I Have Such a Knack
for eating moldy food!
There are these organic chocolate/peanut butter granola bars that I absolutely love. For the longest time, I couldn't find them in any supermarket since the place where I used to buy them discontinued them. Well, I came home from work today and Rich was *eating* one, so of course I was overjoyed that we had some again. So later this afternoon, when I was alone and just doing reading for philosophy, I decided to have one.
I grabbed one out of the box, slid it out of the wrapper, and took a bite. As I was mid-swallow, I looked down for whatever reason and my eyes seriously bulged out of my head as I noticed that the top of it was cobweb-like down the middle. AAAUUGHHH!!!!
I literally coughed up the piece that was in my throat and swished like three glasses of water in my mouth so I could spit it out and get the taste out of my mouth. So. freaking. gross. I checked the expiration date on the box, but it wasn't until March 2006! But there was no question in my mind that it was NOT supposed to look that way.
When Rich came back, I showed him and was like "oh, it's fuzzy," when I asked him what was wrong with it, heh. He had already eaten two, but didn't any of the ones he had were like that. He then opened up the remaining few, but they all looked normal. Of course *I* had to get the moldy one, right!?
Oh well, I was fine. I'm actually really full right now because the guys made turkey chili and I had two bowls full, both over lettuce and with 2 potato rolls. They just went to the market to buy some Drumsticks, but I seriously doubt I'll be having one. Knowing me though. . . >:p But I'll save that bitching for ICA.
I met up with my friend Jen and her fiance last night. We ended up having dinner at a Chinese restaurant that's about ten minutes from each of our houses (the condo, not the apartment). We had a lot to talk about, but we had to split after eating since we all had tons of schoolwork to do that night and were working at 7am this morning! We had a decent time though, although it was a little like "the normals" vs. me. :p All I mean is that their lives are following such a traditional path. . .both graduated college and know that they want to be teachers, are engaged and are planning a traditional wedding, and basically their futures are so clear cut and set out for them. Then there's me, with my billion and one plans that sound mildly crazy and absolutely no set plans in any area of my life, but I think she expects that by now, haha.
My fortune cookie said "You're almost there." Interesting.
I think I finally have an idea for my philosophy paper and there should be enough information on it. Using several philosophers that we covered during the course, I plan on comparing/contrsting their philosophies of history-- which encompasses such things as "what is history?" and "what does it mean to record history?" etc. All I've been *doing* over the past few days is reading through some sources I've picked up so I'll be able to throw together an abstract for Tuesday. This is the strongest idea I've been able to come up with, so hopefully the professor will approve it or else I guess I'll be taking the exam instead. Actually, you have to have an 85 or above in the class to even write the paper, and I *think* I do, but I'm not sure how well I did on the paper I turned in last Thursday. :/
I do still like philosophy, but this class is NOT easy.
Well, I was going to write more, but I guess we're gonna watch the Nightmare Before Christmas now. Later!
There are these organic chocolate/peanut butter granola bars that I absolutely love. For the longest time, I couldn't find them in any supermarket since the place where I used to buy them discontinued them. Well, I came home from work today and Rich was *eating* one, so of course I was overjoyed that we had some again. So later this afternoon, when I was alone and just doing reading for philosophy, I decided to have one.
I grabbed one out of the box, slid it out of the wrapper, and took a bite. As I was mid-swallow, I looked down for whatever reason and my eyes seriously bulged out of my head as I noticed that the top of it was cobweb-like down the middle. AAAUUGHHH!!!!
I literally coughed up the piece that was in my throat and swished like three glasses of water in my mouth so I could spit it out and get the taste out of my mouth. So. freaking. gross. I checked the expiration date on the box, but it wasn't until March 2006! But there was no question in my mind that it was NOT supposed to look that way.
When Rich came back, I showed him and was like "oh, it's fuzzy," when I asked him what was wrong with it, heh. He had already eaten two, but didn't any of the ones he had were like that. He then opened up the remaining few, but they all looked normal. Of course *I* had to get the moldy one, right!?
Oh well, I was fine. I'm actually really full right now because the guys made turkey chili and I had two bowls full, both over lettuce and with 2 potato rolls. They just went to the market to buy some Drumsticks, but I seriously doubt I'll be having one. Knowing me though. . . >:p But I'll save that bitching for ICA.
I met up with my friend Jen and her fiance last night. We ended up having dinner at a Chinese restaurant that's about ten minutes from each of our houses (the condo, not the apartment). We had a lot to talk about, but we had to split after eating since we all had tons of schoolwork to do that night and were working at 7am this morning! We had a decent time though, although it was a little like "the normals" vs. me. :p All I mean is that their lives are following such a traditional path. . .both graduated college and know that they want to be teachers, are engaged and are planning a traditional wedding, and basically their futures are so clear cut and set out for them. Then there's me, with my billion and one plans that sound mildly crazy and absolutely no set plans in any area of my life, but I think she expects that by now, haha.
My fortune cookie said "You're almost there." Interesting.
I think I finally have an idea for my philosophy paper and there should be enough information on it. Using several philosophers that we covered during the course, I plan on comparing/contrsting their philosophies of history-- which encompasses such things as "what is history?" and "what does it mean to record history?" etc. All I've been *doing* over the past few days is reading through some sources I've picked up so I'll be able to throw together an abstract for Tuesday. This is the strongest idea I've been able to come up with, so hopefully the professor will approve it or else I guess I'll be taking the exam instead. Actually, you have to have an 85 or above in the class to even write the paper, and I *think* I do, but I'm not sure how well I did on the paper I turned in last Thursday. :/
I do still like philosophy, but this class is NOT easy.
Well, I was going to write more, but I guess we're gonna watch the Nightmare Before Christmas now. Later!
posted by Erica at 7:21 PM
3 Comments:
Meh, traditional live's and plans are overrated. Nobody writes books or movies about people who graduated college, got married, taught some high school and died do they? lol ;) Nope, history is full of people who challenged the status quo, went against the grain, and changed things, or at least tried to. :cough: Che, Debs :cough: Goldman :cough: lol.
Seriously though, many years ago, in fact the summer between high school and college I was up at 2 or 3 a.m. as usual and I began frantically writing out what I wanted from life. It wasn't enough for me to just get "any job" and work in some normal career for the rest of my life, buy house, get married, have 2.1 children, blah, wasted life in my mind. That night I learned the only thing that would satisfy me were if I completely changed the structure of society and government (or at least gave it my best shot) for the cause of social justice.
Which of course, brings us to the present person you know today ;)
****, I wasn't saying that a "traditional" life was what I desired. . .not in all aspects anyway.
Like I know that I'll have to have a "regular" job of some sort to support myself, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up on all my more intriguing activities and interests. And even if I don't actually get married, I sure as hell hope to be living with/in a close relationship with someone.
I have more to say about this too, but Rich is bugging me to use the computer, so I'll have to write later!
Such is life.
You're both not standard people. Trying to force yourselves live standard lives will turn out to be prison sentences.
This is the way I see it:
80% of the people in society are adequately fulfilled by sport, tupperware parties and excess consumption. 20% of the society isn't. Due to being things like more intelligent or more sensitive or more reflective or more active etc, etc that the 80% of the population, they want connection, ideas, experience, self growth, understanding.
But because people can please 80% of society with such things as sport channels, high paying/low purpose jobs and disposable income, society, its systems, its processes, work, jobs and marriage are set up to support the 80% rather than the 20%.
It just makes more economic sense for people to go where the most people are. Those 20% slip though the cracks and don't have the infrastructure that others have.
In short, the standard world isn't set up for you, so don't try to be standard. If you try to be, it will only fill you with guilt and shame - because you'll end up asking yourself, "How can all these other people be happy, and me not be satisified. What's wrong with me?"
It's because the world isn't set up for you. It's set up for them.
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That's my thoughts anyway.
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