Oh, today was another class about which I was not excited and still am not.
We watched Groundhog Day, which I didn't really like, and the persistent mentioning of the movie did nothing to enhance my already poor interest in the film. As a cynic myself, I detest movies that show the changes of a cynic to this warm and loving person. Obviously, then, I don't like things such as The Christmas Carol. In any regard, I received my first paper assignment, through which I have to discuss the postmodern interpretation of secularization and sacrilization, which is not too challenging (at least for me, for about 20 people in the class, it seems it was more difficult), followed, however, by a discussion of one of these processes in the realms of either the film we watched or sports. Apparently, the hope for scientific discussion is lost at this time, but hopefully there may be a future opportunity for some kind of research into environmentalist movements.

Anyways, I find fortune in that my memory is still strong and that my dad is more interested in sports than I, because I refuse to discuss the movie. I decided that I will analyze the almost religious idolization of Dale Earnhart Jr. after his father's death in racing as some kind of motif of a resurrection of the father through the son, which is essentially a connection to Jewish mentality. Possibly Christian, but considering that I am in the center of Protestantville USA, and that all three of my instructors are pursuing their Ph.D.'s in religious studies of various sorts at the University of Denver's seminary, these types of discussions would be more open to vast criticism. Additionally, subjecting my analysis to purely Christian motifs would similarly decrease potential interest in my topic, as the vast majority of students in the class are of any number of Christian denominations, it is logical to assume that they will write about Christianity, thereby diminishing any kind of uniqueness which would make my argument stand out in comparison to the 24 other class members.

Speaking of which, an additional 8 people have dropped out of the class throughout the day today, decreasing our total from the beginning of the semester from nearly 100 to only 59. Such a diminishment in class size should not be considered a success by any standards.

That's all of interest I have for today. I do however have a stolen thing that I intend to complete.

Rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following...The MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person before you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question. Once you're done, forward on to friends and back to the person who sent it to you. Now Go!
(Clearly I'm not following this very well, because no one sent this to me, I just saw it somewhere.)
Your Name: Ray
1. Famous singer/band: Rage Against the Machine (I actually do not listen, it was simply the first thing to come to my mind)
2. 4 letter word: Rage (how coincidental)
3. Street name: Rusina
4. Color: Red
5. Gifts/presents: Regalos
6. Vehicle: Race Car
7. Items on a menu: Roasted Raddishes
8. Boy Name: Rex
9. Girl Name: Rachel!
10. Movie Title: Rush Hour
11. Drink: Red Bull
12. Occupation: Researcher
13. Flower: Rose
15. Magazine: R&D
16. US City: Redding, CA
17. Pro Sports Team: Rangers
18. Reason for Being Late for Work: Red Lights
19. Something You Throw Away: Rusty nails
20. Things you shout: Rot in hell!
21. Cartoon Character: Rocky