Recently Guiliani and Edwards dropped out of the 2008 Presidential race.
When Guiliani dropped out I did a little dance in my collegue's office. I litterally pumped my arms and spun around. I am not a fan of this particular New Yorker. I didn't agreee with alot of his views, and strongly believe that in today's global community you have to have more experience than mayor to be a successful president.
A friend and I discussed the importance of experience in a president. the position I took after our discussion is that a president needs to be a great leader who has the experience that would provide them with key, helpful international connections, support of intellegent, truthful and knowledgable advisers, and knowledge of the inner workings of capital hill.
We both agreed, Guliani does not fit the bill.
Edwards dropping out of the race should be interesting. Will he support anyone? Who will he support? Will he play Kingmaker? We will just have to wait and see.
Feb. 5 will be fun!
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
My Own Pictures
Tigger and I at MGM studios! Disney is my favorite place on earth.
A picture of me at my very first home, live, Dallas Cowboys game. During tailgating I mentioned that this was my first game and people just started handing my buffalo wings, painting my face. It was glorious.
A classic photo of my time in Washington D.C.
My maid of honor bouquet for my sister's wedding.
Picture of the Washington D.C. Mall
Me in San Fransisco!
This is a rainbow that I saw on a road trip with my dad. This was an extraordinary rainbow because as we closed in on it became a whole rainbow, then doubled. Which meant that not only did wa have a whole rainbow that we were driving into, but it had a twin underneath it. It was really cool. the road literally went under the rainbow.
More pictures of my road trip with my dad.
Mayan Ruins. I went to see some mayan ruins on a cruise in 2006. I was amazed by the quality of these ruins.
I know I shouldn't technically put a picture of myself on the web but... this is me at the Mediterranean ocean.
This was taken in southern France from a helicopter pad that Meghan and I sneaked on to.
I took this picture from the 3rd row on the 50th yard line at the Eagles stadium.
Video Games
Before I go on about various video games that I am currently enjoying and games that will be coming out soon and am desperately wanting to buy I want to say that GAMEINFORMER recently compared how "green" various electronic companies currently are. It depresses me to tell you Nintendo was last on the list. I have a Wii, Nintendo 64, and two games boys. They didn't meet any of the criteria. I can only hope that this means they will be trying to improve their global footprint. Microsoft came in as causing the 3rd largest footprint. The #1 green company was Samsung, followed by Sony.
Well now that's done, let's get down to business. I love video games. I have a special fondness for silly, simple games. I am not a fan of first person shooter game. These just befuddle me. As I mentioned above, I have a Wii. This has got to be the greatest console EVER! Even if I only played Wii sports this console would be worth every penny. I currently own: Shrek the third (DO NOT BUY THIS), Super Paper Mario (DEFINITELY DO NOT BUY THIS), Mario Party 8 (fun for drunken gatherings, but usually just leads us to team tennis), Super Mario Galaxy (Anyone seeing a trend? This game is actually pretty fun. I tried playing drunk once and the lack of gravity made my game playing skills very entertaining for my friends), Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (There are no words), and of course Wii Sports.
So while I have major enjoyment in my Lego Star Wars and Marios I am so excited for some new games. I guess Lego Star Wars was a huge hit because their coming out with not 1 but 2 new lego games (Batman and Indiana Jones). Now I could go either way on Batman, but Indiana Jones is just freekin AWESOME!! I grew up loving two things (well three things but lego's doesn't seem to be making a lego Die Hard anytime soon) and those were Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I could probably spend a whole weekend in absolute bliss just watching these films (not including the new Star Wars...George Lucas I hate you). My god mother had a pool when I was young. She also had a pool vacuum that we lovingly called R2-D2. When I got to college I wanted to be an archaeologist just like Indiana Jones. I have since grown to realize archaeology is not like that, but I still want to work with artifacts, preferably in a museum setting. So imagine my elation when I turn the page in GAMEINFORMER to two whole spreads about LEGO Indiana Jones. Let's just say I was...happy. With the Wii I will actually get to snap his whip!! Oh, Remember that seen where he had to fight the crazy guy in the desert town and even though he had his whip out he pulled out his gun and shot him (in know this was because he had muffed up the whip sequence for far too many frustrating takes)... I love that scene. The game comes out late this year and you bet your bum I will be playing it every second I get.
The next game I'm really excited about is Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors. WAHOOO!! Just the title is exhilarating! This game comes out on February 26. Dragon Quest was the first RPG I played and really, REALLY enjoyed. I remember sitting in my friends college dorm, after they had all gone to bed, and playing the game for hours. I never pulled all nighters for school, but Dragon Quest... for that I pulled all nighters. The game was so much fun. I can't wait for the new one to come out. I will again not sleep, but who need sleep, not me!
There is a third game that has caught my attention, but it is not for the Wii. This one is for the PC. Civilization: Revolution. This game will be coming out in 2008. I'm not complete sure about it yet. I love Civ. 3. I enjoyed playing the new Civ. with my bf, but I do not yet own this version for myself. (something that I keep meaning to remedy.)
And that is all for video games.
Well now that's done, let's get down to business. I love video games. I have a special fondness for silly, simple games. I am not a fan of first person shooter game. These just befuddle me. As I mentioned above, I have a Wii. This has got to be the greatest console EVER! Even if I only played Wii sports this console would be worth every penny. I currently own: Shrek the third (DO NOT BUY THIS), Super Paper Mario (DEFINITELY DO NOT BUY THIS), Mario Party 8 (fun for drunken gatherings, but usually just leads us to team tennis), Super Mario Galaxy (Anyone seeing a trend? This game is actually pretty fun. I tried playing drunk once and the lack of gravity made my game playing skills very entertaining for my friends), Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga (There are no words), and of course Wii Sports.
So while I have major enjoyment in my Lego Star Wars and Marios I am so excited for some new games. I guess Lego Star Wars was a huge hit because their coming out with not 1 but 2 new lego games (Batman and Indiana Jones). Now I could go either way on Batman, but Indiana Jones is just freekin AWESOME!! I grew up loving two things (well three things but lego's doesn't seem to be making a lego Die Hard anytime soon) and those were Star Wars and Indiana Jones. I could probably spend a whole weekend in absolute bliss just watching these films (not including the new Star Wars...George Lucas I hate you). My god mother had a pool when I was young. She also had a pool vacuum that we lovingly called R2-D2. When I got to college I wanted to be an archaeologist just like Indiana Jones. I have since grown to realize archaeology is not like that, but I still want to work with artifacts, preferably in a museum setting. So imagine my elation when I turn the page in GAMEINFORMER to two whole spreads about LEGO Indiana Jones. Let's just say I was...happy. With the Wii I will actually get to snap his whip!! Oh, Remember that seen where he had to fight the crazy guy in the desert town and even though he had his whip out he pulled out his gun and shot him (in know this was because he had muffed up the whip sequence for far too many frustrating takes)... I love that scene. The game comes out late this year and you bet your bum I will be playing it every second I get.
The next game I'm really excited about is Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors. WAHOOO!! Just the title is exhilarating! This game comes out on February 26. Dragon Quest was the first RPG I played and really, REALLY enjoyed. I remember sitting in my friends college dorm, after they had all gone to bed, and playing the game for hours. I never pulled all nighters for school, but Dragon Quest... for that I pulled all nighters. The game was so much fun. I can't wait for the new one to come out. I will again not sleep, but who need sleep, not me!
There is a third game that has caught my attention, but it is not for the Wii. This one is for the PC. Civilization: Revolution. This game will be coming out in 2008. I'm not complete sure about it yet. I love Civ. 3. I enjoyed playing the new Civ. with my bf, but I do not yet own this version for myself. (something that I keep meaning to remedy.)
And that is all for video games.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Pictures!
An Arctic-hare. This bunny lives in the Arctic. It has thick white fur and short ears. It looks like an adorable snow ball. It is now the background on my desktop!
Bill Gates. In a recent poll done by College Grad Real World I selected to be Bill Gates, if I had to chose which celebrity I would be out of Bill Gates, Oprah, Tom Brady, and Brad Pitt.
A book I just finished that frustrated me to no end, and at the end it just made me angry! The characters we're either "users," people who use everyone around them with out caring about others or the repercussions, or "doormats," people who are use and do nothing about it but complain to their grandma.
Rodents of unusual size are real! Scientist found remains of an ancient rodent that was 1 ton, the size of a car! Imagine having one of those in your basement.
A girl holds a red flower between soldiers in Stavropol during a ceremony commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of Stavropol from German forces.
Go Bloomberg!
At a recent committee of Mayors Michael Bloomberg proposed a $15 taxes per ton of emissions produced by companies. To this I say GO Mayor Bloomberg. He isn't exactly being revolutionary here, since his plan is very similar to Se. Chris Dodd of Connecticut, but I always cheer on support for the environment.
Bloomberg's response to Pres. Bush's voluntary emissions targets was that they are like "voluntary speed limits--doomed to fail."
CNN covered Bloomberg's statement and the committee meeting.
Bloomberg's response to Pres. Bush's voluntary emissions targets was that they are like "voluntary speed limits--doomed to fail."
CNN covered Bloomberg's statement and the committee meeting.
Back To School!!
I am highly excited. Extremely Excited! UNNATURALLY EXCITED! for school.
That's right I am not only going back to school, as a non-degree student at GMU, but am overwhelmingly excited. I normally get excited by a new semester, but this is beyond anything I've experienced before. I have already read one article, and plan on starting my book, The Board Member's Book by Brian O'Connell, tonight!
My first class is on Monday. I hope it all lives up to my excitement.
That's right I am not only going back to school, as a non-degree student at GMU, but am overwhelmingly excited. I normally get excited by a new semester, but this is beyond anything I've experienced before. I have already read one article, and plan on starting my book, The Board Member's Book by Brian O'Connell, tonight!
My first class is on Monday. I hope it all lives up to my excitement.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
What politician are you most like?
I recently took an on-line quiz to see which politician I have the most in common with (at least as far as political views are concerned). The quiz starts by having you rate the importance of various issues, then they ask you questions about the issues you think are the most important. I had an 88% similarity with Mike Gravel, 86% similarity with Dennis Kucinich and 85% similarity with Bill Richardson (who recently dropped out).
If you interested in taking the test follow this link.
If you interested in taking the test follow this link.
Friday, January 11, 2008
Pictures
A New study has found that a drink a day can add years to your life. Drink up!
After 21 years of marriage SpiderMan and Mary Jane are getting divorced!
Cocoa in a glass
Yoo Hoo. Hot Chocolate. Chocolate Milk. Liquid chocolate is something that man has enjoyed since they learned how to harness cocoa. Recently scientist have discovered evidence that suggests Mesoamericans used cocoa pods to create chocolate drinks 500 years earlier than had been previously thought. This means that ancient Americans, pre-Olmec, were drinking these mixtures as early as 1100BC.
How cool is that! I remember going to my dad’s factory when I was a kid and always buying a Yoo Hoo out of the vending machine. They actually kept the Yoo Hoo in the machine just for me, that’s how much I drank, and spent. I went back to the shop a couple years ago, and they didn’t sell Yoo Hoo anymore. I was severely disappointed. That is a drink that is rooted deeply in my childhood.
Today I don’t drink Yoo Hoo, it just doesn’t taste the same to me, but that doesn’t keep me from enjoying other chocolate drinks. Chocolate milk could be the most fun to make out of all the chocolate drinks. Personally I squeeze the Hershey’s bottle until it covers the bottom of the glass three times over. Then poor in the milk. Then, and this is my favorite part, MIX! I personally like to circle the spoon around the glass as fast as I can creating a vortex within the glass. Yummy.
And of course there is Hot Chocolate. In the winter there is nothing better, except maybe hot apple cider. A good cup of hot chocolate can brighten up your day. Down the street from where I work is a coffee shop. I’m not a fan of coffee, but they have a $10 hot chocolate. $10 you say? Yes, $10, and it’s worth every cent. I’ve never had a hot chocolate that was thicker or darker. It was so chocolaty and delicious I can’t compare it to anything else, because nothing else is like it. For $10 you can’t have one everyday, but every now and then I just have to treat myself.
For more information about the discovery in Mesoamerica read the article.
How cool is that! I remember going to my dad’s factory when I was a kid and always buying a Yoo Hoo out of the vending machine. They actually kept the Yoo Hoo in the machine just for me, that’s how much I drank, and spent. I went back to the shop a couple years ago, and they didn’t sell Yoo Hoo anymore. I was severely disappointed. That is a drink that is rooted deeply in my childhood.
Today I don’t drink Yoo Hoo, it just doesn’t taste the same to me, but that doesn’t keep me from enjoying other chocolate drinks. Chocolate milk could be the most fun to make out of all the chocolate drinks. Personally I squeeze the Hershey’s bottle until it covers the bottom of the glass three times over. Then poor in the milk. Then, and this is my favorite part, MIX! I personally like to circle the spoon around the glass as fast as I can creating a vortex within the glass. Yummy.
And of course there is Hot Chocolate. In the winter there is nothing better, except maybe hot apple cider. A good cup of hot chocolate can brighten up your day. Down the street from where I work is a coffee shop. I’m not a fan of coffee, but they have a $10 hot chocolate. $10 you say? Yes, $10, and it’s worth every cent. I’ve never had a hot chocolate that was thicker or darker. It was so chocolaty and delicious I can’t compare it to anything else, because nothing else is like it. For $10 you can’t have one everyday, but every now and then I just have to treat myself.
For more information about the discovery in Mesoamerica read the article.
Friday, January 4, 2008
2008
Happy New Year!!
Well it's 2008. Let's all hope this is a year of peace. My prayers for the 2008 are:
That the leaders of our world start doing more then just talk about the hazards facing the environment.
That Iraq grows into it's new position as a country and with-in the global world.
That we find the space to store all the wonderful artifacts we have found through the years, and will continue to find this year so that history can be preserved.
Those are my hopes for the year (oh and the more personal one of..please let me get into grad school). Now here is a look at how the world ended 2007 and began 2008.
Los Vegas!
London!
Moscow!
Cleveland!
New York!
Well it's 2008. Let's all hope this is a year of peace. My prayers for the 2008 are:
That the leaders of our world start doing more then just talk about the hazards facing the environment.
That Iraq grows into it's new position as a country and with-in the global world.
That we find the space to store all the wonderful artifacts we have found through the years, and will continue to find this year so that history can be preserved.
Those are my hopes for the year (oh and the more personal one of..please let me get into grad school). Now here is a look at how the world ended 2007 and began 2008.
Los Vegas!
London!
Moscow!
Cleveland!
New York!
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