Fitting that I should return to blogging with an article about Buffy. Virginia Postrel sets out the assumptions of the Buffyverse and shows Why Buffy Kicked Ass.
Thursday, August 14, 2003
While I hate to declare a hiatus so soon after starting up again, there will be a 3 weeks pause in blogging. I'm planning Orientation for my school and the Orientation Leaders come back this Tuesday, then the freshmen on Sunday. So I will basically be working non-stop for the next 3 weeks, barely having time to check my e-mail, let alone read the news. After September 1st I will have my life back and hopefully keep up the decent pace of blogging I've had the past couple weeks. And thanks to everyone for the renewed interest!
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Proof that Texans really are crazy:
"The difference was Bush was the great uniter. Perry and DeLay are the great dividers."
This quote from a Texas Democrat. What is the world coming to?
"The difference was Bush was the great uniter. Perry and DeLay are the great dividers."
This quote from a Texas Democrat. What is the world coming to?
Monday, August 04, 2003
Friday, August 01, 2003
There are some heart-rending posts on Andrew Sullivan's site regarding the recent declaration from the Catholic church and President Bush's comments against gay marriage. While the hate mail and stories of people losing their faith and trust of the Catholic church are awful, it is warming to see people standing up for the right to love whoever they want and not allowing themselves to feel guilty for it.
People are often asked what they think is the most important thing in life. There are many answers, and while as a 20 year old senior in college I have much more to learn about life, at the moment my answer is love. To find that one person who makes you so happy, who fills your life with extra meaning, who makes everything that much better just by existing, just by being with you. It is so rare and so hard to find, how can you say that you can't find it in someone of the same sex, or someone of a different religion?
This is why I get so upset when I talk to my friends who refuse to marry anyone who isn't Jewish. Yes, my Judaism is important to me and I believe I will want to raise my children Jewish, but how can you allow something like that to overshadow a chance at love? Differences can be worked around, problems can be worked out, but when I find that person who I know if right for me I will not let anything stand in my way. And how dare you deny someone else that kind of happiness? How dare you deny yourself that kind of happiness?
People are often asked what they think is the most important thing in life. There are many answers, and while as a 20 year old senior in college I have much more to learn about life, at the moment my answer is love. To find that one person who makes you so happy, who fills your life with extra meaning, who makes everything that much better just by existing, just by being with you. It is so rare and so hard to find, how can you say that you can't find it in someone of the same sex, or someone of a different religion?
This is why I get so upset when I talk to my friends who refuse to marry anyone who isn't Jewish. Yes, my Judaism is important to me and I believe I will want to raise my children Jewish, but how can you allow something like that to overshadow a chance at love? Differences can be worked around, problems can be worked out, but when I find that person who I know if right for me I will not let anything stand in my way. And how dare you deny someone else that kind of happiness? How dare you deny yourself that kind of happiness?
Thursday, July 31, 2003
Bush wants marriage reserved for heterosexuals.
"I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or another," Bush told reporters at a White House news conference. "And we've got lawyers looking at the best way to do that."
I think I'm going to be sick.
"I believe marriage is between a man and a woman, and I think we ought to codify that one way or another," Bush told reporters at a White House news conference. "And we've got lawyers looking at the best way to do that."
I think I'm going to be sick.
Monday, July 28, 2003
Good news from Iraq.
I've often been fascinated by the idea of how to start a government from scratch. There are so many things to consider; so many needs to take care of. The fact that someone at one point sat down and wrote out a Constituion and established a rule of law seems only a story out of history books. So it strikes me as especially odd and amazing to read about Iraquis actually doing this right now. While I idly while away my summer there are men convening a constitutional convention to establish a new government for their country. It really is an amazing and inspiring thing.
I've often been fascinated by the idea of how to start a government from scratch. There are so many things to consider; so many needs to take care of. The fact that someone at one point sat down and wrote out a Constituion and established a rule of law seems only a story out of history books. So it strikes me as especially odd and amazing to read about Iraquis actually doing this right now. While I idly while away my summer there are men convening a constitutional convention to establish a new government for their country. It really is an amazing and inspiring thing.
Thursday, July 24, 2003
Den Beste provides a big picture summary of the war on terror fron September 11th to Iraq and beyond.
Monday, July 21, 2003
Friday, May 30, 2003
I return from a long hiatus to blog an aricle on something I used to be guilty of myself. Bigotry against Republicans.
Sunday, March 23, 2003
Friday, March 21, 2003
Micahel Moore's Bowling for Columbine is up for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. But, according to Academy rules it's not actually a documentary!
Thursday, March 20, 2003
The walk-out is on here at Brandeis. I didn't make it up the 53 steps to the main quad where it was being held‚ but from the bottom you can hear them chanting‚ "What do we want? Peace! When do we want it? Now!"
The table set up by United We Stand with support ribbons and petitions had a crowd around it both times I stopped by and I've definitely seen more people wearing ribbons than I expected. It's so great to actually see diversity of opinion on this here!
The table set up by United We Stand with support ribbons and petitions had a crowd around it both times I stopped by and I've definitely seen more people wearing ribbons than I expected. It's so great to actually see diversity of opinion on this here!
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
Okay, I know I made a post last week pointing to a new Brandeis blog Brandeis Vanguard and explaining my long absence from posting, but for some reason it's no longer here. And the fact that I didn't notice for several days may tell you something about my busy schedule. So here's a quick make-up post for that being gone.
Also, check out the map of our allies over at Balloon Juice.
(Link via Vodka Pundit)
Also, check out the map of our allies over at Balloon Juice.
(Link via Vodka Pundit)
So my newly purchased TV has been put to good use switching back and forth between CNN and Fox News every morning. And today they keep emphasizing the 'countdown'. 'Countdown: 33 hours' flashes along the bottom of the screen. It makes me feel like tommorrow night we're all going to crowd around the TV and count '5-4-3-2-1' and watch the bombs fall down on Baghdad.
Monday, February 10, 2003
I saw Bowling for Columbine on Friday night when it was playing on campus. I thought the first hour was rather interesting, but the second hour was completely unnecessary. He simply re-said what had been stated in the first hour. Also, his points made no sense. First he said, "Guns are bad, guns are evil." Then it was "But guns aren't what cause the problems." And finally, "But still, guns are evil, even though they're not the problem." And of course, I was the only one in the auditorium who seemed to think these two points were rather contradictory.
Saturday, February 01, 2003
The sincerity, the honest tributes of the blogosphere are what keep bringing me back. Reading what everyone has written about the Columbia tragedy today brings tears to my eyes. There are so many intelligent, compassionate people out there and I feel privileged that I can read and take comfort in their thoughts on this sad event. Check, as always, the links to the left. They can say most anything better than I can. The image that got to me the most while watching the news this morning was footage of a van driving the families of the astronauts away from the landing site. My thoughts and prayers are with them.
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Two items in the State of the Union struck me as somewhat surprising (I didn't get to watch it, but I read the transcript). First, the pledge to help fight AIDS in Africa and second the dedication to engineering a hydrogen-powered car. Both of which I think are wonderful proposals, just not something I was expecting to hear in the speech. As for the real political analysis, I'll leave that to those more qulified.
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