Whip It/HOPE,CHANGE,BS (dual post)

First order of business: My review of the movie Whip It
first off, i highly recommend this movie. props to Drew Barrymore for the success in her directorial debut. Whip It is the story of a girl named Bliss (Ellen Page) whose small-town mother attempts to raise her through beauty pageants in order to assure her development as the ideal young woman. but Bliss has other priorities in life and finds a greater passion when she attends her first roller derby. She takes on the name Babe Ruthless and ends up on the Hurl Scouts, with Smashlee Simpson (Drew Barrymore), Maggie Mayhem (Kristen Wiig), and Rosa Sparks (Eve). now i don't want to give away too much, but what i love most about this movie is it's ability to be a cinderella story without the typical ending, but still satisfying nonetheless. all the characters were very well casted (something i really enjoy). you'll see plenty of familiar faces: Jimmy Fallon, Ari Graynor (Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist), Marcia Gay Harden (Into the Wild, Mona Lisa Smile), and many more. the only complaint i have is that a few parts were anticlimactic where their could have been more action or tension. all in all i give it two large thumbs up and recommend you go see it. i anticipate more films by Drew Barrymore in the future.

Second order of Business: Barack Obama winning the Nobel Prize
Yes, i am a Republican. No, i could not vote in the last election. No, i would not have voted for Barack if i could've. No, i am not a sore loser. go read my blog post from that day. i am willing to give the man a fair chance to do his job right and admire him as an intelligent qualified man. however, i do not believe he has done anything thus far which deserves the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize. he has been in office for less than a year and has not achieved any real progress yet. now i am completely willing to admit i am not the most informed citizen, but i am informed enough to be confused as to why President Obama has received this award. he claims the award is a "call to action". well if they gave out A's in school to call all the slackers to action, do you think that would work? preemptively awarding Obama the Nobel Peace Prize will not help him stop the war in Iraq and Afghanistan. it will only backfire on him if he is unable to do so.

Music: Youth - MGMT