Spring break is ending once again - my last spring break of my undergraduate career. Only 6 short weeks left in the semester. Weird. However, I finally have a plan! I will be living back at my lovely home with the parents and attending Duquesne University Law School. I am happy with my decision, and even happier that I have stuff figured out, at least for a little while.
My spring break was not much of a break actually. My aunt passed away on the 12th, so I came home to her funeral. Then I had like two days to relax, then it was my sister's birthday. After that, it was Easter. Lovely. Easter was kind of weird without my aunt. She was the kind of person who you always noticed. She is definitely missed now that she's gone.
This year has been so hard and so long. For the most part, it has been eye-opening, depressing, hectic, and insane. If anyone would have told me this was the kind of year I would have, I never would have believed them. It's a lot of taking one day at a time and trying to pull the good out of every day. But, life goes on. I understand that more now than I ever have.
Last night I went out with my grandparents to a bar to watch a country band and chillax. It was really fun. I didn't mean to drink 4 long island iced teas...oopsie. It was a memorable and interesting night for sure.
I'm excited to see my friends back at Dayton, but I am getting stressed just thinking about all the things I have to do. All I have to remember is that I don't have much longer to go until I will have my entire summer to enjoy myself and my friends. Thank goodness. It truly cannot come fast enough. And this weather better break soon!
Calvin: What’s your tail for?
Hobbes: My tail?
Calvin: Yeah. Why do tigers have tails?
Hobbes: Gee, I’m not really sure. I guess just because they look good.
Calvin: So it’s sort of like a necktie for your butt?
Hobbes: Let’s not be vulgar. You’re just jealous.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
The most disturbing scene in Crash in real life.
So, there's an article about allegations being brought against a lovely police officer from Albany that is absolutely disgusting. The link to the story is http://timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=668448&category=REGIONOTHER&BCCode=HOME&newsdate=3/2/2008. Granted, the story is three pages long, so for those of you who don't want to read the whole thing, I will summarize here in my own words.
Basically, a 28-year-old white woman was driving a rental car through a neighborhood supposedly looking for a friend who she was supposed to pick up. A police vehicle drove past her two times before it pulled her over for not signaling (but she was never issued a ticket). The police force had been cracking down on drugs, so they were on the prowl I suppose, which is good because there shouldn't be drugs in neighborhoods. Anyhow, they pulled her over, and asked her about hidden crack pipes because she "fit the profile" - a "white girl in a rental car." She said she had no drugs, and the officer grabbed her cell phone off of her lap. He then questioned her about some private calls she had made as well as a call to a friend. The police officer then called her friend from her cell phone asking her if she was supposed to be picked up. Usually, police need a search warrant to go through someone's cell phone. Before it all was over, the woman was searched outside of her vehicle by a male officer who supposedly inserted his finger in her vagina. The other officer searched her car and dumped all the contents of her purse out, questioning her about why her wallet was empty and asking if she had spent all her money on drugs. The woman had asked to be searched at the precinct. A female officer then came to search the woman still at the car. The woman was then let go with a warning to not drive around there anymore and that she was lucky. No drugs or evidence of criminal wrongdoing were found. The woman drove off, and called her father soon after, hysterical about the situation. The "situation" is being handled internally by the police.
This whole thing makes me quite angry, as it should any person with any kind of heart. Really? First, I get sick of people taking their power and using it in absolutely ridiculous situations. Honestly, how does a person, regardless of race or sex, in a rental car fit the profile? The profile of what? A vacationer lost in a neighborhood? Or a rampant drug abuser? There was nothing noted about the police looking for a specific person. Then, what right does the officer have to take the phone and look through it? What probable cause did she give him? And what probable cause was there to even search her or the car? I can't even begin to speak about the allegation of sexual abuse either. Finally, the fact that the whole thing is being taken care of internally?! What is that? Let's let an organization that has a problem take care of it itself. Great! By not bringing in an outside source, the investigation, in my opinion, cannot be carried out in an unbiased manner. If these allegations are true, this officer should be deep in trouble...for multiple things. This is ridiculous. Yet another power crime. Great. Maybe we should be paying attention who we are putting into power and how much power we are giving them.
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." -Frederick Douglass
Basically, a 28-year-old white woman was driving a rental car through a neighborhood supposedly looking for a friend who she was supposed to pick up. A police vehicle drove past her two times before it pulled her over for not signaling (but she was never issued a ticket). The police force had been cracking down on drugs, so they were on the prowl I suppose, which is good because there shouldn't be drugs in neighborhoods. Anyhow, they pulled her over, and asked her about hidden crack pipes because she "fit the profile" - a "white girl in a rental car." She said she had no drugs, and the officer grabbed her cell phone off of her lap. He then questioned her about some private calls she had made as well as a call to a friend. The police officer then called her friend from her cell phone asking her if she was supposed to be picked up. Usually, police need a search warrant to go through someone's cell phone. Before it all was over, the woman was searched outside of her vehicle by a male officer who supposedly inserted his finger in her vagina. The other officer searched her car and dumped all the contents of her purse out, questioning her about why her wallet was empty and asking if she had spent all her money on drugs. The woman had asked to be searched at the precinct. A female officer then came to search the woman still at the car. The woman was then let go with a warning to not drive around there anymore and that she was lucky. No drugs or evidence of criminal wrongdoing were found. The woman drove off, and called her father soon after, hysterical about the situation. The "situation" is being handled internally by the police.
This whole thing makes me quite angry, as it should any person with any kind of heart. Really? First, I get sick of people taking their power and using it in absolutely ridiculous situations. Honestly, how does a person, regardless of race or sex, in a rental car fit the profile? The profile of what? A vacationer lost in a neighborhood? Or a rampant drug abuser? There was nothing noted about the police looking for a specific person. Then, what right does the officer have to take the phone and look through it? What probable cause did she give him? And what probable cause was there to even search her or the car? I can't even begin to speak about the allegation of sexual abuse either. Finally, the fact that the whole thing is being taken care of internally?! What is that? Let's let an organization that has a problem take care of it itself. Great! By not bringing in an outside source, the investigation, in my opinion, cannot be carried out in an unbiased manner. If these allegations are true, this officer should be deep in trouble...for multiple things. This is ridiculous. Yet another power crime. Great. Maybe we should be paying attention who we are putting into power and how much power we are giving them.
"Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe." -Frederick Douglass
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
FIERCE!
Hillary won the Ohio and Texas state primaries, and Christian won the Project Runway season finale. I'm a happy, happy woman.
So, I finally have decided I like Hillary the best out of the presidential candidates. It took me awhile, and I feel like I have made an educated decision. I think she will get into the White House, and she will make the necessary changes the fastest. She has more experience, more drive, and more solutions than Obama does. Granted, I do really like Obama, but right now I think we'd be better off with Hillary winning the ticket. I do, however, really hope Obama can be her vice president. There is my political stance for this election. Wanna talk more about it? I'd be happy to debate in person.
In other news, I picked up my cap and gown today for graduation. And, with my summer classes I want to take, I only have 12 weeks left of undergraduate studies. Can you believe it? I can't! I am super excited, but at the same time, it is sad to leave all these people who have become my family behind. I also have my law school choices down to Dayton and Duquesne. I have received a very nice scholarship from Dayton, and now we'll see what Duquesne comes up with. Now is crunch time for my decision. Have I said how horrible I am at making decisions though? This will be interesting, to say the least.
Spring break is a short week and a day away for me. I cannot wait. My poor little body is giving out under all this stress. I have been consistently sick since the beginning of the semester. I have pains and weird aches all over that I've never felt before. I've had the same headache now for four days straight. This is not healthy. Hurry up, spring break. Professors, please lay off.
Last weekend I was at home again, and it was nice to be home. But the trip was too short. It was a teaser for spring break, so it was extra sad to come back to Dayton. The weather, on top of everything, is at the point where it needs to change to spring, but it's going to take forever and a day, of course. It was 60ish the other day, but the next day it was raining/snowing and cold. The weather is teasing too. I need spring. I need spring break. And now I need sleep. Goodnight.
"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in a pond; and whenever you’re sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it’s much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer." –Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
So, I finally have decided I like Hillary the best out of the presidential candidates. It took me awhile, and I feel like I have made an educated decision. I think she will get into the White House, and she will make the necessary changes the fastest. She has more experience, more drive, and more solutions than Obama does. Granted, I do really like Obama, but right now I think we'd be better off with Hillary winning the ticket. I do, however, really hope Obama can be her vice president. There is my political stance for this election. Wanna talk more about it? I'd be happy to debate in person.
In other news, I picked up my cap and gown today for graduation. And, with my summer classes I want to take, I only have 12 weeks left of undergraduate studies. Can you believe it? I can't! I am super excited, but at the same time, it is sad to leave all these people who have become my family behind. I also have my law school choices down to Dayton and Duquesne. I have received a very nice scholarship from Dayton, and now we'll see what Duquesne comes up with. Now is crunch time for my decision. Have I said how horrible I am at making decisions though? This will be interesting, to say the least.
Spring break is a short week and a day away for me. I cannot wait. My poor little body is giving out under all this stress. I have been consistently sick since the beginning of the semester. I have pains and weird aches all over that I've never felt before. I've had the same headache now for four days straight. This is not healthy. Hurry up, spring break. Professors, please lay off.
Last weekend I was at home again, and it was nice to be home. But the trip was too short. It was a teaser for spring break, so it was extra sad to come back to Dayton. The weather, on top of everything, is at the point where it needs to change to spring, but it's going to take forever and a day, of course. It was 60ish the other day, but the next day it was raining/snowing and cold. The weather is teasing too. I need spring. I need spring break. And now I need sleep. Goodnight.
"Whatever we learn has a purpose and whatever we do affects everything and everyone else, if even in the tiniest way. Why, when a housefly flaps his wings, a breeze goes round the world; when a speck of dust falls to the ground, the entire planet weighs a little more; and when you stamp your foot, the earth moves slightly off its course. Whenever you laugh, gladness spreads like the ripples in a pond; and whenever you’re sad, no one anywhere can be really happy. And it’s much the same thing with knowledge, for whenever you learn something new, the whole world becomes that much richer." –Norton Juster, The Phantom Tollbooth
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