Why on earth am I doing this?

My friend and colleague Alexis Tioseco of Criticine fame advised me to begin writing a blog to finally communicate my ramblings about cinema to the rest of the world. Why am I taking his advise? Well for one, writing this blog allows me to get a load of my mind. And hopefully my musing contained herein will become substantial enough to metamorphose into articles or papers that I can publish for renown and, hopefully, monetary gain. Secondly, I'm at my wits end in mining sites and hardcover databases of funding institutions in the hopes of finding a generous soul or souls who may be willing to shell out money to cover the expenses for the higher studies I wish to begin this September in England. I have a school to go to but no money to spend. Fingers crossed, I hope this blog's contents can launch me into the academic spotlight of film studies and get a myriad of full coverage scholarship offers! Lastly and more liberally, I simply want to spend some of my leisure time thinking and writing about the art form I enjoy most. Doing so improves and pleases me.

I am not a film scholar. I would like to be one, which explains the quest for the aforementioned scholarship. I just like watching and talking about movies and teaching my students how to do the same in a University whose trust in my still unpolished abilities I profoundly appreciate. I also write reviews for a website set-up by one of my former students and her friends whose noble aim is to help the general public process the movies they watch from aesthetic and moral standpoints. The site's address is www.cinesuri.com. I will place a link in this blog as soon as I figure out how.

I do sincerely hope that the contents of this blog will be enjoyable and helpful to those who will spend the time and energy reading it.