American Exceptionalism.
Okay, I was actually just reading an article on the subject and decided to comment. I just wish my comments were wittier, or more ground-breaking. They're not. Here's the article.
Basically, this means America thinks it's unique in every way and is also Number 1 in every way. GO TEAM USA!
Okay, maybe that's a bit of an exaggeration. But not by much. Face it, America - you've got a lot of issues. Yes, dear country, you and your people have provided and enjoyed countless gifts and blessings, but you know what? It doesn't matter. You are NEVER as good as you think you are.
Seriously, America. Lay off the hubris.
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 2, 2010
I don't have much time (aka, I had lots of time and just procrastinated a lot)
Okay kiddos, here's the deal. I think I'm going to start blogging again. For my sake, really, not yours.
Why? you ask. You haven't blogged in almost two years! Who do you think you are, storming back into the blogosphere like this! You have no business here! Begone, you fair-weather blogger!
And you would be right to think that. I am a fair-weather blogger, as well as a fair-weather knitter, fair-weather student, and (more often than I'd like to admit) fair-weather friend. Which is to say, I am lazy and self-absorbed. And you, dear friend, are also at least one of those things.
But, as I mentioned, I am not reviving this blog for you. I doing it because I need to get back into the habit of writing. I write often (I'm a journalism student, you know) but it's not the same. Not the same thing at all... and I'm learning that change is often the healthier way to go. Also, I don't want to finish this paper I'm writing. We can be honest here, right?
My plan is this: pick a topic and write about it. Any topic. If I need assistance thinking of one, I'll turn to my trusty partner in time wasting crime, Stumble. And I have to write at least one sentence. On a good day, maybe even two. It can be trivial or serious. Whoa now, don't get too crazy, Jennifer, you say (or I think), because you know what will happen. Your fair-weather self will get into a boxing match with your productive self, and it will TAKE YOU DOWN.
This is probably true. But, why not enjoy the fair weather while it lasts, hmm?
Okay, topic, go!
Twitter
I love it. I used to hate it. A lot, actually, and then... I got one. A Twitter account, that is, dedicated to keeping me glued to the internet instead of going out in real life and having real friends like Alyssa. Alright, so maybe I'm exaggerating. But this Twitter thing... you can connect with virtually anyone who has access to the Internet and read their thoughts, plans, actions, drunken tweets, whatever. And you don't have to get super-scary-stalker like on Facebook. I totally dig it, and I plan on tweeting just a touch more often now as well.
But not too much. I don't want to be "that person."
*In full disclosure, Alyssa edited this for me by a very unscripted series of events.
Why? you ask. You haven't blogged in almost two years! Who do you think you are, storming back into the blogosphere like this! You have no business here! Begone, you fair-weather blogger!
And you would be right to think that. I am a fair-weather blogger, as well as a fair-weather knitter, fair-weather student, and (more often than I'd like to admit) fair-weather friend. Which is to say, I am lazy and self-absorbed. And you, dear friend, are also at least one of those things.
But, as I mentioned, I am not reviving this blog for you. I doing it because I need to get back into the habit of writing. I write often (I'm a journalism student, you know) but it's not the same. Not the same thing at all... and I'm learning that change is often the healthier way to go. Also, I don't want to finish this paper I'm writing. We can be honest here, right?
My plan is this: pick a topic and write about it. Any topic. If I need assistance thinking of one, I'll turn to my trusty partner in time wasting crime, Stumble. And I have to write at least one sentence. On a good day, maybe even two. It can be trivial or serious. Whoa now, don't get too crazy, Jennifer, you say (or I think), because you know what will happen. Your fair-weather self will get into a boxing match with your productive self, and it will TAKE YOU DOWN.
This is probably true. But, why not enjoy the fair weather while it lasts, hmm?
Okay, topic, go!
I love it. I used to hate it. A lot, actually, and then... I got one. A Twitter account, that is, dedicated to keeping me glued to the internet instead of going out in real life and having real friends like Alyssa. Alright, so maybe I'm exaggerating. But this Twitter thing... you can connect with virtually anyone who has access to the Internet and read their thoughts, plans, actions, drunken tweets, whatever. And you don't have to get super-scary-stalker like on Facebook. I totally dig it, and I plan on tweeting just a touch more often now as well.
But not too much. I don't want to be "that person."
*In full disclosure, Alyssa edited this for me by a very unscripted series of events.
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