As I sat awake at a late hour and grasped at reasons that I shouldn’t be sleepy I realized that there are probably a few readers (and only a few) that would rather just hear about me and what I’m doing. Out of consideration for them I have decided to abstain from posting personal content on socks with crocs. I realized that this would be a prime opportunity to try out Habari, a new blogging software that I found last week, and a good reason to put SQLite to work. Anything about my life (in real life) will begin flowing to the new site: withlove.psoplayer.com
I have no idea what this means for socks with crocs. I suppose this means it is free to become dominated with technical advice and tutorials, but I’m a lazy blogger, so maybe it just means it will be updated half as often.
Today I left the United States for the first time. I’m on a mission trip with The UCSC in Piedras Negras, Mexico, and will be for the next week. Look for twitter updates and pics on Flickr.
Originally submitted as my final for HIST-2020. Citations have been removed, since they were mostly bull anyway.
"Look the island!" The cry ran throughout the passengers on the deck. "You can see her arm!" Sure enough, on the horizon a gleam had appeared. All eyes watched with anticipation as lady liberty crept into view astride that beacon of promise: Ellis Island. This was where millions had taken their first steps towards achieving the American Dream for themselves, and it held the same promise for everyone on board. Minds raced as stories of the abounding opportunities suddenly seemed believable. People imagined their future jobs and the regular income they could provide or the open country waiting to be settled; and in both cases, the better life that children and grandchildren would be able to share in.
Continue reading ‘The Family of the American Dream and How the 20th Century Lost It’
By the end of next week I need to have finished three programming assignments, one 2-page essay, one 6-page essay, signing a contract for an apartment for next year, turning in a lot of paperwork for scholarships next year, and have a second birth certificate issued to me. After that I can worry about finals!
I’ve partly completed one programming assignment so far.
Sam left yesterday afternoon putting an end to the best weekend ever. There are a few pictures on Flickr (check the sidebar on the right) from Katie following us around with my camera on Sunday afternoon.
