Minute to Win It

Earlier today, some of the Humanities Scholars participated in our own version of the TV show Minute to Win It.  I have to say that it was quite entertaining! Some of the tasks seemed incredibly difficult. Take balancing three golf balls as an example. I have a feeling that the golf balls have to be of the same brand because the dimple patterns in a golf balls vary across producers. Also, I'd be extremely impressed if someone could keep up a sheet of wax paper in the air for 60 seconds with using nothing but their breath. Those were the two toughest challenges, but at the same time they were fun to attempt. Whether it was trying to get Oreos to your mouth form your forehead without using anything but face muscles or trying to keep 3 balloons in the air for a minute, the Minute to Win It was a great time!

O Canada

Over the weekend, humanities and arts scholars went to Toronto and for the first international spring trip it was a lot of fun. The amount of museums, sights, etc. that we got to see for the cost was a steal. And while I didn't go through the art museum (I was already sleepy and it didn't seem like it was going to help), the CN Tower, Niagara Falls, the guided city tour, and Casa Loma were all fantastic. A few of us actually ran into someone who worked at the castle and he gave us a mini ghost tour, which is always fun. Niagara Falls was beautiful, it's kind of a shame the town is so touristy and hokey. Our tour guide Jason was great at showing us both the typical sites and other, more local things like graffiti alley and introducing me to butter tarts. I am so glad I got to see and experience a new city-it was absolutely worth the bus ride full of animated movies.

Hunger Games!

I went on April 1st to see The Hunger Games with Humanities Scholars...of course, it wasn't my first time seeing it. I'd gone to see it twice during opening weekend. Needless to say, I was actually impressed by how well they did with the movie. I had just finished the book two days before the movie came out, so everything was fresh in my mind. There were definitely somethings from the book that I would have loved to see in the movie, but I was impressed over all.

May the odds be ever in your favor!

The Hunger Games

Happy Hunger Games! Just yesterday, I headed down to Gateway to join other Humanities scholars in watching Suzanne Collins' bestselling book put onto screen. I have to say that having read all 3 books in the trilogy the movie was somewhat disappointing. In my opinion, if I had to rate the books and the movie on a 1-10 scale (10 being the highest) I would give the books a 9.8 and the movie a 7.0. I'm not usually one to pick up a book for casual reading, but for some reason the story of Katniss Everdeen kept me coming back for more. I understand that you can only fit so much into one film, and for that reason I thought the movie was good at staying true to the plot. For the first time in my life I can say I have read the books and believe that they are far better than the film. If you haven't picked up Suzanne Collins' trilogy yet, then I highly recommend giving it a chance.