Monday, March 30, 2009
Graduation
The unfortunate thing about Spring Break is that, when it is over, you realise that half the semester is completed and the remainder will appear to pass twice as quickly. I always get a bit panicky and feel crunched for time. To add to my stress, I graduate this summer and I still have no idea about what to do after that. So, I have decided to go back to junior college! Just writing that makes me feel a little better. That, and the knowledge that participating in the graduation ceremony is optional. I absolutely detest pomp and circumstance, thanks to my traumatic junior high and high school graduations.
Monday, March 16, 2009
I saw a documentary about Harvey Milk today in my anthropology class. It was fascinating. I have not seen "Milk" yet, but the documentary filled in parts of the story that I did not know, including the story behind the Twinky defense.
My grandparents, who had lived in San Francisco since WWII, would always joke about Twinkies when I misbehaved or forgot something. They would ask, "Did you have too many Twinkies today?" For a long time, I thought that they had made up that story of the defense. Of course, they did not tell me the specifics, only that a man had shot someone because he had eaten too much junk food. I figured there was some absurd lesson to be learned there, but I still loved those Twinkies.
I have digressed. The man really used that as a defense and it kind of worked. Amazing. That is a one time only excuse if there ever was one, second only to Mary's claim of immaculate conception.
I really appreciated the footage of Supervisor Milk. He had a lively personality, a great sense of humor, and a passion for equality for all. I wonder where the state of California would be, politically and culturally, had he lived and carried out his excellent work. We certainly would not have that appalling Proposition 8 threatening to enter our law books.
My grandparents, who had lived in San Francisco since WWII, would always joke about Twinkies when I misbehaved or forgot something. They would ask, "Did you have too many Twinkies today?" For a long time, I thought that they had made up that story of the defense. Of course, they did not tell me the specifics, only that a man had shot someone because he had eaten too much junk food. I figured there was some absurd lesson to be learned there, but I still loved those Twinkies.
I have digressed. The man really used that as a defense and it kind of worked. Amazing. That is a one time only excuse if there ever was one, second only to Mary's claim of immaculate conception.
I really appreciated the footage of Supervisor Milk. He had a lively personality, a great sense of humor, and a passion for equality for all. I wonder where the state of California would be, politically and culturally, had he lived and carried out his excellent work. We certainly would not have that appalling Proposition 8 threatening to enter our law books.
Monday, March 9, 2009
I am looking forward to spring break. I did not realize how soon it is. I was able to get an incredible price on a round trip plane ticket to New York to visit my best friend. She moved there about a year and a half ago. I have not seen her since I visited two Thanksgivings ago when tickets were more affordable. She is one of those fantastically inspirational people who you have a conversation with, and you suddenly feel like you can do anything you aspire to do. Additionally, she tolerates my immature sense of humor. I miss her, and can't wait to see her.
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