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tabular_rasaI finally heard that remake of that "Lonely" song, about the soldier who's lonely (it was some sort of war protest song, I do believe) . . . yeah, Akon remade it. Hip-hop style.
After "Rich Girl," however, this doesn't even phase me anymore . . .
I don't like that song for a number of reasons. Besides that it is a remake, AND they put the original in ridiculous chipmunk mode, that song (the original) they used in an ad for Wisk fabric softener. It was an iron, crying, because he never had to be used again. It was so sad. I am never going to buy Wisk fabric softener.
It's interesting to be taking Sociology and Psychology at the same time, because the first day of Sociology revolved all around about how Sociology is NOT like Psychology, because you study groups instead of individual people.
I have a feeling I am going to have a much more natural tendency towards understanding Psychology than I am Sociology. I don't follow groups. They scare me. The mass feeling doesn't apply to me. September 11th, the entire world goes vengeful-nuts and I say, "Hey, let's not be rash here." Everybody jumps on the bandwagon. I get distracted and the bandwagon just leaves without me. However, Psychology . . . I know what goes on in my brain pretty inherently, really. That, and other peoples', too . . . as long as I know the whole story, I can explain it . . . or, even if I don't, I can usually come up with possible reasons why they might behave a certain way, or offer certain predictions based on what I do know.
The only person (that I have found) I cannot do this with is Seth Bowers. That kid confuses me to no end. Anyway.
It's so nice to have lunch with EVERYONE again: Alice and Robert (and Rachel, though she tends to miss it a lot), like last time, but Liz is back, and so are Nichole and Kristina. Yea!
Also, English class isn't too bad. I've got Alice, Robert, Joey, Andrew, Ryan . . . decent people. I still wish people like Liz and Seth and Lindsey and Kylie and Nichole and Kristina (Sheline vets, come on!) were in with me, though.
We are taking some random field trip for Government tomorrow. Yet-- SHH!!!-- it's not really . . . because stupid trimesters don't allow us to take field trips anymore, lol . . .
It's some panel/conference thingy. Senator Lugar and some random guy in England get to telecommunicate in and we all listen and then go into panels and discuss. It's all about National Security. I'm afraid I'm going to say something terribly wrong that will come out not how I meant it and make it sound like I support terrorism or something. The problem is in the packet they gave us they made every goal of the US sound so pure and noble. So I had to pick it apart to find somewhat shady arguments to shoot down (ie how preemptive action goes against our principle of innocent until proven guilty, and how we can't support national sovereignty AND actively spread democracy, particularly by demanding that countries comply with certain standards and then refuse to trade with them when they don't-- ESPECIALLY when one of our main points is that democracy is best served by a stable free-enterprise economic system).
Why am I so nitpicky? Why can't I just appreciate our government and let it do the work? Why don't I admire our great leaders?
I'm a gadfly. I am a malcontent that wants to see perfection and will complain until it is achieved. It's the only way we can go anywhere in our country.
(Unfortunately, countries can never be perfect . . . but the purpose of government is to get as close as possible . . . it's an existentialistic battle!)
So . . . I am going to play Devil's Advocate. I love doing that ^_^
I need to find Brock so I can tease him about having that really high scream . . . that was freaking hilarious . . . but I never see him anymore . . . sad day . . .
After "Rich Girl," however, this doesn't even phase me anymore . . .
I don't like that song for a number of reasons. Besides that it is a remake, AND they put the original in ridiculous chipmunk mode, that song (the original) they used in an ad for Wisk fabric softener. It was an iron, crying, because he never had to be used again. It was so sad. I am never going to buy Wisk fabric softener.
It's interesting to be taking Sociology and Psychology at the same time, because the first day of Sociology revolved all around about how Sociology is NOT like Psychology, because you study groups instead of individual people.
I have a feeling I am going to have a much more natural tendency towards understanding Psychology than I am Sociology. I don't follow groups. They scare me. The mass feeling doesn't apply to me. September 11th, the entire world goes vengeful-nuts and I say, "Hey, let's not be rash here." Everybody jumps on the bandwagon. I get distracted and the bandwagon just leaves without me. However, Psychology . . . I know what goes on in my brain pretty inherently, really. That, and other peoples', too . . . as long as I know the whole story, I can explain it . . . or, even if I don't, I can usually come up with possible reasons why they might behave a certain way, or offer certain predictions based on what I do know.
The only person (that I have found) I cannot do this with is Seth Bowers. That kid confuses me to no end. Anyway.
It's so nice to have lunch with EVERYONE again: Alice and Robert (and Rachel, though she tends to miss it a lot), like last time, but Liz is back, and so are Nichole and Kristina. Yea!
Also, English class isn't too bad. I've got Alice, Robert, Joey, Andrew, Ryan . . . decent people. I still wish people like Liz and Seth and Lindsey and Kylie and Nichole and Kristina (Sheline vets, come on!) were in with me, though.
We are taking some random field trip for Government tomorrow. Yet-- SHH!!!-- it's not really . . . because stupid trimesters don't allow us to take field trips anymore, lol . . .
It's some panel/conference thingy. Senator Lugar and some random guy in England get to telecommunicate in and we all listen and then go into panels and discuss. It's all about National Security. I'm afraid I'm going to say something terribly wrong that will come out not how I meant it and make it sound like I support terrorism or something. The problem is in the packet they gave us they made every goal of the US sound so pure and noble. So I had to pick it apart to find somewhat shady arguments to shoot down (ie how preemptive action goes against our principle of innocent until proven guilty, and how we can't support national sovereignty AND actively spread democracy, particularly by demanding that countries comply with certain standards and then refuse to trade with them when they don't-- ESPECIALLY when one of our main points is that democracy is best served by a stable free-enterprise economic system).
Why am I so nitpicky? Why can't I just appreciate our government and let it do the work? Why don't I admire our great leaders?
I'm a gadfly. I am a malcontent that wants to see perfection and will complain until it is achieved. It's the only way we can go anywhere in our country.
(Unfortunately, countries can never be perfect . . . but the purpose of government is to get as close as possible . . . it's an existentialistic battle!)
So . . . I am going to play Devil's Advocate. I love doing that ^_^
I need to find Brock so I can tease him about having that really high scream . . . that was freaking hilarious . . . but I never see him anymore . . . sad day . . .
