The song of the week(end)

I was trying to do this last night but I had some Tech issues. This song is from the album "The sessions", the band is Clear Voyage.

Enjoi!!!

Give me Prozac

What if they told you that there's no longer a cure for depression?



All the users of Prozac and other anti depression drugs are dealing with that question. In recent days it was publicized that according to the Hamilton scale of depression drugs like the Prozac have an insignificant effect of two points when compared to a placebo. Pharmaceutical companies are ripping you off brotha...

Killer gummies

While buying a cookie today at the friendly coffee shop, I noticed that they now sell these boxes "full" (actually half way full) with bear gummies. My first thought was, ok bear gummies cool. Then I looked at the price and I was like what the fuck are u thinking. There's no way in this world that a box of gummies can cost $5 +taxes. No, not even if they were hand made by Britney's kids. I hope sodexho realizes that this is the biggest ripoff since Enron. Where I come from you can buy a 10 pounds bag of gummies for that much money. I know that the economies of US and Mexico are nothing alike, but come on if economics PRINCIPLES are based on human nature being rational there's no way a sane person will get gummies at Augsburg Coffee shop.

Down with the system

Well today the system is down... the msn system is out. This is causing me huge inconvenience since all my augsburg e-mails are forward to my hotmail account. Not having access to my my e-mail is like not knowing what to do with my life; I don't know where to go; I don't know who to talk to. I am cornered and all I can do is to listen to music and maybe, maybe waste sometime in facebook. Agrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrh I am mad at this situation, and the fact that without my basic internet tool I am weak. It is so amazing how dependable one can be on technology. I used to know many people's numbers by memory but now I hardly can recite my number when I'm asked to.
I guess all that's left to say is Fuck the police...
Ooops I guess, it is still making me mad. What I meant to say is...

Deep thoughts

In a previous entry I mentioned that the system is failing to include all of us. I feel that I should dedicate more time to explain my point. History proves that man has been repressed by himself since ancestral times. The man has always tried to have control over everything possible. Empires have risen and eventually fallen. Every single one of them has repressed a section of the population, namely the poor and uneducated. Looking back to more recent years where the world is supposed to be progressing a lot because of globalization I find no real change in the overall society.
Some could and will argue that there's been a lot of progress due to globalization. However, it is clear that the people who defend such statements are people that get benefit the most. In all my life I have not heard anyone from an alienated community bragging about the wonders of globalization. Actually is all the way around, I had heard of people who have been arrested because they were defending their land against the local government because they wanted to expropriate their land to open a Wall Mart.
I know that sometimes we realized that the world that we living is not optimal for all humans. We see ourselves making a change, we might even do volunteer work, or donate money to charity. I don't think that we the average individuals have a substantial impact on the world's well fare. I think big enterprises and companies are the ones who pushed us to where we are now. It is all about profits and making more money at some other's expenses. Some times we are not ok with it and we wish something could be done to contra rest the abuse, but we are so sucked up in the system that is impossible to break away.
Are we doomed to live like this forever until the end of the days?
How far are the income gaps between social classes will be in 10, 15 years?
Has the American dream completely disappeared?

Panic and shootings

I found myself in a conflict when it comes down to the recent shootings. I feel like the media acts in a opportunistic and selfish way. They use victims as a source of rating and on top of that they make murders famous for the wrong reason. In my opinion this has a negative impact on society, since makes more tempting for potential killers to engage in similar or even worse violent activities. I went ahead and made some research on shootings at schools in the past ten years and even though the average number of shootings per year is about the same since 1996. However, in recent years shooters had left a legacy specially in video that to the eyes of sick people represents a triumph and it pushes them in pursuing frenzies.
Now I feel that the shooters are victims of a system that don't accept them and that does not offer them adequate treatment. These people are an anomaly of our greedy and selfish way of life, which everyone is pretty comfortable with until someone snaps out of it.I am not trying by any means to justify their actions. I am rather suggesting that the fact that this is happening more often within a peaceful society is an alert and an something to look at.
If these people have access to powerful guns what stops them from shifting into suicide bombers? I feel that something has to be done to preserve the harmony of the community specifically in the US How to do this? I don't have an answer to that. I only know that it is a really delicate topic and it creates fear within the community. The shootings that I am talking about here are just the ones happening at schools, but don't forget about the ones that happen in other public places.
In the end everyone has the power of touchings someone else life, so try to be somewhat nice to everyone, if being nice is not in you, try not be an asshole.

Intentional

Five minutes ago I wuz running and eating old cold pissa. I have to go to class in phive minutes and I am trying to philosphy and come up with good ideas to post on this week. Although all I can think right now is myself dancing over the break to the song that is playing now. Oh those were good times plenty of sun and mojitos!!! On the other hand I am also getting annoyed by the very same song, so promise to change it.

Cheers mates!

Many apologies

I have to say that I am a dumbass for not checking my html and my xhtml codes. I had two songs playing in a loop at the same time. I am sorry for the ones that had to deal with it. I made some changes to the blog to make it more like me. I hope it is not really distracting and that it's easy to read.
You should let me know if you want me to change it back to normal.
Cheers.

New Music

Here's a song that will put you to dance

Immigrant status

I did not realized how hard it is for n international student to get a job in the real world until I attended the job fair.
Yesterday many Employers of the TC gathered at MSP convention center to give students from MN private colleges a shot for an interview, a possible internship, or a full time job.
I was exited at first, because I thought there will be many opportunities for me. Unfortunately, my expectations were lowered down to the ground when I discovered that many of the employers wouldn't hired me because of my immigrant status.
To be honest I was kinda angry because I made some research for companies and talk to them only to hear "thanks, but no thanks."
Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww!!! FTS. However I did end up getting an interview with a company and I think that it went pretty well.
My only advice (for intl students) is to make some research about whether or not certain employers would sponsor you if you are on a F-1 visa.

Music

Your friends of Homemade started a project where contributors to the site posted their music taste like favorite bands, favorite song, favorite soundtrack, etc. I never submitted my share to the project, but (butt butt) I think I'll start doing that in a periodical section dedicated just to music. I guess I haven't stated this before, but I am a music freak. I love music, without music life would suck. I really spend a huge amount of time exploring music. I even suspect that people at the reference desk in the Library think I am crazy because I checkout 5 to 10 cd's a couple times a week. My music list goes from underground Mexican death metal to the most weird but still chill (that rhymed) bossa nova chill music. I'll try to present a band or an artist every week, and I'll also try to share what I am listening to.

For now this is one of my favorites is from Patchworks and the name of the song is cornbread. Enjoy!!

Siddhartha

I could not help that the cartoonist of The Echo wrote an article condemning the inclusion of Siddhartha in the curriculum of REl-200.
As many of you (my followers ha haha) know, I am taking that class this semester. I have to say that I strongly disagree with what is being said there.
Dear cartoonist, if you paid a little attention in your class, I am sure your professor clearly stated that by using Siddhartha, they are not intending to introduce us to Buddhism because as you wisely pointed out, it is a novel. The intend of including that book for our study is to understand that "what we believe matters."
I agree with you that reading Hesse's novel is not a good way to get acquainted with Buddhism. Neither is a good idea to condemn the purpose of something just for the sake of creating cheap controversy within the school. With that being said, I wanna declare my comeback from a bad week (intellectually-wise). I promise I'll try to write stuff with a more challenging content than last week's. I got a couple ideas so stay... tuned??? No this is not radio, stay on-line.

Change in Vocation? Or just a different lifestyle?

Welcome back to this blog which is meant to glorify the magnificent Hilary Clinton.


No es ciertoooooooooooooooooooo ha haha (which means just kiddin')

In the past three years I have seen my life change a lot. My personality changed, my apparel changed, my life motif changed.
When I look back to 1991 (which is more than 3 years if you noticed), when I was age 5, my extrapolation of life was me doing something that did not need math at all. Moving on when I got to College, I just could not see myself writing for fun. I actually remember the first title I wrote for my first English paper (which I am not going to disclose for self esteem reasons). Here I am studding finance and writing on this blog.
So lesson to learn is that love what you hate because you might just ending up loving it.

So far, so good

Well I dunno if any of you agree with me when I write "the semester is going by so fast." I remember my first days @ Augsburg; I was training with the soccer team. One day I was walking back from the field and I thought to myself "it going to be so long until I can get to go home again", but I also thought "at the end of the year I'll be walking this same path and I'll feel like the time went by so fast." I think I am at that second stage only that it has been three years since I first touched Auggie ground. I am really glad this is my College, I don't know about any other college or university. AuUGSBURG COLLEGE IS THE PLACE TO BE. First years enjoy your time here, Seniors I feel bad for you because you have to leave such a great place, but hey bottoms up(Quinn am I allowed to say that?) you are getting a degree soon



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Contradicting yourself

While I was sitting in rel-200 class. I had a conversation with professor Russell Kleckley about contradiction. I was raising the question of how a person can fight against something and later change sides. Professor Kleckley said back to me that sometimes contradictions have explanations. I instantly froze up and a memory of me contradicting myself cam though my mind. It was true, at that time when I chance sides, namely my perception, I had an explanation to it. I guess I am sharing this because I feel we give ourselves a hard time for a lot of things that might not make sense, but (butt, butt) have an explanation. So next time you find yourself wondering why life is treating you good or bad, don't thank or blame anyone after you have revised the possible explanation(s). Although don't get to carried away and start creating your own conspiracy theories.

Another Qk reminder

I quick reminder about the "decipher the pattern" challenge. I created a countdown so hurry and submit your answer.

Loyalty and a couple thoughts.

I hate to say this because now I am happy with my position for next year... but the thing is that even though I've moved on the issue keeps following me. You have to be wondering what I am talking about. Well this is a story about someone who is asked to give his opinion about a future position that would be the best fit (namely me). What I don't understand is why they ask me something when they are going to completely ignore my opinion. I mean then why do they asked me in the first place. Whatever, after I accepted my fate I read a portion of a make-up assignment that stated that returning staff had the right to say which position will be the best fit for them (like if they cared anyway). My immediate reaction was really bad. I mean you have to be kiddin' me - it is a really dirty move to do that. These people seem to be your friends by doing this kinda things when in reality it is just pure hypocrisy and fake attitude. There, I sa.. wrote it!

PS.I don't want to seem cocky or anything like that, but I have heard personal comments (positive by the way)about this blog. So I really encourage the people who read this blog to leave some comments about whether you agree or disagree with my ideas and opinions, or even if you want to challenge me in anything I post.

Just a quick one

So ok to continue with my series of realizations, I was walking in front of the Chapel/Foss entrance and guess what? You are CORRECT! I realized that there is a weird image on the ground pattern that lead to the entrance. Have you noticed it? It looks like something that I am pretty sure we are all familiar with? I am not going to say what it it is, but I will say that the first person who post a comment a gets it right will be honored to have a coffee time with me and on me. (I hope that works it could be exchanged for beer (if 21 of course)).

PS(the best way to see it is if you face the chapel entrance from the street side and look straight down the middle)

Ain't got time

Ain't got no time to eat, because I ain't have time to sleep
ain't got no time to sleep, because I ain't got time to think
ain't got no time to think, because ain't got no time to talk
ain't got no time to talk, because I ain't got something to say.
Ain't got peace, ain't got no time, ain't got plans
just want to get my time done