Thursday, July 24, 2008
and working overtime
so, i've been doing a lot of thinking lately. mainly, about my future but also a sundry of other things as indicated by my past few posts. i don't know if i've posted this yet, but i recently attended my college orientation and opted to take on 17 units of classes. now, the minimum at my school (and most other schools i think) for being a full-time student is only 12. however, me being my overacheive-y self, i have decided to take on more. i also have a job lined up at one of the campus' dining commons. i know this will be no cakewalk, but i have wondering if i am setting myself to do too much. some of my closest friends are taking less units and they have begun advising me of what may be the error of my ways. so, i'm nervous. i did take advanced placement and honors classes since my freshman year in high school, so i know that mediocre work won't cut it. but, have i taken on too much?
then, in the back of my mind, i just think that i will drop a class that's not something i had expected to be taking. i don't know. i guess this is just one of those things that i'll have to experience for myself. huh.
in college news today, a judge has ruled that uc berkeley has the right to build their athletic stadium anywhere they want, even if it means destroying some of its greenery. kinda sad, but i guess athletics is of more importance to some.
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then, in the back of my mind, i just think that i will drop a class that's not something i had expected to be taking. i don't know. i guess this is just one of those things that i'll have to experience for myself. huh.
in college news today, a judge has ruled that uc berkeley has the right to build their athletic stadium anywhere they want, even if it means destroying some of its greenery. kinda sad, but i guess athletics is of more importance to some.
Labels: berkeley, classes, college, job, uc
Friday, July 18, 2008
bring it
i don't know how many people out there are familiar with the twilight saga by stephenie meyer, but i have mentioned it previously. i'll spare you the deets of the story, but here's the link to the wikipedia article of an overview if you're interested. i'm about to rant about the series, so if you aren't interested, you may want to just skip the purple words.
so, i just finished eclipse last night. yes, i know: where have i been? i actually read twilight and new moon all in the span of a month (they are addictive), and i became a twilight freak like many of my other school associates. in the first book, i was totally fine with all the characters: edward was slightly detached but revealed himself to be more than anyone bargained for, jacob seemed like a cool secondary character, and i could totally relate to bella. i did feel she was sort of whiny, but i was willing to accept all that in light of the circumstances. however, in the second book, she just became so goddammed whiny. i guess that's harsh, but i could have done with out the pages upon pages of detailed explanations of the sheer pain she felt from the absence of edward. i mean, i know that sucked, but i didn't need to hear about that every ten pages. in the third book, wooo...don't EVEN get me started. that second kiss with jacob was just fucking disgusting. i mean, here's some points i formulated toward the end of the story:
1. if you are in love with jacob, tell him and break up with edward so we can get on with the freaking story.
2. if you aren't in love with jacob, get him the hell off of you, and stop talking about how you love him, and how you'll be jealous if he gets imprinted with some other chick and blah blah blah...
3. edward is the better choice. he's smarter, better-looking, more mature and more self-sacrificing than jacob could and would ever be.
4. jacob is a jerk. he's deceptive, and if he really loved bella, he would let her be happy and choose her own path rather than use ultimatums to force her to "love" him. (i.e. if you don't kiss me, i'll go fight and die. you love me as a friend and don't want me to get hurt, so i'll use that weakness against you.)
if you can't already tell, i'm most definetly team edward. i probably missed some points, but i'm sure this won't be the last time i'll post about it.
pant pant pant...alrighty then.
another (real-world) issue that's caught my eye is a news story that's been kind of under the radar. the uc (university of california) regents are thinking about relaxing standards for uc admissions. as a uc student (i'll be going to uc santa barbara this fall), i'm not really sure if this is necessary. because my grades were pretty good (3.8 gpa), i was guaranteed into at least one campus of the uc system. i guess it would be great for people to have access to education, but having some exclusivity to the school means that only the most qualified students take advantage of the school's resources and the school's reputation stays afloat. as un-PC as that may sound, its true. so, i'm slightly undecided about this. how do you feel about this? should uc admission policies be relaxed?
also, how do you feel about the whole eclipse situation? are you team edward or team jacob?
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so, i just finished eclipse last night. yes, i know: where have i been? i actually read twilight and new moon all in the span of a month (they are addictive), and i became a twilight freak like many of my other school associates. in the first book, i was totally fine with all the characters: edward was slightly detached but revealed himself to be more than anyone bargained for, jacob seemed like a cool secondary character, and i could totally relate to bella. i did feel she was sort of whiny, but i was willing to accept all that in light of the circumstances. however, in the second book, she just became so goddammed whiny. i guess that's harsh, but i could have done with out the pages upon pages of detailed explanations of the sheer pain she felt from the absence of edward. i mean, i know that sucked, but i didn't need to hear about that every ten pages. in the third book, wooo...don't EVEN get me started. that second kiss with jacob was just fucking disgusting. i mean, here's some points i formulated toward the end of the story:
1. if you are in love with jacob, tell him and break up with edward so we can get on with the freaking story.
2. if you aren't in love with jacob, get him the hell off of you, and stop talking about how you love him, and how you'll be jealous if he gets imprinted with some other chick and blah blah blah...
3. edward is the better choice. he's smarter, better-looking, more mature and more self-sacrificing than jacob could and would ever be.
4. jacob is a jerk. he's deceptive, and if he really loved bella, he would let her be happy and choose her own path rather than use ultimatums to force her to "love" him. (i.e. if you don't kiss me, i'll go fight and die. you love me as a friend and don't want me to get hurt, so i'll use that weakness against you.)
if you can't already tell, i'm most definetly team edward. i probably missed some points, but i'm sure this won't be the last time i'll post about it.
pant pant pant...alrighty then.
another (real-world) issue that's caught my eye is a news story that's been kind of under the radar. the uc (university of california) regents are thinking about relaxing standards for uc admissions. as a uc student (i'll be going to uc santa barbara this fall), i'm not really sure if this is necessary. because my grades were pretty good (3.8 gpa), i was guaranteed into at least one campus of the uc system. i guess it would be great for people to have access to education, but having some exclusivity to the school means that only the most qualified students take advantage of the school's resources and the school's reputation stays afloat. as un-PC as that may sound, its true. so, i'm slightly undecided about this. how do you feel about this? should uc admission policies be relaxed?
also, how do you feel about the whole eclipse situation? are you team edward or team jacob?
Labels: bella, college, edward, jacob, twilight, uc
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