Thoughts on the Presidential Candidates

Don't ask me why I feel the need to post what I think (since nobody actually gives a shit), but hey, what the hell? As we move into the year of election and the campaigning moves into full swing, I present you with the Conor selection for president: Dennis Kucinich. He's the happy, crazy dude, which helps, but he's the only candidate with any real progressive cred. Moving on to my second (and slightly more realistic) choice: John Edwards. Out of the more mainstream candidates, he's the only with any real notions towards fixing our messed up country. I am not such a fan of the two dominant candidates, Obama or Clinton. I don't think either of them really have anything to offer than the same typical corporate politico nonsense.

Well, that's my short and sweet. Perhaps I will follow this up with some more specific feelings on real policies that the different candidates espouse, however, seeing as the new semester starts next Monday, I don't know how much of anything I'll be doing that is not either school or work.

Good night and good luck,
Conor

Sweet

After the Master Chief post, I figured I should update the blog as to what is going on these days. Just finished up the fall semester, as far as I can tell I've managed to maintain my 4.0...sweet. Maybe this means I can manage to apply to something a little fancier than UIC. I would love to apply to U of I in Champaign, but I don't really want to move down there. I'm thinking of applying to a couple of fancy schools, just on the off chance that I could get accepted. I'm pretty sure that they wouldn't accept any of my military credits, though, which would set me back a little bit, but only in the realm of electives and a couple science classes. I'm sure I could deal with what little credit I got for it, I'd just have to do some recalculating.

The family is good, everybody is getting ready for the holidays. The wee ones are growing up as fast as every, they're both quite the chatterbugs. Sarah is getting ready to start doing pre-school with Violet, so I've decided to interview for manager at Starbucks. I'm quite excited about the potential, it should make for a new adventure and hopefully a better work environment. And, of course, a better paycheck.

I think that's about it, I hope everyone has a nice holiday season.

Too cool to pass up.

A present from the wonderful students at MIT. I give you Master Chief John Harvard, founder of Harvard and nemesis of the covenant.

Once a Month

So I figured I should at least pretend to update this thing. I'm going off to tech school to learn how to play with chemicals in just over two weeks. I'm very not excited to be away from the fam, but the money will be nice. Sarah's going to take the kids down to Aunt Teri's house and come spend some of the time with me, though the accomodations I'll be in have not been seen yet.

I had to drop a couple of my classes since I'm leaving so soon and I'm taking a couple of online/independent study courses. It's quite fun to really be taking classes again. I really want to figure out how to get Sarah into a class at least once per semester, but we're not quite there yet. Once I'm back from tech school and we're actually a little bit more settled I'm hoping that we can manage it. Being back in school on a regular basis is really cool, though the work/school/family balance is still a work in progress.

I think that's probably all I have right now, I need to read some history for an assignment that's due tomorrow.

Pumpernickle.

Chip Thief

As I write this, Violet is scarfing down some tortilla chips that she's procured. I guess that means it's time for me to cook breakfast.

I don't really have much to say right now. Still trying to get back in the swing of things in the "real world." Got my materials for my poli sci class, having a good time reading about globalization. poverty and war. It's actually pretty interesting and I'm having fun reading through it all. I guess that's a good sign. I was thinking about minoring in Poli Sci to go with my stats degree, so it may work out in my favor.

Anyway, 'tis time for the aforementioned breakfast.

Dog Problems

I think I'm going to start blogging more often just to hear the song on my blog.

I had my first weekend in the Air National Guard. Interesting, to say the least. It's quite a bit more relaxed than active duty, which was nice. I'm also working with a very different type of unit than I was before, which is helping the improved atmosphere, I'm sure. I have 3 years on this contract, then we'll see if I continue, the $20,000 in student loans that they'll pay off is pretty tempting, even though it would be another 6 years.

Anyway, it looks as though I'll be going to tech school in September, and I'll be home for Xmas, then done in early January. I'm looking forward to it in some regards, and not at all in some ways. I definitely don't want to leave the kids and Sarah for so long. It'll be very sad. Hopefully I'll be able to come home at least a couple times during that period. It'll be anice chance to get back in shape, though. I'll probably take a full load of online classes while I'm there to keep in the swing of things (and to keep the GI Bill money flowing).

Toodles.

Like Alcohol and Coffee Beans

So somehow I've ended up back at Starbucks. 3 years later I'm back where I never thought I would return to. It's kind of strange and I'm definitely having to adjust to the idea of being back. It's funny though, it's amazingly easy to get right back into. I hadn't made coffee for 3 years, and yet, day one, just like I'd never left. Crazy. The store I'm at right now is in Oswego, so the opposite direction from school which kind of sucks, but there's a new store opening up this summer on the corner about half a mile from my house. I'm hoping that there will be a cool manager there, because it'd be super convenient for me to work there while I'm going to school, especially once school switches to downtown.

I'm enrolled in two classes for the summer, Calculus 1 and Intro to Political Science. It's a wonderful feeling. I've also transferred all of my CCAF credits and my one whole class that I took at Penn State. So since that Penn State class is my only graded credit right now I'm sitting pretty with a a 4.0. I really only have about 3 or 4 more classes that I need to take to transfer down to UIC, though I'm pretty sure that I need to take Calc 3 before I do, which is the thing that's slowing me down the most. I should be able to knock out everything I need in two semesters after this fall. It's quite exciting

So obviously there's a bazillion things going on around here, thought we're started to get settled, at least, until school starts. Then all bets are off.

Peace and love.