A New Political Stance

Obama has been president for like 8 days, right? I'm already fed up. I knew I was going to be, but I decided to give him a decent chance. I think it took like 24 hours. So rather than spending every day in a state of annoyance and disgust, I'm attempting to simply become apathetic. I don't think I will actually accomplish that goal, but I do look forward to hearing an Obama-voter complian so I can remind them that they voted for him thus they can't complian. I voted for Bush and I did not complian about his decisions.

So what am I supposed to do? I feel like everything in the world is against me lately. My country is digging itself into a hole, my school is accusing me of being a closed-minded fundamentalist, and although the housing market is dropping, rent is apparently soaring. Six-hundred square feet for $450 a month? I could buy a house for that price. I did find a nice little gem: 820 square feet, 2 bedrooms, $500 a month. The problem? Aharon's unemployed and I don't want to assume he'll find a job before July. This is Michigan, after all.

My dad was a little concerned when I told him that I passed up on contributing to a 401(k) for the year. My reasoning? Everything lost money last year. Not one plan that was presented to me actually made any money or even broke even. Wouldn't my money be better spent keeping me out of debt? Because wouldn't being debt-free and married at 23 put us a little ahead of the game? Yeah, yeah. Retirement. Do I actually expect "retirement" to still be a concept in 50 years? Probably not. Besides, all those target retirement date plans are designed for someone who is 25. Get back to me in two years, people!

I don't even understand why I'm not being permitted to cash in my matured savings bonds from when I was born. The government's interest rate is like almost zero, right? So wouldn't that money be better off in my ING savings account? Last time I checked, 2.4% is much higher than .02%.

So, maybe the super-tiny ghetto apartment for $340 a month will have to do for now. Think of how much we can save up while we wait for my parents to move or my dad's job to get relocated! Why buy a house now that we don't really like when we can buy a house we love in a few years?

Sometimes I wish people would just let me do what I want to do.

January 18, 2009

If there's still anybody in the world who hasn't heard, Aharon and I are engaged! I am so excited, nervous, happy, and five million other emotions right now.

We are planning, at least for now, on getting married on Friday, July 3, 2009. This would be our five year anniversary. We thought that was fitting, and since we've been together so long anyway and are pretty low-maintenance people, we don't feel the need for a long engagement.

And the details: Aharon and I have been talking about getting married for quite some time now, so I was expecting this but he still managed to surprise me. I had been trying to leave weekends open in case he was planning something I wasn't aware of, but this weekend just filled up too fast. I had hours of work to finish up, school to catch up on, and family and friends to see. By Saturday night, I was positive that another engagement-free weekend had come and gone.

But then Sunday rolled around. What a great day! We went to church, went to my Uncle's house for my Grandma's birthday, and then went out to dinner with our friends Jack and Michelle and their 14 month-old daughter. And then, around 9 at night, we got back to my house. We got out of my car and Aharon ran over to his and promptly started it. Usually on weekends he stays at my house until 10 or 11, so leaving at 9 was strange, but I figured he was tired. He came inside to say hello to my parents and grab his xbox, and then he told me that he had to get home before the roads got bad again. And then he said, "But before I go, will you marry me?"

Let it be known that I did not cry! Rather, I jumped up and down and screamed and hugged and kissed him.

So, the next few months are sure to be very busy. I can't believe how much goes into planning a wedding. I thought all along that if you kept it small and simple it wasn't so much work. Our immediate families and closest friends alone total more than 100 people! It's going to be tough.

But, in a few months, I'm going to marry my best friend. I couldn't be happier.

Really?

(no more lostprophet titles for now)

Not everyone in their 20s should be in college, mister! You know why?! Because college is not free, as you put it. Yes, there are scholarships and government grants and all that crap but sometimes the people who need that don't get it. So get over yourself! Maybe someone in their 20s will do the job better than someone in their 30s with a college education. You'll never know unless you try, jerk.

Goodbye Tonight

(3 for 3!!)

With the sole exception of going to church, I did nothing productive today.

The Politics of Emotion

I'm going to see how many posts I can get in 2009 that have a Lostprophets' song title as the entry title. So far I'm 2 for 2!

I am now back to work after my incredibly busy two week layoff. Had I not been laid off from December 20 through January 4th, I may have had to take all that time off anyway, as such is usually the case.

I am also back to school. This was really the part of January that I was dreading. I don't think I have the following traits which are necessary for online schooling:

1. An attention span
2. Discipline
3. Time management skills
4. The ability to do school when I would rather do any of the following:

• Playing video games. Specifically: Animal Crossing City Folk
• Watch TV on DVD.
• Sit on my bed - thinking about what I should be doing for school - and watch Aharon play video games.
• Clean. Yes. I like to clean. It's almost unhealthy how much I like to clean. But only if it's my mess. I don't like cleaning up after others.

I think all of those bullet points as well as item #4 lead me back to item #1.

I really want to make a bunch of lists. For what purpose, I do not know. But I want to.

New Shoes Won't Save You This Time

January.

Tomorrow is Aharon's little sister's wedding. That's all I have to say about that.

Monday I am back to work! I am pleased to report that I am actually happy that I am going back to work on Monday. I enjoyed my two weeks off as best as possible. Attending a funeral was not something I planned on doing over those two weeks, but life and death are unpredictable.

School for me starts back up on Saturday, but since I will be dealing with the wedding all day, I'm not officially starting until Sunday. I logged in last night and read through all my assignments so I have an idea of what needs to be completed over the next 8 weeks. I am honestly and truly terrified of taking this class. It's called Scripture and Society. And in case you didn't know, I go to a private Catholic University. I read the preface to our "textbook" last night and I was unimpressed. The textbook literally states that the problem with "religion" in our modern society is that so many people still "see the Bible as the inerrant and infallible Word of God." Kill. Me. Now.

Lucky for me, I have the associate pastor at my church reading the textbook along with me. Also, my friend Kadie's boyfriend Chris (a recent theology school graduate) is in Michigan and unemployed at the moment, which means he can help me write my papers in exchange for some high-speed internet access for his Playstation 3.