For some reason I watched five time travel movies last week.

I caught “Hot Tub Time Machine,” “The Butterfly Effect” and, of course, the greatest time travel movie series of all time: “Back to the Future.”

Every time I watch one of these movies I always get pissed off.

First of all, we can put a man on the moon, clone sheep and CGI (computer generated image) just about everything, but we can’t travel back in time yet.

Come on, science, get off your butt and do something for once.

Second of all, when these people go back in time, they always panic and worry about getting back to there own time. Why don’t these people embrace the opportunity? You could do just about everything and become a God in those times. You could invent the Internet, the Ipod and make bank.

If I ever travel back in time, there is no way I’m ever coming back.

Before I die, I hope I can travel back in time and just hang out. I wouldn’t go all Ashton Kutcher and change stuff; I’d just walk around and soak in the opportunity. I would maybe bet on a few sports games, but you know that’s expected.

Everyone has plenty of people they would like to meet or something they wish they could have attended. Here is my list.

Hang out with Jesus

I’d go back to 20 A.D. and meet up with future-savior Jesus Christ. I wonder if he was like any other 20-year-old, or if he was in stuck up, I’m-the-son-of-God mode, yet.

I’d stick around for a couple of miracles and try to get myself into the Bible for good measure, so by the time I get back I’m most likely a saint.

Berlin Wall

I’m a sucker for important historical events.

When the Berlin Wall came down in 1990, I was two years old. At that point, I definitely understood the enormity of the situation, and the only problem was that I could not book a ticket to Germany.

I would go and hang out primarily for historical significance and partly because it had to be one hell of a party. The German’s already know how to party, so imagine them throwing a party where they have a great excuse like freedom to get loaded.

Also, I would go for the awesome David Hasselhoff performance on the wall, which has to be the least likely celebrity to be connected to a moment that changed the world.

Egypt and Rome

This is two different time periods, but they are close enough, right?

Who wouldn’t want to see the Egyptians making the pyramids? I would try to get my two-cents-worth in and see if they would model the Sphinx after me.

And Rome, come on, that’s a no-brainer.

I imagine that it is just like “Gladiator.” The streets would be clean and we’d all just have to wear sheets. Forget you, pants. Also, how awesome would those gladiator fights be? I think I’d head there for the summer and get season tickets.

We need a Doc Brown somewhere to invent a time machine.

Until then, I guess I just have to worry about the future. Whoa, that’s heavy.

Dan Cusack is a junior journalism major and can be reached at 581-7942 or [email protected].