One of those nights where a myriad of thoughts are running through my head. I figure I might as well get right to it.
- The magic of Fox News has managed to pin the entirety of the Bush-era NSA spying situation on Obama. For some reason the station would like us to believe that these policies are rooted in an incumbent president’s socialist need to control the world and not the result of a nation reeling from a major terrorist attack nearly 13 yrs ago. Check the timeline link above. I’m pretty sure Obama wasn’t in office when this stuff began.
- Say what you will about the president’s continuations of the policy, but Snowden is no hero. Since when did exposing national secrets and putting the nation’s security apparatus at risk worthy of a Peace Prize?
- Budweiser’s Best Buds commercial remains a shining light in an otherwise disappointing Super Bowl commercial fest. Sure, there may have been a commercial or two that hit hard on the social unity of the nation (coke did it), pissing off Fox News in the process, but I’ve long held that the role (and thus audience) of these commercials is comical. How many people are even sober watching the show from home?
- Vampire Academy? Really? Its like Ender’s Game with teeth.
- I love my classes more this semester than in a long time. Usually there is a class or two that carries me happily through the semester. This semester every class is a hit. Part of it is me–I’m trying new things and I’m excited about learning from the students as much as I am about teaching them. This may be the key to staying excited about the work.