it's over. move to somnia.

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Choices, Choices

I took too long choosing my courses for this semester. I went to about 16 different classes over the first two weeks, because I really wanted to make sure I knew what was out there and make an informed choice--which is made more difficult by the fact that the required courses are all scheduled at overlapping times. (Brilliant, just brilliant.) So I turned my registration in two days after the "official deadline" (although the reg packet said that we could turn in forms until the end of the week for a smallish late fee), and got a rather nasty email from the director of academic affairs (cc'd to the registrar and--inexplicably--the student body president) about how I was an inconsiderate oaf and singlehandedly tearing the university apart from within.* The impulse to write a rude reply of my own has remained pretty strong; I've been in kind of a brittle mood all day, and I really hope it didn't show to anyone. Doesn't help that every news report I come across (and The News is a big part of life in IR-land) features another shocking statement from someone who has altogether too much power for his (and the world's) own good.

It was nice to just come home and cook a big pot of stew while listening to seethe-rock. And now I get to do 100 pages of reading for class tomorrow...all about conflict management. Happy Ash Wednesday!

*hyperbole is all mine.
peachy as always, Mike at 4:54 PM

 
The First of What Will Admittedly Be Many Opinion Pieces Here about the Hot Button Topic of Gay Marriage

I know things can't always be sunshine and roses, and I accept that there are always going to be differences of opinion on issues that people are sensitive about. But that doesn't mean I can't hate Schwarzenegger for all the dumb things he says. Thank you, voters of California. Thank you for driving me into a BLIND FUCKING RAGE.
peachy as always, Mike at 10:06 AM

 
Politics Is Stupid

The US primary process annoys me. Why is everyone so eager to declare the selection over, when none of the five largest states have had a chance to vote? California, Texas, New York, Illinois, Florida, Ohio, Pennsylvania...do they not matter at all?

I liked Dean. I think he brought energy to the campaign and I'm sorry to see him drop out so soon.
peachy as always, Mike at 10:04 AM