Black Friday

I am very happy today is coming to an end. I had enjoyed a great thanksgiving dinner, but only to have to go to work that night at 11:30. Of course this year most retail stores decided to open at midnight, and Macys was no exception. I wasn't going to ruin my holiday by sleeping all day, so of course that meant that I didn't sleep at all last night. To top it off we had to do ten hour shifts, so I didn't even get home until around 10 in the morning. The store wasn't even very busy, so honestly it just seemed like a waste of time. At least none of the customers were rude, which I was pleasantly surprising. Now I need to get some much needed sleep!
Altruism: Unselfish concern for the welfare of others.
Dragoman: An interpreter or guide.

Graduate School

Today in 100W a professor came in to talk to use about their political science phd program. This couldn't have come at a better time because I am trying to decide what to do after I graduate. I might be graduating this spring, if I can manage the workload, which was sooner then I had expected to be done with my undergraduate studies. For so long I was so sure that I was going to go to law school, but now I am undecided. Law school is very expensive and since I am not sure exactly what I want to do with it, I am just not sure if that is the right thing for me right now. I am leaning more towards a masters program. One major issue with this is that there isn't any programs that I want to do that are local. I am thinking of getting a masters in dispute resolution. I feel that it is a broad enough subject that it will open many doors as far as jobs. There are some really good programs in Los Angeles that I am interested in, but I just don't think it is a reality for me to move there anytime soon. I have looked into doing the programs online, and some seem pretty good. I am just not sure if learning online is going to give me the education I want. Right now it just seems better to not graduate this Spring and wait until the Fall to give myself more time to decide what I want to do. Hopefully it will all come into place soon.

Apocrypha:Various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by most authorities.

Fortuitous: Happening by accident or chance.

The Real World

Today I was sitting at home, still feeling sick and decided to turn on the show The Real World. This is a show that I do not often admit to watching, but tonight the episode was actually very thought provoking. The show was centered on Pride week, which is a week when the LGBT community has an event to bring everyone together. This year there was the first time LGBT people in the military were able to walk openly in this event. In watching it and seeing the emotion coming from some of the cast members it really showed how historical and important this day was. It was crazy to think that just a year ago the people in that parade would have been discharged for admitting their sexuality. The repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell is such a landmark in American history because it shows the support for equal rights. Another thing happened in that episode in that two of the cast members were not supportive of pride weekend. They felt uncomfortable and didn't really want to participate. As the show progressed one of the male cast members met another man and they started dating. The two cast members who initially felt uncomfortable with the LGBT community, actually started to embrace their relationship. They soon saw past the idea that being gay is about the glitters and tutus in the parade and actually started to see that its about relationships and love. This made me hopeful because I often wonder how do we get past the hate. How can bridge the gaps to make people more accepting and this show had a lesson in that. By showing people that their stereotypes and judgments were wrong they were able to bridge those gaps. I wish it were always this easy, but it still gives me hope that we can one day live with less hate.

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• Crepehanger: A gloomy person