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Name: Dae Young
Country: United States
State: Michigan
Metro: Ann Arbor
Birthday: 10/14/1982
Gender: Male
Interests: reading, music, church, sleeping, eating, sleeping, reading, spending money...
Expertise: being a self-righteous bastard; and other stuff too
Occupation: Student
Industry: Religious
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  DMB101482
Member Since:
5/16/2003
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| One of my favorite quotes:
You know, a lot of people say, "if you're the smartest and brightest, then you won't need affirmative action, we'll be able to get rid of affirmative action altogether, if you just strive to be the smartest and the brightest." They say that as if the whole country is run by the smartest and the brightest.
Now, I was in black schools and white schools, so you can't tell me $#!%, ok? Now, when you go to a class, there's 30 students in a class, 5 smart, 5 dumb, and the rest, they're in the middle. And that's all America is, a nation in the middle. A nation of B and C students, that's all it is.
But lets keep it real, ok? A black C student can't run no company. A black C student can't even be the manager of Burger King!
Meanwhile, a white C student just happens to be the President of the United States of America!
- Chris Rock, Never Scared (edited for content) Summer Plans:Preach (2x/month) Prepare for the Fall Relax/Read NJ/NJ: June 30th-? Summer Reading List:Kitchen Confidential - Anthony Bourdain: I finished this last week. I couldn't put it down. If you like cooking shows on Food Network, or shows like Hell's Kitchen, Top Chef, No Reservations, or Ramsey's Kitchen Nightmares, then you'll love this book. Les Miserables - Victor Hugo: I decided to read this because of the musical, and it's pretty good. It's huge, and it has its really slow parts (ex. the first 100 pages are soley about the Bishop), but when it gets good, its really good. Catcher in the Rye - J.D. Salinger: As an English major, I'm ashamed to have never read this. Pretty good so far. The Audacity of Hope - Barack Obama: I suppose I should know a little bit about the person that I'll be voting for in November. But I feel a bit pretentious carrying around and reading it in public places. Especially in Grand Rapids. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey
The Stranger - Aldous Huxley The Tipping Point - Malcolm Gladwell In other news, my phone contract ends on 6/20... iPhone 3G comes out on 7/11... It's $199  , but it'll cost $70/month  ... and no, I don't want a Blackberry... arg. I watched No Country For Old Men a couple of weeks ago. I didn't get it. I had to look up discussions on the internet to understand it. I don't understand why the Coen brothers made a movie that wanted to be so deep and profound, but in reality, just insisted on itself. The only thing the movie seemed to be saying to the audience was that it was deep and profound: "please keep watching because I want to show you how esoteric and how profound I am. Seriously". There wasn't any character development; I wasn't moved to like or even dislike anybody in the movie. I can appreciate subtlety, but come on people. On the other hand, I watched Michael Clayton today, and I'd recommend it highly. Great plot and character development. | | |
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A: Patrick Henry
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| so, i was going out to run some errands today, and i had this thought:
isn't calling it "errands" a bit pretentious? i've always felt uncomfortable hearing it from others, and i try not to say it to others.
seriously, it makes it sound like whatever you're doing is incredibly important, and while sometimes it is, most of the time it's really stupid little things that you have to do that you've been putting off for the last week, and now that you've gotten your lazy butt up to do them, you need to make it sound like you're doing something significant.
what makes it even more pretentious is when you tell others that you're going to run "errands". its like,"oh, i'm sorry i have to cut this conversation short, but i have all this stuff that i have to do now that is suddenly more important", when in reality, its, "i need to get gas, pick up some gum, drop off my clothes at the dry cleaner, and stop by the bank". this is why when people tell me that they're running errands, i can't help but roll my eyes, because i picture them trying to feel important while going to the post office.
so, i propose that unless you are a personal assistant who does this for a living, or unless it is a truly important task that you're performing, that we stop using the word "errand".
end quote.
now i'm off to do my semi-important procrastinated tasks. wish me well!
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| let me just say that i think terrelle pryor's choice of place to play football reflects what type of person he truly is. that place is a good match for him.
delaying his decision? holding schools and the media captive (show me the money!)? getting into fights with people in the stands?
yeah, that sounds like a 8uck3ye to me. good riddance.
to be honest, i was never really convinced from the beginning. and i'm not just saying that because he chose against Michigan. he played in the same division as my HS (WPIAL-AA; the highest being AAAA), and the competition there was not that good.
anyways:
we're going to be fine next year without him; we're going to be even better the following year without him. since when did Michigan football depend so much on a player who has never played a snap in college? never.
The team, the team, the team.
GO BLUE
edit: btw, where is the university of ohio state? is it near michigan university? if anyone can find it, please let TP know.
and, if you haven't seen it already, our new strength and conditioning coach, Mike Barwis, is a psycho (in a good way). i don't think he stops talking for more than 3 seconds the whole time:
New Michigan Strength Coach Mike Barwis
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| can be myself?
can say what i want to say, just because i want to say it?
(without being admonished)
can think and feel things without having to feel ashamed?
don't have to pretend?
'm understood?
'm not a problem to be fixed or figured out?
(but can just be?)
'm accepted?
can be honest and true?
can feel good about being me?
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shouldn't that place be church?
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true story: i once went to an AA (Alcoholics Anonymous) meeting as a class requirement (for pastoral care class).
the first thing i thought as i left the meeting
wasn't: "man, i feel sorry for those people"
wasn't: "i'm glad i'm not an alcoholic"
but,"
i wish church was as honest and open as an AA meeting."
(if you ever get a chance to go, you'll know exactly what i'm talking about)
kinda sad.
Hello, my name is Dae, and I am not perfect...
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