a little bit of wisdom
So I posted last Tuesday about what I thought was the week-long cold from hell. Guess what? I realized last week on Wednesday that one of my wisdom teeth came in. Explains why my head and sinuses felt so messed up even three and four days after all the other cold symptoms were gone. Oy. Also explains why, on Tuesday last week when I posted the
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I hope, though, that you're able to get some rest, after being up for 24 hours. That's no fun. I'm finishing up my breakfast and enjoying some coffee to wake myself up before I head downtown for my classes today.
Hehe, Jon Stewart is definitely clever and charismatic. I was thinking about him after watching that interview, though, and part of why I also like him is because he isn't afraid to show his own humanity. That's something I think is very lacking about a lot of television news people. They so rarely (if ever) seem to exhibit any genuine humanity, even the slightest vulnerability. And while Jon's show (The Daily Show) is satire, and he does spend most of the time being funny...he will have these moments, sometimes during the interviews he does with people...the funny side will move to a different burner and he'll speak seriously and with genuine feeling. If you watch the video, Moyers shows a clip from an interview Jon did with someone who formerly worked for the (or what is supposed to be, is a more accurate way of putting it) Iraq government. It was soon after the Virginia Tech shooting, and he ended up bringing it up. I can't describe it right, so you'll just have to watch it, but I think you'll see what I mean. You can see the shift in his demeanor, from funny man, to this man unembarrassed by his own humanity, by his struggle to understand both the atrocity at V. Tech...but also how it pales in comparison to what people in Iraq go through every day. You can see it in his face and hear it in his voice as he's talking to this man. And you see it even more when Jon talks about that interview with Moyers.
I don't know if it's still on there, but for a long time, you could find on YouTube a video of the first new Daily Show episode that was taped after the 9/11 attacks. And god, Jon spoke so eloquently, and so honestly about it. He broke down on camera, but as odd as it might sound, that is actually something that made me respect him even more. The humanity and vulnerability thing. Ah, hey, I just found video of it - not on YouTube, but still, if you'd be interested, I've always thought it was really moving. http://onegoodmove.org/1gm/1gmarchive/2006/09/nine_eleven.html
And yeah, the golden birthday thing is basically when the age you're turning is the same as the actual day that your birthday is. And hehe, yes it's your golden birthday, too! And Erin's! :D I'm sorry your family will be away for yours, too.
That's awesome that you bought a car! Congratulations! And try not to be too scared. I can relate, because I didn't really learn to drive until I was 18, which isn't the norm here. Most kids learn to drive at 16; it's like a rite of passage or something. Oy. We depend too much on cars here. I'm sure things will go well for you, though!
That's really sad about the girl you described. :( Especially since in her case, it's not something like she's just carelessly deciding she doesn't want a baby or something - it's because the baby won't be viable outside of the womb. That's so tragic when something like that happens. :( And I can totally understand and agree with your feelings on the issue with abortion and how it's not fair that these women are being forced to do what you described.
I love you!
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