Thesis papers, duct taped rugs, The Roots quitting, and other atrocities ...

Thesis papers

This thing is driving me CRAZY! I purposely chose a "sexy" topic so I would actually be interested in doing the research, but over the past semester my "sexy" topic has become the opposite. So UNsexy, in fact, that I have chosen to blog instead of work on my Internal Review Board proposal. It is just torture. Goodness.


Duct tape rugs

I walked into class one day and found THIS:


What the heck? That's pretty ghetto, Dominican University. Not only did they cut a rug in half, but they duct taped it to the floor. You couldn't spend some of the thousands of dollars you're charging me to go there to buy two decent rugs? GOODNESS!


The Roots quitting

This is probably the craziest news yet! My friend Patrick linked me to an article discussing The Roots' pending retirement from touring, as they have signed on to be Jimmy Fallon's house band when he takes over Conan O'brien's show next year. Say goodbye to respectable hip hop, people.



Prop 8

Probably long over due, but the passing of prop 8 saddened me. It wasn't that long ago when bi-cultural marriages were frowned down upon. It wasn't "right" or "natural". Not having the right to marry the person you love is baffling.

Some people who supported Prop 8 argued that they did not want their children to learn about it in schools. When did they start teaching about marriage in schools? That was certainly not part of the curriculum when I attended Glen Cove Elementary school. Others argue that marriage is only supposed to be between a man and woman, but marriage is also supposed to be FOREVER and monogamous, and many marriages have not adhered to that (i.e. divorces and cheaters). Give me a break people. Stop judging others, and let people live. You're saying this is wrong:



but this is somehow better because it's between a man and a woman?: