Not the sharpest tool in the shed

And whom am I speaking of, you ask? ME. Yes, that's right, ME. I'll admit it, with an amount of shame I cannot measure, that I am in fact an inner blonde at times (no intentional offense to natural or fake blondes).

Since The Dark Knight has been released in theaters, I have viewed the film a total of 2 times, enough time before and after both of those times to read up on the actors who starred in the film as well as on background information. I knew I heard the name Gary Oldman somewhere, but nothing clicked for me when I was watching the film (neither of those times). Earlier today when I was browsing through Wikipedia, I click on the actor's name and I take a look at his filmography - and what recent movie of his do I find there? Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. He was Sirius Black! And all this time, I was convinced I was looking at an actor I have never seen before in the face on the big screen. I felt like a fool at a certain level, as I felt it was a responsibility of mine to know the actors who take part in the films, being a fan of the Harry Potter series. Speaking of, I am certainly ready for the upcoming movie that is to be released on Novemeber 21, 2008. In October I will be asking the earliest time I can purchase tickets and buy them for the 22nd, and arrive several hours early for the good seats. And when I say several, I mean 4-5 hours.

Moving on to my dry, empty skull...

There was even a time when I was in Japan and I was watching a Nissan car commercial - and I asked my dad, "why does Nissan make cars and instant noodles? aren't they a little too different? Although Yamaha makes pianos and motorcycles..." My dad gives this a thought for a second and responds with a half-laugh, "Nissin makes noodles, not Nissan." This was a little more funny and a little less embarrassing.

But what's embarrassing is my knowledge (or lack thereof) of geography. Any geography. Don't even try and ask what I got in Canadian Geography last year. I know where Nunavut is, that's all I can say. And American history? If I know anything about that, it's from watching National Treasure. Case closed. This just goes to show that not all university students are even close to smart. It's not like I don't want to remember everything bit of history or any information regarding the wold we live in because I do - but seriously, it takes effort to remember stuff learned in school (a matter of 3 months per semester) and I need to make room for whatever I am required to "learn" the following semester.

I'm taking World Music next semester, a 300 lecture course, where grades are pretty much based on the exams from what I hear.

I'm expecting no higher than a B+.