everything's a controversy.

So my group is the last group to present our utopia today. It's a powerpoint...but we couldn't reserve the projector!! So that kinda sucks, cuz everyone is going to have to huddle around the little laptop. Oh well. But it would've been really pimp if we would've been able to get the projector.

I feel like a lot of utopias were serious, when my group kinda just went and joked with it. Our utopia's founder is 50 Cent...and he named it Ghetto Fab Blingville (GFB for short). When you come to our island you're "layed" with bling (kinda like in Hawaii..ahhahah) 50 Cent is on the 50 dollar bill y'all. Our language is the standard English with some GFB language rules like "err vs urr" You don't say "it's hot in here" you say..."it's hot in hurr" You know...Hmm...I can't think of anything else, but we were joking with the whole thing. It was fun.

Whoa!
So... I got smart. ("S-M-R-T" right Homer J.?) I copied and pasted our blog (from January through April 30) into a Word document and then SEARCHED (the lovely "Find" option under Edit) for your names. MUCH easier then looking with my own eyeballs. Computers can be cool.

After gettin' smart, I got frustrated because... well, either you all did TONS of entries (between the two Heathers- there were 26 posts!) or barely any (a few of you are at 4 posts.. and the deadline is Friday. P.S. in the syllabus I said don't post 'em all in the last week... points shall be docked.).

Anyhow, I am trying not to take it personally. *tears up*

Wow. The last week of ACTUAL school! And I have SOOOO much to do!!!

It was my birthday Saturday...kinda fun, kinda not. As you get older, birthday's dont seem to matter as much. I mean how fun is 19? You don't get anything with it. Oh well.

I also think it's kind of weird because I've felt like I'm 19 for forever? Like, everyone's like how does it feel to be 19, and it's the same...Like if you were to ask me how old I was a month ago...I would think, oh yeah...I'm only 18 not 19.

Yeah ok, so I'm weird.... :)

Hey all. Just stopping by to say hi.

I redid the Blackboard site with new announcements and a new image. A beetle with kids falling out of it. Yay! Check it out for up-to-date stuff.

As for images, I also found a poster on Amazon.com by Happy Bunny (I love that company!). The one poster I bought for my Spectrum area next year (I'm going to be the new Opinion Editor- I may recruit some of you to write for some $) is one that says: "I'd be nicer if you were smarter." Those Happy Bunnys crack me up. They are mean in a cute way. Is that a good thing?

And, speaking of bunnies, when I was at Petco yesterday (anyone know why I have a small coating of brown stuff on my rocks in my aquarium? I just bought new filters anyhow.) I saw three itty bitty bunnies. I reminisced for awhile. My first pet ever was a big white rabbit. Wilson. Yup. I took him for walks, snuck him my veggies, etc. It's tragic how he died, so if you really want to know, I'll tell you in class this week.

This semester was fun and fast, if you ask me (but no one does.. but it's cool). Good luck on your "real" finals!

Hey all.

Yesterday was like the most bipolar-type of weather I have ever encountered. I was all springy in a skirt and then ended up freezed my kabinkis (my dad's word for butt) off later in the night. Weird.

Anyhoo- these presentations are fabulous. They make me think about last year's. Everyone has a different take on society... My own utopia would consist of:
- Lots of sun with the ability to flip a switch to have a rainy day where you could sleep in or at least have a reason to do indoor work, etc.
- No racism. Or homophobia. Or war. Or corporate ladders. Or homeless people.
- Cute, cheap clothes (sandals that don't hurt toes) and no one with bad fashion sense. :-)
- All the books that have been banned.
- One day where everyone HAS to be nice to each other.
- Students that respect teachers (It's not that I don't think you all don't respect me, I have just heard A LOT of stories about students that my other T.A. friends have that have been just jerks this semester- it angers me.).
- For population control, I wouldn't limit children in a household, but I would allow people to petition to have some deported. I figure, if you are hated by like 30 people or more, you should just GO AWAY.

How about the rest of you? What would your personal utopias be like and why? [If you have a long enough answer, it will count for two posts.]

Well howdy.

School is coming to an end. English Portfolio needs to be done still. The Utopia project is coming together...but we'll see how it goes! :)

I dont know where I stand in all of this presidential candidate stuff. I think I'm kinda at where most people are at...don't want to vote for Bush, but don't want to vote for Kerry. I don't know if I like either of them. I guess part of that problem is because I don't follow politics at all.

I guess I do have to say that I feel bad for Bush. I mean every country is like "Oh the US has so much money so they should be fixing the world" or they're like "Oh the US thinks they can control everything" so either way, it just sucks, and we're in the shit hole.

But whatever...HAVE A GOOD DAY!

If you are having problems figuring out all the presidential candidates, check out this site that another T.A. told me of. It asks you questions and then tells you, based on your answers, which candidate fits you best. Pretty interesting if you ask me.