Warning: Imported from old college This post was moved from an older website hosted on a college server. These have been unedited and contain many mistakes. But, whatever. Someone has to tell me to update this website a lot more. I fall into a “phase” where I think that either my thoughts are much too complex to type out or that I have nothing to type. I was reading an article or rather rant about how blogging caused problems with google’s search engine and blogging is also a waste of time. I am aware that nobody cares about my weekly update. My response is if only the powerful and intellectual can be critics, then how can real change ever be made? I am aware that I may not be the smartest guy in the room, but I think I have a say, and hopefully my say is unique. Thus, to those who read my website: I thank you. To those who do not, well… welcome. I believe I have encountered the problem of writer’s block. I think the best way to overcome this problem is to just write. I recommend the same technique to students who have procrastination problems, just take Nike’s advice: Just Do It. This week’s plans: I made it as a finalist for the Political Education Fellowship. Finally! I’ve been working since winter break on securing my internship opportunity and my interview is the crucial last step. My interview is Tuesday, at 2:20 PM. No, I am not inviting you to cheer me on. However, wishing me luck in your thoughts would be nice. If I get this, John Salazar and Ken Salazar of Colorado, here I come! If Representative Scott McInnis does step down early, then I will be working on the special election, but if not, I will divide my time between the two campaigns and maybe with an internship at Level (3) in Broomfield. I also made it as a finalist for the Athenaeum Fellowship. Wish me luck here as well! I do hope that I become an Ath fellow, I can help promote discussion on campus on a wide variety of issues, and I love the Ath. Before I go any further….. Spider-Man 2 Trailer…trailer…trailer That’s right. It’s out. I’m excited. I understand that I was a critic of Doctor Octopus as the villain of choice, but I must admit he looks cool. I’m a child again. Since it has been since mid-March since I updated this website, I feel that an update is in order. The students have not forgotten about, what has now been coined the “hoax crime.” Margaret Cho came to campus on March 27, and she started the show by asking if she could have a photo with 10 Asians a reference to the OAD incident. Of course, I rushed to get a picture with Margaret Cho, but I have no idea who took that picture or where it is. Students on the CMC campus find that they are still on a great campus and can rest easy knowing that their campus is safe. Overall- this was a good year for community building and a great story to tell people. I have begun to give tours for the Admissions office. If you are a prospective student reading this, I give tours on Mondays and Wednesdays at 11 AM. If you aren’t well, whatever. I would like to thank Mike Peel, classmate and fellow colleague, for letting me use his room on every Monday and Wednesday. It’s the least I can do to help out CMC. Speaking of Mike, cohort at the Rose Institute… we went to Disneyland for free!Pictures! Mike had never been to Disneyland and I had never been to Disneyland since 4th grade. I figured out that Disneyland is such a magical place because it is one of the only amusement parks that really caters to those from the age of mucous to starry-eyed. It was great fun riding the Matterhorn, Pirates of the Caribbean with a bunch of college students, and Star Tours (the only Star Wars ride where you fight destroyers then transition into destroying the Death Star). Afterwards, we passed the evening with a Rose Institute dinner where I learned the art of fine wine from Dr. Frates. The past week was pretty hectic because I was working on Parliamentary Debate and preparing for NPDA nationals. Unfortunately, my partner Dan Golden (the best link I could find) and I did not do very well at NPDA nationals, but congratulations to Gabe and Jake for making it to Semi-finals. I also went to Disneyland again with Liz and met her family (courtesy of Liz’s parents, great people, definitely know where she got her brains and her political idealogy), and finally rode Indiana Jones and a Segway! Ha! Shiela, I am the first in our family to ride a segway! News in CO: The political season is heating up with Pete Coors entering the race for the Senate. I would love to see the ads: “My name is Peter Coors and I have been selling you beer straight from the Rockies for quite some time. I think I would make a great senator. Come have a drink with me, bring the kids too.” Well, if the Repubs want to have a primary, more power to them. We all know that Ken Salazar is the moderate Democrat that Colorado needs and a radical republicansis not what is best for the people of Colorado. I was speaking with a friend, Ian O’Connell at NPDA Nationals and we were speaking about the future of Colorado, and we both whole-heartedely believe that Colorado will swing blue or stay in its moderate culture. So know this, Marilyn Musgrave, your radical tactics will be numbered because there will be a Democrat that will take you on and never let you go. I hope that my friends at CU-Boulder can deal with their rising tuition while a crazy senator from Eastern Colorado cares more about something that doesn’t affect her rather than students at CU. CMC News: I find it funny that the Claremont Independent that just came out published an open letter to the editor about the Hate Rally, but did not publish Gabe’s letter responding to Apollo Morgan’s ridiculous article (Click Links & News). Not to rag on the Independent because they do have some good things to say, but as with the marketplace of ideas, I hope that the Claremont Portside and the Claremont Political Journal is available to those reading the campus political media. I also posed as Arnold Schwarzenneger in endorsing the Dreier for Senate(endorsement & news) simulation campaign and was Jim Taylor on a campaign commerical for the Hagel for President simulation campaign. This was a lot of fun. Speculative, but fun. I find myself wasting time and I know that there is always something to do. I could always be applying for scholarships, working on projects, reading homework, writing essays, or relaxing in a productive manner (i.e. playing tennis, watching a movie or most recently the Frontline webstreams). Even in my relaxing modes, I feel I must be relaxing in a way that is the most productive or will yield the most utility. Here’s to living life to its fullest (ew, much too bloggish for the taste of many readers). Once again, tune in again the next week when I relate an actual adventure versus and update.
Website Fixes/Updates: Fixed overlap and border problems on the About Page & the Life@CMC page. The Links and News sections have been updated with current information. The How to Beat Prof. Pitney is up and running. And…updated the resume.