Friday September 18, 2009 (CSI Miami)

Well, sorry I have not been updating my blog lately. Shame on me! At least the good news is that really nothing too exciting has been going on with me as of late. I went to Boston with some friends a couple weeks ago -- that was hoot! It was a fantastic time, and now being 21, it's even better. The Patriots won last Monday (even though Buffalo probably should have won, but they lost the game for themselves)

For my COMM229 class -- Foundations of Media Studies, I had to read a chapter on Narrative and watch an episode of CSI: Miami. If you asked me to watch an episode of a TV Show or watch a movie for homework, sign me up! I've never really watched the show, I used to watch the original CSI from time to time, but never got into it. However, I did enjoy the episode that I had to watch. The episode related to the chapter we had to read for homework. The chapter discussed how narrative takes place throughout movies, television shows, and the news as well. It discussed some theories which were definitely interesting. Some theories that involve first person which has a voice-over of a character narrating what is going on. Also there is the third person narrative which someone else narrates the story. Other things included narration such as, "Once upon a time..." or "happily ever after...". In general, I definitely enjoyed reading the chapter; usually whenever I read for college, I find a tough time grasping the material or having a hard time staying focused. I usually find myself daydreaming or starting to fall asleep. That used to happen to me all the time; after I switched majors to Communications, I may have possibly found the right major where I can actually read a textbook. *Knock on wood!*

Hopefully as the semester progresses, I will able to read more and more and it will just become easier for me. That's what I'm at least hoping for! I think tonight, I might be seeing The Informant with my girlfriend, so if I'm back on soon, I'll let you know how the movie is. I hope it's good. Other than that, I'll leave you at that, and talk to ya when I talk to ya. Ciao!