Two posts in one night? Yeah, Insomnia kicks in.

   Ah, with the start of every semester, we have the usual freaking out and hysteria. Getting to where i'm actually sleeping at night instead of living like a vampire. (Hey, I'm sorry but the most interesting things always happen at night) I'm currently in my second week and its safe to say for the first time in my life, I'm, dare I say, completely unable to cope with my classes. I am, as our jewish friends would say, completely Farklempt. I am so utterly sickened by my class schedule, terrified one would even say. Its not the times or days, though dear god why the university studies department has to schedule a class at 8:30, I don't know. It's the topics and the prof's that deeply trouble me.    Currently on my mind is my general lack of enthusiasm about life and/or my cynical nature. Sadly, this will only contribute to what I fear is going to be a very bad semester. First we have my Contemporary American Culture class. Actually, I was looking forward to this one, but now I fear it will be a critique of American Culture class. First on the docket of movies we will watch? Bowling for Columbine. I don't think it is a stretch to say its symptomatic of an American movement that thinks "the world hates us, so what are we doing wrong?" Our college professors tell us the principle of culture relativism that should be applied to every culture, no matter how barbaric, except our own. We aren't allowed to have a set of standards that we could judge a culture on, we are just supposed to believe that the culture is delightful because the culture "has ancient traditions" and "we can't truly judge it without first walking in their shoes." However, no matter the virtues of our own country, no matter how outstanding we are in comparison, we are to be critiqued because Europe is angry with us. Oh and the middle east doesn't like us. Like this is something new. People think it terms of September 11 and forget the middle eastern attacks that we ignored since the carter administration. And I don't care if Europe is angry with us, I'm not too thrilled with Europe. Yeah, I'm going to bite my tongue on this one. At least the professor is fairly cool, though I think he hates teaching that class. You can tell he would rather be doing poetry. But only at UNLV would they put a guy with a doctorate in poetry, who has been published, teaching a research class. I bet he would be a pretty good poetry teacher. And much more professional than Canadian Casanova.    This is on top of the movie I watched last week entitled, Violence in America. Most of which was completely biased liberally, which every class is, and blamed American violence on guns and booze. The last ten minutes was pictures of dead bodies and a little thirty second blip of a man shooting his wife. But that one is my own fault since the class is one on serial killers. Its for my soc requirements and yes, all that blood and death is going to be fairly depressing. However, the biggest worry is geology. I was worried about my sciences anyway but the classes I was put in are disasterous. My lecture prof is from Chile and I only understand every other word. Plus apparently he teaches you all this stuff, 55 slides a class, and then none of it is on the tests. But my lab class is what scares me. I should have known it was going to be a clusterfuck when there was all this mix up before class, but I literally do not understand one word my lab professor says. He has a think accent and mumbles everything. Even when he was standing next to me, he kept having to repeat everything. I just wanted to lay down my head and cry, it was that frustrating. I can't remember being as upset as I was after that class. I'm so very upset still. I'm screwed.

Why I Now Support McCain

   Apparently as conservatives, we have two options. John and Mitt. I confess to being somewhat underwhelmed. Okay let's face it, we are all suffering from electile dysfunction. Mitt has too many problems, i.e. flipflopping and his religion, and Mccain is not a true conservative, according to every radio host from rush to sean to glenn to the great one. He likes amnesty and was against the bush tax cuts. Of course there was his opinion of gitmo and interrogation techniques. In short, we are all having problems with our apparent non-choices.    The things that's interesting is that the democrats think this will split the republican party. However, as usual, they once again underestimate our hatred of billary. The only person I think the republicans wouldn't vote for over hillary is osama bin laden. And now that obama has aligned himself with Teddy K, he has made himself much more of a republican target. In short, as much as liberals hate bush, which is supposedly their uniting force, we hate hillary. I think its hard for liberals to imagine this, but its true.    So the question remains, Mitt or John? Personally, I'm going along with electability. Yeah, Mitt is the candidate I most agree with and yes, he's probably a better choice, but it doesn't matter. If you are right when your boat is sinking, you're still heading to the bottom of the ocean. Mccain can win. Further, i'm beginning to think it wouldn't be such a bad thing to have a man that could bring some peace to the national politics. He's a good man who stands by his convictions, and further, he will stand up against the terrorists. Most importantly, he can win. As much as I would love for conservative values to be back in the white house, i would much rather have the devil himself than hillary clinton. McCain is the only one who could beat them. The republican party is ailing folks, we are mired in the mess bush left us and any number of problems. Its time to be practical.    On a personal note, John McCain's wife needs to get a better bra. Lift and support honey, lift and support. She's a beer heiress married to a U.S. Senator, you would think she could afford a better stylist/personal shopper. oy vey! But then again, she has a lot of baggage. She's a former prescription drug addict who had a very serious stroke in 2004. On the other hand, she's in charge of a $300 million dollar company.    I just looked up Mccain on wiki. We have the same birthday!    Who's more likely for VP? Thompson or Rudy? What do you guys think?

Crystal's Presidential Predictions

   With the caucus coming up, it is that time my readership has so looked forward to. My readership of probably one but none the less, its time for me to say where I'm predicting Nevada going. First of all, I think Obama will take Nevada. Its a maverick state that is comprised of left wing bleeding hearts, ambivalent apathetics, and angry former republicans. That is who will be voting in the democratic election along with the culinary union which is a very important block. Actually, I don't think the culinary union would be as important but they are going to be allowed to vote in the casinos and there is more emphasis on their voting than ever before. Not to mention the very transparent lawsuit filed by the teacher's union that made the caucus even more controversial and high profile for the culinary union. The way I figure it, the extreme lefties will go for hillary more than any other group, but I think Obama is becoming more and more viable for them. I think the ambivalent apathetics that actually get out in vote will do so because it is really being hammered here. Those that will get out will vote for Obama. He has a certain cache that appeals to them. Further, I think that the people who have separated from the republican party will vote for Obama because the hatred for Slick Hilly still remains. I think that the Obama image is so much stronger here. Even though the Hillary commercials are very irritating.    For the Republican Party I project a win for Romney. I think it will be very close. I know that the republicans have not campaigned here at all because the believed that the large Mormon population will turn the tide for Romney. However, I think this is wrong headed because there really isn't enough of a Mormon presence to make an easy victory than one would believe. Plus, the presence of many Mormons in this state has also created a certain uneasiness with the Mormon church that is seen as very forceful and over powering. I think Nevada more than any other state will have a Romney anti-vote.    Actually, I think the next contender will be Ron Paul. He is the only one that is campaigning and the man has a huge machine here. There are Ron Paul signs everywhere and moreover, the man has slaves. There are more Ron Paul signs than any others on the roads. As a matter of fact, a week ago I was calling a Ron Paul victory. However, I am revoking that as two days ago because I don't think enough Paulites converted to Republican before the cut off.    You see, the republicans are once again making everything a great deal more complicated. Though its probably very smart. You have to be a registered republican for thirty days to vote in the primary. I changed over in protest but mine must have got lost because as of today, I'm still an independent. I confess, even though I won't get to vote in the Primary, I'm still happy to claim Independent status. I could vote in the democratic primary. But I really don't care enough and that many liberals surrounding me would make me break me out in hives. Not that I don't love the liberal population, but that's a minefield.    Due to this, everyone is terrified that a bunch of republicans will vote in the democratic primary because they can just sign a form and do it. Hypothetically, you could vote in both.    As for me, I'm still very conflicted about who I would like for president. However, since its all academic, I can just send good vibes to all the Republican candidates Except Huckabee. I hate Huckabee.    The man is not a conservative and is so religiously zealous that the liberal media is salivating that he might be our candidate because he could be slaughtered in an a general election. His son is crazy, and he is just too Evangelical. He is a zealot that turns everyone off that isn't an Evangelical. Of course, I say that and then I meet the most surprising people who like him. Like my dear friend Mr. T, who shall remain a mystery. He is a liberal that actually interned for Clinton who likes Huckabee. He will vote for a democrat, he doesn't know who yet but my money is on Obama because he's always been a fan. But when talking to him the other day, his first words were I really like Huckabee. My reaction, of course, was, ARE YOU HIGH?!?!?!    I loathe upchukabee. Absolutely abhor him. I think he's a total nutjob.    In other news, lately I have felt the irresistable urge to buy a red trench coat and a stand up mixer. With a bread hook. The Mixer, not the trench. I also am looking forward to my class on serial killers.

c'est la vie

   I haven't written on this thing in a while. Part of its just nothing has been going on in my life. My biggest debate is whether to go to Europe this summer. God willing I will be in Italia in June. I'm still trying to figure out how I want my life to go. I'm not excited about my classes this semester. I'm taking geology, the geology lab, two University studies classes and one on serial killers. I hope at least part of geology will teach us how to use a loupe.    As for the presidential election where to start? I just had this chat with Travers and the truth of the matter is that I'm underwhelmed and I think that the republicans are screwed. Which is probably what we deserve as I must say I am a little annoyed with my comrades in arms. Actually, I'm more flabbergasted. Why do people constantly seem surprised to hear I'm a conservative? What is it about my personality that makes people assume I'm a liberal? Is because I'm very live and let live or because I curse like a sailor? Moreover, why is that I find a lot of the college republicans I'm around, uh, to be shall we slightly grumpy? Eh, let's just say they don't care for me either. Probably why I always hated being in the college republicans. I think there might be something wired in a college republican that says you have to promote conformity along with the GOP. Which I find surprising as they are fighting the liberal university establishment themselves. Why does being a CR preclude accepting the typical oddball/non-establishment type?    If nothing else, its bad PR. The CR groups that don't offer haven to diversity is failing to benefit the school and is losing a golden opportunity. A lot of students would align themselves as conservatives if we weren't victims to the image. Further, I hate the word conservative as it fails to encapsulate the ideas of the movement fully. If the liberals are becoming progressives, I wish we could get a new name. Sometimes I feel like saying outloud I'm a conservatice with my wild manner, loud laugh, and general flamboyance is ridiculous. And I think everyone around me thinks it is too. I believe in smaller government, rights of the individual, guns, a strong military, and more guns. I wear animal print, talk too loud, drink too much, cuss, and, if you will forgive the immodesty, quite a bit of fun. I'm a conservative but not conservative. And its that tenet, that contradiction, that lends considerable trouble to my life. It leads to assumptions that annoy the hell out of me, even though it does come in handy in making me more endeared to my psychotically liberal professors. But even that is irksome.    Indeed, I am in limbo on many issues. I am a gypsy, searching for a permanant home and a purpose. I can dabble in my little tantrums and crises because I am a child of indulgent parents and a self indulgent generation.    Which brings me to the latest thing on my mind. When is self indulgence go into the realm of unforgivable selfishness? I seem to be surrounding myself with people who are taking self indulgence to the point of hurting others. Don't get me wrong, I'm all about the celebration of self. Let's remember that I'm the person whose life long ambition is to have a national holiday named "Crystal Boyd Day" just so there can be an annual parade all about me. With Elephants, twirlers, and shriners in those little cars. But I keep thinking about Natalie Holloway and how what happened to her could easily have been anyone of the people I know. They do things with the idea that its their life and they should live it up. Yet, I think its important to remember how many people have invested in our existance and their pain if something were to happen to us. Not just our parents, but everyone that would mourn the passing of a reckless youth. I'm so annoyed with this idea of each person's life being their own. No man is an isle and everything we do affects the people around us. About now it the time people should be realizing that doing the stupidest thing possible and blaming alcohol or youthful stupidity is immature and a dangerous habit to get into.    Well, thats about all my rants. In other thoughts, Tony Romo is utterly overrated, I want another dog I can name Dorothy parker, househunting is going to be the death of me, and my diet starts tomorrow. Kill me now. I'm actually looking forward to class so I can back in my routine. “When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.”-Proverb “There are people who strictly deprive themselves of each and every eatable, drinkable, and smokable which has in any way acquired a shady reputation. They pay this price for health. And health is all they get for it. How strange it is. It is like paying out your whole fortune for a cow that has gone dry.”-Mark Twain