A new section: University 101.

Well, here's something I can write about daily. University 101, or, those tips that can help every university student get through daily life.

You see, by virtue of being in university, a kid is one of three things, if not a combination.

-Poor
-Hungry
-Tired

So, I will attempt to remedy these situations, at least temporarily, by bringing to light some tips that can be used to sustain a better quality of life.

Without further a due:

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University 101: #1-2

#1:
The smellcheck.
The smellcheck is an all encompassing test for anything. Any time you question anything, smell it. If your coffee cream is 3 days past due, smell it. If it smells okay, chances are, it is. If you have (which you obviously do) your laundry on the floor, and hence, you can't remember what shirt is clean, smell the one you pick up. If it dosnt smell like feces, you can pass it off as something else.

"My roommate was cooking something crazy last night, boy did it stink."

#2:
On the topic of coffee cream, here's a surefire way to KNOW if it's bad. Pour a little in the sink. If it separates into little lines, bad, stays creamy, good.

Do not carry babies by thier heads.

So,

I'm sitting in philosophy class, with my other 5 students, out of a class of 70. There's a reason this class has such a low attendance, but I've been here, physically, every day. This guy, though he knows quite a bit about philosophy, is practically a dinosaur.

In other news, my lady returns home soon. This holiday season is looking like a really great time, I can't wait.

Believe it or not, I used my hands, working this weekend. I helped to build a roof, though we couldn't shingle it for the snow, and helped with other stuff around my friend's house.

I have decided to get my drivers license again, but get this... it's 150 frickin bucks! 150 bucks, to get a car, to spend more money on gas and insurance and maintenance, and the another 75!! to get the license that says I'm okay to drive on my own. Man.. kids these days.

The glow.

Now that the glow has warn off a little, at least for me, being a Canadian citizen, I think it's important to think critically and rationally about the events that unfolded last night.

America has a new President-to-be. He is faced with the unimaginable task of literally turning the world around.

Whatever type of thinker you are, or whatever side of the political spectrum you lay on, it is plainly obvious to any rational person; America is a WORLD leader. Had it not been for it's administration's choices, Canada would not be involved in the 'War on Terror'... a war on metaphor.

We are standing on the edge of, what could be, a revolutionary line.

Obama promises to change America. In doing this, he pledges, indirectly, to change the world. I believe him., though, it will be interesting to see what happens when he's given power.

Obama was sure to point out that, in electing him, America has not MADE CHANGE, directly. They have made the CHANCE for REAL CHANGE. The work lays ahead still.

I hope, in time, that Canada finds an Obama. For ONCE, the western world is considering the people outside it's borders. The WORLD community. Canada can change.

If we have a person willing to lead the way, I WILL follow. I WILL do everything I can to assure that the world spins in a new direction.

Forget about your life for a second. We're SITTING in HISTORICAL TIMES. We finally have the POWER to STAND UP.

History

The eve of revolution and CHANGE is upon us.

I feel it more than necessary to pay respect to the new world leader. Listening to him speak, I feel more CANADIAN.

For the first time in my life, I trust and BELIEVE a politician, moreover, a leader.

In a world that can easily leave a person felling completely insignificant, and further, wholly unsafe, it is entirely refreshing to FINALLY see any source of light, at the end of a long, desolate tunnel. My world view has been shaped by continuing poverty, violence and fear. Personally, and for the first time in my short life, I can honestly say that this man, Barack Obama, through his promised shift of American politics, can help START to change the world.

The magnitude of this night in WORLD history can not be overemphasized.

Two Wars
A planet in peril
An economy in it's worst state in a near century.

I believe that a revolution has begun. Culturally, this could change our everything. This could mean a stable and sustainable future for MY children, though the Presidential-Elect is from a different country. My hope is that MY country, strong and free, finds a saviour such as Obama. I finally feel like I CAN make a difference, I CAN be a part of change and further, I CAN make it happen in MY country.

Yes we can, Canada, yes we can.