thank you!
big thanks to jeff for giving me a shot of reality. well for me that is. during high school, particularly senior year, the highlight of my day was getting onto cnn or the washington post, the new york times and christian science monitor along with half a dozen other news sites and just seeing what was going on in the world that day. And if by some chance i found something that supported one of the debate cases that i was working on, then AWESOME, if not, well let's just say that i was still alright. there were some pretty neat stories out there. but over the past year, i have been so out of touch and b/c of that, i am ashamed of myself. over the past year i have allowed myself to become a statistic...one of those people that has no clue what's going on in other parts of the world...dang...i remember making fun of those people while we were sitting on the bus or sitting in one of the cafeterias in between rounds or waiting for awards...but relief has come b/c i have seen my fault and i will attempt to fix it. last night was....awesome! the different talks i got to have with jeff. oh wow...it's been a while since i've done something like that. talking about beliefs and morals and supporting them as well as challenging some. it was so....empowering! although our conversation was cut short, the adrenaline flowing through me was...wow. and to think what started it all was two simple questions:
who is the secretary of state?
who is the secretary of defence?
and then just him throwing a few other questions out there that just totally bogged me b/c i had ideas of the answers but me being the me that HAS TO BE SURE that my answer is correct before saying it...stumped me. the whole idea of the misinformed voter..the misinformed citizen...the uninformed citizen is more like it! we talked of equality...marriage issues...and oh sex education. oh the fun...jeff had no idea that the documentary that he was watching was actually filmed in the town that i am physically in at this very moment. ha...fun times there. the film does show lubbock as a pretty conservative town..oh my gosh it sure does.and if any of you saw it, the 'night' scenes...particually at the beginning and the end...um...yea..those were NOT staged in the very least...i was never involved in any of those gatherings, but yea...just take my word, the directors didn't provoke or stage any of that stuff.
well on that note...later all.
who is the secretary of state?
who is the secretary of defence?
and then just him throwing a few other questions out there that just totally bogged me b/c i had ideas of the answers but me being the me that HAS TO BE SURE that my answer is correct before saying it...stumped me. the whole idea of the misinformed voter..the misinformed citizen...the uninformed citizen is more like it! we talked of equality...marriage issues...and oh sex education. oh the fun...jeff had no idea that the documentary that he was watching was actually filmed in the town that i am physically in at this very moment. ha...fun times there. the film does show lubbock as a pretty conservative town..oh my gosh it sure does.and if any of you saw it, the 'night' scenes...particually at the beginning and the end...um...yea..those were NOT staged in the very least...i was never involved in any of those gatherings, but yea...just take my word, the directors didn't provoke or stage any of that stuff.
well on that note...later all.
