we're all in this together

I have never been one to accomplish tasks early. Some might call me a procrastinator, and they would be right. But in my time at Marquette, I have run into one giant time-consuming obstacle. Movies on tv.

They are entertaining, normally old, and have those dreaded commercials. Yet, I never get up and go to the shelf to get the same exact movie on dvd (or vhs, if they're really old).

I have developed a list... the top 5 movies that have taken valuable time from my life:

Mean Girls- I watched this at least every week my freshmen year of college. Saturday afternoon I would wake up, get brunch and then nap while embarking on this lovely journey with Lindsey Lohan.

Harry Potter- I never let myself get into this series. Until this summer. I accomplished all 6 movies in a weekend... I'm not saying I'm proud, but it was done. Now my life is consumed with trying to figure out what happens. There is no way I am wasting EVEN MORE time reading the books.

High School Musical- The phenomenon is similar to Harry Potter. My friend (now known as Troy) drug me to the 3rd movie last fall. There's nothing better than singing, dancing, and high school. Oh... and having a fire place and balcony in your room (Gabriella). Just remember, NOBODY SINGS AT COLLEGE.

The Notebook- Clearly, every girls favorite movie. It is always on tv, and even though I've seen it 25 million times, I sit and I watch and fall in love.

Elf- I will venture to say, no time can be wasted watching Elf, but sometimes papers are more important than Santa (No, that's a lie). I watched this movie EVERY DAY (sometimes more) from October to January my sophomore year. If you haven't tried the Elf drinking game, you should.

So now that I've spent the day watching said movies, it's time to get scholarly!

looking back

So it's been about a month since I last posted. While my life has been an adventure in about 6 different states since then, I don't think today is the appropriate time to talk about it.

I don't often think about what happened 8 years ago; how I felt when I found out, when I heard we were going to combat, or when we had a memorial for all who died. As a student of political science, I concentrate on what has happened since.

Many "adults" have said they can't believe in 8 more years there will be a generation that never understood that day. I have to disagree. It will never be forgotten. Too much has changed. Americans are different now, we live in a different place. I spent my entire childhood living in the leading country in the world. I didn't know what terrorism was.

That all changed on that day. It's affected who I have become and what I want to do with my life. It woke us up as a nation and made us aware.

Last spring, I visited Ground Zero and met a survivor. Through all the emotions and feelings I felt, the visit gave me a little more hope.

As we bicker and fight about healthcare and I get numerous emails from people bashing people who I work for, this is a reminder that we are all united. We are all Americans, and that's something that can never be taken away.