Happy Halloween!
This year Halloween disguised itself as a very unfun, stress-filled holiday. It did a great job, and almost made me cry in the process.
Congratulations, Halloween. try not to work so hard on your costume next year.
like how I bookmarked this day by saving a post-draft? bc Halloween cannot be unacknowledged on this blog!
Monday, October 31, 2005
Wednesday, October 26, 2005
Monday, October 24, 2005
Little bike!!! Soon I will get to ride you to school...maybe tomorrow--eep!
I finally broke out the hoodie today. My winter hoodie that has supernatural powers to keep me happy and chilled out (but not cold) for the next 4 or 5 months. Yeah I made it myself.
If the weather stays like this for the rest of winter, with a few rainy gray days scattered throughout, it will be perfecto.
Went shopping with Rachel all day yesterday, and dropped a hefty $200 on some "editor" pants and a blazer that makes me look like Scully. Not bad as far as suits go, but...I would've rather bought a nice little playstation 2 and grand theft auto. I am so in the mood to play that these days.
All of a sudden I feel twelve again. Which is ok.
Whee...somebody talk to me please--I feel full of energy and conversation and I will soon burst.
"I got soul but I'm not a soldier"
oh and Aaron--
You are so my flavor.
I finally broke out the hoodie today. My winter hoodie that has supernatural powers to keep me happy and chilled out (but not cold) for the next 4 or 5 months. Yeah I made it myself.
If the weather stays like this for the rest of winter, with a few rainy gray days scattered throughout, it will be perfecto.
Went shopping with Rachel all day yesterday, and dropped a hefty $200 on some "editor" pants and a blazer that makes me look like Scully. Not bad as far as suits go, but...I would've rather bought a nice little playstation 2 and grand theft auto. I am so in the mood to play that these days.
All of a sudden I feel twelve again. Which is ok.
Whee...somebody talk to me please--I feel full of energy and conversation and I will soon burst.
"I got soul but I'm not a soldier"
oh and Aaron--
You are so my flavor.
Friday, October 14, 2005
Yeah I get a lot of papercuts at work. But I don't complain, I just try not to bleed on the copies.
I found out my mcat scores today, and finally, feel repaid for all those hours sitting at my desk this summer--35. So maybe this time next year me and Aaron will be hanging out in LA somewhere...getting our Halloween costumes ready.
"Yeah?
They were sure I was guilty, but I committed no crime
They said: confessions bring lenience, so that put me on the line
So I protest the massacres at the Tianenmen Square
My friends say 'yo, stay away man, you better not go fucking back there'
Oh.
Watch this
One night I might write about my opinions about the state
And the freedom of expression they would never tolerate
And the military secrets that I never did steal
I didn't start no violence, no, and there was nobody that I killed
No.
So I had a clear account of all abusers of power
And the memories of homeland all gone sour
And I only got one weapon, its so plain for me to see
My only weapon I call poetry
And I dont even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai
Now, in a world of privilege I was not born
But the devotion of freedom and liberty I was sworn
So every emotion is studied, watched their control
Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets born
So, transmitting beams my coordinates, anywhere on Earth
And, as radio waves, surveillance, satellite bursts
Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in
Yeah, crack open the cranium and let awareness begin
Oh.
And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai" --Rancid
Hell yeah.
I found out my mcat scores today, and finally, feel repaid for all those hours sitting at my desk this summer--35. So maybe this time next year me and Aaron will be hanging out in LA somewhere...getting our Halloween costumes ready.
"Yeah?
They were sure I was guilty, but I committed no crime
They said: confessions bring lenience, so that put me on the line
So I protest the massacres at the Tianenmen Square
My friends say 'yo, stay away man, you better not go fucking back there'
Oh.
Watch this
One night I might write about my opinions about the state
And the freedom of expression they would never tolerate
And the military secrets that I never did steal
I didn't start no violence, no, and there was nobody that I killed
No.
So I had a clear account of all abusers of power
And the memories of homeland all gone sour
And I only got one weapon, its so plain for me to see
My only weapon I call poetry
And I dont even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai
Now, in a world of privilege I was not born
But the devotion of freedom and liberty I was sworn
So every emotion is studied, watched their control
Who gets paid, who gets disciplined, who gets born
So, transmitting beams my coordinates, anywhere on Earth
And, as radio waves, surveillance, satellite bursts
Open up your skull and let some knowledge come in
Yeah, crack open the cranium and let awareness begin
Oh.
And I don't even know why
The truth seems like a lie
In my cell there is no sky
When I was arrested in Shanghai" --Rancid
Hell yeah.
Thursday, October 6, 2005
It is so cool outside today...Soon it will be time to put Sarah McLachlin back on my ipod, for that is indeed winter music.
The last time we were having this weather, me and Aaron were driving around to different thrift stores for our Halloween costumes. And now winter's come back but Aaron's still away.
It makes me feel only a little better that this might very well be the last winter we spend apart. Those of you who've known me since high school know the importance of winter, and otherwise, this post doesn't make much sense.
In any case, on the bright side, with the weather getting cooler, I can break out the hoodie and start riding my bike to school. Man, I miss riding my bike.
"When autumn comes, it doesn't ask
it just walks in where it left you last
You never know when it starts,
until there's fog inside the glass around your summer heart"
--John Mayer
The last time we were having this weather, me and Aaron were driving around to different thrift stores for our Halloween costumes. And now winter's come back but Aaron's still away.
It makes me feel only a little better that this might very well be the last winter we spend apart. Those of you who've known me since high school know the importance of winter, and otherwise, this post doesn't make much sense.
In any case, on the bright side, with the weather getting cooler, I can break out the hoodie and start riding my bike to school. Man, I miss riding my bike.
"When autumn comes, it doesn't ask
it just walks in where it left you last
You never know when it starts,
until there's fog inside the glass around your summer heart"
--John Mayer
Wednesday, October 5, 2005
I am having an especially defiant few days. Especially today.
I have an English class that just drives me insane. It's supposed to be this thesis class, but it's descended into talking about all these abstract/political/philosophical things, and there's this one guy in there who always has something to say. In the most complicated, convoluted way possible. Instead of just directly saying what he wants to say, he has to bring in all these "intelligent" allusions to different theories that he apparently spends all his time reading. It's just difficult to watch--every word takes so much thought for him, and in the end, I have no idea what he's said. But maybe that's just cause I'm retarded.
In any case, today we were talking about feminism, etc. and ironically, it was my absolute apathy on the subject that made me uncomfortable. I mean, show me a guy who doesn't take me seriously for the mere fact that I'm a girl and I will happily go kick him in the shins, but I don't see the point in purposely going out to look for slights against all womankind in general, just so we can get all worked up about it and then, in a childish attempt to make things "even," exclude men as much as men have excluded women in the past.
On a completely unrelated subject, I was reading someone else's blog, which was about intelligent design, which got me thinking about it. I actually had heard about it a few weeks ago, and went to their website looking for a statement of their thesis so that I could decide if I was for it or against it, but couldn't find anything. I mean, I was inclined to give it a chance, seeing as I've always had this tension between being religious and yet learning about all this evolution stuff in classes that everyone is so adamant about. But the closest thing that even resembled a thesis on their website was just a bunch of double-speak that attempted to confuse people into thinking there was some merit to it.
And the real point is, why are they trying to get it into schools? I mean, if it were a valid scientific theory, by all means, it should be taught. But if it's just meant to combat the theory of evolution so that kids will be more likely to believe in God, it just seems like a shortcut for people who don't want to take the time to educate their kids at home (as it should be) about God and religion. So that's what I think. And it's not like there's no way to reconcile religion and evolution--I believe most of the scientific evidence about evolution, and I see it as a manifestation of God's work.
Anyways, I've been thinking about this a lot and done some research on it, and this is what I found:
The Miller Experiment, which I had always considered pretty much the most concrete proof of the possibility of evolution, apparently is compromised because now scientists are thinking that the atmosphere of primordial earth was not as much of a reducing environment as they had thought in the 1950s, when the experiment took place.
Which isn't necessarily a big deal, because to me, the fact that amino acids independently appeared in the experiment of their own accord seems pretty amazing and indicative that it's possible anyway.
Ok and finally. Yes, I have voted Republican in the past, and depending on circumstances, I would do it again. Not necessarily because of what's going on now--but what might go on later. Cause you got to think of your own, and seriously? If China bombed Taiwan, the Democrats would probably tilt their heads, sit back in their chairs, and say, "So...I hope this won't affect China's production rates."
"Let's bounce, rock, skate man, I'm ready to roll" --Rancid
I have an English class that just drives me insane. It's supposed to be this thesis class, but it's descended into talking about all these abstract/political/philosophical things, and there's this one guy in there who always has something to say. In the most complicated, convoluted way possible. Instead of just directly saying what he wants to say, he has to bring in all these "intelligent" allusions to different theories that he apparently spends all his time reading. It's just difficult to watch--every word takes so much thought for him, and in the end, I have no idea what he's said. But maybe that's just cause I'm retarded.
In any case, today we were talking about feminism, etc. and ironically, it was my absolute apathy on the subject that made me uncomfortable. I mean, show me a guy who doesn't take me seriously for the mere fact that I'm a girl and I will happily go kick him in the shins, but I don't see the point in purposely going out to look for slights against all womankind in general, just so we can get all worked up about it and then, in a childish attempt to make things "even," exclude men as much as men have excluded women in the past.
On a completely unrelated subject, I was reading someone else's blog, which was about intelligent design, which got me thinking about it. I actually had heard about it a few weeks ago, and went to their website looking for a statement of their thesis so that I could decide if I was for it or against it, but couldn't find anything. I mean, I was inclined to give it a chance, seeing as I've always had this tension between being religious and yet learning about all this evolution stuff in classes that everyone is so adamant about. But the closest thing that even resembled a thesis on their website was just a bunch of double-speak that attempted to confuse people into thinking there was some merit to it.
And the real point is, why are they trying to get it into schools? I mean, if it were a valid scientific theory, by all means, it should be taught. But if it's just meant to combat the theory of evolution so that kids will be more likely to believe in God, it just seems like a shortcut for people who don't want to take the time to educate their kids at home (as it should be) about God and religion. So that's what I think. And it's not like there's no way to reconcile religion and evolution--I believe most of the scientific evidence about evolution, and I see it as a manifestation of God's work.
Anyways, I've been thinking about this a lot and done some research on it, and this is what I found:
The Miller Experiment, which I had always considered pretty much the most concrete proof of the possibility of evolution, apparently is compromised because now scientists are thinking that the atmosphere of primordial earth was not as much of a reducing environment as they had thought in the 1950s, when the experiment took place.
Which isn't necessarily a big deal, because to me, the fact that amino acids independently appeared in the experiment of their own accord seems pretty amazing and indicative that it's possible anyway.
Ok and finally. Yes, I have voted Republican in the past, and depending on circumstances, I would do it again. Not necessarily because of what's going on now--but what might go on later. Cause you got to think of your own, and seriously? If China bombed Taiwan, the Democrats would probably tilt their heads, sit back in their chairs, and say, "So...I hope this won't affect China's production rates."
"Let's bounce, rock, skate man, I'm ready to roll" --Rancid
Monday, October 3, 2005
Let's take inventory of my life, per the last two weeks and today:
1 Fiance in a faraway place
2 movies rented, synchronized, and watched with said fiance over
cellphones
----->The Virgin Suicides
----->Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
1 new favorite movie added to top 5
-----> 1. Garden State
-----> 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-----> 3. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
-----> 4. Vanilla Sky
-----> 5. Bridget Jones Diary I
1 NEW! pink ipod, inscribed
3 songs bought from itunes, later reformatted to be unprotected mp3's to
celebrate said ipod
----->Something to Talk About, Badly Drawn Boy
----->Red Sweater, Aquabats
----->Hello Tomorrow, Karen O.
1 paper to finish by tomorrow; 0.5% done
1 Chipotle burrito bol consumed
3 nickels coaxed out of me from homeless man outside of chipotle, while
still under the influence of crack in burrito rice
1 demeaning remark from homeless man
1 fantasy about flinging a cup of soda at said homeless man
1 random conversation with guy outside of english class
2 jealous pangs, one for each of the awesome rockers this guy has met:
----->Tim Armstrong
----->Mat Skiba
1 anonymous Reese's peanut butter cup left at my desk at work while I wasn't looking
1 Reese's peanut butter cup unwrapped and then thrown away for fear of being poisoned
1 Fiance in a faraway place
2 movies rented, synchronized, and watched with said fiance over
cellphones
----->The Virgin Suicides
----->Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
1 new favorite movie added to top 5
-----> 1. Garden State
-----> 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
-----> 3. Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
-----> 4. Vanilla Sky
-----> 5. Bridget Jones Diary I
1 NEW! pink ipod, inscribed
3 songs bought from itunes, later reformatted to be unprotected mp3's to
celebrate said ipod
----->Something to Talk About, Badly Drawn Boy
----->Red Sweater, Aquabats
----->Hello Tomorrow, Karen O.
1 paper to finish by tomorrow; 0.5% done
1 Chipotle burrito bol consumed
3 nickels coaxed out of me from homeless man outside of chipotle, while
still under the influence of crack in burrito rice
1 demeaning remark from homeless man
1 fantasy about flinging a cup of soda at said homeless man
1 random conversation with guy outside of english class
2 jealous pangs, one for each of the awesome rockers this guy has met:
----->Tim Armstrong
----->Mat Skiba
1 anonymous Reese's peanut butter cup left at my desk at work while I wasn't looking
1 Reese's peanut butter cup unwrapped and then thrown away for fear of being poisoned
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