So before I copy paste this I should explain that Maureen Johnson, a young adult author, decided to blog every day in april and make it a project for herself. Then everyone decided to do it and I decided to join in the crowd. This is the first post. It was first posted here: http://maureenjohnson.ning.com/profiles/blogs/blog-1-introductions
Hey everyone out there in the Maureen Johnson world.
This is my first attempt at a blog post for the blog every day in April project.
So here we go!
I guess I will start of telling you guys that I do have my own blog on blogger, but I never update it. In fact I just had to go on to the site to remember what my blog is even called. I did find it though, it happens to be called "Musings of a Mad Woman" and the site address is this: espoirpaixamour.blogspot.com.
Interesting fact about what my address is "espoirpaixamour", it is actually what my tattoo says. My tattoo has three words in french surrounding three rosebuds. It's on my hip so not many people see it. The words are espoir, which means to hope, paix, which means peace, and amour, which most people know means to love.
I felt the need to get this tattoo because at the time I was getting to be really cynical about everything in my life. My tattoo tries to remind me to see the good in the world. There is no point in focusing on the negative if you are not going to do anything about it to make it positive. You will have no fun in life if you are a constant cynic is what I say.
Moving on, I think maybe I should tell you guys a little about myself.
I'm 20 years old and I live in San Francisco and go to school at San Francisco State. SFSU is at times very frustrating, but I'm pushing through my classes. My major is photojournalism and I'm just stating out in photography. I really love taking pictures though, maybe I'll post some of my work up here so you can take a look.
Maybe that's one thing I can do on here everyday. Make it a photo everyday april. It will get me out and taking pictures everyday and will actually help me improve my photography.
Ok so there is one idea to help me commit to this site and this project.
I think I will end this first post with a little tidbit of what I am waiting on this week. So my school has an awesome study abroad program. I have been studying french for the last couple semesters after studying it in high school and I decided I really wanted to become fluent in french. Also, I really love traveling. There is something so invigorating to go to far away places and learn about history and cultures. These two things led me to really want to study abroad so I applied for a learn language program in the south of France, specifically in Aix-en-Provence. After the crazy application process and waiting for about 2 months I am finally going to find out this week whether or not I got into the program. I am so nervous!
Well so long for now.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Sutro Baths
Monday, September 29, 2008
Hey, I'm finally political.
Alright, I've been avoiding this blog for a couple days because I know how this is going to take to write and how ranting it will probably be.
Oh and angry. Don't forget the angry part.
Yes, you guessed it, this is a political blog.
Before this election I was never a very political person. Part of it might have been my parents, part of it might have been my inability to vote, and part of it might have been because never before in my lifetime has there been such an important election.
*breathes* ok let's try to make this a little organized.
America is a sinking ship and I don't know exactly how we are going to patch the hole before we end up on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic.
I have one glimmer of hope though. His name is Barack Obama.
Barack Obama is thoughtful, charismatic, and intelligent man. He is not controlled by big business and does not waver on his stances. You know why he is not controlled by big business? Because he gains all of his funding for his campaign from US, the common people.
Big business interests have been running this country for too long. All of the benefits of tax breaks and laws passed go to big business. From energy solutions to the pharmaceutical industry to the tax breaks meant to "help the economy". News flash the tax breaks to big business are not "helping the economy" by letting the companies "create jobs", they are just helping the CEO's wallets.
But Barack Obama can make a decision without the influence of big business. He uncomplicates the system and breaks the cycle of bad decision makers in power.
The one dark cloud over this vision of loveliness is the McCain/Palin contingency. McCain/Palin in turn make me angry,frightened, and amused.
Angry: How presumptuous they are. When I watch them bash Obama when they cannot even get their FACTS straight it just pisses me off. Plus watching all of the people in the media fall over them with how cunning they are. Come off it. I know you know what is going on, just REPORT it. For example, McCain wanted to put off the presidential debate because of, he claims, the economic crisis. Number one, McCain has admitted, more than once, that he knows nothing about the economy and needs to be educated about it. If this is true than what use would McCain be if he pushed back the presidential debates so he can help with figuring out how to solve our economic crisis. Number two, everyone and his mother knows the real reason he wants to pause the presidential campaigns is because his is going down in flames.
Why is his presidential campaign going down in flames, you might ask?
Here enters Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin.
This woman is an imbecile. She knows about as much about national and international politics as me, but there is one important difference: I am not trying to be the next Vice President of the United States of America. She, however, is.
What has she said that is so stupid you might ask?
Well, let me tell you.
She cites her proximity to Russia as her foreign policy experience. Even hinting at sending spies over into Russia to keep an eye on Putin in case he "rears his ugly head".
Hmm... let us think about this. Alaska is very close to Russia, but what part of Russia? Oh, that's right, SIBERIA. I'm sorry how many people live in Siberia? I think it's probably close to none. And if for some reason Russia just decided to attack America it would definitely choose to attack Alaska because it is very very important to the United States. Oh, and it is really close to the rest of the United States too. You don't have to go through Canada or anything to get to the continental United States.
This is like saying because in Seattle I lived really close to the Canadian border I have loads of foreign policy experience.
She has no idea what the specific policies of the Bush Administration have been, what they are now, or what is going on in International politics. This amuses me and at the same time frightens me.
She is a serious candidate for the Vice Presidency.
John McCain, her runningmate and Presidential candidate, is 72 years old and not in perfect health. In fact, the average age of death for American males is 72 years old.
This means that McCain could die in the first weeks of his presidency and what does that mean? Welcome President Palin. The Governor of Alaska for less than two years, mayor of Wasila, Alaska for one year, and hockey mother of five.
McCain thinks he is playing it smart by bringing a woman onto the ticket because so many people want to see a woman in the white house. The thing is we don't want just any woman in the white house, we want a competent woman. A woman who is actually for WOMEN's rights. Palin is against all women's rights. So what good is it to have a woman in the white house if she does not care about other women?
It does no good.
McCain is senile and Palin is a women-hating imbecile.
If they get elected I'm moving out of the country and never coming back.
Vote Barack Obama 2008. Please. If you want to see America survive.
Oh and angry. Don't forget the angry part.
Yes, you guessed it, this is a political blog.
Before this election I was never a very political person. Part of it might have been my parents, part of it might have been my inability to vote, and part of it might have been because never before in my lifetime has there been such an important election.
*breathes* ok let's try to make this a little organized.
America is a sinking ship and I don't know exactly how we are going to patch the hole before we end up on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean with the Titanic.
I have one glimmer of hope though. His name is Barack Obama.
Barack Obama is thoughtful, charismatic, and intelligent man. He is not controlled by big business and does not waver on his stances. You know why he is not controlled by big business? Because he gains all of his funding for his campaign from US, the common people.
Big business interests have been running this country for too long. All of the benefits of tax breaks and laws passed go to big business. From energy solutions to the pharmaceutical industry to the tax breaks meant to "help the economy". News flash the tax breaks to big business are not "helping the economy" by letting the companies "create jobs", they are just helping the CEO's wallets.
But Barack Obama can make a decision without the influence of big business. He uncomplicates the system and breaks the cycle of bad decision makers in power.
The one dark cloud over this vision of loveliness is the McCain/Palin contingency. McCain/Palin in turn make me angry,frightened, and amused.
Angry: How presumptuous they are. When I watch them bash Obama when they cannot even get their FACTS straight it just pisses me off. Plus watching all of the people in the media fall over them with how cunning they are. Come off it. I know you know what is going on, just REPORT it. For example, McCain wanted to put off the presidential debate because of, he claims, the economic crisis. Number one, McCain has admitted, more than once, that he knows nothing about the economy and needs to be educated about it. If this is true than what use would McCain be if he pushed back the presidential debates so he can help with figuring out how to solve our economic crisis. Number two, everyone and his mother knows the real reason he wants to pause the presidential campaigns is because his is going down in flames.
Why is his presidential campaign going down in flames, you might ask?
Here enters Governor of Alaska Sarah Palin.
This woman is an imbecile. She knows about as much about national and international politics as me, but there is one important difference: I am not trying to be the next Vice President of the United States of America. She, however, is.
What has she said that is so stupid you might ask?
Well, let me tell you.
She cites her proximity to Russia as her foreign policy experience. Even hinting at sending spies over into Russia to keep an eye on Putin in case he "rears his ugly head".
Hmm... let us think about this. Alaska is very close to Russia, but what part of Russia? Oh, that's right, SIBERIA. I'm sorry how many people live in Siberia? I think it's probably close to none. And if for some reason Russia just decided to attack America it would definitely choose to attack Alaska because it is very very important to the United States. Oh, and it is really close to the rest of the United States too. You don't have to go through Canada or anything to get to the continental United States.
This is like saying because in Seattle I lived really close to the Canadian border I have loads of foreign policy experience.
She has no idea what the specific policies of the Bush Administration have been, what they are now, or what is going on in International politics. This amuses me and at the same time frightens me.
She is a serious candidate for the Vice Presidency.
John McCain, her runningmate and Presidential candidate, is 72 years old and not in perfect health. In fact, the average age of death for American males is 72 years old.
This means that McCain could die in the first weeks of his presidency and what does that mean? Welcome President Palin. The Governor of Alaska for less than two years, mayor of Wasila, Alaska for one year, and hockey mother of five.
McCain thinks he is playing it smart by bringing a woman onto the ticket because so many people want to see a woman in the white house. The thing is we don't want just any woman in the white house, we want a competent woman. A woman who is actually for WOMEN's rights. Palin is against all women's rights. So what good is it to have a woman in the white house if she does not care about other women?
It does no good.
McCain is senile and Palin is a women-hating imbecile.
If they get elected I'm moving out of the country and never coming back.
Vote Barack Obama 2008. Please. If you want to see America survive.
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Don't try to hold me back
My dad said something to me a couple months ago that really explained how I feel all the time.
He said, "Marie, you've got the wander lust."
I realize that is exactly what I have, down to the "t" in lust.
I want to travel the world and experience everything. And when I mean the world I mean the world, not just Europe but Asia and Africa and Australia. I want to explore the jungles of Thailand and Bali. I want to wander through ancient building and ruins and feel the history around me.
I want to learn history through immersing myself in it, not learning it from a book.
Books are so two dimensional. You do not get all sides of the story and culture from a book, you can only get that from being there.
This is why I do not like college that much because I feel like it is just another step, another obstacle in my way before I can do what I want to do. And I feel like the longer I stay here the more debt is piled on my back and that is going to be a heavy load to carry when traveling the world.
I need to find a profession that pays me to do this. Any suggestions?
He said, "Marie, you've got the wander lust."
I realize that is exactly what I have, down to the "t" in lust.
I want to travel the world and experience everything. And when I mean the world I mean the world, not just Europe but Asia and Africa and Australia. I want to explore the jungles of Thailand and Bali. I want to wander through ancient building and ruins and feel the history around me.
I want to learn history through immersing myself in it, not learning it from a book.
Books are so two dimensional. You do not get all sides of the story and culture from a book, you can only get that from being there.
This is why I do not like college that much because I feel like it is just another step, another obstacle in my way before I can do what I want to do. And I feel like the longer I stay here the more debt is piled on my back and that is going to be a heavy load to carry when traveling the world.
I need to find a profession that pays me to do this. Any suggestions?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Climbing That Rock
I went rock climbing for the first time on Friday and I realized something...
We as humans are made for climbing. Our bodies are designed to easily stretch and grasp the rock to make our goal to the top.
I loved the feeling of my legs easily pushing me up so my searching fingers could cling to the next hold. The fear slowly leaving my body as I made my way to the top. I felt this was very primitive way to exercise. It felt so right as my mind focused on the rock in front of me and above me.
I think I have found my sport.
We as humans are made for climbing. Our bodies are designed to easily stretch and grasp the rock to make our goal to the top.
I loved the feeling of my legs easily pushing me up so my searching fingers could cling to the next hold. The fear slowly leaving my body as I made my way to the top. I felt this was very primitive way to exercise. It felt so right as my mind focused on the rock in front of me and above me.
I think I have found my sport.
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