Waldo Wednesday: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

What I'm Listening To: Secrets-One Republic

This is the start of a new series in which I decided to start to indulge my escapist attitude. Sometimes (well usually most of the time, I wish that I were on vacation somewhere. Sometimes the locations are exotic, but they don't have to be.They just need to be anyplace that isn't Wisconsin. Starting now, always on Wednesdays, I will post where I feel like going in any given week. This week it's Rio de Janeiro. Why Rio you ask?

Britannica Online

Why NOT?!

Rio de Janeiro is so awesome that it's going to be hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics and the final match of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. How awesome is that? Popular attractions are the Pão de Açúcar or "Sugarloaf Mountain" to enjoy an awesome view of the city, Corcovado (which has an enormous statue of Christ the Redeemer on top of the peak), the amazing Theatro Municipal for opera, ballet and much more, Petropolis is where you can see the imperial palace, and also try to see the Museum of Modern Art. If you have your heart set on going to Rio, you can find in depth travel plans based on the amount of time that you are spending there here. Also, I hear that New Year's Eve celebrations there are astounding and all of the people are dressed in white, there are fireworks and light displays, and apparently a lot of chanting.

Official Eclipse trailer is out TODAY

What I'm Listening To: PYT (Pretty Young Thing)-Michael Jackson

So the Eclipse trailer is out for all of the diehard Twilight series fans (I'm not diehard but enjoy the books, movies are another story....). There's also a really cool fanmade trailer that I almost thought was real except for the slightly bad quality and the fact that the person mashed together pieces from other movies and the Victoria in the Eclipse movie is different than the Victoria in the first two movies. I have to say, I will be seeing the movie just because I started watching them so I will therefore finish watching them. Although the switch from Rachelle Lefevre to Bryce Dallas Howard was a little weird, but that was known months ago. Have to say, from the little bit I saw, they do look a like in the trailer and it will be interesting to see if Summit can pull this off. I just hope that Bryce brings her A-game to the table when she acts and then I'll have no complaints.

Basically, the Eclipse trailer is out as preview for Robert Pattinson's (NOTE: that was the cutest picture of him I could find and it was playing Edward) new film Remember Me. All I'm saying, is that I'm going to see it for Pierce Brosnan (he's still got it!) and then I'll see if Pattinson's acting wins me over. I have to see if I haven't been giving him enough credit, although in the roles that I've seen him in (Harry Potter does not really count) he has the tendency to play a brooder. Really the only other film I've seen him in is Little Ashes where he plays Salvador Dali. I thought the movie was okay, but I didn't think he was the greatest thing since sliced bread. He's attractive (only in Twilight as Edward) and I feel that if he did his hair once in a while and put on clean clothes once in a while, he could be to me. But before this sounds like me bashing him, which really isn't my goal, I'll move on.   

Had my midterm today for Communicative Disorders. Think it went well, but usually when I think that, they don't....so I won't jinx it. Plus, this is what I want to study, so I want to maintain a positive outlook, especially if things don't go as planned. Still waiting to hear back from BOA Editions about the poetry book, and ABNA results come in again next week to see who is still in the running for the prize. I just finished a ton of Study Abroad stuff and I'm following up with that and trying to plan to go somewhere every month in Europe. Some ideas tossed around were Octoberfest in Germany, Amsterdam, Paris for NYE, Ireland for St. Patrick's Day, Morocco, Egypt, London, and New Zealand. I honestly can't wait. Any ideas on where I should go?