Christmas break can't come fast enough

From Tuesday night to Saturday night it seemed like all of my worries were gone. I had the best Thanksgiving and ate way more than I should have. I got to see friends that I haven't seen since fall break. Spending time with family was something that I didn't even realize how much I had missed. Being home was great. Even though I can't wait to see all of my SMU friends - being home can't be beat.

But now I'm back. And it sucks.

I feel like all of my teachers have piled on all of the work. I have four papers due before the end of semester. But that's not the end of my work.. Let's throw in a speaker for EE and a few homework assignments and a test and don't forget the debate for Contemporary Moral Problems. School sucks. Why do all of my teachers wait until the end to give all of these assignments? Why do I put off everything until the last possible minute?

Sorry for this. I had to vent. And have another post. Ha

One assignment down - way too many to go.

"Steroids for your Brain"

I posted a comment on Kelevra's post entitled, "Steroids for your Brain"
It was a really good post about the similarities between steroids and drugs like Adderall.

Youth Voter Turnout

I commented on blogger012's post about Youth Voter Turnout.. and thought a lot of the posts on the blog were very interesting! Props to you blogger012!

Oh and I responded to a couple comments on my own post about Halloween Hoes

Miz Alice's relation to Heat-Moon

After reading the assigned passages from William Least Heat-Moon and getting feedback from my group about my question and answer, I feel that I have a greater understanding of the connection between Miz Alice and Least Heat-Moon. The question that I had posed was,"How does when Miz Alice says, "Learning rules is useful but it isn't education. Education is thinking and thinking is looking for yourself and seeing what's there, not what you got told was there..." relate to Least Heat-Moon and where he is at this point in his life?"

I think that what Miz Alice has to say directly applies to Least Heat-Moon at this point in his journey. After losing his job and wife, Least Heat-Moon makes the decision to travel across the country and live out of the back of his truck. Although some may argue that he is making the journey to simply get away from his problems, I think he is getting away to find himself. He is simply observing the things around him and learning about different places and himself. this point in his life Least Heat-Moon is in essence, forgetting the rules and as he says, "living the real jeopardy of circumstance." This goes hand-in-hand with what Miz Alice says about how to get a real education. As she says, "eyeballs" are all you need to put things together and think for yourself. Heat-Moon is doing just that by seeing new places and meeting new people.