Update//UPR Strike 2010

Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow?

'No,' says the man in Washington, 'it belongs to the poor.'
'No,' says the man in the Vatican, 'it belongs to God.'
'No,' says the man in Moscow, 'it belongs to everyone.'
'No' says Milhouse, 'it belongs to me.'


Yep, using a bastardized Andrew Ryan quote to start off an update to this blog. Currently, there is a massive system wide strike in the University of Puerto Rico due to various reason, but mostly due to student and academia unrest regarding the following:

• Massive budget cuts onto the operating budget of the system
  
• The possible elimination of certain 'exenciones' or student breaks for students in Athleticism, Arts and raising the minimum GPA for Honor.
  
• Violations to the employee-employer agreements between the Central Administration and the Professors and non-academia Employees.

For anyone reading this, please keep informed. I may not have voted in the assembly but I am pro the strike because some of the planned reductions hinder the development of students.

att. the penguin

December wrap-up

This little fella here (coincidentally dressed in my campus' track & field uniform is brought to you by Animals Wearing Pants)

I don't know which is sadder, me stuck studying for finals or me remembering the Barney theme song? Don't answer that.

With the final tally of college: 4 me: 1, I am currently studying my ass off to try and salvage this semester with at least one A in English Literature and a B on Business Law (Me mangó el Evangelio según Changó! is the best way to summarize why I got a D on the last test) and Federal Tax (I need a B or more on the final, easier said than done). Ever get that feeling that you study so hard and when you get to the test, you just kill it and when it comes back you get a D/F? If you have, congrats, we're on the same page, unknown reader.

Maybe I was distracted too much by other things that weren't academically related, creepy-guy in REHU group, not enough balance between studying-sleeping-drawing comics, PARO/STRIKE, just putting it out there. But fuck it.

TV season review (SPOILERS BE HERE):

House: Just plain awesome. My favorite episodes overall were the season openers Broken and Wilson. Least favorite parts where the Huddy-Lucas thing (Lucas is a great character, don't ruin him) and the self-righteous speech Cameron gave before leaving (You are just as broken and tainted as Chase, STFU)

CSI: Miami: Um, mixed feelings in this fall season (that hasn't concluded, mind you). Plus sides: there is a breath of humor in the show plus more CSI-ing than drama (Horatio+Lab Equipment=Love), Jesse seems very normal-ish (ie not so Gary Stu) but that is subject to change. Minus side: Calleigh & Delko, more specifically the way she's flirting with Cardozza...even though she's in a relationship with Eric. This woman is jumping on men like some dumb broad with a blood bag on one hand and Alpo Bites in the other <---wow, this is the 2nd time I've compared her to Twilight, that's not good. I meant to put in a David Caruso joke here but damn.

Fringe: I love this show. Period. I missed a couple of episodes by watching The Jeff Dunham Show (only skits I actually like are Walter's and Achmed's).

Last Sunday and Monday, watched SyFy's Alice and I found it very enthralling. Maybe I'm biased because I enjoy Alice in Wonderland a little too much. Kathy Bates as the Queen was deliciously evil, the Hatter was a fine mess, and Charlie the White Knight was just plain insane and awesome.

Not much left to say but Happy Holidays!

att. the penguin who is cramming for her Tax and Human Resources finals like nobody's business.

CONT 4125 update//Thoughts

Posting this real quick before I start with my section of the final investigation of this class. Got an 88 in the first test but I personally don't expect such a grade to repeat itself, which brings me to my latest train of thought...

I actually enjoy Accounting (*insert loser/nerd joke here*) and how it plays out in my life. My goal in life is to become a lawyer, specializing in Corporate and Labor law so that's main reason I picked to finish that Bachelor's degree. But lately I've noticed a trend with me: I study for at least a week-and-half and get a C while some of my friends study two days before the test and get a B. That kinda brings me down but then I remember my goals and I keep going. My solution (which I'm trying to put to practice) is to think of my Accounting classes as if they were my science classes.

In tv/movie reviews, I watched Royal Pains and found it pretty entertaining to boot. It reminds me a bit of Psych but it has its own flair. The rich people presented are snooty enough that I would run over them if I had the chance, the medicine rivals that of House but seems slightly more plausible (There, I said it.) and the characters are quirky to their own right, ranging from realistically moral (Hank) to comic-relief (Evan). Sorry, couldn't find a cover shot to post.

PETA should ease up on the whole Obama swatting a fly thing. FLIES ARE DECOMPOSING ANIMALS THAT RUINED YOUR TOFU-HAM SANDWCH. Normal people kill them every day. Where that fly was killed, 100 more will take its place (which begs the question whether genetically altering them to gain the capacity of thought is the best course of action). Republicans can know say that we now have a ninja for a president, which by the way is awesome.

Moviewise, I have two upcoming feature films, Up and of course Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen...

My sister (blog here) told me that it was better than Wall-E...holy fuck. I saw Wall-E twice when it was in theaters and I've been saving up to buy it on DVD. Love it or hate it, you gotta admit Pixar has made incredible movies as of late: great storylines, beautiful animations and characters that you'll remember.

Enough rants, gotta get back to homework! *shamelessly pracrastinating*

att. the penguin who will see Up this weekend

Random post

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Anywho, thoroughly enjoying the Acer but is sad because I can't put Photoshop in here without a hard drive (I will get to that next week). My only problem is that now my parents are now obsessing in finding the original Chupi's purchase receipt (which I could not find for the life of mine) so they can give it to my littlest sister. As much as I would love to give her that comp, I simply can't find the receipt.

In TV news, trying to watch Trust Me on TNT (gives me another excuse to watch TV on Tuesdays besides Fringe. ENOUGH WITH THE ERIC/CALLEIGH OVERDOSING! And writers. lay off Ryan, he's had quite enough trouble as it is. I find myself drifting towards CSI: NY and more on House, lol.

I accidentally forgot about Earth Hour last night but I did my part and turned off all my lights by 9pm (I caught on very late in the event).

Well, that's all I have on my mind right now, take care y'all XD

att. the penguin