So the last week has just plain old sucked. Not that cool modern sucking...it's been the old-school, kicked in the face sucking. Nothing seems to be going right and I can't really do much about it. I really just want to go work out for 5 hours and burn off tons of stress, but fat kid here doesn't have medical clearance from the rehab specialist. Yippee.
So a kid here at school (Marc Torney) was apparently charged with "disobedience, disorderly conduct and violation of the Student Conduct Code." Do you all know what he did? He led a silent, non-aggressive protest of the war in Iraq. Now, granted I think it's a ridiculous idea and a load of wasted time, but the fact is that he has a right to Free Speech (at least he did last time I checked). Apparently at SIU there are only certain areas on campus where Free Speech is protected. So if I were to walk down the middle of the student center proclaiming my disdain for our beloved Chancellor, I could promptly be charged with the same ridiculous things as Mr. Torney. The consequences of being found guilty of these charges? Suspension and/or expulsion. FOR HAVING AN OPINION AND MAKING IT KNOWN!! Welcome to socialism in America. Politically Mr. Torney and I are on different sides of the 'aisle' so to speak, but in this instance he has my 100% backing. These charges had better be dropped, or there are going to be lawsuits that even our mystical admistration cannot fathom.
In Other News...
a) In response to the massive outpouring of sarcasm, misgivings, and pseudo-hatred, I have decided to increase the amount of time I stare at Alec.
b) Has anyone else noticed (and this goes for SIU males only pretty much) that our campus gets a lot hotter (as in females) come April? I swear, 6 weeks ago if I saw one attractive female a day it was a great 24 hours. Now they are everywhere. Did I miss a memo or something??
c) My hard drive crashed late last week and I lost everything. Yes, fat kid never backed anything up. Sucks real bad.
d) How do girls wear their jeans that tight? I honestly think it violates laws of physics, anatomy, and my own advanced comprehension.
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