1. I’m still pretty exhausted…
2. And I’m still loving my internship
3. Speaking of my internship; as part of my job there I answer the phone and get to listen to people’s opinions and complaints about government and I’ve come to two conclusions:
- People can be really, really stupid
- People can be really judgemental and heartless
4. Also because of my internship I’ve been reading the newspaper a lot and I stumbled on a weekly op-ed piece and in the last couple the guy who writes it quoted some definitions from Ambrose Bierce’s “The Devil’s Dictionary” and I liked a few of them so I thought I’d share:
“PAST, n. – That part of Eternity with some small fraction of which we have a slight and regrettable acquaintance. A moving line called the Present parts it from an imaginary period known as the Future. These two grand divisions of Eternity, of which the one is continually effacing the other, are entirely unlike. The one is dark with sorrow and disappointment, the other bright with prosperity and joy. The Past is the region of sobs, the Future is the realm of song. In the one crouches Memory, clad in sackcloth and ashes, mumbling penitential prayer; in the sunshine of the other Hope flies with a free wing, beckoning to the temples of success and bowers of ease. Yet the Past is the Future of yesterday, the Future is the Past of tomorrow. They are one – the knowledge and the dream.”
5. The other ones I liked I also wanted to comment on so here goes:
“POLITICS, n. A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. The conduct of public affairs for private advantage.” I thought this was appropriate considering I’m thinking of going in to some form of politics after I’m done with college – it’s pretty damning and kind of funny but at the same time I read it and go “hmm…” Bierce may be on to something here.
“POLITENESS, v. The most acceptable hypocrisy.” Ok, ouch! But then I thought of a few people who this applies to…or, think about this, when you are at work and somebody is annoying the crap out of you and being obnoxious and you can’t do anything but smile because otherwise you might get fired; applies now, huh? I know I’ve done that.
“PRAY, v. To ask that the laws of the universe be annulled on behalf of a single petitioner confessedly unworthy.” I actually like this one maybe it’s because of the “confessedly unworthy” part…what do you think, yea or nay?
“REVELATION, n. A famous book in which St. John the Divine concealed all that he knew. The revealing is done by the commentators, who know nothing.” And this one is just plain funny!!! Lol!!!
6. So I know I said I was going to post something about a friend, but I contacted her and she hasn’t responded and now I’ma thinking that I probably won’t post anything about it for what will remain undisclosed reasons. *sigh* life…
7. Earlier in the week we had some extreme weather – flooding, tornadoes, hail, severe thunderstorms – yeah, it was fun. I enjoyed everything except the flooding, hail and tornadoes…lol, so basically I absolutely loved the thunderstorms!
8. I LOVE warm weather!!!!
9. I had to call 911 the other night (or morning) at 1:30 because I heard someone yelling for help, turns out it was a bunch of drunk girls who were lost…awesome…