What happened in Ukraine?
I was going to write some in-depth of coverage of what went on in Canada but that would mean my life in writing. That kind of personal knowledge belongs in my book that I will someday write and sell. I can't give it away for free. I'll just go over some highlights.
Kim is an amazing driving. The first stretch of driving from here to Portland stretches 700 miles. Those first 10 hours were done by Kim with only one stop and that was to fill gas. You can't work a mule any harder than this.
Whistler costs only $43.37 and the lift ticket covers two mountains, which total is bigger than Squaw Valley. It's an incredible deal and a sight to see. It was a hot bright sunny day but we were so high up that I had to bundle up as much as I could.
Ski runs were LONG. Like sking down from the top of Northstar all the way down to the Gondola. Each run was about that long.
We had very good Korean BBQ that was also extremely light on wallet as well and provided tons of food. I couldn't finish. It was the first time I enjoyed Korean food.
Spent 4 days in close contact with a single person and we both didn't go crazy at each. Well we had a little spasm at the end but it was an old debate anyway, so all in all very much enjoyable.
Similarities
We are both strong drivers and also enjoy it.
Awkwardness: It is full-serve gas only in Oregon and we both do not like someone doing things for us. Most likely we're supposed to tip the guy but he's doing a service that I do not require. I can fill my own gas and I don't need him to wipe the windows. I had hoped to drive straight through Oregon so we don't have to encounter it, but the state is just too vast.
Differences
Sense of exploration: I like to look around and wander. Kim likes to be direct with a definite plan.
Same as above, I like to walk around and see things without looking at the time.
Ultimately, it was an exciting journey met with a few too many setbacks. The Mt. St. Helens observatory was closed and it was too foggy to see much on the side of the road. It rained in Seattle and Vancouver. Stuck on highway for 2 hours coming home from Whistler because of accident on the two lane highway. Too many old people in Vancouver Chinatown. Didn't know Richmond had all the young people until it was too late. I'll be back to Canada but it will probably be on the otherside of the country at Toronto.
See you in 4 days
Alright, I've got everything planned and good to go. The rental is a crappy Sebring. I feel good but I need a bit of sleep until Kim calls.
Patience, Greed, and Priority
September 2003 - Rear-ended by 70+ year-old pickup truck driver. My car is totaled and I stay in the hospital for 36 hours.
December 2003 - Received check of $7450 for loss of car. I paid 8k for it, $1200 for registration, around $800 in sound systems upgrade and security. Drove it for almost 3 years and put over 60k on the odo. So a 25% loss is hot damm!!!!!! I made it out like a bandit.
Summer 2004 - Bombarded by creditors and had a couple of major dings on my credit report
November 2004 - Finally received settlement of 49k. 15k of which I get to pocket.
So it's finished. Finally. Was all this worth it? The grief and anxiety of the matter. Almost not getting a house or getting turned down for a credit card was a major bummer. I still have to contact the credit reporting agencies to make sure these collection notices get off my record. I have some high 18.5% APR's on my credit cards now. I used to average around 9.9%. The practical me would say, dude, you got 15 g's. You can fix this credit problem easily in the next few months. She did you good. Patience paid off. There were so many times that I wanted to call up the lawyer and blast him for taking so long? Why does it take over a year to resolve? Well because that way you get to take home a huge check. So it's about greed then huh? I don't know, I'm happy but I'm also angry it took so long. The ends justify the means, don't they? This money will go towards my education and it has come at the opportune time. I was going to sell the Integra anyway at that time. So I lucked out. Where am I putting my priorities? So if I had a chance to do it over again, I'd want to get hit? It got rid of the car I was gonna sell worth only 4k then and gave me additional funds for school. Where is the harm? I should be grateful for being in the accident? Weird. The lawyer's secretary wanted me to be happy. She looked at my face and saw no expression. She was happy for me. She apparently worked really hard to get me this money. She was expecting more than just the same old "uh-huh" face I usually carry. So I guess she was ultimately, a little disappointed I wasn't excited. I just don't know. If I were to be happy, that'd mean I was greedy for the money. Which I am, don't confuse me with a liberal goody-goody. I'm as much a Scrooge as the next guy. But I just don't feel I should be happy with what happened to me. I could have died. Should I put priority on the outcome to show my expression? I like money. Apparently, I like life more. That's the way it ought to be. But I like being superficial, materialistic, vain, arrogant. It's so one-sided. No ambiguity. No need to analyze or think. Very simple philosophies. You don't have to pretend to be a good guy. Just be a bad guy and own up to it. "You're a good person if you don't do bad things." I wish I could believe it.
Honey Flash
Per Kim's new Oprah episode, I have cleaned my room. Oh no, it isn't completely cleaned yet. There's way too much stuff to finish all at once but the major bulk of it that the eye can see is done. The stuff is off the floor and the big things are in their place. If someone would to walk into my room right now, I wouldn't be embarassed. I feel a little better but I wonder if I can continue the cleaning and keep it nice. I don't think so. I never have been able to do it so I don't fret. Having the room clean every once in a while is nice though.
Let's see, I didn't find my ink. I found 8 bucks. Ying Ying found my beanie. I found my car registration. What is that doing in my room? Should be in my car. Found my face cleanser, I was about to buy another one after having bought it and losing it.
My arms are sore and tired now. I just helped my sister move her crap. She had to pay an extra two months rent to get out of her lease. Better than nothing I guess. She's moving in with her BF in the meantime until I leave. Ying-Ying made me aware that I haven't got my financial aid papers yet. I don't really need it so I never worried but I'd still like to take out a loan since it's interest free.
Currently listening to Honey Flash by Koda Kumi. It's a swing music type of remix to the original comedy anime song. They made a Sailor Moon type real action movie a couple months ago of
Cutie Honey. This time the girls are of legal age so I can oggle at them in peace that I am not pedophiling. Yikes, this singer is irresistably cute. I think I will yahoo her.
Lack of bad
There are these two girls who always come in late. I usually sit in front so that I appear to be smart when I am not. Well they don't always but lately they have been. It irks me. It irks me that they are only 5 minutes late. It irks me that they are always holding a cup of Starbucks in their hands. It irks me that if they had just foregone the coffee they would be here on time. Is that cup of joe really that important? But most of all, it irks me that they can buy a cup of Starbucks everyday. Perhaps I can too, but my cheapness or justification for it would not allow it. I don't really like coffee either, so it's kinda dumb. I just want to fit in. Everyone buys Starbucks in the morning, so I want to too.
50 minutes of every hour is when you should leave. They give you 10 whole minutes to get from one side of the hill to the next. That is plenty of time. There is no reason to start packing at 45 minutes. I just don't understand these people. And in every room, it's the same. Those last 5 minutes could contain vital information and yet you've already deposited your notebook in your bag. How are you going to write this down? And the commotion! How am I gonna hear to write this down? What is this obsession with leaving right on 50? It's as if everyone is doing the same thing I am. My notebook is out only pretending to pay attention. I just wanna look the part, you know, along with sitting up front to seem to be a good student. It completes my image. None of us really cares. But I just think it's rude that shouting happens at the end because of all the zippers flying away. It's only a couple of minutes people. Chill.
Yeah, I'm feeling the pressure of the times. I'm just trying to scrape through the next 20 days without finding myself with bloodshot eyes every morning.
Words overheard:
"You're a good person when you don't do bad things."
I only wish I could believe that. A lot of evil thoughts go through my head. Does intention count? Actually, I don't really intend to, I just play the sequences in my head. If I am wary, I realize how evil it is and I stop myself. But every once in a while, I smirk in satisfaction. I try to be good. Not because I want to be. I try to be good because I am afraid of my potential to be bad. I'm always an active domino theorist.
Just finished watching the 3rd part of The Augments on Enterprise. Apparently, the writers subscribe to "Absolute power corrupts absolutely". The Augments eventually spiral out of control and had to be taken down. I didn't like the ending at all. The father seemed to lose power so easily. And then all the series tie-ins were a little too cute. Brent Spiner who plays Data is the father and he is apparently an ancestor of the guy who created Data. He tried to create the perfect human through genetic manipulation. When that was found to be impossible at the end he turns to cybernetics. Then there is the missing ship Botany Bay that James T. Kirk encounters in an episode. They find Kahn and that leads up to the second movie. Too cute.
Blame Canada
Wanna go to Whistler for Thanksgiving? Canada is the destination planned for this Thanksgiving holiday. It will be a mighty drive with a short stop over in Seattle to check out that that world renowned building. Then it's on to Vancouver for some good Chinese food. Haven't got it all planned out yet but I've only just started. My eyes are bugging out though so I am gonna quit for today.
Not a lot of adventures to report today. I did find something very interesting. There's a girl I once knew back in elementary school. Cecille Nguyen. I've been trying to see if I could get back in contact with her for awhile now. I type her name in the Yahoo search engine every once in awhile just to see what pops up. It's a unique enough combination that not too many hits appear. Her name popped up in a UC Davis sorority group a couple years ago along with Huong Dao's name. I thought that was interesting. I just saw Huong last Halloween. Nothing else could be found from that link so I moved on. Yesterday, I hit jackpot, I think.
Stanley Pham's weblog speaks of a girl that is mighty similar to the Cecille I am searching for. Quiet, nerdy type who has hottie potential when she grows up. His story was quite interesting and reminiscent of what I experienced with her. He talked about an incident that happened in the 5th grade. Mine happened in the 6th. Cecille and I have been "hanging" out together much. Not because we were into each other but because the whole class was full of idiots. We were the first to finish tests and such. Turn in homework. Get good grades. That kind of rubbish. All you had to do was pay attention and do your work. It wasn't hard. So we got first dibs on things and got released early to recess and blah blah. Of course, we developed the "... sitting in a tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G..." chorus throng. One day while Cecille and I were cleaning up the crate full of journals, which we did together often for some reason, we found something scribbled on the back of a divider. Cecille HEART Pung. We both turned a bright red. It didn't help matters much that people standing behind us saw the words. Mrs. Glaviano saw and stifled a laugh herself. She tried to reprimand the class to find out the culprit but the damage was done. And mirroring Stan, I had to decry to all who would listen that I do not like her. She's icky! And I hope Stanley isn't talking about the same person I am. Two years in a row is quite devastating. He does come from San Jose, and graduated college in 2001 which is when I should have graduated. All the pieces fit. There was a Stanley in my class too. And Nonnie Darnell has got to be the most annoying creation stupid elementary schools kids ever came up with. It was a good trip back on memory lane.
Words overheard recently:
"Marriage is the number 1 cause of divorce."
Can't argue with that.
Let the good times roll.
Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'...
It doesn't stop there. There is plenty of action on the good ol' road less traveled.
Highlights for the week:
Kim negotiated a Cats for Chicago trade. Now I get to see 4 of the 5 theater shows I paid. Did I mention I love live shows before? No? I LOVE LIVE SHOWS! She even managed to change the times of the other shows to an LA-school-long-distance-travel friendly Saturday. Kudos to Kim.
Signed my 49k check. That is the largest check ever written out to John Tsan. Well unless that other
John Tsan was able to defraud that much money before he got caught last year. Unfortunately, my lawyer is gonna deposit it and write me another check. I was just there to endorse it for him to deposit.
Got back more positive feedback from that place on a hill. I don't know why I am doing so well. I just am. And if I push a little harder, I will only have to worry about Politics on December 10th. This is way beyond what I was hoping or expecting.
Sister is moving in on the 26th of this month. Back to the living room I go.
Oscar is doing exceptionally well. The bowl is so dirty meaning he's pooping a lot. That just means he's eating like crazy. I have to change the water more often but I like his enthusiasm. He even flares his gills at me every once in awhile.
Oh yeah, I ran into a taxi a couple weeks ago. I don't remember posting it. But here it is again if I did. No injury just my side mirror is destroyed.
The Final Frontier: To appease the ones who likes reading about nothing interesting in my life.
My uncle that just came from Vietnam is getting his license soon. So he would need a car. I thought, hey, I'm leaving in a couple of months. I give mom my car and he can have the old Tercel. We're not even gonna ask for any money. Sounds like a perfect solution huh? And if I am unable to get a dorm, heck, I'll get my bike. Yep, the vroom vroom kind. One just like Ky bought except I'll actually ride it. My dad, however, is the impatient kind. He somehow procures an 87 corolla. He claims it was given to him. My dad has a problem. He likes to collect junk. He's a packrat. And with cars, it's even worse. All of you know how many cars I've went through. Because he keeps buying crap cars thinking they are cheap! But when they break down, hello!!!, you have to pay to fix it. That is the main reason why we bought him the Frontier in the first place. We wanted to stop him from sinking his money in ancient heaps of scrap metal. Two years of bliss and he still hasn't learned. So I made a deal with him. I'll give up the corolla so my uncle can practice on it when he drives to work with my dad. My dad and uncle work together. And I will drive the Truck. When my uncle gets his license I will give the Truck back to my dad. In return I buy him a pair of tickets to Vietnam in February and he gets rid of that old corolla. I seriously doubt my uncle will get his license anytime soon, so I am safe for the next two months.
And the Mazda3? You have to realize that the new Focus is based off of it. So definitely don't get the current Focus. Wait to see what's on the horizon. And a Hybrid? Unless you've got money to burn or are very environmentally conscious, it is not economically sound to buy one. Even at today's high gas prices, you save more money driving a regular Civic than a Hybrid due to initial cost and battery replacement at 100k miles. That and because of the heavy weight of the batteries down low, hybrids handle like little SUV's. So if those 3 are your choices, I'd go with the Mazda3. You can get almost every option on it that a luxury car can get: Leather, navigation, auto manual transmission, HID headlights, foglights, 17" wheels, disk brakes and ABS, Traction control, no auto climate though. The one I test drove had every option except leather and cost 22k. That's an incredible steal. Yes, I highly recommend the Mazda3. Interior space is a little cramped though. It's comparable to my WRX so if you're ok with that... much more than your mustang anyway. You won't get the low torque grunt of a V6 but the the little 160hp 4 banger I drove was decent enough. And like I said, handling was awesome. When I was coming up to a turn at about 40, the guy told me to just take it without braking. It's your car, sir. And the M3 took it with no problems. No squeals and I'm sure I could have gassed it and it would have been fine.
The only reason that I wouldn't get it is that I want a hatchback and it only comes with the 2.3 litre engine. The 2.0 engine is available only on the sedan. The 2.0 is 144 hp and is PZEV rated means it's as clean as a Hybrid vehicle. I don't think I'll miss the extra hp and 34 mpg is way better than 29. Oh and the new Volvo S40 is based off of the Mazda3. Goes to show you how strong the platform is when a luxury carmaker uses it to make a car. Unfortunately, being linked to Ford means it's already got a couple of recalls. But now is the time to buy then because they worked out the kinks in the first generation.
I don't have a title
Hey, look at that. Colin Powell resigns. I wonder if he is going to write a book.
This weekend's bonanza was quite an enjoyable and memorable one. It started off with a some beer on Thursday night. Thanks to the unknown girl who bought it. I don't know who you are, but hey, you're cool. I got a little too buzzed from it unfortunately. Kinda sad, one heiny. Jack and Deepak laughs at my miserable fantasy football defeat. I watch Nam and Jack play and extremely expensive horse game. I have to admit it's pretty enjoyable but only because you are paying so much to play it. I thought if it was on the PC, we could care less. I just liked Photo Hunt. Jennifer and Cathy takes way too many pics. Le's MX6 seems bigger to me. Is it because I got smaller. Nam is on the brink of getting ripped off by Hyundai.
I declined to go for dinner at Trader Vic's. First and foremost, I am too lazy to go. And 2, Deepak didn't actually ask me to go and I thought it would be weird to show up and he hadn't made enough reservations. Of course as these things go, inevitably a few people don't show up, so my excuse isn't good enough. Apparently a whole table had to be canceled. Oh well, I'm not a very good friend.
Ying-Ying calls me up for some pool later that night and I said, what the heck. I'm hungry. We played way too many hours at Edgies. I got home at 2:30 AM. Luckily, I slept all day so sleep was not a factor for tomorrow. She's gotten a lot better at the game. There's a table at the Hayward student center and she plays while waiting for the next class. She's finally surpassed me in skill. But that is saying little since I played for years at Ky's house and still suck.
I say it again. I LOVE THE WRX. It's not about the speed. It's about the handling. And this car just about hit it right. It's firm enough where you can take that hairpin turn at high speeds but soft enough so that you have are comfortable cruising long distances. Turbo-lag is freakin' annoying though and more apparent when you stuff two extra people in the car.
Here's the dilemma. Hoang is winning at the blackjack table. But Kim is bored watching her so she plays the slots. She is losing though. And keeps putting money in. Reminds me of Marge. What do I do? One side is winning and one side is losing. Do I stop both of them and say let's go?
Hoang improved a lot. Kim kept tinkering with her board so I don't think she improved much. But at least she knows now that this configuration is almost what she wants. I just enjoyed the laid sunny day. I didn't really work out. It was like relaxing on the beach. I like Boreal now. It's big enough so that you can spend the day there and not feel like you're doing the same run over and over. Sierra, the previous week was a drag. $52 and we only went up 5 times. Lines were way too long.
Looked at vacation home time shares at Squaw Valley. It was a steal I think. 10k down 400 a year maintenance. And you get a week every winter. 7 years or so later and you break even. Which is perfect for the avid skier like me. But where am I gonna get 10k? Only negative is that the place where we looked at, the bedroom was next to the front door. REALLY REALLY REALLY STUPID. This is why I hate hotel rooms. Last night at Motel6 the insane posse clowns, or whatever concert it was, the people came back and were so loud. We were at a corner too so there shouldn't be too much people going back and forth. But I just hate it because you can hear every little thing while trying to sleep.
Kim brought an independent film to watch on her Imac. Damm I love macs. It was just so stylish. The movie was awesome too. It was like a cross between Trainspotting and Snatch.
Now I have to plan for Thanksgiving trip. I must somehow make it more than just skiing because Kim has too many bruises to go more than a day or so. We'll see what I can come up with. I won one of my fantasy leagues this week. Only because the other guy isn't playing. I was blown away on the other league though. He scored 162 points. Outrageous!
Another week and another round of tough book fighting. It's a good feeling looking at the clock and it ticks 12 AM and I don't have to sleep yet. I've slept all day already and don't need much more to be rested the next morning. And so I finish another week, just a few more to go. It inches ever closer.
Conversations where I sound smart are cool. aheheheheh aheheheheh.....
"What did you put down for Ionic Order?" asks Clair.
"I couldn't think of one," I replied. "So I just put down the Parthenon. I think it's Corinthian but eh, I couldn't find anything else."
The next day... Clair tells me, "I asked and the Parthenon is an example of Ionic Order."
Damm, I'm good. And I got Ain Ghazal too. What the heck is Ain Ghazal? I don't know. I just saw it among the Yahoo pics and it looked weird. I said, "What the crap is this? She never talked about this." But I remembered it because Ain Ghazal is a weird name and the doll looked weird as well. BAM, I got extra points. That's the way it's done. Of course Clair couldn't be outdone by slacker me.
"What is the Snake Goddess made of?"
"No f'ing clue," exclaimed Bree. "It's one of those obscure things she mentions just for a second."
"Oh isn't that the faience thing?" says Clair.
Yep, it is faience. I put down wood. How in the world does anyone remember faience? But then again, you would ask me how in the world does one remember Ain Ghazal? I'm finished though and here's hoping that my blissful winter trip to Tahoe isn't an ostrich hiding its head under the ground.
Tomorrow is Veteran's Day. They're not allowed to show Saving Private Ryan on certain networks because it has the 'F' word in it. So it's ok to watch soldiers get their head blown off and then have their buddies go, "Oh darn he's dead." Yeah, it sure makes sense. 4 little words no no. But blood and guts, pour it on. Janet Jackson's breast is incredibly powerful.
Fiona and Andrew
Toilet humor
I'm turning into a world class numero uno anal person. No doubt about it. I'm picking up more and more things to be annoyed about and turned off on. Jack once told me that 90% of the people he's noticed do not wash their hands when they are finished with their business in the restroom. I said, "Whatever, no way." I have now seen the restroom world in Jack's eyes and I am stunned and appalled. From McDonalds to Chinese restaurants; from Bestbuy to the Great Mall; The scene has reproduced itself over and over again and I am just disgusted. I just think they touch their genitals and then they flush the toilet, sometimes. And why is that so few people flush? Arghhhh... Then they touch the doorknobs and then their hands are let loose free in the world. A germ-a-phobe like me is getting axiety attacks.
oh I have a 30k+ upload rate. This is just to refer to Jack wondering if he should get the 1.5/128 SBC DSL plan or the 3.0/384 plan for 10 bucks more. Looks like they are giving me the upgraded upload speed for free.
Fell down
I'm still being pushed over. I'm still thinking of prospects that don't concern me or rather not likely to. Departure time looms ever closer on the horizon. I still worry. I start to hesitate. But why? High hopes are beginning to grow moldy for some reason.
I got a "new" laptop. New is the keyword here. It's a PII 300 mhz slowpoke donated by my sister's boyfriend's work. It does the job so I am grateful, I don't have to lug the clunker I am currently typing on all the way down south. I want to upgrade the memory to 256 which is the max it can take, but the cost would overwhelm the value of the laptop. I'll just have to live with it. Again, it's the more I get, the more I want effect. All I wanted was something small that would work. Now, that I ahve it, I want a better one. How selfish of me.
Had a game night at Nam's a couple week's ago. It was nostalgic and the time spent wa sa great recess from mundane life. Heh, I wanted to say, the likes of those nights won't happen often anymore, but I am not going to. There will be more of these nights.
Last week went to my first Halloween party. Yeah, my self esteem got a boost, quarter century, and I finally made it. Lots of people to talk to and meet. I saw Huong and Sammi there. It's been awhile since I have seen them. But yeah, nothing much went on. There was this one girl who was very talkative so she and her boyfriend just kept talking to me about life next year. Refreshing. I did a booboo though. Mandy was there dressed as a 50's diner waitress. I saw her hair in a total frazzled mess and I thought, oh she must be an overworked waitress. It looked real so I went over and inquired about the aunthencity of her hair. I felt it, and it felt fake to me. Little did I know that she just had a perm a couple days ago and the hair is not part of her costume at all. Woops, my bad. Je suis desolè.
Afterwards I partook in a little gambling at Binh's house. Nam's style of play irritated me. He always went strong with the bet early on. Luckily, I wasn't playing because I don't know what to do about that style of playing. Hau emerged with heftier wallet. And everyone drives a gas guzzling sports car, including myself.
Quit work for time to do things I didn't have time to do.
Rotated and balanced my tires.
Got new tires for the WRX
Dude at America's Tires let me test drive his new M3. He saw me looking at while I was waiting for the car to be finished. Let me say, nice car. But the performance was a little disappointing. Handling and turning was awesome, but there was a lack of power. You're all going, "No way you liar!" Well, it's a Mazda 3. Nice car and the lack of power would be understandable if it got great mileage but the 2.3 liter doesn't. I think I'd rather go for the 2.0 liter and take a 12 hp hit and get way better fuel economy.
Swapped cars with dad. Complicated story so I'll just sum it up to he drives the Corolla now and I take the Frontier. Ask me why if you are really bored and insist on knowing the finer aspects of my life.
Tomorrow is skiing with Kim and Nick and whoever doesn't flake on Deepak. Why make such a big production? Kim's words still apply quite well.
Currently watching a 3+ parter Enterprise that deals with genetic manipulation. Apparently the Augments who benefitted from genetic enhancements started The Eugenics War that killed 30 million people so now gene manipulation is outlawed. Post-apocalyptic stories are so enticing. But at least the style is different than the tired man versus machine drama going on in the Battlestar Gallactica series. And what the heck? Not enough people complained about this stupid NYPD Blue style moving camera? Annoying!
Concession
Hey, isn't that something you buy at the theater? Today marks the first day, that the guy I was pulling for to win the presidency lost. From the original Bush (whom I chose because his name sounded better than Dukakis, TWOKAKA!) to his son, I had always chosen the winner, but my 12 year reign is now over. As a Republican, I should feel like it's a great victory because now we control both houses of Congress and we actually increased our majority. We have the executive branch. And two supreme court justices are expected to vacate so we can pack some more republicans in there as well. But I don't feel good about it because I believe in Checks and Balances. I want a divided government, so no one person or group has too much power. I wanted a Democratic president to hold Congress at bay on their over-spending.
And then I thought and heard that we should have more than two parties since there are a growing number of moderates and neither party represent their views. Wouldn't it be great if we weren't forced to choose between a man wearing a red tie and another man standing next to him wearing a red tie. No, because then it would be difficult for the President to get a majority following. There might be two factions that is greater than any one. It would make loyalty extremely difficult.
Did you notice a lot other states had a propositions that dealt with a ban on same-sex marriages. And all of them were a landslide victory. I just found that interesting because I thought we were moving towards a more politically correct society. But I guess there are some traditions people are not willing to concede. I wonder if this means the Democrats will have to change their stance on gay marriage?
Got an email from Sylvia today. Funny, I don't remember giving her my email. Wonder how she found it?
I was one of few who brought my textbook today. When the professer asked everyone to look at the Peplos sculpture in the textbook because she forgot to bring a slide, the class of which a majority are women crowded around me. Oh yeah, I'm perverted and dirty like that.
Oh yeah, I quit work today. I slept like a madman all day. It feels good. I need some soda. But I will hold off that addiction with some milk tea. I'll have to make some phone calls tomorrow.
Did you vote?
There was so much stuff to vote on. I wondered if I should have read up some more on it or maybe left it blank if I didn't understand it. The past two years of listening to KGO which is admittedly democratic has swayed my Republican ideals a bit. Nonetheless, I have acquired a few philosophies from the experience.
1) D.R.I.P. - Don't Re-elect Incumbent Politicians. We all know the Gray Davis debacle. Now regardless if you think illegal immigrants should be allowed to have licenses or not, Davis was against it. But he signed it into law when his recall was imminent and he needed to sway the Hispanic population. I don't want a politician to do something he doesn't believe in just so he gets another term in office. So if we stop letting them come back, they start doing what they believe in.
2) Vote No on every initiative that raises taxes - This one was so simple that I'm ashamed I didn't think of it sooner. Why the heck would I want to raise my taxes some more? Also, I learned a bit about the iniative process. The reason we have these props and measures is because it failed in the legislative process. I figure it must have failed for good reason. So the pundits who believe in it are trying to "go around the normal process" by giving the decision to the public. I don't know about you, but I think the public is pretty stupid. That and we don't have time to look into the finer details of changes in law. That's why we vote for representatives. They spend their life looking at it.
3) Vote Republican - Self-explanatory
These are the three principles I will follow when I don't know or am not sure how to vote. Of course, when I do know more about the person or situation I would change accordingly. These 3 rules are only if I'm not sure of what to do.
Vote!
It is your duty to go out there and vote. Exercise your freedom.
