There used to be a time when people came to this country to be Americans. Not to be segregated into groups like Asian Americans and African Americans. There used to be a time when people came to this country to leave their country behind so they could be a part of the melting-pot of American culture and enjoy the freedoms here. Instead, too many now are insisting that America become more like the country they left. And it is starting to tear the country into too many directions and tear it apart. We are a country at war with itself, whether anyone is willing to admit it or not. We are being led by extremists and the majority of Americans, the average moderate, is being left without a vote or a voice.
We are being told what we are allowed to think and say. I don’t believe in political correctness. I say what I think. I’ll admit that I sometimes fall into political correctness when talking with certain people, but that is a conditioning that I’m trying to overcome. I don’t have any problem telling people what I think about certain ideas. And I don’t think we should have a different set of standards based on what race we are.
We are being forced to pay huge taxes to support causes that we don’t believe in. The moderate American is more than willing to give to a good cause if they believe that their money will be used for that cause! But too frequently it isn’t, and we feel like we are being lied to. It is destroying the trust we should have in the people that were voted into office to serve the people. No wonder the dollar is weak. I can’t trust the government who issues it to follow through on anything they say.
On a different note, I want to say something about the big controversy on Barack Obama’s religion. While I think the pastor he has decided to follow is crazy and maniacal in his teachings, I have to wonder how many people think that about the Mormon religion of Mitt Romney. And I don’t think a candadites religion should be a qualifier for the presidential seat. So, even though it won’t be easy, I’m going to try to not focus so much on that aspect of Obama and continue to learn about what he plans to do for the country. Which at this point, is kind of sketchy.
Something that I recently learned...did you know that one superdelegate has the voting power of 10,000 normal votes? That is completely ridiculous! With 500 superdelegates around the country, they hold the power of 5 million votes. Why is their vote that much more important than mine? I really hate that my trip to the polls won’t mean a thing.
A quick thought on gun control...the founding fathers said that only when a government is trying to supress the people will they take away the firearms out of the law-abiding citizens. It is in the Bill of Rights that we have the right to bear firearms. I don’t plan on ever getting one myself, but I don’t think it’s right to limit the people who are law-abiding from having them. Instead it just leaves all the guns in the hands of the criminals...somehow that just doesn’t make sense to me.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday, March 20, 2008
An update
Nothing too profound in this blog, I don't think. It turns out that I won't be moving to Arizona. I've found some things worth staying here in Utah for. I still will be moving away from Ogden at the end of April and back to Salt Lake. So...I guess that is good and bad news. Depending on which end you're on. :o)
What else? It's interesting, but it's been surprisingly easy to move on after this last relationship. I think it had been dead for a while, and my own stubborness in the fact that I don't like to give up on people kept it going. I don't think that it's necessarily a bad quality to believe in people, but my family says I do it to a fault sometimes... which is probably true. Anyway, I'm glad to be done with it and that is the last you'll hear about it. Actually I've just started dating someone new, and he is really great. I can't wait to find out what will happen next.
I think I'll start teaching again when I move back to Salt Lake. I've really missed it and I've discovered that I really like working with kids on music. At least on an individual basis. I also love the flexibility with teaching as well. Set my own schedule and price, able to cancel lessons if I need to, and no boss to answer to but myself. If any of you know of someone in need of piano or voice lessons, have them give me a call.
Oh! And although I know I look dang good like I am, (you can all get up off the floor to keep reading after you quit laughing) I'm proud of the fact that I've lost nearly 25 pounds in the last couple of months. More to come off of course. But YAY! It's exciting! AND my hair is finally getting longer. I'm going to keep letting it grow because it's just not close to being long enough yet. That means playing with color when I get bored with it. Hehe. You all know how I love that. :o) Pretty soon, I'll look the sexy vixon I know is in there. Haha.
What else? It's interesting, but it's been surprisingly easy to move on after this last relationship. I think it had been dead for a while, and my own stubborness in the fact that I don't like to give up on people kept it going. I don't think that it's necessarily a bad quality to believe in people, but my family says I do it to a fault sometimes... which is probably true. Anyway, I'm glad to be done with it and that is the last you'll hear about it. Actually I've just started dating someone new, and he is really great. I can't wait to find out what will happen next.
I think I'll start teaching again when I move back to Salt Lake. I've really missed it and I've discovered that I really like working with kids on music. At least on an individual basis. I also love the flexibility with teaching as well. Set my own schedule and price, able to cancel lessons if I need to, and no boss to answer to but myself. If any of you know of someone in need of piano or voice lessons, have them give me a call.
Oh! And although I know I look dang good like I am, (you can all get up off the floor to keep reading after you quit laughing) I'm proud of the fact that I've lost nearly 25 pounds in the last couple of months. More to come off of course. But YAY! It's exciting! AND my hair is finally getting longer. I'm going to keep letting it grow because it's just not close to being long enough yet. That means playing with color when I get bored with it. Hehe. You all know how I love that. :o) Pretty soon, I'll look the sexy vixon I know is in there. Haha.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Sabbatical, Moving, and Life
This blog is kind of scattered, but my brain is going in about a million directions right now. So…yeah.
I’ve decided to go on a bit of a relationship sabbatical. Notice, I said relationship – not dating. I plan on dating. A lot. But I don’t really want to deal with relationship crap for a while. Since the last blog, I've broken up with the guy. And good riddance. I honestly can't believe I tried to make it work for as long as I did. So anyone (guys, I should clarify haha) wanting a NCMO, give me a call. I’m in the mood. If you are in it for a relationship, it’s your own risk because I don’t want one right now.
If any of you have seen the movie Juno, you’ll recognize this quote. This is what I’m looking for.
“The best thing you can do is find the person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
I find myself wondering a lot lately about why on earth I’m continuing to live in Utah when this is not where I want to be. And I have no answer for it. So because of that, I’m thinking that I may take my sister up on her offer to live with her for a while. That would mean I’d be moving to good ole ARIZONA!! I was thinking I could move there, live with my sister for free for a while I finish my schooling at Arizona State (yes, I mean going for my Masters eventually) I’d need to live there for a while to get residency though.
AND that would get me out of Utah (YAY! All my Utah friends, you know I love you) and maybe I could meet some nice Arizona boys. Seeing as I have never really wanted to settle in Utah, moving would be a good idea. Hopefully I’ll find a guy who likes to move as much as I do. Haha! The statistics are actually in my favor to meet a nice guy there. The men to women ratio is great. A lot more men than women. Woo-hoo! Oooh! My Arizona friends who read this…start setting up dates for me!!
If I decide to move, (I’m really leaning towards it) it could be a soon as May, or as late as July or August. So if you want to see me and play Utah people, you’d better give me a call quick!!
I’ve realized that I’ve been waiting for life to happen for me. To take me to different places or adventures. And as cliché as is sounds, I’m not going to wait around any more. I’ll make my life what it should be. Because I’ve got a heck of a lot more potential for things than I’ve let myself believe. I am beautiful, strong and smart, spirited and talented. And I’ve been wasting it by believing I was ordinary.
I’ve decided to go on a bit of a relationship sabbatical. Notice, I said relationship – not dating. I plan on dating. A lot. But I don’t really want to deal with relationship crap for a while. Since the last blog, I've broken up with the guy. And good riddance. I honestly can't believe I tried to make it work for as long as I did. So anyone (guys, I should clarify haha) wanting a NCMO, give me a call. I’m in the mood. If you are in it for a relationship, it’s your own risk because I don’t want one right now.
If any of you have seen the movie Juno, you’ll recognize this quote. This is what I’m looking for.
“The best thing you can do is find the person who loves you for exactly what you are. Good mood, bad mood, ugly, pretty, handsome… The right person is still going to think the sun shines out of your ass. That’s the kind of person that’s worth sticking with.”
I find myself wondering a lot lately about why on earth I’m continuing to live in Utah when this is not where I want to be. And I have no answer for it. So because of that, I’m thinking that I may take my sister up on her offer to live with her for a while. That would mean I’d be moving to good ole ARIZONA!! I was thinking I could move there, live with my sister for free for a while I finish my schooling at Arizona State (yes, I mean going for my Masters eventually) I’d need to live there for a while to get residency though.
AND that would get me out of Utah (YAY! All my Utah friends, you know I love you) and maybe I could meet some nice Arizona boys. Seeing as I have never really wanted to settle in Utah, moving would be a good idea. Hopefully I’ll find a guy who likes to move as much as I do. Haha! The statistics are actually in my favor to meet a nice guy there. The men to women ratio is great. A lot more men than women. Woo-hoo! Oooh! My Arizona friends who read this…start setting up dates for me!!
If I decide to move, (I’m really leaning towards it) it could be a soon as May, or as late as July or August. So if you want to see me and play Utah people, you’d better give me a call quick!!
I’ve realized that I’ve been waiting for life to happen for me. To take me to different places or adventures. And as cliché as is sounds, I’m not going to wait around any more. I’ll make my life what it should be. Because I’ve got a heck of a lot more potential for things than I’ve let myself believe. I am beautiful, strong and smart, spirited and talented. And I’ve been wasting it by believing I was ordinary.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
I muse...
I'm not particularly funny or witty, but I do have something to say every once in a while. Hence, the blog. This way, my friends can keep updated on what's going on with me. If you want to read my previous blogs, check out my myspace page. It is a public page so you should be able to read all you want. Some of them are kinda long. Haha. It only shows the last 5 posts on the front page, but it's easiest if you click on "View All Posts" so that you can scroll through and read the ones you want.
http://www.myspace.com/cunegonde
For anyone reading this that I haven't talked to in a while, a little update on what's going on with me. I'm going to school (yes, still...) majoring in Vocal Performance. For the first time in my life, I'm NOT working (which is stinking awesome, but I sometimes feel like I have an awful lot of free time) and I'm working on my second draft of my novel ISTESSO that I wrote for NaNoWriMo this last November. And yes, it will be freaking cool when it's finished. I'm not sure if it falls under Fantasy or Sci-Fi but it's somewhere in there. I have an awesome boyfriend who I love to death. If you want to see him, his picture is on my myspace page above Ryan Reynolds. I know, it just shows how much I like him to put him above Ryan Reynolds. I've just finished writing a children's book (it stills needs a little reworking I'm sure) and I plan on trying to get it published soon. I have a whole set planned.
I'm a pretty open person, so feel free to ask me questions on anything. I believe in traditional family roles, I am a strong conservative, and I certainly have a lot of political ideas. If anyone doesn't agree with me about anything I might write, please let me know. I love a good debate on any topic.
http://www.myspace.com/cunegonde
For anyone reading this that I haven't talked to in a while, a little update on what's going on with me. I'm going to school (yes, still...) majoring in Vocal Performance. For the first time in my life, I'm NOT working (which is stinking awesome, but I sometimes feel like I have an awful lot of free time) and I'm working on my second draft of my novel ISTESSO that I wrote for NaNoWriMo this last November. And yes, it will be freaking cool when it's finished. I'm not sure if it falls under Fantasy or Sci-Fi but it's somewhere in there. I have an awesome boyfriend who I love to death. If you want to see him, his picture is on my myspace page above Ryan Reynolds. I know, it just shows how much I like him to put him above Ryan Reynolds. I've just finished writing a children's book (it stills needs a little reworking I'm sure) and I plan on trying to get it published soon. I have a whole set planned.
I'm a pretty open person, so feel free to ask me questions on anything. I believe in traditional family roles, I am a strong conservative, and I certainly have a lot of political ideas. If anyone doesn't agree with me about anything I might write, please let me know. I love a good debate on any topic.
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