The Love of My Life

Hey All

No, I have not met the man of my dreams. I'm talking about RENT. If you know me, you know I love it. A lot. I believe I have posted about it before, but not matter. I have seen it 5 times and am going again in November (y'all should come rush with my cousin Nathan (I love you, man!) and I. Best seats in the house for $20. It will be great.). It's so beautiful, so witty, so truthful, so well-written, so honest . . . it's pretty damn near perfect. If I knew a guy like Roger, I would totally date him. Who doesn't want a bad-ass rocker boyfriend? I sure do. Anyway, the reason I was thinking about RENT today was because I was looking at my friend Jenelle's blog, and she had her "What RENT Character Are You?" results posted, so I decided to take the quiz myself. Much to my delight, there are numerous such quizes. So I took 5 . One says I am most like Mark(this one only had like 4 questions, so I question its accuracy - but you can find it at http://quizilla.com/users/metaline/quizzes/Which%20RENT%20Character%20Are%20YOU%3F/), and one told me I was most like Roger (which I was super excited about), then Joanne, then Maureen (which is also awesome) (this quiz is at http://www.selectsmart.com/FREE/select.php?client=RENTCHICK). Still another says I am Joanne (http://www.geocities.com/exactlywhoiam/renttest/renttest.html), and a fourth says I'm Collins (http://quizfarm.com/test.php?q_id=14665). The fifth and final one I took told me there was a tie between Angle and Mimi, which is groovy (http://www.thealmightyguru.com/reviews/rent/rent-quiz.html). What is going on here? Anyway, the quizes were a good time, so you should go take them. Today for you, tomorrow for me!

Yes, I Am an English Major

Hey again

Long time no write. Well, comparitive to other absences of mine I suppose this one is pretty minor. But I wanted to write this time before April threatens to delete her link to my blog.

It is a question that is commonly posed to university and even highschool-aged students: What are you (going to be) studying? And, closely following that, what will you do once you're done school? I myself hate both of those questions with the burning passion of 1000 suns, and I know at least two others who feel the same way. Now, some degrees pretty much lead you directly to one or a select few number of occupations. If I take computer science or engineering, it's pretty obvious what my career goals are. However, if I was to take environmental studies or even English Literature, the career paths aren't nearly as clear. I'm the first to admit that I do not know what I want to pursue as a career after I graduate. All I know for sure is I want to pay off all my student debt as soon as possible. There are some things within the realm of English that I think I might enjoy such as editing and teaching English. However, I don't actually know for sure, and I'm not 100% sold on either of those. And actually, what does it matter? I have possibly 4 more years of post-secondary education before I even have to think about such things. Besides, going to university in many ways is about getting a degree and the experience that it provides. When it comes right down to it, I don't have a stellar reason for choosing English. I always enjoyed reading and writing, and usually enjoyed English classes. zit also turned out that English was one of only a few arts subjects that had a co-op stream. I don't pretend to have exceptional taste in literature, nor perfect grammar, nor an award-winning essay writing skills. But it's something I enjoy studying, and for right now, that's enough for me.