It is really bloody cold today. I mean, REALLY cold. I almost got frostbite i think at one point as I was carrying my books with bare hands thus bringing low circulation to my extremities in this awful weather. I was only outside for about 5 minutes for this but my fingertips were black and they were numb to the touch as well. Yeah, not fun.
I have to turn in study abroad paperwork tomorrow. It just never seems to end, fortunately I only have one class tomorrow so getting this stuff turned in should not be a problem at all. Other than that it's been a rather quiet day.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Dreary Day
Well, today was a rather uneventful day. Had classes, went to a meeting for study abroad and other than that did not end up doing much. The meeting wasn't even that interesting as it had almost nothing to do with going abroad and was more for novices to travel. I've been around Europe a few times and as a result I did not end up learning anything new. On the plus side I did manage to get out of a French lab that I had no desire to go to. After this I cleared the snow off my car and was planning on going to Wal-mart for some various food stuffs as well as other things I need but after cleaning the snow off I realized that I could not get to the store and back before dinner so ultimately I just wasted a lot of time.
Then I relaxed for the evening. Found out I have no clue what I want out of life but didn't think on that too much, there are more pressing concerns for the moment.
Sorry for the lack luster post but it was a rather dull day. Maybe tomorrow will be more interesting.
Then I relaxed for the evening. Found out I have no clue what I want out of life but didn't think on that too much, there are more pressing concerns for the moment.
Sorry for the lack luster post but it was a rather dull day. Maybe tomorrow will be more interesting.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Nader
Nader is running for president. Why will that man not learn that the Green Party or whatever he chooses to run under this year will NEVER work? After studying political parties last year you find that the system looks like this:
REPUBLICAN___________|___________DEMOCRAT_GREENS
.................................. Midpoint
With that layout, in a two party system you get the votes until the midpoint if you are one of the two major parties. If a third party comes in it inevitably takes votes from the major party that is on it's side of the line. Hence Nader is stealing votes from the Democrat party. With this being said, you are giving the opposite party from that which you want a higher chance of success. With this, he got 2.74% of the vote in 2000 (according to Wikipedia) taking 90,000 votes in Florida. Votes that can somewhat assume to go in favor of the Democratic party (somewhat in that there is a chance that some would vote for Bush rather than Gore). With this, it is purely logical to assume his actions took the needed votes from the Democrats to secure that victory.
8 years later we are still paying for this terrible mistake. We are in two wars, one of which was without doubt a blatant assault on a country that was innocent (Iraq, while under a terrible dictatorship did not send suicide bombers or possess the WMDs we accused them of having) in regards to our "War On Terror." We face more problems with Iran. In Cuba Castro is out and we won't lift our embargo. It was a disaster to elect this man to president and Nader unquestioningly did play some part in the issue.
With a mistake like this, wouldn't a sane man back down and say "even though I do not like the candidates particularly, the lesser of two evils is better?" In regards to him running, Benjamin Franklin said it best: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
REPUBLICAN___________|___________DEMOCRAT_GREENS
.................................. Midpoint
With that layout, in a two party system you get the votes until the midpoint if you are one of the two major parties. If a third party comes in it inevitably takes votes from the major party that is on it's side of the line. Hence Nader is stealing votes from the Democrat party. With this being said, you are giving the opposite party from that which you want a higher chance of success. With this, he got 2.74% of the vote in 2000 (according to Wikipedia) taking 90,000 votes in Florida. Votes that can somewhat assume to go in favor of the Democratic party (somewhat in that there is a chance that some would vote for Bush rather than Gore). With this, it is purely logical to assume his actions took the needed votes from the Democrats to secure that victory.
8 years later we are still paying for this terrible mistake. We are in two wars, one of which was without doubt a blatant assault on a country that was innocent (Iraq, while under a terrible dictatorship did not send suicide bombers or possess the WMDs we accused them of having) in regards to our "War On Terror." We face more problems with Iran. In Cuba Castro is out and we won't lift our embargo. It was a disaster to elect this man to president and Nader unquestioningly did play some part in the issue.
With a mistake like this, wouldn't a sane man back down and say "even though I do not like the candidates particularly, the lesser of two evils is better?" In regards to him running, Benjamin Franklin said it best: "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results."
Friday, February 22, 2008
Passport Photos
So I finally got my passport photos today. So much still needs to be done before I am ready for next semester though. Heck, i still have to get through this one too. Had Greek Tragedy today and had a pretty good time talking about the Oresteia. Fortunately my professor seems to have a good sense of humor and she loves what she's doing. So we spent the hour talking about the play and about other things happening in life now. It's pretty good. Following class and lunch went out to get my passport size photos for student ID cards and all the other things I need them for. Now i just have to spend the afternoon working on Dungeons and Dragons stuff. (Yes, I am a Dungeons and Dragons player.) But it's a fun game and we're playing tonight. It should be a blast.
I am exhausted. I stayed up until 4:00 AM just talking to some of my friends about stupid stuff and didn't get much rest last night. I really need to reset my sleep cycle because it's minorly out of hand. I don't want to go to bed early though, I hate going to bed early. I am without a doubt a night person but at the same time i can't stand getting up after 12:00 unless its a weekend. I love staying up late and sleeping but I feel like a complete bum if I sleep until 2:30 or any time really in the afternoon.
Got a big party tomorrow night. that should be fun. A kid who's going on my study abroad trip with me invited me to his fraternity for a party their hosting and I can't wait to get out and do something. Other than that, no big news. Friday's my relax day and as such I really don't have to say much.
I am exhausted. I stayed up until 4:00 AM just talking to some of my friends about stupid stuff and didn't get much rest last night. I really need to reset my sleep cycle because it's minorly out of hand. I don't want to go to bed early though, I hate going to bed early. I am without a doubt a night person but at the same time i can't stand getting up after 12:00 unless its a weekend. I love staying up late and sleeping but I feel like a complete bum if I sleep until 2:30 or any time really in the afternoon.
Got a big party tomorrow night. that should be fun. A kid who's going on my study abroad trip with me invited me to his fraternity for a party their hosting and I can't wait to get out and do something. Other than that, no big news. Friday's my relax day and as such I really don't have to say much.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Films, study abroad and other work.
Well, After getting out of class today I had a nice discussion with a friend of mine about a film we watched last night titled "Unsettled." Quite an amazing documentary about the withdrawal of Jewish settlers in the Gaza strip. Very interesting and amazing to watch. I was there for a political science course while he being Jewish felt the need to see it. Through our discussion we talked about the United States and it's role in the whole Israel/Palestine issue and everything.
I believe that if an American citizen feels a stronger tie to another country be it Israel or Cuba or any other such country, they should live there and not try to influence everyone in America to spend more on aid to that country than we already do. With that being said, we came to an agreement about the idea and our inability to understand just how to hate someone as those who fight over this land seem to do.
Well as we finished our discussion we talked about Study Abroad and I realized I need to submit paperwork for my trip. I will be studying in Europe in the Fall '08 semester and need to get passport size photos of myself for some documents. Well, I have to go to the drug store tomorrow to get them taken. Oh well. Fortunately I am done with classes today and only have one course tomorrow. Going shouldn't be any major problem.
Thats it for now,
A.Mac.
I believe that if an American citizen feels a stronger tie to another country be it Israel or Cuba or any other such country, they should live there and not try to influence everyone in America to spend more on aid to that country than we already do. With that being said, we came to an agreement about the idea and our inability to understand just how to hate someone as those who fight over this land seem to do.
Well as we finished our discussion we talked about Study Abroad and I realized I need to submit paperwork for my trip. I will be studying in Europe in the Fall '08 semester and need to get passport size photos of myself for some documents. Well, I have to go to the drug store tomorrow to get them taken. Oh well. Fortunately I am done with classes today and only have one course tomorrow. Going shouldn't be any major problem.
Thats it for now,
A.Mac.
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Where to begin...
Well, as one grows older in the world I find myself needing an outlet that is reliable in that it gives me a place to rant and also a place i can use as a tool to (hopefully) increase my dependability and reliability. Hopefully having a blog will do just that. I aim to mainly write about my life and whatever is currently going on in it. Other than that, I can't promise anything. Some days will be joyous and others will be filled with sorry but hopefully I will find a balance point with this blog and maybe I will be lucky and remember to update it. Other than that welcome to another blog about a student of college.
As I have just said, I am a student at college. I am currently in my sophomore year and facing all the struggles that go with that. I have my fair share of girl problems, academic struggles, and general chaos that goes with the college years and other than the usual, I find myself concerned about a lack of a place to express views that I cannot express within my "group of friends" or with my roommate. There are certain things I don't talk about with these people because partly I don't want to deal with their oppressive views or their blatantly flawed and overly critical ideas and other times i feel it just won't be accepted. I attend a liberal arts school in New York (the state, not the city) and am fairly liberal. From there, we shall see where this blog takes us!
As I have just said, I am a student at college. I am currently in my sophomore year and facing all the struggles that go with that. I have my fair share of girl problems, academic struggles, and general chaos that goes with the college years and other than the usual, I find myself concerned about a lack of a place to express views that I cannot express within my "group of friends" or with my roommate. There are certain things I don't talk about with these people because partly I don't want to deal with their oppressive views or their blatantly flawed and overly critical ideas and other times i feel it just won't be accepted. I attend a liberal arts school in New York (the state, not the city) and am fairly liberal. From there, we shall see where this blog takes us!
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