TU Cent Thoughts, 12-26-05
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samroswell and thedigitalkuri!
Administration
On New Year's Eve, I will cull my reading list. Have no fear, I will not cull people who have already friended me. It's just that if I feel like your part in my quest has ended, it is time to part ways.
One hundred icons
I'm now up to 43. It's getting harder and harder to choose which one to use. This one here is from the anime Eyeshield 21. It's a Japanese take on American football.
Convos of the Day (or why living with me would be a pain in the you know what)
Dad: [In Vietnamese] You have to understand how important you are to this family.
Mom: [Viet] You are the one and only golden son.
Dad: [Viet] We rise and fall with you.
Mom: [Viet] We are sad and happy when you are sad and happy.
Dad: [Viet] I believe you can do great things.
Mom: [Viet] I believe you are the key of our family.
Sis: That's a lot pressure!
Me: Yeah, but it takes a lot of pressure to turn a lump of coal into a diamond.
Mom: [Viet] Why can't you do things one step a time? You'd be more organized that way.
Me: I have to see the big picture. I'm like a painter who can't start on his work until he sees the entire thing in his head.
Mom: [Viet] Normal people don't do that!
Me: I'm not a normal person.
Mom: [Viet] How confident are you in being a teacher now?
Me: I will make a 4.0 for the next three semesters.
Sis: Don't say that! You're going to fail if you think like that!
Me: Well, you asked how confident I was...
Dad: [Viet] I read in this one article that Vietnamese food is the most healthy in the world.
Me: Oh, where did you read that?
Dad: [Viet] Well see there's the food pyramid...
Mom: [Viet] No, honey, he's asking what newspaper or magazine you read that from.
Sis: He's asking where's the proof.
Me: Actually, I'm just curious and I want to read this article for myself.
Dad: [Viet] Uh, I...uh...think I threw it away.
Me: Well, that's awfully inconvenient.
Sis: You're a stuck up smarty pants, aren't you? You always have to be right.
Me: Yes, and?
Sis: Sheesh, who would want to be your friend?
Me: People who want to know the truth.
Quote of the Day
"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means."
~Miss Prism, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (courtesy ofscarletdemon)
Link of the Day
It sort of perturbs me that no one commented on my explanation of why I am heretic. Was it so profound that no words can do it justice?
Steelers Watch
The Pittsburgh Steelers control their own destiny. When they beat the Detroit Lions this Sunday, they will clinch a wild card spot.
You're fired!
In-freaking-excusable.
Reading queue
C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity
Blogging queue
-Depression article for Collegian
-Two Schools of Blogging
-Why I am a social conservative but an economic liberal
-Lunch with the red headed Brigid
Movie queue
Kong
Syriana
Memoirs of a Geisha
Anime queue
Ayashi no Ceres
Elfen Lied
RahXephon
Eggrolls
I know how to make my mom's awesome eggrolls now. But I can't tell you how because it's a family secret.
Random Question
Do you have any good Christmas shopping stories? Comment if you do...
Welcome new readers
samroswell and thedigitalkuri!Administration
On New Year's Eve, I will cull my reading list. Have no fear, I will not cull people who have already friended me. It's just that if I feel like your part in my quest has ended, it is time to part ways.
One hundred icons
I'm now up to 43. It's getting harder and harder to choose which one to use. This one here is from the anime Eyeshield 21. It's a Japanese take on American football.
Convos of the Day (or why living with me would be a pain in the you know what)
Dad: [In Vietnamese] You have to understand how important you are to this family.
Mom: [Viet] You are the one and only golden son.
Dad: [Viet] We rise and fall with you.
Mom: [Viet] We are sad and happy when you are sad and happy.
Dad: [Viet] I believe you can do great things.
Mom: [Viet] I believe you are the key of our family.
Sis: That's a lot pressure!
Me: Yeah, but it takes a lot of pressure to turn a lump of coal into a diamond.
Mom: [Viet] Why can't you do things one step a time? You'd be more organized that way.
Me: I have to see the big picture. I'm like a painter who can't start on his work until he sees the entire thing in his head.
Mom: [Viet] Normal people don't do that!
Me: I'm not a normal person.
Mom: [Viet] How confident are you in being a teacher now?
Me: I will make a 4.0 for the next three semesters.
Sis: Don't say that! You're going to fail if you think like that!
Me: Well, you asked how confident I was...
Dad: [Viet] I read in this one article that Vietnamese food is the most healthy in the world.
Me: Oh, where did you read that?
Dad: [Viet] Well see there's the food pyramid...
Mom: [Viet] No, honey, he's asking what newspaper or magazine you read that from.
Sis: He's asking where's the proof.
Me: Actually, I'm just curious and I want to read this article for myself.
Dad: [Viet] Uh, I...uh...think I threw it away.
Me: Well, that's awfully inconvenient.
Sis: You're a stuck up smarty pants, aren't you? You always have to be right.
Me: Yes, and?
Sis: Sheesh, who would want to be your friend?
Me: People who want to know the truth.
Quote of the Day
"The good ended happily, and the bad unhappily. That is what fiction means."
~Miss Prism, Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest (courtesy of
scarletdemon)Link of the Day
It sort of perturbs me that no one commented on my explanation of why I am heretic. Was it so profound that no words can do it justice?
Steelers Watch
The Pittsburgh Steelers control their own destiny. When they beat the Detroit Lions this Sunday, they will clinch a wild card spot.
You're fired!
In-freaking-excusable.
Reading queue
C.S. Lewis's The Screwtape Letters and Mere Christianity
Blogging queue
-Depression article for Collegian
-Two Schools of Blogging
-Why I am a social conservative but an economic liberal
-Lunch with the red headed Brigid
Movie queue
Kong
Syriana
Memoirs of a Geisha
Anime queue
Ayashi no Ceres
Elfen Lied
RahXephon
Eggrolls
I know how to make my mom's awesome eggrolls now. But I can't tell you how because it's a family secret.
Random Question
Do you have any good Christmas shopping stories? Comment if you do...
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Date: 2005-12-28 06:21 pm (UTC)Alas, not too many people seem to place as high a respect on American government as a topic area as math and science carry, probably reflecting people's opinions about government as a whole. It should be highly valued, because it's the one topic area that can most influence the type of citizens that students will grow into being.