You're
the United Nations!
Most people think you're ineffective, but you are trying to
completely save the world from itself, so there's always going to be a long
way to go. You're always the one trying to get friends to talk to each
other, enemies to talk to each other, anyone who can to just talk instead of
beating each other about the head and torso. Sometimes it works and sometimes
it doesn't, and you get very schizophrenic as a result. But your heart
is in the right place, and sometimes also in New York.
face="Times New Roman">Take the Country
Quiz at the Blue Pyramid
2.29.2004
HAHAHAHAHA!! I'm not sure whether I should be laughing or crying......
2.28.2004
You're The Guns of August!
by Barbara Tuchman
Though you're interested in war, what you really want to know is what
causes war. You're out to expose imperialism, militarism, and nationalism for what they
really are. Nevertheless, you're always living in the past and have a hard time dealing
with what's going on today. You're also far more focused on Europe than anywhere else in
the world. A fitting motto for you might be "Guns do kill, but so can
diplomats."
Take the Book Quiz
at the Blue Pyramid.
Haiti: It's the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It's been ravaged due to unfair trade laws and now, anarchy attempts to overthrow the capitol.
Go HERE to read more about it.
Obviously we have done nothing about the situation... which doesn't really suprise me since we as a country really only go after terrorists that pose a direct threat to us. Or if there is a benefit in it for us in the long run...then there we go in the name of "Anti-Terrorism" with our military forces to stop the situation.
Am I being a bit dramatic?? Of course I am... but I'm not making anything up either. When are our leaders going to realize that there is terror in places beyond the middle east? In places where oil is not in the picture at all? You want to talk terrorism? OK then... AIDS is one of the largest terrorists in the world, killing 6,500 a day in Africa alone! That's more than most "terrorists" kill in a lifetime. And Hunger.... don't even get me started. In truth, we are all terrorists in some form or another... and if America thinks that we are exempt from that statement... then we are fooling ourselves. America hides behind trade agreements that force other countries into poverty everyday... killing hundreds of thousands. If we really cared about fighting terrorism we wouldn't let countries like India, which is the 3rd LARGEST FOOD PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, have 380 MILLION hungry citizens in their streets. If we really cared about fighting terror we would enforce the Do Ha ( I know it's spelled wrong) agreement, and lower drug patents to send AIDS related releif medicinces to Africa at a decent and fair price. If we really cared about fighting terrorism, we would help Haiti.
The UN issued a statement saying that countries should welcome all Haitian refugees, since many have been fleeing for their lives. Were are most of them going? Well to the great and powerful America... the country that fights Terrorism! (Not to mention it's the closest stable environment!) But are we welcoming them? We who proclaim to be against terrorism? No. Both the Florida governor and the President have stated that all refugees be sent back.
So I suppose we are now above the UN too.
Go HERE to read more about it.
Obviously we have done nothing about the situation... which doesn't really suprise me since we as a country really only go after terrorists that pose a direct threat to us. Or if there is a benefit in it for us in the long run...then there we go in the name of "Anti-Terrorism" with our military forces to stop the situation.
Am I being a bit dramatic?? Of course I am... but I'm not making anything up either. When are our leaders going to realize that there is terror in places beyond the middle east? In places where oil is not in the picture at all? You want to talk terrorism? OK then... AIDS is one of the largest terrorists in the world, killing 6,500 a day in Africa alone! That's more than most "terrorists" kill in a lifetime. And Hunger.... don't even get me started. In truth, we are all terrorists in some form or another... and if America thinks that we are exempt from that statement... then we are fooling ourselves. America hides behind trade agreements that force other countries into poverty everyday... killing hundreds of thousands. If we really cared about fighting terrorism we wouldn't let countries like India, which is the 3rd LARGEST FOOD PRODUCER IN THE WORLD, have 380 MILLION hungry citizens in their streets. If we really cared about fighting terror we would enforce the Do Ha ( I know it's spelled wrong) agreement, and lower drug patents to send AIDS related releif medicinces to Africa at a decent and fair price. If we really cared about fighting terrorism, we would help Haiti.
The UN issued a statement saying that countries should welcome all Haitian refugees, since many have been fleeing for their lives. Were are most of them going? Well to the great and powerful America... the country that fights Terrorism! (Not to mention it's the closest stable environment!) But are we welcoming them? We who proclaim to be against terrorism? No. Both the Florida governor and the President have stated that all refugees be sent back.
So I suppose we are now above the UN too.
2.26.2004
2.24.2004
So far so good... I haven't received a phone call from Res. Life... so it looks as if I will be going to my personal interview on Thursday night!
I hate piano.
Conducting is not so great either.
Foreign Films are great though!
I found out that I can take TWO classes at UCO during the month of June... so I think I might be doing that.
Yay.
I hate piano.
Conducting is not so great either.
Foreign Films are great though!
I found out that I can take TWO classes at UCO during the month of June... so I think I might be doing that.
Yay.
2.21.2004
2.17.2004
Ok, you might have heard bits and pieces of this before! But I heard it again today and I just had to put it in here! I have starred the ones that I feel are especially important and/or really apply to me in my life right now. This is for you Jules!!
"Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" by Mary Schmich: (although Baz Luhrman made it famous!)
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. **You are not as fat as you imagine.**
**Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.**
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
**Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.**
Floss.
**Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.**
**Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.**
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
(THIS IS A BIG ONE!!!) **Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.**
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
(ANOTHER BIG ONE!!) ***Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.**
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
***Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.***
***Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.***
***Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.***
*** Travel.***
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
***Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.***
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
***Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.***
But trust me on the sunscreen.
"Everybody's Free to Wear Sunscreen" by Mary Schmich: (although Baz Luhrman made it famous!)
Wear sunscreen.
If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my own meandering experience. I will dispense this advice now.
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth. Oh, never mind. You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. **You are not as fat as you imagine.**
**Don't worry about the future. Or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum. The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, the kind that blindside you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday.**
Do one thing every day that scares you.
Sing.
**Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours.**
Floss.
**Don't waste your time on jealousy. Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long and, in the end, it's only with yourself.**
**Remember compliments you receive. Forget the insults. If you succeed in doing this, tell me how.**
Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.
Stretch.
(THIS IS A BIG ONE!!!) **Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives. Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't.**
Get plenty of calcium. Be kind to your knees. You'll miss them when they're gone.
(ANOTHER BIG ONE!!) ***Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much, or berate yourself either. Your choices are half chance. So are everybody else's.**
Enjoy your body. Use it every way you can. Don't be afraid of it or of what other people think of it. It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own.
Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.
Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.
Do not read beauty magazines. They will only make you feel ugly.
***Get to know your parents. You never know when they'll be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings. They're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future.***
***Understand that friends come and go, but with a precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle, because the older you get, the more you need the people who knew you when you were young.***
***Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes you soft.***
*** Travel.***
Accept certain inalienable truths: Prices will rise. Politicians will philander. You, too, will get old. And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble and children respected their elders.
Respect your elders.
***Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either one might run out.***
Don't mess too much with your hair or by the time you're 40 it will look 85.
***Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia. Dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it's worth.***
But trust me on the sunscreen.
2.15.2004
2.14.2004
Today is Valentine's Day, take it or leave it, but I'm still stuck in yesterday since it's 2am and I haven't slept yet. I think that this was a pretty good Friday the 13. My 1pm class was cancelled so I only had 2 classes and a lesson today! Yay! I was done with classes by 12:20. Wohoo! That's a record for me. After class I burned 400 calories at the gym then did some weights. Tonight was the Lipscomb/Belmont game, and I have to say that we beat them, and it was a lot of fun. Vince Gill was there going crazy too, it was SO funny! Afterward April and I drove around for about 15 minutes looking for CiCi's Pizza only to arrive 20 minutes before closing... needless to say I think I consumed double of what I burned at the gym in a mere 10 minutes... alas, another record! then as we were lounging about in April's room, she looked on her computer only to find that Belcourt Theatre (the artsy theatre/bar that shows indie flicks and hosts bands like Badly Drawn Boy) was doing a midnight showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show (aka: one of the biggest cult movies of all time) I'd never seen it and April was going crazy since she's been a few times, so I decided I just had to go too. So we had Ann on the phone and she agreed to come, so we got all "glammed up" and went on over. Well.... I just got back. Wow. Granted, I knew what the movie was about and April had told me how they have people in the theatre who act out the whole thing in front of the screen... but man it was crazy! It was definitely an "interesting experience." The commentators were really funny, but most of the stuff was over the top! Let's put it this way... the movie alone would seem PG-rated compared to the show I saw tonight with the actors, commentators, and audience participation. It reminded me of our night at Lips last year in San Diego.... It was an experience though, what can I say? oh... and don't worry, I lied and pretended that I had seen the movie before so that I didn't have to so the "virgin dance."
Ok, so now that I've scared you all.... Good-Night!! And Happy Valentines Day!
Ok, so now that I've scared you all.... Good-Night!! And Happy Valentines Day!
2.12.2004
2.10.2004
It's been a while. Things have been good, but busy as usual. Quick rundown...
-Got ripped to shreds by some "not-so-nice" girl in my pop/rock vocal styles class. I distinctly remember hearing... "well, you sounded like Diana, but this is a PERFORMANCE class, so if you're gonna get up there and do Diana Ross, then you need to be Diana Ross instead of just fidgeting around looking nervous and apologetic...etc.etc.etc (this went on for anout 3 minutes, which seems like a life time when you are standing in front od 20 of your schools best singers)
-Found an accompianist on Friday who's gonna cost me $20 a month.. this is in addition to my classical accompianist, whom I haven't found yet!
-Went Ice Skating on Saturday afternoon, then stopped by Fido for tea and a bagel afterward.
-Enjoyed church on Sunday morning and suffered through the Grammy awards that evening.
Julie... I am sure that you don't look as much like a tad pole as you think! At least, I hope you don't, for your sake! =) And I know what you mean about everything feeling the same all of the time. I'm in one of those ruts now too in my performance life. I miss you, hope you are well, and good luck on your test tomorrow!!! You'll do great!
-Got ripped to shreds by some "not-so-nice" girl in my pop/rock vocal styles class. I distinctly remember hearing... "well, you sounded like Diana, but this is a PERFORMANCE class, so if you're gonna get up there and do Diana Ross, then you need to be Diana Ross instead of just fidgeting around looking nervous and apologetic...etc.etc.etc (this went on for anout 3 minutes, which seems like a life time when you are standing in front od 20 of your schools best singers)
-Found an accompianist on Friday who's gonna cost me $20 a month.. this is in addition to my classical accompianist, whom I haven't found yet!
-Went Ice Skating on Saturday afternoon, then stopped by Fido for tea and a bagel afterward.
-Enjoyed church on Sunday morning and suffered through the Grammy awards that evening.
Julie... I am sure that you don't look as much like a tad pole as you think! At least, I hope you don't, for your sake! =) And I know what you mean about everything feeling the same all of the time. I'm in one of those ruts now too in my performance life. I miss you, hope you are well, and good luck on your test tomorrow!!! You'll do great!
2.07.2004
What a day! Would you like a run-through? Sure you would! So it started at midnight on Feb. 6th when i received a phone call from Jocie in San Diego, calling to wish me Happy Birthday and talk.. I also got to talk to Meuy and Nicole!! Yay! I miss you guys! Then when I got off the phone the San Diegans, I found a message on my phone from Blake! So he found me online and we talked. I finally went to sleep around 2, only to awake around 7 to a phone call from my dad!! He sang to me! So sweet! aww! So, I got up around 7:30 to go to Fido for breakfast with April. but not before I checked my e-mail and read a letter from jules! For breakfast I had a piece of Italian Cream Cake (my fave!) anda bagel w/ cream cheese. Then I went to class for 3 hours only to come back to my dorm to more messages!! Yay! Lots of blog comments! Thanks Amy and Josh and Anita! And of course phone calls from mom and a phone call from Julie! Then I went to class again, and came back to more messages... then April and my roomie Tera suprised me with a chocolate cake, complete with candels and all! And more singing! Yay! Then things got crazy cause I checked my mail and got cards from Marla and fam, Myrna, and a package from Grandmom, and a phone call from Grandmom. And more e-mails from katie and Megan and Lisa. Somewhere in there I went to the bank and went to buy a Dr. Pepper. Then I had to do this choir concert thing at this church service that was really odd.... but luckily it only took 1 hour and 15 minutes, so then I hurried off to PF Changs to meet Ann, April and Lauren where I had the best Chinese food I've ever eaten along with my 3rd peice of cake for the day (cheesecake). We spent a coulple hours and over $80 there and then headed off to see the movie "Miracle" which was really good! Then i returned home to more messages, IM's from Marla, phone calls from Josh, mom, and Cullen and Blair. And one last peice of cake with Ann and Lauren. So now here I am at 3am, sitting writing out this whole thing, and I am dang tired! I have a great family and great friends and I had a great day! Yay, I'm 20! (I loved all of my gifts too! Thank-you all so much!) Love you guys!
2.06.2004
2.04.2004
Once again, things turn out quite differently then I had originally planned....
I loved my birthday's when I was at home, but ever since I went off to college they've basically become depressing. Last year my birthday was used as an excuse to go to 6 Flags, (which wasn't too bad) but I ended up being left out most of the day and about $25 poorer. That and my roommate didn't even remember. This year I had planned on going to see Gavin DeGraw, and long story short, the friend I was gonna go with got her ticket, and when I went to get mine they were sold-out. So, I decided to plan my own thing cause I don't want to sit alone in the apartment all night. The plan was to do PF Chang's and a movie (which will leave me more than $25 in debt) I called and made reservations, and I'm gonna buy the tickets online sometime tomorrow, I even found 4 people to go with me while my friend is at the concert. All is well until I get a call today that 2 of the girls probably can't come.
The question I can't seem to answer is, "Why am I so suprised?"
I loved my birthday's when I was at home, but ever since I went off to college they've basically become depressing. Last year my birthday was used as an excuse to go to 6 Flags, (which wasn't too bad) but I ended up being left out most of the day and about $25 poorer. That and my roommate didn't even remember. This year I had planned on going to see Gavin DeGraw, and long story short, the friend I was gonna go with got her ticket, and when I went to get mine they were sold-out. So, I decided to plan my own thing cause I don't want to sit alone in the apartment all night. The plan was to do PF Chang's and a movie (which will leave me more than $25 in debt) I called and made reservations, and I'm gonna buy the tickets online sometime tomorrow, I even found 4 people to go with me while my friend is at the concert. All is well until I get a call today that 2 of the girls probably can't come.
The question I can't seem to answer is, "Why am I so suprised?"
2.03.2004
Apparently I need to do more damage to the Northwest.....
create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Just wait till I graduate... then this baby will have some more color...
create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide
create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide
Just wait till I graduate... then this baby will have some more color...
create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide
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