Everyone Must See!

A real treat!

http://www.ibeatyou.com/competition/0775d8/best-movie-trailer-spoof/entry/afde0b/boomdizzle-and-me-stepbrothers-in-santa-monica


Enjoy!

SZ

"property's not worth killing someone over"

So...a friend of mine sent me this story about a week and a half ago. When I first read it, I was a little disturbed. Amidst the sadness of this story, I also realized that the article did not answer a pretty obvious question. For example, it just mentions that the people who were shot were "suspected" burglars but never states if they actually "stole/robbed/burglarized" anything. When they investigated the scene, did they actually find anything on them? Secondly, out of curiosity, I would like to know what kind of grand jury allows someone to be acquitted for this? I'm not sure death was a punishment for "suspected" petty theft. Lastly, that district attorney seems pretty intent on letting this one slide based on his comments. I hate to bring the race card into this but from knowledge of historical injustices in the legal system that have existed up until this day based along race and class lines, there is a part of me that feels if the shooter were not white and the victims were, there would be a hefty price to pay. Of course, my thoughts are simply based off the article and prior knowledge. I will have to do more research to find out everything that happened. Here is the link.

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-shoot1-2008jul01,0,2089276.story

Kind of long but worth reading

http://blog.beliefnet.com/godspolitics/2008/07/bandaids-or-cures-by-alexis-va.html

Enjoy!

40+ years later and still going...why?!?!?

I came upon this article when I was reading the news this morning. It's not very good news, but information we should all know regardless. I hope you'll be encouraged to take action in some way or form.

http://www.mercedsunstar.com/167/story/312487.html

If you would like further information regarding farm laborers and their struggle, you can join the UFW website for official updates and newsletters. Stay informed!

http://www.ufw.org/

My prayers go out to this family and I hope justice will be served.

SZ

What all seniors do during their last finals...

Who says procrastination isn't good? Ok, it's really not when you have stuff to do, but at least you find cool random stuff when you browse on the web. Here are some videos I stumbled upon while desperately trying to avoid responsibility and reflection on the past four plus years.

In sum,

procrastination= not good but still so much more fun then actually studying or writing.

SZ

hillarious commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToQ0c58IT3Y


sweet dance moves and actually a catchy song. (keep your eyes out for the guy pumping his sneakers in the beginning cuz that's straight old school! sick!)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYaZYmTwOxA

"Where amazing happens"

In an effort to procrastinate further, I've decided to waste five minutes of my time by doing something that puts a smile on my face as I approach finals week. I'm predicting the NBA Finals. The same NBA finals, that I will miss most of because I have finals. Most people have the Lakers winning in 6 or 7. They are better on paper since pulling off the heist of Pau Gasol. Their supporting cast is better relatively speaking and they have the overrated "Zen" master himself, Phil Jackson, who has won all his championships with the inheritance of incredible talent, and they have looked unstoppable in the post-season. I really don't have any good reason to pick Boston, besides the fact that I dislike the Lakers, I like Paul Pierce, AKA "the truth", and according to the NBA's marketing slogan of the finals this year, "This is where amazing happens". So I'm going to go out on a limb and say that something "amazing" is going to happen and that something "amazing" is the Celtics in 7. Yes, I know it, I'm in the minority, but the Celtics are going to pull through. The truth is that the Lakers are the safe bet, but "the truth" will have the last laugh in this year's finals at the expense of his childhood favorite team, the Lakers. Yeah...essentially, I am a Laker hater.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3LFQUCis1o&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXdbBQ-3Rxs&feature=related

Everyone do themselves a favor and put on some green. Heck, grab some Killian's or Guinness if you like. I'll be thinking green in a week in a half, as in green pastures ahead after the dry long process of turning in my last final. Peace!!

gah i suck

So yeah...blogs. I'm consistently inconsistent with these. I suppose the rigors of UCSD life and other responsibilities have consumed me. Six months later and about three or four half unfinished posts I find myself here. Well...in four more weeks I will say farewell to UCSD and woo hoo meh-he-ko!!! Perhaps, posts will be more abundant when that time comes. Until then, I trudge through the battle zones of academia. Gahh!!! My face.

SZ