Immigration and...Hamlet!?

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This week was actually not too busy. Which means I could have posted sooner but I didn't. I blame it on life. Speaking of life and such, this week/weekend we had a conference called the G92 Immigration Conference. I only went to one session, Friday night, and then a movie afterwards called A Better Life. Immigration is one of those topics that I find difficult to be decisive about. There are so many gray areas. And its not even a new issue--this discussion has been around since the founding of our country. Anyway, I should probably talk about something less...political.

If you ever have the opportunity to see the movie, A Better Life, do it. It was a good movie. It wasn't the best I have ever seen, but it made me think about immigration in a way that I haven't before. It is nice to watch something occasionally that is not just for entertainment.

Speaking of entertainment--right now in my Intro. to Literature class we are reading Hamlet and watching the 1996 version with Kenneth Branagh as Hamlet. I like the 1990 version with Mel Gibson and Glenn Close better, but I'm not complaining because I get to watch a movie during class! Speaking of classes...I just registered for my last semester of college classes. It's a bit surreal at times, realizing this is my last year. Crazy! Anyway, I thought I would end my post with a little quote for you from Hamlet.

"That he is mad, 'tis true; 'tis true 'tis pity; And pity 'tis 'tis true" ~Act II, Scene II

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