September 2009
4 posts
Me and the Morms (Mormons)
In case you haven’t heard, the mormons are on my ass to convert. Here is the story:
On September 6 I was flying to St.Louis from Dallas and found myself sitting to a nice, friendly, middle-aged couple. Picture it: Aisle-Me (Katie), Middle-Man (Dee), Window-Woman(Anita). SO the man in the middle has a book titled “The Gates of Heaven” or something very similar. In casual...
My four month disappearance
Friends, I realize that I have been gone for four months… but I’m totally back in the game.
I will explain the break.
A day after returning home from mid-MO in may I was shipped off to Sky Ranch for counselor training
Two weeks later, I returned home. I was there for a few days before a trip to New York…. a fabulous week alone in a big city. The juxtaposition of my simple time...
May 2009
10 posts
LEGALIZE IT-read →
UPDATES
It has been a while.
Here are the top 5 for the last 5 days.
1. I will be a counselor at Sky Ranch from July 4-August 15. YESSSSSSSSS. And have training starting next tuesday for two weeks. I’m super pumped.
2. I just bought “Columbine” by Dave Cullen. CANNOT WAIT TO READ IT.
3. I have watched seasons 3-5 of Sex and the City and 1 and 2 of Its Always Sunny in Philadelphia....
to my representatives-you suck
John Cornyn and Jeb Hensarling:
As much as I appreciate you two being my only representatives to ever respond to my calls, letters, and emails…you are really infuriating me. This is not the first time I have written you upset with policy and you send me a letter back saying “I appreciate you’re support of __________” where the blank is what I was OPPOSING. DON’T JUST...
The death of me
Of the past 24 hours, I have studied for 14 of them.
This is not the lifestyle I am used to, or for that matter happy having. My new major and minor are now (temporarily) my least favorite subjects. Too much of a good thing is not greater.
SO to distract myself I have been perusing Georgetown and GWU’s law websites for the past hour. And have maybe been plotting out my twenties in D.C....
Today
I’ve had quite the day.
BUT the most important thing, and probably the most important thing I’ve done in a while, is officially change my major, well kind of.
I met with good old J.Siev. at the J-School today to try and get out and into Arts and Sciences majoring in Political Science, and was redirected to the PolySci office. After meeting with a sweet woman for about an hour there,...
Subjectivism?
Today in my philosophy class we were discussing ethics and devoted the majority of the class to subjectivism. For those of you who don’t know, subjectivism means that what an individual thinks is right is right for them or what an individual thinks is wrong is wrong for them. This implies no universal moral code and no grounds for judgement so long as people truly believe their actions are...
April 2009
18 posts
It was once said that a black man would be president when pigs flew. Well behold on Obama’s 100th day as president: Swine Flu.
At first I thought better of posting this, but then I realized I’m always offensive. So. This is funny. LAUGH. Don’t get pissy.
Haunting Mistakes
Do you ever feel like past mistakes (people, actions, etc.) are just pawns in your life that are put there to haunt you for the rest of your life?
Due to my terrible ways I’m constantly reminded, even haunted, of past events. And of course, I seem to only be reminded of negative events when I’m feeling great. Is it possible that just like magnets with opposing energies pulled towards...
Swine Flu
Does anyone really care?
So there’s a new strain of the flu. Big deal, take your Tamiflu, or whatever it is called, and get over it. I just do not see the big deal. It is not going to kill any more people than the old influenzas have. I’m really sick of seeing this all over CNN, MSNBC, and FOX. I want to see some real news.
WatchWorld on Fire - Sarah McLachlan
This has been a favorite of mine for nearly five years..maybe longer.
“Hearts break, hearts mend, love still hurts.”
Be inspired, do some good.
The Free State Project →
Please explore this site. Perhaps after completing law school I will move to New Hampshire and work on this. Problem? Living in New Hampshire.
Ew, I will bring this movement somewhere else. YES
Good Conversation
Yesterday, April 26, 2009 I had a conversation with my dear friend Laura that I cannot quit thinking about. We had just attended church and were on our way to Barnes and Noble when I brought up my skewed view of marriage. I proposed the idea that marriage is not something that happens at a ceremony but is instead the point within a relationship between two people when they commit their lives to...
Michelle Obama - An American Icon (and rightly so) →
Even though I could rant about Barack’s politics forever, as people I adore their family. Michelle Obama is one of the best role-models for women out there today.
I adore the way she parents, I adore the way she dresses, I adore how involved she has become in her community service, I adore that she isn’t just a product of her husband’s success but went to a top tier law school...
WatchI’ve never found myself to be a big Modest Mouse fan, but this song/video has always particularly struck me.
Your body may be gone, I’m gonna carry you in. In my head, in my heart, in my soul. And maybe we’ll get lucky and we’ll both live again. Well I don’t know. I don’t know. I don’t know. Don’t think so.
The Beginning
My friends, I’ve been flirting with the idea of creating a blog of some sort for quite some time…so here it is. I will be posting random thoughts, likes, dislikes, and probably an annoying number of links to www.reason.com
I hope you all enjoy. “So may the sunrise bring hope where it once was forgotten, sons are like birds flying always over the mountain.” Iron and Wine...