I <3 Costco. haha

I'm shopping at Costco two days ago with my mom and she turns and tells me she accidentally forgot the (huge in my opinion) coupon packet that Costco sends to our house. She gives me the keys to the car and her Costco card so I can get back into the building (we look so scarily alike that if I flash her ID fast enough I can pass as her). As I'm going out I have to squeeze between some lady and a shelf in order to get to the door. While I'm maneuvering my way through, she calls this guy over to give her some help. He was probably about 23 give or take a couple years and ridiculously hot! As he passes me we briefly glance at each other and keep walking. After I have gone, gotten the coupon packet, and come back inside the building (the ID worked) I start heading to find my mom. As I'm searching I see the really hot guy again. This time though, instead of just walking by, he gives me that look that guys have when they think someone is hot or whatever. Now I'm not saying this to brag. I just think it's freaking hilarious how he obviously thought I was a whole ton older than I actually am (for me to be anywhere near an age where it would make sense for him to even give me that look I would have to be at least 5 years older).

P.S. It has taken like a week ( so it's seriously out of date) to get this typed because I keep getting interupted while doing it. Like right now. Bye.

OH MY GOSH! (for more than one reason)

I know, you're astonished right? I have no idea how long its been since my last post. But, as always, here I am again. I would like to draw your attention to the picture at the right. Yes, those are giant chocolate eggs that are filled to the brim with chocolate candy and jelly beans. And yes, my grandma (Mimi) made them for my family and me! I have grudgingly (and I say so because they are soooo pretty) been sneaking some throughout the day. Watch me have gained 20 pounds during break.
P.S. I was soooo excited! MINT JELLY! YEAH BABY!

In 2000, elections for the U.S. President were held. The two main candidates were Al Gore, representing the Democrat Party, and George W. Bush, who represented the Republicans. When the results were in, Bush was the winner with a majority of the votes. Electoral votes that is. Gore held the majority of the popular vote with approximately 50 million votes. So even though more Americans wanted Gore to be President, the person who received fewer votes is currently in office. This seems hardly democratic.

The purpose of the electoral college has disappeared. It was created because the Founding Fathers wanted a way to elect a president without political parties or national campaigns. This hope is a lost cause now as the battle for power between Republicans and Democrats plays a bigger role in politics every year. Another reason the founding fathers created the electoral college was because they did not trust the average American to know much about the majority of the candidates. It was feared that citizens would just vote for a familiar face, and not take into consideration the candidates platform and leadership skills they possessed in comparison to others. The only people the founding fathers trusted enough to choose the president were those few highly educated people who would end up chosen as electors for each state. Today, with the media to thank, most Americans know information about numerous candidates who are from across the entire country. All of the reasons for which the electoral college was formed have dissolved with the changing times.

Using the electoral college to choose our president creates a deterrent for candidates to try and center on attracting all areas of society. Candidates know that some states always vote one way. These so called "safe states" are often campaigned in less and fewer resources are spent on them. Those running for office often concentrate much more heavily on "swing states" who will vote both Republican and Democrat. This makes elections much less competitive and focuses the election around small geographical areas and sections of society.

The electoral college does not fit today's society and diminishes the value of the individuals vote. The electoral college disproportionally represents what American citizens want. Though many may say that the electoral college protects states rights, it takes the citizens right away to popular sovereignty. It favors smaller states with fewer people in them, giving their vote more worth than that of a person who lives in a heavily populated state. Some people believe that abolishing the electoral college will make it so candidates only focus on large populated areas. This may be true, but they are representing the majority of the citizens. The purpose of government is to serve the citizens and not to focus on small fractions of the population. For these reasons the electoral college should be abolished.

• Safe states: Alaska and Massachutes
• Swing states: Michigan and Florida
• The Founding Fathers set up a system of government hoping that the person heading it would be one that citizens wanted in charge. They believed in the concept of popular sovereignty, the idea that the government is ruled by the people. How can we say that we believe in popular sovereignty when less than half of the population ever supported our leader in the first place?
• In the 1700s communication was very limited and it was hard for people to hear the views of candidates who were from outside of their state.
• With presidential elections right around the corner in 2008, it seems like a good time to abolish the electoral college. Why not start choosing the President by popular vote immediately? With further insight it is obviously a better idea to wait for the 2012 elections. Campaigning for the 2008 election started much earlier than most presidential campaigns ever do, with talks of candidates as early as 2002. For a long time now those who are running for president have been spending money on their campaigns and formulating them to fit an electoral college determined election. An election that is determined by the popular vote is going to focus more on campaigning over the Internet, T.V., and other highly accessible media sources in order to reach as many Americans as possible. It is unfair to the candidates to force them to change their campaign's halfway through and to make it so they wasted so much money.

New York Times "Can Hillary Upgrade?"

http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/electcollege_history.php

Looking Back At Old Posts

I was looking back and reading some old posts and I realized that some updates are in order. I only like one guy, yes I have finally made up my mind yay!

Hi!

I'm currently in Science (Is it just me or is anyone else surprised Blogger isn't blocked at school?) and just finished my midterm. I got 115 out of 120 (we take tests online, which means we are able to get our results immediately) so I'm really happy. It's Green and White Day for Spirit Week and I'm totally decked out. I'm really excited for the Homecoming Football Game tonight. YAY! It was really fun in choir today because we pretty much took the day off. Everyone was so pumped up for Homecoming and we were so hyper, it just seemed like a good idea to not really work because nothing would have been accomplished anyways. We danced around the room and sang to Cd's and the radio. Oh, and we locked my teacher and a large part of the class outside (for less than a minute), he had locked me and a few friends outside earlier. Don't worry though, we knew he would think it was funny (we were right). I'm trying to figure out what to write about now. I have to sit here totally silent until everyone is done with their tests. UGH. I think I'll play with font colors.

An Actual Post!

I have tried to post a couple of times but each time I was inturupted each time and wasn't able to save the draft. There are several bits of big news:

• I got a homecoming dress (see pic) from my friend


• NORDSTROMS Opened!


• I get to go to Three Cedars Farm for their Corn Maze tonight!


• My friend finally asked my other friend out!

Not much else is going on but I'll update, I'm determind to!

To Please Sam

This blog is officially updated. ;-)

I'm confused.

Have you ever had one of those crushes where you don't like the person when they are not around you, but as soon as you see them again you decide you like them? Well right now I have about, oh lets see... 6 or 7 of those and it freaking sucks! I have no idea who I like and several of the guys have expressed some sort of interest in me. CRAP!! What am I going to do!

P.S. No guy has ever asked me for my number or anything like that unless it was at a camp and we were all trading contact info, until today that is. Some random guy came up to me at the library and asked me what my Myspace thing is. I told him I don't have one (well not one I'm allowed to use anyways). I can already tell that High School is going to be really different...

School Starts Monday

Need I say more?