Well today in Millersville, we had a very special guest. That's right. You saw it in the title. Mrs. Hillary Clinton. Hillary's speech had the whole campus in an uproar. People who normally want nothing to do with politics were suddenly filled with a burning passion to express their knowledge(or lack thereof) on the subject. Needless to say, it was another one of those days where I hate people.
Yes, the campus was overflowing with ignorance, but I still managed to have myself a productive day. Funny...I seem to do the most work on the day when I have no classes. Who'd of thought?
I woke up very early today to the sound of my roommate leaving for a class. Ah, what a great sound! But then something strange happened. Rather than going back to bed and sleeping in on my day off...I was compelled to get up! I pulled myself out of bed, got a shower, and got ready for a day that I knew nothing about! But first things first.
Breakfast: For breakfast I headed over to the dining hall. Ha! Imagine that! Eating at a dining hall! For those of you wondering, I DO enjoy mocking myself as I'm writing! I took a look around, but for one reason or another, my attention was unusually drawn to the waffle iron. I made myself a Belgian Waffle. I've had better, but it was good nonetheless! I also had a bowl of cereal. That Special K stuff with the dried up strawberries in it. I still haven't been able to determine whether or not they're real strawberries...if anyone could tell me, that'd be great! Since I'm trying to get to the bottom of an allergy, I'm not allowed to eat oranges or drink orange juice for a few weeks, so I just had a cup of coffee to drink.
After breakfast, I headed on back to my dorm...which is a rare occurrence these days! There I struck up a conversation with my fellow food blogger, Fat Dan. We talked about plans for a new short movie...one that will shake the very foundations of your world! This discussion got so heated that my body quickly burned all the energy gained from breakfast on thinking! Ha! Back to the dining hall for me!
Lunch: I ended up bringing my computer to the dining hall...and it's a good thing I did! I grabbed myself a salad, some mashed potatoes, french fries, a piece of pizza and a bowl of captain crunch. Oh my...that's the most I've eaten....ever! A nice refreshing coke, and a cup of coffee and I was good to go for the next few hours! I sat down and started eating. I was nearly finished my food when I was suddenly inspired by a nearby conversation. I pulled out my laptop, opened up a blank word document, and started writing a script for the very movie Fat Dan and I were talking about earlier!
Rarely do our movies have scripts, but its certainly something I'd like to start doing seeing how off track we always find ourselves! I finished the first scene and got online to talk to Fat Dan some more. We came up with so many ideas for this movie, that we'll be lucky if we can call it a short film! All in all, I spent 2 hours in the dining hall, and I'm pretty sure the cleaning people were getting angry at me as they flocked around the table like vultures around a corpse. What can I say? I get the most out of my meal plans!
I went back to my dorm and did my psychology homework...just cause I love Mr. Jonas and I need to remind myself of that whenever I don't have psychology! I had a bag of hot fries and even tapped into my stock of Fig Newtons. It's the cookie that thinks it's a fruit!! Ha! It managed to hold me over until dinner time.
Dinner: I wasn't really hungry...but I just felt like getting away from my roommate as he glued his face to the television. It's funny watching him sometimes. Whenever he gets really excited about sports he stands up and gets really close to the TV and starts talking to it. Then he'll go check to see if anyone text-messaged him, before going back to the television.
So I headed over to the Galley and got myself a piece of pizza, a coke, and some yogurt. Wasn't very hungry. I walked downstairs and ate in the little Starbucks cafe place they have down there! Oh...but what's this? I was just in time for Hillary on television! Well whaddya know?! Much of the campus was crammed inside the gym in hopes of getting an autograph or just excited that they get to cheer really loudly. I hear the line to get in the gym started at 1 in the afternoon. Yea...the hell with that!
But I was just in time to see all the people who didn't cram inside the gym. They were all crowded around the TV just like my roommate does when sports are on! Ha! Maybe it's human instinct! I watched her speech and found it funny that she was wearing a red shirt despite the fact she's a democrat. Maybe she was trying to show that she's also a good choice for republicans too...or maybe it was coincidence! In any case, that lasted till about 8 at which time I went back to my room in hopes of finishing my zoology homework.
When I got back to my room, my roommate had plenty of ignorant input about Hillary's speech. He didn't watch it...but he knew that what she said was complete bullshit. Funny how that works. I'd just like to open everyone's eyes to that. Despite everything that these candidates stand for, there is one major factor that will ultimately decide the outcome. People. And most people are idiots.
There are plenty of people who are going to vote for a certain party without even listening to the other side. There are people who don't even bother listening to all the candidates, because they made up their mind a long time ago. They heard their friend Bob talking about how great this one candidate is...and Bob sounded so smart that there's no way he could be wrong! And so they decide that they feel the same way. And they go with these borrowed views and preach to the next person in the line.
And then there are the people who know absolutely nothing about politics. The people who are only voting because it seems like the right thing to do. Because they can. All those who just came of age and want to use their new right as an American. I want you all to think about all the Kyle Shambergs in the world. All those idiots from back in high school that just turned 18 and will be voting in November. I know my roommate will be one of them! He knows absolutely nothing about either of the democratic candidates or what they promise the country. He doesn't listen to what they say, and he doesn't care. He's voting republican in this election.
Pity.
So I'm pretty sure I've managed to make it through this post without taking a political stance. I've remained completely neutral. Now I know that everyone in this blog is very well educated and knows what they're talking about...I don't need to preach to you folks! But just remember to look at both sides before making a decision...that's the only way a democracy can be successful.
I'm gonna go play super smash brothers!
10 comments:
Red for republican...or COMMUNIST?
ugh, please! is everything red communist? i don't think so!
very nice post ian, very insightful...it makes me mad whenever people (ahem: dan) goes on about a specific candidate without listening to what that candidate has to say, despite the fact that she is not young and bouncing with charisma.
I'm getting rather biased aren't I? Well, guilty, but whatevs.
None of the candidates are good, and this is a food blog people, not the politics blog. Remember whats important.
I beg to differ! The fun of food is eating it, the fun of the food blog is reading what other people are thinking about while they eat.
...since when was red a republican color?
I just thought red & blue were AMERICAN colors...in America.
Seriously, I want to punch your roommate in the face.
Ask your roommate why he's voting for McCain.
Just ask him.
I bet he doesn't know shit.
Although, since your roommate doesn't like killing babies (unlike us Democrats; mmm babies), that's probably why he'd vote for McCain.
Yeah, I'm sure Roe v. Wade will be gotten rid of...
Yeah, that's reallllllyyyy going to happen...
I reallllyyyyy want to kick your roommate's ass.
OH MY GOD! HE'S VOTING REPUBLICAN?? SOMEBODY GET THE KNIFE!
Seriously guys, of all the Republicans out there, John McCain isn't half bad. Isn't this exactly the type of partisanship that Ian was mocking in his post?
so, I find this to be ironic Ian.
I once was in the rest rooms at Millersville, pondering a presidential visit? Remember that? Premonition perhaps? I find it to be almost psychic, as if some part of me knew that indeed an event such as his would occur...
so, where did Hillary use the restroom? Did she get one of the public restrooms to herself? Did they ahve a cleaning service come in and spit shine it or were there special, private restrooms for the queen to use?
Ian , Ive always known, your a wise old soul
HEY!
HILLARY IS NOT BAD!
SHE EVEN MADE PEOPLE LAUGH!
Also, Erik, John McCain no longer thinks Jerry Falwell is an "agent of intolerance"...
Not half bad, eh?
Also, he's a war hawk. He WANTS the war in Iraq to go on for 100 years.
He's pro-life & he thinks that the doctors who perform abortions should be prosecuted but not the women (that would be like NOT prosecuting Charles Manson, seeing as he didn't do that actual killing...you get my comparison?), he doesn't believe in civil unions, thinks the ten commandments should be taught in school, allows school prayer for PUBLIC schools, wouldn't be comfortable with a gay president, for censorship of sex and violence, and the list goes on...
Also, he voted against a constitutional ban on gay marriage in 2006, but in 1996 he voted in favor of prohibiting gay marriage...
Hmm...
Not half bad among Republican candidates...
Pro Life and anti-gay marriage are standards among Republicans! And saying he wants to keep the Iraq occupation going on for as long as possible is plain silly. What a ridiculous notion. Just because he doesn't promise immediate withdrawel, which may or may not even be a realistic possibility, doesn't mean he's evil or something.
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