Since I leave tomorrow for the loverly west coast! I figured it was time for a blog.
I've been working 8:30-5ish all week and I'm exhausted. It's been fun though. Who could ask for a more fun person to work with. I laugh hysterically all day long. It's cool to have someone just get you. We had a department lunch today (Mexican food...or so the Pa people think) it was one big laugh fest though. Which I have to say was very surprising. It was a nice end to a hard worked week.
I can't even wait to get there. I miss the family and the warmth. The snow has not left the ground here for weeks and just when you think it's gone you get a few more flurries. Hopefully the forecast is right and that rain washes it away for everyone this weekend.
A fun week lies ahead and I'm looking forward to every minute.
Happy holidays to my few loyal readers and thanks for reading :)
PS you are always on my mind
Friday, December 21, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Don't Ask Don't Tell
Don't Ask Don't Tell ~ click this it's interesting
I happened to catch this segment on 60 Minutes today about the military's don't ask don't tell policy regarding gay people. It's always amazing to me to realize how judgmental and close minded some people are. Lesley Stal asked a few questions to Army Major Daniel Davis, his view is that military troops are generally conservative and allowing gays to serve openly would offend them and jeopardize battle effectiveness...
"What do you think would happen if a unit with a gay person went out into a combat situation?" Stahl asks.
"In my view, men are going to die, units are going to fail that would otherwise not fail, that would otherwise not die," Davis says.
"Didn't they say exactly the same thing about blacks?" Stahl asks.
Absurd. Since moving to Pennsylvania I've been exposed to a lot more judgmental and people stuck in their ways. I've met many people who say they aren't racist and yet talk about black people in such negative ways. At a party it's common for me to here someone drop the 'n' word. I can't imagine having such hostility toward someone. A couple people have gone as far to tell me 'well that's just how I was raised' and I've definitely heard..'well you just wouldn't understand you aren't from around here'. Which only makes me more open minded and less likely to judge someone by their skin. Although I grew up in a less diverse area than many of these people, I spent a summer working with a quite diverse group and in having lived in numerous areas I've met diverse people and that's what makes life interesting. I get that some of them say it's a certain type of african american that irks them but there's also a certain type of white person that fits into similar categories. But that's just it. You are putting someone in a category that you may have no idea if they fit in. People are diverse and that's the beauty that keeps me going in life. Differences are what make things interesting. Just the fact that we can never stop learning and growing is an intriguing aspect that gets me thinking for days.
And for that matter who would want to stop.
So for this holiday season i wish for everyone reading this to keep growing and learning and eat lots of food :)
I happened to catch this segment on 60 Minutes today about the military's don't ask don't tell policy regarding gay people. It's always amazing to me to realize how judgmental and close minded some people are. Lesley Stal asked a few questions to Army Major Daniel Davis, his view is that military troops are generally conservative and allowing gays to serve openly would offend them and jeopardize battle effectiveness...
"What do you think would happen if a unit with a gay person went out into a combat situation?" Stahl asks.
"In my view, men are going to die, units are going to fail that would otherwise not fail, that would otherwise not die," Davis says.
"Didn't they say exactly the same thing about blacks?" Stahl asks.
Absurd. Since moving to Pennsylvania I've been exposed to a lot more judgmental and people stuck in their ways. I've met many people who say they aren't racist and yet talk about black people in such negative ways. At a party it's common for me to here someone drop the 'n' word. I can't imagine having such hostility toward someone. A couple people have gone as far to tell me 'well that's just how I was raised' and I've definitely heard..'well you just wouldn't understand you aren't from around here'. Which only makes me more open minded and less likely to judge someone by their skin. Although I grew up in a less diverse area than many of these people, I spent a summer working with a quite diverse group and in having lived in numerous areas I've met diverse people and that's what makes life interesting. I get that some of them say it's a certain type of african american that irks them but there's also a certain type of white person that fits into similar categories. But that's just it. You are putting someone in a category that you may have no idea if they fit in. People are diverse and that's the beauty that keeps me going in life. Differences are what make things interesting. Just the fact that we can never stop learning and growing is an intriguing aspect that gets me thinking for days.
And for that matter who would want to stop.
So for this holiday season i wish for everyone reading this to keep growing and learning and eat lots of food :)
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Time on my Hands....
....or so I'd like to think.
Finals are over! It's a glorious feeling. Steph and I celebrated last night by cleaning the living room/kitchen area, lighting some candles, cuddling on the couch watching movies and sipping on hot chocolate. Later in the night we decided it was a good idea to turn on some Paramore and Fall Out Boy and tear apart our closets for a photo shoot. We were out of control and I loved it. The night ended with mac and cheese and a game of mario party that Denis and Tim joined in on.
Now I'm free. Well sort of. The fall sports for the yearbook are not finished....oops I gotta get on that. Christmas shopping is another thing on my list I have to make time for. And weather permitting I'm working full time this next week and I gotta admit I'm excited. A week from today I am on a plane to one of my favorite destinations and home away from home....San Diego. We are spending the holidays there with the family. I'll be staying with my sister and my two cousins in their new apartment. Too fun, I can't wait.
Today seems too daunting to get myself going. I want to clean this whole house because it's disgusting and Steph and I didn't do anything to help that. But before I get to that...Breakfast.
Happy winter break!
Finals are over! It's a glorious feeling. Steph and I celebrated last night by cleaning the living room/kitchen area, lighting some candles, cuddling on the couch watching movies and sipping on hot chocolate. Later in the night we decided it was a good idea to turn on some Paramore and Fall Out Boy and tear apart our closets for a photo shoot. We were out of control and I loved it. The night ended with mac and cheese and a game of mario party that Denis and Tim joined in on.
Now I'm free. Well sort of. The fall sports for the yearbook are not finished....oops I gotta get on that. Christmas shopping is another thing on my list I have to make time for. And weather permitting I'm working full time this next week and I gotta admit I'm excited. A week from today I am on a plane to one of my favorite destinations and home away from home....San Diego. We are spending the holidays there with the family. I'll be staying with my sister and my two cousins in their new apartment. Too fun, I can't wait.
Today seems too daunting to get myself going. I want to clean this whole house because it's disgusting and Steph and I didn't do anything to help that. But before I get to that...Breakfast.
Happy winter break!
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Thinking
I am so aware of my mortality.
More so than I think others are and I've always been this way.
Never when I was growing up did I have that invincible complex. Around the age of 10 I would get night terrors because I couldn't let go of the fact that one day my parents are going to die. Still if I think to hard about it I freak myself out. Then the only solution is mass amounts of superficial things to distract me from this odd place I have reached.
A friend that I never got to know all that well just had his father pass away. Some of my other friends are at the viewing right now. It got me thinking about how lucky I am that I have never had to experience a viewing. I cannot even fathom how torn apart I would be by the sight of a dead body. Regardless, his family is in my thoughts right now as well as in many others.
It's weird that sometimes things like this make you realize how much you care about certain people in your life.
Peace and Love.
More so than I think others are and I've always been this way.
Never when I was growing up did I have that invincible complex. Around the age of 10 I would get night terrors because I couldn't let go of the fact that one day my parents are going to die. Still if I think to hard about it I freak myself out. Then the only solution is mass amounts of superficial things to distract me from this odd place I have reached.
A friend that I never got to know all that well just had his father pass away. Some of my other friends are at the viewing right now. It got me thinking about how lucky I am that I have never had to experience a viewing. I cannot even fathom how torn apart I would be by the sight of a dead body. Regardless, his family is in my thoughts right now as well as in many others.
It's weird that sometimes things like this make you realize how much you care about certain people in your life.
Peace and Love.
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