Feeling Good!

Yes, readers of the Lost One's ramblings the Lost One is in a good mood. It's part that the Lost One has just completed his paper for Profesora Y_______, (his current favorite professor as she accomplished the impossible, barring a disaster on the final, of truly evil proportions the Lost One will pass his first college level Spanish course. The Lost One can feel his forefather's pride. From beyond the grave he can almost hear them saying, "Así que él no es un Idiota completo. ") Result! The Lost One does have a minor bone to pick with Profesora Y_______ though. No you really don't need to show "Like Water For Chocolate" just because it's in Español. My main problem with the movie can be summed up in a scene from a certain show (The Lost One will not admit publicly to being a fan of this show. No only in the company of the Lost One's closest companions, so having obtained plausible deniability ...),

Guy and girlfriend walk out of movie theater. Both are clearly uncomfortable, neither is looking at the other. Camera pans up and theater billboard is clearly visible with the words, "Like Water for Chocolate".

Guy: Huh. Movies sure have, uh...Changed since I went last.
(Looks at girlfriend who has turned to look at him while he speaks. Their eyes lock. Both turn away quickly.)
Girl: Given the title, I thought it would be about food...
Guy: Oh, there was food...
(Again there eyes meet, again they turn away quickly)

And...Scene.

Is their no other movie that is dubbed into Spanish? No where? Ah, well, the Lost One will soldier on and maintain a serene face, with a crimson cheek. The Lost One's mood could only go up after attending his last soul sucking session with Professor L_______. Even if Professor L_______ did get his young group of FCAPR's (Future Commissars of the American Peoples Republic) to rewrite the Bill of Rights for his own evil amusement. Of course, the second Amendment disappeared ("What?! People aren't relying on Big Daddy Government for protection?! They can take care of themselves? We better change that. Quick!"), but even members of the Politburo were shocked when one political officer suggested the government should have to issue licenses to procreate. Her criteria for gaining a license wasn't made clear but I'm sure political reliability was on the top of the list. Also the words "probable cause" for obtaining a search warrant were replaced with "certainty". Just how one was to achieve certainty was, again not discussed. Still, even given that, the Lost One is in a great place. NO MORE PROFESSOR L_______!!! Ah, the departing mad man did manage to give us his opinion on all the issues we've been hearing about, (his comment of, "I've tried to keep my own personal views separate from the class." left the Lost One with the urge to quip, "You failed. Miserably." But...As the only one sitting next to him was a dude, the Lost One kept the thought to himself, after all what's the point of being witty if it's a guy sitting next to you?) Any way, the other professor L_______, the one that doesn't suck, did manage to go off an a tear about Michelle Malkin which was positively...Odd. I mean, yeah, he's liberal, but he's usually much cooler about it. Still, the Lost One's mood remains unaffected as the quarter is nearly over, baby! On the politics front, the Lost one found this link, (from the Blog, The ExPat Yank) which made the Lost One positively yearn for the return of his blogging hero, The Diplomad, if only to get his scathing take on the whole subject. Just thinking about his rapier wit dissecting the government of Niger...Tee, Hee. 'Scuse me lost in thought for a moment. Oh, well, The Lost One supposes we'll just have to amuse ourselves with the imaginings of such repartee. Still, the ordering of a celebration for people that don't exist...Who does Niger think they are kidding? I mean, just who do they think is stupid enough to fall for this? Oh I forgot about them. Ok, maybe.