I have the hiccups. I hate the hiccups. Actually, I think I hate the hiccups more than I hate most other things. They are distracting, annoying, and kind of hurt.
Hm. I wonder if they are a legitimate reason for missing class.
Hm. Hm.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Procrastination Nation Station is my Destination
According to my astronomy book:
(Suzie, my elliptical friend, and me)
"Eccentricity is a quantity that describes the amount by which an ellipse is stretched compared to a perfect circle. A circle is an ellipse with zero eccentricity."
A few of my eccentricities include:
1. Uneven arm lengths
2. The ability to roll only one side of my tongue
3. Far larger that average shoe size
4. The ability to make my room messy just a few hours after its cleaned
5. An unhealthy obsession with Obama's sexiness
6. A penchant for making lists
I'm glad I'm not a perfect circle. 
(Suzie, my elliptical friend, and me)
Monday, March 31, 2008
Soggy Monday
It is Monday morning, it is raining, and I am not happy.
Mostly I hate Monday because its the beginning of five days of class, work, and responsibilities. This term I hate Monday because I work at 7:45am and don't have class until noon. Today I hate Monday because it is pouring and my pants are wet.
You see, I always check weather.com before I get dressed, and today it told me 66 degrees and rain, later in the day. So I put my clothes on and go to work, and then two hours later I leave work and walk into a huge storm. I am not wearing appropiate footwear and my shoes, hair, jeans, and hoodie are immediately soaked. I HATE weather.com.
Now, I have to write an introduction paper for my poetry class tonight, and I have to include three unusual things about myself. I have no idea what I am going to say is unusual about me. Hm.
Anyway, sorry for the annoyed blog post, I had to vent my wet frustration and my roommate is still asleep.
Mostly I hate Monday because its the beginning of five days of class, work, and responsibilities. This term I hate Monday because I work at 7:45am and don't have class until noon. Today I hate Monday because it is pouring and my pants are wet.
You see, I always check weather.com before I get dressed, and today it told me 66 degrees and rain, later in the day. So I put my clothes on and go to work, and then two hours later I leave work and walk into a huge storm. I am not wearing appropiate footwear and my shoes, hair, jeans, and hoodie are immediately soaked. I HATE weather.com.
Now, I have to write an introduction paper for my poetry class tonight, and I have to include three unusual things about myself. I have no idea what I am going to say is unusual about me. Hm.
Anyway, sorry for the annoyed blog post, I had to vent my wet frustration and my roommate is still asleep.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Kids Killing Kids
My roommate showed me this story last night. At first we thought it was a mock news story, like The Onion, because it seemed so crazy, but its sadly not.
Apparently, violence has broken out across Mexico against "emo" kids. This subset of youth culture has been experiencing increasing harassment and violence, often tormented by other Mexican youths, often those associated with "punk" and "metal" music.
The underlying problem seems to be homophobia. Many people in Mexico still feel very uncomfortable with homosexuality, and due to the "feminine" hair and make-up worn by many Mexican "emo" kids, the group is become associated with homosexuality. "Detesto a los emosexuales," (I hate emosexuals) was posted on a youth website. Because emosexual is wordplay on homosexual (especially in Spanish because of the silent 'h'), the underlying problem has become more and more clear.
This is especially heart-wrenching, I feel, because it is kids hating other kids. The youth should be united, has to be united in order to change the world. Under Mexico's corrupt government, it is especially important that the youth be organized, that they care for each other. To let something as unimportant as sexual orientation, or supposed sexual orientation, to prevent a revolution, a safer world, a fairer government is...
"Why are all the kids killing each other?" - Kevin Coval
Apparently, violence has broken out across Mexico against "emo" kids. This subset of youth culture has been experiencing increasing harassment and violence, often tormented by other Mexican youths, often those associated with "punk" and "metal" music.
The underlying problem seems to be homophobia. Many people in Mexico still feel very uncomfortable with homosexuality, and due to the "feminine" hair and make-up worn by many Mexican "emo" kids, the group is become associated with homosexuality. "Detesto a los emosexuales," (I hate emosexuals) was posted on a youth website. Because emosexual is wordplay on homosexual (especially in Spanish because of the silent 'h'), the underlying problem has become more and more clear.
This is especially heart-wrenching, I feel, because it is kids hating other kids. The youth should be united, has to be united in order to change the world. Under Mexico's corrupt government, it is especially important that the youth be organized, that they care for each other. To let something as unimportant as sexual orientation, or supposed sexual orientation, to prevent a revolution, a safer world, a fairer government is...
"Why are all the kids killing each other?" - Kevin Coval
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Chinatown
Today I went to Chinatown with my friends Anna and Avi. 
It was pretty exciting because I got to speak a little bit of 中文。
But, it was also overwhelming because I realized how little I really know.
I loved it though.
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