wreck of the day

A study completed by IU and Connecticut researchers found that adopted children may fair better than unadopted children.

Well, DUH.



Annie was adopted. Annie was rich. Therefore, we can infer that all adopted children are rich.

Another good example:
Jimmy from Blades of Glory. Jimmy was adopted and was consequently rich, talented, and famous.















Further proving this theory from the same movie is Chad Michael Michaels, who was not adopted and was not brought up the right way. He was, however, quite talented. And sexy.












I think that these scientists can infer from the movies that adopted children are better. I don't think we really need to do studies on the things that we can learn from the cinema. Instead, scientists, I think we should turn our attention to cloning sheep or something crazy like that.

sleep don't weep

I don't usually do sports, but according to the New York Times, the Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 1-0 and moved into a three way tie for the spot of first place in the overall standings.

It's a sad, sad day. Those poor kids.

Am I wrong, or in their second movie did they not win like the Olympics against Iceland or something? HOW CAN THEY LOSE???

A little part of me died today... the day those quirky little hockey players lost to the Red Wings.
EMILIO!!!! EMMMILLLLIO!!!!

You can put that thumb down now, champ.

Damn Ducks should have gone with the flying Vee.

long slow goodbye

I don't usually do jokes, but my dad sent me this one and I thought it deserved a spot on the blog. =)



DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't

realize that he must first deal with the problem on "THIS" side

of the road before it goes after the problem on the "OTHER SIDE"

of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid

he's acting by not taking on his "CURRENT" problems before

adding "NEW" problems.

_______________________________________________________



OPRAH: Well I understand that the chicken is having problems,

which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of

having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which

is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he

can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest

of the chickens.

__________________________________________________



GEORGE W BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed

the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of

the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There

is no middle ground here.

_____________________________________________



COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see

the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...

___________________________________________



ANDERSON COOPER - CNN: We have reason to believe there is

a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access

to the other side of the road.

__________________________________________



JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the

road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross,

and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not

for it now, and will remain against it.

__________________________________________



NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's

GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

___________________________________________



PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking

American.

_________________________________________



MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way

that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's

Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain

level. No little bird gave me any insider information.

_________________________________________



DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it

with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it

crossed I've not been told.

_______________________________________



ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain. Alone.

________________________________________



JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people

see the plain truth in front of your face? The chicken was going

to the "other side." That's why they call it the "other side." Yes,

my friends, that chicken is gay. And if you eat that chicken, you

will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort

out this abomination that the liberal media whitewashes with

seemingly harmless phrases like "the other side." That chicken

should not be crossing the road. It's as plain and as simple as

that.

______________________________________________



GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the

road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that

was good enough.

__________________________________________



BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we

will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart

warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting,

and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the

road.

___________________________________________



JOHN LENNON: Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing

roads together, in peace.

____________________________________________



ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

____________________________________________



BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2007, which will not

only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents,

and balance your check book. Internet Explorer is an integral part

of eChicken. This new platform is much more stable and will never

cra...#@&&^( C \ . reboot.

______________________________________________



ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the

road move beneath the chicken?

____________________________________________



BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with THAT chicken.

What is your definition of chicken?

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AL GORE: I invented the chicken!

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COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

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DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun?

constant static

An IU grad student is under investigation for stealing 3 computers from IUTS.

Don't worry though, he has a good reason. To pay off his crack/cocaine debt.

Can you believe that authorities are trying to arrest this guy? I mean, if he owed money for gambling, medical bills, or taxes, then yes, maybe he is punishable by law for stealing. But he had a valid reason for stealing. Actually, I think in this case, we should probably just call it borrowing (since he had such a good reason). Book money? Tuition money? Nope. He just needed some cash to pay for his crack debts.

I think we should all learn a lesson from this young man. Stealing doesn't pay (well, technically it does if you don't get caught...), but crack does.

grand theft autumn

Here is my newest article.

So, there was a package of marijuana sent to assembly hall today. Accident? Coincidence?


I think not. Some university official is going to be pretty upset once he finds out that somebody got a hold of his "package" before he or she did.

Who is J. Smith? Sounds like a pretty common name..there must be one on this campus somewhere. And when we find him/her (after sorting through the 30+ Indiana Bloomington affiliated J. Smiths), then they will pay.

Unless of course it was just a silly joke. But I don't know about that one.

dancing through life

Social networking sites are my favorite.

I think it is a great idea for politicians to reach us through myspace and facebook. I think my favorite part about this picture is that Barack Obama appears to be on Hil's top 16. Wait...make that her NUMBER ONE. I'm a little bit confused here.

After taking a closer look, it appears that this page is just a homepage, not an actual person's page. But let's just pretend for a second that this is her page, and Barack is indeed her number one. Because that is what it looks like.


And now they're friends? NOW THEY ARE TOP 16 FRIENDS? That's almost bigger than being blood related. I wonder how the election will effect their myspace friendship status.

I mean this is serious stuff. If Barack is on Hil's top 16 and she's not on his...then there might be a big conflict.

I mean, middle schoolers fight over this stuff. This could be the next furby.

lips of an angel

Can somebody please fly me to London? Apparently Mr. Potter is taking on a sexy role which actually requires minimal clothing in the play "Equus".

I think now that Daniel Radcliffe is old enough to be doing naked scenes...most, if not all of the Harry Potter movies should be reshot. That would make for a great movie with a plethora of sexual inuendos. Even more so than there are now.

Come on, you all know that every time they are talking about a "wand"...well, you know. It's magic? Sometimes deadly? Sometimes ultra-sexy??

Something about whipping out wands suddenly becomes dirty if the whole cast is naked.

Especially that Dumbledore. Mmmmm. Something about disrobing comes to mind...

night drive

Lewis Libby was found guilty for lying in a court case. He pleaded not guilty, and his defense was that he was forgetful.

Does anybody else think there is something wrong with this? He "forgot" 9 different conversations with 8 different people on the same topic. He said, "I start at 6 in the morning and go till 8 or 8:30 at night. I can’t possibly recall all the stuff that I think is important, let alone other stuff that I don’t think is as important.”

Um, isn't that kind of your job? No, actually I believe that memory lapses are quite common. Especially ones that happen concerning one particular event that you talk about with 8 people. Yeah, I'm sure that happens all the time, and it is even believable.

Breaking news: Ann Coulter is a bitch.

Oh, wait, that's not news. I think we have known that since the first time she entered the political spectrum.

Coulter used the word "faggot" when talking about John Edwards.

Ms. Coulter was quoted in an email interview as saying: “C’mon, it was a joke. I would never insult gays by suggesting that they are like John Edwards. That would be mean.”

Ouch, harsh words. However, I have a lot of respect for somebody who is so confident in their beliefs that they can make jokes about political figures.

Facebook is amazing.

This is probably one of the funniest columns that I have read in a long time.

here (in your arms)

Okay, this is happening. Yet, I am sitting in political science right now. Is there something wrong with that? I think so.

Here's my newest article.

Anyone catch that IU game last night? Gosh, I just love how the team likes to keep us fans on our toes till the very last second! I mean, how boring would it be for them to just hold a good lead throughout the game?

Someone wrote to the Jordan River Forum today about how Yellowcard was a train wreck and was unworthy of playing at Little 500. That saddens me greatly. Yes, we probably could have gotten somebody slightly better, but hey, I happen to enjoy their music.

dance, dance

Well, 2 out of 6 isn't bad, right? That's like, 1/3. Which is like 33%. I'm pretty happy with myself.

And I'm going to go with Beyonce for most glamorous. That girl can wear a dress.

I was pretty sad to see that Cars didn't get the Oscar for best animated film, but that damn penguin was just too cute.







Probably my favorite part of the evening, though, was this:

Who doesn't love Sally Kirkland?

And probably the best thing about her outfit is that if the Oscars was a plane and it was about to crash, all of the big stars could have clung to her and used her dress as a parachute. Or, if the oscars was a big boat on a desolate ocean and the motor stopped working, well, her dress could be used for food. Or even a sail.

Just kidding. I respect a girl who can go out in a dress like hers and not think twice about what other people are going to say about it. Kudos. Plus she looks pretty good.

But you know what doesn't look good? Depauw University's Greek System. Actually, I don't think this is really Depauw's fault, but the national chapter of Delta Zeta apparently did a little bit of house cleaning at the Depauw chapter. Ouch.

it ends tonight

The Oscars are tonight!!!

Here are my predictions.

Actor in a leading role:
Forest Whitaker - The Last King of Scotland

Actor in a supporting role:
Djimon Hounsou - Blood Diamond

Actress in a leading role:
Helen Mirren - The Queen

Actress in a supporting role:
Abigail Breslin - Little Miss Sunshine

Animated Feature Film:
Cars

Best Picture:
Babel

Well, those are really the only ones that anyone cares about, right?

(I actually have only seen like 2 of these movies... but I feel like I can still make a somewhat educated guess).

change your mind

I'm excited about this.

the world you love

I have a feeling that Little 500 week just got a little bit better. =)

This is kind of interesting. High schoolers are getting better grades while their reading skills are not improving.

It's a good thing that reading isn't that important.

P.S. I want this for the next holiday that warrants a gift!

Is there anything cuter? Cuddlier? MORE AMAZING??? I think Ipod's are going to take over the world. And it will be in the form of this little bear. This cute, cuddly ....beautiful......sleek..........powerful............ bear.

Must.... give .....bear .....money ....checks .....savings bonds .....credit cards ....social security number ....stocks and bonds .....first born child ..... second born child.

back to california

Yay for good news! Tony Blair has the right idea. Now, if only the US troops could come home as well. The article says that as the British troops are leaving, Bush is sending 21,500 more US soldiers.

I salute you, Mr. Blair.

As to the next president of our great country, only time will tell. But with all of the preliminary stuff going on right now, I think that the most important thing for any candidate to do is to gain the support of celebrities. That's right, celebrities. I think we need to ask ourselves some questions to which the word "celebrities" might be the answer to.

Who knows the most about politics?
Who controls the most wealth in this country?

Buzz!
Yes?
Um, I'm going to go with, celebrities?
DING DING DING DING.
yep.

If you want money for campaigning, I guess the most important people to gain the approval of are celebrities.

Who would have thought that the great financial supporters of our political system would bring us such genius works as Daddy Daycare? This smells like a win/win situation to me.

this is what i wanted

Finally, somebody who has something to say! I appreciate your comments and I love ones like this that actually make sense. This is a very good argument. I don't deny these things. If I like a comment, I will post it.

Although I understand your view point in being pro-life because of a religious stand point, I do believe you are failing to look at the potential social problems of banning abortion. Banning abortion will not work. Instead it will cause people to resort to desperate majors (coat hanger abortions, abortions in Mexico) causing more health problems for women and not just killing the fetus but potentially the women as well due to unsafe medical procedures. Look at history it already happened. Another potential social problem that could come about is crime rates will most likely increase. Studies have shown that unwanted children are more prone to become troubled adolence who are prone to drug use and crime. When abortion was legalized in 1970 the crime began to go down. In countries where abortion was banned crime rates went up. Although I agree with the idea that that all women have plenty of solutions; the facts are condoms break; pills can be mistaken or unresponsive in some people. Abortion is a sure way when other methods fail. Adoption is great point to bring up. Have you looked at the success rates of the adopted child in today’s world because the odds are against them. The one’s that succeed are lucky. Adoptee’s trauma begins the moment their separated from their mother. (Verrier, 1993) This trauma is subconscious but still exists. Many adopted children develop shame and doubt at as little of 13 months to 3 years old believing that who they are is bad. As they get older many adoptive children tend to try acting out what they believe their biological parents maybe like trying drugs and getting involved promiscuous behavior. I’ve seen it happen with my own friend who is adopted along with looking at the psychological research. I recommend you read Freaknomics and look at the long term physical and psychological affects that this would cause our nation. I recommend that you look at the social burden you’re putting on these unwanted children by putting them in foster care and allowing them to know for the rest of their lives that they weren’t wanted. I hope you understand that by banning abortion you’ll be increasing the death toll by not only killing fetuses but their mothers as well. And perhaps they deserve this but I do believe that is up to us only God has the only right to judge. "Do not judge, or you too will be judged. For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."- Matthew 7: 12.

Once again, Very nice.

And anonymous, as to the end of your comment... and this is for everybody else as well:

If you don't appreciate my writing, don't read it! It's as simple as that. I like to write, so therefore I do it. I am a sarcastic person when I write and if you don't like it, then, well, I'm quite sorry.

Anybody who writes blogs knows that not everybody is going to agree with them, but the point is that they are writing and they aren't afraid to get their stuff out there.

sunglasses at night

So, does anybody else love that the Indiana Daily Student completely scooped IUSA yet again?

Wait. Let's see a show of hands.
Good, that's... everybody.

You would think that IU's student body president might not let people take pictures of her when she is drinking. I don't know, maybe that's just me though. Well, come to think of it, I would probably want the whole world to know (including potential employers) that even though I am a hardworking president representing an entire university that I can damn well still have fun! Yeah. Good one.

Kudos to IDS for that one.

Oh, and don't you just love when politicians say something that the public has been saying for years and expect everybody to think that whatever they said was pure genius? Like maybe, just maybe, we hadn't thought about that yet? I for one love when this happens. It really reafirms my belief in the American political system which gives the creative, free-thinking politicians of our great country (which may I remind everybody that our country is founded by free-thinkers) a chance at the presidency. Oh man, I can hardly wait.

believe in what you want

I just wanted to share this little comment I got on my last post with everybody.

"I believe that you are the "ignorant" one. You tag your so called post only to those you know will agree with you. Come on, what are you afraid of? That someone may actually prove you wrong. Well then, I suggest you get use to harsh criticism. Something tells me by your ignorant "pro-life" point of view without all the facts will result in your failure as a journalist. Here is some real advice, BE OPEN MINDED!"

hmm...
Why don't we look at this comment.

In the second sentence, "tag your so called post" should be "tag your so-called post". In the fourth sentence, I believe it was supposed to be in the form of a question, but hark! No question mark. Tsk, tsk, poor punctuation. 5th sentence - "I suggest you get use to harsh criticism" should be "I suggest you get used to harsh criticism". I'm not even going to touch that 6th sentence (if you can call it a sentence). Sorry, I don't deal well with fragments. And that last sentence... ouch. "Here is some real advice, BE OPEN MINDED!". Ever heard of a colon? Let's move way back to oh, say 6th grade english?

I have some "real advice" for that person. Learn grammar!!!

Anyway, I really appreciate any constructive criticism anybody can offer me. Key word being constructive here. If you are just going to comment because you don't like me, cool. Atleast leave your name next time, though. Otherwise I'm going to think that you are scared! Aw, sad. I don't think anybody who has a blog is really afraid of people disagreeing with them. Come on now, I encourage it!! That's really what this is all about! I'm not going to apoligize for my views, and you shouldn't either. This world is too full of people who are afraid to say what they think. Now, let's get some debate going!

=)

the one i'm waiting for

Let's start this out right.
I'm actually not going to get going on Britney. I think the photo really speaks for itself.

Wait, I changed my mind.

WHAT WAS SHE THINKING? If this is a publicity stunt, well, it's working. But by this point, I don't think any of us are surprised by what Brit has been doing. I mean, after marrying Kevin Federeline (who has a myspace?) I would probably shave my head, too. And change my name. And move out of the country. And maybe die. I don't know, though. I'm kind of excited about his new CD. If it's anything like Playing with Fire, I'm sure we can all expect big things.

I think that my general setup for this blog is going to be as follows:
Title - The song I last listened to
First thing I talk about - Something in the news
Next thing I talk about - Something that irks me
After that - I don't know. I'll probably pull off something pretty crazy.

Well, since I have my title and my bit of news... here is my irk of the day.

MY FEMINISM CLASS.
Um DIE.
No, but that class is full of people who are so liberal I think Hilary Clinton is kind of scared.


She's putting on her game face. She's ready. But no, nobody is really ever ready. She is now just scared.

I usually don't talk in this class because I would literally get eaten alive. I took it to fulfill a requirement without really thinking about the consequenses. My mother told me not to take it, but I just didn't listen. Well, today, I talked.


We were talking about abortion, which is one thing that I really, really get heated about. I am pro-life. Now, whenever you hear somebody say this, you automatically assume that they are Christian. Well, yes, I happen to be Christian. But there are so many reasons that abortion is wrong that are not based on Christian morals. Ah, don't get me started. I could go on and on.

I have no problem with pro-choice people. I love them. I just love people in general. But the one thing I can not stand, above all, is ignorant people. Misinformed or uninformed. They think that they know what they are talking about, but really, they are just repeating what they think they should believe in a feminism class. And you know what that was? Abortion is good because if we outlaw it, it will just be another way for men to oppress women by taking away their choice.

Can I remind everyone that this choice is killing a potential human being? I'm not completely against abortion -- there are always exceptions that can be justified. For instance, rape, medical reasons, and so on. But doing it just because you got pregnant by mistake? If you made the conscious choice to have sex without contraception, then I'm sorry, but that was your choice. There are soo many forms of contraception besides abortion, including condoms, birth control, day-after pills, everything that could possibly make it easy not to get pregnant. And I don't want to hear the "they are too expensive" argument, because I know that an abortion is much more so.

Another argument that was made today was that the earth is overpopulated, and without abortions blah blah blah. You know the rest. And kids who aren't wanted shouldn't have to live in a world that doesn't support them. Ever heard of adoption? There are plenty of parents waiting for such children. And I believe that everybody atleast deserves the chance to make their lives good.

My favorite quote of the day, however, was this: "You're trying to make it sound like life is the best gift ever!" (in a completely serious tone...she was not kidding).

I just looked at this girl and shook my head. "Um, yes. I would say that life is probably the greatest thing that can happen to a person." umm...duh?

Oh. The agony. One word describes how I feel in that class: misery.

On a lighter note, who doesn't love a good facebook stalker? Oh, come on. You know you all do this!!