Rainy Day

I hate rainy days.


Well, I guess that's not fair. When I don't have to be in class, and I don't have to be outside, and I don't have to wear shoes, they are not so bad.

My major complaint is wet socks. They make the day really unenjoyable and you never really feel comfortable in any class. And no matter how you hold your umbrella, your backpack and your pants are going to get wet.

Anyway, last nights Cardinals game was surprisingly frustrating to watch. The Cards struggled all game on offense and defense, and neither team retired three consecutive batters. The game lasted roughly 4 hours. Long one, even by baseball standards. New game tonight, though. And the Blues home opener!! Yes. I'm so excited for it.

Well, now I have to present about Frederick Douglass and primary sources. Yes! OK, enjoy the various sport events tonight. Maybe open a nice cold Budweiser. Either way, take it easy tonight. Tomorrow is Friday.

The Weekend is About to Begin...

Hello and welcome to the first weekend in September!

Wow, it's good to be at the weekend. Yes, my life is somewhat stressful despite the obscene wake-up time of 10:30 on nearly every day of the week. I'm looking forward to just kicking back, reading, and enjoying my time. I really only have one class that requires intense reading; my other classes will have work occasionally, but nothing that will blow me away. I might for a chance to get READ everything, and not just skim or rush through it all. That would be lovely!

So I'm kind of excited about this: I'm in Model UN this year, presenting Drury as either Costa Rica or Haiti. I think this is going to be really sweet. In high school, I did something like this except it as a representative in state government. This is a whole new animal. But I'm only a little intimidated. Mostly excited. So I may get to prep for that this weekend.

Also, I finally settled on a topic for my history paper. I think I'm going to pursue Frederick Douglass and analyze his writings through a feminist lens, essentially. Douglass wrote a lot about Women's Suffrage. So I will see what he had to say about that, and what he says about modern rights advocates or something else that is cool. I really wanted to write about the formation of my church, but I'm just not sure how I would go about finding the sources. The UCC is so new, there's not a lot of research that has been done. Maybe it will be something good to pursue later!

Speaking of church, I recently went to a vigil for health care, hosted by everyone's favorite partisan organization, MoveOn.org. It was nice to see lots of people genuinely concerned about the welfare of others and their health in Springfield. There were some people who liked to hear themselves talk, there were some people who were not very well-informed, and there were some people who were quite excellent. It was a fun evening, and it was sponsored by the Community Christ Church or something to that effect. I think it was a DOC church, very small, very progressive/social-justice oriented. So I think I may try out their church this weekend. Who knows!?!?

Well tonight will be mad. Lots of things going on, and there's only so much time!!! OK. Well, again, welcome to September, hope you enjoy your stay... and yes Billie Joe Armstrong, I'll wake you up when it's all over... HA!