I’m getting sick of media bias
I'd been wondering how the other networks would spin Obama's Fox News interview (in which he ignored, evaded, and fumbled his way through the questions)... now I know.
I just saw the NBC4 local news bit (yes, the press is covering the press... as if there's nothing else to talk about), and they only talked about Obama getting interrupted by the Fox News interviewer (who was interrupting because Obama was trying to avoid answering the questions he was asking by changing the subject). Yet again, I have no faith in the media delivering unbiased news coverage. Fox leans a bit too far to the right, but the rest tend to lean so far left they're practically horizontal.Whatever happened to dispassionately reporting the facts and letting the viewers/readers decide their own opinions?
And to make things worse... they spent more time on the story about Sandra Bullock's marital problems than they did on the hard news of the health care reform debate. Seriously? For those who wonder why I'm not working as a newspaper editor anymore, this is why.
English paper on marijuana legalization is (finally) finished
This morning, after five hours of work, my group from English class finally finished off our group essay. The group had chosen the topic of marijuana legalization, and after our first papers that served as an inquiry into the subject, the group was then divided in half, with one side taking pro, and the other con. My group drew the opposition.
Oh, right. This is a Community College.
I'm now three days into English 103, Critical Thinking. This is a summer class, so each day is equivalent to a week of a regular semester. Our first essay was due today; a simple 2-page "microtheme" on a topic of our choice. Before turning it in, however, we had to exchange papers with a classmate and perform a "peer edit." Great. No problem. English 100 was a prerequisite for the course, so I assumed, apparently erroneously, that my classmates had at least a basic grasp of English grammar.
Unfortunately, that was not to be so.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-06-06
- Feeling lazy. Don't want to go anywhere or do anthing... wonder if Denny's delivers? lol #
- For those keeping score, that was a lame attempt at a joke. #
- My night is complete. Woken up by the neighbor's 2-year-old crying at 1am just as I was falling asleep... just like every night. #
- Overheard: "I swallowed a bug! Don't you dare tweet that!" #ohatdl #
- Snow White ride attendant: "And don't eat the apples!" So we got some apples and were eating them as we exited the ride. #ohatdl #
- Oh, how appropriate: RT @TheOnion In Focus: Christ Kills Two, Injures Seven In Abortion-Clinic Attack http://u.mavrev.com/6vkn #
- I'm shocked. Was expecting a layoff notice but got a "reasonable assurance of continuing employment" instead today #
- OMG DO WANT! http://thinkgeek.com/bd6f/ #
- Again, glad I dont' live in UK: PRT @LATimes British police target excessive bling. "Too Much Bling, Give Us A Ring." http://bit.ly/bdpyo #
- HAHAHA!! RT @weirdnews Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gas http://is.gd/OB7Z #
- LOL. I want this on MP3, so I can play it for the kids at work. "Palette-Swap Ninja - Learn to Spell" http://tinyurl.com/p2bo77 #
- Wow. That's taking, like, forever. RT @mashable Google Chrome Comes to Mac and Linux. Sort of. - http://bit.ly/lOhyv #
- W00t! RT @OHatDL Top10 @sofaltis 9 @LadyJE 8 @findingmickey 5 @TheHatboxGhost 5 @harlander 4 @ZiggityZarnBot 4 @coryoconnor 4 @ctxrover #
- Watched some 1964 Dr Who. Granddaughter falls for a guy she's known for 2 days, so the Dr locks her out of TARDIS, leaves her behind. WTF? #
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Why Prop 8 being upheld is a bad thing
It was with dismay that I read the headlines this morning, which informed me that the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. The proposition, which barely passed with a simple majority vote, banned same-sex marriage in the state of California. The arguments against the proposition's passage include the fact that it contradicts the equal protection clause in the state constitution, as well as the assertion that Proposition 8 revised the constitution, rather than simply amending it.
Gay marriage aside, I have several problems with this turn of events. Effectively, we've been shown that a simple majority vote can eliminate the rights of a minority group, the state constitution's equal protection clause be damned. Secondly, this shows that only a simple majority is needed to rewrite the state constitution. California has been shown to be nothing less than a tyranny of the majority. If they (voters) can deny one group (gays) from exercising their rights (marriage), then what is to stop them from doing the same to other groups? Equal protection apparently isn't worth the paper it's printed on. Let's repeat that statement, replacing groups and rights: "If they (voters) can deny one group (non-whites) from exercising their rights (owning property), then what is to stop them from doing the same to other groups?" Do we see now how bad this is?
Thoughts on the New Star Trek
I've been trying to wrap my brain around the big picture of all the changes made to the timeline in the new Star Trek movie. I know, I know, why bother? But that's the way my brain works sometimes. I'd rather worry more about if this means the events of the time travel episodes that hadn't happened yet (from the perspective of the characters in the film) still, in fact, happen, or if the ripple in the timeline goes both ways, than to worry about how I'm going to pay my rent on the 1st now that I'm not getting a GI Bill check for June. Entertainment is about escaping your life for a while, and I'd really like to escape mine for the summer while I'm (thus far) going to be unemployed (again).
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-05-23
- Decided to spend 2nd day @ Disneyland w Winston. Played some Monsterpocalypse at Dice House too. Might come back after final tomorrow #
- And now it's back to work this morning, last final this afternoon. Might just stop by Disneyland again for a few hours after that. #
- My Political Science grade has been posted. I got an A! Still waiting on the English grade, and my Child Development final is in 90 minutes. #
- Finished the final. Prof said she'd have our grades in an hour. Feel good about test, but w grades on papers, can't get better than C total #
- Got a B on the test. Looks like a solid C for the class. 3.33 GPA both for semester & cumulative grades #
- Finals are done. GPA 3.33. Graduate in 46hrs. Gone to Disneyland to celebrate, unwind. #
- Drat. Park closes at 9, not 10. Going straight to Matterhorn #
- Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to home I go #
- Home now. I need to do laundry, and I've got work in the morning... Bleh. Reality sucks. Graduation t-minus 43hrs 38mins. lol #
- Just voted. No no no no no and yes. #taxrevolt #
- RT @KFIAM640 It's official. From the Sec of State. 1A-1E failed. Toast. Done. #
- Added a new theme to my site, returning to the outer space feel "Jeffrey's World" had in years gone by. http://www.jeffreysworld.net #
- RT @LATimes Breaking news: Obama tells Schwarzenegger California will get federal stimulus money - http://bit.ly/13PJqj #
- Graduating in 7 hrs! Off to campus in a few minutes for the practice walkthrough at noon. #
- In line to get cap & gown. T-minus 5 hrs #
- Off to grab my cap & gown from my truck, then get ready for the graduation in 99 minutes... #
- Graduation's over. Off to home, then back to work in the morning #
- w00t I r a kowledge gradjyooit ftw lol #
- Converting my Star Trek site over to WordPress... copying over the ep summaries... tedious, but looks good. http://test.trekipedia.net #
- Bleh. Working on Trekipedia and getting bogged down trying to make a page showing the "site-update" posts. Got a lot of content up though #
- The problem on Trekipedia's been solved thanks to some help from a friend. Continuing to work on the content side again. #
- Off to work in a few minutes. Thinking about going to Disneyland again after work. It's nice having an Annual Pass. lol #
- I like it here too RT @super_spock Star Trek is trending right now and Terminator is not. Alternate Timeline where Star Trek is cool rocks #
- Eff it. Going 2 Disneyland #
- Got my "just graduated" button. Ready for Indy, Pirates, & Haunted Mansion. #
- One nice thing about California Adventure, you can get a beer w your meal. Overpriced, but not too badly #
- Flirted a bit w the girl working the line for Space Mountain & ended up getting let in on the fastpass line... #
- Taking the train to New Orleans Square. Pirates, Mansion, then home. Gotta get up in the morning #
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Highway to Hell: The Rise and Fall of the Somali Republic
This is the third and final paper I had to write for my English class. The assignment was, effectively, to write a history paper with a personal interview and research to support that interview. For mine, I interviewed my friend, Darren, who served in Somalia while he was in the Army. I’d initially intended for the paper to focus on his time in Somalia, but it quickly morphed into the history of Somalia from WWII to the present.
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Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That’s relativity.
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- So apparently my school is streaming my graduation this morning at http://t.co/j2bir62y
- So this is happening now http://t.co/B1flb6l4 http://t.co/qHMyUhFU http://t.co/XzmFvrfq
- Done with school. About to see Avengers with a few friends...
- Just turned in my final paper. Tomorrow morning, I graduate. It still doesn't feel real yet.
- 3 classes done: 1 grade posted, 1 known, & waiting on the 3rd. Final paper for 4th class due tomorrow. Graduation in 26 hours... Bring it.