wow

so im not completely sure of what todd wants in this blog...but thats okay...so i read all of these various links that todd had on his page and was kind of suprised...i had been given the impression that ann althouse was quite an active feminist and LIKED to stand on her own...but as i read other peoples blogs and more of hers i realized that all she is is a whiner...the word feminist has been twisted and warped as the years have gone by...women these days see this as being a lesbian or a 'bra burning radical'...when in all actuality it is none of the above...to be a feminist one must realize the restrictions put on women and try to change them...and to not expect help from everyone else who affiliates themselves with this movement...not everyone who wants to be a feminist is in it for the long haul...women these days do not realize that the women who started this movement in the first place were beautiful and like to knit and keep up with family...one doesnt have to be completely cut off from anything feminine in order to be a true feminist...the only thing that women need to do is to be aware of their situations and actively try to change things for the better.....i hope this clearly states my opinion on this matter....if not....ask questions please....


PS i loved the cow tipping blog!! :-)

im so bored

so im supposed to write something here about something that interests me.....well.....where to begin....we'll start with my favorite sport...hockey.....this is my favorite sport in world......dont ask me why...my number one sport to play is volleyball....but hockey is the best sport to watch....EVER....dont argue with me on this.....i promise im right.....anyway.....im completely amd utterly proud of the astros.....they may have dropped the ball in the actual series...but you know wat....we got there dammit.....im so proud of my boys.....im slightly disappointed in our bullpen...but wat r u gonna do now.....i kind of hate the fact that i wasnt in houston for all that craziness.....i kept getting phone calls and emails and texts from friends from back home......it was slightly depressing.......wat else wat else.......

i was told that i needed to dedicate a little bit of this to my wolfpack.....they are my girls.....my east southside 2nd floor girls......beleive it or not....they are all kinda like sisters now......they definately make it easier to be away from my actual sisters......
danielle - she's like our resident angel...she loves to make everyone feel special and she's definately always there for us.....she's this tiny little 'spuirrel' girl....and we love her for being the shutterbug that she is.....she documents all the fun that we have around here
jessica - she's danielle's roomie.....she also loves to take pics...and she's more of a partier than danielle....she loves to have fun and dance and go to concerts.....she's there for us when we need it...but she'll definately call us out if we are being emotionally or any other kind of retarded
anna - she's pink....when u meet anna the first things that come to ur mind is cotton candy and kittens....im serious.....she's uber-nice and is always smiling....i swear to god she's always happy....but when she does get sad....she really really does.....she's definately that sister who takes u shopping when ur sad
elysia - she's adorable...definately that sister that will just listen when u need to bitch about something.....she likes to have fun but she is definately an observer....she has almost as much clothes and crap as anna.....their room is quite pink....and girly.....but elysia is a puppies kind of girl.....i love her
faith - my roomie....we had a rough start but i think we're good now.....she's sometimes a little too strange for me but whatever.....
margot - so margot doesnt live on 2nd floor southside...but she is an honorary southside girl.....she might as well live on this side.....margot is definately fun to be around....she's crazy as hell and she doesnt care what anyone else thinks about her.....she is very opinionated and makes sure everyone knows it.....we actually colored her hair the other night and it was fun......she is almost as random as faith....but she definately beats kayla in a 'sloth-off'.....we love her and we wish that she lived on this side with us..but she's stuck over on the loser north side....lol....we love u margot
misty - misty is always there for us.....when i locked myself out at 5 o'clock in the morning she was the one who let me in.....she listens but she always has something to say.....we love that she is open about everything......
kayla - kayla is the founder of the facebook club 'I've seen Christina's panties'....sometimes im not too sure if i should be flattered or offended by this....she's this petite little emo girl from nowheresville north texas who has an attitude from hell....lol.....i love her straightforward upfront way of dealing with things....she's a sloth though....if she's not in class or chillin with us...she's asleep
then there's me.....what to say about me.....im the adventurous one....the one who is always up for anything.....if im not in class or asleep...then im out with friends doing some random thing.....they all live vicariously through me.....at least thats what they tell me......wat can i say...ive never been a boring kind of person....why start now.......

so these are the girls.....the ones that make it a little easier to be away from home......my real sisters are very important to me and we did lots of stuff together....especially getting in trouble......but these girls make it not so bad being away from houston.......so i always wanted to get the hell out of my parents house...theres no question there....houston just has a very special place in my heart and its hard to be away from it....and my sisters......danielle, jessica, anna, elysia, faith, margot, kayla, and misty make it WAY easier

huh?

okay...so i really dont understand the assignment...but here's my crack at it.....

the writer of this article seems to be well informed and very opinionated about the government and the past of the supreme court justices. (BTW i really hope we dont have to use proper grammer and all that in these writings...cuz its easier for me to get my ideas out without having to worry about periods and commas :-)) ann althouse has a background in law and is pretty well caught up on the goings on of the bush administration. it seems that there is question if whether newly appointed justice alito is properly equipped for the job assigned to him. he is considered a conservative and that is probably a large reason, in my opinion, why he was chosen for this position. althouse seems to be trying to make the point that although there is an uprising on whether alito is right for the job among the liberals, they should think about the good of the country and to not judge someone by their past. from reading this article i am given the impression that althouse is a conservative hereself, and although this slightly clouds my judgement of her, i am still open to what she has to say. she is saying that although alito has a long track record with conservatism, there is still the chance of him voting more along the lines of liveral as well. the point here is that although someone is lumped together with a certain political party, there is always the chance that that person votes along the lines of whether he/she believes something is right or not. this is kind of like my views on voting. i believe that voting is essential to the existence of our nation. one of my biggest pet peeves are people that complain about the state of the country, yet they dont vote.

"did you vote?"
"no"
"then you have no right to complain about anything"

people like this just seem to not even want to be informed about the issues that affect them the most. voting straight conservative or liberal is also an option. yet this option is slightly frowned upon, especially by me. let's say that there are two candidates for the head position of minority affiars. the conservative candidate has a history with the KKK and it is a well known fact that he/she has had run ins with the law about discrimination. the liberal candidate is a well deserving man who has helped minorities get off the streets and back in school, etc. if one just voted straight conservative, then they would be advocating this horrible behaviour. the main point of this article is, in my opinion, that although a candidate may side mainly with onem party or the other, voters need to look at which causes that he/she supported. did this candidate support good causes or did he/she just 'run with the party?' we need more free thinkers in our government system for exactly this reason - will the right cause be supported? will we regret or rejoice in our desicion?

liberals that are strongly oppossing justice alito just because of his 'paper trail' with the conservatives need to observe his actions closer than that. they need to look at what he did as a whole, look past the party lines and see what he supported as an individual.

i had a pic here....but it went away...i think





so this is for u guys....my rhet and comp class....i do love this class......ok....im going now.....bye.................really i have nothing more to say...................................im serious................go away............................now...................................bye

brazil

so the two criteria that i will establish to judge brazil will be the cinematic prowess and the acting. the cinematic prowess was a little weak. the special effects seem to be okay for a B movie in the 80s but not for a novie of any kind of merit. the story line was incredibly hard to follow and keep straight. all in all the cinematic prowess of this film was the worst i have ever seen; and i watch lots of movies. the acting was okay. i wouldnt give it two thumbs up. come to think of it i dont even think i would give it one thumb up. we'll just give it half a thumb. there were certain parts of the movie that were acted out quite well and there were others that were just plain ridiculous. i seriously wanted to give this movie a chance. and i did, but the quality of the acting and the movie as a whole was just plain bad. it wasnt even the fact that i had to watch it for class, it just sucked. :-)