This is a big eye opener!!

> > David Letterman wrote this; it's the David we
> > don't often see...
> >
> > ' As most of you know I am not a President
> > Bush fan, nor have I ever been, but this is not
> > about Bush, it is about us, as Americans, and it
> > seems to hit the mark
> > 'The other day I was reading Newsweek
> > magazine and came across some Poll data I found
> > rather hard to believe. It must be true given
> > the source, right?
> > The Newsweek poll alleges that 67
> > percent of Americans are unhappy with the
> > direction the country is headed and 69 percent of
> > the country is unhappy with the performance of
> > the President. In essence 2/3 of the citizenry
> > just ain't happy and want a change. So being the
> > knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, 'What
> > are we so unhappy about?''
> >
> >
> > A.. Is it that we have electricity and
> > running water 24 hours a day, 7 Days a week?
> >
> >
> > B.. Is our unhappiness the result of
> > having air conditioning in the summer and heating
> > in the winter?
> >
> >
> > C.. Could it be that 95.4 percent of
> > these unhappy folks have a job?
> >
> >
> > D.. Maybe it is the ability to walk
> > into a grocery store at any time and see more
> > food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last
> > year?
> >
> >
> > E.. Maybe it is the ability to drive our
> > cars and trucks from the Pacific Ocean to the
> > Atlantic Ocean without having to present
> > identification papers as we move through each
> > state?
> >
> >
> > F.. Or possibly the hundreds of clean
> > and safe motels we would find along the way that
> > can provide temporary shelter?
> >
> >
> > G.. I guess having thousands of
> > restaurants with varying cuisine from around the
> > world is just not good enough either.
> >
> >
> > H. Or could it be that when we wreck
> > our car, emergency workers show up and provide
> > services to help all and even send a helicopter
> > to take you to the hospital.
> >
> >
> > I.. Perhaps you are one of the 70
> > percent of Americans who own a home.
> >
> > J.. You may be upset with knowing that
> > in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of
> > trained firefighters will appear in moments and
> > use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames,
> > thus saving you, your family, and your
> > belongings.
> >
> > K.. Or if, while at home watching one
> > of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or
> > prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun
> > and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you
> > and your family against attack or loss .
> >
> > L.. This all in the backdrop of a
> > neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and
> > pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where
> > 90% of teenagers own cell phones and computers.
> >
> >
> > M.. How about the complete religious,
> > social and political freedoms we enjoy that are
> > the envy of everyone in the world?
> >
> >
> > Maybe that is what has 67% of you folks
> > unhappy.
> >
> >
> > Fact is, we are the largest group of
> > ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever
> > seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S., yet
> > has a great disdain for its citizens. They see
> > us for what we are. The most blessed people in
> > the world who do nothing but complain about what
> > we don't have, and what we hate about the country
> > instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.
> >
> >
> > I know, I know. What about the
> > president who took us into war and has no plan to
> > get us out? The president who has a measly 31
> > percent approval rating? Is this the same
> > president who guided the nation in the dark days
> > after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to
> > bring an economy out of recession? Could this
> > be the same guy who has been called every name in
> > the book for succeeding in keeping all the
> > spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist
> > attacks? The commander in chief of an
> > all-volunteer army that is out there defending
> > you and me?
> >
> >
> > Did you hear how bad the President is
> > on the news or talk show? Did this news affect
> > you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't
> > take a look around for yourself and see all the
> > good things and be glad? Think about
> > it......are you upset at the President because he
> > actually caused you personal pain OR is it
> > because the 'Media' told you he was failing to
> > kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.
> > Make no mistake about it.
> >
> >
> > The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have
> > volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have
> > died for your freedom. There is currently no
> > draft in this country. They didn't have to go.
> > They are able to refuse to go and end up with
> > either a ''general'' discharge, an
> > 'other than
> > honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a
> > ''dishonorable' ' discharge after a few
> > days in
> > the brig.
> >
> >
> > So why then the flat-out discontentment
> > in the minds of 69 percent of Americans?
> >
> >
> > Say what you want but I blame it on the
> > media. If it bleeds it leads and they
> > specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a
> > car crash with blood and guts How many will
> > watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The
> > media knows this and media outlets are for-profit
> > corporations. They offer what sells, and when
> > criticized, try to defend their actions by
> > 'justifying' them in one way or another Just ask
> > why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J.
> > Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill
> > his wife, but if he did he would have done it
> > this way......Insane!
> >
> >
> > Turn off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New
> > York Times for the bottom of your bird cage.
> > Then start being grateful for all we have as
> > country. There is exponentially more good than
> > bad. We are among the most blessed people on
> > Earth and should thank God several times a day,
> > or at least be thankful and appreciative.' 'With
> > hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud
> > slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up
> > the country from one end to another, and with the
> > threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we
> > sure this is a good time to take God out of the > >
> > Pledge of Allegiance?'

> > David Letterman

Art class

When i was signing up for classes i was only able to get into 3. I had 9 credits but i needed 12. so i took an art class!!

Its begining drawing! we are going to learn differnet things and draw with charcoal. So far i love the class!

Our first drawing is the one that we are going to get graded against for the final. The teacher didn't give us any instructions and we just had to draw what we saw..
This is my number 1.


It isn't the greatest but i've never been able to draw!!

Then he showed us how to shade and made us do another drawing in class. This is what i did...


I wasn't getting it. i finally asked for help after an hour of drawing and he said.. it doesn't look like the vase, why? i said cuz i can't draw! He then explained that yes i can draw i just can't see. I was like hmm no i can't draw but i listened to what he said. I got a little down cuz everyone in the class is really good.

I came home and later that night i thought i would try again.

This is what i came up with...


Its still not the best but i think it looks why better then the one i did in class.

I'm going to keep working and trying new things. Hopefully by the end of the semester i'll be able to draw things that ppl can recoginze =]

ASU GAME

Brandon took me to a ASU football game. His dad has season tickets and went out of town so brandon got the tickets. The games was a lot of fun!! The game we went to was agaisnt standford. The best part of the game was when the ref got tackled!!! Thankfully it was a high scoring game and entertaining so i had a blast!!

just FYI brandon and i are just friends. We dated for a bit (like a week or 2) and now we are just going to be friends. I'm set on going on a mission. =]

SCHOOL!!!!

Thats right, my scholarship was transfered to Chandler-Gilbert Community college and i get to take classes this semester!! i was so very excited.

Right now i'm only taking 9 credits cuz thats all i could get into. Next semseter i plan to go to ASU and take a semester there.

I'm still waiting to start work at the arena

I'm happy, every thing is going great!!!