Friday, February 23, 2007

the MCAT, life, and other excuses

It's been a long time since I've talked to you, old friend! Already halfway through February... and a lot has happened since. I've started listening to MPR (yikes, by my own free will, no less!), I buy my own groceries, and yes, I've even vacuumed the stairs. It was only once, but it was an event, no less.

So it's time for growing up and doing that adult stuff, I guess, and definitely time to wonder what's going on in the world, instead of tuning it out as I've been mostly successful in doing the last couple years.

Elections are on everyone's mind around this time of year. Presidential hopefuls are starting to raise money for their campaigns, which some cynics (and perhaps realists) proclaim is the key to a successful White House bid. It does make sense, though; I see it on my own campus. Elections for Student Body President and Vice President are a couple weeks away, and the success of one candidate will most likely (and regrettably) be determined by the financial ability to print out boxfuls of t-shirts and buttons with fancy, professionally-designed logos, and to have glamour-shot style photos to grace each sign, button and t-shirt.

I know there will be a good fight by each team, but truthfully, it's hard to see the underdogs winning in a popularity race like this.

Anyways, time for Physics.