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okay, I should be cast off into a corner and forced to wear a 'dunce' hat because i did not watch Obamarama's speech on tuesday (i believe don't blame me if i get this wrong my days have been watercolored together) because i had two essays to fine tune and much more work to do. so, i had to read the recaps.
in Mr. Obama's Energy Future, an editorial from the New York Times, it said how Obama listed energy as one of the most critical topics that our nation's economic future depends on. this made me jump for joy because after Bush, energy conservation was pushed to the very back burner because we had other 'stuff' to worry about (like a certain war over certain weapons of mass destruction...) so it is nice to know that Obama intends to follow through with his campaign promises.
i wanted to see just how Obama approached the subject in his speech, so I found a copy of it online. He says,

"The fact is, our economy did not fall into decline overnight. Nor did all of our problems begin when the housing market collapsed or the stock market sank. We have known for decades that our survival depends on finding new sources of energy. Yet we import more oil today than ever before. The cost of health care eats up more and more of our savings each year, yet we keep delaying reform. Our children will compete for jobs in a global economy that too many of our schools do not prepare them for. And though all these challenges went unsolved, we still managed to spend more money and pile up more debt, both as individuals and through our government, than ever before. "

I was nervous about whether or not Obama would follow through with his campaign promises in the beginning, but just five weeks into his presidency, he still shows no signs of backing down!

The way Obama speaks reminds me of Nixon and JFK, because both spoke with such eloquence that audiences would be so inspired by them. In a well-placed effort to basically tell America to get off their butts and do something, he compared the US to Japan, Germany, and China in "investing in manufacturing wind turbines, more efficient solar panels and next-generation batteries." Obama understands that Americans just need a little push, and I think he definitely accomplished that.

GOBAMA!

25 random things about me

1. I couldn't possibly live without Jennifer Lynn Dorso. She is life because she brought me to Rachel Bilson.
2. Number one was brought about by peer pressure ensued by Jennifer Lynn Dorso.
3. I absolutely despise all lunch meats.

One of the fads currently lighting the world up via.... facebook... is telling your life story through 25 Random Facts about yourself that you believe people will deem interesting, witty, or funny.

4. I have a fanatic obsession with the teenage soap opera, The OC.
5. I call some of my mother's friends my best friends.
6. I call my mom during school to make her to check online sample sales for me. And after that, Jenny uses my phone and does the same thing.

I must admit that I was one to jump on the random fact bandwagon, but at the same time, why has it become so large of a craze? Why must everyone and their grandmother tell all of their friends that they were scared of the dark until the age of 20? Or that one likes to dance alone in the living room?

7. I check the Sartorialist and Garance Dore every day when I get home from school.
8. I work at a bakery, so I eat masses of donuts every day of my life.
9. No, I am not a legal midget. I am 5'2'' and proud.

Jason Tanz, the senior editor of Wired, said "[25 Random Things] is a socially acceptable way to tell people what you’ve been up to without seeming totally obnoxious." I agree, but why are we telling acquaintances our life story, anyway? Thanks to facebook, the world has been reconnected with the random person they met on the street 5 years ago on New Years, and people that have similar traits and talents from all over the universe. Including aliens. So by participating in a survery like 25 Random things, you are letting all of those random people get to know you without actually having a heart to heart with you.

10. My grandmother, mother, brother, father, and my grandmother's friend all have a facebook. I am only friends with my Grandmother's friend.

Yes, I did do the 25 random facts, but at the same time, I don't really like why. 25 Random Things is used so people can portray their best and quirkiest personality traits so that other people will find them to be funnier or more likeable. These facts are not for the sake of keeping your friends up to date, but rather to project yourself in a manner that people find pleasing.

11. I eat more food that the average human being should.

The article was interesting, but what was refreshing about it was that since its subject matter was light, the article was written lightly and infused with humor. For instance, every few paragraphs the author would interject a random fact about someone, that would lighten up the content and really make it obvious that it was intended to be a light read.

freddy my love

so our world as we know it is falling into a dark abyss.
or not.
but regardless, america has a vastly failing economy, we are in a war that is long overdue, and every other country in the world hates us, so we aren't far off.

in a time where the hope that a new president brings us is crucial, and a time where his plans to help america can literally make or break us as a nation, lets talk about... the president's love of basketball?
In Hoops Fans Can't Wait for Obama to Take Office, Jeff Zeleny talks about the President Elect's love of basketball, and how he going to be horrified when he sees the dismal court on the White House grounds. Although I do understand that this is a light article, I was assuming that there woulid be a connection to the way that Obama will run the White House or SOMETHING, but as the article came to a close, the only tid bit I walked away with was that the Basketball makes third graders think that they can be president one day.
Note to self: please don't write pointless articles and not connect them to current events.