Solid’s blog

First of all I never though of Britney Spears as beautiful.  I thought she was annoying, gullible, and ignorant.  I think she had some home movies that turned out to be a TV show on MTV and I could not believe that anyone could sound so stupid.  I really hated when she would talk to her husband about, what she thought, were really deep topics but they were just babble that any idiot could think of on their own.  I think she was drunk because I know I can have some conversations with others, that I think are really in depth and smart, but the next day I wake up and say to myself, "Of course you idiot!!! Don't you think they know that already."  This is a reason I do not get drunk anymore, because I feel so embarrased by they way I acted the night before that it puts me into a depression that takes a few days to get out of.

I can tell you that there is nothing more beautiful than a woman who can think on her feet.  I feel that the media portrays women like Britney Spears and Lindsey Lohan as pretty but I am sure if you got to know them, they would get ugly real quick.  I think all I need in my life is a woman who I can sit and talk with to have a nice conversation filled with questions, looking up the answers and having fun without going out to loud parties.

I do consider Julie as middle aged because that is the age at which I want to consider myself as middle aged.  The reason for this is because I hope that I do not live past the age of sixty.  I would rather put in sixty good years of life than sixty good years and twenty I cannot control my bowels.  Plus diseases such as dimentia and alzheimers do not sound too apealing.  I ride a motorcycle and I find the people that tend to put me in the most danger are older people around the age of sixty and up.  I believe that the more comfortable we are with death, the easier it is to live.

Well, in seven years I have a feeling that the earth will not be populated by humans.  If you are wondering why I think this, then look up the date December 23, 2012 into wiki or google.  This is the date that the Mayan calender stops and there are astronomers saying that the earth might switch poles in the year 2012.  Basically our whole world will be literally turned upside down.  If we are not destroyed in 2012 then I plan to just sit back and enjoy my life, hopefully our economy will do better and I will have a nice relaxing job.  I might be in medical school or I might be working in a coffee shop, either way I couldn't care less.  I know I will be content with whatever I do. 

Julie Powell is going through way too much for her to cope on her own.  She is driving on because she is able to feel better about herself by blogging about what she is cooking.  Her addiction to blogging is understandable, because everyone is selfish in their own right.  Julie explains to us about the man that wrote in his journal everyday for about nine years, I think during the eighteenth or nineteenth century.  What he wrote about was his everyday life and when he wrote it down on paper, he was able to make it more important than it actually is.  The reason why Julie's everyday tasks are so unimportant is because if we take a look at our own lives, we go through similar situations, granted you might not have a friend who is sleeping with a married person, but we all have this drama and Julie is able to put her dramatic life in perspective because she writes her cooking exploits in her blog.

I believe that professor Lace is making us read this book because Julie is continuing her Julie/Julia project because she not only wants to but because she needs to.  Sometimes we invest so much time into one project, that we feel the need to finish.  We never want to know that we have wasted our time or anyone else's time.  If you cut something short of finishing, then it haunts you the rest of your life.  When I was told by my Army buddies that I would be out of commision because of my back injury, I refused to believe them.  I told them I did not care what they "thought" would happen because I wanted to finish my tour.  I mean, what are you supposed to do when someone says you will never be able to go back to your unit?  Of course you say I will never quit.  Unfortunately the Army's "never" is stronger than mine, and I was honorably discharged.  I now have a check every month from the united states treasury saying that I have been defeated in battle when all I want to do is see my brothers again. 

For this summer I either want to get an internship or a job or even an internship that pays as well as a job would be the optimal outcome for this summer.  Other than that I am also trying to get an apartment building with my friend, but he is still waiting on a call from an IT company for a job.  If he gets this job our apartment will be an amazing beast.  I am thinking of a hookah in the middle of the main room, with a nice HD 1080P 52 inch TV behind the hookah, and a PS3 and a Nintendo Wii hooked up to the TV.  Also, in the PS3 will be Guns of the Patriots.

By December 2008 I hope to have made the dean's list for a third time in a row.  As long as I keep up the work during this semester I am ninety percent sure I will make it again for a second time.  I am in a weird place right now, because I am still trying to get used to civilian life, and it feels too easy.  I am not on edge and I feel my skills dulling.  I hope that I can get used to these feelings but I doubt it. 

I am surprised at how fast this semest has gone by because it felt like last semester took twice as long.  I am not annoyed by this at all.  Even though some of the classes have felt sped up, due to such a short amount of time to get all of the material done, I am still glad to say that the classes are easy and the speed has not affected how my overall grades will be when the semester is over. 

The only problem I am faced with now, is trying to get a job.  One month is not enough time for job hunting, however I do not think I would want a job during May because I will be getting orders to report to Tacoma Washington and will be staying there for a few days.  I am pretty sure I would be fired if I am just starting out a new job and already I have to take sick leave.  Oh well, I still feel that I can get a job and that everything will fall into place.

If I had to flee the country, I would probably go to Canada.  I have relatives who live in Canada, and they are located right next to the Rocky Mountains.  Whenever I go to visit them, I will usually go hiking in the mountains or visit sulfur mountain.  Yeah, you are probably thinking sulfur mountain...sounds kind of smelly.  Well smelly yes, rotten eggs, you are even closer.  Why would anyone want to go see a mountain that smells like rotten eggs? The answer is because the scenery is beautiful, you get used to the smell, and they have hot springs on the side of the mountain.  Yes the hot springs also smell like rotten eggs.  The smell isn't really that bad since I know that the smell is not actually from rotten eggs or a garbage dump, it kind of takes the sick smell out of the equation and puts into my head that I am just smelling a naturally occuring element.

Spring break did come early this year and that is ok with me.  I am not used to even having a spring break so the timing did not really affect me.  The only problem that I would have with it is if my friend did not have spring break at the same time.  Apparently CSUN and Moorpark College had spring break at the same time, so I was able to hang out with him and also have a good time.  We just did the usual hang out and play video games and nothing special.

I definitely believe that students do not concentrate very well after spring break because it can throw off a person's daily routine.  Of course during spring break students drink more and kill a few million more brain cells than usual but the fact that the students do not have a disciplined routine will probably have an even greater effect than the drinking.  The reason why the lack of concentration is not shown early on in the semester, after holiday vacation or summer vacation, is because the semester starts off slow and then gradually becomes increasingly difficult.  After spring break the difficulty of the classes are the same whereas in the beginning of the semester they were easier.

And the Police on Campus Safety - what did you find out that you would have never guessed?
The campus safety officer was very informative.  What I never would have guessed is that people actually think that talking about rape can be funny.  It was inappropriate for the class to be laughing about techniques that can be used to help a person stop the rape i.e. defecating.  Yes in middle school that might have been okay, since I had never really thought about rape.  When a person is fighting for their life, their is no reason for people to be laughing because they soiled themselves.

If a person came up to me with a knife, and told me to give him all of my money, then I would be happy to disarm him and take away his ability to hold the straw he would be drinking out of for the next month.  The army trained me enough so that I can defend and cause permanent damage to another human.  Although I would never harm an innocent person, if someone tried to steal from me, then I would not hesitate to act.  Also the answer the people who were saying that you do not have time to think while you are being threatened with a weapon, you do have time to think.  I do not know what it is, but if you are in danger, time seems to slow down and you can pay attention to small details that will help you.

I do not think I will get involved with anything the campus has to offer in terms of fraternities or these free concerts and matador nights.  I do not believe that fraternities are a good resource for ANY freshmen coming to college for their first or second year.  All of the frat boys that I have seen on this campus are rude, inconsiderate, and believe they are better than everyone else just because they belong to a group that, they think, are like brothers.  How about you egocentric and undisciplined frat boys join the armed forces, and see how many real brothers and sisters you make? It makes me sick to think that just because you get drunk with someone, you create a bond that is supposedly ever lasting.  Either grow up or stop wasting your's and everyone else's time.

The free concerts and matador nights will not benefit me.  Maybe some of the job fairs or other opportunities to talk to upper graduates about their majors will help me out with my life, however I usually just talk to the upper-graduates in my other classes if I have any questions.  I do not really want a free handout when it comes to food, because I am getting enough money from the government so I would rather let a starving college kid have it.