Blastoma

While my Environmental Science class is definitely my least favorite, I can't say it isn't the most entertaining.

Let's take today's lecture for instance. My professor started out talking about the electromagnetic wave spectrum and ultra violet rays etc. etc., and just as she was about to start talking about chemical bonding, it reminded her of a new way she could make everyone in the class feel uncomfortable. So of course, she subtly trailed off in to what would evolve into a discussion that would be exponentially more disturbing than it would be informative. This lecture included topics (and in great detail) about why homosexual and bisexual people are more susceptible to a certain strain of the Aids virus, the difference that using certain contraceptives make during sex (and assured us from experience... and she's old so that was a little creepy) and several other potentially offensive and completely off-topic subjects.

Gotta love her...

This week is going to be busy. It seems like October is the month for birthdays, so many people i know have a birthday this month. On top of that it is usually one of the tougher months in school because of mid-terms and such.

I can't wait to get done with school and get on with my life. But I am trying my best to enjoy it while I can.

I wonder if my professor likes Weird Science.

Favoritism

I found my new favorite book of all time. It's a book called "Stuff White People Like", and it's another one down on the B-day list. I first heard about the book from my friend Bryan. Upon opening the book, I immediately realized that it was going to be genius. With nearly every example, I was laughing more and more at the impeccable accuracy the author captures of modern day white people, especially youths and young adults. There were many examples that I had observed myself, but instead had thought of these habits as more of a "modernist/indie" thing than strictly the practices of white people. However, white people are arguably more guilty of the instances than other ethnicity's and I myself can be charged with multiple examples on the list.



Some of the most hilarious examples the book entails that I have read so far are as follows:

#104 Girls with bangs

#101 Being Offended

#63 Expensive Sandwiches

#14 Having black friends

#2 Religions their Parents don't belong to

And many more.

So, read the book if you have a good sense of humor. And don't get offended, or you will be guilty of #101 and therefore will prove the author correct. haha.

Yesterday, Bryan and Fareeha and I had a hang out day. It was great fun and terribly needed after my busy week. We went to Target (of course), went to the park, ate at Five Guy's, and just chilled.







Today is Thursday and like most Thursdays, I don't know what to do with myself. It's too early in my weekend to start doing homework, and most of my friends are in class or at work.

I am hungry as anything right now....

So I have been thinking a lot about Iraq lately. For a long time, I have been trying to get the truth about Iraq so that I can formulate an educated and disputable opinion about what is going on over there. I think a lot of people are too quick to oppose or support things, and with situations of this complexity and magnitude, I think it is only right to know a considerably large amount of information before either going to the picket line or lashing out at those at the picket line.

We see a lot of violence on television, but we don't always get the whole story. There is so much uncertainty surrounding the war, at times it is unbearably frustrating that we are so much in the dark... however, it seems that the presence of US troops is violently opposed by too many to be doing more good than bad, and too many have died because of our occupation; that is, if you prefer to call it that.

You really have to tip-toe around the subject of war.

So many have different opinions about what is going on over there, sometimes I wish I could see for myself.

There are so many reasons to stay, like helping Iraq build up it's nation again; and so many reasons to leave, like way too many innocent lives are being lost because of our being there. I don't think anyone knows what's truly going on anymore...

More on that later though...