Spending vs. Saving

If I gave you $50, what would you do with it? Most people would say they'd save it due to the condition of the economy. Me? I'd save it, too. Not because I'm that worried, but I'd rather spend big on one thing rather than spend a little on something of more value. I'm not saying more expensive products are superior, but it's the materialistic side of me that wants those Marc Jacob bags or that Chanel wallet. Of course, I'd never spend $1000 on a wallet, but the thought of having one is nice.

Nocturnal

Summer-- time to work, take extra classes or just slack off. I like the last option. Junior year, I spent my summer back in Korea with relatives and for some odd reason I took naps for hours on end during the day and couldn't get to sleep at night. That led me to have the opposite sleeping schedule of most people. I'd sleep at 10 AM, wake up at around 5 PM and do whatever I had to do, then go to sleep again at 10. I found myself doing nothing, really. I just wanted to push the envelope; I wanted to see how long I could go sleeping irregularly without passing out during the afternoon. That habit has unfortunately carried over to today. I still sleep at 4 AM and wake up usually around 10 AM for class. I know I should sleep earlier since I have nothing to do, but what can I say? I'm a night-owl and I enjoy it. Even if I'm exhausted by noon.

"Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity"

With the holiday season pretty much here and some people putting up lights and whatnot, I decided to post about Christmas. So...Christmas. It's probably the most popular holiday in the United States, as the majority of Americans practicing Christianity. As an Agnostic person, I wonder why Christmas is so widely celebrated, not only by Christians but by even by Atheists. Christmas is celebrated every year on December 25th as it marks the birthday of Jesus of Nazareth. During this time, people put up and decorate Christmas trees, hang wreaths and mistletoe, exchange presents and spend time with family and friends. And on Christmas Eve, children wait anxiously for sounds of sleigh bells and the footsteps of jolly ol' Saint Nick.
Don Cupitt once stated, "Christmas is the Disneyfication of Christianity" and I wholeheartedly agree. Christmas these days is mainly about two things: presents and holiday sales. This holiday, much like every other major holiday is so commercialized, the original meaning is lost. For example, Easter. Ask a few children what they think of when you mention Easter, and they'll most likely tell you Easter eggs and that Easter bunny. Well, what am I complaining about? It's not like the general ignorance of the history of holidays affects me, so I bid you adieu.

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Seasons Greetings, *generic wintertime saying*.

Switching Majors

So for the past few months, I've been pretty much set in my ways here at UMBC. I planned on taking a German class every semester as it's my major and a bunch of ancient history classes (a secret interest of mine). However, it's almost the end of the first semester and I'm having doubts. "Do I really want to be a German major?" "What will I actually do with it?" "Do I even like German anymore?" I began to question my interests in life. I've been learning German since freshman year of high school and got pretty good grades; my teacher even wrote my recommendation. I thought this was something I was good at and would come to enjoy. That's not the case. It's not that I don't like learning languages, it's that it bores me now. I don't know. Maybe it's because we're learning about topics I'd rather skip, or maybe I just need to study harder. Either way, I may just switch over to sociology with a minor in Chinese, or be an ancient studies person. Here's to not knowing the future. Cheers!

Taking Pot ...tery Classes

Since Spring registration is almost here, I took a look at the classes available for Spring 2010. Surprisingly, UMBC doesn't offer many "art" classes. Well, they do offer art history classes and beginner drawing classes, but that's just not what I'm after. In high school, I spent all four years painting, sketching, blending, pottery...ing and now there's nothing. My friend suggested taking pottery classes with her at HCC to fulfill the requirements and I just might. Here's hoping my teacher won't be like Collins...
Ah, that reminds me; I have start that charcoal sketch soon.

Ace of Cakes

Duff being his usual Duff-y self

The Ace of Cakes crew held a book signing earlier tonight at my local Barnes and Noble and my friend and I caught a glimpse of them (specifically Geof) through the crowd of people at 7:45-ish and then left to go shopping. We came back when they were finishing their two-hour long signing and fortunately captured a few pictures. Then, here's the best part... I walked towards the back and sat down at a table with my friend after the crew went into the back room. A few minutes later, they came out, and I saw Geof. I waved and he waved back! Awesome! This was the greatest day of my life. Just kidding... maybe not.

Geof doing what Geof does best

GLEEk

One of my favorite shows this fall is of course Glee. Back in August when I saw the first episode, I didn't like it. All the characters seemed like giant stereotypes and the plot line like a giant cliche (HSM anyone?), but after watching those characters develop week after week, I found myself becoming a gleek (a Glee fan). Although there are moments where the minor characters get shoved aside to make room for more Rachel and Finn centered tunes and episodes.

For those of you who don't watch the show, it revolves around a girl named Rachel. She has a tremendous voice, but because of her control-freak tendencies, is despised and ridiculed by her classmates. There's also Finn, the popular quarterback for the school's football team, with an unusual gift for singing. There's also Quinn, head cheerleader and, naturally, Finn's girlfriend; Artie, a handicapped kid who's part of the school's Jazz band; Mercedes, the stereotypical loud black girl with a powerful voice; Kurt the gay kid who gets bullied and Tina, the Asian girl with a stutter. Now to Mr. Shu. He's currently the school's Spanish teacher, but wants to start up a glee club after watching the kids' talents go to waste.

One character you can't forget is Sue Sylvester, the egotistical coach of the "Cheerios."

She honestly makes the show with her nicknames for the Glee kids, i.e. Wheels, Aretha, Asian, other Asian, and Gay kid.

Glee, you are a amazingly hilarious!