i'm hiding behind this smile...
i've been coming up with random things to talk about in an entry, and before i forget them all, i'm deciding to finally write. plus, i'll never say no to a distraction from studying.
for one of my anthropology classes, we have been reading some interesting books. i enjoy having a class that gives us good books to read. makes it easier. we recently read a book about tourism, and it gets me thinking and makes me not want to travel anywhere outside of the united states. not even really hawaii. just how tourists impact the environment so much just for a little relaxation. we, well i have never really thought about that when thinking about travelling. and the local people how they are affected. its sad that it took me a book to realize all that, but i guess it put everything into perspective.
another book we read for that same class was called the end of food. boy, reading the first two parts to that book has made me really scared for the future. its scary to think that we could totally use up our entire water source within the next few decades. its scary to think that any change in climate, which is highly likely to happen, could cause terrible effects on agriculture. its scary to think that people are overweight here in america, and we have a surplus of food, but we can't help the places where so many people are malnourished. its sad to think that our entire population is either overweight or obese. imagine who we could help if we all were just at a healthy weight, and gave the excess food to other places. maybe thats just wishful thinking thats never going to happen. i just wonder who we are going to change so things don't get out of control. i'm interested to read the rest of the book to see how people are suggesting we do things differently.
i went to the bar the other night with my friend slick and a bunch of her friends. we started at the sundance where i had never been. so many older folk there dancing. but! it was awesome. only a 1.50 microbrews! yeah nothing like getting some good new belgium beer for cheap! that could have been dangerous for me. we then decided to head to old town, since there was guaranteed to be a younger crowd around those bars. we went to old chicagos for the rest of the night. got myself some more good beers, fat tire and 90 shillings, and we found some guys to play pool with. luckily i was able to convince them to buy us a round of beer because they won. i'm a smooth talker apparently when i'm drinking. plus, i kind of miss flirting with guys.
i really think i'm finally starting to appreciate good beers. i really like new belgium sunshine. also of course fat tire and 90 shillings. i like to stick to the lighter beers. not sure i'm into the darker beers yet. i'm sure my sister will suggest some good ones i can try... i know you're the only one reading this so suggest me some! :P
i don't think very well when i'm out. it must just slip my mind. but, not because i want to hook up with people, but rather just to have more people to hang out with. i never get people's phone numbers. i guess i just think its weird for a girl to ask a guy for his number. i don't know, i just feel like thats the guys job or does it make the girl seem confident if they ask? or does that make them seem desperate? but i've already missed out on a few chances. i'd rather give them my number so they have the chance to call me, that way i know if they're really interested in hanging out. i have a feeling i just think about it too much.
because i've been hearing of so many people getting engaged lately, i've been thinking. i have a feeling i'm going to have a hard time finding someone to fit into my future. i guess my future meaning how i want to live. i want to live on a ranch in a beautiful area around horses. i feel like i'll have to find someone also interested in that kind of thing, but those guys aren't really my type. i don't go for "cowboys". at least i'm not very attracted to any that i've seen. maybe someone will prove me wrong.
so i tried sharing my self discovery notebook with one of my friends who is having some troubles in her relationship with her boyfriend thinking that reading those things might help a bit. unfortunately, i have a feeling it doesn't have the same affect on people as it did the people who were actually in the class. i think it was mr. heeres who made that class so much better than just reading all the quotes and what not. it still all has a powerful meaning to me. i really need to read through that more often so i don't forget about all those ideas. its good stuff.
finals this week. i suck at being stressed out or caring about exams. i probably really should care a lot more, but i don't. if i know the material i know it right? there's no way around that. i caaaaan't wait for this week to be over so i can fly back to michigan for christmas. i'm excited to be able to see some of my friends, hopefully it all works out.
for one of my anthropology classes, we have been reading some interesting books. i enjoy having a class that gives us good books to read. makes it easier. we recently read a book about tourism, and it gets me thinking and makes me not want to travel anywhere outside of the united states. not even really hawaii. just how tourists impact the environment so much just for a little relaxation. we, well i have never really thought about that when thinking about travelling. and the local people how they are affected. its sad that it took me a book to realize all that, but i guess it put everything into perspective.
another book we read for that same class was called the end of food. boy, reading the first two parts to that book has made me really scared for the future. its scary to think that we could totally use up our entire water source within the next few decades. its scary to think that any change in climate, which is highly likely to happen, could cause terrible effects on agriculture. its scary to think that people are overweight here in america, and we have a surplus of food, but we can't help the places where so many people are malnourished. its sad to think that our entire population is either overweight or obese. imagine who we could help if we all were just at a healthy weight, and gave the excess food to other places. maybe thats just wishful thinking thats never going to happen. i just wonder who we are going to change so things don't get out of control. i'm interested to read the rest of the book to see how people are suggesting we do things differently.
i went to the bar the other night with my friend slick and a bunch of her friends. we started at the sundance where i had never been. so many older folk there dancing. but! it was awesome. only a 1.50 microbrews! yeah nothing like getting some good new belgium beer for cheap! that could have been dangerous for me. we then decided to head to old town, since there was guaranteed to be a younger crowd around those bars. we went to old chicagos for the rest of the night. got myself some more good beers, fat tire and 90 shillings, and we found some guys to play pool with. luckily i was able to convince them to buy us a round of beer because they won. i'm a smooth talker apparently when i'm drinking. plus, i kind of miss flirting with guys.
i really think i'm finally starting to appreciate good beers. i really like new belgium sunshine. also of course fat tire and 90 shillings. i like to stick to the lighter beers. not sure i'm into the darker beers yet. i'm sure my sister will suggest some good ones i can try... i know you're the only one reading this so suggest me some! :P
i don't think very well when i'm out. it must just slip my mind. but, not because i want to hook up with people, but rather just to have more people to hang out with. i never get people's phone numbers. i guess i just think its weird for a girl to ask a guy for his number. i don't know, i just feel like thats the guys job or does it make the girl seem confident if they ask? or does that make them seem desperate? but i've already missed out on a few chances. i'd rather give them my number so they have the chance to call me, that way i know if they're really interested in hanging out. i have a feeling i just think about it too much.
because i've been hearing of so many people getting engaged lately, i've been thinking. i have a feeling i'm going to have a hard time finding someone to fit into my future. i guess my future meaning how i want to live. i want to live on a ranch in a beautiful area around horses. i feel like i'll have to find someone also interested in that kind of thing, but those guys aren't really my type. i don't go for "cowboys". at least i'm not very attracted to any that i've seen. maybe someone will prove me wrong.
so i tried sharing my self discovery notebook with one of my friends who is having some troubles in her relationship with her boyfriend thinking that reading those things might help a bit. unfortunately, i have a feeling it doesn't have the same affect on people as it did the people who were actually in the class. i think it was mr. heeres who made that class so much better than just reading all the quotes and what not. it still all has a powerful meaning to me. i really need to read through that more often so i don't forget about all those ideas. its good stuff.
finals this week. i suck at being stressed out or caring about exams. i probably really should care a lot more, but i don't. if i know the material i know it right? there's no way around that. i caaaaan't wait for this week to be over so i can fly back to michigan for christmas. i'm excited to be able to see some of my friends, hopefully it all works out.