Birthday Parties: A thing of the past

As the wonderful month of October approaches, so to does numerous birthdays of many of my close amigos, my family members, and of course my own as well. Thinking about the proximity of so many wonderful days of birth brought back many memories. Slumber parties with sleeping bags, video games, ninja turtles, Legos, pizza, the Skate Deck, cherry cheesecake, cards that nobody read, and of course tons of presents. These parties were great, but are definitely a thing of the past. Once you get out of high school, nobody really has birthday parties anymore. Have we forgotten how to party? Are we to old to celebrate? I think not. I'm not asking for a lego set or a plastic foot soldier, although if you got me one I would accept it, I'm just suggesting that we take advantage of our birthdays, celebrate some how. You never know how many more birthdays will come your way. Lets not let birthday parties be a thing of the past. Get together with some friends or family and have a good time.

In the lab with a pen and a pad

I am posting a little note that I wrote on May 1st of this year while I sat in my Political Science class. I did not have a blog then so I had to resort to caveman resources like pen and paper. I do not mean to offend anybody, at least not specifically, but to some this may seem a bit aggressive. I guess I was always told to be aggressive.


May 1st, 2008

Dear Diary, (I don't technically have a diary)

What has motivated me to write this? Oddly enough it happens to be the brutal class that I am sitting through, a class filled with many well educated, but very ignorant academics. With out fail, every year, every quarter, almost everyday (depending on if I go to class) I'm slapped in the face by the unfortunate aroma of blind liberalism. I can't run form it, I can't hide from it, but nor should I. When will these socialists stop thinking that our great country, America, is the enemy? Open your eyes and read some history. While the USA is by no means perfect, it is refreshingly and consistently a beacon of light in a dark world. When will we stop worrying about the opinions of insignificant countries on our policy? Guess what foreigners? This country that you all envy, acts in its own interest. I know, the audacity right? How selfish can those Americans be? Can't they quit pushing people around, sit down and have tea and crumpets with their enemies? Sorry, the answer is usually no. The idea that diplomacy is always the answer is about as crazy as the Mormon religion. You know why? Because countries such as Russia, Iran, China and North Korea, wait for it...they act in their own interest too! I know you're thinking, but they haven't seem Barrack Obama, and you're right. Lord willing, they never will. He will not be able to beat them into submission with charisma and verbal eloquence. Look how that worked for Great Britain in WWII. Talk to Hitler, give in, then do it all over again until German bombs are crashing down on the London Bridge. Bye Bye England as a world power. How many had to die in the name of diplomacy? Think about it, soft power can work, but at times hard power is the only option. Thats all for today. Got to go learn about Empires (Hist 245). USA!

Ten reasons why being a Seattle Sports fan sucks ( right now)

I have been a Seattle sports fan for my whole life, I do have the guts to admit that. I'm not one of those fake local fans that grew up here and somehow happens to like, oh I don't know, USC football, North Carolina basketball, the Patriots, the Yankees, you get the picture. These people are delusional if they think they are legitimate, they are front runners and nothing else. For example: Lebron James grew up in Ohio, but his favorite teams when he was young were the Yankees, the Cowboys, and the Chicago Bulls. Wow. Even those in professional sports can have no sports savy. Don't get me wrong, I do have an appreciation for championship caliber teams and programs too, I just would never claim to be a legit diehard fan of any other than my locals.

At times, this can be hard to take. The present status of Seattle sports is nearly at the worst it has ever been since yours truly entered this world. Why? Here are my top ten reasons.

10. Huskies 0-2, Seahawks 0-1, Mariners...does it even matter

9. The Seahawks current recieving core makes the Huskies recievers look like All Americans

8. The Husky football team lost to the Mormons at home for the first time ever.

7. Seahawks WR Nate Burleson is out for the season. Now he is not only extremely overpaid but he is useless.

6. Willie Bloomquist

5. Tyrone Willingham 11-27 at UW

4. The Mariners may be the first team ever to have a payroll over 100 million and lose 100 games

3. We have not won a championship in major sports since the 1991 UW football team and even then we had to share it (the WNBA is not a major sport)

2. The Sonics got poo jacked and turned into an arena football team called the Thunder

1. The only championship caliber team in Seattle is the Storm and we all know that the WNBA games are nothing more than lesbian conventions

In other words, better luck next year.