For those of your with good reading comprehension or an interest in my life, you'd be known I'm a high school senior in the midst of applying to college.

Besides the mounds of paperwork I've waded through, I've had to do eight essays for various applications. All of them were unique, so I couldn't copy-paste my way out of it (I'm applying to colleges that have admissions officials smart enough to avoid asking 'why do you want to go here?'). I just finished my seventh, but the last one's...

License to Unfulfill: New Bond Underwhelms

In 2006, the James Bond franchise was shaken to its core by the release of Casino Royale. Starting anew with Daniel Craig as a hotheaded rookie 007, it felt fresh and daring in a way that Dr. No some forty years ago must have. Can Quantum of Solace, the direct sequel of Casino Royale, a continuation of the trend? For the most part, no.

While Casino Royale actually had a fairly clear plot, Quantum of Solace barely spends any...

So, Tuesday wasn't a great day for me.

I suffered my third hard drive crash in two years. Unlike the previous one, where about 80% of my data was recovered, this one is a Category 5 ****storm.

What I lost:

-5,200 songs
-Adobe CS3 (complete Suite)
-All my files going back to 7th grade
-Most of my creative writing
-College app essays
-A couple thousand pages of chat transcripts (which is my source for addresses, phone numbers and...