Today was the first day I spoke to my dad ever since being ushered out the door back in June. It was a light talk, we mostly just caught up on a few things here and there. Most people would think the conversation overall as completely insignificant.
But it was significant to me. And really, that's all that matters.
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Sunday, November 22, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Spinning out of Control
Not me, just the state of California.
The past few days I've been keeping a close eye as to what is going on in the state of California. Each passing day I feel like California, although a great state, is starting to break. The economic crisis doesn't help, but I don't solely blame the economic crisis. California has had many warning signs and it's tax system, I believe, is completely worthless. There's no easy way for California, being such a large state with a huge population, can balance its expenditures with its income.
The ineffectiveness of this system is starting to fully bloom. Although I disagree with how the state is currently burdening their UC students even more, I can't say I'm surprised. I saw the fee hike coming. Actually I'm pretty sure everyone did, but who cares until it right before you right?
Yes, I know most people point the finger at the UC board for the fee hikes going on, but I don't blame them. In fact, if you take a step back and look at the whole picture, they did everything they could to not raise fees. They turned away new faculty, cut positions, reduced hours, did furloughs... the only people left barely unscathed financially were the students. This doesn't mean I'm happy with the decision at all.
No, I personally believe that protests should happen at the capitol with the lawmakers. It should happen through educating the population of the completely incompetent tax system. You would think it would be obvious when all my high school and college historians explained that California would soon fall into a financial crisis. The experts knew. The lawmakers did nothing.
California needs to take out a massive 10 year loan and slowly ease into a completely revamped tax system if it is to have any hope of digging itself out of its hole.
Unless I'm wrong...
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The past few days I've been keeping a close eye as to what is going on in the state of California. Each passing day I feel like California, although a great state, is starting to break. The economic crisis doesn't help, but I don't solely blame the economic crisis. California has had many warning signs and it's tax system, I believe, is completely worthless. There's no easy way for California, being such a large state with a huge population, can balance its expenditures with its income.
The ineffectiveness of this system is starting to fully bloom. Although I disagree with how the state is currently burdening their UC students even more, I can't say I'm surprised. I saw the fee hike coming. Actually I'm pretty sure everyone did, but who cares until it right before you right?
Yes, I know most people point the finger at the UC board for the fee hikes going on, but I don't blame them. In fact, if you take a step back and look at the whole picture, they did everything they could to not raise fees. They turned away new faculty, cut positions, reduced hours, did furloughs... the only people left barely unscathed financially were the students. This doesn't mean I'm happy with the decision at all.
No, I personally believe that protests should happen at the capitol with the lawmakers. It should happen through educating the population of the completely incompetent tax system. You would think it would be obvious when all my high school and college historians explained that California would soon fall into a financial crisis. The experts knew. The lawmakers did nothing.
California needs to take out a massive 10 year loan and slowly ease into a completely revamped tax system if it is to have any hope of digging itself out of its hole.
Unless I'm wrong...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Moving... Not Complete
I'm not sure where to begin with my moving adventure and I don't want to bore you all with length details that... really aren't that interesting. So I guess I run some snippets.
I moved on Saturday, the only day it happened to rain for the entire week.
I bought a new desk and it was the first thing I moved in. Since I just picked up the keys and didn't have anything else to move in on Friday, I unpacked it excited only to realize I didn't have any tools to build the desk.
I made three trips to Lowe's
I made roughly four to Target
I made two trips to Ikea
I made two trips to Stop & Shop (Grocery store)
.... All in two and a half days.
My brother was supposed to come over to help me move. However, on his drive here, the highway was flooded and the water was high enough that it caused $1000+ damage to his car. I feel bad.
I have a two inch in diameter bruise on my right arm which is still there.
It took me 1.5 hours to build an Ikea bed.
I've already had to fix two things in my apartment.
I now sleep nekked.
Just kidding about the last one. =P
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I moved on Saturday, the only day it happened to rain for the entire week.
I bought a new desk and it was the first thing I moved in. Since I just picked up the keys and didn't have anything else to move in on Friday, I unpacked it excited only to realize I didn't have any tools to build the desk.
I made three trips to Lowe's
I made roughly four to Target
I made two trips to Ikea
I made two trips to Stop & Shop (Grocery store)
.... All in two and a half days.
My brother was supposed to come over to help me move. However, on his drive here, the highway was flooded and the water was high enough that it caused $1000+ damage to his car. I feel bad.
I have a two inch in diameter bruise on my right arm which is still there.
It took me 1.5 hours to build an Ikea bed.
I've already had to fix two things in my apartment.
I now sleep nekked.
Just kidding about the last one. =P
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