As you all know the State of the Union was given last night by Barack Obama. Supposedly he's the President or something? Here are a few thoughts.
I think trains are fun to ride in and I hope they build some more soon.
I find Barack really easy to agree with when he gives speeches, and that is why I will be fully endorsing him in 2012. Unless a Republican decides to enter the race.
Apparently politicians don't get out much, because that smoked salmon joke wasn't that funny.
I'm not sure about this one, but I think John Boehner needed to use the restroom during the whole speech.
Those military guys seemed really happy about the Don't Ask, Don't Tell thing.
I think that was the first time I heard a liberal mention the idea of supporting Tort Reform. Hopefully he follows through on that one, or maybe not, I am going to Law School...
Well needless to say the State of the Union is always kind of fluffy, so we'll just have to wait and see how things go.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Sunday, August 29, 2010
Alas, summer is over.
The end of our most excellent summer is here. Brittany and I had a great time as we made our way around the country. The only region we failed to visit was the ever so exciting Midwest. At the end of each summer I usually get really excited to go back to school. Finally, after 18 years of school going experience, I have learned that it is only more school that I will be going back to. And so I have managed to actually not be that excited for the start of school and truly mourn the end of a great summer. There is, however, just one year left of school, not really but kinda. Here are some of my thoughts as I approach my last year at BYU as an undergraduate student.
1. I need to pass all of my classes this year.
2. Number 1 is normally not a problem, but college seniors and professors like to make a big deal out of it.
3. I was recently visiting with one of my former professors who congratulated me for almost being done and told me I had finally made it to the home stretch. Maybe he forgot that I had been in his office about a letter of recommendation for law school applications?
4. Thinking beyond next April is a little intimidating. I have no idea what we will be up to where we will be living, and how we are going to feed ourselves.
5. The purpose of number 4 was not to ask for any handouts.
6. If ever we do end up poor, homeless, unemployed, please feel free to help us out.
7. Number 6 is where I ask for the handouts.
8. I am a little sad that I will not get to continue studying Portuguese after this year.
9. During the most part of the next six months I will probably be very absorbed in law school admissions stuff. If you do not want to hear about the application process, or law school admissions statistics, please be the one to initiate any communication.
10. I do not know what to put for number 10, but this list would just be awkward if it ended at 9.
1. I need to pass all of my classes this year.
2. Number 1 is normally not a problem, but college seniors and professors like to make a big deal out of it.
3. I was recently visiting with one of my former professors who congratulated me for almost being done and told me I had finally made it to the home stretch. Maybe he forgot that I had been in his office about a letter of recommendation for law school applications?
4. Thinking beyond next April is a little intimidating. I have no idea what we will be up to where we will be living, and how we are going to feed ourselves.
5. The purpose of number 4 was not to ask for any handouts.
6. If ever we do end up poor, homeless, unemployed, please feel free to help us out.
7. Number 6 is where I ask for the handouts.
8. I am a little sad that I will not get to continue studying Portuguese after this year.
9. During the most part of the next six months I will probably be very absorbed in law school admissions stuff. If you do not want to hear about the application process, or law school admissions statistics, please be the one to initiate any communication.
10. I do not know what to put for number 10, but this list would just be awkward if it ended at 9.
Friday, May 14, 2010
My Current Obsession
So several months ago there was this song that would play on the radio every so often. The other day it came up in a conversation between Brittany and I. The problem is that I cannot remember anything about it besides that it exists and they say something that sounds something like hey low. I decided that I would go online and find out what song it was. The problem is that hey low is apparently not what they were saying. I have no recollection of any other lyrics, so I am in a real bind. I have resorted to constantly listening to hip-hop music in hopes that I might find the song and get it out of my head. I think I have listened to more hip-hop in the last three days than I have in my entire life, and I am not exaggerating. I have learned some interesting things about the genre in my searches.
1. No hip-hop artist has a name that is more than 3 syllables. Most of them are just two.
2. Their names are not real names, usually they are random like Ne-Yo, or Pitbull.
3. The word "low" is in just about every hip-hop song ever written.
4. R is an undesirable letter at the end of words, and z's are preferred to s's. For example, playaz means players.
5. You can perform an entire hip-hop song without using any instrumentz.
6. Pleeze submit any ideaz of what song I might be thinking of to me, because I am really tired of listening to this stuff.
1. No hip-hop artist has a name that is more than 3 syllables. Most of them are just two.
2. Their names are not real names, usually they are random like Ne-Yo, or Pitbull.
3. The word "low" is in just about every hip-hop song ever written.
4. R is an undesirable letter at the end of words, and z's are preferred to s's. For example, playaz means players.
5. You can perform an entire hip-hop song without using any instrumentz.
6. Pleeze submit any ideaz of what song I might be thinking of to me, because I am really tired of listening to this stuff.
Monday, April 26, 2010
To my fans...
I have recently been receiving complaints that I have not been posting enough. I agree with and understand your expressed disappointments, but this is why my lack of posting is a good thing:
1. My blog is entitled "The Random Rants of Marcus Gilson", is it not good that I have not had any ranting to do?
2. Number one would be good if it were true. I am actually just to lazy to rant and type at the same time.
3. Number two doesn't actually fit the theme of the list. And neither does number three really.
4. You all have no excuse to waste time reading my blog, which increases productivity, which in turn encourages economic growth.
5. There must be another reason...probably something about optimism, pessimism and having a good attitude, getting homework done, making money although I do that at work, and integrity.
6. Have I not proven my point yet?
1. My blog is entitled "The Random Rants of Marcus Gilson", is it not good that I have not had any ranting to do?
2. Number one would be good if it were true. I am actually just to lazy to rant and type at the same time.
3. Number two doesn't actually fit the theme of the list. And neither does number three really.
4. You all have no excuse to waste time reading my blog, which increases productivity, which in turn encourages economic growth.
5. There must be another reason...probably something about optimism, pessimism and having a good attitude, getting homework done, making money although I do that at work, and integrity.
6. Have I not proven my point yet?
Monday, December 14, 2009
The True Meaning of Finals Week
Sometimes I think we humans lose perspective on what things are really all about. I have realized that this finals season I have fallen short of keeping in mind all the real reasons why students must flock to the expanded testing centers at the end of each semester. Here are some of them:
During the semester students get far too much sleep. They must get far less during finals week in order to meet the demands of a long break.
The unimportant details in all classes matter, and even though the professor never thought it important to mention them during the semester he did remember them while writing the final. Students must take the final to realize that they never learned these things.
The fact that a student has carried an A all semester long means nothing to the administration. True excellence is achieved by reciting facts into a test booklet.
All of the great matters of the world can be summed up in just 50-100 multiple choice questions.
So as you go about this finals season don't forget to drain all of that information so that you can make room for next semester!
During the semester students get far too much sleep. They must get far less during finals week in order to meet the demands of a long break.
The unimportant details in all classes matter, and even though the professor never thought it important to mention them during the semester he did remember them while writing the final. Students must take the final to realize that they never learned these things.
The fact that a student has carried an A all semester long means nothing to the administration. True excellence is achieved by reciting facts into a test booklet.
All of the great matters of the world can be summed up in just 50-100 multiple choice questions.
So as you go about this finals season don't forget to drain all of that information so that you can make room for next semester!
Monday, October 19, 2009
100 Days and Like 50 Quadrillion to Go Post.
So I have officially been married for like 100 days now, give or take a few hours. I have decided that I like marriage. Brittany and I have been having lots of fun so far, mainly because our life is so stinkin' easy. I would like to share with you some of my reflections on the last 100 days and a few things about Brittany that the world should know. Brittany may be the only person that actually finds this post interesting, just letting you know.
1. Brittany is much too good for me.
2. I have learned that in many respects I am a dumb male. Yes, there are some things that three older sisters just can't prepare you for.
3. Inside of Brittany is a little political pundit. She just doesn't know it yet.
4. Being married is much more fun when you do not work from 12-8 AM like 13 nights a week.
5. Easy Cheese on Pringles. Enough said.
6. Phase Ten is not a game, it is a war and might I remind you that 1776 may have been a bad year for the Americans but they won that war, and don't you forget it.
7. Ultra just might mean more than super absorbent, not less than light. Even when it is to the left of light.
8. Meatballs never get old, no matter how often you eat them.
9. When you get married, random companies start sending you mail demanding that you pay them. Life should be free.
10. Sinks will always leak and nothing you do will ever stop them.
11. I don't think Brittany actually sleeps. I swear she leaves her alarm on vibrate and wakes up to it every morning.
1. Brittany is much too good for me.
2. I have learned that in many respects I am a dumb male. Yes, there are some things that three older sisters just can't prepare you for.
3. Inside of Brittany is a little political pundit. She just doesn't know it yet.
4. Being married is much more fun when you do not work from 12-8 AM like 13 nights a week.
5. Easy Cheese on Pringles. Enough said.
6. Phase Ten is not a game, it is a war and might I remind you that 1776 may have been a bad year for the Americans but they won that war, and don't you forget it.
7. Ultra just might mean more than super absorbent, not less than light. Even when it is to the left of light.
8. Meatballs never get old, no matter how often you eat them.
9. When you get married, random companies start sending you mail demanding that you pay them. Life should be free.
10. Sinks will always leak and nothing you do will ever stop them.
11. I don't think Brittany actually sleeps. I swear she leaves her alarm on vibrate and wakes up to it every morning.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Portuguese Post
Last Monday I found myself stressed out over a stupid piece of homework that had no application whatsoever in what I really want to do for a living. Inspired by this complete distaste for Excel formulas that make no sense, I decided to change my major. I decided that because I am so far along in school, I would need to choose a short major that I would really enjoy. I decided that the perfect major for me would be Portuguese. I don't know who reads this blog, but some of you may have not been aware that Portuguese is actually a major. Well it is, and I have decided to do it. I think it will go fairly well.
Now for those of you who read this blog looking for inconsistencies in my writing, I want you to know that I am fully aware that Portuguese literature also has little to do with what I want to do for a living, which is to practice law. Because there is basically no major that truly captures the spirit of the legal world, I decided to choose a major that would be fun and interesting to me.
Now for those of you who read this blog looking for inconsistencies in my writing, I want you to know that I am fully aware that Portuguese literature also has little to do with what I want to do for a living, which is to practice law. Because there is basically no major that truly captures the spirit of the legal world, I decided to choose a major that would be fun and interesting to me.
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