Yes, we broke it down. - Part 1.

Yesterday, we left A2 for the JC Reunion '05. We packed into Beth's car, and unfortunately almost got lost leaving our hometown. We then proceeded to have deep intellectual conversations about the meaning of language, alternate universises and the future. We also, made friends with some slightly perverted "U" students who were following behind us in a mini-van. They wanted Angelina aka "Helena", and Beth, to take off their shirts.

Then...we arrived in Evanston. The air was stagnant, not having been cut with the vigorousness of a team breakdown in months. Then it happend. We broke it down.

I think i speak for the group when I say there was alot of anticipation in my heart in waiting for this moment, and it was as liberating as I could have hoped for.

Next part to come at a later time. 

Just, funny.

Wow. This was probably one of the funniest things I've seen on a blackboard for a long time. I felt like I had regressed to being 12 years old on the maturity scale. It was refreshing. I looked around the lecture hall, and there were only a few people giggling, which was nonetheless reassuring. It gave me a such a chuckle, I decided to take a picture. Let me tell ya, it wasn't easy sneaking a picture in class.

Chicago is tomorrow, when the JC's break it down once more.

Gotta buckle down.

Press on. 

Fraternity Boys + Halloween = Funny Pumpkins

I thought this was a pretty good picture. Happy Halloween. There were much more interesting, witty, and sexually oriented pumpkins, but I chose to go for the classic snapshot. Also...if you are in the mood some highly pretentious, philosophical, and thought provoking reading, go here: http://refrigeratordoor.blogspot.com/. That's my more creative, artsy-fartsy blog that has my creative pictures posts, prose, first person narratives, eventually poems and short stories if I ever get time to do some writing. I really need some help with the question "How will our generation be defined?". Any comments would be appreciated. 

My Generation.

What will our generation be known as?  Will be the rebels like those in the 1960’s, or will we be like the yuppies?  How will we be defined in history books, or in the folklore of our youth?
I’ve made public comment before about how much potential I think our generation has.  The ability to be so just, so smart, so beautiful. But I almost feel like we are moving to a generation of “I”, selfishness, and introspectiveness.  It is necessary though, we must search our souls to rid our psyches of the last remnants of inequality.  We as a generation have the opportunity to make a huge shake towards a further level of purity and innocence.  But this “I” phenomenon worries me.  It seems as if songs on the radio are in the “I”, that books are written in the first person, and that our thoughts and opinions are qualified by the “I”.  I hear less people expressing opinions, and only stating what they think.  This may seem like it is synonymous, but let me explain why it isn’t.
     Stating what one thinks is saying, “I believe such and such, I make no claim about greater truths, and I use the fact that my opinion is mine, to shield myself from criticism or uncomfortable.  When I say expressing an opinion, I mean that somebody takes more of a chance, and let’s their opinion stand on it’s own, and not qualify their opinion, by saying, “I think that…”.  They might say…”it is true that…”.  I think we need to man up.
     I’ve thought many a time that our generation has an enormous confidence problem.  We have the passion of 1000 tigers, but it’s wasting away, because we wait for someone to take the first step.  You would not believe how many people look off after making eye contact with me.  You would not believe how many people look at the floor when they speak.  I suspect that many people do not listen to IPods at the bus station because they wish to experience music, but just so it gives them a reason not to risk talking to someone else.  We go about our ways, and live in our own little worlds, and wait for someone to touch us.  Was this so 50 years ago?  10 years ago?
     I am certain that we as a generation desire to be connected.  Look at me, I’m flipping posting this entry into a blog, I’m logged onto AIM as we speak right now.  My internet is always on.  My cell phone is always on, and on silent in my pocket.  When I forget my cell phone, I have strange withdrawal symptoms.  I feel as if I’m almost in a haze without it.  I’m certain that we desire to be connected.  However, I think this desire has shifted nuances since the age of the internet.
     I don’t have a TV anymore.  I couldn’t care less.  Now when I watch tv at my home in Rochester, I feel empty.  I feel useless.  I hate watching TV now.  I just did it for the connection.  But now I’ve grown further into wanting to be connected.  Now I want REAL connections to REAL people.  I want people to IM me.  I want people to write on the walls of my facebook.  I want that cute girl upstairs to come down and visit me.  I want to get that acknowledgement from a professor.  Some may say this is a basic human response, but I feel as if it is different.  Depression and suicide rates are higher.  This didn’t happen before.  There has to be a difference.  I don’t think gen y-ers today are capable of handing it.  Why not.  God, I don’t know.  We need more balsy-ness.  I go up and visit the floor above me, almost everyday.  Yet, barely anyone makes that leap to do the same.  Furthermore, the people who come around and visit, do so in groups, or have a routine to fall back on.  That reassurance keeps that coming back.  Once again, some may claim that this is just how people make friends.  But I’m still not convinced.  I have a feeling in my gut that this behavior is different.  I have intuition that something much more serious is present.  I can’t prove, or even give evidence of a damn thing.  But I will one day.
     So that leads me back to what our generation will be defined as.  I don’t know.  I really want to know though.  Perhaps I will have a revelation about the matter soon.

Good Night.

Democrats were the flavor of the day.

Definitely saw this donkey today, campaigning for the College Democrats. "That would be a good halloween costume." Neil thought to himself. Sooo...I took a picture. He was following some guy around, trying to get him to take a flyer. Hillarious.

I need to pull some cool antics in the diag soon. I need to think of what to do. I want to do some random act of kindness/randomness type deal. I just need to figure out how to make it happen. Hmm...I'll get on that as soon as I have a free second. Maybe I could buy some bulk halloween candy and just make a sign that says, "Come have a chocolate. No flyers, it's for halloween." I would have to seal it though, just to make sure nobody thought I was trying to drug them or something.

I saw Al Gore speak today, he was clutch. Really good. I like him better as a private citizen. He was really quite funny.

"I'm Al Gore, and I used to be the next president of the United States." - Al Gore.

haha.

There were a lot of psuedo-political jokes like that.

I like this blogger thing much better than LiveJournal. It's not as dramatic, it's kind of just a blog just for me, not for the display of other people. I'll definitely have fun reading it at a later date. And...after a day filled with testy run-ins with the bus, or just a whole lotta stuff to do, it's nice to just post a picture (which by the way is really convenient, I like this software. Google rocks.), and just type away. Blogger is a very good listener. The drawback is, I can't have an engadging conversation with the Blogger. I miss real people. I love the 5th floor. They're some really good girls up there.

I'm getting lonely. I need to be more social. Luckily I have FIJI. And good friends, who tell me to change my away messages. Or write on my wall. Or who call me. Or strangers that are nice. Or my floormates. Or people who live on 1616 Washtenaw. Or central campus. Or my family.

So I guess that I'm not that lonely, in terms of people surrounding. But, they're not availible all the time I guess. And, I get distracted from their company by work too. But also...I suppose that we humans are selective. When we don't have something that we want, our attitudes become negative. I suppose that is analagous to lonliness. When we desire the company of one or many, and do not acheive that desire, we are lonely. Or longing. Or missing.

Oh well. Such is life.

"Goodnight Sweetheart." 

My Kids are cuter than yours. :-)

Isabella (Bella) and William. Twins. Five years old on November 3rd. They are beautiful children. They are our Team Q family. They're whole family is an absolute delight. I met them today at the first UMDM team event I've gone too. My team is sweet as well. Team members are sweet, and as Mr. Hakim assured me, my team captains are ballers, as well as "cuties".
I'm really looking forward to dance marathon. This past week, I've been quite overwhelmed with the amount of commitment I have, but I want to do this. After meeting these people, I want to help them. I need to fundraise my arse off, whatever it takes.

Get up, Stand up.

Press on.

Kickin' Ass...everyday.

PS- CHI-TOWN In like as many days as are on one of my hands. YEESSSS.

Alot of walking to buy a big sandwich.

Tapeworm and I got some dinner together today, it was really high quality. We ended up walking really far- downtown and then back to campus- and then eating at Jimmy John's. Tapeworm definitely destroyed me, she finished her sandwich, and I had a third of it left. On the way there, we saw quite possibly the sweetest guy ever. He was the Napoleon Dynamite of Ann Arbor. It was pimp. It made me think of camp.

JC REUNION THIS WEEKEND!

(the dancing dude is in the other picture, you can kind of see him, he's hazy in the picture. The pictures were kind of sketchily taken; lighting conditions were poor. They look kind of sweet though. The dancing guy looks like he is in a Michael Jackson video. He even did the point like in Napoleon Dynamite. Hard Schnops.

Yes, I think we can find inspiration from the local A.A. wildlife. 

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I love Autumn in Ann Arbor. 

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I had dinner with the always wonderful Distel last night, it was grand. we went to Noodles and Co. I was excited, I got to use chopsticks.
We had a nice discussion, highlighted by the nature of marriage and relationships. We are definitely both exicted for CHI-TOWN!! In 7 short days we will be reunited with our J-CULT LOVES!
Of course I'm looking forward to our next dinner escapade! 

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