NBC Nightly News 10-28-08

Here is the cilp of my dad on NBC!

NBC New York just left my house...

Well, based on the title I bet you're wondering what the hell NBC was doing at my house.. Well, My dad took a survey over the phone a few days ago from NBC in regards to the economy and the election. My dad was rated a strong republican, and had a very optimistic point of view towards the economy. Only 10% of the people surveyed had a positive view of the economy and 90% had a negative view. So NBC called my dad today to do a two day interview with NBC's MIke Taibbi of Dateline and Daily Nightly. So Mike came with a producer and a camera guy, and interviewed my dad about his optimistic point of view. It was sooooo cool! And They got some shots of my mom and I cooking in the kitchen. So I'll be on NBC Monday night! Before they started filming, Mike was talking to my family and I. The guys done some really cool stuff. He was in Afghanistan right after the war started in 02'. And his son writes for Rolling Stone. And best of all he's a sailor! After the filming, I had to question the liberal media about the election. I brought up Dr. Kali Almansur, advisior to Saudi govt. and lawyer to Malcolm X. I stated how I was concerned about how he funded Obama through Harvard and how this guy says: "Whatever yo do to white people is ok, God wants you to do it, whether you rip off an ear, a nose or take flesh.." His rebuttal was something like this: well I don't know who that is but, you can't look at that. and he went on to list Obama's achievement in Harvard Law and in Chicago (which pissed me off because I had a rebuttal for all of them). I think I annoyed him a little, I was like a Fox News girl rehashing the same point to see if I could change his response. LOL Funny... I wish it was Fox News instead of NBC. But hey I'm going to be on TV!

Drained

Ever have one of those days where your not tired but you just feel drained? Well, that's how I feel. I've got so much crap to do this week it's ridiculous. I just want to stop it all and go to an island. Today I had to get up at 6:30 just like any other weekday. Then go to math. Which at lest I got good news in regards to my test I took last Tuesday. Then meet with my English group to fix our essay. Then I came home ate a bagel, finished fixing the essay. And I haven't left my computer since. I wrote my friend a long ass email that I haven't seen since august since she moved with her bf to PA. And now I'm waiting to go to lab at 2. Then at 4 after lab I've got to go sailing which sorry to say I'm getting tired of. It's cold out and I don't feel like sailing for 3 hours getting wet and cold. Then I've got to write yet another essay when I get home around 7. Which I probably wont start till 9 since I have to eat at some point and I'm sure my Bf will call me after work. So I probably wont go to bed till 12. Then! I have to get up at 6:30 tomorrow go to English. Hand in the essays. Have a conference with the professor, and get all worked up over my grade. Then go to the car place and see why the hell my car is leaking oil. Then study for a huge Bio exam on Thursday. Then go to sailing practice Thursday. Then come home and pack to leave Friday for Penn State. Then! Friday get up at 6:30, go to math. come home, go to the gyno for that stupid gardasil shot which I don't even know why I am getting it. At least I'm not paying for it. Then! Drive 5 fricken hours to my brother's apartment at PSU. Then! Saturday get up bright and early again! and drive an hour off campus to some lake out in eastbumba and race in a regatta. Come back with a bunch of sailing kids I'm not even sure I like and house them in my poor brothers apartment. Then! Hopefully inebriate myself to oblivion watching PSU kick Ohio States ass! Then! Wake up somewhat early and drive another 5 hours home. GOD, just shoot me! And you know whats even worse theirs only two people that will read this blog. My professor and my boyfriend. Not that I don't want you guys to, believe me I am greatful. It's just sad I wrote this blog like a bunch of people that care will read it. UGH now I gtg I'm going to be late to wear myslef out.

Frustrations

So, my frustrations here, in my polar ice cap office, led me to this question: what frustrates you the most about higher education? I don't mean "which class is hardest": I mean, what's the most difficult thing about attending college? Is it the new rules about homework? Is it parking? Is it balancing class and work? Is it something else entirely? Let me know what's on your mind, now that we're approaching the mid-way mark to the semester.

My frustrations would have to be more of a disappointment. I thought OCC would have been a little less clicky and a little more mature. My largest frustration is in your class professor. That girl who sits behind me. Ohhhhh, you called the tension as we read our identi-kits aloud. Every Wednesday I've got the top of an ugg shoved up my a**. During the 3rd class, I even gave her the half turn and pissed off you better stop look. I got one of those "Like, sorrys". I think she even wears them deliberately every Wednesday to piss me off. Because it has happened every damn Wednesday! And quite frankly, I hope she reads this blog, because it really ticks me off. I swear one of these days I am going to make a scene about it. When I feel it creep up the cheek of my butt, I sit all the way back, and stick my butt over the back of my seat just a little to make a point. And here's the other thing I don't get. I sit up in my seat anyway. So my a** isn't even near the back edge of the seat. So either that's one big boot, or a conspiracy. Hehe, you know what I should do. I should fart in her boot. Maybe it will gross her out enough where she'll throw them out and be forced to where a shoe she can handle. I swear she is the epitome of what I hate about my generation. No consideration for others, and they even think it's funny. Yeah! wont be funny when your boot smells like my A**!!!!

PS: I would appreciate it if I did not have to work with her if we have to do another group project. It is "kids" like her which forced me to derive my Pink Floyd T-shirt theory. Stick me with some boys or not so fashion forward girls next time. ;)

Ugh

When's the last time you HAD to do something you really, really didn't want to do? I soooo don't want to go to any of this stuff. (I get creeped out by corpses.) But I soooo can't get out of it. So when's the last time you had an obligation you couldn't get out of? You don't have to tell me what it was, because that's none of my business. But what did you do to get through it?

I remember back in first grade I was forced to move my seat. I sat next to my best friends Jamie and Julie. It was one of those younger close-nit clicks. Well, a new girl moved to town and was imposing on my position. She wanted to sit next to Jamie. I'll never forget this, the teacher moved me and said "We have to share and let he new girl sit next to your friends." That was my obligation in first grade, "sharing." So I cried and cried, and brewed hatred for this girl Sheri all day. By the end of the day I was really pissed, I knew I was losing my position in my click to the "new girl." So as we were walking outside to meet our parents, I delt with my anger by punching that B*** right in the face. Then, I walked away got in my mom's car and said "Mom we gotta go!" My mom asked why. I said, "because I just punched Sheri in the face." Now my mom knew this girl was giving me problems so she said "you did?" Then the girl's mom came running up to the car, "Mrs. Randall, Mrs. Randall!!" With the little you know what crying behind her, "Do you know that your daughter just hit my kid in the face?!" My mom said, "Oh my god she did?" "Now Michele say your sorry." So I half-assed said sorry, and got back in the car. Now I thought I was going to be in big doo doo but, my mom looked at me and said "yeah that's my girl!" And high fived me. I felt so proud for standing up for myself. I'll never forget that high and mighty feeling I had that day.

Unbiased Opinion..

I did not watch the last presidential debate either professor Lauro. So I really can't respond to your post. However, based on the polls, it's going to be a landslide. You want an unbiased opinion, there is no way in hell America will vote in another 4 years of republican. It just wont happen. As much as I would like to see it happen, it wont. I also think that Sarah Palin ruined John's campaign. No one in the Continental U.S thinks Alaska when they think of a state. She's too inexperienced and simple to sway voters. If John McCain wanted to have a better shot at winning this election he should have picked Mitt Romney. I actually wish that Romney won the primaries. How could you go wrong with an economist for a VP mate. Especially now. Oh well, Heine sights 20/20 right?

Cold and Mad

I just got home from a horrible night. My boyfriend decides to come down to the boat in Chadwick last night. So I finally get there about ten o'clock. It was exceedingly windy and cold. I said there is no way in hell I am sleeping on this damn thing. So what do we end up doing, sleeping on the boat. Mind you it is a 34ft boat but, instead of heat/air conditioning, my boyfriend puts useless radar in. So there I am wide awake all night freezing and pissed off. Then to top it off the beer in the fridge kept clinking around all night because the boat was rocking so much. Needless to say, I did not sleep a wink last night. grrrrr.