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The Idiots Abound

Journal Entry: Fri Feb 9, 2007, 1:52 AM
  • Mood: Disbelief
  • Listening to: The MEDICCAST!
  • Reading: Biology Text
  • Watching: House M.D.
  • Playing: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
  • Eating: Jimmy Johns Garg!
  • Drinking: Crystal Light
In This Journal

  • WMU College Republicans' "Hall of Shame"
  • Parking On Campus
  • Birthday Update
  • Parting Thoughts

:bulletgreen:WMU College Republicans' "Hall of Shame"

This is ridiculous. The College Republicans on this campus are attacking professors because the professors "inject" liberal viewpoints into their lectures. First off, college is a place of differing viewpoints. You are expected to discuss things in class and instructors, while they are supposed to present the facts, are supposed to put their view on how they present the information. You shouldn't be penalized for having a differing view, but you shouldn't be expected to remain neutral about everything. Secondly, they were picking professors whose classes tend to these viewpoints. The case of the teacher who spoke of the horrors of South African apartheid and talked of the maltreatment of women was frowned upon by the idiots in the College Republicans. They claimed that she provided a biased view point of the apartheid. Um, news flash. THE APARTHEID WAS HORRIBLE! And women were abused during it. Admittedly, so were men. But considering the course was on female history during the apartheid...It's kinda to be expected. And what really pissed me off was attacking a professor who was arrested for soliciting a prostitute. Yes that is illegal and maybe it is unbecoming of a professor at a university. However, this says NOTHING about how that professor teaches. Their "Hall of Shame" is a way for the College Republicans to attack with impunity. It is childish, stupid, and all over immature. And seeing as how they received an award from the national board of their organization, this shows us how terrible a lot of these College Republicans are. I am sure there are some nice Republicans, but things like these tend to come to the forefront.


:bulletgreen:Parking on Campus

Admittedly, you can expect parking on any college campus to be hell. However, I feel that Western Michigan is exceptionally terrible. The campus lacks adequate parking facilities for all the students in all areas. Furthermore, the Parking Services is almost as bad as some airlines, overbooking the available slots. Theoretically, a student buys a parking pass, guaranteeing a spot. Now, the plan should allow for that student to park near his or her dorm. However, two problems have arisen with this. One, they don't stratify the parking permit system. In other words, they don't put limits on the parking areas. They just have an overall limit. So if they have say 1000 spots overall and 900 people buy spots in F lots, there is only 100 left for the rest of campus. In addition, those 900 people might have to fight over 300 spots available for F passes. The second problem is that they don't stick to their set limit. They oversell, expecting the students to not have the car always on campus. The idea is that they make more money from the same amount of used spaces. And all this wouldn't be so terrible if we could at least park where we can. But...the parking services units find it fitting to immediately issue tickets and citations as soon as even a minor violation occurs. Students wrack up tickets trying to park for class and eventually have their cars towed. The system is horribly flawed and designed to make additional money for the university. Equally idiotic is the plan for the reclamation of three fourths of the parking lot near the Bernhard Center. When this lot was a lot, it was in use all the time. However, they saw it fit to trim more parking from this area in an attempt at beautification. More stupidity from parking. Oy.


:bulletgreen:Birthday Update

Yes, yes. February seventh was my birthday. I am now 19 years of age. 19 is such a... boring age. I have not yet achieved two decades and and I have gained no new privileges. Terribly enough, my birthday was a bad day. But no matter. Tonight, I will be going to Red Lobster with my father, my stepmother and my friend Sara. And I will do laundry tonight at home for free. Ah college!


:bulletgreen:Parting Thoughts

Hey ladies! I am still single! Guys too. *laugh* I will be making my v-day tribute soon. So be PREPARED! Also, still trying to pull a 4.0. I think I am there right now. College is great and I love my classes! Strangely enough...*laugh* I have lost some weight and I am getting in shape! I am becoming the sexy! W00t. Talk to yall soon!


:bulletblue: My Top Ten Songs!

1. Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
2. I'm Not OK by My Chemical Romance
3. Jump by Simple Plan
4. Helena by My Chemical Romance
5. Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan
6. Camisado by Panic! At the Disco
7. 7 Minutes in Heaven by Fall-Out Boy
8. Rocket Man by Elton John
9. Pop Culture Hero by PVP the Series
10. Beverly Hills by Weezer

Back In Business

Journal Entry: Wed Jan 17, 2007, 9:50 PM
  • Mood: Joy
  • Listening to: Welcome to the Black Parade
  • Reading: Biology Text
  • Watching: House M.D.
  • Playing: Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
In This Journal

  • New Semester in College
  • Legend of Zelda
  • Final Thoughts

:bulletgreen:New Semester in College

Well it is now the spring semester of my first year of college. I scraped by last semester with a 3.9! :w00t: This semester is off to a good start and I am doing well in class so far. The only problem is I lack time to draw due to my increased amount of work to do. I will try to rectify this this weekend by getting some new art up. Not sure what though.

:bulletgreen:Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

This game is amazing. Quit reading right now and buy it. Buy it now. You become totally immersed in this beautiful world, fighting for right. I highly recommend the Gamecube version of the game. It has not been mirrored (the wii required a mirror version to appeal to right handed gamers) and holds a lot of nostalgia for those who have played OoT. I am already at the water temple and there is so much more left to play. This also sucks up drawing time... T_T

:bulletgreen:Final Thoughts

I am single.


:bulletblue: My Top Ten Songs!

1. Welcome to the Black Parade by My Chemical Romance
2. I'm Not OK by My Chemical Romance
3. Jump by Simple Plan
4. Helena by My Chemical Romance
5. Welcome to My Life by Simple Plan
6. Camisado by Panic! At the Disco
7. 7 Minutes in Heaven by Fall-Out Boy
8. Rocket Man by Elton John
9. Pop Culture Hero by PVP the Series
10. Beverly Hills by Weezer

James

Journal Entry: Sun Nov 5, 2006, 12:24 PM
  • Mood:
  • Listening to: Stuff
  • Reading: Stuff
Testing
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text out biatch
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COLLEGE

Sat Sep 2, 2006, 2:22 PM


Mood: Hopeful Here we go!
Listening to: Our Lawyer Made Us Change the Name of This Song
Reading: The Naked Roomate
Watching: Shaun of the Dead

James: HE IS ALIVE! @_@ Anyways, I have completed my move to Kalamazoo, MI and Western Michigan University. GO BRONCOS! Im settling in to dorm life which is suprisingly not that bad. Just hanging out alot till classes start on tuesday. I hope to be doing more art, but I keep getting invited to go places. So yeah, I am busy all the time with friends and such up here. But I am usually on late at night and wanting to talk to all the peeplesmiths I can. I hope to be doing more cartoony art and such, mosty chibi's and gags. But yeah. HEY, no one comes to my page for high brow stuff. I just draw stuff, none of it particularly good, and then I present it to you. Anyways, Ill catch yall later. BTW, Jamie is here too, shes just relaxing and not up to writing a journal.

Oh...um...

HEY BRONCOS! SHOW ME YOUR NUTZ!

James-out.

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My Awsome Sensei...Vichan!

*NEXT KIRBAN*
Kiribans on hold for now
*ART TRADES*
None ~ Willing to do one with you!
*OWED WORK*
None at this time
*CLUBS IM IN*


Still Here, Just...working...

Thu Jul 13, 2006, 6:12 PM


Mood: Meditative / Reflective Stress
Listening to: Wiskey in the Jar
Reading: The Naked Roomate
Watching: Pirates of the Carribean

James: Alll the damn time. Yeah. Anyways. I work 40 hours a week. Mostly at the ass crack of dawn at SuperTarget. Unfortunately, by the time I get home, I am ready to die. And then I practically do. Then get up the next day. Yeah. Im a bit stressed over that. But im trying. Anyways... I have to do a proper update later...but not tonight. Hopefully this weekend.

BTW: Going to WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY! (www.wmich.edu) And I am staying in Shilling Hall. So any questions, just note me and we'll talk!

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My Awsome Sensei...Vichan!

*NEXT KIRBAN*
Kiribans on hold for now
*ART TRADES*
None ~ Willing to do one with you!
*OWED WORK*
None at this time
*CLUBS IM IN*

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