I remember reading in a book how this group of friends judged the attractiveness of a guy by what they'd let him eat in bed; crackers, cookies or sugar donuts. Crackers you can eat (if you try) with out making too much of a mess, cookies tend to crumble more, sugar donuts are a mess and are an indulgence "to be shared".
This feels to me (while a funny thing to say to your girlfriends) like how guys (and some girls) rate the opposite sex on a scale of 1-10. From a purely aesthetic point of view, I guess this kind of raking makes sense, but as the only guy who will be sharing a bed with me (out side of when my little brother was young enough to want to come sleep in my room) will be my husband, I want a way to judge them that includes their personality. You know how as you get to know someone their looks sort of change, or you change how you see them? I need something that incorporates how personality combines with looks. Expect to see this soon, possibly with pictures. Oh, or more GIFs! Because I really like those.
Disclaimer: I have no obvious type, regardless of what my roommates say, so there may be an interesting range of guys. I"ll note why their description goes with the picture/GIF in regards to the character they play (unless I know a little more about the personality of the actor. I'll try to mix it up so that my two readers (you know who you are) don't get bored.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Friday, November 23, 2012
Saw "Pitch Perfect"
It was awesome! I really really liked it! It was so much fun. I like laughing out loud, and going to see movies with people I like. Went with my roommate (with whom I have been bemoaning my single fate) and we both had such a good time. I definitely want to get it when it comes out on DVD, and get the soundtrack. And I wish that I had musical talent....
And seeing that movie, while a fun break from the mundane, it didn't help the state of the previous post. Cute guys who can sing? Didn't I mention wanting someone like that in the post prior? Yeah, I did.....
Ugh...
And seeing that movie, while a fun break from the mundane, it didn't help the state of the previous post. Cute guys who can sing? Didn't I mention wanting someone like that in the post prior? Yeah, I did.....
Ugh...
Single sucks.
I tend to become super aware of all the attractive men around, (usually in the shows I watch... since I live vicariously through them and books) and it's just getting ridiculous. Current list of things I'm watching to some degree
Leverage
Attractive Men: 2
Once Upon A Time
Attractive Men: 5 (I may or may not have counted correctly, but I'm pretty sure it's 5)
Castle
Attractive Men: 3
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Attractive Men: 3
Beauty and the Beast
Attractive Men: 3 (and one is criminally, "offensively" ridiculously good looking. It's unfair.)
This is in conjunction with all the movies I've been watching or thinking about (Red Dawn, The Avengers, Pride and Prejudice...).
Basically I'm tired of waiting to meet someone, because I feel like the longer I wait, the higher my standards get, and it's one thing to want a Temple Worthy guy (not always synonymous with RM, to be noted.) But I'd also like him to be musically talented, strong enough to pick me up, romantically inclined, honorable, respectable, looks good in his clothes, nice hair (ok, I really like hair I can run my fingers through in most cases) enjoys camping, reading, chilling out, seeing concerts or performances, can dance well enough to make it fun, killer eyes, nice features and a voice to die for (this can mean many different things, all of which depend on my mood at the time). Someone who can fix things like my dad, and help with homework (or just give encouragement) and who can cook for/with me and make it fun. I should write down that list again. A friend of mine told me to write down all the qualities I wanted in a husband, reasonable or not, and keep it on me, to help remind me what I was looking for. She said with in a year of writing her list she found her husband, and he didn't meet every requirement, but that wasn't the point. It reminded her to not settle. I don't know what it would help me with, other than another reminder that my standards are ridiculous.
I know people will say "open up more" or "just wait, the right one will come forward" or something sympathetically placating, and I try to believe it, but really, it just sucks to not have a special someone, to talk to, or just to cuddle with when it's cold and watch a movie or something.
Anyway, enough whining. I'm off to go see "Pitch Perfect" with my awesome roommate.
P.S. Don't recommend dating sites, I've already tried them and I have no money.
Leverage
Attractive Men: 2
Once Upon A Time
Attractive Men: 5 (I may or may not have counted correctly, but I'm pretty sure it's 5)
Castle
Attractive Men: 3
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries
Attractive Men: 3
Beauty and the Beast
Attractive Men: 3 (and one is criminally, "offensively" ridiculously good looking. It's unfair.)
This is in conjunction with all the movies I've been watching or thinking about (Red Dawn, The Avengers, Pride and Prejudice...).
Basically I'm tired of waiting to meet someone, because I feel like the longer I wait, the higher my standards get, and it's one thing to want a Temple Worthy guy (not always synonymous with RM, to be noted.) But I'd also like him to be musically talented, strong enough to pick me up, romantically inclined, honorable, respectable, looks good in his clothes, nice hair (ok, I really like hair I can run my fingers through in most cases) enjoys camping, reading, chilling out, seeing concerts or performances, can dance well enough to make it fun, killer eyes, nice features and a voice to die for (this can mean many different things, all of which depend on my mood at the time). Someone who can fix things like my dad, and help with homework (or just give encouragement) and who can cook for/with me and make it fun. I should write down that list again. A friend of mine told me to write down all the qualities I wanted in a husband, reasonable or not, and keep it on me, to help remind me what I was looking for. She said with in a year of writing her list she found her husband, and he didn't meet every requirement, but that wasn't the point. It reminded her to not settle. I don't know what it would help me with, other than another reminder that my standards are ridiculous.
I know people will say "open up more" or "just wait, the right one will come forward" or something sympathetically placating, and I try to believe it, but really, it just sucks to not have a special someone, to talk to, or just to cuddle with when it's cold and watch a movie or something.
Anyway, enough whining. I'm off to go see "Pitch Perfect" with my awesome roommate.
P.S. Don't recommend dating sites, I've already tried them and I have no money.
Friday, November 9, 2012
Struggles
Having a problem with perceived idiotic authority and math problems is the worst possible problem combination I could have.
This is how I perceive my current math situation.
No, really, I know it's all my fault. When I put my mind to it, I can do
well in math, and I enjoy it when I can do it. However, I resent having
a teacher that essentially treats teaching like it's a joke, and
expects most of the learning to happen outside the classroom. I don't do
well in that kind of environment when I struggle with a subject, like I
do with math. So it's essentially an endless cycle of me trying, getting frustrated, hating my stupid teacher, not wanting to try, and then hating myself because I just can't get it.
This is how I perceive my current math situation.
Homework Post: My Top 5 Presidents and Why
List your top five presidents in ranked order.
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Regan
Herbert Hoover
George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
Abraham Lincoln
Ronald Regan
Herbert Hoover
2. What were your five judging criteria, and why did you
choose them?
Understood public and private integrity
Put the needs of the nation before party politics
Leaders, in more than just the sense of the office they held.
Took responsibility for their actions and the fate of the nation
Had some kind of work ethic before, during and/or after their presidency.
I believe these reflect an ideal candidate or president. Responsibility and accountability are sorely lacking in this day and age, especially in finger-pointing politics.
Understood public and private integrity
Put the needs of the nation before party politics
Leaders, in more than just the sense of the office they held.
Took responsibility for their actions and the fate of the nation
Had some kind of work ethic before, during and/or after their presidency.
I believe these reflect an ideal candidate or president. Responsibility and accountability are sorely lacking in this day and age, especially in finger-pointing politics.
3. Did you and your partner largely agree with the criteria
and the list of top five presidents, or was there some disagreement? Explain.
There was disagreement, they thought George Washington was too stereotypical, when he was just the first president, and nothing bad really happened under him. They didn’t like they hype about Abraham Lincoln, especially when the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t do what everyone thought it did and he had suspended habeas corpus. No one really likes Herbert Hoover because of the bad press of The Great Depression. But I think there is more to these men than just what some textbooks or some biographical analysis says.
There was disagreement, they thought George Washington was too stereotypical, when he was just the first president, and nothing bad really happened under him. They didn’t like they hype about Abraham Lincoln, especially when the Emancipation Proclamation didn’t do what everyone thought it did and he had suspended habeas corpus. No one really likes Herbert Hoover because of the bad press of The Great Depression. But I think there is more to these men than just what some textbooks or some biographical analysis says.
4. What are some common features that you noticed about your
top five presidents?
All of them had some kind of hands on work experience, either in tending their own land or in their chosen profession. They knew the value of money, of hard work and of someone’s honor and integrity. They believed in American Exceptionalism and that America had so much to offer the world as a nation.
5. Did any of your presidents govern during a time of crisis? If so, did they share anything in common with the way they handled each crisis?
George Washington didn’t govern during a crisis, but he did govern the first years of America as a nation, and did what he could to set an example of what a president could and should do. The closest he came to a crisis was when he was enlisted to aid in the French Revolution. One councilor was pro-France, the other Pro-Britain. Washington elected to remain neutral until the United States could grow stronger. Thomas Jefferson had to deal with political animosity and conflict and in his second term he did what he could to keep America out of the Napoleonic wars. Abraham Lincoln served during the Civil War, definition of governing during a time of crisis. He kept his head and his temper, never reacting executively with anger, and responding with humor to death threats. Ronald Regan served during a recession, managing to deal skillfully with Congress and help with curbing inflation, renewing growth and increasing employment. He handled relations with the Soviet Union and negotiated a treaty that would avert nuclear war. His long time goal was to achieve peace through strength. Herbert Hoover was president during the beginning of The Great Depression and was painted in a bad light because of his refusal to engage hand out welfare programs. He wanted to cut taxes and balance the budget to expand public works. He had opponents in Congress who circumvented his efforts to create a efficient and effective public works program who painted him as callous and unfeeling and cruel because he wouldn’t endorse welfare programs like the New Deal, of which he was an avid critic.
6. Were your top five presidents good at staying within the bounds of the Constitution? If not, what does this say about our countries highest office and the state of our democracy?
For the most part everyone on this list stayed within the bounds of the Constitution, the most notable discrepancies being Abraham Lincoln suspending habeas corpus for Confederate soldiers and generals, and Ronald Regan negotiating peace with the Russians. I think this says that the president should stay strictly within the bounds of the constitution unless the safety of the nation’s people is in jeopardy. In the case of Abraham Lincoln, he needed to ensure the safety of Union troops as well as people caught in the crossfire. Ronald Regan negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union to ensure that a nuclear war wouldn’t happen, protecting Americans and Russians. Yes, they over stepped their bounds, but it’s easily arguable that lives were spared in these actions, and neither served an underlying agenda beneficial to the President, his party or other personal interests besides that of the wellbeing of America and her people.
All of them had some kind of hands on work experience, either in tending their own land or in their chosen profession. They knew the value of money, of hard work and of someone’s honor and integrity. They believed in American Exceptionalism and that America had so much to offer the world as a nation.
5. Did any of your presidents govern during a time of crisis? If so, did they share anything in common with the way they handled each crisis?
George Washington didn’t govern during a crisis, but he did govern the first years of America as a nation, and did what he could to set an example of what a president could and should do. The closest he came to a crisis was when he was enlisted to aid in the French Revolution. One councilor was pro-France, the other Pro-Britain. Washington elected to remain neutral until the United States could grow stronger. Thomas Jefferson had to deal with political animosity and conflict and in his second term he did what he could to keep America out of the Napoleonic wars. Abraham Lincoln served during the Civil War, definition of governing during a time of crisis. He kept his head and his temper, never reacting executively with anger, and responding with humor to death threats. Ronald Regan served during a recession, managing to deal skillfully with Congress and help with curbing inflation, renewing growth and increasing employment. He handled relations with the Soviet Union and negotiated a treaty that would avert nuclear war. His long time goal was to achieve peace through strength. Herbert Hoover was president during the beginning of The Great Depression and was painted in a bad light because of his refusal to engage hand out welfare programs. He wanted to cut taxes and balance the budget to expand public works. He had opponents in Congress who circumvented his efforts to create a efficient and effective public works program who painted him as callous and unfeeling and cruel because he wouldn’t endorse welfare programs like the New Deal, of which he was an avid critic.
6. Were your top five presidents good at staying within the bounds of the Constitution? If not, what does this say about our countries highest office and the state of our democracy?
For the most part everyone on this list stayed within the bounds of the Constitution, the most notable discrepancies being Abraham Lincoln suspending habeas corpus for Confederate soldiers and generals, and Ronald Regan negotiating peace with the Russians. I think this says that the president should stay strictly within the bounds of the constitution unless the safety of the nation’s people is in jeopardy. In the case of Abraham Lincoln, he needed to ensure the safety of Union troops as well as people caught in the crossfire. Ronald Regan negotiated a treaty with the Soviet Union to ensure that a nuclear war wouldn’t happen, protecting Americans and Russians. Yes, they over stepped their bounds, but it’s easily arguable that lives were spared in these actions, and neither served an underlying agenda beneficial to the President, his party or other personal interests besides that of the wellbeing of America and her people.
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