messy bed
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Saturday, April 22, 2006
round two
so last year, we weren't so fortunate when it came to the weather for my birthday camping trip. it sprinkled, got down to 29 overnight, and the wind was blowing at 2o mph the whole time. this year, its looking like wetness will be our only foe. we'll have pretty smokey campfires, but thats definitely doable.
the tech girls couldn't make it this year because they're slackers and put schoolwork way to high on the priority list (kidding). but me, amy, jamie, lola, and colette are heading up to the lake this afternoon for round two of birthday camping trips.
the tech girls couldn't make it this year because they're slackers and put schoolwork way to high on the priority list (kidding). but me, amy, jamie, lola, and colette are heading up to the lake this afternoon for round two of birthday camping trips.
Friday, April 21, 2006
school shooting foiled
i remember coming home from school seven years ago, turning on the tv, and watching the aerial view video clips of columbine high school. i remember the feeling of surrealness...much like september 11th.
well, apparently five boys in kansas had full intentions of going through with another "columbine" yesterday, copying the previous terrorist attack right down to the date and black trenchcoats.
peers who recall hearing some of the boys referring to columbine simply brushed it off as joking, which seems like a common theme in all of these cases. i'd probably give them the benefit of the doubt and do the same.
but the reason why we aren't turning on our tvs to another high school massacre is that they were caught just hours before the attack would be carried out. it wasn't until the night before that one of the boys got excited enough about the plot to divulge information like "people should wear bullet proof vests and flak jackets" to a woman in north carolina, who he was chatting with on myspace.
the next morning, one of the students was arrested at school and the four others were arrested in commute. guns, knives, notes about annihilation, plans to cut off school security cameras, etc. were all found. that makes me sick.
they had been planning this since the beginning of the school year...obviously this is premeditated. they had fully intended to do this and would have if they weren't caught by authorities. however, only one is 18 and legally an adult. if the others get off for being minors, then the court system is extremely flawed
well, apparently five boys in kansas had full intentions of going through with another "columbine" yesterday, copying the previous terrorist attack right down to the date and black trenchcoats.
peers who recall hearing some of the boys referring to columbine simply brushed it off as joking, which seems like a common theme in all of these cases. i'd probably give them the benefit of the doubt and do the same.
but the reason why we aren't turning on our tvs to another high school massacre is that they were caught just hours before the attack would be carried out. it wasn't until the night before that one of the boys got excited enough about the plot to divulge information like "people should wear bullet proof vests and flak jackets" to a woman in north carolina, who he was chatting with on myspace.
the next morning, one of the students was arrested at school and the four others were arrested in commute. guns, knives, notes about annihilation, plans to cut off school security cameras, etc. were all found. that makes me sick.
they had been planning this since the beginning of the school year...obviously this is premeditated. they had fully intended to do this and would have if they weren't caught by authorities. however, only one is 18 and legally an adult. if the others get off for being minors, then the court system is extremely flawed
Thursday, April 13, 2006
hungry ninja strikes uga
so its pretty much illegal to be a ninja on the uga campus.
oddly enough, some college students still feel the urge to play dress up so much that we don't even do a double-take if we see a guy walk by in a pirate hat or a girl in the dining hall with a white plastic dragon perched on her left shoulder. if a girl wants to wear obnoxious black and white jailbird leggings under her jean skirt or a guy wants to wear pinstripe pants with a vertical striped shirt and horizontal striped tie, so be it. that’s their thing. if they want, they can go by frankenstein and have scuba sam for a dad, too.
i've seen it all on campus and they have never before been detained by authorities for their eccentric accessories or fashion faux pas. but commotion was made on campus tuesday afternoon when the atf (alcohol, tobacco, and firearms) authorities, tackled and handcuffed a ninja when he was on his way to lunch.
okay. so the guy wasn't really a ninja. the only ninja-esque attire he was wearing was the red bandanna over his face...otherwise, he was simply wearing black sweats and a t-shirt. granted, the guy might have been darting around like a ninja and was allegedly caught peering around the corner of a building. the same building in which the atf was in the midst of giving a presentation hosted by the local police department to promote neighborhood safety. but the ninja was simply in character.
apparently, the wesley foundation has been putting on some sort of "spirit week" and on that particular tuesday, it was ninja vs. pirate day. i'm not sure what exactly that entails aside from dressing up and, according to the paper today, greeting people "hi-ya doing?" and "how arrr you?" but it was all innocent fun and games.
when i walked outside of the dining hall tuesday afternoon to head to my speech class, the crowd had already gathered, blue lights were flashing from the police cab hastily pulled onto the curb, and a defeated ninja sat by the pansies in handcuffs. it wasn't until the next morning that the whole school found out about atf's embarrassing blunder.
now this part is my speculation. some young atf agent was just getting out of the convention. neighborhood safety was obviously running through his mind. suddenly, a suspicious character darts into view and the atf agent has his chance to play the hero of the day.
as reported by the paper and witnesses, the hungry ninja heard someone yell "freeze!" at first, he thought his friends were playing a prank on him, but looking behind him, a man in khaki pants and a polo had a gun pulled and aimed at him. he warned everybody to get down, the ninja had a gun. but everyone knows that ninjas don't use guns, they use stuff like swords and those little blade things that they throw.
the ninja quickly surrendered, but was tackled to the ground and pinned by the agent's knee. he asked the ninja to relinquish his weapon, but the ninja insisted that he was unarmed. the agent further demanded him to turn his gun over. being a professionally trained officer, there would be absolutely no way for him to mistake keys, a wallet, and a cell phone for a firearm. well, the arguments volleyed back and forth and he refused to believe the ninja and the tens of fellow ninjas and pirates that arrived to the scene.
turns out that the ninja was, indeed, unarmed and that the agent had mistaken something for a gun, despite his rigorous training. the ninja had broken no law, and the atf agent suffered a huge embarrassment.
the ninja's brief encounter with police has been the buzz around campus over the past two days. i'm sure he will forever more be known as the "ninja kid". his story has caught the eye of many national news organizations. rumor has it that even mtv has tried to contact the young ninja (the karate kid: ninja style, anyone?).
my advice to you is this: if you plan to visit the university of georgia anytime soon, please leave your ninja outfit at home.
Saturday, April 08, 2006
the fork in the road...
i've never really been a fan of making decisions. i tend to make the decision making process difficult by trying to be easy. i am indifferent (or sometimes pretend to be) to the choices before me because i want to make sure everyone else is happy. the problem is thats typically the game everyone else is playing, too.
deciding on what genre of food to fill my growling stomach with on sunday night is difficult enough. making a decision i know will change the course of my life is totally outside the realm of difficult.
i've come to a fork in the road of life. i've come to where two paths diverge in a wood. i've come just around the riverbend. and i need to decide which way to go. soon.
to double-major, or not to double-major. that is the question.
double-majoring would earn me a degree in both magazines (with a potojournalism emphasis) and interior design and would take me three years from now (five total). of course, dropping a major would leave me with one in two years time. the choice may seem obvious to you, but there are so many factors that play a role in this decision making process that my car is overheated, wagon axels broke, and boat is sinking.
the problem is that my decision not only affects me, but the people i love as well. and it seems that no matter what i decide to be the best for myself, i'm going to let someone down. someone will feel like i don't care what they think, that i don't have my priorities straight, that i'm going to regret my choice. even if they don't say it. and i hate that.
but trying to please everyone makes this decision impossible. so what is best for me?
the best way to make this decision is to bring it to God and earnestly seek his will is for me because i can't do this alone.
deciding on what genre of food to fill my growling stomach with on sunday night is difficult enough. making a decision i know will change the course of my life is totally outside the realm of difficult.
i've come to a fork in the road of life. i've come to where two paths diverge in a wood. i've come just around the riverbend. and i need to decide which way to go. soon.
to double-major, or not to double-major. that is the question.
double-majoring would earn me a degree in both magazines (with a potojournalism emphasis) and interior design and would take me three years from now (five total). of course, dropping a major would leave me with one in two years time. the choice may seem obvious to you, but there are so many factors that play a role in this decision making process that my car is overheated, wagon axels broke, and boat is sinking.
the problem is that my decision not only affects me, but the people i love as well. and it seems that no matter what i decide to be the best for myself, i'm going to let someone down. someone will feel like i don't care what they think, that i don't have my priorities straight, that i'm going to regret my choice. even if they don't say it. and i hate that.
but trying to please everyone makes this decision impossible. so what is best for me?
the best way to make this decision is to bring it to God and earnestly seek his will is for me because i can't do this alone.
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