Would a Spain by Any Other Name Sound as Sweet?

You've probably already heard me say this. I think it would be a good idea to call all countries by the same name that the people who live in that country call it. For instance, Sweden should be Sverige. The United States should be that (not États Unís nor Estados Unidos). The beautiful land of bullfighters, castillos y leones should be called España, not Spain.

It's a weird situation with countries like Chile. We say "chilly," but they say "chee-lay." Even though we spell it the same, we pronounce it differently. I guess it could be difficult for countries that have a different alphabet than you're used to (like Algeria, China, Russia, etc).

I would like to own a map with each country's name appearing as it would on their official documents. Google maps has something like this...check out other countries on it.

Superpowers

If I could have any superpower, I would be able to get a girl off just by looking at her right. BUT, if I was forced to have only one, it would be the ability to function normally without needing sleep.

I like sleep. I enjoy dreaming. I enjoy being able to escape reality for a little while (although the only manufactured mind-altering substance I use is alcohol). I also need my sleep. I can go for a night without much sleep and make it through the next day, but the following day is rough. I can't run a sleep deficit for more than about 8 days without boosting my chance of getting sick about 450%.

There are many things I enjoy doing besides sleeping. Any economist will tell you that there are trade-offs. I am using a scarce resource (time) to sleep and my opportunity cost is whatever else I would have been doing instead (my next-best alternative). Imagine what I could accomplish. I could be much more well-read. Maybe I would have seen that movie that you're talking about. Perhaps I could have learned how to juggle or crochet. Maybe I would make all kinds of origami. Currently, I think I would learn how to play the piano and learn Swahili...but in a few months, who knows what I would be doing with that extra time. I bet my house would be cleaner. I bet I would have better grades (or a deeper understanding of the material we cover in class).

I have a list of things I want to do before I die. Maybe I'll share it one day. And while it's impossible to run the Boston Marathon [item on the list] while I could have been sleeping, it is NOT impossible to train for the Boston Marathon during that same time interval.

I think that there are those who, if they received this power, would squander their power on video games, dope, watching paint dry, daydreaming, and promoting feminism; I would be sure to use at least half of this newfound time further developing my skillz as a person (or making money and saving it up to go on trips). **Sidenote: imagine how much punch you could pack into a week-long trip somewhere if you didn't have to sleep...I mean, you could almost not miss a beat if you could do work remotely at night.**

Overall, I can't think of a better superpower...even after living with Nick for a few months.

Another Blog

Chances are that if you are reading my blog, you might be interested in Sarah's current blog. She's doing a cross-country road trip with her sister in a biodiesel Jetta.

Pick #30

Cristian Castro - Lloviendo estrellas de su album Azul.

I recently burned a Cristian Castro mix cd and have deffly enjoyed it.

'07 Glasses

'07 Glasses

The above is a link to the music video that a couple VBHS kids did as a "class song." I heard it at the graduation ceremony when I went to watch my brother walk. I think the song might be better without the video, but I love the scene with Mr. Humphrey chasing that kid. And the girl at the end dusting her shoulders off makes me laugh.

This is some serious school spirit, going above and beyond the usual "put (insert year of graduation) of your fingers up in the air and taunt other classes" approach so prevalent in my days (and probably in track teams everywhere).

Stripper Pole

Nick had an idea to have a "porn cliché" party to celebrate his birthday/4th of July. It's going down next Friday. I wasn't really into it until I put up the stripper pole tonight. Since Neil isn't living in his bedroom, we're using that for the stripper pole room. I took down the fan and secured the pole in the fan box. It's sturdy enough to support my entire body weight. Nobody heavier than me should be on that thing...

The party will also have "themed" drinks: Red Headed Slut, Sex on the Beach, Red Cock, Nyphomaniac, Just Do Me, Bluewater Hummer...

I guess this means I've got to study really hard this upcoming week...

Abacoa Greenway

I only took my camera out to the greenway once or twice...I miss having trails to run on.