Gobble Gobble! I had a feast, there was sooo much food set up last week for Thanksgiving that I had no hesistation digging into the traditional meal. My favorite (like always) had to be the stuffing. Once you mix that with gravy sauce it makes it absolutely exquisite. I'll admit just the mere thought of that savory food is making me a little hungry. For dessert we had the all-time favorite American pastime pumpkin pie with whip cream. YUM! Thankgiving is truly one of the best holidays of the year and I'm not just saying that because of the delicious food. It's a great opportunity for families to come together, spend time with one another and just take a break from hectic work schedules. At the end of the Thankgiving meal we all sat around in the living room to watch "License to Wed" with Robin Williams and Mandy Moore
Granted, there were some hilarious parts but in my opinion this really wasn't one of Robin Williams' better movies. Furthermore, it was great for me because I had family members fill out a survey on global warming that was part of our homework for my enviromental issues course. The survey asked questions such as, how important do you think global warming is, and how convinced are you that global warming is acutually happening. The survey also featured proposals to fund global warming solutions such as a $5 increase in the income tax. I got a laugh from one of my survey takers when one of the questions asked: would you support a ten cent increase in gas prices to fund global warming initiatives?" My relative stated "I don't think so, I already pay ENOUGH for gas as it is! " Yet, it was great to get a feel for what people think about the whole global warming schema because it provides opportunites for education and or promotion of the issue.
DURING THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND I ALSO GOT CABLE! Aside from its obvious benefits (i.e. MTV, ESPN, Sci-fi Channel, etc.) I was purely ecstatic because this means I can now watch the presidential campaign on C-SPAN, instead of going to Youtube to check out the latest speech from my favorite candidate. (Curious? Email me if you'd like to know). Also of course I get the History Channel which - as you know, being the history buff that I am- will provide me with more opportunities to learn about the world's history. I have to admit that these were the only two channels that I have been seriously watching. My human rights professor, who has given me so much advice on how to be a succesful and efficient learner, told me that on the very rare cases that he watches T.V. he takes notes on it. The shows that he watches are stricly case work studies done in different countries who violate the international code of human rights. I think this is a really good technique for retaining information and I will be taking notes as well.
Thanks to my fellow student Xheni Diko I was able to set up an interview for an internship at Congressman Jay Inslee's office. The internship listing was posted on Husky Jobs which (and I know I've said this before) is literally the greatest source for employment that I have ever encountered. It's not only fast but extremely easy to see hundreds of jobs on campus as well in the vicinity. If you haven't already I strongly recommend that you try out Husky Jobs and I guarantee that you will find something to your liking!
So.. has anyone seen the most recent career center newsletter? On Thursday January 31 there will be a meeting for potential lawyers. It is entitled "The Practice of Law" from 2:30 - 4:00p. Anyone interested in what it takes to practice law please come.
ATTENTION TO ALL STUDENTS WORRIED ABOUT THE UPCOMING FINAL EXAMS: The Campus Events Board is sponsoring Cram Night in the Commons next Thursday December 6 from 7-10pm in the Commons. The great thing about it is that there will be PIZZA, SODA AND SNACKS ALL FOR FREE, yes thats rights I said FREE! This will be a great opportunity for students to take a break from all the rigorous studying that I have seen on campus.
This has been such a great season at UWB and though I will be sad once the autumn quarter has concluded I look forward to the holidays. I really don't have a wishlist per se because I really don't know what I want (but...an XBOX 360 would be nice). It's hard to decide when there are so many products out there in the market (hmm...how about a laptop). Every year my mind seems to go blank (scratch the laptop how 'bout an iPhone). Anyway I'm really interested to know how your Christmas shopping went. I've already heard some great stories about the shopping wars on Black Friday, so if you have any please email me and I will post them up on my blog. This is Amin Montgomery signing off!
aminm11@u.washington.edu