If Dogs Run Free

I have made the spur-of-the-moment decision to title all future posts with the title of whatever song I happen to be listening to at the moment. Whoever can name the artist wins nothing, really, except for my respect. Unless you already have it. Then you should just be proud that you knew the answer.
On the subject of knowing things, I think I will have a much better semester this go-round. I have made a few simple goals that I hope I can keep, and the purpose of these goals is to help me satisfy a larger and more difficult goal-straight A's. Everyone says grades don't matter, but they do to me, if only as a mark of my own hard work. Anyway, to make this happen, I have decided to sit at the front or as near to the front as possible in all of my classes, do all the reading, attend every class, go to office hours, and do other things that a generally responsible student does. I need to do this for myself-prove to myself that I can be responsible on my own. Because in the first semester, I clearly had some trouble.
First Saturday of the semester, amazing in that it is already here. I can't imagine how all the seniors are feeling right now, although I know I hope I feel the same way in four years. We went to see a movie today at the small theater (a word I constantly misspell with an r, like thearter) in town and had a great time. I had been expecting a small hole in the wall that had been around for years, but was pleasantly surprised. It was a cozy little place with all sorts of modern accoutrements and three great screens. They were big enough to provide the theater experience without being overwhelming. We saw The Wrestler, unintentionally (we had planned on seeing Revolutionary Road, which will have to wait until next weekend), but I think I can speak for both of us when I say it was excellent. I cried somewhat, which definitely says something for the quality of the movie. I tend to be an emotionless brick, so if I cry, it means something meaningful has happened.
That's all for now - hopefully you will get something a little less self-centered and deeper tomorrow morning. Oh, by the way, I think I am going to get a ferret. I don't care if some people hate them, I think they are amazing.

H