Rants of a College kid

Hello

2006-12-01T11:58:00.000-08:00

Ok Hi everyone...or at least anyone who still reads this. I know I haven't posted anything in awhile and my boyfriend told me today that I probably should....so yeah.
Ok as you all know my engagment had ended in June. I now have a new boyfriend named Blake.....yes dad does like him which is a good thing.
I'm done w/ school now all I have to do is take a national certification test and I'll be able to get a job basically anywhere in the country.
It's snowing like crazy outside...has been since about midnight so I'm kind of stuck down on the base! Well happy holidays everyone...who knows when I'll post again.

Hey y'all

2006-06-29T09:21:00.000-07:00

Ok hi everyone. Dad's been yellin at me for about a month to update. Here it goes. I am returning to college this fall. SWEET! I'm going to be gettin a certification in Phlebotomy. For those of you who do not know what that is it's drawing blood. So yea thats a good thing. I no longer work at dominos at all. I'm strictly Starbucks and it rocks there. And I'm no longer engaged either. So yea thats about all the information that's going on wiht me at the moment

Hello....

2006-05-02T21:08:00.000-07:00

Hey all, so I keep hearing from Dad that some of y'all want an update. Well here it is. I got the job at Starbucks!!! SWEET! I started yesterday but of course I haven't fully quit Dominos yet. For some reason I just can't seem to. Anyways, no I did not get married while Rob was home. But I did enjoy the time I had with him. With any luck I'll be out there at the end of the month for about a week. Oh yeah, DADDY'S HOME!!!!! YAY!! Yeah thats about all I have at the moment.

Long time no see

2006-03-26T21:52:00.000-08:00

So yea, I know I haven't blogged in awhile I guess not too much has been going on. Just working and trying to talk to my fiance. Things are going alright here. I just had a job interview at Starbucks. I'm there often enough I may as well work there. I'm pretty much fed up with Domino's at this point. I'm really hoping to get this job. Wish me luck everyone! Congrats to my dad on landing the job with Instron. I'm really happy for him. Mom is out in Virginia spending time with him which is good for both of them. Rob comes home on the 4th for about 10 days, so I'm really looking forward to seeing him. We're not sure if we're gonna get married or not while he's on leave. I dunno whats going on right now. He's got his board date for Sergeant, it's April 19th!! With any luck that will go well and he'll have Sergeant by June 1st. Not much else has been going on around here. Lifes boring as usual. Just thought I'd drop in and say I haven't fallen off the face of the planet.

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2006-02-21T22:49:00.000-08:00

So yea my mother now has a blog. What is it with this family? I have no idea. Update on my knee...it hurts like ****! Yes I am a major clutz, the smoking had nothing to do with the injury! Yea, I'm an idiot but what can you do. So yea, sorry I haven't put a comment on anyones blogs, don't worry though I'm still reading them.
YAY I actually comment on y'alls blogs! Please don't hate me for not commenting often enough.

Ice

2006-02-17T18:38:00.000-08:00

Ok had to work last night, that was fine and dandy. I go outside for a smoke break and lo and behold I find the ONLY spot of ice in the whole parking lot!. Right next to my car of course. So I fall cut open my hand and evidentally bruised my knee cap. Now they didn't tell me if it was just tissue bruising or a bone but I think I brusied the bone judging by the amount of pain I've been in. I'm in an immobilizer and on crutches, I hate crutches. They are truly a hinderance at work. Ok enough about my bad habits and horrible luck. I hope everyone had a great valentines day and everything. I'm gonna go to bed shortly I think.

I'm back!

2006-02-14T12:34:00.000-08:00

Hey all! Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Been working and kinda busy. My car decided to break on me. Transmission is shot. So I'm kinda screwed on that account. I'm supposed to start driving for work, well thats not gonna happen obviously. I drive tomorrow and then I can't drive anymore. Oh well I guess. Car was a piece of crap anyways. Sorry I havne't checked everyones blogs lately. I'm gonna try to catch up on that.

April

2006-02-02T21:08:00.000-08:00

So now that my father knows of my plans I feel it is officially safe to blog about this. As my faithful handful of readers know I am engaged to a wonderful man named Rob who is in the US Army. Now a few weeks ago he decided to ask me if I wanted to get married in April. Now of course this was quite a shock to me. However after thinking everything through I have decided that yes, we will be gettin married in April. It's a little bit scary but I think getting married is scary for anyone, no matter their age. Honestly I'm not sure I've ever been this excited. YAY! Yea, I know that was a typical college kid thing. Hey I'm allowed a silly post everyonce in awhile!

Flight 93

2006-01-31T15:03:00.000-08:00

So last night was the premiere of "Flight 93" on A&E, did anyone else watch it? Oh wow, it was a really great movie. However, if you have no desire to cry, or remember why we went into Afghanistan, or see true heroes then you probably shouldn't see it. It really was an amazing film, I couldn't believe how real it seemed. Yes I know, it was the true story of what happened that day. I just couldn't believe how well it was made, it didn't seem like the people were acting. Anyways, I just wanted to say everyone should watch that movie!

Its an interesting point of view....

2006-01-27T19:22:00.000-08:00

So I found this on myspace, and after going to my highschool it rings pretty true, no I didn't think this one up on my own.

You pass me on the street and sneer in my direction.

You call me "Cracker", "Honkey", "Whitey" and even "The Man" and you think it's OK.

But when I call you, "nigger", "Kike", "Towelhead", "Sand-nigger", "Camel Jockey", "Beaner" or "Chink" you call me a racist.

You say that whites commit a lot of violence against you, so why are the ghettos the most dangerous places to live

You have the United Negro College Fund.
You have Martin Luther King Day.
You have Black History Month.
You have Cesar Chavez Day.
You have Yom Hashoah
You have Ma'uled Al-Nabi
You have the NAACP.
You have BET.

If we had WET(white entertainment television) we'd be racists.

If we had a White Pride Day you would call us racists.

If we had white history month, we'd be racists.

If we had an organization for only whites to "advance" our lives, we'd be racists.

If we had a college fund that only gave white students scholarships, you know we'd be racists.

In the Million Man March, you believed that you were marching for your race and rights. If we marched for our race and rights, you would call us racists.

You are proud to be black, brown, yellow and orange, and you're
not afraid to announce it. But when we announce our white pride, you call us racists.

You rob us, carjack us, and shoot at us.
But when a white police officer shoots a black gang member or beats up a black drug-dealer running from the law and posing a threat to society, you call him a racist.

I am white.
I am proud of it.

But don't you call me a racist.

Why is it that only whites can be racists?

I've got a question....

2006-01-23T08:34:00.000-08:00

Alright so to everyone who thinks we were wrong for going into Iraq because we should have only stayed in Afghanistan I have a question. Why was it OK for us to go into Germany when they never attacked us in the 40's but it's not ok for us to help the people of Iraq now? I'm sorry but we are helping them from a dictator who was commiting atrocious crimes. I see no difference.

Conscientious Objectors

2006-01-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

As we all know, theres a war going on. It's been goin on for a few years now. So why are people joining the military and then deciding that they are a conscientious objector to the war on terroism? The Milwaukee Journal Sentinal has an article about one such girl. She joined the Texas National Guard in 2002 and is now saying she's an objector. Does anyone else see an issue with this? This is the article:

Wisconsin woman seeks objector status

. Now she has suddenly decided after being completely ready to go to war and fight for her country that she now doesn't want to? I'm sorry but this is just bull. If you're going to join the military, a service that by name brings images of war, you should be prepared to do your time and the service requested of you. This is the oath that this woman had to take when she joined: I, _________________________________, do solemly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of ___________________________________ against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of ________________________ and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to law and regulations. So help me God. Now this is the oath for the men and women of the national guard, and the words "So help me God" are optional based on religious preferences. However after swearing an oath, shouldn't one be expected to uphold that oath?
We challenge our presidents and other elected officials to uphold any oaths that they make. Why do we not do the same for the members of our armed services? How are the people who have sworn to defend our freedom suddenly able to decided to that they don't want to? I fully believe that these individuals should continue a service that they agreed to. Especially those who have enlisted KNOWING there is a war going on. Now everyone may not agree with me, however think about it....If it weren't for the men and women who fight to defend our country would you be reading this blog right now? Would I even be able to say the things that I have said? Probably not. We need the men and women who swear to uphold our constitution and defend our freedoms to stay commited that promise.

As to the euthanasia

2006-01-18T06:14:00.000-08:00

In regards to my previous post, if you weren't able to tell, I was basically being a smart ass. I fully believe in the death penalty and that Allen was in fact punished for what he had done. However if his lawyers really do want to complain about the fact that he was an old man when he was executed, then why not give them a reason that it really wasn't so cruel and unusual???
Anyways, thank you all for your comments on it. Somehow with this blog I've moved up in the ecosystem to a wiggly worm. Not sure if thats better than being a microscopic multicellular organism though.

Euthanasia not execution

2006-01-17T21:10:00.000-08:00

As we all know California recently executed their oldest death row inmate. Clarence Ray Allen asked for clemency because he believed it cruel and unusual to execute a frail old man. He suffered from diabetes, was nearly blind and deaf, and had suffered a near fatal heart attack in September. So heres my theory...he wasn't executed, he was simply euthanized. If he was that hard off then we simply ended his pain. And we all know that euthanasia isn't considered cruel and unusual if he was really suffering. So therefore it was not an execution! If he was really that frail then we shouldn't have been paying to keep him in jail. Allen was convicted of murder and then hiring a hit man to murder one witness and two bystanders. Simply put it was either put him to death or keep spending federal money on keeping such a frail and suffering man alive. Euthansia isn't an execution, it isn't cruel or unusual, in fact its basically humane.
*Giving credit where credit is due, my mother actually came up with this theory. I just thought I'd share it with you all and embellish on it.*

Against racism

2006-01-12T16:19:00.000-08:00

We all know racism is disgusting, therefore I was very pleased to have found this...
A white woman, about 50 years old, was seated next to a black man on an airplane. Obviously disturbed by this, she called the air hostess. "Madam, what is the matter," the hostess asked. "You obviously do not see it then?" she responded. "You placed me next to a black man. I do not agree to sit next to someone from such a repugnant group. Give me an alternative seat." "Be calm please," the hostess replied. "Almost all the places on this flight are taken. I will go to see if another place is available." The Hostess went away and then came back a few minutes later. "Madam, just as I thought, there are no other available seats in the economy class. I spoke to the captain and he informed me that there is also no seat in the business class. All the same, we still have one place in the first class." Before the woman could say anything, the hostess continued, "It is not usual for our company to permit someone from the economy class to sit in the first class. However, given the circumstances, the captain feels that it would be scandalous to make someone sit next to someone so disgusting." The hostess turned to the black man and said "Therefore, Sir, if you would like to, please collect your hand luggage, a seat awaits you in first class." At that moment, the other passengers who were shocked by what they had just witnessed stood up and applauded.
If you are against racism, please repost this message

Crazy Politico's Rantings: Will The Post Print This?

2006-01-09T19:22:00.000-08:00

OK, So I fully believe that everyone needs to go and read this. And yea, there are a lot of updates. Evidentally the Post is refusing to print this. It's just WRONG. So write to the post and make some noise!
Crazy Politico's Rantings: Will The Post Print This?

To change the name or not???

2006-01-08T21:41:00.000-08:00

Ok so I'm taking a semester off school. Long story, if you really wanna know, you can ask. I'm not sure I'll tell you but you can still try. Anyways, I'm debating about changing the title of my blog since I'm technically not a college student. What do you think?

Being PC

2005-12-23T21:09:00.000-08:00

I've been thinkin about everyone having to be "PC" and my theory is SCREW THAT!!! I mean really what the hell is a holiday tree??? At Loyola they have a flippin holiday tree in the student union....mind you this is at a CATHOLIC university nonetheless. I'm sincerely seeing something wrong with this. The jewish and muslim students thought so too. I recall the words "We dont' have a fucking tree in our religion, how would you feel if i put up a fucking holiday menorah???" being used. What is wrong with us that we can't just say what we mean anymore. We're all too damned concerned with offending someone. Well boo hoo. No one can say anything without being worried about who's gonna think what. It's becoming absolutely ridiculous.
Think about this, the movie "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" what would have happened if it hadn't been the word black, what if it had been a white woman??? I'll tell you this Jesse Jackson woulda had an absolute fuckin fit, or diary of a mad mexican woman??? Hmmmm??? OH yea, that movie would have been protested to high heavens. I can't even say I'm proud to be white anymore because then I'm a racist. I'm sorry but I'm damned proud of my ethnicity. I don't give a shit if you're white, black, puerto rican, mexican, japanese, or whatever if you're proud of it you're proud of it. What's the big deal? Alright, I just had to have my rant on that one.

FINALLY

2005-12-16T02:17:00.000-08:00

Finally someone who isn't ranting and raving about the death toll in Iraq, finally someone who realizes that this is becoming a victory...

Hyping Lossings while Glossing over Victories

I really enjoyed this article. After having many friends and my fiance in Iraq its nice to finally see someone who isn't against all of them. Thank heavens for that.

Thank you

2005-12-12T03:44:00.000-08:00

PRESS THE PICTURE ABOVE TO SEND A EMAIL TO A SOLDIER
While we are warm...let us say a short prayer.....
The embers glowed softly, and in their dim light, I gazed round the room and I cherished the sight. My wife was asleep, her head on my chest, My daughter beside me, angelic in rest. Outside the snow fell, a blanket of white, Transforming the yard to a winter delight. The sparkling lights in the tree I believe, Completed the magic that was Christmas Eve. My eyelids were heavy, my breathing was deep, Secure and surrounded by love I would sleep In perfect contentment, or so it would seem, So I slumbered, perhaps I started to dream. The sound wasn't loud, and it wasn't too near, But I opened my eyes when it tickled my ear. Perhaps just a cough, I didn't quite know, Then the sure sound of footsteps outside in the snow. My soul gave a tremble, I struggled to hear, And I crept to the door just to see who was near. Standing out in the cold and the dark of the night, A lone figure stood, his face weary and tight. A soldier, I puzzled, some twenty years old, Perhaps a Marine, huddled here in the cold. Alone in the dark, he looked up and smiled, Standing watch over me, and my wife and my child. "What are you doing?" I asked without fear, "Come in this moment, it's freezing out here! Put down your pack, brush the snow from your sleeve, You should be at home on a cold Christmas Eve!" For barely a moment I saw his eyes shift Away from the cold and the snow blown in drifts To the window that danced with a warm fire's light. Then he sighed and he said "Its really all right, I'm out here by choice. I'm here every night. It's my duty to stand at the front of the line That separates you from the darkest of times. No one had to ask or beg or implore me, I'm proud to stand here like my fathers before me. My Gramps died at 'Pearl on a day in December, Then he sighed, "That's a Christmas 'Gram always remembers. My dad stood his watch in the jungles of 'Nam', And now it is my turn and so, here I am. I've not seen my own son in more than a while, But my wife sends me pictures, he's sure got her smile." Then he bent and he carefully pulled from his bag, The red, white, and blue... an American flag. "I can live through the cold and the being alone, Away from my family, my house and my home. I can stand at my post through the rain and the sleet, I can sleep in a foxhole with little to eat. I can carry the weight of killing another, Or lay down my life with my sister and brother Who stand at the front against any and all To ensure for all time that this flag will not fall. So go back inside," he said, "harbor no fright, Your family is waiting and I'll be all right." "But isn't there something I can do, at the least, Give you money," I asked, "or prepare you a feast? It seems all too little for all that you've done, For being away from your wife and your son." Then his eye welled a tear that held no regret, "Just tell us you love us, and never forget To fight for our rights back at home while we're gone, To stand your own watch, no matter how long. For when we come home, either standing or dead, To know you remember we fought and we bled. Is payment enough, and with that we will trust That we mattered to you, as you mattered to us. WE ALL NEED TO PRAY FOR OUR MILITARY PERSONNEL EVERY NIGHT! MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL !!!

Finals week and Multicellular Organisms

2005-12-12T03:31:00.000-08:00

Well number one, it's now finals week. That is simply not fun. Also it doesn't quite seem like I've been here enough to be finals. It's also 5:30 am and I still havent' slept because I'm freaking out about my psych test. However, I did manage to look through my study guide and talk about each thing on there in depth and correctly. That make me very happy. However, that also means that since I'm happy my insomnia is made that much worse. I'll just have to ask my darling roomie to make sure I'm awake in time for my final and she will because she is awesome!

As to being a multicellular organism..........My ecosphere is now that of a multicellular organism. Thank god!!! I was beginning to think I really wasn't...and since last I checked I'm human that would not be good. Thank you to whomever has placed me on their blog roll, you have upgraded my status in the ecosphere.

Snowball fight

2005-12-11T00:39:00.000-08:00

Snowball fights at 1 a.m. are absolutely amazing!!! I mean really when it's perfect weather and snowing out you just can't resist. Everyone should remember this, just cuz we get older doesn't mean we should stop having fun. Tonight was amazing. I had so much fun with all my friends out in the snow.

On a sadder note though, I happened to have sprained my ankle I do believe. That kind of sucks but it's alright. Not like I haven't done that one before. Well I think it's about time I get some sleep.

Good Night all!!!!

The night before Christmas

2005-12-10T13:07:00.000-08:00

THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS" TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, HE LIVED ALL ALONE, IN A ONE BEDROOM HOUSE MADE OF PLASTER AND STONE. I HAD COME DOWN THE CHIMNEY WITH PRESENTS TO GIVE, AND TO SEE JUST WHO IN THIS HOME DID LIVE I LOOKED ALL ABOUT, A STRANGE SIGHT I DID SEE, NO TINSEL, NO PRESENTS, NOT EVEN A TREE. NO STOCKING BY MANTLE, JUST BOOTS FILLED WITH SAND, ON THE WALL HUNG PICTURES OF FAR DISTANT LANDS. WITH MEDALS AND BADGES, AWARDS OF ALL KINDS, A SOBER THOUGHT;CAME THROUGH MY MIND. FOR THIS HOUSE WAS DIFFERENT, IT WAS DARK AND DREARY, I FOUND THE HOME OF A SOLDIER, ONCE I COULD SEE CLEARLY. THE SOLDIER LAY SLEEPING, SILENT, ALONE, CURLED UP ON THE FLOOR IN THIS ONE BEDROOM HOME. THE FACE WAS SO GENTLE, THE ROOM IN SUCH DISORDER, NOT HOW I PICTURED A UNITED STATES SOLDIER. WAS THIS THE HERO OF WHOM I'D JUST READ? CURLED UP ON A PONCHO, THE FLOOR FOR A BED? I REALIZED THE FAMILIES THAT I SAW THIS NIGHT, OWED THEIR LIVES TO THESE SOLDIERS WHO WERE WILLING TO FIGHT. SOON ROUND THE WORLD, THE CHILDREN WOULD PLAY, AND GROWNUPS WOULD CELEBRATE A BRIGHT CHRISTMAS DAY. THEY ALL ENJOYED FREEDOM EACH MONTH OF THE YEAR, BECAUSE OF THE SOLDIERS, LIKE THE ONE LYING HERE. I COULDN'T HELP WONDER HOW MANY LAY ALONE, ON A COLD CHRISTMAS EVE IN A LAND FAR FROM HOME.
THE VERY THOUGHT BROUGHT A TEAR TO MY EYE, I DROPPED TO MY KNEES AND STARTED TO CRY. THE SOLDIER AWAKENED AND I HEARD A ROUGH VOICE, "SANTA DON'T CRY, THIS LIFE IS MY CHOICE; I FIGHT FOR FREEDOM, I DON'T ASK FOR MORE, MY LIFE IS MY GOD, MY COUNTRY, MY CORPS." THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER AND DRIFTED TO SLEEP, I COULDN'T CONTROL IT, I CONTINUED TO WEEP. I KEPT WATCH FOR HOURS, SO SILENT AND STILL AND WE BOTH SHIVERED FROM THE COLD NIGHT'S CHILL. I DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE ON THAT COLD, DARK, NIGHT, THIS GUARDIAN OF HONOR SO WILLING TO FIGHT. THEN THE SOLDIER ROLLED OVER, WITH A VOICE SOFT AND PURE, WHISPERED, "CARRY ON SANTA, IT'S CHRISTMAS DAY, ALL IS SECURE." ONE LOOK AT MY WATCH, AND I KNEW HE WAS RIGHT. "MERRY CHRISTMAS MY FRIEND, AND TO ALL A GOOD NIGHT." This poem was written by a Marine. The following is his request. I think it is reasonable..... PLEASE. Would you do me the kind favor of sending this to as many people as you can? Christmas will be coming soon and some credit is due to our U.S. service men and women for our being able to celebrate these festivities.Let's try in this small way to pay a tiny bit of what we owe. Make people stop and think of our heroes, living and dead, who sacrificed themselves for us. Please, do your small part to plant this small seed. GERALD SOILEAU, JR., VETERAN, UNITED STATES NAVY

Now that I have this

2005-12-10T02:17:00.000-08:00

Ok so yea, I had to start up a blog JUST to post a comment on my daddy's blog...isn't that wonderful? I thought so....