A very belated "Thank you!!" to Helen for the B-day wishes!! Thanks for remembering. And, as sappy as it sounds, I made one of my New Year's resolutions "Remember my friends b-days and special events!". It is a year to be a better friend. Cuz, I love you guys!
Now that financial aid has finally arrived (over a month into the semester) and classes are going very well, I feel very satisfied with the day to day life of late. I got a new computer (but, blech!, it has Windows Vista, which won't work with anything! It is not backwards compatible at all! What was Microsoft thinking?!) But, I don't mind b/c I get Windows XP free for being a CIS student at USA, yay!
I've attempted to get motivated enough to write for the Vanguard, the college newspaper, but I just haven't yet. I had this idea about writing about the way Starbucks is taking over Mobile (opening shops across the street from Carpe and Satori and Beaners, all locally owned coffee places), but after a survey of students I'm too depressed to write about it. No one cares. Well, that one guy, but yeesh. I don't know though, I am feeling more upbeat and realize that maybe at 19 or so most kids just don't care about such things (man I'm getting old!).
And, side note, what else could I write when talking about Starbucks' takeover?? Ideas appreciated.
If anyone has advice about how to care about things like corporate monopolies and the scary parts of capitalism and still stay happy and supportive of the American way of life, let me know. I like the idea that here, in America, we can do anything if we put our minds to it. It just scares me a little...or at least, concerns me a little, that someone can work and work and it won't matter b/c he or she is going up against some corporate monster.
And, most of all, it bugs me that I like Carpe, but the service and quality is so NOT consistent. I can get a mocha one day and its AWESOME, another and I have to pour it out. Starbucks doesn't have that problem (though, since I've been thinking about this article I don't go to Starbucks cuz I'd feel like a traitor).
Oh, blah. I promise I am feeling good and happy. Guess I just want to be non-apathetic too. It's kinda hard to balance the two ways of thinking at times.
I'm going to do homework and play on my new computer!! Capitalism can be good, most of the time...
(Grin.)
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hooray for technology! is vista really that horrible?? boo for starbucks. there's this coffee place here that i love, but they don't get enough business to stay open past 7PM so they lose out on all the cram-session coffee drinkers... i hope starbucks doesn't shut them down.
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