Dr. Who and Thursdays

I think for many people Friday is Favorite Day, as it is usually the last day of the work week and the beginning of the weekend.  However, do you ever have times in your life where a different day is your favorite?  I don't know if Thursdays are my favorite, but I sure like them, and they are definitely close to it for now.  One roommate says that they are her favorite.  This is because Thursday nights are Dr. Who nights for us.  The Boys (3 friends) and my roommate and I get together and watch a couple of episodes.  It's so fun when I get to thinking about / realizing what day it is on a Thursday.  It brightens everything because I know that after dinner that evening some fun, geeky friends are going to show up, and we're going to watch this silly show (that sometimes scares me pretty good).  So fun.  And we have lots of seasons to go, so the tradition should last for awhile longer.  :)

November

I really like this time of year in my town.  A couple of my roommates and I went to a park and had a picnic today.  We sat on a hill and ate and watched the ducks, people, and kiddie train that drove around the pond.  Then we walked over to the rose garden and meandered through it, pausing to smell many of the different kinds of roses that are there.  I'm glad to live where I do - an acquaintance told me that it was in the 30s in his town.

Anne of Avonlea

(Hope this isn't a spoiler to anyone.)  Don't you just love it when Anne finally realizes that she loves Gilbert, and he doesn't die, and they appear to have a happily ever after in their future?

Tonight

This evening I was at a church meeting.  While there, I observed a husband putting his arm around his wife, who was leaning on his shoulder.  I want that.  Do you ever consciously notice things that you want to be a part of your life?

Opera

Kind of bummed that I've already lost Nablopomo - ugh.  I didn't even think about it last night.  My roommate ended up getting free tickets to a dress rehearsal of the opera "Romeo and Juliet."  I've never been to an opera, so I thought I should go, and I kind of wanted to go.  Roommate and a friend and I went.  It was three hours, but it didn't feel that long.  The music was beautiful.  I have been getting to bed too late all week, though, so I was already tired.  I didn't get to eat before the performance, so I did that after, meaning I got to bed pretty late last night - again - and without a thought to post something on here.  Oh well.  I am now more cultured.  I have to admit, though, that I thought about Bugs Bunny a little bit - he was good prep for the real thing.

Election Day

I'm anxious about what the outcome of today's election will be.  I feel so opposed to Pres. Obama and many things that he has done over the pat four years.  My roommate - who supports him - told me four years ago to just wait four years and see how much better things were going to be, or something like that.  Now, four years later, I feel as though the country and it's path have continued in a direction that is unhealthy and will lead to worse consequences than we are currently seeing.  I love the Constitution and I love the Founding Fathers.  I love the American Dream.  I love our W.A.S.P. / Judeo-Christian heritage.  I want someone in office who loves those things, too.

Tomorrow

Tomorrow a big choice will be made. One thing that is echoed through a writing sample that I had my students complete is the unrealistic demand for "give us tons of service while lowering the cost to me." It's not just my teenagers that feel this way. I feel that we are, unfortunately, too reliant on someone else (like the government) to provide for us while not being willing to understand the cost. I feel like we've lost pride in self-sufficiency, and we refuse to tighten the purse strings when we can't afford everything we want (just look at my finances, for ex). We live in a time where we have been provided so much without having to work for it - so we don't appreciate it. We take it for granted and demand more. We're not totally evil, though. We want everyone else to have everything, too. Unfortunately, we don't have the funds (to the amount of $16 trillion of debt - a number so big that we can't really wrap our minds around it). But, never mind that. We keep getting away with over-consuming, and we don't see the consequences of that, so why should our national over-spending be a problem? We'll keep spending and demanding more, and we'll let the government take care of it and find a small group (say 1%) to be angry at.

Tomorrow feels like a big deal to me because I feel like it will tell me if I am part of a traditional minority living in a too-quickly-approaching post-America society or if there are still those who believe in the American experiment and WASP-ish ideals.

And, by the way, I support Romney.