Random Thoughts

Many thoughts have been crossing my mind this week. I think I have reached my usual mid/late semester funk, where I am completely burnt out and uninspired. This time I have to keep pushing, although thankfully for not that much longer. Doesn't help that it's the time that I should get another sinus infection, although this time it seems to be going straight to my lungs...

The number of pet peeves that I have with the current government grows by leaps and bounds each year (or, more recently, each week). I suppose I should save my thoughts for a specific political entry, but the things that have disgusted and frustrated me recently are the torture thing, attempting to dodge questions, condemning people who disagree with you and many many others. The Daily Show this coming up Monday should be good, I wonder what they'll say about O'Reilly and Pat Robertson's comments.

I generally dislike the direction that this country is headed... the one where the rich are only concerned with staying rich, becoming richer and getting their friends in higher places; where people are more concerned with what they are wearing than the lives of others (great example you set, Brownie); where those who preach religion live the lives they condemn; and finally the in general feeling that many are out of touch, won't think for themselves and aren't slightly concerned about the politics of this nation or where it's headed. I believe that it is a citizen's responsibility to keep its government accountable. You can't do it if you don't know who the president is.

I love talking with my roomies, especially Melissa. Never have I met a girl on the same brain wave as me :-) You and I should move to Europe!

I've decided that I am not as mature as I would like to think I am. In fact, I'm kind of evil :-p I guess it's human nature though... I know many people who don't know who they are and don't understand that they control their own happiness and the power to change their circumstance lies solely within themselves. As I interact more and more, I realize how much I have grown in the past few years, especially in the knowing who I am and what I want department.

I'm extremely blessed to know and have Will in my life. :-)

I love the ASDL. Doc says I should be receiving my acceptance any day (they sent over the ASDL secretary to bully the AE secretaries and Dr. Jagoda into getting a move on accepting me). I love that the ASDL has the perspective it has about education, what kind of student is valuable, and the fact that it basically funds the whole AE department (eat that Dewey Hodges). I sit in my class and I realize that that's where I should be to learn what I need to learn in order to go where I want to go.

I'm extremely excited about graduating, specifically the part where my brother throws me a huge party at his awesome apartment. It will be a night to remember... or forget. :-)