29 December 2009

The Art of Procrastination

I'm constantly procrastinating. Writing this post, right now, is me procrastinating; I have a RRQ (reading response question) that I should be working on at this very moment, due at midnight - I'll do it later.
Anyhow, the topic is Cynthia Enloe's concept of "feminist curiosity". It pertains to globalization and explains how aspects of our lives should not just be accepted. We should not ncessarily be content with all we view as "natural"; rather we should question some of these issues and ideals. The "That's just the way it is" mentality will not inspire change and must; therefore, be avoided if progression and improvement is what we seek.
I think I'm now going to attempt to channel my writing efforts into the assignment I should actually be doing.

01 December 2009

Smart Move, Mr. Microsoft Office 2007.

Vent -
I would like to know who this genius is; you know, the one that thought it would be a fabulous idea to set the default of Microsoft Word to Calibri font, 11 pt. size, 1.15 spacing. This frustrates me beyond belief.
- End Vent

29 November 2009

"how many people does it take to make a difference?"

One.
I got this book at Starbucks, because I am into random things and I would do something like buy a book from Starbucks. Anyway, I read a bit of it and decided to quote it here:

YOU ARE ROYALTY

If you have food in your refrigerator, clothes on your back, a roof overhead and a place to sleep... you are richer than 75% of the world's population.

If you have a little money in the bank or spare change in a dish someplace... you are among the top 8% of the world's wealthy.

If you can drink from your kitchen faucet whenever you want... you are more fortunate by far than 1.5 billion people who have no access to clean water at all.

If you can attend a church or a political rally without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death... you have the kind of freedom denied to more than three billion people in the world.

If you can read this message, you are more blessed than two billion people who cannot read at all.

If your everyday problems are weighing you down, there are millions of people on Earth who would gladly trade places with you right now - problems and all - and feel they have been royally blessed.