Amores Perros

For my Spanish class, Advanced Conversation Through Film, we just watched Amores Perros, a complex film by Alejandro González Iñárritu interweaving three different stories connected with a major car crash.  It’s a bit gritty, with lots of blood and violence and no one really gets a happy ending.  But at the same time it was really interesting and a well made film, and it speaks...
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Journal 5- Thanksgiving Break, Movies, Black Friday Shopping

I'd looked forward to this weekend to catch up with old high-school friends who've left to college up in NorCal. Firstly, though, there's family to attend to during Thanksgiving. As I do every year, I had lunch at my grandparents' house, which consists of turkey and some side dishes. Then for dinner there's a deep-fried turkey and shrimp and stuff like that. At about 8:50...
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