out of retirement

I was watching the video "Unpretty" this evening in order to study for a final. (Yes, that is studying.)  

This afternoon I was watching Miss California's press conference. (No, that is not studying.)

What do they have in common? Everything. Why in the world does anyone care what Carrie Prejean thinks about gay marriage? Because she was competing for Miss USA? Really? That's who the National Organization for Marriage thinks we should listen to. 

WTF, America. I have enough trouble with the idea of beauty pageants in general that I don't want to get into that right now. I'll save that for later.  All I care about is the fact that because she is "beautiful" (thank you breast implants!) she gets her opinion heard.  Yes, it helps to be attractive to get your opinion heard---look at Barack "Dreamy" Obama.  But when that's all you are there's something tragically wrong with the message we are both sending and receiving.

been awhile

I'm kind of sick of blogging.  I still like keeping up twelve.second.timer, but this is just a hassle. I might change my mind in a day or two, we'll see.  I'm not about to get rid of the blog, just don't expect too frequent of posts.

freakonomics

"People exist to satisfy the needs of the economy, not vice versa," warned my econ textbook.

This was in a description of the system most closely visible in our economy.  You know when an econ textbook is warning the reader of where monopolistic competition in a free market capitalist system leads it's not a good sign.  Then I started thinking, this is true.  Now, I don't think we should start having a top down system for choices, etc.  Being a Russian major I've heard of the horrors of the food that was available back in the USSR and I don't want to start eating what the federal government decides I should (although that organic garden makes me think it might not be too bad).  But when our economy has gotten to the point where people are what prop up our economy and without "consumer confidence" everything falls apart, something is wrong.  The economy should be satisfying the needs of the consumer, not thinking of more and more ways to get our money.  I think Western Europe is a good model of what this should look like.  Yes, I said it.  We need to be more like Europe.  Stop playing the supply role, people, and start being the demand.

i used to hate him

I used to hate Mac Lethal.  Like, I'll pick a fight with you at a concert hate.  But this video and song totally changed my opinion.  It's just so jumpy you can't say no.  Also, he released another track from his album that references Nabokov.  So, I might start having to change my opinion.

Also, today I made biscutis for lunch.  Halfway through mixing the dry ingredients I realized all I had was soy milk.  And I needed buttermilk.  So I risked it and used soy milk.  Oh man.  DELISH.  With some honey on top.  Mmmm.

Also, I've been exploring the realms of female rappers.  Here's an amazing video by Invincible out of Detroit.

college life

I'm a student at UW-Madison.  A proud student at UW-Madison.  Unfortunately, due to MTV's brilliant idea to give 4 18 year olds video cameras, my degree will mean a little less.  Or at least be tinged with the stink of that show.

Let's make a youtube of the real College Life.  You know, studying, work, school, maybe a bar, studying, and work.  Not everyone gets 33% of their first midterm.

Ugh. I'm too angry to talk about it.

normally i'm very cynical

I also don't like doing things other people do, so when I saw so many statuses and whatnot about Susan Boyle today I refused to watch the youtube video.  Then I watched it.  And, like other people's statuses said, I cried.  Actually.  I don't cry at anything.  I think the thing that sticks with me is that had she not had that voice we would still be laughing at her.  That's not right.  That's mean, but that's what we do and we shouldn't.  We should be nicer people.

next project?

The Onion is constantly a source of inspiration and/or accidently accurate news.

Here's my latest inspiration. "Nation's Grandmothers Swept Up in Textile-Messaging Craze."