Kerry

NPR : Bush, Kerry Debate Foreign Policy Goals

I've been thinking about this for a while. When Kerry first won the Democratic nomination I was quite lukewarm on him. But eventually I went to a rally he held in Portland and I was quite impressed. This seems to echo a lot of experiences. Many people say that they don't like Kerry based on media snippets, but when they see him in person or in an extended thing like in the debate, they like him better. Conversely, when I see Bush in an extended format such as his last press conference or tonight's debate I like him way less than I like the media's characterization of him.

What does that have to say about the way he is characterized in the media at large?

bah!

What was I thinking when I scheduled an eight o'clock class? It is staying darker later now. Yuck.

End of First Day of School

A real mixed bag today at school. Classes were fine, they seem like they'll be easy enough without being boring. I'm excited to actually get into some of the projects. Some even seem like they'll be really challenging. Unfortunately, I am kind of older than the average incoming freshman, and even though I do have some school under my belt, I am still, alas, a freshman. This gap became apparent to me today as I realized that I am the oldest guy in my classes. That is so weird to me. And I know that it won't be an issue forever, not after I really get into classes and start working with people, but now, superficially, it is driving me nuts. But I talked to my dad and he told me what I already knew, but it still made me feel better. I am on my own down here, but I'm not alone.

First Day of School

Today is the first day of school! I can't believe it, but I'm kind of nervous and a lot excited. I've been in and out of school so much in the last six years but I'm committed to making it work this time. That means I have to be one hundred percent committed. I've got a pretty good start. Awake before six, class at eight. Coffee, sandwiches already made. I'm proud of myself.

Oh yeah, and they are saying that Mt. St. Helens might explode again soon. We'll be keeping an eye on that.

This Better Last Me

I made a template for my blog last night but this morning, I decided that I could do better. And I think that I did, but only after many hours worth of yelling at the stupid blogger tags. It took me forever to figure them out, and I'm not 100% sure that I did. The template would look fine when it was just the template, but when I previewed it with content, one thing or another would enevitably break. And it all had to do with the <blogger> and <pageitem> tags. Eventually I figured that out but, like I said, it took me hours. Then when I narrowed it down to those things, I had to figure out why it was that the template was broken because of these. I only hope that I've finally got it. If I don't, I'll be compelled to go to it again for a long, long time. I can't be doing that. I've got school starting tomorrow. A lot of my difficulty also stems from the fact that I've limited my exposure to css. But in keeping with every other blogger, I decided to use it completely to format my page. I could have done it easily with regular html and tables, but I don't want to be a dinosaur. I guess I'm becoming an old dog though, because I had a hard time learning this new trick.

By the way, it is supposed to be a newspaper advertisement. Get it?

Hail to the Chief

So Cute

I've been watching a rerun of a Gore vs. Bush debate and it seems almost quaint in comparison to how I anticipate next week's debate. Come on, Kerry, smack him down.

Ugh

This is how I feel after creating a new template for my blog. No longer energy to write a post. Bah!

A Great American Has Passed

Russ Meyer, a great American has passed. Rest in peace, you genius. May your afterlife be just as large breast filled as your life here on earth.

Thanks

Wait, you can't score in womens' studies classes? Fuck!

Dear second Anonymous, whoever you are, thanks for the post. I'll be damned about the non sequitur thing.

College Books Are Too Expensive!

OK, so anyone who may be reading this has probably gone to at least some college, and so have I but George W. Christ, college books are too expensive! Every time I buy books for school (admittedly not a regular occurance) I am outraged at their prices. I mean, my damn womens' studies book was like 61 dollars! Tell me a book ever written by a woman that could be worth that much. Math, computer science, sure, I can understand why those books can be so pricey, but at the expense of (further) unpopularity I will put forth the assertion that I don't need a book to teach me how to hate men and love women. Let alone one that costs 61 dollars.

Umm...so anyway...I don't think I'm going to say my name because then maybe someone from my class may figure me out and then out me in front of the teacher. I think I'm already going to have a hard enough time in that class as I expect to be blamed for everything from the corporate glass ceiling to high heels to the evils of douche advertisements. Hmm...maybe I should think about taking a different class. It is obvious that I may have an issue or two.

I really am a good guy. I swear.

PS -- Non-sequitor alert: I swear, if I didn't know better, I'd say my cat was letting a neighborhood dog into the apartment to use her litter box. I know I know, gross, but those turds are huge! Sorry.

Rebeginning

I've had a blog of sorts before, somewhere else. I haven't posted there in a year and I haven't posted anything of any sort of consequence in even longer. That blog was very personal, intense, and difficult for me to sustain. That is a good thing. I was a bit of a spaz in those days. This one will be a little less personal, but still kind of personal, just not the same.

Besides, I've got lots of things on my mind these days, like politics. I recently moved to Eugene from Portland. In Portland I often listened to Air America but here in Eugene they don't have it broadcast. Now that I have internet access, though, I can listen to it to my heart's content. And I am. It makes me happy because watching the nightly news makes me feel like Bush is going to beat Kerry down. Hearing the shows on the radio and starting to explore some of the blogs out there is keeping my hope alive. I guess we'll have a bit of a better idea of what's going on after the first debate next week.

Shifting gears...school starts on Monday. I've been in and out of school ever since I graduated from high school, six years ago. Now, though, I am committed. I am going to do this. It won't always be easy and sometimes I'll feel like quitting, but I've got to stay strong. Right!