I Will Welcome The Reaping

I don't get to write anything anymore. Heck, I haven't even had a formal lab report to write up this semester. It sucks hardcore. No wonder all these computer scientists and engineers don't have the ability to communicate. Make all the "riding a bicycle" comments you want, but I know for a fact that after several years of not riding a bike, the first thing I did when I got back on one was not to take a corner at a 45° angle. Sure the basics of a skill stay with you, but not only are those basics generally viewed as pretty mediocre by others, everyone has the same basics and foundation. A skill's unique appearance is defined by what the owner personally adds to it when he or she goes beyond the basics. Maybe I'm going to regret writing this next year for my senior project, but thus far (which is a freakin' long time) I am unimpressed with the communication skills of the computer science department. Anyway, that's not really what I wanted to write about. Wait, last thing. I am also pretty pissed at what communication has devolved to in general. After sending out around thirty résumés (not including all the online applications), I have had two phone interviews with one company that I didn't even contact. Honestly, I don't even care that those are the only times I have spoken to someone. Who wants to talk to people? What pisses me off is that not a single person has responded with a "Sorry, we aren't really hiring interns this year," or even a "F*ck off, are you kidding? Why'd you even apply for this?" How much effort does that take? I will tell you: Two mouse clicks to open the email and open the reply, 49 keystrokes (since pretty much everyone has a signature already appended to all emails), and one click to send the email. I just tested myself - less than ten seconds total. Ten seconds, and I wouldn't be writing about all you HR people, calling you all assholes. Okay, maybe not all assholes. I'll give a couple the benefit of the doubt in a job they hate just trying to hate themselves a little bit less, but the rest of you...do better. </rant>

Moving on, let's do something more fun. I feel like writing about this boondoggle of an election coming up this November. I mostly write with my own generation in mind because this whole two-party thing is NOT cutting it. My wish is that when a person goes to vote, he or she has to listen to each candidate explain *ahem* his or her position on every major issue and then...eh screw it, wouldn't work. I know, everybody lies, the selfish bastards. What I really want is for everyone that votes to be educated on the candidates and actually care (God forbid). Honestly, if every voter cared, I think we'd elect an independent. As clearly as I can state this: we need to elect an independent. Not only have I not been able to put my faith in a single Republican candidate since the campaigning started, but even if I did, not a single one of them would do what they say they are going to do once they get into office beyond pretending to try. So the question must be asked, why do we only ever elect people from these two parties? I have seen a bunch of answers to the question, money being one of the most popular and probably also most correct, but honestly I think it is far more simple (pardon the generalization forthcoming); people, whether they hold, loosely or closely, to conservative or liberal ideologies, are all conservative (read "stubborn as hell"). The vast majority of people vote one of two ways: the way their parents vote, or the opposite way because they have some stupid immature urge to rebel. If you want to be treated like you are unique and special and individual, stop acting like a child.

I am not a conspiracy guy at all. However, I must concede on two accounts:

1) Kony (probably). Screw all the attention that's getting (not for the kids' sakes; it's just not actually about the kids).

2) The people in power have never wanted, do not want, and will never want people to be able to think for themselves.

I'm not saying I wouldn't want something similar were I the person in power. On the contrary, it's much easier to rule people who don't think for themselves and they are much more likely to keep you in power *cough* 50/50 chance *cough*. Fortunately for you all, I am not the person in power. I am the person with the opinion and the voice. Let's take my preferred alternative first: I would much rather everyone learn how to think. Life would be better. Period. On the other hand, I honestly don't give a shit if you choose not to think for yourself. I only ask one thing of you if that be the case: do not do anything that affects me, lol. It's the same mindset I have when participating in a discussion (heated, or not) with someone. I don't care if you disagree and defend your point; I'd be pretty confused if you didn't. Do not, however, blindly spew useless words out at me, or be the mouth from which someone else's bullshit spews. If I wanted to argue with someone else, or a farm animal, I would (though I think I might end up committed for the latter). It's like all those conversations in Friends when Joey tries to say something pertinent and everyone just gives him the "are you effing kidding me?" look. Only it's not cute when you are actually part of the conversation and are talking about things you don't know.

Okay, jeez how do these always end up being so long. No matter. The moral of the story is I really, really, (did I say really) REALLY do not care who is elected into office provided a single condition be met: everyone that put him or her there believes (implied education, knowledge, and understanding) that person has the best chance to do the best for the country at that time. I won't agree with everyone's choice, nor would I expect to. I just want the people that are involved with the choice to not be sheep. Sorry to anyone who was offended by my use of semi-colons, full-colons, three quarter-colons, waning gibbous-colons, evacuated colons, any other colons, and non-uniform point-of-view. I'm not going to proofread so I don't really care that much, but you have my condolences. Farewell reader. I release you from my blog. Go now and live in what way seems best to you.

E.