Random updates?

Ah! I feel like I haven't written anything in forever... (so I decide to begin this with a cliche hyperbole, I guess.)

Honestly sometimes I wonder what I am even doing with my time. For example, I was reading something for a class and somehow ended up here... granted, that did allow me to see a super cute video of little Hugh Roeder crawling :)

I also realized that the way I write is not necessarily the way I speak. I think I'm a lot more sarcastic when I write/in my head. Probably why people think I'm super shy or lack a personality... not that anyone's actually said that. I just assume because I'm weird like that.

I feel like a lot of school-related things are going to overwhelm me very soon... I have a research presentation/paper due in a few weeks (actually right after Thanksgiving break,) and a film review paper due around the same time. Bad planning on my part. I probably should have picked a presentation that wasn't due the same time everything else was. Plus I still need to actually watch the documentaries for the film thing. We had to choose from a list. I chose:

-The American Ruling Class
-Growing Up Female
-Rich Media, Poor Democracy

And we had to pick a last one either from the list or one of our own choosing... so I picked "Aileen Wuornos: The Selling of a Serial Killer."

I think all of those should relate pretty well. If you're interested, you should watch and then we can have fun conversations regarding all of America's problems.

I feel like this post just discusses boring/minute details of my academic life. But that pretty much is all my life consists of right now, so I guess it makes sense.

I'm excited for this presidential/senatorial/all other level-ial election process to be over Tuesday. Everything annoys me. I realize that sounds pessimistic. It's just mildly sickening that our country isn't even really voting for someone to "run our country" anymore (did we ever?), but for who is the most charming and "relatable" (none of them are) candidate.

Even though I'm a million years (hyperbole again) late with this trend, I just think this is an amazing song:

No, I don't agree with all the statements in the song. I think it highly generalizes the "right-wing conservatives" and Christians. I'm Catholic and I think gay marriage is ok. Shocking, right?

But still. Good message.

Haha, I have so many opinions, though. Another reason why politics is such a problem. People take all issues so PERSONALLY, that when you express an objecting idea, you're not just stating a different perspective but are personally insulting them/their family/whoever.

The question is, will there be a job for me in 4 years?

Now I'm just getting annoyed again. Happy thoughts!

I got to go home this weekend and see the high school's play. It was so cute and entertaining. I really miss theatre. And yes, I try to get involved with things. It's just difficult at a school with like 40,000 people.

Hopefully I can branch out more as I solidify my "place" here.

But before any of that happens, I should probably actually get work done. Back to reading long poems!

Have a delightful Monday :)