I have lost my faith in first impressions.

pal @ 2007-09-20T12:30:00

2007-09-20T16:31:41Z

i thought this was interesting

2007-09-17T23:59:37Z

okay so my teacher told us about this study on the nation association of scholars website:
http://www.nas.org/print/pressreleases/hqnas/releas_11sep07.htm

i'm sure you don't want to read it so i'll make this a shorter version..
the title is NAS Study Declares Social Work Education to Be a National Academic Scandal

so this study basically says that social work isn't scientific and it's idealogical and against western values. they say it's not academic and it's too politically motivated and liberal and they focus too much on social justice.

okay so this is in my social work class and we're just sitting there like ouchiessssssss, those assholes don't know anything

so she did this little searchy search and she found this:
http://www.pfaw.org/pfaw/general/default.aspx?oid=16210
and this one says
that the NAS is a right winged group out to compat liberal education
"NAS was founded to bring together conservatives in academia to fight the “liberal bias” on college and university campuses and to target multiculturalism and affirmative-action policies"

and they sound so official... haters

fuck that shit!

figuring this out

2007-06-01T16:41:20Z

okay so...
going to portugal in less than a month (July 22nd) for 16 days
by the time i leave i should have 2100 dollars if i work EVERY SINGLE possible hour i can at work
so
mon-fri: 10-4
which i usually don't...
i figure that's about how much i'll need for 16 days in another country where our money is worth shit

then i have... two weeks to make money for school
so i'll have 600 dollars for school
and that's assuming i don't spend ANY money anymore

i hate that i can't get a job during school since my school is so isolated and it's almost impossible for me to get a job unless i have a car.

i guess hopefully i won't spend that much money in portugal so i can have some more for school, i'll just bring 1500 and my problems will be solved?
cause then i'll have the exact same amount of money i had last year for first semester

okay just had to figure that out lol done
i can't wait to start my social welfare classes next year :)

yo hos

2007-04-12T21:13:20Z

i just wanted to let everyone
thaaaat

i just got accepted into the school of social welfare and they only accept 30 students a year :D
and my school's program is 4 or 5 in the nation :D:D:D:D

<3s

seriously this is worth it to read even though it's long

2007-03-17T02:32:00Z

so there was a bball game today cause Ualbany got into the NCAA tournament which is hard for a suny sschool so it's a "big deal"...
the game started at around 12:15 so it wouldn't be over by the time i had my personality class which is at 1:40.. we were supposed to have a test today but my teacher postponed it until monday... she said we had to go to class though and what she did was gave us three extra credit points if we came, let us out early, and went over things that were unclear that would be on the tests...
a lot of students didn't come because it wasn't mandatory and the game didn't end until about the middle of our class (UA lost btdubs)...
so we have this thing called webct and there's a discussion section where you can write comments or discussions, usually academically like "oh what's gunna be on the test" or "what is operant conditioning" stuff like that.. usually when kids are confused. it's so that the students and the teacher can all be in contact since our class is in a big lecture hall
okay so this is what happened
SERIOUSLY READ IT, IT'S CRAZYYYY
(i italicized my teacher)

Message no. 57
Author: JACOB SCHLAN
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:41pm
Please correct me if im wrong, but did you not move our exam "because
the Men's Basketball game is 12:00 on Friday..." So its alright to
postpone an exam but you still expect us to attend class during the same
time... therefore not giving us a legit oppertunity to watch a SCHOOL
EVENT. I franky find it pathetic that you have no school spirit, along
with any of the other students who attended your class. To reward them
for not supporting our university is ridiclious.

Message no. 58
Author: John Giuca
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 2:48pm
I am offended that you are calling everyone who showed up for class
today "pathetic." I would have loved to have stayed and watch the entire
game in the CC, but i find my education to be more important. Whether
the test was postponed or not, i think that just because we have
different priorities, does not mean you should call us pathetic.

Message no. 59
Author: Christine Franco
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:05pm
Jacob,

Your posting, and the tone which you have chosen to take with me, is not
only uncalled for and offensive, but extremely disrespectful. It is
disrespectful to me as your instructor, and is certainly insulting to
your fellow students. I do not appreciate it, NOT will I tolerate it
from ANY student of mine.

While I may not be a faculty member, and while I am closer in age to you
than many other instructors, make no mistake that I am still your
instructor. As such I fully expect a certain level of respect from all
my students.

Additionally, I will not allow this discussion board to be used as a
forum for insults. Anyone doing so will be addressed by me and the
Administrative staff, including the Chair of the Department. This
discussion forum is for the collegial exchange of ideas, not slander
against myself or other students. I WILL NOT TOLERATE ITS USE AS SUCH.

If you or any other student has a problem with this, or with me
personally, I am more than happy to meet with you. If need be, we can
meet with the Chair of the Department and a member of the Judicial
Affairs board.

I have a zero tolerance approach to this type of behavior and will
address it as such.
~Christine

Message no. 60
Author: JACOB SCHLAN
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 3:13pm
Please don't be flustered by my comments, although next time i would
apperciate a response that in some way relates to my topic. Just FYI -

Slander - A type of defamation. Slander is an untruthful oral (spoken)
statement about a person that harms the person's reputation or standing
in the community.

My personal opinions are not untruthful since its impossible for you to
judge the validity of my feelings.

Message no. 63
Author: SAL GUIGLIANO
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:14pm
If anything, her moving the test IS for school spirit. Everyday, Prof. Franco has been
telling us to support our basketball team. Not to mention, giving us an additional
weekend to study for the test.

Message no. 64
Author: JAMES LUZZO
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 7:41pm
im sayin it was nice enough she changed the test from fri to monday, if
ur really not gunna be at class take the missed absence instead of a
missed test which is a lot better...you the kind of kid that would ruin
shit for us later if it came down to her doin sumin nice for the class,
respect the teacher and her decision..

Message no. 66
Author: JACOB SCHLAN
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 8:43pm
"Posting rude or insulting comments on a discussion board is
disrespectful to me as your instructor, and is certainly insulting to
your fellow students. THIS TYPE OF BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. I
will not allow the discussion board, or any aspect of WebCT, to be used
as a forum for insults. Anyone doing so will be addressed by me and the
administrative staff, including the Chair of the Department."

I expect this student, James Luzzo, to be at the same Administrative
meeting you asked me to attend. I believe "you the kind of kid that
would ruin shit for us later if it came down to her doin sumin nice for
the class" violates the terms of use you have set. It would be
EXTREMELY unfair to single out one student when its blatantly clear that
other students have committed the same offense.

Message no. 67
Author: Christine Franco
Date: Friday, March 16, 2007 8:52pm
I will politely ask all students to PLEASE refrain from further comments on this particular
posting.

I am dealing with each instance of postings individually, rest assured. I am doing this
under the guidance of a senior faculty member who is assisting me in dealing with this
matter effectively.

I need all students to cease correspondence on this matter immediately, so that I may
effectively handle everything as quickly as possible. Continued comments only escalates
the problem and makes things more difficult.

I need this forum to be solely for academic correspondence, as it is intended.

Thank you all for understanding.
~Christine

don't let my name pass through your lips anymore, i'm done

2007-03-12T19:14:38Z

justification is so important to people

always justifying everything
but it's always after things are done
do we think about things before we do them or give reasons for what we do after things are already done

am i straight because i've hooked up with guys
or do i hook up with guys because i'm straight

did i tell her this because of that
or did i think that before i told her this

does it matter?

you aren't who you think you are, you're not wonderful... you have flaws, maybe you are one big flaw

there's no such thing as trust in this world of reputation, expectations, and justifications

nothing and no one is real anymore

hey.. iduno if most of this makes sense

2007-02-16T09:28:00Z

i never really publicly update my livejournal anymore, i'm not sure why i guess i don't really update my journal friendsonly either
guess i don't really have the time to and when i do it's always kind of hard to think of what to write
i like saying things better or showing people

i haven't really been able to sleep lately until early in the morn then i have to wake up early (getting a few hours of sleep) then i nap all day and the evil cycle prevails over my will power to stay awake
i can't help it i just do what i feel!

update on my life:
me and john are goinnn out incase everyone didn't already know that but you do since everyone says "so i hear you guys are going out" lol
it's really good and we always say "i can't believe we're going out" cause in highschool we weren't REALLY friends and john hated me cause he judged and gave me gum instead of talked to me lol.. but at the same time i never looked twice at him in highschool
i don't know if i've ever been this happy, i feel like i've said that before but whatever i'll probably say it 98325908235 more times before i die which is good of course. i just feel likeeeeeeee i've never met a more loving person in my life like when i hug john i can feel him putting his entire self into me... (that sounds REALLY bad) but you know i mean figuratively and i don't even feel like it's just how he makes me feel or he just does it for me, i can tell that it's just what comes natural and that's so fucking beautiful
i love and want to make this world a more positive place and i know i want drastic big changes and want to be apart of them.. but seeing, feeling, and being with john makes me understand the small changes are so breathtaking in their own way

i get so consumed in things, i feel bad for him because i'm so emotional and intense and i am probably the most overwhelming person and i feel so so so overwhelmed when i just think about him craaazy crazy
_______________

i guess speaking of this..
i hate that i have to be in college
i mean i know i don't because i just want to get out in the world and get experience but i just want to be knowledgeable about our society, people and why they do what they do all that stuff
but at the same time i acknowledge how lucky i am to be able to get the kind of education i'm getting, some people don't have that chance, they can't even go past middle school because they need to get jobs and support their families so their little brothers and sisters don't have to sell drugs on the streets
but see this wouldn't be a problem at all
stupid degree why does it mean so much
FUCK

i want to learn
what's been done what hasn't what i can do
it's just that people should be able to just be together there shouldn't be three hours between two people in love, people shouldn't have to get jobs behind desks
if alycia doesn't want to fucking go to college then she shouldn't have to either cause obviously she doesn't like it
mary should be able to be a photo major without worrying about getting a job after
(iduno why you both came into my head lol)

iduno it's just so sad
i wish everyone could be where they want to be

and i'll contradict myself here because it's cool to live in two places it's kind of like having two lives... i have all these people who have very little connection to my life at home.. it's interesting
i mean there are a lot of people who are trying to impress eachother 24fucking7 to make more friends but i'd rather have 6 friends then go out and buy deadsheep boots i'm laughing at myself because i have a 300 dollar northface jacket, a 200 dollar lucky zipup, an ipod, and i want a juicy suit
iduno whatever i just can't change myself into what this school is a lot of the time. blonde hair, coach bags, ugg boots, northface denalis, victorias secret sweatpants. hm i know that's not everything, there's more to the people than what they're wearing.. i just underestimate so many of them because my school has so many business majors and i of course assume they're all business majors because all the social welfare majors i've met aren't like that at all... i know they're not all bad amandas an accounting major and i love her
it's just so hard when i go out and ugh
so fake

again
i put on my makeup wear a bunch less clothing and dance when i go out too
shit man

i can't even pretend i'm something special, i'm sure when i go out the only difference between me and the girl next to me is i'm wearing canvas shoes and she might be wearing leather heels unless and chubbies cause then there's a whole lotta converse

i'm rambling
____________________________________

i really like the new shins cd and the new damien rice
______________

i don't really have much to say i have a test tomorrow and i have to wake up early i hope i don't have a headache again, i'm probably gunna fall asleep on the way home but i'll try not to
i miss my fam
and my friends
and my john
yes i possess them all :) my most prized possessions
so beautiful

kbyeiloveyou
MUSHYELLE

ishmael

2007-01-09T18:46:20Z

"Just think. In a billion years, whatever is around then, whoever is around then, says, 'Man? Oh yes, man! What a wonderful creature he was! It was within his grasp to destroy the entire world and to trample all our futures into the dust - but he saw the light before it was too late and pulled back. He pulled back. He pulled back and gave the rest of us our chance. He showed us all how it had to be done if the world was to go on being a garden forever. Man was the role model for us all!"
"Not a shabby destiny."
"Not a shabby destiny by any means. And it occurs to me that this…”
“Yes?”
“This gives a little shape to the story. The world is a very very fine place. It wasn’t a mess. It didn’t need to be conquered and ruled by man. In other words, the world doesn’t need to belong to man- but it does need man to belong to it. Some creature had to be the first to go through this, had to see that there were two trees in the garden, one that was good for the gods and one that was good for creatures. Some creature had to find the way, and if that happened, then… there was just no limit to what could happen here. In other words, man does have a place in the world, but it’s not his place to rule. The gods have that in hand. Man’s place is to be the first. Man’s place is to be the first without being the last. Man’s place is to figure out how it’s possible to do that- and then ito make some room for all the rest who are capable of becoming what he’s become. Not the only teacher, not the ultimate teacher. Maybe only the kindergarten teacher- but even that wouldn’t be too shabby. And do you know what?”
“What?”
“All along, I’ve been saying to myself, “Yes this is all very interest, but what good is it? This isn’t going to change anything!”
“And now?”
“This is what we need. Not just stopping things. Not just less of things. People need something positive to work for. They need a vision of something that… I don’t know. Something that…”
“I think what you’re groping for is that people need more than to be scolded, more than to be made to feel stupid and guilty. They need more than a vision of doom. They need a vision of the world and of themselves that inspires them."

my gosh BRO BRO BRO BROOOOOOOOOO`

2005-08-13T05:39:11Z

i have 13 days until i leave for school
obvs less than two weeks

if you want to hang out call me please and say bye and stuff :(

pal @ 2005-05-01T02:41:00

2005-05-01T06:41:57Z

I SAVED A GIANT TURTLE TODAY named champ

<3333333333 HIM

...

2005-04-23T18:22:06Z

i think i might be done with livejournal

pal @ 2005-04-16T23:07:00

2005-04-17T03:10:30Z

i love john soooooooo much, i'm going to albany just to be with him because he's prolly the coolest person that i've ever met in my entire life.. mike wishes he could type as fast as i do but he can't because he's just not good enough to be like meeeeee

well well well i don't really have anything else to say but i like typing on this laptop because it's soooooo fun.. what else what else 2 hours

i swear this is a completely serious entry
anyway YOU CAN SEE THIS ONE JOHN!! so comment

finally, someone understands

2005-04-07T13:46:22Z

I see some striking parallels between the way this society treats sleep and the way it treats sex. Both are sinful activities, associated with one of the Seven Deadly Sins (Sloth and Lust). Both are associated with the most powerful biological needs. Both are supposed to be a taboo topic. Both are supposed to be done in private, at night, with a pretense that it is never actually happening. Education in sleep hygiene and sex hygiene are both slighted, one way or another (the former passively, the latter actively opposed). Both are thought to interfere with one's productivity - ah, the good old Protestant work ethic! Why are Avarice and Greed not treated the same way? Raking in money by selling mega-burgers is just fine, and a decent topic of conversation, even a point of pride. Why are we still allowing Puritan Calvinist way of thinking, coupled with capitalist creed, to still guide the way we live our lives, or even think about life. Sleeping, whether with someone or alone, is a basic human need, thus a basic human right. Neither really detracts from the workplace productivity - au contraire: well rested and well satisfied people are happy, energetic, enthusiastic and productive. It is sleep repressed people, along with the dour sex repressed people, who are the problem, making everyone nervous. How much longer are we going to hide under the covers?

finee i'll cite it, i feel bad not giving this guy credit cause he's AWESOME
http://circadiana.blogspot.com/2005/01/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know.html

stop this!

2005-03-10T18:13:58Z

why is the weather so bipolar!!?!

ugh

2005-03-08T20:11:41Z

i'm so cold!!

wishlist

2004-12-04T04:44:52Z

Dear Santa,

For Christmas I'd like, world peace of course and:

Honestly, I'd give you all the cookies and milk you could ask for haha

Thank you in advanced.

Love, Michelle :)

hey guys!

2004-11-30T01:56:12Z

i'm deleting everyone off my friends list so comment if you want to be readded
so no matter who you are you're getting deleted but comment asap to be added
if you're not on my friendslist now and want to be added then comment also
thanks :)

naa na na nanana

2004-11-04T02:09:49Z

i know what i want for my birthday...
i finally figured it out
just in time too since it's in like three hours
for my birthday

i would like

a new president

i hope someone can make this happen, for the sake of our futures and freedoms

another birthday?!!!!!!! YUP(like chris)

2004-02-27T23:57:06Z

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAN CHAN!!!!!!!!!!

BY THE TIME YOU'RE 18 YOU STILL WON'T BE LEGAL lol sorry dear

when we get married you will be though!!!!!

haha i love it

2004-02-21T21:14:16Z

Your Candy Heart Is "Kiss Me"

You're a romantic at heart - which is quite sweet

You fall quickly and often for many people you meet.

While you're romantic, you've been know to crawl up with a dirty book

Warning to all: You're not as innocent as you may look.

What Naughty Candy Heart Are You?

More Great Quizzes from Quiz Diva

friendsonly.

2003-11-30T20:28:46Z

my journal is friendsonly add me if you want to be added k thanks bye.

friendsonly.

2003-11-28T06:16:45Z

my journal is slowly becoming friends only
sorry for anyone who doesn't have livejournal that reads it.. just get a journal, i decided i just don't want everyone reading it
old entries aren't friends only as of now cause i have to change each one to friendsonly one at a time.. so that's 3 years of entries so it'll take awhile :|

pal @ 2003-09-08T18:30:00

2003-09-08T22:29:01Z

hah

Which Donnie Darko character are you? by Shay</font>

pal @ 2003-09-07T20:40:00

2003-09-08T00:38:55Z

so i hate people lots
yeeeeeah

pal @ 2003-09-06T23:10:00

2003-09-07T03:10:08Z

thank you my joAnna and michele for making me cake and joAnna for spending the day with me, it was nice even though i look like a mess :D
it means a lot to me
<333