TU Cent Thoughts, 1-18-06

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Administration
Don't expect me to comment too much in this first month back as I try to figure my schedule out. Blogging is one of my lower priorities right now.

OWWWWWWW
Yeah, I get this poison ivy or bug bite rash on the left side of my face. I'm going to the student health center to check it out right after this post.

We will suck your blood!
I gave blood for the first time yesterday. It took only twenty minutes of my time, and it will help four people. The Red Cross is in town for there more days at TU so let's give some blood people!

Needs to sleep
I've gotta start forcing myself to be in my apartment before midnight, i.e. when the meds say it's time for D2 to go sleepy sleep.

RUF
I checked out the RUF worship last night. It's a bit different from the BSU Momentum format. I checked it out at the behest of one Mr. McConnell. I think I might check out one of the RUF Bible Studies, too.

Verse of the Day
15 “Moreover if your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have gained your brother. 16 But if he will not hear, take with you one or two more, that ‘by the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established.’ 17 And if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the church. But if he refuses even to hear the church, let him be to you like a heathen and a tax collector."
~Matthew 15-17

Convos of the Day

D2: Napkins.
Stu: Napkins?
D2: Napkins!
Stu: Napkins?!
D2: Napkins Napkins!
Stu: Napkins?!?
D2: Nap-nap-napkins!!!

PC: How is your bet going?
D2 and Stu: That's a secret!

Blue Hen: I hate this logic stuff.
D2: It's just part of this fundamentals of modern math course.
Blue Hen: If I wanted to do logic, then...
[D2 playfully punches the Blue Hen]

Hudson: The Collegian is really lucky to have you as their Opinion Editor.
D2: Unlucky, you mean.

Rouge: You know, a Sango doll is pretty suggestive.
D2: Don't you own a Miroku doll?
Rouge: ...
D2: DUde, it's okay. Although, it is sort of awkward for a twenty one year old bum to fall in love with a sixteen year old high school girl that he's never met before, isn't it?
Rouge: Well, we talked on FFXI.
D2: Oh?
Rouge: Yeah, we sat down for awhile and just talked for three hours.
D2: Wait, you're saying you guys just sat down and talked for three hours in an MMORPG?
Rouge: Yeah. That's were we discussed the video game duel.
D2: It's every gamer's dream to video game duel a pretty young lady.
Rouge: I liked how she assumed she would be fighting to destroy the world and I assumed I would be fighting to save the world.
D2: How awkward!
Rouge: Then she said, OH CRAP, I've got to power level. And that's when you called.
D2: Aw, is the poor Rouge lovesick?
Rouge: Moving on...
D2: LOL, anytime the Rouge says "Moving on..." you've hit it on the head.
Rouge: Shut up!


Quote of the Day
"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.

Link of the Day
Most recent issue of the Collegian in annoying PDF format. I say annoying PDF format because the large amount of images will prevent any dialup connections from seeing it. My depression article is on page 2, while my gay agenda article and letter from the editor are on page 14. If you need entertainment, read the J Cassanova portion of the paper...it's absolutely hilarious!

Sports Report
Steelers! SteelerS! Steelers!

Entertainment
Boggle is one of the bestest word games ever!

My scheming roommate is an awesome guy
HVizzle may be scheming, but he is an awesome guy. Awesome enough that I'm considering rooming with him for the fifth straight year. Actually, we did break up as he lived in the frat house for a semester, but he came back because he knew what he was missing. ;)

Political Question
How important are write-in votes to democratic elections?

Comments

[visgoth.livejournal.com]

In local elections in the U.S. write-in candidates win surprisingly often. Well, until you realize that quite often when the write-in wins it's because nobody is on the ballot for the position.

In state and national elections write-ins hardly ever win. But some candidates at the state and national level started as local write-in winners, so in that way, write-in votes could have a significant impact.

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

Interesting way to look at write-in votes.

[visgoth.livejournal.com]

Oh, and thanks for that quote. It is going to be my new method of dismissing stupid people on LJ.

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

Dogbert does the job for me.

[kmg-365.livejournal.com]

How important are write-in votes to democratic elections?

In the overall scheme of things, aside from the voter gaining some form of personal satisfaction, not very. The only point where they may be of some importance is in smaller scale elections for locally held offices.

If write-in votes were no longer allowed, the person could choose not to vote - which is a path far too many people take anyway.

In my opinion, an educated electorate is the most important part of the process.

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

In my opinion, an educated electorate is the most ideal part of the process.
Fixed.

[kidsis.livejournal.com]

How important are write-in votes to democratic elections?

In some places, a write in vote can hold some power if the vote is for something on a small scale (i.e. - one district of a city council election). The larger the the number of potential voters becomes, the less effective a write-in vote becomes.

But none of that matters in Oklahoma because write-in votes are not allowed anyway. In Oklahoma your only choices are to vote for the "lesser of 2 evils" or to abstain from voting in whatever race you don't want either candidate to win. You can still vote for any other items on a ballot, you can just leave whatever race blank. That's how I've (not) voted for president in the last 2 elections. In this state, The vote is almost always going to go to the Republican electors during a presidential election anyway.

[greybeta.livejournal.com]

I voted for the lesser of two evils in the last election.