Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Ok, the disappointment when you find that someone is not how you imagined them, wanted them to be really, really sucks.
Tuesday, June 29, 2004
I'm laughing right now. Fav tried to argue with Moravius, but kept interpreting Moravius' arguments in twisted ways (he does that with everyone). Now he's depending on someone else to 'back him up' so he can twist it around to try and make a counterargument against Moravius. Fav is starting to remind me of Chirac. Neither of them can shut their traps.
Speaking of politics, I loved this quote from Neil Boortz:
"This rhetoric from the left is decades old. But have you ever stopped to really examine the underlying premises of this "robbing from the poor to give to the rich" scenario? Let's give it a short go here...To buy Clinton's "funneling the wealth" charge you have to adopt the belief that all wealth is owned by and controlled by the government which can distribute that wealth according to the designs of the political party in control of the White House and the Congress. Those evil rich people with the nice homes and the fancy cars actually got those things by stealing from you. They didn't come by those things legally. They stole, they swindled and they robbed. The money used to buy that million dollar home is actually your money. Every payment on that Mercedes is actually money that should be in your pocket, not the pocket of that crooked rich person. It is the government's job, not the job of the free market, to decide who gets what. Hard work is an individual pursuit and, as such, should not be rewarded."
Speaking of politics, I loved this quote from Neil Boortz:
"This rhetoric from the left is decades old. But have you ever stopped to really examine the underlying premises of this "robbing from the poor to give to the rich" scenario? Let's give it a short go here...To buy Clinton's "funneling the wealth" charge you have to adopt the belief that all wealth is owned by and controlled by the government which can distribute that wealth according to the designs of the political party in control of the White House and the Congress. Those evil rich people with the nice homes and the fancy cars actually got those things by stealing from you. They didn't come by those things legally. They stole, they swindled and they robbed. The money used to buy that million dollar home is actually your money. Every payment on that Mercedes is actually money that should be in your pocket, not the pocket of that crooked rich person. It is the government's job, not the job of the free market, to decide who gets what. Hard work is an individual pursuit and, as such, should not be rewarded."
Ok, so I'm not updating as much as I'd like to, but it's a start.
It was all a misunderstanding, after all. I'm glad for that at least. But I'm also disheartened that I know nothing about him and have to move on. That's become the theme of my life the last couple of days: moving on and facing the future. Scary as it seems.
Just got through talking with Kura. Very refreshing, especially since I haven't talked to her in forever.
According to the census bureau my name is ranked the 643rd most popular. I think I'm supposed to be flattered here that it's so unique. Some of those names are just weird, though. Just watch in a few years, maybe less, there'll be a wave of small girls named Madonna flooding the schools.
I guess I should introduce you to Fav. I hate him. First of all, he worships the ground Julius Caesar walks on, and he always thinks he's right. Moravius, a disabled vet whom I consider a friend, really knows what he's talking about and is always the one ending up debating Fav. Of course, Fav takes this personally. I try to tear apart Fav point by point when I can, though. Oh yeah, and Fav is also a Bush-hater. Which I wouldn't mind as much if he didn't try to think he knew what he was talking about when it comes to politics, too.
I'm listening to this Yahoo launchcast thing, which is ok. Except for some reason they keep inserting tracks by Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, rap artists, etc., into my personal station. They play my favorite tracks with semiregular frequency, though, so I guess that sorta makes it up.
Tried out Godiva's ice cream - vanilla with chocolate caramel hearts. GOOOOD stuff. I'm going to have a feast tomorrow morning - sourdough english muffins, three huge bags of cereal (one I need to finish off and two more I just bought), and some bottled chocolate milk, which, in my opinion, has way too much chocolate in it. Then I'll have a turkey sandwich for lunch...mmm.
Started The Red Badge of Courage the other day. Only 200-ish pages, but very good so far nonetheless.
To do: Sleep. Reply to Moravius' message in the morning. Umm yeah.
It was all a misunderstanding, after all. I'm glad for that at least. But I'm also disheartened that I know nothing about him and have to move on. That's become the theme of my life the last couple of days: moving on and facing the future. Scary as it seems.
Just got through talking with Kura. Very refreshing, especially since I haven't talked to her in forever.
According to the census bureau my name is ranked the 643rd most popular. I think I'm supposed to be flattered here that it's so unique. Some of those names are just weird, though. Just watch in a few years, maybe less, there'll be a wave of small girls named Madonna flooding the schools.
I guess I should introduce you to Fav. I hate him. First of all, he worships the ground Julius Caesar walks on, and he always thinks he's right. Moravius, a disabled vet whom I consider a friend, really knows what he's talking about and is always the one ending up debating Fav. Of course, Fav takes this personally. I try to tear apart Fav point by point when I can, though. Oh yeah, and Fav is also a Bush-hater. Which I wouldn't mind as much if he didn't try to think he knew what he was talking about when it comes to politics, too.
I'm listening to this Yahoo launchcast thing, which is ok. Except for some reason they keep inserting tracks by Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, rap artists, etc., into my personal station. They play my favorite tracks with semiregular frequency, though, so I guess that sorta makes it up.
Tried out Godiva's ice cream - vanilla with chocolate caramel hearts. GOOOOD stuff. I'm going to have a feast tomorrow morning - sourdough english muffins, three huge bags of cereal (one I need to finish off and two more I just bought), and some bottled chocolate milk, which, in my opinion, has way too much chocolate in it. Then I'll have a turkey sandwich for lunch...mmm.
Started The Red Badge of Courage the other day. Only 200-ish pages, but very good so far nonetheless.
To do: Sleep. Reply to Moravius' message in the morning. Umm yeah.
Sunday, June 13, 2004
Woohoo! I actually updated this thing! From now on I'll try to be updating this thing more often. (Stupid life getting in the way of things important things.)
Wednesday, February 25, 2004
Yea, I know. My blog looks like crap now. I'll be revamping it soon though. News on the homefront: I've gotten myself obsessed with the Falco series. I don't know why - I don't even like mysteries. I'll ge the results of my first American History test tomorrow. I hope I did well. I accidentally missed my Global Cultures test because I forgot to bring my watch and none of the clocks worked. I sincerely hope I can still at least get a B or C in that class. If not, I'm screwed. I'm trying to get off my lazy bum and finish the project I promised Laurels I'd do a month ago. Then I have to do some research on King Tut for a girl I don't really like (long story). My dad almost got shot the other night. Some guys tried to rob him but when he called for help they aimed a gun at him. Luckily they had the aim of a movie villain. A hot police officer came and took his statement. My sister's husband is going away for a looong business trip and she desperately wants me to go live with her. I promised I would this summer after school gets out, but I feel guilty because she'll be awful lonely until then. I discovered I'm mostly a Libertarian, although I'm still conservative on a few issues - especially when it comes to kids. Oh hey there's Bingley. I almost sound as if I'm stalking him. I'm tired because I can't listen to music anymore to keep me awake. The radio plays the same stupid songs all the time and I've already listened to my cds a bajillion times. I think I'll go to bed soon...maybe.
Friday, November 28, 2003
guh I'm so glad Thanksgiving is over. My mom had gone up to see my sister Lilah and her husband, so it was just me and my dad for awhile. It was frikkin awesome - no one to nag, no clean freak to obsessively tell us to clean up after us...all was heavenly. We (my dad and I) planned to go down to Tyler on Thanksgiving Day to purchase one of Oprah's famed Greenberg smoked turkeys and have that for dinner. But alas it was not meant to be. My mom had to come home early due to some airline fluke so me, my parents and my sister Lori all went out to IHOP for dinner. Let me tell you that chicken down there is NASTY. And then my mother complained all the way home about her visit. The only thing she had good things to say about was my sister's house because apparently it was a big, rustic, expensive house with a nice view of the waterfront. But even my mom couldn't help making a few complaints here and there about it. My mom's nagging got so bad I finally just plugged my ears with my fingers. And she wonders why I avoid her all the time?
On a different note, last night on a whim I joined ancientworlds.net and I think it's pretty cool. It gave me my own little page to design and even lets you upload your own avatar. I wish I could draw well enough to draw Porcia. I found it kinda disappointing because they let you have roleplays but all the current ones are pretty disappointing. I ended up joining a group that discusses Julius Caesar - his life and times. Not surprisingly alot of the members of this group are hardcore Caesar fans. This should be fun hehe.
I also saw - surprise! - Bingley there. He's part of the group that discusses ancient Greeks though. Meh. He also joined recently, I noticed.
Next week - final reviews and last minute projects. Fun.
On a different note, last night on a whim I joined ancientworlds.net and I think it's pretty cool. It gave me my own little page to design and even lets you upload your own avatar. I wish I could draw well enough to draw Porcia. I found it kinda disappointing because they let you have roleplays but all the current ones are pretty disappointing. I ended up joining a group that discusses Julius Caesar - his life and times. Not surprisingly alot of the members of this group are hardcore Caesar fans. This should be fun hehe.
I also saw - surprise! - Bingley there. He's part of the group that discusses ancient Greeks though. Meh. He also joined recently, I noticed.
Next week - final reviews and last minute projects. Fun.
Monday, November 24, 2003
How the *@#$ is it that I can get A's on all my essay tests but when it comes to essay homework I just can't do it? It baffles me. I want to ask Dr. Trimble except my paper is due in an hour and I can't see her until tomorrow. If I weren't in public I'd cry. I can't do this! I can't! I really want to because I really want all my freshman credits in on time but unless I get this paper done I can just kiss that off. I think I'll quit college altogether. It was a financial burden anyways. I'm not even adequate enough to pass a stupid freshman english class. What the #$@* is wrong with me?!
Thursday, November 20, 2003
UGH I want to scream. Either that or have the next two weeks just be over already. In roughly two weeks I have to
- study for 2 last minute tests
- study for 3 final exams
- write 3 essays for english
Overwhelmed doesn't even begin to cover it. I was supposed to go to a movie night at someone's house tonight but my ride bailed out at the last minute. I could be having fun right now. But I'm not.
On a different note, I went to a Cicero book chat last night. Too bad I haven't read the book in about a month. The chat wasn't at all what I expected though, which I guess is good. I thought it would be an in-depth look at Cicero's life and the book because all these people were pretty damn smart. Instead we kinda skipped around everywhere and didn't get as in-depth as I expected. It was kinda funny though because everyone but me was having problems with their AIM so I just sat back and watched them get logged out every minute or two. Afterwards it was just me and Bingley. I was pretty intimidated because he writes ancient biographies for websites so I assume he is very smart. He was actually very nice. He lives in New Guineau, I think. So yea I'm definitely going to the next book chat they're having :)
P.S. the band Simple Plan needs to be shot because they SUCK
- study for 2 last minute tests
- study for 3 final exams
- write 3 essays for english
Overwhelmed doesn't even begin to cover it. I was supposed to go to a movie night at someone's house tonight but my ride bailed out at the last minute. I could be having fun right now. But I'm not.
On a different note, I went to a Cicero book chat last night. Too bad I haven't read the book in about a month. The chat wasn't at all what I expected though, which I guess is good. I thought it would be an in-depth look at Cicero's life and the book because all these people were pretty damn smart. Instead we kinda skipped around everywhere and didn't get as in-depth as I expected. It was kinda funny though because everyone but me was having problems with their AIM so I just sat back and watched them get logged out every minute or two. Afterwards it was just me and Bingley. I was pretty intimidated because he writes ancient biographies for websites so I assume he is very smart. He was actually very nice. He lives in New Guineau, I think. So yea I'm definitely going to the next book chat they're having :)
P.S. the band Simple Plan needs to be shot because they SUCK