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| tonight i am proud to be an american.
i'm proud of our democracy and i'm proud of america.
i will say that mccain is an honorable man, and he served our country bravely, but he's not fit to lead it. thank you for agreeing with me america.
i didn't want to have to go to italy next year and hang my head low. not that i will now beat on my chest or anything, but at least i wont feel embarrassed walking around the streets of europe.
i'm so happy that this was my first election, and i'm so happy i didn't sit and let everyone decide for me. we are lucky enough to have a voice, be wise and use it. otherwise, you'll just have to sit and shut up, be idle, be lame.
i will be saving my ballot receipt.
i never really thought race was a real issue in this presidential race, but it seems to be. black, white, yellow, red, green, purple, people get all crazy about it. who cares! if you're able, qualified, and make good decisions i don't care if you're neon orange! it kinda irks me when people say...."my president is black." maybe i'm being insensitive... i dunno. you're president is also white folks! but more than that.... who cares!!! (yes, i understand this is historical, and a huge deal, but i guess i'm just annoyed that it is historical in the first place. should never have been this way.)
i didn't do any homework tonight... i've been glued to cnn since i woke up this morning! i have no regrets. i'm very happy right now. thank you obama. every time he speaks, i get chills, sometimes i get teary, but mostly i'm filled with joy. illinois presidents are always awesome! he makes me proud to be an american, proud to be from illinois, and proud to be from chicago.
i am very excited for 2009, and filled with hope for the future. i know this is just the beginning, but it's a great beginning! congratulations barack obama and joe biden!!! make us proud.
i will leave you with a direct quote from my father:
"i want my kids to live in a better world than the one i inherited, and now i think it's possible." | | |
| My little rabbit died today... my mom called me tonight and told me.
They buried him in the park with a few carrots.
Benji was my first real pet. He was so cute. He lived to be 11 years old.
I was given Benji by my grade school crush right after I turned 12. I was so excited, I spent as much time as I could with him. I would sit in his little area of our apartment and I would read to him. He didn't like to be held very much, but I don't fault him given his troubled beginnings. Later in his life, get began to get more friendly... he'd hop around the whole house and spent a lot of time laying under the coffee table. I had a leash for him, and took him on our family vacations to Ohio. He'd sit with me for the whole car ride, and hopped down the aisles of petsmart with me. Every time I came home from U of I... I'd stop to say hello to him, and pet him on his little head. I loved to watch him clean his face... it was the cutest thing.
He LOVED carrot slims and baby carrots... and I didn't really know it until now... but I loved him. I didn't think I was all that attached... I miss my little bunny... and I wish I was there to hold him one last time. He would have made an awesome football player.
Momma says he stayed in his cage to die, he closed his eyes and went peacefully...
Rest in Peace little Benji. I miss you already.
Benji Guzzardo
1997-2008
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| I am extremely happy to say that I have completed what was the hardest semester of my life so far. This semester, I took 18 credit hours which landed me in class for 30+ hours a week, that is if I could muster up the strength to go to all of them. That being said, I am proud of myself. I'm sure my gpa is going to go down a tad, but my goodness I rocked this semester!
Next semester will hopefully be my last semester in Champaign. I submitted my study abroad application last week... now all I have to do is wait. Probably won't hear anything until October sometime; I've got a lot of waiting to do. With any luck, I will be finishing the last semester of my undergraduate career eating the finest gelato on the Spanish Steps.
Reflecting on the year, and this last semester in particular, I think I learned a lot. Mostly about myself. I think the more people you live with, the more you learn. I have no regrets, and that's always a great feeling. I'm going to miss apt. 302, especially all the space we had! It was really a nice apartment, and us being us made it that much nicer. Looking forward to decorating our next place. Next semester, Tanya and I will be poolside, so come on over and splash around! 
This semester, I also learned how to be efficient. Although I didn't really learn it by choice, it was pretty much a be efficient or die type thing. Needless to say, I didn't die, and therefore was efficient.  I have to say, I really like challenges, and I think that is why I push myself the way I do. While you're going through them, they sure are sucky, but when you've made it though... you feel just so darn good! People often call me crazy, but there is a reason for my madness.
This summer, I will be working at Knechtel Laboratories again. Not exactly sure when I'll be starting yet though, they said either the end of May of the beginning of June. Either way, I'll have a bit of much needed down time. I obviously didn't get the Kraft job in Champaign... looks like I need to work on my interview skills. I'm honestly not too disappointed. My driving force for wanting it was to get a car, but I know I'll be much happier spending my summer in Chicago and working at Knechtel. I really do like it there, it's a pretty fun job. I was always doing something new, which is exciting. I just wish there were more younger people at Knechtel, there really isn't anyone I can relate to...
I suppose I will end the update of my life here. Thank you for reading and enjoy your summers!
<edit> My gpa actually went up a bit! Take take THAT 18 hours!  </edit>
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...i call it hypotenuse-ing.
yes.
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| i don't know about cha'll but i know about us, and uh, it's the only way we know how to rock.
happy anniversary!
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