Rise Against

Rise Against is, without a doubt, my all time favorite band. They have been for years, and even with all the fame and publicity, I'm not going to sell out. Their lyrics are always on point and his voice is sexy! When I listen to them it brings out a feeling I can't get out of any other band; I get lost in the music. I think their perfect in every aspect. Their songs are all so good, so it's hard to pick a favorite, but one of them would be off their newest album called Savior. I think their newest album is good, but not their best like many will say. I find their older stuff to be more of why I love them - more screaming, guitar solos and riffs. This is one of a few punk rock bands I listen to. I gernally enjoy acoustic or Indie bands more, but I fell inlove with Rise Against.

I saw them a couple times and their even better live. Everyone just lets go and has fun. Granted most of them are drunk, but I don't need to have a sip of alcohol to enjoy their show. I'm a pretty small and mellow girl, but when I go shows, especially Rise Against, I just party and live in the moment. Here is a picture I snapped of the lead singer, Tim McIlrath, about a year ago.

They have a similar sound to the Dead Kennedys and Bad Religion, which are also really good. The band is a huge supporter of PETA. They also were involved with the last two elections, getting people to vote. Good for them for being being apart of something their passionate about. If you haven't really listened to them and you like that type of music I would strongly suggest getting an album or two, you wouldn't be disappointed.

I hope Rise Against keeps making music for many years to come, because bands like this are hard to come by.

Professor on a high horse

I now understand why high school teachers tried to warning us that professors at universities show little concern for their students. It took me a year and a half but I finally came across a real winner. I recently had an exam in a mass lecture class. It was 25 questions - multiple choice. I ended up getting an 84% on it, which isn't too shabby. My friend also got an 84%.

The next class he tells us that question 19 half the class answered wrong and half answer correctly. I am apart of the half that got it correct, and my friend got it wrong. He then told us that he would curve the exam according to that question. Figuring he was going to give everyone an extra 4 points, I emailed him when I saw my grade stayed the same and my friend got an extra 4 points (essentially for answering wrong). I wasn't rude or harsh in my email, I simply explained my confusing on why people who answered wrong are getting rewarded with 4 points. He answered my email in all CAPS with "I'M THE BOSS. GRADE GRUBBING IS NOT BECOMING." I replied trying to better explain my reasoning and assure him that I'm not trying to be rude. This time his email was even nicer. Notice how he puts words in my mouth and says I worked harder than other people.

Actually, Michelle, you've changed your story now. In your first objection, you simply wanted 4 more points for EVERYONE, as a curve. Your concluding sentence: "I think everyone should receive an extra 4 points to their grade. A curve, like you said in class."
Now, in your revised story, you don't think EVERYONE should get 4 points because you believe not everyone worked as hard as you did. Flip-flop. Not that it matters one bit; I am the boss and I have made my decision --correctly. I have correctly decided that both answers a and e could reasonably be interpreted as correct. I did NOT give students who answered b, c, or d any credit on number 19. I do not ever GIVE points; students EARN points.
Now, let me kindly suggest that you NOT reply further, unless it is to say, concisely and precisely, "I'm sorry professor, I now see that you are correct."

Well I replied, not exactly how he requested, though. I said I'm sorry you misunderstood me. I just don't see how he can decide to reward people will a wrong answer. He says I do not ever GIVE give points; students EARN points", then how does he explain GIVING 4 points out of sympathy?

The points are not so much of an issue now, instead I'm bothered with how he replied to me. Not only was it extremely rude, but unprofessional. Am I wrong to have asked "the boss" about his actions on adjusting our grades? Maybe I was out of line.

New Cameraaa

My boyfriend bought me a cool new camera. This is his super cool doggie :D

Rihanna & Chris Brown

Most of us have heard about the fight between Rihanna and Chris Brown by now. For those who haven't, here is the gist of the story. The fight is rumored to be started from a text message. Apparently Chris received a text asking when he was going to hook up with them. Rihanna saw this message and naturally become angry. She threw a fit and got out of the car. Chris tried to get her back in the car and when she refused that's why he allegedly hit her. The police reports states she had a split lip, bruises and bite marks.

It's hard to believe innocent looking Chris Brown did this. I remember seeing an interview with Chris Brown and he talked about how his mom was physically abused in his household and how he could never touch a women. A less likely rumor that I've heard in that Rihanna cheated on Chris and caught an STD and transmitted it to Chris, so in turn he beat her.

Whatever the case may be, he messed up big time and his career is in serious jeopardy. He had a lot of younger fans that looked up to him and this crippled his image. I feel slightly bad for them however because most couples go through a really huge fight at some time or another, whether it be abusive or not, and it doesn't become everyone else's business. Anyways, I hope that he learned his lesson. He can use this experience and grow from it. I have noticed that the public and media appreciate a star that has gone through hell and back, and re emerge a better person. Prime example is Ms. Britney Spears.

My LDR

For this Valentines Day my boyfriend, who lives in Maryland, came down for a week to visit. We were able to spend what was left of Friday night together after he stepped off the plane at 10:30pm as well as all of Saturday and a portion of Sunday. We were unsure of what we wanted to do on Valentines Day. We laid around for half the day and decided to make dinner at home and go to the fair later. The garlic bread smelled like poopy babies, and half the pasta came out over cooked. My boyfriend described the smell of the garlic beard as being similar "old ass".

To top it off, I didn't know how to eat the long slimy pasta. After dinner we played fear 2 and watched a movie. Although we didn't go to the fair or do much, the time we spent together after being apart from each other for so long means more than what we actually do.

Kitty

My little Pumkin :D

Do you Believe in Karma?

If someone would have asked me this before a particular event in my life, I would have said no. However, after the situation, I have to say it has convinced me to believe in in karma. By karma I mean, “what goes around comes around”. A more precise definition can be found at Drwoords.com, an online dictionary:

One's acts considered as fixing one's lot in the future existence. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of cause and effect; the theory of inevitable consequence

This is somewhat of a personal story but I will share it for the purpose of explaining why I believe in karma.

Last year around September my father was getting tired of dealing with my kitten my ex boyfriend gave me. She meowed non-stop every morning around 5 am (without fail) until someone got out of bed. My father is a very ill-tempted man, and has been for as far back as I can remember. One morning around 6 am I heard him get up slamming the cat cage around trying to put the kitten inside. I jumped out of bed and tried to get the kitty in so he wouldn’t hurt her. While I was doing this my father yelled at me to hurry the **** up, and I don’t remember what I said back, but he snapped and was about to hit me. My mom asked him to calm down and he pushed her to the floor. She had broken her arm.

My mom stopped sleeping in bed with him and slept on the couch in the living room. My father slept in there a few nights with her and one day he couldn’t move his arm at all. He was in excruciating pain for a few days on the same arm and spot that my mom had hers broken. She took him to the doctor where they found out he had slept on it wrong. The muscle in his shoulder had frozen and needed shots to fix it.

This alone persuaded me to believe in karma. Now instead of getting angry when people do wrong, I will just know they have their dose coming sooner or later, in one form or another.