the hour trip out there only to be there for about an hour and then left. It was very poorly planned and organized and the two hosts showed up late. It was so packed my wife and I couldn’t even get a bite to eat, we had to wait until we got back into the city. All in all it was just good spending time with the wife since it is rare that we go out due to school and money. The focus now turns to my two 8 page papers that are due on Monday and Wednesday. Lucky for me I have done all the research and I just have to put it all on paper. Wish me luck.

Now it is time for the Rebecca and Jose corner. As stated earlier Jose is beginning to learn how to walk. He is so cute as he tries to stand up on his own. Meanwhile his crawling is getting better and he is becoming more mobile. This leads to more restful sleep and more naps throughout the day, much to the happiness of his mother. Rebecca continues to play the part of big sister and is learning more and more phrases each day. She can now count up to thirteen although she omits number 12 but at least she is learning. Anyway that is all for now and I will see you next time.