[Cube TX]

I had to laugh right now when i remembered the sophomore level "Art of the Motion Picture" course I took AFTER I'd already received my first bachelors degree. I had finished in December, so I had a bit of a crossroads as far as what to do next. I had been hired at the radio station on campus and had to continue taking courses in order to keep the job. The class was at 8:30 or 9:30 a.m. (I can't remember which). We had a brother who was at risk of dropping out so our High Kappa (thanks Alex) convinced him to take an easy course that would improve his GPA. Brother High Kappa took the class with him to help him and convinced me that as High Alpha I could also help out. I really didn't want to take it, but I figured it was a way for me to keep my new job and stay in school while I pondered my next move. It sounded easy -- we'd watch classic movies like Battleship Potemkin, Singin' in the Rain and Rashomon and study them, then be tested on them.

Wow, were we wrong. The teacher took her films seriously and we were picking each individual one apart. I'd estimate that at least 1/3 to 1/2 of the class dropped... which, in the end included our High Kappa. Unfortunately the brother who was in danger of dropping out gave up on the course and stopped going... but NEVER dropped, so his F cemented his being kicked out of school for his Blutarski 0.0 GPA after 2 semesters. I still remember taking the final and steaming about those two getting me to take the course then bailing on me. I actually worked hard (I really enjoyed the course, though it totally burned me out) and got a B. I was really proud.

Today I can pick any movie to death and it often illicits a "stop ruining the movie for me" from my wife.