We're doomed, and there's plenty for all.

"Why must it feel so wrong when I try and do right?"  Thank you KiD CuDi for that.  Mr. Solo Dolo himself.
I don't understand conservatives.  I get that you should defend what you think is right, but why do I see it proven, day after day, that these people are so close-minded and blinded by their tunnel vision?  Stubbornness.  I hate it.  The Human Condition.  See that's just the thing... it sounds like the name of an illness, doesn't it?  Like someone asks you, "What's wrong?" and you answer, "Oh I just have the Human Condition."  Seriously it could be an excuse for all of our problems.  We've created a world we are not capable of sustaining and maintaining in a healthy way.  I hate the media, and many aspects of the American mindset.  Yes, America has a mindset.  They've got their mind set on consumerism and gluttony.  We are all guilty.  I just really don't want to be a part of it anymore.  Honestly I could go on all day on a rant about this.. but really I have a LOT of work I should be doing (and of course I'm procrastinating... do you see a trend?)

Why is America SO completely and utterly obsessed with violence?  It's the main topic on the news; it is becoming more prominent in our everyday lives.  It also has taken over the video game industry.  This bothers me terribly.  I was having a conversation with someone about violence in video games.  I merely stated that I didn't like it, and I didn't understand why so many people were obsessed with games like "Modern Warfare" and "Call of Duty," etc.  He told me he liked it because it wasn't real violence, and that it was "fun, fake violence."  What the hell?  FUN violence?  I feel like that should be an oxymoron. I get that people like to play video games because it takes you away from your everyday life for a while. So does alcohol, heroin, cocaine... I could go on.  Why do we create our lives to be so stressful or monotonous or bad that everyone feels the need to check out for a while?  Who do you know that does not participate in any kind of activity that distracts them from their everyday life?  I can't think of a single person.  Even TV distracts you from your problems.  What a positive feedback, huh?

Anyway... time to start my outline about my Candlewood Lake Milfoil senior research project, and then study for an evolutionary biology exam.  So fun. Not really. Bye.

Biology. Just live it.

Sooo... I'm a science major.  Biology, to be exact.  This coming December I'll have my degree! (...finally.)  I know many people who would rather spend hours at the dentist getting their teeth drilled than learn about biology and its significance in the world.  To me, biology is the world.  It is every single living thing on this planet and whatever other planet there was or is life at any time.  Life fascinates me.  I feel like if I had to choose something to spend the rest of my life learning about it better be pretty important.  I'd say that you, me, and every other amazing life form are pretty damn important.

I had a discussion with my boyfriend the other day about whether biology or technology was more important.  I'll tell you right now - my argument could not be refuted when I said "You would never have technology without biology."  Without life, more specifically humans, there would never be any kind of technology.  I think that goes without saying, but apparently my boy needed a reminder.  I do understand the importance of technology.  I also understand the harm it is doing to the environment... rather, the harm WE are doing to the environment.  Sometimes I really just wish we were all hunter gatherers again.  The most change we would do to the environment would be killing a few animals (organic!) and picking berries off of trees (also organic!).  Such a simple life.  All you would need to be worried about is not being eaten and making sure you can find enough food to last you the winter!  We would all be so skinny. ^.^

This might be really sad but my dream is to find a desert island with an ecosystem consisting of (but by no means limited to): various fruit plants, palm trees, a beach, fish that live in shallow water, running fresh water, birds, insects, small mammals, and reptiles.  Oh right, and don't forget... me!  I want to move there and just find my own food and build my own shelter and not do bad things to our planet anymore.  Maybe one day it will happen.  I'm 99.99% sure it has a 99.99% chance of not working out.  Still, I dream of being rich enough to buy my own island.  It happens, right?  Totally.  That's what I thought.