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watching cnn for hours last night reminded me of how angry i am about the past 4 years, and i suppose that was the point and that i'm falling for the propaganda, but honestly it was more like someone shoving celery and green peppers down my throat to remind me that i really hate celery and green peppers.
oh yeah, on a bulletinboard in the backroom at work, they have an inspirational message posted. basically it's about never giving up, not being discouraged, etc. it resembles this list that i found online:
In 1831 he failed in business.
In 1832 he was defeated for the state legislature.
In 1833 he failed again in business.
In 1834 he was elected to the state legislature.
In 1835 his sweetheart died.
In 1836 he had a nervous breakdown.
In 1838 he was defeated for Speaker.
In 1840 he was defeated for Elector.
In 1843 he was defeated for Congress.
In 1846 he was elected for one term to Congress.
In 1848 he was defeated again for Congress.
In 1855 he was defeated for the Senate.
In 1856 he was defeated for Vice President.
In 1858 he was defeated again for the Senate.
In 1860 he, finally, was elected President of the United States.
AND THAT MAN.. WAS PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
and underneath it someone attached a post-it note saying "in 1865 his wife convinced him to see a play at ford's theater."
now, eve-and-the-apple-esque sexism aside, at least someone else remembers the part about him getting shot in the head. so, to sum up, this man failed at everything he attempted his entire life, had an abusive wife, became president of a country that was on the verge of splitting apart (for better or worse is a different argument), and then got shot.
the odds of all this happening to one guy, phew. chance is indeed a cruel mistress. it must suck having an abusive wife AND a cruel mistress.
i start my 3rd year of college VERY SOON. i have done nothing to prepare. this doesn't bother me.