Archive for October, 2008
The Gym Is No Fashion Show
Girls are too self-conscious when they go to the gym. Though I make sure I at least look presentable, I refuse to put the extra, unnecessary effort into primping and polishing my look prior to a gym excursion.
I go to the gym to workout and break a sweat—not to prance around in front of [...]
Fearing Failure
Last week I received a D on a midterm for the first time. I might as well have failed.
I suppose it was inevitable this would happen to me at some point or another. It seems we each have that one class that shoots every bit of confidence to hell.
For me, Introduction to Microeconomics is that [...]
The Pups and Downs of Buying a Dog in College
I recently purchased a dog, a beautiful little Beagle puppy named Shasta. Many people I’ve met in college have debated whether to get an animal in college. Some think it’s too much of a commitment and a responsibility; others aren’t sure if they are going to have enough time to provide ample care. [...]
Midterm Madness
I am definitely ready for midterms to be over. It seems like school has barely started and already it’s Week 5; we’re officially in the middle of test central. I had the pleasure of taking back-to-back exams today, as well as one more tomorrow, and I still don’t really get a break until Thursday. Then [...]
The Shape Of Things To Come
I recently watched the film I, Robot again, and despite its cautionary nature, it had the opposite intended effect. I want robots walking around outside. I want automated busses. I want robot pals that I can hang with, and complain about how much better reaction times they have than me when we play games.
My wish may be closer [...]
Saturated with greenwashing
“Actions speak louder than words.”
English Idiom
Apparently, it’s very easy being green. Everyone from computer manufacturers to television companies to tire companies is “going green,” and all the companies really want everyone to know it.
We’ve all seen them. It’s practically impossible to watch a commercial segment these days without seeing some kind of advertisement where someone [...]
McCain campaign: one of hypocrisy
“It is no disgrace not to be able to do everything; but to undertake, or pretend to do, what you are not made for, is not only shameful, but extremely troublesome and vexatious.”
- Plutarch
People, I have had enough. My frustration has been growing for some time and the straw that broke the camel’s back has [...]
Music piracy: inevitable
A society should not be judged on how it treats its outstanding citizens but by how it treats its criminals …
-Fyodor Dostoevsky
Perhaps the article that ran last Tuesday ["Downloaders beware," ODE Oct. 14, 2008] struck a chord because I’m such an Internet junkie. It could also be that my Info Hell subject indirectly relates to [...]
Size Doesn’t Matter
“We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit… [These] Pro America areas of this great nation.” – Former Miss Alaska runner up Sarah Palin, Greensboro, N.C., October 16th, 2008.
We have a little saying around my house – “God, I HATE Sarah Palin!” And if you wonder [...]
