Sometimes you just gotta have some hope.

You know, this year has turned out to be nothing that I expected it to be.  When I left university last year, I had this idealistic view of what my next year was going to entail: I was going to live with my bestfriend in this great apartment, we were going to do all these great things, I was going to insert myself in all these positions, etc, etc.  But... like life does, this really didn't happen.

Why I Will Not Be Occupying Vancouver

source: www.treehugger.com

I get it, okay.  I get it.  People are mad about the current economic situation.  The poverty gap is growing, the state deficit is high.  The country is in debt, the people are in debt, foreclosures, not having enough money to write a cheque... I get it.  Being poor sucks, end of story.  Capitalism is a corrupt system, end corporate dominance, etc. etc.  Yay Marx, class struggle, and all that jazz.  I get it.  And to some extent, I support the sentiments.  But, on Saturday at 10am, I will not be Occupying Vancouver.

And here's why

Why is this man our Prime Minister, take 1.

By the way guys, they checked that kitten's Facebook, there was no evidence of Liberal or NDP support, so it was permitted to be in this photo.




In case you haven't noticed, I'm not Harper's biggest fan... it's not just my fundamental distaste of Conservative ideology it's his way of "governing" Haperville Canada that really solidifies my animosity.  The sad thing is that I want to like Harper.  Not on a governmental level... just on the fact he looks like he could be a nice guy.  You know, like the guy you run into in the line-up at, erm, Tim Hortons while he's buying a double double and a maple dip.  You'd chat about the weather, snow, Alberta-things and completely ignore megalomaniac-esque tendencies to push legislation to change the name of the Canadian Government.
But, it's hard to like a man who takes jack-assery to a whole new level.

Who I Am

A little over a year ago, I got an email from the UBC Blogsquad asking me if I would take delight in becoming one of their first year bloggers, and tell about my first year experience at UBC.  I did.  You can find that blog here.  But a year later, I am a different person from the wide-eyed, nervous first year I was in September 2010.  That is why I am launching this new blog today...