The Maverick In Me

I am a CR and CR stands for College Republican, but I'm having a bit of an issue with the signs my fellow members have put up on campus. They pretty much say: Join if you are tired of positive views on gay marriage and abortion. I want to punch the people that did it. I understand that those are two big issues in politics and I also understand were the Republicans stand on them but I don't agree. Like I've mentioned I'm a Maverick Republican and I have no issues with gay marriage. In my opinion they are not hurting anyone and if they want to get married they should be allowed to. It's not up to us to judge them if it's wrong they'll find out when they meet their maker. I also think it's insulting to the gay people on campus. It has to hurt them to see that in the place they attend school and I think people should have a little more respect for others feelings. I have mixed feelings about abortion: do I think it should be used as a form of birthcontrol? No. Do I think it's ok in the case of rape or if the mother's life is in danger? Yes. I have often been questioned about my political stance. People think that you have to be all or nothing when that is not true at all. I do agree more with the Republican side but there are things like the ones I have just mentioned that I don't agree with. All in all I support President Bush, you can disagree about somethings and still support someone, and I want John McCain to be President in 2008. I'm a Republican, a very strange one, but still a Republican. They need to change those stupid signs. If I've made someone angry good, it means you care about something.

19 Things

I'm 19 now but I don't feel any older. This is an update from a previous post and an idea I got from Maria.

1. I am a Republican (okay I've mentioned that, but I don't think I've mentioned I'm a maverick Republican)
2. I don't hate math, it hates me. Well, actually I hate it too.
3. I read about 5 books a week.
4. My favorite type of book is historical fiction.
5. I thought about being a History teacher for about 3 seconds then realized I didn't have the patience for it.
6. When I walk into a library I immediately feel like I belong.
7. I'm extremely proud of my heritage.
8. I am a walking encyclopedia for movies. When my friends have a question about one they ask me.
9. I am very well educated on Greek, Roman, and Norse Mythology.
10. When I was in 5th grade one of my poems was published in a book. It was the worst poem I have ever written.
11. My favorite artists are Vincent Van Gogh and Johannes Vermeer .
12. Before I wanted to be involved in the justice system I wanted to be an Archaeologist.
13. I hate boats.
14. I can cuss in Italian thanks to my Uncle Louie.
15. My favorite actor is Kevin Spacey. The man is talented.
16. My favorite T.V shows are House, CSI, Law & Order SVU, Law & Order CI, Monk, Nancy Grace, Anderson Cooper 360, Cold Case Files, American Justice, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and Lost.
17. I have two tattoos, one on the back of my left ankle and one around my right ankle.
18. My middle name is Charity, my mother's middle name is Faith, and my grandmother's middle name is Hope.
19. I collect black and white pictures and rosaries.

Got a MP3 player for my birthday and it's awesome!!! Now I can listen to Sinatra on my way to class.

19...Well, Almost

I am almost 19 years old which means I'm at the last of the teens. It's a milestone but no one treats it that way. I think it may be a bigger deal than 18 but I may be alone on this. I'm excited because I'm getting an I-Pod which, by the way, I have no idea how to work. On my card that my family gave me (a couple days early because I only see them on the weekends) my brother wrote "2 more years" (until I can drink). It's nice to know where his head is at. Just kidding. My mom is having something sent to my dorm room on Wednesday and despite her telling me not to get to excited I am. I can't help it. I like having things sent to me, I also like getting letters and postcards in the mail. I just like to know that people remember me. So let's hope that my 19th birthday is a good one.

Boston

I find myself wondering often what would be happening in my life right now if I had went to college in Boston. Don't get me wrong, I love the college I'm at but let's get one thing straight: it ain't Boston. The city has a certain allure to me, it's a mixture of the history and the culture of it's people that I think make it a well suited match for me. I know eventually I will be able to call that city home, I might have to wait longer than I would like to but it's going to happen. My parents don't really like my wanting to live there but they'll support it. I didn't go to college in Boston because they were worried about me being so far away. They would have let me go but I just couldn't do that to them. Plus the school's tuition costs more than my dad makes in a year. My parents told me they would have found a way to make it happen but I'm not that selfish. I realize they have 2 other children besides me. So instead I'm where I'm at. It's a very good school and I'm happy here, I just can't help but wonder.