Ridiculous Feminists

What are feminist doing complain about Green M&M's

http://appetiteforequalrights.blogspot.com/

At a time when the world will either be saved by a black orator or likely driven out of control by a war happy old man, some feminist stop real conversation and jump onto an "issue" that is no where near as significant as the presidential election. Why?

Maybe we can talk about something other then candy advertising when the world isn't on the track to destruction.

Methods of Friendship

One of the things I have been learing about this last year is how people be friend. its a lot more then 'you are cool and I am cool lets chill.' The way enteracte with each other, how they plan to get together and even how they treat each other.

Spontenaity vs. Plans
there seem to be people who hang out in two fashions. One is a "i'll call you" method where the plan to hang out is "this weekend." eventually you get a phone call and go chill right then and there. Then there are those who make plans, dates, times, things to do.

Extrovert vs. Introvert
Extro's can just hang out with anyone, anytime. They are much more spontaneous, hanging out needs no direction, just good vibes and creativity. Intro's on the other hand want/ need a plan. They can't function without some sort of goal for their hanging out. Just doing nothing is often not possible.

Extroverts ---> Spontaneity
Introverts ----> Plans

Now I am not saying that all people neatly fit into the above categories, but people often lean one way or another, between the four.

I myself am an extroert, but often need plans. Its just kinda become who I am. While this isn't a negative thing, being only like this can hamper one's abilities to make friends. I often found myself wanted a reason to hang out on a particular day to do something. Much of the people who I have met perfer that getting numbers and just chillin' occur.

The thing is, to be just chillin', you often need a clique of friends who can interact well together. I personally abhor cliques, as they often are exclusive, create bonds by excluding others, force conformity and make members not hang out with others.

I prefer to be friends with everyone, which has given me friends all across the bay area and all the state of california. This my social learning has been not about spontaneity, but plans and such. THis doens't mesh well with mot of the people I have met.

Thu I am seeking a middle ground between spontaneous and plans. More like saying we should do X eventually, I will give you a call. At he same time, I would plan to hang out with someone on day Y and we have a start or an end but not defined path.

Its hard changing one's methods of being a friend, but I am learning.

Caring v. Indifference

In the newsroom, there is a white board that had characterizations of each newsroom member. It was cute. Recently, several people were erased from the board. Unfortunately, of those erased, there was no consistent pattern in those who were erased. Whomever committed the act was either smart, drunk or something else. The original artist, someone whom I have little carence for, erased the whole board, put new names up with a small drawings attached that represented something consistent with them.

AS I walked in and looked upon the board, I thought it was rather clever. Then I noticed that of everyone's name, mine wasn't up there. I know some people thought it was me, but I hadn't gone to school Monday and was only on campus for classes Tuesday then home again.

This has created a conundrum. On one hand, I want to point out how stupid and immature it is to single me out without any proof that I erased the drawings. I would also like to call out how the artist, who once gave me a ridiculous amount of unwarranted crap for drawing a Sickel and Hammer to help remind myself of something, on the fact that the artist draw a very detaild S&H on one of the names.

On the other hand, if I am to ignore those people who are annoying me, actually treating them like they deserve to be treated, rather then being two-faced like they are and faking friendship and talking shit behind their back. Caring about the drawing would go back on my goal if ignorance and indifference.

Forunatly, there are good people on the San Matean who plan to put my name on the board. Its those people whom I really appreciate their friendship and care. Those people who are not two-faced are truely real and honest people whom I want to be friends with. The fact is, if someone is going to lie to you, don't be friends with them. They don't deserve your time, energy and friendship.

fuck 'em

Old Friendships

Today (Sunday May 11th) has so far been nice. The Giants are starting off well, but that is beside the point. I am going to So Cal in a two weeks for yet another YRUU CON (24th!). The last time I went to So Cal was Spring Break in March. I traveled with my bicycle and 4 panniers. It was cool and fun becuase of all the places I was going to be, but a hassle since the bicycle is big and 4 bags compared to one is hard to manage. For my next adventure down their, I decided on taking Greyhound and decided a backpacking backpack was going to be a neccesity for this trip. NO BICYCLE! Well, I had already spent most of my 80 dollar gift card to REI on a bicycle helmet, so borrowing one was the next thing.

This is where my old friend Elliot comes in. He and I have known each other longer than we can remember, literaly! We had no cognitive memory at the age of less than one. His parents, too, know me well. I see them occasionally and borrowed snow gear from them too. They are my first stop for traveling gear. Therefore, backpack. Gave 'em a call this morning and the mom said come on over. The dad and I spent yet another journal crawling through the basement of their house, searching through years of junk, evenatually finding this old, beat-up burnt orange backpack in the seat of a kayak. The family likes me so much and the bag is so old the dad said keep it. Sweet, I just scored a free backpack.

Thinking about it, I realized that this friendship I have with Elliot has always come back for me. he and I, having known each other for 19 years. We never went to school together and now he lives on the east coast. Yet, somehow, we kept contact and the few times a year we hang out it is if no time has passed between us. Our bonds are just as strong as we jabber away on endlessly on whatever is going on in our lives.

That relationship (friendship) I have with Elliot I cherish. Having it makes me feel extremely lucky to know someone and have those bonds with someone. The fact that his family also likes to give me their stuff for having or borrowing is incredible. Its quite a wonder how these bonds form, but I am just glad to have them with someone.

Milk

Why can't american milk cartons contain the time of day they will expire so I can have a scenario like the one in this comic?

Sigh...

Je soif

So I was taking a survey on Coke dot com and they asked,

"which of the following is your reason for purchasing coke in the last 4 weeks?"

None of them were, "I'm thirsty."

WTF!

Science... DAMM YOU!

So I have been so happy over never hving to take a science course again. But upon reflection, I reallized that I am taking more science classes. Then I realized that I am taking a similar schedual to last semester.

Fall 07
Journ 110
French 110
Bio (Science)
Astronomy (Science)

Spring 08
Journ 120
French 110
Psych (science)
Sociology (social science)

ironic?